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JCWC Science Pub Talk; Hot Fish and Cold Beer: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 6PM-8PM

09/11/2012 - 6:00pm
09/11/2012 - 8:00pm
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JCWC Science Pub Talk; Hot Fish and Cold Beer: Tue, Sep 11, 2012 6PM-8PM. A discussion of stream temperature impacts to native fish. RSVP here!

First In A Series
of Science Pub Talks!

When: Sat Sep 8, 2012 10AM-12PM
Where: 4th Street Brewing Co
77 NE 4th Street
Gresham, OR
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Join us for an educational evening and a cold beer.

Scientists will discuss hot watershed topics and the audience can enjoy a cool beverage at special happy hour prices sponsored by the Johnson Creek Watershed Council. RSVP requested. (link below)

Explore Johnson Creek, a little stream that flows from agricultural headwaters through the urban areas of Gresham, Portland, and Milwaukie. Join Johnson Creek Watershed Council, and partners City of Gresham and Multnomah County, to kick off our educational science pub series.

Free! Ten Toe Express Walk - Clinton-Woodward Loop: Thu Sep 13, 2012 6PM-7:30PM

09/13/2012 - 6:00pm
09/13/2012 - 7:30pm
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Ten Toe Express program includes a series of free guided walks in the City of Portland lead by Rich Cassidy, Portland Bureau of Transportation. Learn area history while enjoying the city's beauty. Info & schedule here!

Clinton-Woodward Loop

When: Thu Sep 13, 2012 6PM-7:30PM
Meet at: SW corner of SE 34th & Division
Portland, OR
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Discover the new public art installations along SE Clinton, as well as Clinton and Ivon Parks and the South Tabor and Richmond neighborhoods. Distance: 3.5 miles, 7000 steps. Time: 90 min.

Cost: Free!

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 at 6PM and Saturdays at 9AM from May 10th through September 13th. Download your 2012 Ten Toe Express schedule here.

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.

Zimmerman Heritage Farm Tours: Sep 15, 2012 10AM-3PM

09/15/2012 - 10:00am
09/15/2012 - 3:00pm
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Zimmerman Heritage Farm. A delightful Victorian era farmhouse built in 1874. A lasting vestige of East Multnomah County's agricultural roots. Gresham OR. Fairview-Rockwood-Wilkes Historical Society. Info here!
1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Oktoberfest is in the Air

When: Sat Sep 15, 2012 10AM-3PM
Where: Zimmerman Park
17111 NE Sandy Blvd
Gresham, OR
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A lasting vestige of East Multnomah County's agricultural roots

A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman House, a Victorian era farmhouse, built in 1874 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautiful farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. The Zimmerman Heritage Farm is a unique cultural education and recreational resource that is being created for the benefit of the public on a 5.98-acre historic site in Gresham, Oregon.

Gresham Farmers' Market brings fresh produce, crafts and more: Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:30AM-2PM

09/15/2012 - 8:30am
09/15/2012 - 2:00pm
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Gresham Farmers' Market brings fresh produce, crafts and more: Saturdays, May-October 8:30AM-2PM. Info Here!

Every Saturday
Now thru October!

When: Every Saturday, 8:30AM-2PM
Where: NW Miller & Third St
Historic Downtown
Gresham, OR
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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. 27.

Renowned Guitarist Scott Kritzer in Concert at St Aidan's Episcopal: Sep 16, 2012 3PM

09/16/2012 - 3:00pm
09/16/2012 - 5:00pm
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Join world renowned guitarist Scott Kritzer in concert at St Aidans Episcopal,Sunday Sept 16, 2012 3PM for an afternoon of Romance for Guitar.

Sunday@3:00 Concert Series
featuring renowned guitarist
Scott Kritzer

When: Sun Sep 16, 2012 3PM
Where: St Aidan's Episcopal Church
174th & NE Glisan
Gresham, OR
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Romance for Guitar
From concert halls in London, New York, Frankfurt and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., classical guitarist, Scott Kritzer will perform his Portland/Gresham debut on September 16, 2012 in the St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan, Gresham.

One of America's top classical guitarists, Scott Kritzer will perform some of the greatest loved works for classical guitar in his program called Romance

Gresham Wetland Appreciation Day: Sun Sep 16, 2012 1PM-4PM

09/16/2012 - 1:00pm
09/16/2012 - 4:00pm
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Join the Wetlands Conservancy for an afternoon of exploration and to learn more about urban wetlands, the cool animals and plants that live there. Sun, Sep 16, 2012 1PM-4PM. Info here!

Explore Our Wetlands

When: Sun, Sep 16, 2012 1PM-4PM
Where: Gresham Meadowlands Preserve
(SE Paropa off SE 21st Av)
Gresham, OR
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Event Flier

Join the Wetlands Conservancy, Biodiversity Conservation Coordinator Laura Guderyahn, City of Gresham, and Life Scout and Eagle Scout candidate Ethan Parker, Boy Scouts of America, for an afternoon of exploration and to learn more about urban wetlands, the cool animals and plants that live there and Ethan's Eagle Scout project that will benefit the preserve. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

For more information about this event, please contact Jennifer Wilson at 503-691-1394 or jennifers@wetlandsconservancy.org.

Third Thursdays, Downtown Gresham: Sep 20, 2012 5:30PM-8PM

09/20/2012 - 5:36pm
09/20/2012 - 8:00pm
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Third Thursdays Downtown Gresham. Free, family-friendly celebration of music, food, drink and art, every third Thursday through September. Info here!

Join in the fun in
Historic Downtown Gresham.

Free, family-friendly celebration of music, food, drink and art, every third Thursday through September from 5:30 - 8:00PM.

Wine tasting, local artisans, live music, and extended shopping hours.

Gresham Farmers' Market brings fresh produce, crafts and more: Sat Sep 22, 2012 8:30AM-2PM

09/22/2012 - 8:30am
09/22/2012 - 2:00pm
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Gresham Farmers' Market brings fresh produce, crafts and more: Saturdays, May-October 8:30AM-2PM. Info Here!

Every Saturday
Now thru October!

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. 27.

2nd Annual CROP Hunger Walk for Church World Service: Sun, Sep 23, 2012 2PM-3:30PM

09/23/2012 - 2:00pm
09/23/2012 - 3:30pm
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2nd annual CROP Hunger Walk for Church World Service on Sunday, Sept 23, 2012 2PM-3:30PM. Info here!

Walking To End Hunger

When: Sun, Sep 23, 2012 2PM-3:30PM
Where: 8th & Norman
Gresham, OR
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This is a fund raiser walk that benefits Zarephath's Pantry and Kitchen locally as well as other food agencies around the world. This year, we hope to involve more Gresham churches and expect 70-80 walkers. The route will loop through downtown Gresham and back to the starting point.

The event begins with registration at 1:00PM at Gresham UMC (8th and Norman). The Walk will start at 2:00PM and it is anticipated the last walkers will finish by 3:30PM at the latest.

The Swifts are coming! See this amazing avian tornado nightly at sunset, now thru September

The Swifts are coming! Come and watch this amazing spectacle as tens-of-thousands of Vaux's Swifts swirl overhead at sunset before descending within minutes into the Chapman School chimney in NW Portland to roost each night in September during their Fall migration.  Info Here!
Vaux's Swifts descend into the Chapman School chimney in NW Portland each evening during September

Get Ready for the Swifts Return

Come and see the amazing return of Vaux’s Swifts as they gather at various sites in the Portland area during the month of September on their Fall migration south. Each evening tens of thousands seek a communal roost site in the Portland / Vancouver area (as well as north and south of here. Chapman School in NW Portland being the most well-known).

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