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Be a Kid Again
The Portland Children's Museum invites adults to "Be A
Kid Again" for its first annual grown-ups only event of the
summer.
The attractions include feats of strength, a balloon artist,
face painting, a fortune-teller, a magician, DJ Honey Dripper,
live music by March Fourth and a special appearance by a 20-
foot high sock monkey.
Sample amazing local food. wines and brews while re-living
your childhood in the museum’s exhibits and an inflatable
castle. Also, enter to win some amazing prizes.
"Be a Kid Again” takes place Thursday, Aug. 16 from 6
p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Portland Children's Museum.
Purchase tickets online at portlandcm.org/beakid. Tickets
are $25: $20 for museum members and $50 for VIPs. Open
to adults 21 and over.
August 8, 2007
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Music on Main Street
Liven up your Wednesday
evenings this summer with the
Portland Center for the Per­
forming Arts free Music on
Main Street series. This vibrant,
outdoor concert series features
local bands playing in the heart
of downtown Portland's cultural
district.
Each Wednesday from July 8
through Aug. 29. the PCPA
closes Main Street between SW
Broadway and Park for an
evening of great music that sure
beats sitting inrush-hour traffic!
Latin swing band Pepe &
The Bottle Blondes will perform
Wednesday, Aug. 8 from 5 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
The group brings an eclectic,
“Copacabana style” ensemble
of saxophones, congas and per­
cussion, trumpets and three-part
harmonies, combining the talent
and visually arresting perfor­
Latin swing band Pepe & The Bottle Blondes perform Wednesday,
Aug. 8 at the Music on Main Street Summer Concert Series.
mance that echoes the 1950’s
nightclub chic.
Admission to the concert se­
ries is free, but arrive early to
secure a seat or arrive later for
plenty of standing room. In case
of rain, shows will be in the
Rotunda Lobby of Antoinette
Hatfield Hall of the Portland
Center for the Performing Arts.
Hi-5 Performs in Portland
July 26-A ugust 28
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Hi-5, the critically -acclaim ed ,
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children's act and stars of the pre­
school TV series on Discovery Kids
and TLC, performs Sunday, Aug. 12
at the Newmark Theatre, I I I l S.W.
Broadway.
The talented Hi-5 cast consists of
five ethnically diverse role m odels-
Jenn, Kimee, Curtis, Yasmeen and
Sydney - together they encourage
preschoolers to get active by danc­
ing and singing along while they
learn important developm ental con­
cepts across all educational catego­
ries from logical thinking and math
to music and linguistics.
Tickets are available through the
PCPA box office or at www.ticket
m aster.com .
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