Tuesday, June 17, 2014

OMSI Mind To Hand: Art, Science, and Creative Collission!

What sparks creativity? What does art have to tell us about science? How does science inspire artistic decisions? In the hands of eleven talented master artists – 60+ years – materials become objects of beauty, whimsy, and wit. MIND TO HAND explores this intersection and demonstrates the mutual benefits, exciting outcomes, and new ways to see our world when art and science collide!

Open- Jun 6, 2014 — Sep 28, 2014

Dinosaurs in OMSI

Stare the mighty T. rex in the eye and it might just blink back. Featuring animatronic dinosaurs and complete skeletons,Dinosaurs Unearthed uses the latest in fossil evidence to take a captivating look at the dinosaurs’ fascinating — and feathered — history.

ON VIEW MAY 23 TO SEPTEMBER 2!

View & Control Life-Size Animatronic Dinos. Don’t just look—look out! See your favorite dinosaurs come to life in front of your eyes.

Explore Dino ScienceInteractive stations explore dinosaur sounds, anatomy and digestion, as well as fossil detective work.

Learn About Feathered Dinos
See first hand fossil evidence that led scientists to believe that dinosaurs are the ancestors of modern birds, not reptiles as previously thought.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Free Play- Antony & Cleopatra

10th Annual Twilight Tragedy:
Antony & Cleopatra
June 19 - July 26, 2014
Directed by Elizabeth Huffman

PAE's mission has remained unchanged since its first season: "To bring financially accessible classical theater to Portland communities in a nontraditional environment." They have stood by this mission for 44 years, and have every intention of continuing. They are a community service organization and their goal is to share their best theatrical productions with the people of Portland for years to come.

All Shows are FREE
Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings (unless noted!)

Laurelhurst Park SE 35th Ave. and SE Oak St., between the pond and restrooms in the center of the Park.
June 19, 20, and 21, at 7:00 pm
June 26, 27, and 28, at 7:00 pm
July 3, and 5, at 7:00 pm (no show on July 4th)
July 11, at 7:00 pm (no show on July 10th)

Woodstock Park SE 47th Ave & SE Steele St
July 17, 18, and 19, at 7:00 pm
July 24, 25, and 26, at 7:00 pm

With special shows at:
Meinig Memorial Park, Sandy, July 6, at 6:00 pm
39250 Pioneer Blvd, behind City Hall

Marylhurst University, July 12, at 6:00 pm
17600 Pacific Highway, Lake Oswego
Lajos Balogh Performance Shell, between "I" and "M" on this map

Free Family Fun Pioneer Town

ALPENROSE’S DAIRYVILLE, THE FREE FAMILY FUN PIONEER TOWN, IS BACK!

Dairyville, OR - Alpenrose Dairy, Oregon's oldest family-owned dairy, is ready once again to
welcome families to Dairyville, a Western-themed “town” located right on the 52-acre dairy
farm.
A Portland tradition for over 50 years, kids and adults flock to the streets of Dairyville during the
summer months to explore this fun pioneer exhibit. Visitors can peak into Grandma’s Bakery,
the Great Western Bank, the Dairyville School, and the post office. Kids can watch model trains
chug through tiny Oregon landscapes and learn from some of the area’s train club experts. And
no Dairyville visit would be complete without stopping off at the Ice Cream Parlor for a
delicious Alpenrose ice cream cone.


Dairyville is free to the public and open every Sunday afternoon beginning June 2nd through
August 25th from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. Bring the entire family to Dairyville at Alpenrose Dairy,
located at 6149 SW Shattuck Road, off the Beaverton Hillsdale Highway.

Monday, June 2, 2014

ROCKAWAY BEACH PIRATE FESTIVAL




4th Annual Rockaway Beach Pirate Festival and Treasure Hunt with Pirate music, Roving pirates, black powdered demonstrations, fire dancing, festival rides and food vendors.


