COMING UP
Shop Local with the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace
Portland, OR. You could find your next Christmas gift at the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace. It showcases work from over 30 local artists including fine art, wood, ceramics, jewelry, handmade gifts, ornaments, textiles, confections, accessories, and...
Literary Arts Puts Portland Book Festival Online
Portland, OR. For the past 35 years, Literary Arts has built a community around literature, books, and storytelling. A yearly highlight was the Portland Book Festival, pictured above. This year due to COVID-19 the nonprofit is moving its annual Portland Book Festival...
Howloween at the Oregon Zoo Offers Perfectly Spooky Stroll
Portland, OR. For many families, the current pandemic has made trick-or-treating impossible, but that doesn't mean they can't get in the Halloween spirit like the ring-tailed lemur pictured above. During the Oregon Zoo's annual Howloween festivities, kids can show off...
BACKBONES Advocates for Civic Engagement and Mental Health During COVID
Portland, OR. Unlike many nonprofits, online operations are no new challenge for BACKBONES. This organization provides support and education for people with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D). In-person meetups like that pictured above have been replaced by monthly...
NEWS
Christmas Ships Parade Sticking to Holiday Schedule Despite Pandemic
Portland, OR. The Christmas Ships will be parading for fifteen nights this holiday season, December 4th through December 22nd (with just a couple of nights off). Organizers say, "We’re excited to continue the parade this year and offer some form of normalcy in such an...
Jesuit Financial Aid Benefit Moves Online and Raises $450,000
Portland, OR. Jesuit High School held its first-ever online Financial Aid event to raise funds for financial aid. Head Coach of the Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra, was one of the featured speakers during livestream event. The Jesuit graduate is pictured above at a...
Shop Local with the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace
Portland, OR. You could find your next Christmas gift at the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace. It showcases work from over 30 local artists including fine art, wood, ceramics, jewelry, handmade gifts, ornaments, textiles, confections, accessories, and...
#myRCH Event Raises Over $250,000 for Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
Portland, OR. The fourth annual #myRCH event raised $250,000 for Randall Children’s Hospital. The theme for the October 23rd fundraiser was a virtual pajama party; it was moved from in-person to online to follow COVID-19 guidelines for physical distancing. Dale...
Golfers Raise Nearly $60,000 for Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
Gresham, OR. Mount Hood Medical Foundation recently raised almost $60,000 at its annual golf tournament to support the expansion of cardiac services at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. Jeff Ganz, pictured above, explains, "This tournament is great fun every year, and...
World AIDS Day Moves Online With Virtual Memorial Quilt Display
Portland, OR. “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact” is the theme for World AIDS Day. The annual commemoration is coming up on December 1st, but there will be no big in-person gatherings where supporters unite, as seen above. There will the first-ever...
Experience The Oregon ZooLights Like Never Before
Portland, OR. For the first time, visitors who attend ZooLights will be able to enjoy a light display of 1.5 million bright lights, animated animals, and immersive tunnels of lights from their car. This experience has been designed to provide a safe way for the...
COMING UP
Shop Local with the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace
Portland, OR. You could find your next Christmas gift at the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace. It showcases work from over 30 local artists including fine art, wood, ceramics, jewelry, handmade gifts, ornaments, textiles, confections, accessories, and...
Literary Arts Puts Portland Book Festival Online
Portland, OR. For the past 35 years, Literary Arts has built a community around literature, books, and storytelling. A yearly highlight was the Portland Book Festival, pictured above. This year due to COVID-19 the nonprofit is moving its annual Portland Book Festival...
Howloween at the Oregon Zoo Offers Perfectly Spooky Stroll
Portland, OR. For many families, the current pandemic has made trick-or-treating impossible, but that doesn't mean they can't get in the Halloween spirit like the ring-tailed lemur pictured above. During the Oregon Zoo's annual Howloween festivities, kids can show off...
LIFESTYLE
Shop Local with the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace
Portland, OR. You could find your next Christmas gift at the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace. It showcases work from over 30 local artists including fine art, wood, ceramics, jewelry, handmade gifts, ornaments, textiles, confections, accessories, and...
Experience The Oregon ZooLights Like Never Before
Portland, OR. For the first time, visitors who attend ZooLights will be able to enjoy a light display of 1.5 million bright lights, animated animals, and immersive tunnels of lights from their car. This experience has been designed to provide a safe way for the...
Lifestyle Report: Second Home Sales Soar During COVID-19
A Lifestyle Story: Portland, OR. The coronavirus is changing the way people live in many ways. With more families isolating together, many are craving more spaces outside of their primary residence where they can relax in places like Central Oregon. (The home above at...
NEWS
Christmas Ships Parade Sticking to Holiday Schedule Despite Pandemic
Portland, OR. The Christmas Ships will be parading for fifteen nights this holiday season, December 4th through December 22nd (with just a couple of nights off). Organizers say, "We’re excited to continue the parade this year and offer some form of normalcy in such an...
Jesuit Financial Aid Benefit Moves Online and Raises $450,000
Portland, OR. Jesuit High School held its first-ever online Financial Aid event to raise funds for financial aid. Head Coach of the Miami Heat Erik Spoelstra, was one of the featured speakers during livestream event. The Jesuit graduate is pictured above at a...
Shop Local with the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace
Portland, OR. You could find your next Christmas gift at the Arts Council of Lake Oswego Holiday Marketplace. It showcases work from over 30 local artists including fine art, wood, ceramics, jewelry, handmade gifts, ornaments, textiles, confections, accessories, and...
#myRCH Event Raises Over $250,000 for Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
Portland, OR. The fourth annual #myRCH event raised $250,000 for Randall Children’s Hospital. The theme for the October 23rd fundraiser was a virtual pajama party; it was moved from in-person to online to follow COVID-19 guidelines for physical distancing. Dale...
Golfers Raise Nearly $60,000 for Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
Gresham, OR. Mount Hood Medical Foundation recently raised almost $60,000 at its annual golf tournament to support the expansion of cardiac services at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center. Jeff Ganz, pictured above, explains, "This tournament is great fun every year, and...
World AIDS Day Moves Online With Virtual Memorial Quilt Display
Portland, OR. “Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact” is the theme for World AIDS Day. The annual commemoration is coming up on December 1st, but there will be no big in-person gatherings where supporters unite, as seen above. There will the first-ever...
Experience The Oregon ZooLights Like Never Before
Portland, OR. For the first time, visitors who attend ZooLights will be able to enjoy a light display of 1.5 million bright lights, animated animals, and immersive tunnels of lights from their car. This experience has been designed to provide a safe way for the...
Willamette Falls Trust Continues to Engage Community
Portland, OR. Willamette Falls Trust is working to engage community members by keeping them up to date about what's going on with the project. One way is to offer a Virtual Tour of the Falls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ckWULDn7w The Willamette Fall Trust is...
Christmas For Kids Modifies Event For First Time In Thirty Years
Portland, OR. For over 30 years, Christmas For Kids has helped with holiday shopping sprees for deserving kids hand-selected by their school counselors. Unfortunately, the annual volunteer event pictured above in 2019, won't look the same this year. Due to COVID-19...
Airlie Press Heads Into 2021 With Publishing Plans in Place
Portland, OR. Airlie Press provides a creative refuge for poetry lovers and writers throughout Oregon and Washington. Public readings, like the pre-covid event with Jessica Mehta pictured above, feel like a distant memory this fall, but literary works are still being...
