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Mississippi Ave. King Farmers Market - 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. S t. Jo h n s F a rm e rs M a rk e t -- The St. Jo h n s 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, vegetables, meat, dairy, honey and more. Elephant-Sized Fun - Zoo visitors are invited to a 2nd birthday celebration for the zoo’s youngest and most active Asian elephant Monday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The one-ton Samudra will be joined by his close-knit family for the festivities. Keeper presentations and enrichment activities are scheduled throughout the day. Mel Brown Live - Portland jazz giant Mel Brown performs at Salty's on the Columbia every Friday and Saturday night. Known as the “Gentleman of Jazz," Brown has a career spanning over 40 years. Mexican Equestrian Culture - This summer, the Oregon History Museum presents its newest exhibit Arte en la Charrería: The Artisanship of the Mexican Equestrian Culture. Over 300 stunning objects, many dating from the late 1800s, offer a unique view of the culture surrounding the charro or Mexican cowboy. Norman Sylvester Band - Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester and his band perform Saturday, Aug. 21 at the West Linn Saloon; Friday, Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. at the Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival; Friday, Aug. 27 A u g u s t 18, 2010 N H EN T at 7 p.m. at Persimmon Country Club; and Saturday, Aug. 28 at Gemini Pub in Lake Oswego. E in s te in E x h ib it -- Explore the mysteries of sp ace and tim e and journey inside the mind of Albert Einstein, one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known, in the new exhibit Einstein, at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. M o m ’s D ream and Fate - based on the real- life account of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee, the m usical G ypsy te lls the sto ry of a m o th e r’s unflappable desire to see her daughters become stars. Plays at the Lakewood Theater Co. in Lake Oswego through Sunday, Aug. 22. F id d le r on th e R o o f -- Clackam as Repertory Theatre presents "Fiddler on the Roof,” at C la ck a m a s C o m m u n ity College through Sunday, Aug. 22, 19600 Molalla Ave., Oregon City; Tickets are $14-$24; call 503- 5 94 -6 0 4 7 or v is it clackamasrep.org. S Road to E q u a lity E x h ib it -- Clark County Historic Museum presents the exhibit, Road to Equality: the Struggle for Wom en’s Rights in the Northwest. The museum is located at 1511 Main St. in Vancouver. For more information, call 360-993-5679. Com m unity Fun - The next fam ily-friendly and multi-cultural PROPER Festival is held Saturday, Sept. 11, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Kenton Park in north Portland. Activities include a bike and car show, healthy living exhibits, live art and entertainment, networking booths, a puppet show and free food. Prehistoric Predators - Enormous dinosaurs 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. Live Jazz - Every Friday 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, visit pdxjazz.com. M usic M ille n n iu m Free S h o w s -- The M usic Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live performances. Enjoy free for music and the opportunity 8926 a schedule. ______________ to m eet artists. Call 503-231- S a m so n th e T. Rex -- A m a g n ific e n t -fo o t-lo n g Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, one of the most fearsome carnivores ever to walk the face of the earth Is on display at 0MSI. The 66- mlllion-year-old fossil known as S a m son Is one o f th e m ost c o m p le te Tyra n n o sa u ru s rex specimens in existence. BY THE HOUR D is c o u n t A d m is s io n -- 0M SI visitors pay only $2 per person for general adm ission on the first Sunday of each month as well as discounted admission of $5 to the Planetarium, 0MIMAX Theater and USS Blueback submarine.
