Green Living
RiverFest South Waterfront Day – UPDATE
August 27, 2008
On Saturday September 6th from 11am – 5pm, you’re invited to a big party celebrating green living on the Willamette River at Riverfest ’08′s South Waterfront Day. This FREE family and dog-friendly festival focuses on restoring, appreciating and recreating on the Willamette. South Waterfront Day is chock-full of events; they include:
- PDX Jazz presents Concerts in the Park:
- 11am – Portland Revels
- 11:15am – Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra
- 12:50pm – Bobby Torres
- 2:20pm – Devin Phillips Funk Band
- 5:00pm – Calynco Steel Drum Band
- Live Performances:
- Oregon Ballet Theatre, feat. a duet from Swan Lake, apprentice performances and a 30 minute class for the public.
- PICA / TBA: Sojourn Theatre performances of BUILT at the Discovery Center – 2:30, 4:30, & 6:30 pm.
- Sailing Regatta presented by West Coast Sailing – over 30 boats will compete for prizes; 3 – 5 pm.
- Open Marketplace including over 40 South Portland Business Association vendors.
- Bridge Stories and Portland Aerial Tram Ride / Walk: meets at lower Tram station at 10am & 1pm.
- Food, Wine, and Beer Vendors: featuring Ponzi Vineyards, Deschutes Brewery, Bambuza Vietnamese Bistro, Macadam’s Bar and Grill, Bamboo Grove Hawaiian Grille, and Jimmy’s Smokehouse.
- Don’t forget: FREE wine and beer tasting at1:30PM.
- SWF Art Exchange: enjoy sounds from the Calynco Steel Drum Band from 2:30 – 5pm.
- District Walking Tours: tour the South Waterfront and learn about the district’s sustainable features, 12, 1:30, & 3:30pm.
- Audubon Society of Portland: Birds of prey.
- Willamette Shore Trolley: Trips from SWF to Lake Oswego at 11 am, 1, 3, 5 & 8pm and trips from Lake Oswego to SWF at 10am, 12, 2, 4, & 6pm.
- Sand Mandala: the Wholistic Peace Institute brings five Tibetan Monks from the Gaden Segyued Monastery in India to create a breathtaking and healing sand mandala at OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.
- Family Fun Zone: Many kids activities including interactive sports and games, face painting, balloon artists, cookie decorating and free ice cream from the Umpqua Bank Ice Cream Truck.
- Raffle: Enter to win fabulous prizes! You don’t need to be present to win, the drawing will be held at 4pm.
- PDXDog Town – Well behaved dogs are welcome at our dog-centric festivities! Dog day spa, creativity center, dog adoption groups, training classes and police dog demos will be going on all day. Costumed dog parade and competition at 11:30am, costume prizes given at 12:15pm.
- Free Bike Tune-Ups: provided by En Selle.
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Jerry Differding, an Atwater resident, comes to Portland via North Dakota. Jerry is a research scientist in the Trauma Division at OHSU. He loves boating in the Pacific Northwest with his wife Rene and friends. His hobbies include enjoying fine Stumptown Coffee and Pacific Northwest wines. In addition to enjoying fine beverages, he loves spending time with his 11 year old Akita, Brina.
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