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local news c o m m u n I t y c a l e n d a r p ortland S eptember 2011 B ulletIn B oard If you have an event you want to share with the community, email it two weeks in advance to The Skanner at info@theskanner.com MOuNT ANGEl OkTOBERFEST: The 46th annual Oktoberfest. There is something for everyone. Over 50 food vendors, Bavarian treats, arts & crafts, music and dancing. Thursday – Saturday 11 a.m. – midnight. Sunday 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. 5 n. Garfield St. in Mount Angel, Oregon. Admission is free. Parking is $4.00 for all day. Friday September 16 OREGON STATE uNIVERSITY RAllY IN THE SQuARE! Send the newest class of OSu students off to school in style this fall and celebrate the kick-off of the OSu football season at the annual rally in the square! Noon – 2 p.m. Pioneer Courthouse Square. Saturday September 17 SHOW YOu lOVE OF OREGON AT THE SOlV BEACH & RIVERSIDE ClEANuP: On September 17th thousands of people will show their love of Oregon by cleaning up trash and enhancing watershed health at nearly 125 sites across the state. To volunteer for the SOlV beach & riverside cleanup, register online at www.solv.org or call 1- o m m Water AQuIFER ADVENTuRE: A PIRATE-THEMED GROuNDWATER TREASuRE HuNT: big and little pirates alike are welcome to join the Portland Water Bureau and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council for a family festival all about groundwater. Play games, take a canoe ride and search for hidden treasures. Noon – 4 p.m. NE 166th at Airport Way. FREE Sunday September 18 thursday – Sunday September 15 – 18 c 800-333-solv. u DISCOVER THE ARTS OPEN HOuSE: Come on in! Portland Metro Arts Center and School is extending an open invitation to everyone in the family to an afternoon of FREE arts workshops, classes and performances. 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. PMA Center and School, 9003 SE Stark St. Monday September 19 SIlENT AuCTION: Fundraiser: Support Garfield Community Centers scholarship fund and teen programs by bidding on some great items. Please call for starting time. 206-684-4788. Garfield Community Center, 2323 E. Cherry St. Young football fans carry water for Grant High School’s football players during the Varsity game Friday Sept. 9. The generals lost to Tigard High School’s Tigers by 49 to 24. Contributing to the upset were 6 turnovers and 11 personal fouls against Grant. thursday – Sunday September 22 – 25 CElEBRATION OF HONOR, CElEBRATING VETERANS & ACTIVE DuTY PERSONNEl IN lINCOlN CITY, OR! The opening ceremony including a candlelight vigil will begin Friday, Sept 23 at 6 p.m. with a ride of honor at the wall, located in the Chinook Winds Casino Resort SE parking lot. Celebration throughout the whole town begins on Thursday and is city wide. scarecrows, painting pumpkins, racing to shuck corn and eat pie and much more. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Clark County 78th St Heritage Farm, 1919 NE 78th St. Vancouver, WA Sunday September 25 2ND ANNuAl ARAB FESTIVAl – MOHRAJAN: This festival is hosted by the Arab American Cultural Center of Oregon. The event will take place from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Fulton Community Center and is open to the public. 68 SW Miles St. (near SW Barbur Blvd. and SW Third St.) Saturday September 24 8TH ANNuAl HARVEST FuN DAY! Bring the whole family, as we will once again be making n I t y c a l e n d a r S eattle S eptember 2011 Saturday September 17 Center, Center House, Fisher Pavilion. Sunday September 18 ECHOES OF BluE AND GRAY: CIVIl WAR REENACTMENT: Step back in time to experience the 7th annual Echoes of Blue and Gray ceremony, a living history Civil War reenactment. The event is free and open to the public. Free hot dogs and refreshments will be served duringthe reenactment. 10:30 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetary, 4504 Broadway in Everett, WA BuG BlAST: Face your fears and feed your fascination with thousands of specimens dead or alive. See bugs that eat plants, plants that eat bugs, or eat a bug yourself: Bug Blast is included with museum admission 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Burke Museum. Friday – Sunday September 9 – 25 Saturday – Sunday September 17 -18 Saturday – Sunday September 24 - 25 DO THE PuYAlluP FAIR: Fair opens September 9 at 10 a.m. and runs thru September 25. Hours are as follows Sat – Sun 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sun – Thurs 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Admission is adults $11.00, seniors (62+) $8.00, students (6 – 18) $8.00 and children under 5 are free. SEATTlE FIESTAS PATRIAS: A CulTuRAl AND EDuCATIONAl EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE: Fiestas Patrias show cases latin American art, music and culture. In addition, festival goers enjoy the flavors of tradition and contemporary latin American Foods. Saturday hours are Noon – 11 p.m. Sunday Hours are Noon – 5 p .m. Seattle THE SEATTlE PuBlIC lIBRARY FAll BOOk SAlE: More than 250,000 Books, CDs, DVDs, Audio Books, Sheet Music, Art Pieces and Posters are among the items up for sale to the public at bargain prices. Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point NE, Building 30 If you have an event you want to share with the community, email it two weeks in advance to The Skanner at info@theskanner.com page 2 The Portland and Seattle Skanner September 14, 2011
