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October 10, 2012___________________________ 'JJortkinh (©bsetUCr__________________________ Page 15 ytrtsQ- V ENTERTAINMENT Avalon Flowers 520 S W 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service flower experience •Birthdays • Funerals »Anniversaries • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Cori Stewart— Owner, Operator Website: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services Begin your journey into the world o f OMSI’s Grosso logy by stepping inside Tour de Nose to learn about air filtering and heating, olfaction, mucus production and other gross stuff. G ross H as and A lw ays W ill B e C ool OMSI hosts ‘impolite’ science of the human body The engrossing, but mostly gross Oregon Museum of Science exhibit that allows kids to crawl through a 30-foot digestive tract, sniff out the body’s smelliest odors, climb a hu man skin wall of scabs and pimples and view a vomit display is back by popular demand. Kids and adults alike are wel come to enter (through a big, toothy mouth) OM SI’s Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body exhibit, now open and run ning until Jan. 6. What makes a nose run? Why does drinking soda make us burp? Where does food travel during di gestion? These are the questions OMSI invites visitors to probe as they explore all the slimy, mushy, oozy, scaly and stinky gross (yet scientific) things that occur every day inside us. Adapted from the best-selling children’s book, Grossology, by author and science teacher Sylvia Branzei, the internationally touring e x h ib itio n uses so p h istic a te d animatronics and imaginative fea tures to explain the good, the bad and the downright ugly about runny noses, body odor and the like. “This is science in disguise,” said Branzei, a teacher, writer, curricu lum designer and microbiologist. “If we teach students in their own words. they’ll understand better and actu ally learn something.” Visitors have the opportunity to be a kidney and walk through a giant nose, not to mention stop by the Toot Toot exhibit, play Gas Attack pinball, and even launch dirt balls into larger-than-life-size, booger- producing nostrils. Grossology’s last Portland ap pearance at OMSI in 2001 was so wildly popular, museum organizers were inspired to stage an encore. The price of the exhibit is in cluded in paid museum admission. $ 12 for adults and $9 for youth. For more information, visit omsi.edu or call503-797-4000. Fred Meyer Young Artists Showcase Fred Meyer is inviting teen art ists to showcase their work in the remodeled deli of its Hawthorne store. Through The Fred Meyer Venue for Young Artists, the com pany hopes to help creative teenag ers succeed in the often challenging and competitive world of art. “Young artists need to be en couraged, now m ore than ever, particularly since so many schools are cutting back on art educa tion,” says Casey Currey-W ilson, teen artist whose works are cur rently on display at the store, lo cated at 3805 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. It was his idea to start the new venture, which will focus exclu sively on young artists. “I want to give other teenagers a chance to display their work and get the recognition they deserv e,” The Hawthorne Fred Meyer store is providing wall space to exhibit the creative works o f young artists. Currey-Wilson said. submission are available on Currey- Interested teens must submit W ilso n ’s w eb site at their work online, and guidelines for caseycurreywilson.com. To Place Your Classified Advertisement Contact: Phone: 503-288-0033 Fax: 503-288 0015 e-mail: classifieds@portlandobserver.com
