The Learning Tower - Donation

This is an awesome opportunity to support local business, benefit a PPS K-8 school, and get your hands on a special order Learning Tower.

Here's the scoop: Ella at Queens Mab on Killingsworth (formerly Tickled Pink) donated a Learning Tower to the Astor School auction fundraiser. It didn't sell, so we decided to post on urbanMamas to a community more likely to use The Learning Tower. The proceeds will go to Astor School, the winning bidder will get a fabulous item in the color of choice, and Ella gets to show off a very cool item she carries at the store. 

What is a Learning Tower, you ask?  The website has great information as well as the 9 (!) colors you can choose from.  http://www.mylearningtower.com/

We've listed it on ebay, with local pick-up the only option.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=330289076573

Please contact me with any questions: Leslie 503.381.8716

shared office space available

Hi,

My name is Hiromi Ogawa, owner of hiromi ogawa architects and a mom to Nico, who is almost 2.

I am looking to share our office space with other designers, artists, writers, hobbyists, anyone who wants a desk and a fun, collaborative space to work. We currently have three workstations available, and they can be rented separately ($365/month), the end pair together ($700/month), or all three ($1000/month).

Our office is located on the ground floor of the newly restored Olympic Mills Commerce Center. You can find information about the building here:

http://www.olympicmill.com/building

The rent includes:
- workstation
- copier, scanner, paper
- internet (DSL)
- flat file and storage space
- all utilities except your phone

Office amenities:
- a little kitchen
- lounge area with large glass garage door
- conference room
- design resource library
- coffee shop in building
- lots of restaurants and showrooms in vicinity

Space is available as soon as you want it. Please email info@hiromiogawa.com or call (503) 477-7075 with any questions.  I couldn't figure out how to post photos on this blog, but I will happily email them to you.

For more information on what we do, please refer to our website:

http://www.hiromiogawa.com

LAST CHANCE to sign up for Thanksgiving Rocks! 3 Day Music Camp

Only a few spots left-  Camp begins Monday!

A great way to keep both parents and kids happy over the long school holiday!

Over the course of these three days, kids will get to form a band with other students with similar musical skill levels.  The band will then come up with a name, design fliers, and learn 1-2 songs to play together.  On the final day, supported by their instructors, each band will get to showcase what they learned with a pizza party and live show for all their folks and friends at Mississippi Pizza!

Price includes all three days and pizza party at the end!  Space is very limited.  Please call 503 282 9999 for more details or to enroll.

Thanksgiving ROCKS! 3 Day Camp for Kids!

What?!  School is out for the entire week of Thanksgiving?

Yup!  But don't worry, Sound Roots School of Modern Music has got you covered!

Thanksgiving Rocks! is a three day adventure for your 1^st through 7^th grader in making a rock band . All skill levels welcome, including total beginners.   

Young aspiring musicians will get to form a real band with students of their same skill level, come up with a name, design fliers, and learn to play a song with their band mates, in a supportive and fun environment. On the last day, parents can join camp for the Thanksgiving Rocks! Showcase at Mississippi Pizza.

Days and Times: Monday through Wednesday, November 24-26, 8:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m.

Cost: $95

Space is extremely limited-- so go to www.soundrootsmusic.com to sign up now!

Music is something that speaks to every one of us. We are all drawn to different types of music for many reasons: our culture, our family, our environment and our experiences. No matter if your kid wants to play electric guitar or the Hawaiian ukulele, we teach the fundamentals in a way that's individualized, fun and motivating.  Sound Roots' goal is to match students with teachers who most compliment their specific musical interests. By customizing  each student's experience, we can positively impact the way a student feels about music for the rest of their life. 

Beyond camps, Sound Roots offers lessons and classes in a huge variety of instruments for all ages and skill levels.  Call 503 282 9999 with questions or to enroll or visit our website for more info. www.soundrootsmusic.com

Affordable childbirth education workshop offered by experienced labor and delivery nurse

Hey there mamas and mamas-to-be!  I am an experienced labor and delivery nurse (and mama to a 1 year old little girl, Sloane :)  offering childbirth education workshops in the Portland Metro. area.  Please log onto my website at www.babyloveworkshop.com to find out more.  Let me give you the INSIDE scoop on hospital deliveries!  Thanks! Dena

Event Space for Rent in North Portland

Looking for a place for birthday parties for your little ones? Or maybe you're hosting an event that had more RSVPs than you expected?  Receptions to dances, tea parties to costume parties, check out this space being offered by a local North Portland Mama!

