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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 Get Map!

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.

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 Get Map!

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

Explore Our Wetlands When: Sun, Sep 16, 2012 1PM-4PM Where: Gresham Meadowlands Preserve (SE Paropa off SE 21st Av) Gresham, OR Get Map!

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.

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.

Walking To End Hunger When: Sun, Sep 23, 2012 2PM-3:30PM Where: 8th & Norman Gresham, OR Get Map!

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.

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).

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.

When: Aug 3, 2012 7PM-10PM Where: Reynolds High School 1698 SW Cherry Park Troutdale OR 401 NE Second St Gresham, OR

Showing: Raiders of the Lost Arc
Set in the early half of the 20th century, archaeologist Indiana Jones is hired by the US government and pitted in a race against time to locate the mysterious and supernatural Ark of the Covenant before it falls into the hands of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi supporters who seek to use the Biblical artifact's power as a means for world domination.

Join Greater Gresham Area Prevention Partnership (ggapp) for their second year of "Cinema Under the Stars!" This year they will be showing a series of free family-friendly movies fun for all ages.

Bring a blanket to sit on and a picnic, or stop by East County's many restaurants or cafes to pick up dinner to-go. Please note that pets, alcohol and smoking are not allowed. Blankets or low-back chairs are recommended. The event may be canceled in the event of inclement weather.

When: Aug 3, 2012 7PM-10PM Where: Gresham Arts Plaza 401 NE Second St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Showing: Cars 2
Star racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) take their friendship to exciting new places in Cars 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Mater finds himself torn between assisting...

Pictures in the Park presents a free family movie night series on the Arts Plaza in downtown Gresham. Live music on the plaza begins at 7:00 p.m., and movie showtime is at dusk -- approximately 8:00 p.m.

Bring a blanket to sit on and a picnic, or stop by one of downtown Gresham's many restaurants or cafes to pick up dinner to-go. Please note that pets, alcohol and smoking are not allowed. Blankets or low-back chairs are recommended. The event may be canceled in the event of inclement weather.