When: Sat, Jul 16, 2011 8PM-10PM Where: Harold Oliver Intermediate
15840 SE Taylor
Portland, OR Get Map!
Pack a Picnic, Bring a Blanket
Join us for Cinema Under the Stars night at Harold Oliver Intermediate. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a free showing of Nanny McPhee Returns, rated PG. Fun begins at 8:00PM, and the movie will start at dusk.
When: Sat, Jul 23, 2011 8PM-10PM Where: Gresham Center for the Arts Plaza
NE 3rd Street (between Kelly & Hood)
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Bring your chair/blanket
Join us for Cinema Under the Stars night at the Gresham Center for the Arts Plaza. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy a free showing of American Graffiti, rated PG. Fun begins at 8:00PM, and the movie will start at dusk.
When: Monday Jun 6, 2011 Show Times: 7:00PM and 8:15PM Where: Mt Hood Community College
Planetarium Sky Theater
26000 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Admission $2. MHCC students are admitted free. The Sky Theater is wheelchair accessible.
The Summer Sky
For those who live in the northern hemisphere, the summer nights are simply dazzling, filled with hundreds, indeed thousands of stars - and the best meteor shower of the year.
Join Pat Hanrahan, MHCC Planetarium Director as he takes you on a tour of the summer night sky where you'll learn about marvels that are visible to the naked eye or through ordinary binoculars and find where they reside.
All shows are presented under a realistic representation of the night sky, featuring the latest galactic, stellar and planetary images.
When: June 8, 2011 5:00PM-8:00PM Where: 13011 Southeast 84th Av
Clackamas, OR Get Map!
FUN-RAISER FOR SNOWCAP
Join us for a FUN-RAISER at Sweet Tomatoes in Clackamas on June 8, 2011 between 5PM and 8PM and raise money for SnowCap.
Treat your family to dinner and join the fight against hunger by supporting SnowCap.
Bring this flyer with you
Go to SnowCap's web site at www.snowcap.org, scroll down the left and click the link to print the flyer you need to bring when dining at Sweet Tomatoes on Wednesday, June 8th. Get your flyer here!
Fun for the Entire Family!
Music, Food and Activities.
When: Sat Jun 18, 2011 12PM-3PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park
Nelson property addition
175th & NE Glisan
Gresham, OR Get Map!
A festival to celebrate the accomplishments of WENA and the other partners who have joined together over the past two years
Everyone's Invited!
Festivities will include disc golf demonstration, free hot dogs and soft drinks, music, face-painting and activities for the kids, Gresham Fire Department fire truck and more.
Promoting healthier food options and physical activity
Second Community Forum Tuesday June 28th 5:30PM
When: Tue, Jun 28, 2011 5:30PM-7:30PM Where: Rockwood Public Library
17917 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get map!
Share Your Experience
Join us as the City hosts "Healthy Eating Active Living" its second community forum for you to share your thoughts on how the built environment helps and/or hinders the ability to have access to healthy foods and active living opportunities.
The purpose of the forum is to provide a venue to hear the community's thoughts on what helps and hinders their access to healthy food options and physical activity. We'll also be sharing best practices from other jurisdictions on how to address obesity through the built environment (land uses, parks, transportation). The forum will also include information on the Gresham Transportation System Plan update and the Metro-led project East Metro Connections.
This community forum will be held in English and Spanish. Translators will be available to assist.
What is Healthy Eating Active Living?
Healthy Eating, Active Living(HEAL) promotes equitable access and opportunities to healthy, affordable food and to active living. It examines how health may be affected by the built environment by promoting healthier food options and physical activity through daily routines.
When: Monday May 2, 2011 Show Times: 7:00PM and 8:15PM Where: Mt Hood Community College
Planetarium Sky Theater
26000 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Admission $2. MHCC students are admitted free. The Sky Theater is wheelchair accessible.
Saturn Returns
Having been next to invisible for the past two years, the rings of Saturn are now revealing their northern surface towards the Earth -- but you'll need a telescope to see them. The rings are almost entirely water ice particles, with some contamination from dust and other materials. Although Saturn's rings are estimated to be 185,000 miles wide they are also very thin -- just 30-650 ft thick.
Take a guided tour the of Saturn's return with Pat Hanrahan, an expert in celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.
When: Every Saturday, 8:30AM-2PM Where: NW Miller & Third St
Historic Downtown
Gresham, OR Get Map!
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. 29.
When: Monday April 4, 2011. Show Times: 7:00PM and 8:15PM Where: Mt Hood Community College
Planetarium Sky Theater
26000 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Admission $2.MHCC students are admitted free. The Sky Theater is wheelchair accessible.
Guide to the Spring Sky
Take a guided tour the of the night Spring Sky with Pat Hanrahan, an expert in celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.
“Springtime is galaxy time,” notes Pat Hanrahan, MHCC Planetarium Director. “Learn about marvels of the spring sky that are visible to the naked eye or through ordinary binoculars and find where they reside. Included in this tour are Saturn, constellations, galaxies, star clusters and a massive black hole.”
All shows are presented under a realistic representation of the night sky, featuring the latest galactic, stellar and planetary images
Promoting healthier food options and physical activity
Open House Wednesday April 6th 5:30PM
When: Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 5:30PM-7:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Room 2A & 2B
1333 NW Eastman Pky
Gresham, OR Get map!
Share Your Experience
Join us as the City hosts a Healthy Eating Active Living Open House for you to share your thoughts on how the built environment helps and/or hinders the ability to have access to healthy foods and active living opportunities
What is Healthy Eating Active Living?
Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) promotes equitable access and opportunities to healthy, affordable food and to active living. It examines how health may be affected by the built environment by promoting healthier food options and physical activity through daily routines.
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!