Event Details
DATE
June 27, 2014

TIME
2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

LOCATION
Ocean's Edge Wayside

ADMISSION
FREE

Chamber Music NW Summer Festival


Chamber Music Northwest’s 44th Summer Festival- Week 1

Music of the French Romantics
What would French music be without romance? Celebrate the glory of the French Romantics, including works by Saint-Saens, Franck and Chausson featuring festival favorites Ida Kavafian, Peter Wiley, Paul Neubauer and the debut of cellist Andres Diaz.
Get tickets online or by calling the CMNW Box Office at 503-294-6400
Save $5 with promo code ROSEFESTIVAL*

*Offer excludes July 3-6 and July 12-13

Event Details
DATE
June 26, 2014

TIME
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

LOCATION
Kaul Auditorium, Reed College

ADMISSION
Starting at $30

WEBSITE

Rose Festival Drag Races

In 2014, the 39th running of the Bi-Mart and Sunbelt Rentals sponsored Rose Festival Drags makes its annual stop at Woodburn Dragstrip. If you want to have the chance to pull your motor home or camper right up next to the fence by the racetrack, call the office today at 503-982-4461 and ask for ‘Reserved Camping’. If you reserve one of the limited camping spots that are available for the Rose Festival event, you will be able to park right next to the racetrack, and have a front seat opportunity to watch as the Nostalgia Alcohol Funny Cars blaze past you at over 200 miles per hour, and the Jet Cars at over 300 miles per hour! Whether it is a motor home, camper, or tents set around a camp fire, Reserved Camping is an opportunity you don’t want to miss!
For more information regarding the event, visit www.woodburndragstrip.com, www.facebook.com/woodburndragstrip, or call them in the office at 503-982-4461


Event Details
DATE
June 14, 2014

TIME
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

LOCATION
Woodburn Drag Strip

ADMISSION
$25 Adults
$5 youth 6 - 14
under 6 FREE

WEBSITE

Sunday, June 1, 2014

The Prized Centerpiece of the Rose Festival

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A cherished highlight of the Portland Rose Festival, this popular procession is more than a spectacular floral-filled parade; it’s a beloved annual tradition. For more than 100 years, Portland families, visitors and community groups have been making memories at the Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade. A colorful reflection of local, regional and international communities, the parade draws hundreds of thousands of cheering viewers of every age, along a 4.2 mile route that winds through city streets and across the river.
This year’s flavorful and flower-ful celebration will fulfill anyone’s appetite for spectacle. Emphasizing visual and auditory entertainment on a grand scale, the parade features 14 all-floral floats, 17 marching bands, 19 equestrian units and many other special entries. Vintage vehicles, flag-festooned marching groups and colorful dancers are icing on the cake. And watch for that royal reveler, the Clown Prince, waving from his own moving throne!

2014 Grand Marshal
One of the largest marching bands in the world, the One More Time Around Again Marching Band presented by Standard TV & Appliance is marching through Rose Festival events for the 30th straight year! To mark this historic occasion, the OMTAAMB is honored as the Grand Marshal of the 2014 Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade. With 440 members performing in the parade, this Grand Marshal will stretch over two city blocks!

Reserved Parade Seats Make a Great Gift!
Spectators watching in the Memorial Coliseum see three events for the price of one: the Queen’s Coronation, the Grand Floral Walk and the Grand Floral Parade. Your assigned seat awaits you, with all the amenities of being indoors (comfortable seats, no ‘weather worries’, restrooms and concessions).

Spectators who sit in our outdoor bleachers (with assigned seats) can view both the Grand Floral Walk and Grand Floral Parade, with the added excitement of being right next the TV broadcast areas for these events (with easy access to portable restrooms).

Inviting a large group? Groups of 10 or more SAVE! Visit the Group Savings page for more information.
Have a VIP parade experience! View the Chalet Row Flyer for information about private seating opportunities.
Click on the green ticket to reserve your seats today!

Purchase Tickets

2014 Grand Floral Parade Sections
We Are Oregon, presented by University of Oregon
Everything Oregon includes well known rodeos around the state, like the Pendleton Round-Up and Miss Rodeo Oregon. Led by the University of Oregon Duck Truck, cheerleaders and the Duck himself, the section also celebrates the centennial of the Rose Festival’s first elected queen, as a young woman portrays Thelma Hollingsworth on The Oregonian float.

Spirit of Service, presented by Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
Color this section red, white and blue! Support our troops with a patriotic float from the Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon. Celebrate patriotism and volunteerism with entries from Navy Band Northwest, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps and Portland Fire & Rescue.

