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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Annual Spelling Bee — Support Schoolhouse Supplies
The Ninth Annual Wells Fargo Celebrity Spelling Bee, one of Portland’s first Carbon Neutral events of the year, brings the community together in support of Schoolhouse Supplies – the award-winning Free Store for Teachers, with a cocktail reception, silent auction and celebrity participant spelling bee, featuring the biggest names in Portland’s media, business, arts, and [...]
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Home School Radio
You’ve heard of Home Star Runner, but have you heard of Home School Radio?
For all of you home schoolers out there, and some of you school-schoolers, this might be an interesting site.
This week’s show is about George Washington Carver. He’s the brains behind peanuts as an agricultural crop. Check out the other things you can [...]
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Ohana SE PDX
Greetings! My best friend and I have started a new theater for children, called Ohana SE PDX. Our very first show, "The Adventures of Jojopotomus and his Best Friend Ralphred" has started and we have a special offer for this coming weekend!
With the purchase of a full price adult ticket ($15), children get [...]
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Need Assistance for your Group?
Jeff Wright is the tournament director at the Oregon Golf Club.
They’ve been hosting fundraising golf tournaments for many years and are reaching out during this economic crisis, offering to help raise assistance. He’d like to talk to you about what they can do for you.
You can reach him at membership(at)oregongc.com.
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Montessori Education for Parents
The Power of ‘With’
Presented by Ginni Sackett, Director of Primary Training
Too often, parenting is thought of as something we do ‘to’ or ‘for’ our children. This series brought to you by the Montessori Institute Northwest explores how we can fulfill our expectations as parents while living ‘with’ our children in a mutually beneficial and [...]
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Portland Jazz Festival has Something for Everyone
The Jazz Festival is February 13-22
Numerous Education Opportunities Highlighting Portland and Northwest Artists Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festival presented by The Oregonian A&E will present numerous educational workshops, jazz conversations, panel discussions and free concerts at the PDX Jazz Pavilion @
Pioneer Courthouse Square throughout the festival schedule, February 13-22. Whether you or [...]
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The Library Needs a Teen Artist
Are you an artist? Is your kid? Does your family enjoy the Summer Reading Program? How would you like your artwork to be seen by teens across the county?
Illustrate the cover of the 2009 Teen Summer Reading gameboard. The winning artist will receive a $50 gift certificate to Art Media. The [...]
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Beekeeper’s Apprentice
The Queen writes in with a great book suggestion. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice series is about a 15 year old girl who meets up with a retired Sherlock Holmes. It’s a riveting read! Check it out!
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Facebook Group: Parents for Paid Leave
This is an email I received and am forwarding it on to all the members of the Portland Moms group because it’s something I really believe in. Having had my first child when I still lived in Canada I had a full year off work, paid. When I heard that 6 weeks (unpaid) in the [...]
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Growing Baby Green
No, not with the green food coloring or easter egg dye, but that’d make a cute hulk-oriented or st-patrick’s-day oriented scrapbook page, wouldn’t it?
It’s a class at OHSU.
Growing Baby Green is both safe and simple. Discover easy tips and tricks to promote and protect your familie’s health, and home environment. Learn safe [...]
