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Features

Parenting, Portland Style ...... 12 Recent Transplants Dish on Our Unique, Local Vibe

Life With Father...... 18 The Challenges and Joys of Being a Stay-at-Home Dad

Thrills & Spills! ...... 22 The Northwest’s Top 10 Water and Amusement Parks 6 12

Departments

Parent Postings ...... 6 Announcements, community events, fundraisers and other useful information

Out & About ...... 22 Water and Amusement Parks

Family Fare ...... 34 18 22 Sylvan Steakhouse

Angels Among Us ...... 36 June p:ear (Project: Education, Art, Recreation) Family Calendar

Family Calendar ...... 38 Advertising Sections In the Spotlight ...... 38 Summer Camps ...... 27 – 33 Family Favorite ...... 41 Parties ...... 46 – 47

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Dads need support, too! According to the US Census Bureau, there were 154,000 full-time stay-at-home dads There are so many great local groups for moms, but (SAHD) nationwide in 2010. Read more where can dads gather to talk about the trials and tribu- about life with a SAHD beginning on page 18. lations of fatherhood? In true Portland style, there are numerous options in the area. Here are a few possibili- ties for the big man in your little one’s life:

Baby Dad’s Chat Time: A relaxed, facilitated meeting for dads, expecting dads, granddads, step dads, and maybe-someday-dads to discuss whatever’s on their minds. All male-identified people are welcome. Bring the baby if you like. Second Sunday of the month, 3 pm. FREE. Milagros Boutique, 5433 NE 30th Ave. For more info: Ron Lansing, 503-706-8124, ronaldlansing@ gmail.com.

Impact Northwest’s Community Dads’ Group: An informal group for dads and kids 3 and under. Hang out, swap stories, eat pizza and play. English and Spanish speaking facilitators are present at every group. FREE. Every Tuesday, 6-7:30 pm, and every Friday, 10-11:30 am. (Fourth Friday of the month is a field trip!) Brentwood-Darlington Community Center, Outdoor Dads: Monthly hikes from April through November for dads 7211 SE 62nd Ave.; 503-988-6127 x243; impactnw.org. and kids 5 and under. (Moms and older kids are welcome.) FREE. Outings on the fourth Saturday of each month, 11 am. outdoordads.org. New Fathers’ Group. This group for fathers of children under 5 is facili- tated by Sam Stevens, LMFT. It’s limited to seven dads, so call for avail- Portland Dads at Home: Local stay-at-home dads connecting with each ability. $80/month. Every other Saturday, 4-5:30 pm. 516 SE Morrison, other for play dates, adventures, support and more. FREE. portlanddad. Ste. 310. 503-957-8797. samstevensmft.com/fatherhood.html. com.

New Fathers’ Meetup/Workshop: Meet other new and soon-to-be dads The DADs Group (TDG). A social support group for dads – or men who in a casual environment where you can ask questions, get answers and want to become dads – who are gay, bisexual, transgendered or ques- enjoy a cup of coffee. Facilitated by Sam Stevens, LMFT. FREE. (Food and tioning. FREE. Fourth Thursday of every month, 7-9 pm. The Q Center, drink for sale.) First Sunday of every month, 12:30-2 pm. Cafe au Play, 4115 N Mississippi Ave. 503-310-4723 (Brett) or 503-697-7004 (Terry). 5633 SE Division St. 503-957-8797. samstevensmft.com/fatherhood. thedadsgroup.com. html.

Binkies OK for breast- associated with decreased exclu- policy was implemented. After it feeding babes? sive breastfeeding and increased was implemented, that percentage supplemental formula feeds. decreased to 68 percent. While many hospitals are Numerous hospitals – includ- “We view this as an interesting removing pacifiers from their ing many run by OHSU, Legacy observation, but we do not claim newborn units to promote breast- and others – have been working a cause and effect relationship,” feeding, researchers at Oregon to implement The World Health says Laura Kair, MD, a resident Health & Science University Organization’s Baby-Friendly in pediatrics at OHSU. “Our goal (OHSU) Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Initiative to improve ex- in publicizing this data is to Hospital aren’t sure the practice clusive breastfeeding rates during stimulate dialogue and scien- will achieve the desired result. In birth hospitalization. (Learn more tific inquiry into the relationship fact, after analyzing feeding data at unicef.org/programme/breast- between pacifiers and breastfeed- on 2,249 infants born between feeding/baby.htm.) But OHSU ing. Our overall goal is to increase June 2010 and August 2011, researchers found about 79 per- breastfeeding rates, even in A new study released by OHSU’s OHSU pediatrician-scientists cent of the infants in Doerbecher’s Oregon which already boasts the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital calls found routine removal of pacifiers Mother-Baby unit were exclusively highest rate in the nation.” into question the conventional thinking during birth hospitalization was that newborn pacifier use interferes with breastfed before the no-pacifier exclusive breastfeeding. Parent Postings continues on page 8

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Learn more at Pod + Kin’s open house June 18, 5-7 pm. Pod + Kin, 3825 SE Belmont St 503-577-9702. podandkin.com.

Big win for Lincoln High constitution scholars! In a three-day competition that simulated congressional hearings, a team from Portland’s Lincoln High School won top honors in the na- tion for their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. Lincoln has won the national

“We the People” challenge four IMAGE COURTESY OF THE OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY Cleveland High School junior Annie Parham’s Grand Prize winning poster from the Oregon Humane times, most recently in 1996. Legal Society’s 63rd annual “Be Kind to Animals Poster and Photo/Essay Contest.” experts judged student perfor- mance in the national competition which included schools from across seats may be available to families the nation. who qualify. (Proof of financial Parent Education For more information about the assistance such as WIC plus a valid competition, visit new.civiced.org/ Oregon ID required for replacement Dr. Kathy Masarie presents wtp-the-program. seats.) Gateway Kohl’s, 10010 NE two Parenting Boot Camp classes Halsey. ohsu.edu/childsafety. held via telephone beginning June 26. Both classes are Tuesdays, June 26, July 3, 7, 10, 17, 24 & 31. Each Student artists portray costs $165 per person, plus materi- Humane Society mission Local author adds to als. Register at family-empower. sign language series com. More than 2,500 students in • How NOT to Mess Up Your grades 1 through 12 entered the Portland’s own Dawn Procho- Kids: Connecting with Your Oregon Humane Society’s 63rd vnik recently released a second Teen/Tween. Gain tools to get annual “Be Kind to Animals Poster series of Story Time with Signs and your sons to talk again, your and Photo/Essay Contest” this year, Rhymes books, giving young chil- daughters to put down their using art and words to craft positive dren and their caregivers more fun, cell phones, and generally bring pet-related messages for the future. interactive ways to learn American connection and calm into your Annie Parham, an 11th Sign Language (ASL). Learn more at home. For parents with children grader from southeast Portland’s abdopublishing.com. ages 9-19. 11:30 am-12:45 pm. Cleveland High School, took top honors in the Poster category. Nina • From Chaos & Clutter to Cre-Cre Manning, a 5th grader at Fine ativity & Calm: Getting Back Arts Starts in Oregon City, was to Basics. Learn how to bring named runner up. creativity, calm and connec-connec For a complete list of winners tion back into your home. For and the images of winning parents of children from 4-11. entries from each grade level, visit 1-2:15 pm. oregonhumane.org . More parent education and parpar- ent support group information can be found at metro-parent. Safety first! com. Get your car seats checked at a free safety inspection June 23 “Watch Me Go!” is one of the new titles in Portland author Dawn Prochovnik’s popular from 10 am to 1 pm. Replacement IMAGES COURTESY OF ABDO PUBLISHING Story Time with Signs and Rhymes series.

10 June 2012 metro-parent.com metro-parent.com June 2012 11 Parenting, Portland Style Recent Transplants Dish on Our Unique, Local Culture

By Kate McMahon

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PRITCHARD FAMILY

resh off a move from California to Portland inF early February, Julia Flucht started noticing “You let your kids take differences in the way we raise our children here. the bus to school, walk “I see so many fathers at the playground,” says Despite being away from home two nights every to the park by them- Flucht, whose son, Max, is 7. “This was never the case week, Wan is still able to eat breakfast and dinner with in Orange County. Dads seem more involved here.” her family and take part in the kids’ bath and bedtime selves, and you aren’t Flucht also says that she’s met dozens of families routines far more often than she could when they lived pressured to have since moving here, “and nearly all of them are working in California. She also has more time to spend with her your kids signed up parents who telecommute or have home offices that husband. “Portland has helped our partnership and our give them more time and flexibility to raise their parenting,” she says. for 7,000 activities and children.” play dates.” Is parenting really so different in the Portland … philosophical for many others metro area than it is in other parts of the country and If you’re not a California transplant, the idea that Iris Pritchard, California’s Silicon Valley to the world? And, if so, what makes parenting here so Portland is a low cost place to raise kids may seem a West Linn, 2010 distinctive? foreign concept. But Wan stresses that the philosophi- cal differences she notices in Portland also contribute It’s financial for some… greatly to its distinctive parenting style. “Part of the difference is truly financially driven,” “In California, we had opposing philosophies with says Bonnie Wan, who moved from the San Francisco neighbors and friends about food and children, and Bay Area to southeast Portland in April 2010 with her media and children, and the commercial world and husband and three children, ages 3 to 8. That’s cer- children,” she says. Here in Portland, at least in the tainly true for the many Portland residents who’ve slice of southeast Portland where her family now lives, fled pricey Silicon Valley and southern California the neighbors are mostly in sync with her parenting (see “Facts & Figures” on page 16). style. In Portland, Wan says, “We can walk everywhere. “It’s wonderful to be in a community with all of We’re not paying for the cost of living in a car culture. your shared values,” she says. “If you’re always battling Our market is at the end of the block, the school is at the community you’re in, it takes away time and effort the end of block, and our coffee shop, too.” to live the way you want to live.” Their Portland lifestyle allows Wan’s husband to be home with the kids, she says, creating a strong family It takes a village … mindset? core while she continues her career in advertising. She Pamela Druckerman, an American mother living in commutes to her San Francisco-based firm three days a Paris, France, has experienced first-hand how cultural week but is anchored to her home office the rest of the uniformity helps with parenting. She even wrote a best- time. selling book about it.

12 June 2012 metro-parent.com Iris Pritchard, who moved with her family from California’s Silicon Valley to West Linn in 2010, believes the more relaxed culture here will benefit her children, Aydan, 8, and Sophia (pictured), who turns 5 this month.

In Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (Penguin Press, 2012), Druckerman drills down to the essential differences between French parenting and American parenting. She investigates with journalistic deftness and personal expe- rience the reasons French children apparently eat better, sleep better and are better behaved than their American counterparts. And she examines how place – in her case France – can indeed influence parenting. When it comes to American parenting, Druckerman says, “there’s always been this counter current, like breast- feed (versus) don’t breastfeed. Look at the range of different philosophies, like not using the word ‘no’ with children. American parents feel they have to reinvent parenting from the ground up and you get into all different schools of thought.” These philosophical counter currents can add up to chaos, but con- flicting parenting philosophies aren’t “In Portland, we can American parents’ only cause of stress. actually live comfortably “There is also great pressure in and still have ‘the the U.S. to stimulate your kids a lot,” Druckerman points out. “During the weird,’ because I love Clinton years, studies showed that ‘the weird.’ … I really poor kids weren’t succeeding in school because they weren’t getting enough felt like a hippie in stimulation, so parents took this to the New Jersey and people extreme. Social scientists have seen this didn’t appreciate it.” shift in America where middle class U.S. families are frenetically busy. Catherine Blanksby, “The pace of life is slower in New Jersey to Lake Oswego, 2011 France,” she continues. “People in America who choose this slower pace can feel awkward about it, but the reality is nobody is in your house telling you that your kid has to go to soccer practice. It’s only you. In the French view, it’s a healthy part of childhood development for kids to learn how to cope with boredom and frustration.” Druckerman’s book resonates with Colby Rauch, who moved from north Portland to Strasburg, France, last year with her husband and their two daughters, now 2 and 3. “We had a dining experience in France that matched verbatim to what Pamela described in her book,” Rauch says. “We looked at the French kids who were quietly eating their food and wondered if they were drugged! And meanwhile it was like we were wrestling beavers. I didn’t realize you could expect this behavior from your children.

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metro-parent.com June 2012 13 “In California, we had opposing philoso- phies with neighbors and friends about food and children, and media and children, and the commercial world and children … If you’re always battling the community you’re in, it takes away time and effort to live the way you want to live.”

Bonnie Wan, San Francisco Bay Area to southeast Portland, 2010

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When everybody’s operating on a similar level, you fall into that and you think that’s normal because everyone validates it.” Still, Rauch misses Portland’s kid-friendly brewpubs. “They’ll accommodate you,” she says. “You can take your kids and not feel like you’re making a scene. You can have a burger and a beer when you’re tired and don’t want to cook. Everyone goes home happy.”

Relax, it’s Portland(ia)! Iris Pritchard, who moved to West Linn from Cali- fornia’s Silicon Valley with her family in 2010, says it’s the Portland area’s safer, more relaxed community and lack of emphasis on competitiveness that makes the difference. “When we came up here to check out Portland in person, things looked freer, looser,” says Pritchard, whose children are 5 and 8. “You let your kids take the “My son literally takes a forest path to his bus bus to school, walk to the park by themselves, and you stop every morning,” says Julia Flucht of her aren’t pressured to have your kids signed up for 7,000 7-year-old son’s Portland West Hills lifestyle. “That has to translate to something meaning- activities and play dates.” ful in his life, in the big picture of things.” The pursuit of a higher quality of life – plus a bit of PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FLUCHT FAMILY whimsy – compelled another couple to ditch New Jersey for Portland last summer. Catherine Blanksby’s husband band that hippies live in Portland, she adds, “it only confirmed our deci- has a telecommuting job, so they can live almost anywhere in the world. sion. It’s a good thing to care where your chicken comes from!” She adds, Why Portland? philosophically, that in Portland, “People stand up for what they believe.” “We read an article in the Wall Street Journal about good wines – Pinot Noirs – for Thanksgiving back in New Jersey, and we tried one, a good Nature meets nurture one,” says Blanksby, whose son, Max, is 3. “It was from Willamette Valley. Then we saw an episode of Portlandia and were like, ‘Oh, there’s a real After three months in Portland, Flucht remarked on the irony of par- place like that! Who knew that this place existed?’” enting in rainy Portland, where her son is becoming more connected to the natural world than he was in sunny southern California. (In case you’re wondering, it was the episode featuring Colin, the free- range chicken.) “Nature is all around you here,” she says, admiring the sweeping view from her living room of Portland’s West Hills area and the Coast Range “In Portland, we can actually live comfortably and still have ‘the through tall Douglas Firs. Portlanders’ love of nature seems to play a big weird,’ because I love ‘the weird,’” Blanksby says, referring to our popular role in community connectedness, she notes, and she wonders how living “Keep Portland Weird” vibe. “I really felt like a hippie in New Jersey and in Portland will fundamentally change her son’s upbringing. people didn’t appreciate it.” When people warned Blanksby and her hus-

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14 June 2012 metro-parent.com metro-parent.com June 2012 15 PHOTO BY SCOTT GREEN/IFC PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FLUCHT FAMILY An episode of the show Portlandia – the legendary “Colin the Chicken” segment – helped Julia Flucht and her husband, Brian, admire the view from their West Hills home as they ponder influenced Catherine Blanksby and her family to move from New Jersey to the Portland area in how different their family’s lifestyle is in Portland than it was in Orange County, California. 2011. “It’s a good thing to care where your chicken comes from,” Blanksby says. “People stand up for what they believe here.”

Parenting, Portland Style continued from page 14 Facts & Figures “My son literally takes a forest path to his bus stop every morning,” she says. “That has to translate to something meaningful in his life, in How many people move to Oregon every year? According the big picture of things.” to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 2005 and 2009 about The Blanksbys took Max to a “Nuts About Nature” event on a drizzly 103,000 people moved to Oregon and about 80,000 moved winter day in Sellwood. away from Oregon – leaving a net in-state migration of about “You put on rain pants and boots and you go out with other families 22,000 people. California leads the pack with the highest and make mud pies for two hours,” she says. “I would never have done number of people moving to Oregon. that in New York or New Jersey.”

How many kids live here? According to the U.S. Census A French connection? Bureau, the percentage of Oregon’s population under age Druckerman points out that the French style of parenting she de- 18 in 2010 was 22.6 percent, slightly lower than the national scribes in her book doesn’t only happen in France. average of 24 percent. “There are plenty of people in America who parent like the French,” she says, “and there is some intersection between what French parents How much do local families earn? According to the Portland do in general and this new conventional wisdom in America.” Plan, a group that assists the City of Portland’s Bureau of Plan- While no one is suggesting Portland is a carbon copy of France, one ning and Sustainability, in 2009 most households citywide fell can draw similarities – the slower pace, the connection to nature, pos- sibly even an element of social uniformity, albeit with our own unique into the $50,000 to $99,000 annual income group. The median spin. In fact, perhaps it’s the Portland area’s consistent lack of confor- annual household income is greatest in southwest Portland at mity that gives it a special brand of uniformity, a certain je ne sais quoi a over $70,000. la Portlandia. Maybe that’s the page everyone is on here. “In Portland,” says Wan, “people can design the type of lifestyle that — Kate McMahon fits them.”

Kate McMahon is a Portland journalist and mom. Learn more about her work at katemcmahonproductions.com.

16 June 2012 metro-parent.com Pamela Druckerman sparked much discus-discus sion and debate with her observations on how place affects parenting in Bring- ing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (Penguin Press, 2012).

IMAGE COURTESY OF THE PENGUIN PRESS

metro-parent.com June 2012 17 Portland dad James Rohl blogs about his adven- tures as a stay-at-home dad to sons Finn, 6, and Henry, 4, at sahdpdx.com. The Challenges and Joys of the Stay-at-Home Dad

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ROHL FAMILY Life With Father

The n the back of his mind, James Rohl had been Changing times, changing families looking forward to a certain morning in March According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were for quite a while. It was supposed to be the first 154,000 full-time stay-at-home dads nationwide in Challenges itime in two weeks he wouldn’t be helping out in his 2010. Additionally, about 16 percent of preschoolers kindergartener’s classroom, at a board meeting for are cared for by Dad while Mom is working. the family’s cooperative preschool, or just hanging Economic trends point to those numbers and Joys out at home with his younger son. increasing. According to Washington Post journal- Then it snowed – in March! – and the school late ist Liza Mundy’s new book, The Richer Sex (Simon start schedule kicked in. Those precious few hours and Schuster, 2012), a full 40 percent of working of the to himself were gone before they ever began. wives in the United States currently out-earn their Still, the St. Johns stay-at-home dad says, he husbands. By 2050, Mundy estimates, there will be couldn’t be too upset. After all, it was so much fun 140 college-educated women in the nation for every Stay-at- to watch his kids romping in the late-season snow. 100 college-educated men. As one of an ever-growing number of stay-at- Meanwhile, the prolonged recession from which home-dads in the Portland metro area, Rohl is used the country is only now slowly emerging has been Home Dad to rolling with the punches with his kids, from hardest on traditionally male-dominated industries, jockeying for a prime spot during music hour at the such as construction, leaving more men out of work By Julia Silverman coffee shop to mopping up tears after a playground and back at home by default. spill. It used to be heads would turn when fathers Take Oregon City dad David Friedericks, who like Rohl came into view, sporting a baby in an Ergo lives with his wife, Stacey Borgman, and their three or lifting up a preschooler for a better view of the children, 3-year-old twins, Tsai and Finley, and lions at the zoo, but these days, stay-at-home-dad- 18-month-old Sylvie. When his wife was pregnant dom is an increasingly common lifestyle for a newer with the twins, Friedericks was studying to join generation of fathers. the Portland Fire & Rescue bureau after a career as Some stay home with the kids out of financial a rowing coach. By the time the twins were born necessity. Some have chosen to be the primary in 2008, however, the bureau had implemented a caregiver. All are there for their kids, for better or for hiring freeze so when it came time for Borgman worse. to return to her job as a lawyer for the Clackamas

18 June 2012 metro-parent.com Once a full-time stay-at-home dad, David Friedericks – pictured with wife, Stacey Borgman, twins, Tsai and Finley Borgman Friedericks, 3, and Sylvie Borgman Friedericks, nearly 2 – now works for the fire bureau, but he’s still at home with the kids several days each week. PHOTO BY CINDY BIZAL, soulprintsphotography.com

County District Attorney’s office, Friedericks was in sole charge at home.

