Book Babies

Babies from birth to 12 months (with a favorite adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes, and playtime and share a book together in each lively Book Babies session. Book Babies gives your baby the opportunity to hear lots of language while you get to know other young families. First come, first served.

When- Fri, May 23, 2014

           9:30 to 10:00

Where- Albina Library

Target audience: Birth to 3, Families, Parents

Event type: Storytimes

Program: Book Babies

$5 Arts For All

A question-and-answer guide to this new resource:

Q. Who can buy $5 tickets?
A. Anyone who qualifies for and has a valid Oregon Trail Card.

Q. Where do I get $5 tickets?
A. Tickets must be purchased in person at the Lakewood box office on DAY OF SHOW up to 60-minutes before curtain. (You can call to reserve tickets on day of show but your transaction must be completed at least 60 minutes before curtain). Please note: tickets are subject to availability. Check show listings for dates and availability.

Q. How do I buy the tickets?
A. You must show your Oregon Trail Card at the time of purchase and pay with cash or credit card. SNAP credit on the Oregon Trail Card cannot be used for purchasing show tickets.


Q. What tickets can I buy?

A. You may purchase up to four tickets for each mainstage show or children’s theatre production, subject to availability. (Not valid for special events.) Please note: there is a limited number of tickets available.

Q. How soon before a performance may I buy tickets?

A. You may purchase tickets on DAY OF SHOW only up to 60 minutes prior to showtime, based on availability. (You can call to reserve tickets on day of show but your transaction must be completed at least 60 minutes before curtain). Check show date listings for availability.

Q. Who else is offering $5 tickets?
A. Many Portland arts organizations are participating.

Participating groups to contact for event information.

• All Classical FM’s Live & Local Series
• Anjali School of Dance
• Artists Repertory Theatre
• Aurora Chorus
• Bag & Baggage
• BodyVox
• Broadway Rose Theatre Company
• Cappella Romana
• Capoeira Angola Palmares of Portland
• Chamber Music Northwest
• Consonare Choral
• Do Jump! Extremely Physical Theatre
• The Ensemble
• Friends of Chamber Music
• Hand2Mouth Theatre
• Hollywood Theatre
• Lakewood Theatre Company
• Live Wire! Radio
• Metropolitan Youth Symphony
• Miracle Theatre Group
• Northwest Children's Theater & School
• Northwest Dance Project
• Northwest Film Center
• Opera Theater Oregon
• Oregon Bach Festival (June/July)
• Oregon Ballet Theatre
• Oregon Children's Theatre
• Oregon Symphony
• Pacific Youth Choir
• Polaris Dance Theatre
• Portland Art Museum
• Portland Baroque Orchestra
• Portland Center Stage
• Portland Chamber Orchestra
• Portland Children’s Museum
• Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra
• Portland Gay Men's Chorus
• Portland Opera
• Portland Piano International
• Portland Playhouse
• Portland Revels
• Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade
• Portland Symphonic Choir
• Portland Taiko
• Portland Vocal Consort
• Portland Youth Philharmonic
• Profile Theatre
• Resonance Ensemble
• Siren Nation Film Festival
• Tears of Joy Theatre
• The Portland Ballet
• Third Angle Ensemble
• Triangle Productions
• White Bird
• Wisdom's NW Indian Storytelling Festival
• World Affairs Council

A Twinkling Night Downtown on May 31st!

One of our most popular events, the Portland General Electric/SOLVE Starlight Parade offers funky, eclectic fun for everyone. From traditional marching bands and flood-lit floats, to glow-in-the-dark umbrellas and unique hand-built entries, you’ll see the best of Portland’s diverse community groups (and surrounding Northwest region) together in one whimsical pageant.
The Starlight Parade continues a longtime festival tradition from the early 1900s, when illuminated floats built on electric trolley cars made their way through the city on trolley tracks. Today, participants light up the night with approximately 100 illuminated entries along a 2.25-mile route. The parade draws more than 250,000 spectators to downtown Portland, and is also broadcast live from 8:30 – 11:00 p.m. on FOX 12. Don’t miss the fun of one of the Rose Festival’s best and brightest traditions!

Event Details
DATE- May 31, 2014
TIME- 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM
LOCATION- Downtown Portland
ADMISSION- Free

The Starlight Parade begins at NW Burnside and 9th AVE. It then travels through downtown Portland and ends at Lincoln High School.



Road Closures
The parade route closes at 6:00 p.m. except Burnside which closes at 7:00 p.m. The formation area from NW Burnside to Glisan and NW Broadway to 10th closes at 1:00 p.m.

Parade Activities

• The Starlight Parade is televised live on FOX 12 from Broadway between SW Yamhill and SW Taylor. Curbside seating on the west side of Broadway between Taylor and Yamhill will be limited due to the installation of TV lighting and cameras.
• Band judging takes place from the Standard Insurance Parking Garage on 4th Avenue between Taylor and Salmon Streets.

Leia Cupcake

The only main female character in the original Star Wars trilogy, Princess Leia made her mark not only by her wits, bravery but also with her fashion choices. Her icon status was sealed with the double hair buns that were steadfastly by her side when she held her ground in battle. Other looks came and went, Hoth braids, Endor chic, but it’s the hair buns that were the most memorable.
Translating the hairdo to dessert was obvious, because who doesn’t look at Oreos and immediatly think “hairstyle?” It’s the ‘do that makes the woman and in this case, it’s the ‘do that makes the cupcake.

You can uses any cupcake recipe of your choice for this recipe, Leia is only the topper.

Ingredients

• cupcakes
• cream cheese frosting
• black frosting
• heart quins
• Oreos

Directions

1. Take your cooled cupcake and spread a THIN smooth layer of frosting on top. I used cream cheese frosting because it has a slight off white tint to it, which I liked for the complexion.
2. Take the black frosting with a #4 tip and start on one side of the hair first. (We are going for a middle part, here.) Add the other side of the hair and then the eyes. Place a little heart quin for the lips. Now for the hair buns, stick an Oreo to one side of the cupcake liner, using the black frosting to hold it tight. Do the same for the other side. To get rid of the ‘white line’ i.e. creamy center, simply run a thin layer of black frosting down the center of the sandwich cookie.

These cupcakes are sure to impress any little jedis to be at your next Star Wars party!