Leisure

When: Sat Jun 4, 2011 11AM-4PM Where: Throughout Portland Metro Area (Details emailed prior to event) Registration for this event is open through Thursday, June 2, 2011. Register here!

See the Best of the Best!
Grab a friend and enjoy this behind-the-scenes access to naturescaped gardens that are bursting with creativity on this self-guided tour! The Naturescaping for Backyard Habitats Tour is your chance to chat with garden hosts and dig up fresh ideas for how to create exceptional backyard habitats in your own yard. Explore inventive use of small garden spaces, check out unique rain gardens, discover resourceful ways to incorporate edibles into your landscape, and much much more!

When: Sat Jun 4, 2011 8:45AM-1:30PM Meet: Aloft Portland Airport at Cascade Station 9920 NE Cascades Pky Portland, OR Get map!

Join the Fun
Take a free bicycling tour of groundwater wells in the city. Join the Columbia Slough Watershed Council and the Portland Water Bureau for a 16-mile bike ride through the well fields in Portland, Gresham and Fairview. These wells provide back-up drinking water to Gresham residents.

Details
Advanced registration and helmets are required. Sign up at www.columbiaslough.org. or 503-281-1132.
Bring your bike and your friends for a tour of Portland's groundwater system! Experts from the Portland Water Bureau will lead this 16-mile trip on easy terrain. Learn about the operation and history of Portland's underground drinking water system, which supplements the city's main supply from the Bull Run and serves as an emergency source.

When: Sat Jun 4, 2011 10AM-12PM Where: SnowCap Community Charities 17805 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get map!

Let's Get Dirty!
Join us for a free soil & composting workshop sponsored by SnowCap Community Charities.

Heather Haven from Concentrates will discuss how to maintain healthy soil for your garden and will provide general guidelines for effective composting. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to learn from a pro! Registration required.

MHCC Planetarium website

Preview the Summer Sky 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.

Enjoy a great meal, help others 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!

Interstate Ave, Portland OR

Spectacular Neon on "the Avenue" When: Thur, Jun 9, 2011 6:00PM-8:00PM Where: NE corner of Overlook Park (N. Interstate and Overlook Blvd) Portland, OR Get Map! Cost: Free!

Join the fun
Explore Interstate Avenue's roadside history on a neighborhood walk with Overlook resident Dan Haneckow. Walk up "the Avenue," with stops to discuss neon signs, motels, service stations, restaurants, and Interstate's roadside past as the main north-south highway through North Portland before I-5

Dan Haneckow is the author of the popular Portland blog site Cafe Unknown where you can learn more about Illuminating Interstate. Visit his website and explore this and many other fascinating stories and facts about Portland's history.

When: Sat, Jun 11, 2011 9AM-10:30AM Where: Greater Gresham area Meet at Gresham City Hall (Next to MAX station) 1333 Eastman Pkwy Gresham, OR Get map!

Let's Go Walking!
The Gresham Regional Center Transportation Management Association hosts free monthly Saturday Family Walks in Gresham.

Bring the Family
Family Walks start at 9AM sharp on the Gresham City Hall Plaza next to the MAX station, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a bottle of water. These family walks will cover a couple of miles at a pace suitable for families.

The walks will take about 1.5 hours and return to the same starting location.

When: Sat Jun 11, 2011 10AM-1PM Where: Greater Gresham area Meet at Main City Park 219 S. Main Ave Gresham, OR Get map!

Join the Fun
If you are new to cycling, are a family with kids, or are just trying to get back on a bike this ride series may be just what you're looking for. These are slower paced group rides of about 8 to 10 miles around Gresham that pass by parks, schools, and other public facilities. The route is mostly on bike paths, bike lanes, and low traffic residential streets.

When: Sat Jun 12, 2011 10AM-1PM Where: Greater Gresham area Meet at Main City Park 219 S. Main Ave Gresham, OR Get map!

Adult Fun!
This series of free, moderately-paced adult group bicycle rides will explore the area between Gresham, Troutdale and the Sandy River as well as East Portland. Bike rides range from 15 to 25 miles. The group will travel along at around 13/15 mph and stop for coffee, bakery sweets, or ice cream somewhere along the route.

When: Tue Jun 14, 2011 8AM-8:45AM Where: Mt Hood Community College Aquatic Center 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Help Set A World Record!
Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) will join aquatics centers from around the globe June 14 to set a record for the world’s largest swimming lesson.

Two hundred adults and kids (age three and older) from throughout the Portland metro area will take a free swimming lesson that day, 8AM–8:45AM at the College’s aquatic center, located on the Gresham Campus at 26000 SE Stark St.

If interested in signing up for the lesson, please call the aquatic center at 503-491-7243.

Last year’s event – the first ever – established the Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous swimming lesson. Almost 4,000 people from 34 states, five countries and three continents participated