When: Mon Aug 03, 6:30-8PM Where: Arts Plaza
401 NE Second St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Performing tonight: Sister Mercy brings their high-energy blues rock to the Arts Plaza.
Gresham’s Center for the Arts Foundation is pleased to present the six annual Music Mondays concert series. The series is presented on Monday evenings during July and August, and is supported by the City of Gresham Arts & Culture Grants and the Oregon Cultural Trust through the Multnomah County Arts Coalition. All Music Mondays concerts are free.
Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets and a picnic to enjoy a summer evening of live music.
When: Tue Aug 4th, 2015 All Day! Where: Your Neighborhood!
Celebrate the 32nd anniversary of National Night Out by hosting an event in your neighborhood on August 4th.
Last year millions of people, from every state, across 15,000 communities participated in events to help make communities safe and raise awareness about anticrime programs.
National Night Out is a time when individuals and groups are encourgaged to gather together after dark in parks and other public places for wholesome activities. The idea is to symbolically reclaim our public spaces by using them, encouraging other people to use them and making the space feel safe, and discouraging illegal and anti-social activity.
Go ahead -- invite your neighbors -- gather on someone's lawn or porch and turn-on the lights! Celebrate National Night Out 2015. Take a stand.
When: Every Saturday, 8:30AM-2PM Where: NW Miller & Third St
Historic Downtown
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Fresh & Local
Shoppers will find all-natural meats and cheeses, fresh-picked produce, nursery stock and fresh-cut flowers, hand-crafted jewelry, soaps, artwork, and much more. Live music and food are always part of the market.
Located on Northwest Miller Avenue between Second and Third Street 8:30AM to 2PM each Saturday now through Oct. 25.
When: Sat Aug 01, 2015 9AM-Noon Where: Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Meet at the Picnic Shelter
176th & NE Glisan
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Join Friends of Nadaka to to help cleanup Nadaka Nature Park. We will be removing invasive species such as English Ivy from the 10 acre forested portion of the park, weed and water the community garden and the front two acres of the park.
Tools, gloves, and light refreshments will be provided. Dress to work in natural areas: long pants, brimmed hat, and closed-toe sturdy shoes. Please bring a water bottle and a friend!
About Nadaka Nature Park
Nadaka Nature Park is a designated 12-acre natural area with a .5 mile walking loop, tall trees, native plants, grassy meadow plus a Community Garden and Nature Based Play area. Visit Nadaka Nature Park, 176th & NE Glisan St, Gresham OR
When: Wednesday's 4PM-7:30PM (June thru September) Where: Billy Bob's Hot Rod Cafe
333 North Main Av
Downtown Gresham Get Map!
Pharaohs Street Rodders presents Endless Summer Cruise-Ins, every Wednesday night (weather permitting) in downtown Gresham from June through September. The event features trophies, food specials and a 50/50 raffle.
Westmoreland Park, Crystal Springs and Reed Canyon
When: Sat Aug 01, 2015 9AM-11AM Meet: Westmoreland Park SE Knapp St and 22nd Ave Get Map! Cost: Free
Westmoreland Park to Crystal Springs and Reed Canyon
Discover the beautiful Rhododendron Gardens and hidden Reed Canyon with great examples of salmon habitat restoration along Crystal Springs Creek.
Thursday, June 4 - 6pm
Saturday, August 1 – 9am
Meet: Westmoreland Park, SE Knapp St and 22nd Ave
2 hours
3.5 miles or 7,000 steps
Let's Go Walking!
Join us on another great Ten Toe Express walk throughout inner-city Portland sponsored by the Portland Bureau of Transportation. The Ten Toe Express program is a series of guided walks held Thursdays @ 6PM and Saturdays @ 9AM from May 07th through September 19th 2015.
Each easy and informal Ten Toe Express walk explores the area neighborhood, architecture and unique history. Walk takes about 2 hours, cover 2-4 miles and are open to all ages and skill levels. Did we mention it's free!
When: Thu Aug 06, 2015 6PM-8PM Meet: Overlook Park N. Overlook Blvd & Massachusetts Ave Get Map! Cost: Free
Overlook-Mississippi-Williams Loop
Stroll through a few great neighborhoods undergoing changes as we see and hear about new parks, developments and a recent transportation safety project.
Saturday, June 27 - 9am
Thursday, August 6 - 6pm
Meet: Overlook Park, intersection of N. Overlook Blvd and Massachusetts Ave.
4 miles or 8,000 steps
Let's Go Walking!
Join us on another great Ten Toe Express walk throughout inner-city Portland sponsored by the Portland Bureau of Transportation. The Ten Toe Express program is a series of guided walks held Thursdays @ 6PM and Saturdays @ 9AM from May 07th through September 19th 2015.
Each easy and informal Ten Toe Express walk explores the area neighborhood, architecture and unique history. Walk takes about 2 hours, cover 2-4 miles and are open to all ages and skill levels. Did we mention it's free!
When: Fri, Aug 07, 20145 7PM-9PM Where: Historic Downtown Gresham
Main Street (between Second and Forth)
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Bring your chair
Join us on Main Street in Historic Downtown Gresham for the exciting (and always hilarious) annual Olympic Bed Races! The bed races are a fun event where groups from local businesses and organizations race a decorated "bed" (complete with a theme and on rollers of course) to the finish line. It's a great time that's not to be missed! Come early for the best viewing spots.
When: Fri-Sun Aug 07-09, 2015 Where: North Plains Elephant Garlic Festival (19 miles west of Portland, off Hwy 26)
North Plains, OR Get Map!
August 7, 8, and 9, 2015 will be filled with music, food and fun for the entire family.
Fun Stinks!
If you like garlic this is THE event you don't want to miss! Each August, North Plains hosts its signature “World’s Largest Elephant Garlic Festival” event. Each year the garlic festival attracts thousands of visitors to the tiny town of North Plains located 19 miles west of Portland, Oregon on Hwy 26.
Admission is always free!
The three-day event to celebrate garlic and North Plains Scottish heritage begins on Friday, August 07th -- but it officially kicks-off Saturday morning with a parade of floats, marching bands and creatively costumed residents, who wave to spectators and throw candy to children along the route.
Garlic eats, crafts and garlic ice cream too!
Food vendors are required to have at least one menu item that contains Elephant Garlic. Garlic wine and garlic beer are offered in the family friendly atmosphere. Garlic ice cream is also available!
The festival features numerous arts & crafts booths, rides for kids and lots of live jammin' blues, and blue grass music from many of the Northwest's best musicians. There's also a car show Saturday hosted by the Northwest Vintage Thunderbird Club.
Thank You!
Wilkes East Neighborhood would like express our gratitude to the following for their generous contributions & continued support:
• Jazzy Bagels, Main St & Powell
• Parkrose Hardware, 106th & Sandy
• Growers Outlet, 162nd & Glisan
• SOLV, Bringing Oregon together
• Albertsons, 181st & Glisan
• And, all the many volunteers!