Finding a niche “Working and being At first, Friedericks recalls, it was a struggle to find a place where he and the a provider is a big kids fit in. He went to a few playgroups part of most men’s with stay-at-home moms, “but the topics identities. It’s hard were things I had no idea about and I had nothing to contribute,” he says. “I to get rid of that found myself talking about how Stacey social expectation.” was dealing with being back at work, or having to pump (breast milk). It was all Sam Stevens, MS, LMFT something I had observed, not what I had experienced.” Especially in those early days, he says, he’d second guess himself regularly, wondering if his wife could do a better job. Sam Stevens, a marriage and family therapist in Portland who runs two support groups for local dads, stays home with his own 3-year- old daughter one day a week. Stevens says Friedericks’ early feelings are common for stay-at-home dads, especially in the first months of a child’s life. “Working and being a provider is a big part of most men’s identi- ties,” Stevens says. “It’s hard to get rid of that social expectation.” Because the support network for stay-at-home dads, while grow- ing, is nowhere near as well developed as that for moms, Stevens Life With Father continues on page 20

metro-parent.com June 2012 19 The Dad Next Door For men, seeking out other stay-at-home parents to talk to (The following is excerpted from James Rohl’s blog about being a can “feel like it is stay-at-home dad in Portland, sahdpdx.com. In his blog, Rohl refers admitting that you don’t know what to his 6-year-old son as “Primo.”) you’re doing when re- ally what you need is We sent Primo door to door in the neighborhood hitting up all the social support,” says neighbors with kids. He knocked on the door and asked “Would you Portland therapist Sam Stevens, who like to buy a Chinook Book for $20 to help keep me off drugs?” runs two groups for local dads. It was amazing the success rate he had with that line and I knew he would. I fancy myself a master seller who just never had a chance to flex his muscles. Some of the neighbors thought it was funny and bought a book, and others thought he was dead serious and bought two. Anything they could do to keep that cute little kid off the smack, they were going to do it. PHOTO COURTESY OF SAM STEVENS, MS, LMFT

Everyone in the neighborhood knows that I am a stay at home dad Life With Father continued from page 19 so the boys get knowing nods whenever they pull stuff like this. “It’s that unemployed fellow, their dad, that makes them do this!” notes, it can be a more isolating experience. Men also are traditionally less accustomed to talking about their feelings with their friends, he adds, so Just like letting them dress crazy, this is part of the fun of being a parenting challenges – like the time Friedericks spent what felt like hours in stay at home dad, and the fun we are having has us meeting our the middle of the night driving his reflux-suffering infant son around and fundraising goal with the first offering. I should probably keep this around on a freeway loop, hoping to lull him to sleep – can seem even more up to help the school prosper but I’m goal oriented and once we isolating. meet our goal it’s on to new ways of terrorizing the neighborhood For men, seeking out other stay-at-home with my bad parenting. What would they have to talk about if I parents to talk to can “feel like it is admitting “My father, my didn’t? that you don’t know what you’re doing,” Ste- father-in-law, my vens adds, “when really what you need is social September 2011. Reprinted with permission. friends, they’re support, because if you spend all of your time with, say, a 3-year-old and envious. They all a 1-year-old, your brain starts oozing say they wish they out of your ears.” had had this These days, Friedericks is work- opportunity.” ing for the Portland Fire & Rescue bureau, but with 24 hour shifts Derek Palmore, followed by 48 hours off, that still southeast Portland Get leaves him on kid duty several days Connected each week. Happily, he’s found a groove with his kids, playing basketball, jumping on trampo-trampo Find local support lines and hitting the monthly story times at Hopworks Urban groups for dads in Brewpub with friends. He’s grown into the role, he says, and our Parent Postings it’s helped to have a supportive extended family, something other stay-at-home dads echo. section on page 6. “My father, my father-in-law, my friends, they’re envious,” Some local fathers choose to stay home with their says southeast Portland father Derek Palmore, who’s studying for children while others fall into the role of primary a graduate degree while at home with his nearly 1-year-old son, Sol. “They caregiver out of financial necessity. all say they wish they had had this opportunity.” Palmore cites the Portland area’s relative liberalism and anything-goes culture as other key factors in making his transition easier. When he takes Sol for neighborhood walks and passes other parents and kids, he says, Learn More about one time in 10 it’s another dad giving him a nod of solidarity and recognition. For further reading, check out The Daddy Shift: How Stay-at-Home Rohl, who lived in southern California and Indiana before moving to Dads, Breadwinning Moms and Shared Parenting are Transforming Oregon, also says Portland’s a hospitable place to be at home with his kids, the American Family by Jeremy Adam Smith (Beacon Press, 2009). but he’s used to being the odd man out, too.

20 June 2012 metro-parent.com Dads by the Numbers (From U.S. Census Bureau data)

70.1 million: Estimated number of fathers across the nation.

25.3 million: Number of fathers who were part of married-couple families with children (under age 18) in 2010. Twenty-two percent were raising three or more children younger than 18 (among married-couple family households only).

154,000: Estimated number of stay-at-home dads in the United States in 2010. These married fathers with children younger than 15 have remained out of the labor force for at least one year primar- ily so they can care for the family while their wives work outside the home. These fathers cared for 287,000 children.

1.8 million: Number of single fathers in the United States in 2010. Fifteen percent of single parents were men. Nine percent were raising three or more children younger than 18. About 46 percent were divorced, 30 percent never married, 19 percent separated, and 6 percent widowed.

“Sometimes I’ll be at the park with the boys, and the moms are chat- ting while their kids play, but I don’t necessarily have anyone to chat with,” he says, “so I’ll be wrestling with the boys and other kids will in- variably drift over to investigate, and the moms will look over like, ‘Wait, who is this dude with a beard?’” Still, after showing up day after day, Rohl says, he’s made inroads at the park and elsewhere. (He’s even joined a mostly mothers’ book group in north Portland.)

Finding balance In part to reach out to other stay-at-home dads and in part to docu- ment these early years with his boys, Finn, 6, and Henry, 4, Rohl blogs about their adventures at sahdpdx.com (the sahd stands for stay-at-home- dad). In a recent entry, he detailed watching another dad lovingly braid his daughter’s hair at preschool drop-off, smoothing it gently into place, and thinking to himself how sweetly unexpected the scene was. “If I saw a mom doing the same thing I wouldn’t assume she was a great mom for such a simple daily action,” he wrote. “We dads have a low bar when it comes to public opinion of our fatherhood skills.” Rohl struggles with that dichotomy, he says, both with people con- gratulating him just for taking care of his kids and with the moms and nannies who are suspicious of him for the same reasons. He also points out that stay-at-home dads and stay-at-home moms often struggle with feelings of guilt. In the end, though, he believes he and his wife are doing what’s best for their family. “I feel fulfilled,” he says. “I feel great in my role. There are times when we’re struggling financially when I feel guilty, and there are times when my wife feels like she missed something really great … but this is still a good decision. We’re always working it out.”

Julia Silverman is a Portland-based freelance journalist and the mother of 3-year-old twins.

metro-parent.com June 2012 21 Out & About

By Madeline Cox Landis

If your idea of summer fun is

loop-de-looping on a roller Wings & Waves Water Park in coaster or a long, slippery ride McMinnville pairs an air and space theme down a water slide, you’ve got – including a water-themed plenty of options throughout museum – with wet and wild the Pacific Northwest! Check out water park fun. the water parks and amusement PARK WATER PHOTO COURTESY OF WINGS & WAVES parks that follow, then plan your WATER PARKS summer excursions! Wings & Waves Waterpark (McMinnville, Ore.) What’s Hot: Aviation and space enthusiasts take note: Four of the 10 water slides in this indoor park start from inside a real 747 on the roof and the huge wave pool is Prices listed are for single day adorned by Apollo rockets. There’s also a large play structure featuring a 300-gal- lon splash bucket and a helicopter. Don’t miss the interactive children’s museum tickets unless otherwise noted. dedicated to teaching kids about the power of water, too. Check websites for hours, height Prices: $30 over 42“ tall; $25 under 42“ tall; $10 non-swimmers. $5 discount for museum members. restrictions and other details before General Information: 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville. making your trip. (37 miles from Portland; use “500 Cumulus Avenue” for GPS.) 503-434-4006. evergreenmuseum.org/waterpark/. Let the summer fun begin! Great Wolf Lodge (Grand Mound, Wash.) What’s Hot: Jump on the exhilarating Howlin’ Tornado, where four-person tubes drop into a six-story funnel then swish and swirl 30-feet up the sides as they head downstream. The huge Fort Mackenzie interactive tree house includes suspension bridges, swinging cargo nets, soaking play sta- tions and a 1,000-gallon water bucket. For the youngest visitors, shallow Cub Paw Pool features fun sprays features. Prices: Overnight stay required; water park passes are included with room rates. Rooms start at $199.99 for four people. General Information: 20500 Old Hwy 99 SW, Grand Mound, Wash. (96 miles from Portland; use “Centralia, WA” for GPS.) 800-640-9653. greatwolf.com/grandmound/waterpark.

Wild Waves (Federal Way, Wash.) The Howlin’ Tornado What’s Hot: Wild Waves features a dozen water slides and rides, at Great Wolf Lodge including the new Riptide with swirling action. Younger kids will in Grand Mound, enjoy the wave pool, Konga River and Hook’s Lagoon. New this Wash., takes water slide fun to the summer is a Sea Lion Splash Show (June 22 to Sept. 3). extreme! Need more excitement? Wild Waves also features a full amusement park with

PHOTO COURTESY OF GREAT WOLF RESORTS, INC. over 60 rides and attractions for all ages, including the I-5 Dive Skycoaster where adrenaline junkies can pull their own rip cord for free-fall and flying action.

22 June 2012 metro-parent.com Located at beautiful Lake Chelan, Wash., Slidewaters offers spectacular views along with spectacu- lar spills and thrills. PHOTO COURTESY OF SLIDEWATERS

Soaring Eagle Zip Line and Downhill Tube’n are scheduled to open this summer. Prices: $39.99 over 48“ tall; $32.99 under 48“ and ages 55 and over. Children under 3 are free. Check online for discounts. I-5 Dive Skycoaster tickets sold separately. Parking is $10 per day. General Information: 36201 Enchanted Parkway S., Federal Way, Wash. (150 miles from Portland.) 253-661-8000. wildwaves.com.