Window on the World presented by The Boeing Company
A vibrant float representing the Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association is surrounded by marching and dancing groups, performing traditional dances from China, Mexico, Indonesia and Peru. Popular returning entries include Lee’s Association Lion & Dragon Dance Team and the famous dancing Fresians of Rancho Tres Potrillos.

Event Details
DATE
June 7, 2014
TIME
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
LOCATION
Memorial Coliseum to Downtown Portland
Location Map
ADMISSION
INDOOR:
$30 reserved
$15 super-saver
Indoor Seating Chart

OUTDOOR:
$30 reserved chairs
$25 reserved bleachers
Outdoor Seating Chart

Honorary Knighting Ceremony

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The Royal Rosarians conduct their traditional Knighting Ceremony in the Oregon Square Park followed by the traditional Queen’s Garden Party and reception. Many national and international dignitaries have been honored with the magical tap on the shoulders that bestows knighthood.


Event Details
DATE
June 6, 2014

TIME
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

LOCATION
Oregon Square park

ADMISSION
FREE

WEBSITE

Junior Parade

Samba-Band - Junior Parade Portland Rose FestivalFrom the moment the lovable Fred Bear cuts the ribbon to kick off the Fred Meyer Junior Parade, fun reigns. Children come from all parts of the city to join in: dressing in costume, transforming wagons into floats, decorating their bikes with colorful flowers, or just parading with their pets (and parents!). Elementary and Middle School marching bands fill the Hollywood District with song, and dance teams add swirls of color to the celebration. No matter how they participate in this pint-size parade, the kids enjoy their moment in the spotlight on FOX 12 live, local television.
From the very beginning, the Portland Rose Festival has celebrated our community’s children. The first Rose Festival in 1907 included a children’s parade of 2000 boys and girls representing 23 schools! An official Rose Festival event since 1936, the Junior Parade is the nation’s oldest and largest children’s parade.

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The Fred Meyer Junior Parade welcomes the Portland Police Bureau K-9 Unit as Grand Marshal of the 2014 parade! This year we honor the fearless loyalty these special dogs bring to the Police Bureau and the community.

2014 Junior Parade Sections
The 2014 Junior Parade has four sections celebrating elements of Portland’s community and parts of every kid’s life. In Procession of the Species presented by Laurelwood Public House, kids dress up in their favorite animal costume and roar, quack and purr. Be active. Play safe. Stay healthy. presented by Randall Children’s Hospital will feature groups who promote fitness and children showing how fun it is to be active. Our Best Friends presented by MudBay showcases the great friendships that Portland children get to form at school and during their fun activities! In Success of Tomorrow! presented by hibu, children prove how they can cruise to success by riding bikes, balancing on unicycles, and even bouncing on pogo sticks! Everyone gets a time to shine in the Junior Parade!

The 2014 Fred Meyer Junior Parade is filled with music from 31 elementary and middle school marching bands featuring the greater Portland/Vancouver metro area. Community groups, dance, drill and baton twirlers fill the Junior Parade with sparkles, bright colors, and plenty of fun!

Event Details
DATE 
June 4, 2014

TIME
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

LOCATION
Hollywood District - NE Sandy and 52nd Map

ADMISSION
Free

FLEET WEEK!

Since the very beginning of the Rose Festival back in 1907, visiting ships and other fleet-related elements (like submarines) have been making their way to Portland’s waterfront. The City of Portland is known to be a favorite port of call for military (and non-military) visitors — and citizens enjoy making these visitors welcome! One of the purposes of Fleet Week has always been to celebrate and thank the active and reserve military personnel and all veterans.

The Portland Rose Festival is extremely fortunate to be one of a few U.S. Ports of Call for a courtesy visit from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and Canadian Maritime Forces. Their arrival commemorates a relationship with the Navy that has lasted more than 100 years, and over 80 years of visiting Portland during the Rose Festival. It is a significant commitment by the Navy to make the Rose Festival Fleet Week one of the premier Fleet Week events in the country.