Details: 2000 square foot space, with 400 square foot kitchen prep area.  Empty space (no chairs or tables provided).  Water, electricity and full bathroom provided.  Located in the Historic Kenton Neighborhood at 8208 N. Denver Avenue, Portland, OR 97217.

Rate: $350/day (hourly rates negotiable)

Please contact Jessie Burke for more information at jessiebburke@gmail.com, or 971.404.9673

Lanterns of Hope

Please support local paper artist, Helen Hiebert, as she creates thousands of hand-pressed paper lanterns in support of Barack Obama.

Helen has created a simple paper lantern with a translucent Obama logo watermark that glows when lit from within. Her goal is to have thousands of these lanterns in windows across the nation, lit every night from now through the election.

Partial proceeds from the sale of each lantern will, in turn, be sent in to Obama's campaign fund.

If you are hosting a fundraising party, these lanterns make perfect centerpieces or gifts!
Light a candle and help to shine a ray of hope!

Please visit www.enlightenedpapers.etsy.com

Southwest Community Center presents "The Vanity Fair"

Southwest Community Center is holding our 3rd annual, women's only special event called "The Vanity Fair" (formerly known as the "Bodacious Babes Bodyfest") for women ages 21 & older on Saturday, November 15th from 6-9pm. We are seeking quality vendors to sample quality food/wine/beverages, sell female focused products (family friendly, no intimate items or energy enhancing products please), clothing, art, pottery, quality jewelry, etc. We are also seeking spa and beauty vendors to provide complimentary services in the areas of hair, nails, massage, reflexology, and more. As a vendor, you will reach 200+ women who are seeking a night of pampering, relaxation, delicious food and shopping opportunities. This is a great opportunity for you to promote your services before the busy holiday season! There is no cost for you to participate as a vendor & you will be able to market and promote your business to event attendees at your booth. Interested? Please respond to swccvanityfair@gmail.com  & you will be emailed a vendor application. All completed applications must be received by Wed, October 15th, 2008. Thank you!

TriMet Steel Bridge Media Event 8/3

TriMet will be closing the Steel Bridge for trackway improvements from August 2 - August 23. To encourage riders to utilize other modes of transportation to cross the river during that time, we will hold a media event on Sunday, August 3rd at 11 am. Called an "Options Parade," we will have various modes of transportation crossing the lower deck of the Steel Bridge. Would pdxMamas like to participate with a stroller or two?

Please email Leslie Mylius at myliusl@trimet.org at TriMet to discuss further. We would love to see you on August 3rd! (open to the first four respondents)

Supah-Dupah Activistas Web Wizard: RU There?

Raising a child, as we all know, takes a village.  Turns out writing and supporting a blog does, too.  More and more all the time, in fact. So, while we here at Activistas are really passionate on the issues, try hard to stay up on them (not always successfully), and like to think we're terrific writers, web wizards we are not. 

That's where you come in.  If. You're a Supah-Dupah Web Wizard. RU?  Or do you know someone who is?  Someone who either already or just might think we're da bomb (strangely enough not everyone does!), and want to help with some blog support... unpaid???  It's summer and all, so maybe someone out there somewhere in blogville needs an unpaid internship, a way to show off her design and web building prowess. We're here, waiting (not so) patiently for your email. Sure, we can keep doing this for awhile, but it would all be better and we'd lose the bags under our eyes if you would just save us from our own fabulous, multitudinous ideas and aspirations. 

We are Activistas.  And we thank you.  As do our beyond-patient families.

Raising a child, as we all know, takes a village.  Turns out writing and supporting a blog does, too.  More and more all the time, in fact. So, while we here at Activistas are really passionate on the issues, try hard to stay up on them (not always successfully), and like to think we're terrific writers, web wizards we are not. 

That's where you come in.  If. You're a Supah-Dupah Web Wizard. RU?  Or do you know someone who is?  Someone who either already or just might think we're da bomb (strangely enough not everyone does!), and want to help with some blog support... unpaid???  It's summer and all, so maybe someone out there somewhere in blogville needs an unpaid internship, a way to show off her design and web building prowess. We're here, waiting (not so) patiently for your email. Sure, we can keep doing this for awhile, but it would all be better and we'd lose the bags under our eyes if you would just save us from our own fabulous, multitudinous ideas and aspirations. 

We are Activistas.  And we thank you.  As do our beyond-patient families.