Slidewaters (Chelan, Wash.) What’s Hot: This park is uniquely situated on lushly-landscaped grounds overlooking Lake Chelan. Check out the Purple Haze, which takes sliders down 400 feet of twists, turns and drops – in pitch dark! The Aqua Zoo is loaded with watery fun for those under 48“ tall, and new for the 2012 season is a 500-foot Lazy River. Prices: $18 over 48“ tall; $15 under 48“ and ages 55 and over. Children under 2 are free. Discount for evening-only passes. General Information: 102 Waterslide Dr., Chelan, Wash. (332 miles from Portland.) 509-682-5751. slidewaterswaterpark.com. Thrills & Spills continues on page 24

metro-parent.com June 2012 23 Admission to Boulder Beach Water Park is included with your visit to Silverwood Theme Park in Athol, Idaho. PHOTO COURTESY OF SILVERWOOD THEME PARK PHOTO COURTESY OF SILVERWOOD

Thrills & Spills continued from page 23 Boulder Beach Water Park (Athol, Idaho)

What’s Hot: This water park inside Silverwood Theme Park (see Amuse- PHOTO BY FRANK DESANTIS, COURTESY OF OAKS AMUSEMENT PARK Portland’s own Oaks Amusement Park is the longest ment Parks) recently introduced Ricochet Rapids, where families ride continuously operating amusement park in the country. together on a mega slide featuring daring drops and swirls. If you’ve got a need for speed, be sure to check out the Velocity Peak high-speed water slide. Little ones will find plenty of fun at Polliwog Park with hoses, pools, General Information: 7300 SE Harmony Rd., Milwaukie. 503-557- slides and more. SURF(7873). ncprd.com/aquatic-park. Prices: $42.99 general admission, $21.99 ages 3 to 7 and 65 and over. Discounts available for multi-day passes, evening-only tickets and online purchases. Parking is $4 per day. (Prices include entrance to Silverwood AMUSEMENT PARKS Theme Park.) General Information: Just north of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Hwy. 95. (395 Oaks Amusement Park (Portland, Ore.) miles from Portland; 17 miles north of Coeur d’Alene.) 206-683-3400. What’s Hot: Thrill-seekers will love the new Disk-O ride and the classic silverwoodthemepark.com. Scream-N-Eagle, while younger kids will enjoy the Big Pink Slide and The Zoooom Coaster, sized just right for beginning thrill seekers. Go-karts, North Clackamas Aquatic Park (Milwaukie, Ore.) arcade games and the old-timey carousel and train round out the fun. The What’s Hot: Multiple water slides, a wave pool and deep diving pool mean park celebrates its 107th anniversary June 2! Be sure to check out the new plenty of action at this nearby indoor water park. Younger kids will love Adventure Miniature Golf attraction, too. the interactive fountain area and kiddie pool with slide. Take a break from Prices: Ride bracelets are $12 to $25; individual ride tickets are $2.50 the pools at the 29-foot rock wall. for one, $14 for seven. Most rides are one ticket each. Check online for Prices: $4.99 ages 3 to 8; $6.99 ages 9 to 17; $9.99 ages 18 and older. details. Children under 3 are free. Discounts available for residents of the North General Information: 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland. 503-233-5777. Clackamas Parks & Recreation District, and family discounts are available oakspark.com. on Sundays. Additional charge for rock wall. Thrills & Spills continues on page 26

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A zip line, inflatable fun and a rotating Silverwood Theme Park (Athol, Idaho) collection of extreme rides are all part of What’s Hot: Silverwood is the largest theme park the fun celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair at Seattle Playway in the Northwest, with more than 65 rides, shows through Sept. 30. and attractions including four roller coasters, a log ride and classic carnival rides. The Corkscrew was the first coaster in the United States to take riders upside down. Celebrate the park’s 25th sea- son with laser shows in late July. The new Parrot FX show runs all season. Prices: $42.99 general admission; $21.99 ages 3 to 7 and 65 and over. Discounts available for multi-day passes, evening-only tickets and online Silverwood Theme Park near purchase. Parking is $4 per day. (Prices include Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is the northwest’s largest theme park. admission to Boulder Beach water park. See Water Parks for details.) General Information: Just north of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Hwy. 95. (395 miles from Portland; 17 Family Fun Center (Wilsonville, Ore.) miles north of Coeur d’Alene.) 206-683-3400. silverwoodthemepark.com. What’s Hot: Pull off the freeway for a fun after- noon of miniature golf, go-karts, bumper boats, batting cages and more. Indoor options include Enchanted Forest (Turner, Ore.) laser tag, a two-story arcade and Kidopolis Play- What’s Hot: If you thought this was a destination

PHOTO COURTESY OF SEATTLE CENTER PHOTO COURTESY OF SEATTLE land, a giant soft climbing structure for kids 5 feet for little kids, think again. The Big Timber Log tall and under. Ride claims to be the largest in the Northwest Celebrate the Prices: $33 for an Extreme All Day Pass, or pay with a 40-foot plunge, and older kids are also sure individually with attractions from $3 to $7.25. 50th Anniversary of the to enjoy Ice Mountain Bobsled and the high-tech, Seattle World’s Fair! interactive Challenge of Mandor. Add in Story- General Information: 29111 SW Town Center book Lane, the Haunted House, and the themed Loop W., Wilsonville. (18 miles south of Portland. villages and you’ll wonder why you don’t come There’s also a Family Fun Center in Tukwila, Seattle Center, which was built for the here more often. Wash., 16 miles south of Seattle.) 503-685-5000. 1962 World’s Fair, celebrates its 50th anni- fun-center.com. versary this summer with Seattle Playway, Prices: $10.25 adults; $9.25 ages 3 to 12 and 62 a rotating collection of extreme rides, and over. Children 2 and under are free. Ride inflatable play features and a zip line, open tickets are 95 cents each. Rides require one to four now through Sept. 30. tickets. Ride bracelets also are available. General Information: 8462 Enchanted Way SE, One-day passes are $12 ($19 includes zip Turner, Ore. (54 miles south of Portland, near line); single tickets are $1.25 each. Each Salem.) 503-371-4242. enchantedforest.com. ride requires one to six tickets.

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Perched atop Sylvan Hill, Sylvan Steak- house is a great choice for steak lovers on the eastside and the west. Steak, Sports & Spirits at Sylvan Steakhouse By Emily Puro

The past few years we’ve featured brew pubs in our June Family Fare column, a nod to the casual vibe many families prefer for Father’s Day. But this year we wanted to splurge a little on Dad – a thick, juicy steak and a nice Pinot Noir, perhaps? – while still maintaining our family-friendly, budget-friendly focus. Enter Sylvan Steakhouse, perched atop Sylvan Hill off Hwy. 26, serving Ringing It Up: Steak affordable, regionally sourced steaks – and a whole lot more – in a relaxed, dinners range from casual setting. $12.95 for medal- lions to $26.95 for a What’s Cooking: Aged New York strip, ribeye, filet mignon, “Baseball 16 oz. ribeye. Other Cut” (extra thick) and steak medallions are accompanied by sauteed entrees fall in the vegetables and your choice of mashed potatoes, rice pilaf, French fries $10 to $15 range, or – for a tasty change of pace – sweet potato tots. Not a big steak fan? No and appetizers run problem! The extensive menu includes plenty of other options, including from under $5 to a variety of fish and chicken dishes, tacos and enchiladas, burgers, sand- just over $10. Most wiches, entrée salads and more. Appetizers also are plentiful, from steak kids’ meals – which sliders and steak tenders to calamari, buffalo wings and chicken tenders to include a drink and nachos, quesadillas, onion rings, soup and beyond. choice of apple- The kids’ menu features all the usual favorites – corn dog, grilled sauce, veggie sticks cheese, chicken strips, quesadilla, mac ‘n cheese, and cheeseburger – as or French fries – are Smothered in sautéed mushrooms, wrapped in bacon or well as grilled chicken and steak tenders. $3.95 or $4.95, with accompanied by a side of shrimp, have your steak any way you like it at Sylvan Steakhouse. Weekend breakfast options include omelets, waffles, a nice selection steak tenders topping of eggs Benedict dishes, biscuits and gravy, corned beef hash, and – what the list at $7.95. else? – steak and eggs. (Substitute sweet potato tots for $1 more.) If you have room for dessert, choose from molten chocolate lava cake, caramel apple pie, cheesecake, an Oreo brownie sundae or ice cream. Keep In Mind: Stop in with the kids for weekend breakfast and receive Liquid Refreshment: You’ll find several pages of tempting cocktails and a free children’s tickets to the Oregon Zoo. Or stop by after the zoo and nice selection of wine and beer, plus bottomless lemonade and soda, juice, show your admission tickets to receive one free child’s meal, with the hot chocolate, espresso drinks, coffee and tea. purchase of an adult entrée.

What’s Cool for Kids: As one of the Oregon Zoo’s closest neighbors, Where and When: Open Monday through Thursday from 11 am to Sylvan Steakhouse features whimsical, animal-based art everywhere you 11 pm, Friday from 11 am to midnight, Saturday from 10 am to midnight, turn. The sports lovers in your family (and those kids who just love to and Sunday from 10 am to 10 pm. Weekend breakfast is served Saturday watch TV, no matter what’s on!) will appreciate the plethora of televi- and Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm. 5515 SW Canyon Ct. 503-297-5568. sion screens, all showing different sporting events. (It’s not as chaotic as sylvansteakhouse.com. it might sound.) Children’s menus feature coloring and activities to keep Emily Puro is Metro Parent’s managing editor. kids entertained.

