Health & Wellness

Healthy Kids Fair, Mt Hood Medical

Start-off the school year right! When: Sat Aug 4, 2012 10AM-2PM Where: Legacy Mt Hood Medical Center 24800 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Free Event! Bring the Family
Save the date! This free event features field games, car seat safety check, hands-on healthy kid activities, martial arts demonstrations, bike and snowboard helmet sales, Surgi-Bear hands-on laparoscopic surgical experience (no sharp objects) removing candy, Teddy Bear Repair Clinic (remember to bring your favorite stuffed animal for repairs), LifeFlight helicopter, firetruck tours and lots more.

Bring used car safety seats to the event for free recycling.

This year's event features 1K and 2K volkswalks for kids of all ages. The East County Windwalkers will lead four volkswalks beginning on the hour, starting at 10:30AM.

The Other Sides of Tabor When: Thu Aug 9, 2012 6PM-7:30PM Meet at: Clinton Park SE 56th & Woodward Portland, OR Get Map!

Enjoy a walk through the South Tabor neighborhood and the streets and trails along the east side of Mt Tabor, with a nice combination of flat, uphill and downhill walking. Distance: 3.5 miles, 7000 steps. Time: 90 minutes.

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.

When: Aug 10, 2012 7PM-10PM Where: MHCC Aquatic Center 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Showing: Madagascar
A pack of not-so-wild animals experience some serious culture shock when they move from the Big Apple to the Mighty Jungle in this computer-animated comedy. Alex (voice of Ben Stiller) is a lion who enjoys a charmed life as one of the leading attractions at a zoo in New York City's Central Park. While Alex and his pals Marty the Zebra (voice of Chris Rock), Gloria the Hippo (voice of Jada Pinkett Smith), and Melman the Giraffe (voice of David Schwimmer) are happy with their lot in life.

The MHCC Aquatic Center Dive-In movies make a return to the big screen this summer. At sunset, around 7:15 p.m., families and friends are welcome to spend time floating, splashing and swimming in the College’s 50-meter Olympic size pool. Film classics will be played on the electric scoreboard for viewers of all ages.

Prices are $4.50/adults, $3.25/children 18 and younger and seniors. MHCC students, staff and pool members’ admission is free with current ID or punch card. There is no extra charge to see the movie. Don’t forget your flotation toys.

When: Aug 17, 2012 7PM-10PM Where: MHCC Aquatic Center 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Showing: Mission: Impossible
The third entry in Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible film series involves super Impossible Mission Forces (IMF) agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) being forced back into the field just when he was planning on marrying his girlfriend, Julia (Michelle Monaghan). The agency asks Hunt to save an operative (Keri Russell) he trained after weapons dealer Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman) kidnaps her.

The MHCC Aquatic Center Dive-In movies make a return to the big screen this summer. At sunset, around 7:15 p.m., families and friends are welcome to spend time floating, splashing and swimming in the College’s 50-meter Olympic size pool. Film classics will be played on the electric scoreboard for viewers of all ages.

Prices are $4.50/adults, $3.25/children 18 and younger and seniors. MHCC students, staff and pool members’ admission is free with current ID or punch card. There is no extra charge to see the movie. Don’t forget your flotation toys.

Colonel Summers Park to Ladd's Addition When: Sat Aug 18, 2012 9AM-10:30AM Meet at: SW corner of SE 20th & Belmont Colonel Summers Park Portland, OR Get Map!

Loop through great historic inner Southeast neighborhoods with fabulous homes, beautiful tree lined streets and rose gardens. Distance: 3.5 miles, 7000 steps. Time: 90 minutes.

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.

When: Aug 31, 2012 7PM-10PM Where: MHCC Aquatic Center 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Showing: Kung-Fu Panda 2
In Kung Fu Panda 2, Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five. But Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.

The MHCC Aquatic Center Dive-In movies make a return to the big screen this summer. At sunset, around 7:15 p.m., families and friends are welcome to spend time floating, splashing and swimming in the College’s 50-meter Olympic size pool. Film classics will be played on the electric scoreboard for viewers of all ages.

Prices are $4.50/adults, $3.25/children 18 and younger and seniors. MHCC students, staff and pool members’ admission is free with current ID or punch card. There is no extra charge to see the movie. Don’t forget your flotation toys.

Clinton-Woodward Loop When: Sat, Jul 14, 2012 9AM-11AM Meet at: SE 34th & Division Portland, OR Get Map!

Discover the new public art installations along SE Clinton, as well as Clinton and Ivon Parks and the South Tabor and Richmond neighborhood.

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.

Sketchbook Journal Walk When: Thu Jul 19, 2012 6PM-8PM Meet at: Muse Art and Design 4224 SE Hawthorne Blvd 503.231.8704 Portland, OR Get Map!

Keeping a sketchbook is a great way to stay in touch with your creative self. This walk through Southeast neighborhoods and Laurelhurst Park will include "sketching stops" with tips from a local artist. Bring a sketchbook and pencil/pen.

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.

Historic Hawthorne When: Sat, Jul 28, 2012 9AM-11AM Meet at: St. Stephen's Catholic Church 1112 SE 41st Portland, OR Get Map!

From St. Stephen's Catholic Church we will explore the Hawthorne neighborhood with its streetcar era architecture, as well as historic churches, Victorian era houses, and classic bungalows in the adjacent Sunnyside district.

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.

Stretch your grocery dollars at the farmer's market

Enjoy the best produce, flowers, and plants starts direct from the garden.

Healthy and fresh
Farmer’s markets are a fantastic source for fresh, seasonal, locally produced foods and artisan products. Plus, you'll find great activities and fun for the whole family. Come experience the markets. Meet the vendors. Meet local cooks. Enjoy the freshest produce and products. Make your own statement in support of local food.

Portland's east side Farmer's Markets

• Fairview Farmers' & Artists' Market
• Gresham Farmers Market
• Hollywood Farmers' Market
• Lents International Farmers' Market
• Lloyd Farmers Market
• Montavilla Farmers Market
• Parkrose Farmers Market
• Portland Farmers Market
• Troutdale Farmers' and Artists' Market

(Complete details on these area markets below)

You'll find plenty of root vegitables, braising greens and lettuces, and of course plant starts for your own vegetable garden.

Bring your reusable shopping bags and plenty of small bills, though some of the markets will trade you a credit/debit card for wooden tokens that all vendors accept, which can be easier to handle than cash. We've indicated those markets that accept EBT or other food assistant coupons - more access to good food for all.