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Page IO Cl?í $JortIanh (Dhseruer luly 28, 2010 2173 NE B roadway Portland, Oregon 97232 C e llu la r | 503.804.8781 D irect I 503.802.8837 Fax I 503.802.8937 EarlinePensonQHasson.com w w w . EarlinePenson.com (ha itine ^Pensati Principal Broker Multi-Million Dollar Producer The HON of Exptriefue Rich Layton »mi u» Troublemakers - ISSA - Diezel P Seven Reasons 7 - Transcendental Brass Band and more! FEATURING Solar-powered stage Green and Organic VrWera. Speajari, end Speekeri Beer garden Food and Beverage ee Admission ' “1 . > < J A program meet near the Oregon Zoo entrance. The award-winning program is celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer. Kids go Camping at the Zoo -.¡77 I h òca " ’ Campers from the Urban Nature Overnights OFF THE GRID / - M j J ECOPALOOZA Igniting interest in the environment ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS CONCERT For the l Oth y ear in a row , cam p ers are pitching tents at the O regon Z oo and local parks this sum m er as eag er g roups o fe h ild re n em bark on U rban N ature O vernights. Sponsored by the U.S. B ureau o f Land M anagem ent, the U.S. Forest Service and the zoo, the U rban N a ture O v ern ig h ts program teaches recreation skills and basic en v iro n m ental concepts through cam ping to children entering grades 3-5 w ho have not trad itio n ally had access to o u td o o r experiences. “ W e are proud to celebrate IO years o f giving kids an exciting, safe introduction to exploring O re g o n ’s am azing o u td o o r w o rld ,” said Jody A lte rn a tiv e Energy Source w ith Z e ro E lectricity From The City ««■ V isit econw .org for more d e ta ils fth liVI s e a s o n s ] and C annon’s Rib E xpress P resent: REGGIE HOUSTON’S C’EX ALL STARS Sundays 5-8pm at Cannon’s Rib Express 5410 NE 33rd Ave (Next to New Seasons) ftl Sunshine, BBQ and a FREE, all-ages, outdoor show by a New • B Orleans’ sax legend, Grammy nominated pianist JANICE ..'-’'¿ ¡«¿ V V ' SCROGGINS, bass virtuoso BEN JONES & powerhouse Z drummer TYRONE HENDRIX. What could be better? ... Well, you never know what amazing, surprise guest musician will sit in! June 6 June 13 June 20 J u ly 4 J u l y 11 J u ly 1 8 J u ly 2 5 Aug 1 Aug 8 Aug 1 5 Aug 22 Aug 29 Sept 5 S e p t 12 S e p t 19 S ept 26 reggichouston.com « » til Van Riper, UNO coordinator. “ W e’re excited about the opportunity to ignite their interest and encourage them to pursue o u td o o r o p p ortuni ties through school, fam ily, com m u nity groups and even careers. O ur hope is that U N O participants will turn their initial excitem ent into a lifelong interest in the natural w orld.” Prior to the overnight, children attend tw o orientation classes to learn tracking, w ildlife observation skills and the “ Leave N o T race” c am p in g p h ilo so p h y , w h ich are used during their cam ping ex p eri ence. C am pers arrive at the over night ready to learn how to set up tents and build a cam psite. A fter activities that include sw im m ing and solo hikes, they m ake dinner, set o ff on a night hike and then return to cam p for s ’m ores around the cam p fire. In the m orning, they prepare breakfast on cam p stoves, learn m ore about local w ildlife from naturalists and park rangers, and clean up the cam psite before going hom e. Since 2000, U N O has taken m ore than 3,000 children on cam ping trips and provided after-school p rogram m ing for m ore than 400 youths. The program received the A ssociation o f Zoos and A quarium s ’ 2008 Excel lence in D iversity aw ard. For m ore inform ation, call Rex Ettlin at 503-220-5 709. Local Theater Hosts Comic C o m e d ia n D o u g S ta n h o p e b rin g s his tru e -life g ra p h ic p e r v e rsio n to v o la tile so cial criticism , d u rin g a P o rtla n d p e rfo rm a n c e , T h u rsd a y , A ug. 5 at 8 :3 0 p .m . at th e B ag d a d T h e a te r, 3 7 0 2 S.E . H a w th o rn e B lvd. S tanhope w as b o m in W orces ter, M ass, and began his com edy career in Las V egas and now lives in the b o rd er tow n o f B isbee, A riz. His m aterial can be vulgar, opinionated, brutally honest, shockingly u n in hibited and above all, very, very funny. N am ed by both V ariety and The H ollyw ood R eporter as one o f the T op Ten C om ics to W atch, Stanhope has released four C D s and three D V D s, including 2008 Show tim e special N o R efunds. l i l i l í _______________________________ Comedian Doug Stanhope performs in Portland at the Bagdad Theatre.