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Creatively Mentoring Homeless Youth By Pippa Arend, program director and co-founder of p:ear

One of p:ear’s five main areas of service is “Safe Located at the corner of NW Sixth and Flanders, p:ear (which stands for Space,” which includes community gathering Project: Education, Art, Recreation) has been building positive relation- areas and the p:ear kitchen, designed to edu- cate homeless youth about healthful eating. ships with homeless and transitional youth for over 10 years. Lead by a strong but small staff, p:ear programs focus on developing hope and trust through education, art and recreation. The organization’s ultimate goal is to affirm a sense of personal worth as local youth create more meaningful and healthier lives – off the streets. The young people p:ear works with have been damaged. They have come from tragic and difficult backgrounds – from active abuse to active neglect. They are 15- to 24-year-olds who find themselves without shelter and, more importantly, without a safe adult in their lives. Because we believe these young people deserve opportunities that will instill hope for positive change, we have developed a mentor-based program that values flexibility and strives to rebuild bridges between these youth and the community. Our programs encourage personal choice while giving youth the role models, guidance and support they need to PHOTO COURTESY OF p:ear both struggle safely and succeed with affirmation. Specifically, p:ear has Education five main areas of service: safe space (which includes the food program), Get involved! p:ear instills a curiosity that creates life- education, art, recreation and transition. These programs and services are long learners. Through p:ear’s educational provided by five staff members and 120 volunteers. Donate your time, money, program, youth are provided with individu- materials, cooking skills, alized support, academic counseling and love of teaching, extra to- Safe Space instruction as they prepare to successfully matoes from your garden, Safe Space means having all complete their GEDs and/or acquire basic p:ear’s Awards and etc. by calling 503-228- the intangible things that create academic and literacy skills. p:ear also helps 6677 or emailing info@ Achievements stability in one’s life, from know- seek financial aid and scholarships for those pearmentor.org. Find out ing the people in your life will wishing to continue their educations. more at pearmentor.org. The Starbright Crystal Award be there for you to having milk for excellence in Development in the fridge and food in your Art (2002) belly. Last year alone, homeless Art is safe. Art builds bridges. Art is one of the primary ways in which youth spent over 22,000 hours p:ear actively engages homeless youth with healthy mentoring. We also Friends of Alternative Education, inside p:ear’s doors, with a daily provide opportunities for them to show and sell their work in the onsite State of Oregon (2002) average of 45 youth. p:ear served gallery. With 10 annual art shows and six shows in the community, p:ear over 12,000 meals last year and youth are positively engaging with over 2,500 art lovers each year! p:ear The Civic Engagement Award provided numerous bus tickets, also provides clients with tickets to local arts organizations – including from Portland State University haircuts, community networking dance, music, theater, and more – encouraging youth to become part of (2003 & 2005) opportunities and referral services the next generation of arts makers and patrons. for clothing, counseling and The Steve Lowenstein Award for mental and physical health care. service to the poor and under- Recreation The p:ear Kitchen and Food privileged (2006) Outdoor experiences such as cross-country skiing, spelunking, kayak- Program was developed to ing, seasonal day trips, and an annual camp are life-changing for youth. Skidmore Prize (2008) provide homeless young people Over 80 p:ear students experience our outdoor adventures each year, with the opportunity to eat fresh, including our annual multi-day “camp p:ear.” They experience what for Mayor’s Spirit of Portland Award nourishing meals in a commu- them is rare: relaxation, play and enjoying nature without having to sleep (2008) nity setting. It also strives to pro- in it. vide an opportunity for homeless Build a Better World (2011) youth to learn how to prepare Transition meals and develop a deeper un- Over the past five years, p:ear has worked with over 55 youth to pro- derstanding of the economic and vide housing and rental assistance, a number that far exceeds initial goals. social importance of food in our p:ear also offers a nationally unique, onsite barista training program (p:ear shared culture. barista school), in partnership with Caffe Vita, which provides critical job training skills and employment opportunities.

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In the Spotlight Friday, June 1 based on endearing children’s book. 2 pm June 2, 3. $13-$30, plus surcharge. A Year with Frog and Toad. Christian Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway. Youth Theatre’s musical. 7 pm June 1. 3, 503-228-9571. octc.org. 7 pm June 2. 2 pm June 3. $14 adults, $11 ages 2-18. The Venetian Theater, Oregon State Parks Day. Various parks 253 E Main St, Hillsboro. 360-750-8550. have different activities, free day use cytvanport.org. and 1 night camping. Champoeg has ranger tours, Jr. Ranger program, more. Ladybug Nature Walks. Naturalist led 10 am-5 pm. FREE, camping reservations stroll. Ages 2-5 w/grown-up. 10-11 am. encouraged. 8239 Champoeg Rd. NE, St. June 1: Creston Park. June 8: Westmore- Paul. 503-678-1251 xt 221. Milo McIver land Park. June 15: Peninsula Park. June has Native American cultural activities, 10 22: Powell Butte Nature Park. June 29: am. 24101 S Entrance Rd, Estacada. 503- Woodland Park. All except Powell Butte 636-9886. xt. 225. oregonstateparks.org. stroller accessible. $3 per child. 503-823- 3601. oregonmetro.gov. Bricks Cascade. Lego exhibits and to buy. 10 am-4 pm June 2, 9 am-3 pm June OMSI Shell Show. Amazing shell display. 3. $8, $28 fam of 4. Oregon Convention 9:30 am-5:30 pm June 1, 2. Free w/admis- Center, 777 NE MLK Blvd. 503-235-2575. sion: $12 adults, $9 ages 3 to 13. Parking brickscascade.com. $3. OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave. 503-797- 4000. omsi.edu. Alphabeticians. CD release party, bal- loons, wear costumes. Ages 0-10. 4-6 pm. Children’s Cultural Parade. Culturally $5 person, $15 family. E.A.T, 850 NE 81st costumed kids. 9 am. FREE. Ft. Vancou- Ave. 503-548-4096. thealphabeticians. ver Parade Ground, 1101 E Evergreen com. Wy. 360-816-6230. fortvan.org. Guided Nature Hike. Explore Tryon Pridelands. Christian Youth Theatre’s Creek park, different topic weekly. All musical inspired by the Lion King. 7 ages, grown-up must be w/kids. 10-11:30 pm June 1, 2. 2 pm June 3. 3 pm June am June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. FREE. 11321 2. Washburn Performing Arts Center, SW Terwilliger Blvd. 503-636-9886 xt 225. 1201 39th St, Washougal. 360-750-8550. tryonfriends.org. cytvanport.org. National Trails Day. National outdoor Target FREE First Friday. Portland Chil- events and work days. US Army Corps of dren’s Museum FREE 4 -8 pm. 4015 SW Engineers hosts a interpretive walk near Canyon Road. 503-223-6500. portlandcm. Bonneville Dam on the Wash. side. 10 am org. -noon. FREE, reservations required. 541- The Rockin Tale of Snow White. 374-8344 xt 2240. americanhiking.org. Christian Youth Theatre’s comic musical Ledding Reading Kick-Off. Scavenger of the classic tale. 7 pm June 1, 2. 2 pm hunt. Ages 5+. 2 pm. FREE. Ledding June 3. $14 adult, $11 ages 2-18. Jackson Library, 10660 SE 21st Ave, Milwaukie. Campus, 1306 12th St, Oregon City. 360- 503-786-7580. ci.milwaukie.or.us/library. 750-8550. cytvanport.org. Wetlands Bimaran Tour. Paddle with Story and Stroll. Storytime, nature naturalist. Ages 5+. 12:45-3:15. $10 ages walk. Ages 3-6 w/grown-up. 10-11:15 am 14+, $5 ages 5-13 (with paid adult). Smith June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. FREE, reservations and Bybee Wetlands, 5300 N Marine Dr.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROSE FESTIVAL required. Tryon Creek State Park, 11321 503-797-1650 xt. 2. oregonmetro.gov. We love a parade! Fortunately, the Rose Festival boasts several, including the Grand Floral SW Terwilliger Blvd. 503-636-9886 xt. 225. Parade (top) and the Junior Parade (bottom), the biggest kids’ parade in the country. tryonfriends.org. The Rockin Tale of Snow White. See June 1. Pridelands. See June 1. Saturday, June 2 A Year with Frog and Toad. See June 1. Rose Festival. June brings the Rose Festival into full bloom. The twinkling fun of the Starlight Parade starts at 8:30 pm on June 2 downtown and is free. The Junior Oaks Park Birthday. Cake, balloons, Starlight Parade. See In the Spotlight on Parade winds through Hollywood on June 6 at 1 pm. Visit a ship during Fleet more. $8 ride bracelet. Noon-7 pm. this page. 7805 SE Oaks Park Way. 503-233-5777. Week (June 6-10) along the esplanade seawall at Waterfront Park; admission is OMSI Shell Show. See June 1. free. Tours are first come, first serve, 9:30 am-3:30 pm (no strollers or wheelchairs). oakspark.com. Walk the route of the Grand Floral Parade from Memorial Coliseum beginning at Starlight Run. Wear a costume for 5K run 9:30 am June 9 for $22 adults, $10 kids, free ages 0-6 (benefits the Dougy Cen- with thousands of spectators (lined up for Sunday, June 3 ter). The magnificent Grand Floral Parade starts at 10 am June 9 at the Coliseum the parade). Costume judging 7 pm, race and winds through downtown. Lining the streets to watch is free. And, Of course, 7:45 pm. $15, $10 ages 7-12, $5 ages 0-6. Jangano Marimba. Middle school the Waterfront Park carnival of fun (City Fair) is open 3-11 pm June 1, 7, 8 and Start at Lincoln High School, SW 16th/ marimba band. 1-1:30 pm. Free w/admis- 11 am to 11 pm June 2, 3, 9, 10. Admission is $5 for everyone ages 7+, rides extra Salmon. StarlightRun.Com. sion $9 ages 1-54. Portland Children’s charge. 503-227-2681. rosefestival.org. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie! Oregon Museum, 4015 SW Canyon Road. 503- Children’s Theatre brings back play 223-6500. portlandcm.org.

38 June 2012 metro-parent.com Metro Parent believes all calendar information to be correct as of the date of publication; however, you may want to call to confirm events as scheduling and other changes may occur.

Smokey the Bear will be on hand to welcome kids during National Get Outdoors Day at Fort Vancouver. See

PHOTO COURTESY OF FORT VANCOUVER June 9.

