Weekend Warriors: 1/20-1/22
Here’s the scoop for the weekend. For more ideas on what to do this weekend, check PDX Kids Calendar and the urbanMamas calendar page.
This Friday through Sunday from 10 to 4, the Oregon Zoo will open its Veterinary Medical Center to the public for tours. Free with admission.
Get artsy at a creative recycling and green crafts workshop at the Warehouse Café. Suitable for all ages. $5/child.
The Community Music Center hosts its monthly Family Friday concert this Friday at 7:15. Featured this month: Classical Revolution PDX. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $5/person or $15/family.
It’s Pirate Palooza at the Southwest Community Center this Saturday from 6 to 8! Climb aboard the pirate ship for an evening of swashbuckling adventures! $10 for the first child/$5 each additional day-of, or $8/$4 in advance.
Save money, live healthier, and connect to valuable resources for sustainable living at the Fix-It Fair this Saturday from 8:30 to 2 at the Rosa Parks Elementary School.
Listen to some African Storytelling by Massene Mboup. Children ages 4 and up are invited to enjoy Massene's unique and charming storytelling style. Saturday at 11 at the Lake Oswego Library. Free!
Kidical Mass's bike ride this month is an extra active one! Meet at Westmoreland Park on Saturday at 1 before heading over to the Oaks Park Roller Rink for some roller skating. The bike ride is free, admission to the rink is $5.25/person with an additional $1.50 skate rental fee.
It’s Chocolate Fest at the Convention Center this weekend! Saturday from 11 to 6 and Sunday from 11 to 5, savor chocolate from the NW and beyond. Some proceeds help support the World Forestry Center. $7-10.
Portland Opera to Go presents Hansel & Gretel at the McMenamin's Grand Lodge Hotel. Enjoy this lively 50-minute English adaptation of Engelbert Humperdinck's fairytale operate Hansel and Gretel. The perfect way to introduce your little one to the world of opera. Sunday at 12. Free!
This Sunday get twice your kindie music fix. Mr. Ben opens for Laura Veirs at the Village Ballroom. Doors open at 3. $5-10.
Remember shrinky dinks? Reuse plastic containers and make quick and easy shrinky dink jewelry. Appropriate for ages 4 to 104, but children ages 12 and under must be accompanied by a grownup. Please click here to sign up. Sunday at 1. $5.
Hope this gives you some ideas. Have fun out there! And don't forget to double-check event details by calling or checking the website of the venue, performer, or host organization.
Check out the Wacipi Winter Powwow at PCC-Sylvania campus on Saturday night.... We have been a few times as a family - highly recommended!
http://www.pcc.edu/about/events/powwow/
Posted by: leslie | January 20, 2012 at 08:24 AM