Eco Elegant Wedding Show
Learn how to plan a more green and ethical wedding. This event will showcase some of Portland's premier wedding vendors offering eco-friendly/sustainable products. Enjoy food and beverage tastings, a fashion show, presentations and more!
Sat, Nov 21, 11am-4pm
Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Ave

First Fix-It Fair
The City of Portland's 23rd annual Fix-It Fair season will kick off with a new addition: workshops in Spanish. Fix-It Fairs are free events where residents can learn simple and effective ways to save money at home this winter.  All fairs offer free childcare and lunch.
Sat, Nov 21, 8:30am-2pm
Roosevelt High School, 6941 N Central St
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Rock 'N Roll Camp for Girls ROCK'TION
ROCK'TION 2009 promises to become the annual event that puts some ROCK into the fall season.  Entertainment by Karoake from Hell, a live auction featuring guitars signed by Joan Jett and Heart, art signed by Pearl Jam and memorabilia from Sandi West of the Runaways.
Fri, Nov 13, 7pm-12am
Billy Frank, Jr. Conference Center, 721 NW Ninth Ave, 2nd Fl

Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest
An annual event aimed to educate it's audiences about waste reduction, recycling issues and to inspire creative re-use.  Showcasing wearable art and couture fashion based on the creative use of "trash" in an eclectic and often humorous production. Hosted by Mayor Sam Adams and Marjorie Skinner.
Sat, Nov 14, doors at 7pm, show at 8pm
Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St
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SHIFT: A Green Salon, Sharing and Inspiring Sustainable Design
AIGA presents 10 five-minute presentations from designers, creatives, and innovators that are making communications more sustainable. Topics include creative print/web challenges, creating energy efficient sites, green office renovations, earth-friendly printing and more. Followed by short Q&A and networking.  Please RSVP, $5 non-members.
Thu, Nov 5, 7-9pm
Pop Art Community Room, 718 SW Alder St

Farm to Table 10th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate Zenger Farm's ten years of educating youth, farmers and families in sustainable agriculture.  Chef Joe McGarry of Bon Appetit will be serving five delicious, locally grown courses, paired with local beer and wine. Join the silent and live auction and go home with something great.
Fri, Nov 6, Silent Auction 6:30pm, Dinner at 7:30pm
OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave
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Incognito is a SCRAP fundraiser and dinner award party that celebrates creativity, sustainability and mystery. Evening includes drinks and dinner, auctions, awards, trashion show and musical entertainment. Costumes welcome, and masks are a must; if you arrive without one, you may purchase a mask creation from SCRAP volunteers. Order your tickets today!
Oct 29, 5:30pm Cocktails and Silent Auction
7pm Awards, Dinner and Live Auction
8:30pm Transcendental Brass Band, Junk to Funk Trashion Show
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2nd Annual Green Professionals Conference
This is an event for students and professionals; providing learning, networking, and employment opportunities within the sustainability industry.  For detailed information on registration, exhibiting costs, venue and speaker information, visit the conference website.
Fri, Oct 9, 8am-5pm
Double Tree Hotel, 1000 NE Multnomah

Wordstock
Wordstock is an annual festival of books, writers, and storytelling in Portland. Wordstock features ten author stages, a book fair, a special children’s area and children’s literature stage, a series of workshops for writers and for K-12 teachers, a special broadcast of Live Wire!  Schedule and tickets available online.
Sat-Sun, Oct 10-11, 10am-6pm
Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd More...

Starry Nights LIVE!
Learn about the interesting stories of the spring constellations and others in this special live presentation in OMSI's Kendall Planetarium.  Free admission for members, $5.50 for nonmembers.
Mar 21, 12pm-1pm
OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR



Teen Night
Visitors ages 13-18 can explore Da Vinci: The Genius, rock out to a DJ, play games, and more.  Free admission.
Mar 21, 7pm-10pm
OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR

OMSI After Dark
Here's your chance to enjoy the wonders of OMSI with no kids in sight! Enjoy a glass of wine or pint of beer while learning about robots, tornados, or fossils. 21 and over, free for members, $10 non-members.
Mar 25, 6pm-9pm
OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR

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Live Wire! March 
Be a part of the audience and experience the controlled chaos of a LIVE Live Wire show! The fifth anniversary show will feature columnist Dan Savage, musical guests Storm Large, the Asylum Street Spankers, and Stephanie Schneiderman with Keith Schreiner.  Tickets $20 at the door or through Ticketmaster.
Mar 14, doors 7pm, show at 8pm
Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR
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After dusting off my snow packed boots and entering the fair trade gurus Ten Thousand Villages (coupon) Portland store located in the center of the Pearl District (914 NW Everett Street), I suddenly felt myself traveling through exotic lands far, far away. The rich colors in the fabrics of Pakistan and the dark wood grains of Indonesian wood tables made my heart sing.

I could almost feel the beating heart of the various nations represented in the vast array of beautifully handcrafted home accessories and furnishings.

Behind the volunteer-based non-profit organization that boasts 150 stores nationwide, and 50 in Canada, is an intimate story connected to each fairly traded and sustainably handcrafted item, that when purchased serves to help others (often women) in third world countries earn a living wage. That translates to the ability to make a huge difference in the lives of others with little cost to you and I.

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