Open Jam. Enjoy music at the Tillamook Tuesday, June 5 Forest Center. 1 pm. FREE. 45500 Wilson River Hwy. 866-930-4646. tillamookfor- Preschool Play & Skate. Skate lesson, estcenter.org. games, snack. Ages 0-6. 10-11:30 am Tues & Wed. through June 13. $5.50 per OMSI $2 Day. Explore OMSI for $2 child ages 1+. Oaks Park, 7805 SE Oaks every first Sun. 9:30 am-5:30 pm. Parking Park Way. 503-233-5777. oakspark.com. $3. 1945 SE Water Ave. 503-797-4000. omsi.edu. Venus Viewing. Watch Transit of Venus in the heavens. 3-9 pm. FREE. South Family Tour. Portland Art Museum tour. parking lot, OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave. 12:30-1:30 pm June 3, 10, 17, 24. Free w/ 503-797-4610, ext 3, then 5. omsi.edu. admission: $15 adults, $12 students, free ages 0-17. 1219 SW Park Ave. 503-226- Story Time at Cafe Sip-n-Play. Story- 2811. pam.org. telling, music, ABCs. Ages 0-5. 10 am Tues. FREE. Cafe Sip-n-Play, 3000 SE The Rockin Tale of Snow White. See 164th Ave., Vancouver. 360-896-4446. June 1. cafesipnplay.com. Pridelands. See June 1. Creative Recycling. Art, exploration, A Year with Frog and Toad. See June 1. play. Ages 2-5. 11:30 am-12:30 pm June 5, 12, 26. FREE. Queens Mab, 1920 N If You Give A Mouse A Cookie! See Kilpatrick. 503-459-1289. facebook.com/ June 2. CreativeRecylingWorkshops. Bricks Cascade. See June 2. Baby Hour. Tour Portland Art Museum galleries, followed by coffee. Babies 0-1, w/caregiver. 10 am. $1 plus admission: You’ll find MANY, MANY $15 adults, $12 students, free ages 0-17, more events in our online calendar reservations. 1219 SW Park Ave. 503-226- at Metro-Parent.com. 2811. pam.org.

Wednesday, June 6 Monday, June 4 Open House at Belmont Firehouse. Mondays on the Mall. Fliptography, 9 am-3 pm Wednesdays. FREE. Belmont make a flip book. 11:30 am-1:30 pm. Firehouse, 900 SE 35th Ave. 503-823- FREE. SW Taylor/SW 4th St. portland- 3615. jeffmorrisfoundation.org. mall.org. Wondrous Wednesday. $3 admission Dance Party. Ages 0-5. 10:30- to the World Forestry Center Discovery 11:30 am June 4, 11, 18, 25. FREE. Museum every first Wed. 10 am-5 pm. Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St. 4033 SW Canyon Road. 503-228-1367. 360-695-1561. fvrl.org. worldforestry.org. Overlook Story Hour. Stories, songs, Honeybee Hike. Garden walk, craft/ games. Ages 1-12 w/grown-up. 3:30-4:30 story. Ages 2-6 w/grown-up. 10-11 am pm June 4, 11, 18, 25. FREE. Overlook Wed. $2 per walking child. Leach Botani- House Community Center, 3839 N cal Garden, 6704 SE 122d Ave. 503-823- Melrose Dr. 503-285-0555. historicover- 1671. leachgarden.org. lookhouse.org.

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Legacy Healthy Kids Fair. Hands-on Grand Floral Parade and Walk. See In healthy activities, farmers market, low- the Spotlight on p. 38. cost bike helmets, more. 10 am-2 pm. Guided Nature Walk. See June 2. FREE, please contribute non-perishable food. Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 NE 139th Ave, Vancouver. 360-487-1000. legacyhealth.org. Sunday, June 10 Dragon Boat Races. Colorful boats, Metropolitan Youth Symphony. part of the Rose Festival. 8 am-4 pm Talented young musicians play. 7 pm. June 9, 10. FREE. Viewing both sides of $14-$37 plus surcharge. Arlene Schnitzer the Willamette south end of of Water- Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway. 503- front Park. 503-227-2681. rosefestival. 239-4566. playmys.org. Want to help org. your kids learn Evergreen Cruise to the Goose. Gaze about other Crusin’ Sherwood. 500+ cool cars, mili- at beautiful cars; enjoy music, BBQ. 10 cultures – while tary vehicles, entertainment, kids’ zone. am- 4 pm. FREE, charge for food (mu- having a blast? 9 am-4 pm. FREE. Old Town Sherwood, seum admission extra). Evergreen Avia- Take them to around 1st and Pine. 503-625-7800. tion & Space Museum, 500 NE Captain salem’s World cruisinsherwood.com. Beat Festival! Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville. see June 30. Life in Space. Evergreeen Aviation 503-434-4185. evergreenmuseum.org. PHOTO COURTESY OF WORLD BEAT FESTIVAL PHOTO COURTESY OF WORLD BEAT Museum staff talks about space and Bite Size Kids Cook. Drop-in seasonal shows space suit. 10:30-11:30 am. FREE. cooking activity. Best ages 7+. 10 am-2 Albina Library, 3605 NE 15th Ave. 503- Mr. Hoo’s Music for Little Ones. Clackamas Town Center, 12000 SE 82nd pm. FREE. King Farmer’s Market, NE 988-5362. multcolib.org. Kiddo music. Noon June 6, 13, 20, 27. St, Happy Valley. babylovesdisco.com. Wygant St/NE 7th Ave. 503-241-0032. $5 family donation. Mississippi Pizza, Night Walks at Tualatin Refuge. Baby Loves Disco. Family dance party, portlandfarmersmarket.org. 3552 N Mississippi Ave. 503-288-3231. games, more. Noon-12:30 pm. $15. Guided walk, see night creatures. 6- Milk Carton Boat Race. Watch these thealphabeticians.com. Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside. 8 pm. FREE, reservations required. watercraft made of milk containers race. 503-225-0047. babylovesdisco.com. Rose Festival Junior Parade. See In Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 11 am. FREE. Casting Pond, Westmore- the Spotlight on p. 38. 19255 SW Pacific Hwy, Sherwood. 503- Tree-Mendous 2nd Saturday. Last of land Park, SE McLoughlin/Bybee Blvd. 625-5944 xt 222. oregonmetro.gov. Fleet Week. See In the Spotlight on the season, craft, hike, more. 10:30 am- 503-227-2681. rosefestival.org. p. 38. Ladybug Nature Walks. See June 1. 3 pm. Free w/admission: $9 adults, $6 ages 3-18, free ages 0-2. World Forestry Make Earrings, Bracelets and Neck- Preschool Play & Skate. See June 5. Fleet Week. See In the Spotlight on Center, 4033 SW Canyon Rd. 503-228- laces. Artist Maria Alvarado. Ages 5+. p. 38. 1367. worldforestry.org. 1-3 pm. FREE. Fairview-Columbia Li- Kids and Parents Yoga. See June 4. brary, 1520 NE Village St. 503-988-5655. Story and Stroll. See June 1. Junior Gardener Club. Photo instruc- multcolib.org. tion, photo scavenger hunt. Ages 5-10 w/adult. 10 am. Admission + $5 per Rolled Magazine Art. Make a bowl, Thursday, June 7 frame. Ages 10+. 11 am-1 pm June 10, Saturday, June 9 child. Oregon Garden, 879 W Main St., Pedalpalooza. Three weeks of bike fun, Silverton. 503-874-8100. oregongarden. 17. $30. 100th Monkey Studio, 110 SE with 86 events, some family-friendly. National Get Outdoors Day. National org. 16th Ave. 503-232-3457. the100thmon- 6 pm June 7 kick-off ride, see website parks are all free; many parks sponsor- keystudio.com. Family Day. Kites and outside games. for details. June 7-30. shift2bikes.org. ing events. Fort Vancouver celebrates 10 am-2 pm. FREE. Washington County Fleet Week. See In the Spotlight on with climbing wall, disc golf, fishing, Io e la Mamma. Italian language Museum, 17677 NW Springville Rd. 503- p. 38. costumed characters, prizes, more. playgroup. Ages 18-36 months. 10- 645-5353. washingtoncountymuseum. Water Resources Education Center Dragon Boat Races. See June 9. 11 am June 7, 14. FREE. Zimmerman org. celebrates at the fort too. 10 am-3 pm Community Center, 1542 NW 14th Ave. PAM Family Tour. See June 3. (For free from 9 am-5 pm). FREE. 1501 E Steam Logging Weekend. Antique 971-270-0470. scuola.us. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. 360-816- steam logging demos. 10 am- 5 pm Steam Logging Weekend. See June 9. Think Fun Thursdays. Ages 3-8. June 7: 6230. go.usa.gov/Rts. June 9, 1-5 pm June 10. $6 adults, $4 Berries, Brews & BBQ. See June 9. paper project. June 14: legos/duplos. ages 3-11, free ages 0-2. Pomeroy Living Belmont Firehouse Safety Saturday. June 21: puzzles. June 28: games. FREE. History Farm, 20902 NE Lucia Falls Rd., Free Fishing Weekend. See June 9. Tour historic firehouse, safety tips. 10 am Beaverton Library, 12375 SW 5th St. Yacolt. 360-686-3537. pomeroyfarm.org. -3 pm. FREE. 900 SE 35th Ave. 503-823- 503-350-3600. 3615. jeffmorrisfoundation.org. Ledding Craft. Make a dream catcher. Little Kids’ Jamboree. Lorna Miller 2 pm. FREE. Ledding Library, 10660 Monday, June 11 Free Fishing Weekend. Oregon lets performs. 4-5 pm. FREE. Midland Li- SE 21st Ave, Milwaukie. 503-786-7580. residents fish, crab and clam without a Family Campfire Adventure. Enjoy brary, 805 SE 122d Ave. 503-988-5392. ci.milwaukie.or.us/library. license June 9 and 10. Some parks host hike, Native American stories, campfire, multcolib.org. special events, lend gear. 503-947-6000. Painted Turtle Walk. Naturalist helps treats. 6:30-8:30 pm. $6, registration Fleet Week. See In the Spotlight on dfw.state.or.us. spot turtles, scopes provided. 1-2:30 required. Tryon Creek State Natural p. 38. pm. FREE, reservations required. Smith Area, 11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd. 503- Berries, Brews & BBQ. U-pick straw- and Bybee Wetlands, 5300 N Marine Dr. 636-4398. tryonfriends.org. berries, hayride, hay slide, animals, BBQ 503-797-1650 xt. 2. oregonmetro.gov. competition, more. 9 am-6 pm June 9, Overlook Story Hour. See June 4. 10 am-5 pm June 10. $4 admission, plus Fleet Week. See In the Spotlight on Friday, June 8 Dance Party. See June 4. cost of berries/food. French Prairie Gar- p. 38. Baby Loves Disco @ The Mall. Kiddo dens, 17673 French Prairie Rd, St.Paul. disco. 5-8 pm. FREE wristbands at H&M. 503-633-8445. fpgardens.com.

