Community Calendar for Portland and Seattle
Bulletin Board of All Free Events
September 01, 2010
Portland Bulletin
Thursday September 2
FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP! This topic-oriented group offers a safe place to discuss the stresses, challenges and rewards of providing care to an older relative or friend. 3 - 4:30 p.m. Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center 1040 NE 22nd Building 2 1st floor conference room.
Friday – Sunday September 3 – 5
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LEGO SUMMER TOUR! Rolling across the nation this summer, the LEGO Games 2010 Tour invites families to play games like they have never seen before. All days 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Pioneer Courthouse Square.
Saturday September 4
BOXING AT THE BLITZ! Knott Street Boxing. A day of amateur boxing for boxers. Fundraiser for Knott Street Boxing. 6 fun filled hours of boxing. Starts at 3 p.m. 2239 SE 11th Ave. Admission is $10.
Saturday & Sunday September 4-5
BANK OF AMERICA OFFERS CARDHOLDERS FREE ADMISSION TO MORE THAN 120 MUSEUMS NATIONWIDE. Please check your local museums for days and hours op operation during the Labor Day Weekend. Portland Museums are The Pittock Mansion and Portland Art Museum.
Sunday September 5
2 COOL 4 SCHOOL: 15 of Portland’s finest Barbers will gather at Self Enhancement Inc. from 2 – 8 p.m. to offer professional hair cuts to the kids in the community. All kids are welcome 6-15 years of age. 3920 N. Kirby.
Monday September 6
FILM PRESENTATION: FIERCE LIGHT: WHEN SPIRIT MEETS ACTION! This film is moving, inspiring and beautifully filmed. The Little Church 7 – 9 p.m. 5138 NE 23rd a block North of Alberta. Sliding scale donation $5-$10 requested, but all are welcome.
Wednesday September 8
YOU’RE INVITED KMHD JAZZ COMMUTE: KMHD Portland’s premier jazz station, invites you to come down to Pioneer Courthouse Square and start your morning with a jolt of jazz, a cup of coffee and a KMHDoughnut. 6 – 9 a.m. Drop by and celebrate jazz with us.
Saturday September 11
ONE VOICE HEALING HEARTS! Uniting Grandmothers, Mothers, Aunts, Sisters, and Daughters to mend families. Noon – 4 p.m. Holladay Park NE 11th & Holladay St.
Sunday September 12
14TH ANNUAL CELEBRATING OF COURAGE FAMILY FESTIVAL. The family-friendly event of the summer is the free Celebration of Courage Family Festival. Admission is free, and no charge for activities. Noon – 4 p.m. World Trade Center 1st Ave and Salmon St.
Sunday – Tuesday September 12 – 14
FREE MEALS FOR GRANDPA AND GRANDMA NATIONWIDE! The Old Spaghetti Factory locations nationwide will celebrate those families by honoring grandparents with a free meal – any item on the menu. All Locations nationwide. Please check you are.
Seattle Bulletin
Thursday September 2
RIBBON CUTTING AT THE NEWLY REMODELED HAMILTON INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. Students, teachers, parents, families, staff, and community members are invited to the celebration. 9 a.m. 1610 N. 41st St. Seattle
Saturday September 4
THE 4TH ANNUAL SEATTLE CELEBRATING LIFE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL. Come watch a great day of dragon boat races! Free to spectators, food vendors onsite, great family event. All day event Stan Sayres Memorial Park 3808 Lake Washington Blvd. S.
Saturday & Sunday September 4-5
BANK OF AMERICA OFFERS CARDHOLDERS FREE ADMISSION TO MORE THAN 120 MUSEUMS NATIONWIDE. Please check your local museums for days and hours op operation during the Labor Day Weekend. Seattle locations are as follows. Museum of History & Industry, the Wing Lake Asian Museum, Northwest African American Museum and Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma
Sunday September 5
FAMILY DAY AT NORTHWEST AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM (NAAM) Come and celebrate family day at the museum. Families are admitted free to the museum all day. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 2300 S. Massachusetts St. For more info please call 206-518-6000 ext 113.
SIGN UNVEILING TO HIGHLIGHT NEWLY RENAMED MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. (Formerly Brighton Elementary) 2:30 p.m. 6725 45th Ave S. Seattle The public is all welcome to join in the ceremony.
Sunday September 12
ALOHA HAWAIIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL. Provides a feast for the sense as visitors journey through the sights, sounds and tastes of Hawaii. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Center House and Mural Amphitheatre. Seattle
Sunday – Tuesday September 12 – 14
FREE MEALS FOR GRANDPA AND GRANDMA NATIONWIDE! The Old Spaghetti Factory locations nationwide will celebrate those families by honoring grandparents with a free meal – any item on the menu. All Locations nationwide. Please check you are.