2014 Rose Festival Fleet
United States Navy
USS Lake Champlain
USS Spruance

Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS Oriole

United States Coast Guard
USCGC Cuttyhunk – Port Angeles, WA
USCGC Alert – Astoria, OR

Historic Ships
Sternwheeler Portland
PT 658 – World War II
Game Warden – Patrol Boat River (PBR) – Vietnam era

Ship Tours
Public tours will be on a first-come basis, usually during these hours:
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Note: Ships set their own schedules, so some may not offer tours during these times.

Visitors may be subject to personal search and no bags, strollers or wheelchairs will be allowed onboard. There will not be any ‘holding area’ for personal items and visitors must be able to maneuver on board the ships, including climbing narrow ladders.

Please note: While on board any Canadian ship, you are subject to Canadian laws (and outside United States jurisdiction).

Event Details
DATE 
June 4 - 8 
Ship Arrivals: 
Wed, June 4 
Thurs, June 5 
Departures: 
Mon, June 9 , 2014

TIME
Ship Tours: 
9:30am - 3:30pm

LOCATION
Tom McCall Waterfront Park - North End

ADMISSION
Free

Presenting The Musical World of Walt Disney

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It’s a Disney Day! And the Conchords Chorale is celebrating! We’re bringing you a musical performance all about the Magical Music of Walt Disney. It’s going to be a lot of fun, so please, “be our guest,” and don’t miss it!
The Conchords Chorale plays to two main audiences. The first is retirement centers and churches. The second is spring events for the Portland Rose Festival Foundation. We enjoy bringing our music to people everywhere and eagerly look forward to working with new venues.


PURCHASE TICKETS
Tickets are available from Concords Members or Online
Tickets may also be purchased at the door depending on availability.


Event Details
DATE
June 1, 2014
TIME
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
LOCATION
The Old Church
ADMISSION
$15 adults
$10 Seniors, Students, Children
WEBSITE Link

Enjoy Entertainment, Food and Rides on the Waterfront




Portland’s waterfront comes alive with fun and festivities during the Rose Festival CityFair, part of Portland’s Official Festival. This amazing metropolitan fair is open for three full weekends (starting Memorial Day weekend) in Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park downtown. Fair-goers can enjoy exciting midway rides, live music in the RoZone, local beer and tasty treats, exotic animal displays, a wide variety of shopping, and many other special attractions. It all starts with a spectacular fireworks show on opening night – don’t miss it!


Admission Specials
Rose Festival Souvenir Pin is a season pass – $10 at Fred Meyer stores, Rose Garden Store & PRFF Office [While supplies last]
Kids 6 and under are always FREE
FREE admission for Veterans, Reservists, and Active Military with Valid Military ID (plus one guest) courtesy of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
FREE admission on Thursday, June 5, with a donation of two cans of food for the Oregon Food Bank, in partnership with OneMain Financial


What’s New at CityFair!
NEW! Butterfly Adventures
On Memorial Day Weekend, interact with hundreds of beautiful free flying butterflies at the Butterfly Discovery Center, new to CityFair. Enter the Flutter Garden to personally feed unique nectar plants to the butterflies and stop by the Exploratorium, which brings fun and high quality butterfly science education to all viewers. See metamorphosis demonstrations, learn about migration patterns and find out how you can protect the butterfly habitat in your own backyard.

NEW! Kids Zone
Come one, come all to the new Kids Zone area where family members of all ages are welcome! A variety of interactive arts and crafts programming is available so adults and kids can come together to have fun and play.

NEW! Crafter’s Corner
Select small business owners and crafters will exhibit in Crafter’s Corner, a brand new addition to CityFair. Browse over unique hand-made products including soap, jewelry, glass, photos and more! Don’t miss out on this display of local crafts for sale.

NEW! The Oregonian Bike Corral
Use pedal power and park in the Bike Corral to get a coupon from our friends at Kerr Bikes (kiosk adjacent to Salmon Springs Fountain) good for $2 off CityFair admission, courtesy of The Oregonian.


Event Details
DATE
   May 23-26
   May 29-June 1
   June 5-8, 2014

TIME
Gates open at: 
May 23: 5pm 
May 24-26: 11am 
May 29-30: 3pm 
May 31-June 1: 11am 
June 5-6: 3pm 
June 7-8: 11am
Fair closes at 11pm all nights

LOCATION
Tom McCall Waterfront Park  Location Map

ADMISSION
$7 for ages 7 and over.