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May 13. 2009
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Farmers Market Proves Popular
Michael Tillery
Broker
503.975.8004
michael@bridgetownrealty.com
Please call me, your neighborhood
specialist, for any of your Real
Estate needs. My success is built
on a commitment to quality service
M ore than four thousand
community members visited the
Portland Farmers Market on its
opening day May 3 in north
east Portland.
The market will open each
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2p.m.
through Sept. 27 at the King
N eig h b o rh o o d F a c ility on
Northeast Seventh Avenue next
to King School Park and south
of Alberta Street.
O rganizers said the atten
dance was twice as many as
expected for this time of year.
In fact, there was a run on pro
duce and the farmers ran out of
product by noon.
To meet the needs of pro
duce-loving north and north
east Portland neighbors, farm
ers in attendance were planning
on doubling the amount they
bring on future Sundays. In
a d d itio n , P ortland Farm ers
Market will be adding three or
four more vegetable growers
and additional fruit producers.
Commissioner Nick Fish was
on hand to ring the opening bell.
He welcomed the site of a com
munity- based farmers market
in a historically underserved
area o f the city and one of
Portland’s oldest and most di
verse neighborhoods.
“This will be the place where Big crowds fill opening day at the Portland Farmers Market at the King Neighborhood
families buy their fresh produce Facility next to King School Park. The Sunday market will be expanding as the growing
for the week, where neighbors season gets underway. Hours are each Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Sept. 27
get to know each other, and
where everyone can learn some
thing new - maybe it’s a new
recipe, or a cultural tradition, or
biking to the market and elsewhere around
A bike booth featuring bike displays, bike
maybe an opportunity for civic
tow n,” says Anna C urtin, education and
inspections and biking experts will be in place
engagement,” Fish said.
each Saturday this month at the Portland Farm events manager of Portland Farmers Market.
T he c o m m issio n e r also
The organization hopes to reduce traffic
ers Market at Portland State University, down
thanked the many farmers and
and congestion in the area as well as demon
town.
artisans.
strate how enjoyable and easy it is to choose
Bicycle and market-goers will get the infor
“Food is what brings us to
an earth-friendly option to visit the market.
mation and inspiration needed to tote their
gether, around the dinner table,
“Our shoppers believe in supporting farm
produce and artisan foods home on two
at the community potluck, dur
ers, buying local, and planting gardens,”
wheels instead of four.
ing school lunch. We all must
Curtin said, “Why not encourage them to
“Based on recent custom er surveys, we
eat to live and nourish one an
make another considered choice by biking and
estimate that about 60 percent of our regular
other. Let this be a place where
using car-free transportation? We want to
shoppers drive to our Saturday PSU Market
we continue to nourish our
highlight for shoppers that convenience isn’t
every week. We’ve organized this month-long
selves, our fam ilies and our
confined to the automobile.”
initiative to inspire more shoppers to consider
community.”
Bicycle Tips, Help at PSU Market
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LV’s TWELVE 22
3530 N Vancouver Ave
Hours:
Thurs.-Sun.
3pm-2am
Ribs, Chicken,
Hot Links
Smothers Brothers Live - The legendary
Smothers Brothers
will be performing
their slapstick style
of comedy at Chi
nook Winds Casino
Resort in Lincoln
City on Friday, May
22 and Saturday, May 23 at 8 p.m. both
nights. Fortickets or more information, call
1-888-624-6228.
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Teen Dance - CHILD Inc, a local group
providing childcare and transi
tional support to local residents is
having a teen dance at the Missis
sippi Ballroom on May 22 as a
fundraising event and outreach
opportunity for teens ages 13 to 18.
For more information, contact Troy
Tateatchild.inc.pdx.@ tmail.com.
Danced” at the Interstate Firehouse Cul
tural Center in north Portland.
of visual art, dance, music, theater and
literary events take place this week during
Art Beat across all three main campuses of
PortlandCommunity College and the South
east Center. Admission is free. For more
information, visit artbeat.pcc.edu.
Live Jazz — Every Friday and Saturday
from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Third Degrees
Lounge at the RiverPlace Hotel,
1510S.W. Harbor Way. Nocover
or minimum purchase. For more
information, visit pdxjazz.com.
Art Beat -- An extensive collection
Platinum Fade
S A L O N
Portland’s Dance Halls - The
history of Portland- dance halls,
many built in the 1920s, is the
subject of the art show “Once
Upon a Time in Portland, We
Afro-Latin Night of J azz
— In te rn a tio n a l sta r
Arturo O ’Farrill and the
Portland Jazz Orchestra
host a night of Afro-Latin
jazz, Friday, May 15 at
7:30 p.m. at the Crystal
Ballroom, 1332W. Burnside. O 'Farrill is a
Grammy winner from New York City and
son of the late composer and jazz trumpeter
ChicoO'Farrill.
Get Intimate with Storm Large - Storm
Large brings here in-your-face sexuality,
raw musical talent and breathtaking emo
tional honesty to Portland Center Stage in
the autobiographical world premier musi
cal Crazy Enough, now playing through
June 28 in the Ellyn Bye Studio at the
Armory, downtown.
LV’s Twelve 22
Bar & Lounge
3530 N Vancouver Ave
5 0 3 -2 8 1 -2 9 3 6
The Little Big Spot
Sun, Live Music Randy Starr and The Player-Jam Session
7:00-12:00 Funk & Soul
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Mon. Live Music Twel ve 22 All-Stars Band
8:00-12:(X) Open Mic, Singers, poets. Musicians, Guests
8-12:30 Guest DJ’s and Bands
Weds. Ladies Night- Twelve 22 All-Stars Band Guest DJ
We have the Best Barber & hair Stylist in Portland and
Mf do Razor Line Cuts, Weaves, Relaxers and Cuts
5 0 10 NE 9th Unit A, Portland, O regon 9 7 2 2 1
503-284-2989
Hours o f operation:
M-F
9 a m - 6 pm
Sat
8 am - 9 pm
Sun
11 am - 6 pm
Monday & Tuesday,
kids haircut age 1-13
will he only $5
—See Sherman
Rehearsal 5:00-7:00 Live
Thurs. Jazz Band - coming Soon-Happy Hour 6-9
Fri-Starting April 10 -- Kings of Ol-Skool. Dress Code
Enforced. D J ’s: Ken Berry, Larry Bell & Mike. $5 cover
Saturday - Guest DJ
Day time Sports on Flat Screen
Great appretizers • Dinner Specials
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