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Mark your calendar for another fun day at the 19th Annual Iranian Festival.

Live music, featuring the world renowned Rahim Shahryari 
Dance performances featuring Eshta Divas dance group
Delicious and local Iranian food and dessert
Fun activities for children and adults
Traditional arts and crafts
Iran-related book fair
Artists and business booths

We are proud to support Oregon Food Bank, and we welcome canned food donations at the festival

Fred Meyer presents the 8th Annual Soulful Giving Blanket Concert Saturday, Aug. 4th at Yoshida Gardenview Estate21+ Only, Tickets: $50 Premiere & $100 VIP 

Join Soulful Giving Foundation in supporting the efforts of Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel and Providence Cancer Institute - Oregon to treat children fighting cancer. The Soulful Giving Blanket Concert is a day-long, outdoor celebration of life & hope filled with great food, beer, wine, local arts & crafts, free games, incredible silent auction items, special prizes, and live rockin' amazing music!

Bring your car seats in to ensure they are correctly and properly installed.

Parents and caregivers are urged to have their children's car seats checked at this event, which is presented by the OHSU Doernbecher Tom Sargent Safety Center. Certified child passenger safety technicians are available to inspect car seats and provide hands-on advice free of charge.

For more information or to view upcoming dates (or to schedule an appointment with an expert from the OHSU Doernbececher Tom Sargent Safety Center), please visit http://doernbecher.com/carseatoutreach.

No appointment necessary. This is a hands-on, educational session; it is helpful to install car seat to best of your ability before the event. Please bring car seat instructions and your vehicle owner's manual. Please read your car seat instruction manual prior to the clinic. Each car seat check takes approximately 30 minutes. Multiple seats require additional time. Expect a wait if cars are lined up.

Please note: RSVPs are not required, but encouraged to help spread the word!

Join us every 1st Friday of the month for a happy hour playdate at Level Beer! We will meet in the covered patio near the kids corner.

Our playdates are a free, casual opportunity to get together with other local parents and caregivers, on a regular basis. Our volunteer educators host our playdates and are there to help with any questions you might have about carriers. We welcome you, and your children of any age, to come get support with your baby carrier or just to connect with other Portland/Vancouver families. Please note that our full library is not available at playdates.

AT PLAYDATES:
- All are Welcome
- Free to attend
- Lending Library Not Available

Additional carriers to try on can be brought upon request, just comment in the event so we know what to bring!

After 13-years at the Hotel deLuxe (thanks for the memories!), Top Down has a new home on the Portland State University campus atop the PS2 parking structure at 1724 SW Broadway. Join us for our 14th annual program of cinema under the stars and new city views. Doors open at 7 pm with food and beverages available for purchase. Music begins at 8 pm and films begin at dusk. Entry for advance ticket holders is guaranteed until 8:30 pm. Advance tickets ensure that you will not have to wait in the ticket purchase line but do not guarantee entry after 8:30 pm. A limited number of chairs are available on a first-come basis, so feel free to bring a chair, pillow, or blanket, along with a light sweater or jacket. Advance ticket holders not admitted to the screening (in the case of a sell-out) may exchange their tickets for another Top Down or NWFC screening. There are no refunds or exchanges for arrivals after the film begins (c. 9 pm) or for entirely missed screenings. Please, no pets or outside food or drink.

July 29, 2018. 10am-5pm
SE Stark from 82nd-76th
Portland, OR

A free event, the Montavilla Street Fair features over 120 vendors, a children's area, and 3 music stages.

We’re returning to Portland for our 5th year with a celebration of contemporary handmade featuring the country’s foremost voices in craft and design.

Renegade brings together a curated selection of modern design, including jewelry and accessories, art, apparel, ceramics, illustration, stationery, home decor, cookware, apothecary, and more.

Discover local food trucks, check out a Molly Costello Art & Designinstallation, groove with Off Grid Beats, bring home a pretty bundle from Sweet Delilah Farm, and more at a truly one-of-a-kind shopping experience.

~ As always, Renegade is free to attend and all are welcome ~

http://www.renegadecraft.com/fair/portland-summer

July 28 2018. 11am to 7pm

Mark your calendars for the 9th annual Natsu Matsuri Summer Festival at Uwajimaya Beaverton with the Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club Show and Auction.

Join us for Japanese food & beer, live entertainment, kids games, taiko, bon-odori, watermelon eating contest and so much more!

Date: July 31 - Aug 05, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Seafair has hosted Fleet Week on the Seattle waterfront since 1950 in celebration of the men and women who serve our country. This year Seafair, along with the Seattle Navy League and the Port of Seattle, is proud to welcome vessels and personnel from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Come to the Seattle waterfront and Pier 66 on Tuesday, July 31 for a majestic Parade of Ships showcasing these spectacular vessels.

Fleet Week includes the Parade of Ships, where the Fleet makes its entrance into Elliott Bay accompanied by the spray of the Seattle Fire Department boat, and Ship Tours where guests can go aboard Navy and Coast Guard vessels to get a real taste of life at sea. Both events are free and open to the public.

Seafair proudly supports all military services, and is grateful for their service to our country. In appreciation, Seafair offers free admission to all military personnel to Seafair Weekend Hydroplane Race and Air Show on August 3-5, 2018. For more information on Seafair Festival events visit the schedule tab.

The lord of Camlann invites you to attend his St. James village faire, with  knightly combat, puppetry, music, crafts, archery, and minstrels.  Come to Somersetshire, ancient realm of Arthur the king, as our morning trumpet & charter proclamation open the village gates upon the colorful world of Chaucer's England in 1376. The pace is leisurely: everything does not happen at once. The scale is small, intimate: leave behind the hectic 21st century.

Since 1986 Ethnic Fest has grown to become the largest celebration of culture and community in Tacoma. Voted the best festival of the South Sound; this year Ethnic Fest takes place Saturday-Sunday, July 28-29, from Noon to 7:00pm at historic Wright Park in Tacoma, WA. This family-friendly, free festival has grown in size and hosts Kid’s Zones, multiple entertainment stages, as well as numerous specialty arts & crafts, food and informational vendors. You are invited to apply to participate in Ethnic Fest and join us in celebrating over 30 years of culture, community and festivities.

Always the last weekend in July, Jazz in the Valley brings the summer fun to Ellensburg,Washington. Historic Downtown Ellensburg is filled with crowds who return year after year to listen to top-notch music in the venues. The 3 day festival is full of music for all tastes, jazz, blues, reggae, Latin rhythms, soul, Dixieland, and rock ‘n roll. $60 Pre-sale tickets are on sale now. In addition, due to the generosity of sponsor, Kittitas Valley Healthcare, the Sunday show featuring Total Experience Gospel Choir and Darren Motamedy will be free.