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Dream Big, Read! is the theme for many of the area’s libraries’ summer reading programs. GRAPHIC COURTESY OF WCCLS

Summer Reading Progams. The metro area’s great summer reading programs are gearing up to keep our kids reading and help ward off summer learning loss. All of the local programs reward kids with prizes for reading. The libraries also host super-fun events all summer long! Multnomah County celebrates 100 years of summer reading June 15 through Aug. 31. multcolib.org/summer/. Dream Big, Read! is the theme for Washington (wccls.org/srp) and Clackamas (co.clackamas. or.us/lib/) counties’ programs and for Fort Vancouver Regional Library District (fvrl.org) in Washington. Those programs start June 1.

Tuesday, June 12 Ages 2 1/2+. $4, babes in arms free, reservations. Smile Station, 8210 SE 13th Hopworks Tot Tuesday Storytime and St. 503-232-2346. ladybugtheater.org. Crafts. Arts activity, storytime and light snacks. Ages 1-8. 11 am. FREE. Hop- Preschool Play & Skate. See June 5. works, 2944 SE Powell Blvd. 503-232- Honeybee Hike. See June 6. 4677. hopworksbeer.com. Mr. Hoo’s Music for Little Ones. See $4 Zoo Tuesday. See the Oregon Zoo June 6. for $4 per person. 9 am-4 pm. Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road. 503-226- Open House at Belmont Firehouse. 1561. oregonzoo.org. See June 6. Preschool Play & Skate. See June 5. Story Time at Cafe Sip-n-Play. See Thursday, June 14 June 5. Hopworks Tot Thursday. Crafts and Creative Recycling. See June 5. storytime. Ages 1-6. 11 am. FREE. Hopworks BikeBar, 3947 N Williams Ave. 503-232-4677. hopworksbeer.com. Wednesday, June 13 Portland Festival Ballet. Pre-profes- Ladybug Theater. 10:30 am June 13, 14: sionals dance Hansel & Gretel, more. Red Riding Hood (with puppets). June 7 pm. $16.50-$34.50, plus surcharge. 20, 21: Snow Baby Bear White and 7 Kids Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway. from the Audience. June 27, 28: Three 503-245-5269. portlandfestivalballet.org. Silly Goats Gruff and The Troll is Enough.

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Think Fun Thursdays. See June 7. family ride to Peninsula Park. 2:30 pm: art bike parade (registration required). Io e la Mamma. See June 7. 11 am-7 pm. FREE (except evening bike Ladybug Theater. See June 13. race). N Mississippi Ave btw Shaver/Fre- mont. 503-459-4508. cyclingcircus.com. Evergreen Symposium. Learn about the Friday, June 15 Lockheed SR-71 spy plane. Ages 10+. 8:30 am-6 pm, June 16, 17. Free w/admis- Let’s Go Camping! Camping tips, les- sion: $20 adults, $18 youth. Evergreen sons, hikes activities. Gear available. $20 Aviation & Space Museum, 500 NE Cap- family, reservations required. June 15-17: tain Michael King Smith Wy, McMinnville. Deschutes River in the Gorge or South 503-434-4185. evergreenmuseum.org. Beach. June 22-24: The Cove Palisades. June 29-July 1: Jesse M. Honeyman or LionHeart. Family fun at Portland Wallowa Lake. 888-953-7677. oregon- Children’s Museum, honors kids with stateparks.org. congenital heart defects. 5:30-8:30 pm. $10 person, $20 family. 4015 SW Canyon Exploring My Five Senses. Percep- Rd. 503-680-6193. chforegon.org. tion activities. Ages 0-6 w/grown-up. FREE.10:15-11:45 am June 15: Hillsboro Kids Cook. Portland Farmers Market Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy. 503- class. Age 7-11. 8:30-10 am. June 16: 615-6500. 4 pm June 21: Hillsboro Shute Berry dessert. June 30: Ravioli. $5, reser- Park Branch, 775 SE 10th Ave. 503-615- vations required. At PSU Farmers Market. 6500. wccls.org. 503-241-0032. portlandfarmersmarket. org. Yoga Pajama Party. Wear jammies, enjoy yoga. Drop-off. Ages 4-9. 6-8:30 pm. $30. Kruger’s Berry Jam. Hayrides, kids’ jam Shine Yoga, 2377 NW Westover Rd. 541- making, face painting, music, U pick. 11 778-4541. yogaplaygrounds.net. am-4 pm June 16, 17. FREE (charge for food, berries). Kruger’s Farm, 17100 NW Beach Party. Hula contest, games, swim Sauvie Island Rd. 503-621-3489. krugers- (ages 6+), more. Ages 4-12, drop-off. farm.com. 6:30-10:30 pm. $12.95. Kids Club Fun and Fitness, 13914 NW 3d Ct., Vancouver. Family Day. Historical fun for everyone, 360-546-5437. kidsclubfunandfitness.com. opening of permanent exhibit Oregon Voices. 11 am-3 pm. FREE. Oregon Ladybug Nature Walks. See June 1. Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave. 503- Story and Stroll. See June 1. 222-1741. ohs.org. Scandinavian Midsummer Festival. Mu- sic, games, dancing, vendors, kids’ zone. Saturday, June 16 1 pm Maypole. 11 am-8 pm. $6 adults, $3 ages 6-12. Oaks Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park FREE Swim Lessons. Register in person Wy. 503-977-0275. scanheritage.org. at your local PP&R pool form 8-11:30 am for FREE swim lessons the week of Tale of Two Tricksters. Penny’s Puppets June 18-22. portlandparks.org. tell Native American tale. 3-3:45 pm. FREE. Kenton Library, 8226 N Denver Parents’ Survival Night. Fitness, crafts, Ave. 503-988-5370. multcolib.org. music and snack for kids, while parents get some down time. Ages 3-12. 6- Champoeg Bluebird Day. Fun blue bird 9:30 pm. Call for pricing, directions. The activities. Build or buy a nest box. 1-4 pm. Little Gym, Lake Oswego. 503-595-9702. $5 day use fee. 8239 Champoeg Rd. NE, tlglakeoswegoor.com. St. Paul. 503-678-1251 xt 221. champoeg. org. Berries, Brews, BBQ/Food Cart Battle. U-pick strawberries, pig barrel train ride Father’s Day Family Sleepover. Scav- (extra charge) hayrides, animals, tube enger hunt, behind the scenes, meals slide, more. 9 am-6 pm June 16, 10 am- included. Families w/kids ages 6+. 5 pm June 17. $4 admission, plus cost 6 pm-9 am. $55 person, reservations re- of berries/food. French Prairie Gardens, quired. Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 SE 17673 French Prairie Rd, St. Paul. 503- Ferry Slip Road, Newport. 541-867-3474. 633-8445. fpgardens.com. aquarium.org. Explorando el Columbia Slough. Guided Nature Walk. See June 2. Bilingual family environmental festival. 1-5 pm. FREE. Whitaker Ponds Natural Area, 7040 NE 47th Ave. 503-281-1132. Sunday, June 17 oregonmetro.gov. Father’s Day on the Farm. BBQ lunch, Cirque du Cycling. Entertainment, kiddo music, artisans, demos, more. 11 am-4 activities, bicycle street fair. 1 pm: 3 mile pm. $5 person, $20 family (meal extra).

42 June 2012 metro-parent.com Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center hosts a Healthy Kids’ Fair on June 9, with fun kids’ activities like simulated “surgery” on a stuffed duck! PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY HEALTH SYSTEM PHOTO COURTESY OF LEGACY HEALTH

Phillip Foster Farm, 29912 SE Hwy 211, pm June 20: Forest Grove Library, 2114 Eagle Creek. 503-637-6324. PhilipFoster- Pacific Ave. 503-992-3247. 5 pm June Farm.com. 26: Beaverton-Murray Scholls, 11200 SW Murray Scholls Pl. #102, 503-644-2197. 1 FREE Fathers. Dad gets into AC Gilbert’s pm June 27: North Plains Library at Jessie Discovery Village FREE with 1 paid child. Mays Community Center, 30975 NW Noon-5 pm. $7 ages 3-59, $3.50 ages 1-2, Hillcrest St. 503-647-5051. wccls.org. free ages 0-1. 116 Marion St. NE, Salem. 503-371-3631. acgilbert.org. Kids’ Nature Illustration. Create botani- cal drawings. Ages 9-14. 11:30 am June PAM Family Tour. See June 3. 19, 26. $15, reservations required. Leach Rolled Magazine Art. See June 10. Botanical Garden, 6704 SE 122d Ave. 503-823-1671. leachgarden.org. Berries, Brews BBQ/Food Cart Battle. See June 16. Yoga Journey. Storytime with yoga poses. Best preschoolers. 10:30- 11:15 am. FREE, tkts 30 min prior. Central Monday, June 18 LIbrary, 801 SW 10th Ave. 503-988-5123. multcolib.org. Cattails are Cool! Enjoy craft, learn A Dinosaur Birthday! Art making, treats. about medical uses. Grades 1-3. 3:30- FREE. 2:30-3:30 pm June 19: Capitol Hill 4:30 pm. FREE, reservations required. Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy. 503-988- Hillsboro Library, 2850 NE Brookwood 5385. 2-3 pm June 26: Northwest Library, Pkwy. 503-615-6500. wccls.org. 2300 NW Thurman St. 503-988-5560. Overlook Story Hour. See June 4. 3-4 pm June 30: Kenton Library, 8226 N Denver Ave. 503-988-5370. multcolib.org. Dance Party. See June 4. Story Time at Cafe Sip-n-Play. See June 5. Tuesday, June 19 Chipper’s Preschool Rides. Kiddie rides, Wednesday, June 20 storytime, cookies and milk. Ages 0-6. 9:30-11:30 am Tues, Wed. $6.50 per child. Adventures with Bugs. The Bug Chicks Oaks Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park Way. 503- show off insects. FREE. 11 am-noon 233-5777. oakspark.com/chippersrides. June 20: Gresham Library, 385 NW Miller html. Ave. 503-988-5387. 3-4:30 pm: Fairview- Columbia Library, 1520 NE Village St. Regal $1 Movies. G and PG rated mov- 503-988-5655. 1-2:30 pm, 3-4:30 pm June ies. 10 am Tues, Wed. all summer. 11 local 26: Woodstock Library, 6008 SE 49th Ave. theaters participating, see website for 503-988-5399. 1:30-2:30 pm June 28: details. regmovies.com. North Portland LIbrary, 512 N Killing- YoYo Univeristy. Watch experts, learn sworth St. 503-988-5394. multcolib.org. yoyo tricks. FREE. 6:30 pm June 19: Hill- Little Bugs, Big World. Dragon Theater’s sboro Main, 775 SE Tenth Ave. 503-615- puppets perform. FREE. 1:30-2:15 pm. 6500. 3 pm June 20: Cornelius Library, Troutdale Library, 2451 SW Cherry Pk Rd. 1355 N Barlow St. 503-357-4093. 6:30

