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Zoo to Raise Second Tuesday Prices
Due to the slow economy, the Oregon
Zoo will be reconfiguring some o f its
prices, but there are still ways to get
some affordable entertainment.
The zoo's popular Second Tuesday
discount program, offered on the second
Tuesday o f each month, will now go
from $2 to $4. Children under two will
continue to be admitted free.
However, people who take public
Sum m erCaba-
r e t — P o rtlan d
Center Stage presents
Gavin & Susannah: An Inti
mate Evening of
M usical T h e
ater, featuring
Gavin Gregory
and Susannah
Mars with mu
sical director Rick Lewis. Performances will
begin at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, July 21 -23, at the Gerding Theater
at the Armory.
transportation, can take advantage o f an
additional discount program. Anyone who
takes a TriMet bus or MAX to the zoo
can shave o ff an additional $1.50 off
their $4 admission.
Parties o f 20 or more can still get a 20
percent discount when payment is made
in one purchase.
Zoo officials say that the higher prices
are in response to budgetary pressures.
every Friday and
S a tu rd ay
n ig h t.
Known as the “Gentle
man o f Jazz,” Brown has a ca
reer spanning over 40 years.
R oad to E quality E xhibit — Clark County
Historic Museum has opened its newest
exhibit, Road to Equality: the Struggle for
W omen’s Rights in the Northwest. The
museum is located at 1511 Main St. in
Vancouver. For more information, call 360-
993-5679.
K ing Farm ers M ark et - The King Farmers
Market is back each Sunday from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. through Oct. 31 at Northeast Seventh
Avenue and Wygant Street, adjacent to King
School Park. Food stamp users can receive
up to $ 10 in matching tokens.
St. Joh n s F arm ers M ark et - The St. Johns
The W his
p ers and
J e ffr e y
O sb o r n e -
- One o f R& B’s most beloved and popular
vocal groups, the Whispers, joins hit solo
artist Jeffrey Osborne for a Friday, July 22
concert at Spirit Mountain Casino. For tick
e ts and m ore in fo rm a tio n , v isit
spiritmountain.com.
Farmers Market takes place each Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Johns Plaza through
Sept. 25. About 24 vendors sell fruits, veg
etables, meat, dairy, honey and more.
K oi and G oldfish Sh ow — The World For
estry Center hosts the 30th annual Koi and
Goldfish Show, with some o f the beautiful koi
and goldfish you have ever seen, Saturday,
July 31 and Sunday, Aug. 1, Admission is
free.
Li ve J azz — Every F riday and Saturday from
8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge
at the River Place Hotel, 1510 S.W. Harbor
Way. No cover or minimum purchase. For
more information, visitpdxjazz.com.
M usic M illennium Free S h o w s— The Music
P reh istoric P redators — Enormous dino
saurs with lifelike ferocity are represented in
an exhibit that continues through Labor Day
at the Oregon Zoo. Visitors will follow a trail
through an ancient rain forest, surrounded
by the realistic animatronic creatures that
roar, snarl and move.
Boogie Cat
Norman Sylvester and his band perform Fri
day, July 23 at Domenic’s; Friday, July 30 at
Clyde’s; Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Dawson Park;
and Friday, Aug. 6 at Tualatin in the Com
mons.
N orm an S ylvester Band -
M el B row n Live ~ Portland jazz giant Mel
Brown performs at Salty’s on the Columbia
Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house
live performances. Enjoy free music and the
opportunity to meet artists. Call 503-231-
8926 for a schedule.
Sam son the T. R ex — A magnificent -foot-
long Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, one o f the
most fearsome carnivores ever to walk the
face o f the earth is on display at OMSI. The
66-million-year-old fossil known as Samson
is one o f the most complete Tyrannosaurus
rex specimens in existence.
D iscou nt A dm ission — OMSI visitors pay
only $2 per person for general admission on
the first Sunday o f each month as well as
discounted admission of $5 to the Plan
etarium , O M IM A X T heater and USS
Blueback submarine.
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