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Food: Northwest Chocolate Festival
The
Northwest Chocolate Festival is a Benefit Event with proceeds
benefiting regional farmers and farmers in cocoa regions from around
the world including Oregon Tilth and Sustainable Harvest
International. In the Northwest Chocolate Festival Education Center we
will be bringing top educators in the culinary, history, and health of
chocolate. We will be offering tasting, spa classes, culinary workshops
& demonstrations, and seminars on trade and farming practices. Come
learn how to make a chocolate martini! $20 for both days.
September 12-14
Ecotrust and Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center, 721 NW 9th Ave
Play: Scrap Iron Artist Competition
This
high-energy celebration of creative reuse is a large-scale sculpt-off
competition involving teams of local artists, rowdy referees, celebrity
judges, live music, kid’s activities, merriment and mayhem. Teams have
three hours to complete a sculpture using only the materials and theme
provided. Over the years, Iron Artist has become one of the most
beloved events in the Portland metro area
with incredible support
from the community. Iron Artist is an event that challenges the
creative community while raising money for one of Portland’s most
unique and well-respected environmental arts organizations. SCRAP
combines three of Portland’s passions – sustainability, waste reduction
and creativity.
September 13, 11am-7pm
SE 2nd at Main and Salmon
Go: Kidical Mass
WHO: Trailers, trail-a-bikes, Xtracycles, tandems, oh my! Kids, Parents, and any Kids at Heart
WHAT: We’ll ride legal, safe, and hoot it up. Honk if you know a kid.
WHY: To celebrate the fact that Kids are Traffic Too.
For family fun on vehicles that don’t hurt the future! Another excuse
to pedal with your family. Last month's rides were hugely successful to
the degree that all rides reported much fun by all. Thanks for your
support and participation, and hey, let's keep it up! Neighborhood
leaders are needed, email angela@bta4bikes.org. The Downtown ride will
once again start at the playground at the North Park Blocks. We will
meet on the *south* side of the playground, closest to NW Couch,
between 8th and 9th. Plan to arrive for bike decorating at 6pm, safety
talk and ride orientation at 6:15 and the ride will leave promptly at
6:30.
September 19, 6pm
Rides and potlucks in each quadrant, see
BTA for up to date meeting information.
Go: BTA Bike Commute Challenge and Drink a Pint Benefit
There's
still time to join the Bike Commute Challenge as an individual or work
team. Challenge us (under EcoMetro) or a friend, log your miles, and
take advantage of discounts and incentives. This year the website is
the flashiest, most engaging yet. The Bike Commute Challenge is a
friendly competition — workplace against workplace — to see who can get
more people biking to work in September. Any business, non-profit or
public agency is eligible to participate — and individual cyclists can
also participate on their own.
Challenge:
All of September
Drink a Pint Benefit:
September 22, 5pm to close
McMenamins Market Street Pub, 1526 SW 10th Ave
Food: Zeneger Farm "Writing our Bellies Full"
Join
Zenger this fall for a food writing workshop, “Writing our Bellies
Full,” taught by local creative writer and food lover, Becca Deysach.
Becca will lead food-inspired writing activities as we share good food,
explore the farm fields and wetlands of Zenger, and share our food
stories in an intimate group setting. There is only room for 12
participants and space is filling fast. The cost for the 6-week course
is $125. Open farm tours are every Friday 4-5, $5 for adults and $2 for
children.
Thursdays 7-9,
September 25-October 30
Zeneger Farm, 11741 SE Foster Road
Go: River City Bicycles Free Maintenance Classes
- 1st Wednesday: Fixing Flats
- 2nd Wednesday: Brake & Derailleur Adjustments
- 3rd Wednesday: Fixing Flats
- 4th Wednesday: Shifting & Riding Techniques
- 5th Wednesdays (when applicable) Open Forum
Weekly on Wednesdays, starting at 5:30
River City Bicycles, 706 SE MLK Blvd.
Live: PDX Clothing Swaps
So, what is PDXSwap, anyway? Well, we're a group of women in the
Portland Metro area who get together on a regular basis for a clothing
swap! If you've ever been to a clothing swap (or even a thrift store),
you know what a pain it is to sift through racks and piles of clothes,
hunting desperately for your size. By concentrating on one segment of
clothing sizes in each swap group, we're able to have a fun, easy time
of just swapping clothes (and shoes, and belts, and mittens...). Kids
swaps too!
Throughout the month, locations differ.
Sign up for your size group at
pdxswap.com More...