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503-988-5355. 11-11:45 am June 28. St. Book Swap and Day of Art. Bring a pic- Johns LIbrary, 7510 N Charleston Ave. ture book to swap, moms bring a novel. 503-988-5397. 3:30-4:15 pm June 28: Art activity. Ages 1-6. 11 am. $7 per child. Sellwood-Moreland Library, 7860 SE 13th Art ala Carte PDX, 8535 SE 13th Ave. 503- Ave. 503-988-5398. multcolib.org. 750-0522. artalacartepdx.com. The Green Bird. Oregon Shadow The- Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts. Art atre performs Mexican folk tale. 2-3 pm. show, fun al fresco. 10 am-9 pm June 22, FREE. Rockwood Library, 17917 SE Stark 23, 10 am-6 pm June 24. George Rogers St. 503-988-5396. multcolib.org. Park and Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S State St. 503-636-1060. lakewood- Chipper’s Preschool Rides. See June 19. center.org. Honeybee Hike. See June 6. Astronaut Book Workshop. Make a Mr. Hoo’s Music for Little Ones. See book. Ages 5-7. 10:30-11:30 am or 12:30- June 6. 1:30 pm. FREE, reservations required. Beaverton Library, 12375 SW 5th St. 503- YoYo University. See June 19. 350-3600. beavertonlibrary.org. Get your groove on – Open House at Belmont Firehouse. See Ladybug Nature Walks. See June 1. Baby Loves June 6. Disco is back! Let’s Go Camping! See June 15. Ladybug Theater. See June 13. see June 8 and 9. Story and Stroll. See June 1. Regal $1 Movies. See June 19. PHOTO BY SUZANNE HANSEN

June 24. FREE. D-River Wayside. 800-452- 3:15 pm. FREE, tkts 30 min prior. Capitol June 21 Saturday, June 23 2151. oregoncoast.org. Hill LIbrary, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy. 503- Thursday, 988-5385. multcolib.org. Recycled Arts Festival. Cast-off crafts, Good in the Hood. See June 22. Farm Tunes. Enjoy music al fresco. Bring stilt walker, music, info and more. 9 am-6 Angel Ocasio. High energy comedy, a picnic or buy food. 6:30-9:30 pm. June Guided Nature Walk. See June 2. pm June 23, 10 am-4 pm June 24. FREE, juggling show. FREE. 10:30 am June 26: 21: Mike Osborne Band. June 28: The vendors charge. Esther Short Park, 301 W Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts. See Garden Home Library, 7475 SW Oleson New Iberians. $10 per car, free bike, bus 8th St. 360-397-2121 xt 4352. recycledar- June 22. Rd. 503-245-9932. 2:30 pm June 26: West or walk. Kruger’s Farm, 17100 NW Sauvie tsfestival.com. Slope Library, 3678 SW 78th Ave. 503- Island Rd. 503-621-3489. krugersfarm. 292-6416. 10:15 am June 27: Hillsboro com. Great American Backyard Campout. Main Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy. Camp in your yard or a campground. Sunday, June 24 Tears of Joy. Mantis and the Moon, a 503-615-6500. 3 pm June 27: Cornelius National Wildlife Federation has activities folktale from South Africa. Ages 5+. 2 pm. Sunday Parkways. Streets blocked 9.5 Library, 1355 N Barlow St. 503-357-4093. and pointers on their website. 800-822- FREE. Ledding Library, 10660 SE 21st Ave, miles for biking, strolling and cartwheels. wccls.org. 9919. nwf.org. Milwaukie. 503-786-7580. ci.milwaukie. Performances and surprises along Taiko Drums. Portland Taiko performs. or.us/library. Junior Symphony of Vancouver. Tal- route. 11 am-4 pm. FREE. N Ainsworth, 2 pm. FREE. Sherwood Public Library, ented young musicians perform. 7:30 pm. Willamette Blvd., Bryant. 503-823-7599. Creature Feature. Hands-on reptile 22560 SW Pine St. 503-625-6688. wccls. $10. Vancouver First Church of God, 3300 portlandsundayparkways.org. show. FREE. 11 am-noon June 21: org. NE 78th St. 360-696-4084. oregoncham- Cascade Park Community Library, 600 Festival of Balloons. See June 23. berplayers.org. Kids’ Nature Illustration. See June 19. NE 136th Ave, Vancouver. 360-256-7782. Summer Kite Festival. See June 23. 2-3 pm June 25: Vancouver Community Steigerwald Kids Hike. Friends of the Chipper’s Preschool Rides. See June 19. Library, 901 C St. 360-906-5106. 11 am- Columbia Gorge lead 2.75 loop hike at Family Tour. See June 3. Adventures with Bugs. See June 20. noon June 28: Three Creeks Community Stigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Recycled Arts Festival. See June 23. LIbrary, 800-C NE Tenney Rd, Vancouver. near Washougal. Meet time and place on A Dinosaur Birthday! See June 19. 360-571-9696. fvrl.org. registration. 503-241-3762. gorgefriends. Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts. See Story Time at Cafe Sip-n-Play. See org. June 22. The Bug Chicks. Budding entomologists June 5. enjoy science fun. Ages 7-15. 1-2:30 pm. Festival of Balloons. Tigard’s annual hot Good in the Hood. See June 22. Regal $1 Movies. See June 19. $10, registration required. Leach Botani- air balloon blast. Carnival, exhibitors, cal Garden, 6704 SE 122d Ave. 503-823- Kids Fun Zone, entertainment, morn- YoYo University. See June 19. 1671. leachgarden.org. ing balloon launches (5:45-6:15 am) and Monday, June 25 Creative Recycling. See June 5. shimmering night flights. 3 day pass $7, Think Fun Thursdays. See June 7. carnival rides extra. Cook Park, 17005 SW Overlook Story Hour. See June 4. Ladybug Theater. See June 13. 92d Ave, parking at Tigard HS $5. 503- 612-8213. tigardballoon.org. Creature Feature. See June 21. Wednesday, June 27 Exploring My Five Senses. See June 15. Nature Games at Oxbow. Play nature- Recess Monkey Rocks! Kiddo rock. themed games led by naturalist Deb 10:30-11:15 am. FREE. Central Library, 801 Tuesday, June 26 Friday, June 22 Scrivens. 10 am-1 pm. FREE, $5 parking. SW 10th Ave. 503-988-5235. multcolib. Oxbow Regional Park, 3010 Oxbow Pkwy. Recess Monkey. Tot rock. 7 pm. FREE. org. 503-797-1650 xt. 2. oregonmetro.gov. Good in the Hood. Multicultural music, Tualatin Library at Tualatin Lake Com- Presto the Magician. Just for fun show. food festival, kids’ arts area, more. 6-9:30 Summer Kite Festival. Lincoln City’s mons, 8325 SW Nyberg St. 503-691-3074. FREE. 3-4 pm. HIllsdale Library, 1525 SW pm June 22. Noon-9:30 pm June 23. beach kite fair, demos, kite-making, kids’ tualatinlibrary.org. Sunset Blvd. 503-988-5388. 10:15-11:15 Noon-7:30 pm 24. New location - Lillis- kite parade, more. 10 am-4 pm, night Rocket Hamster’s Space Odyssey. am June 30: Albina LIbrary, 3605 NE 15th Albina Park, N Flint/Russell St. 503-282- flights 7-9 pm June 23. 10 am-4 pm. Ave. 503-988-5362. multcolib.org. 1288. goodintheneighborhood.org. Dragon Theater puppet show. 2:30-

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Chipper’s Preschool Rides. See June 19. Friday, June 29 Destination on registration. 503-797-1650 xt. 2. oregonmetro.gov. Honeybee Hike. See June 6. Captain Underpants Rules. Book Star Parties. Summer solstice cel- Regal $1 Movies. See June 19. activities. Grades 1-5. 2-3 pm. FREE, res- ervations required. Hillsboro Shute Park ebration. Dusk. FREE, $5 parking. Two Mr. Hoo’s Music for Little Ones. See Library, 775 SE Tenth Ave. 503-615-6500. locations: Rooster Rock State Park (exit June 6. wccls.org. 25 off I-84) and Stub Stewart State Park (off OR-47). 503-797-4610 xt 2. omsi.edu/ Angel Ocasio. See June 26. Ladybug Nature Walks. See June 1. starparties. Open House at Belmont Firehouse. Let’s Go Camping! See June 15. The Sound of Music. See June 28. See June 6. The Sound of Music. See June 28. Presto the Magician. See June 27. YoYo University. See June 19. Story and Stroll. See June 1. A Dinosaur Birthday! See June 19. Ladybug Theater. See June 13. Guided Nature Walk. See June 2. Saturday, June 30 Kids Cook. See June 16. Thursday, June 28 World Beat Festival. Cultural perfor- The Sound of Music. Broadway Rose mances, exhibits, dragon boat races Theatre presents beloved classic. Must (Sunday), vendors. 10 am-11 pm June 30, Calendar Deadline Details. The calen- be age 5+. 7:30 pm June 28, 29, 30 10 am- 6 pm July 1 (dragon boats start dar submission deadline is the 1st of the and July dates. $20-35. Deb Fennell 9 am). FREE, donations encouraged. month preceding the month of publica- Auditorium 9000 SW Durham Rd. Tigard. Riverfront Park, Salem. 503-581-2004. tion. All submissions must be made 503-620-5262. broadwayrose.org. worldbeatfestival.org. in writing and e-mail submissions are preferred: [email protected]. Bite Size Kids Cook. Drop-in seasonal Family Nature Explorers. Guided cooking activity. Best ages 7+. 3-7 pm. adventure. Ages 4+. 10 am- FREE. Buckman Farmers Market, 1 pm. $11 per family, regis- SE Salmon/SE 20th Ave. 503-241-0032. tration required. portlandfarmersmarket.org. Little Bugs, Big World. See June 20. Adventures with Bugs. See June 20. Think Fun Thursdays. See June 7. Dance Party. See June 4. Creature Feature. See June 21. Farm Tunes. See June 21. Ladybug Theater. See June 13.

Kiddo band Recess Monkey delights youngsters on June 26 and 27.

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