April 29, 2011
McMenamins Crystal Hotel, Opening Tuesday May 3rd, Grand Opening Celebration May 3rd – 5th. Located in downtown Portland, steps from the Crystal Ballroom, the Pearl District, Powell’s Books and more…
* 51 lodging rooms starting at $85 a night
* Zeus Cafe, a Northwest-style cafe serving breakfast, lunch and dinner
* A newly constructed subterranean saltwater soaking pool
* Al’s Den, a cellar bar featuring nightly live music and artist residencies
* Original artwork by 20 local artists, inspired by some of the Crystal performances of the past
Join McMenamins Crystal Hotel Tuesday, May 3, 2011, for the start of a three-day grand opening celebration that will include live music and events at McMenamins Crystal Hotel & Ballroom!
For more information & to book a room visit: McMenamins Crystal Hotel
- McMenamins Crystal Hotel
April 26, 2011
You’re engaged, you’re excited and you can FINALLY start attending bridal shows as a for real, legitimate bride. Woo hoo! Well, guess what? … this fall Wine Country Wedding Professionals is presenting a bridal show that is all about you. Yes, you!
Tour d’Brides is going to let you experience Oregon’s Wine Country through the eyes of a bride. We are going to chauffer you in luxury vehicles to four of our most beautiful wedding venues: Hotel Oregon, Mansion at the Bayou, Navarra Gardens and Youngberg Hill Vineyards & Inn.
At each of these venues, you will not only see a breathtaking set-up of a mock wedding ceremony or reception, but you will also meet with the very best wedding vendors Wine Country has to offer. We will be there, not to sales pitch you to death, but to actually help you and to answer any and all questions you have about your own wedding.
And with Bravo!, Portland Bride & Groom, and No Ordinary Affair as our sponsors, how could this not be awesome?!
So on September 11th, grab your fiancé, your bridesmaids, your mother and your sister and let us treat you in style! Tickets will go on sale this June. In the meantime, “like” Tour d’Brides on Facebook and stay in the loop with all the special treats and surprises we have in store for you.
Can’t wait to see you there!
www.winecountryweddingprofessionals.com | http://tourdbrides.com
April 25, 2011
ecoShuttle, a sustainable charter bus company based in Portland, OR, is excited to announce that it is planning a fundraising party at their new location. The soiree, is an effort to promote ecoShuttle’s participation in Portland’s Growing Gardens’ program, Dawn of the Bed; the company is holding the family-friendly party at their lot, located at 2420 NE Columbia Boulevard, in northeast Portland. Party-goers can expect to find live music, delicious food, beer, wine, a silent auction, crafts and more.
The goal is for everyone to have a great time, but also to raise money for local 501c3 Growing Gardens. Growing Gardens “Dawn of the Bed” event raises funds for low income families in our area and the ecoShuttle team will be building a raised bed for one family on May 7th. The money raised will provide the family with tools, supplies and workshops so they can have a productive garden for the next three years. As participants, the ecoShuttle staff’s task is to get the gardens up and going. The aim of the party is to raise donations to reach the $600 dollar goal that helps pay for the gardening supplies and support for low income families.
According to Fiona Mitchell, the event coordinator and ecoShuttle’s Director of Marketing and Sales, “ecoShuttle has always been dedicated to environmental sustainability, but we also have a strong commitment to the sustainability of families, and our neighbors in the community.”
The party starts Sunday, May 1st at 12:00pm and goes until 5:00pm, and ecoShuttle is hoping for a large turnout to assist them with this relevant cause.
For more information contact Fiona Mitchell: 503.200.4728 – fmitchell@ecoshuttle.net – www.ecoshuttle.net
April 22, 2011
Put a Bird On It! Are you a fan of Portlandia? Do you love all things Portland? Join ISES of Portland in a Pimp My Warehouse event that celebrates all things Portland. Sample food carts, enjoy fantastic entertainment, network with the best event professionals in Portland, and celebrate all that is Portland.
April 28th at BodyVox Studios – Doors open at 5:30 pm
Seating is limited please purchase early! Buy Tickets Now!
ISES of Portland supports the Children’s Book Bank. Part of your admission to Thursday’s Pimp My Warehouse event will be a Children’s book. We are collection picture and story books for ages 3-6 in both English & Spanish. The children’s book bank is working to promote early literacy through head start and other programs. Don’t forget to bring your book donation!
April 20, 2011
You’ll delight your Mom with a unique arrangement made in a container that is transformed into a living sculpture. Learn how to wrap vessels in leaves or cover them with herbs, reeds or artichokes ; then design a a glorious arrangement with lilacs, viburnums, tulips and other seasonal treasures, that is tailor-made for your own container.
Mother’s Day Gift Floral Design Class with Françoise Weeks:
Monday, May 2nd | 6:30 – 9:00pm | $75 per person
Please call early to reserve your place! The hands-on classes are limited to 8 students per class and are conducted at Françoise’s Studio – 2754 SE 33rd Place. Prices include flowers, supplies, use of tools, and best of all, your creation goes home with you! Receipt of your check (or payment with Paypal) for the full tuition secures your place in the class.
For more info visit http://francoiseweeks.com/seasonal-design-classes/
April 19, 2011
Visit Soiree Boutique tomorrow – Wednesday, April 20th from 5 to 8pm – for their monthly Party! Come browse the boutique and chat with top wedding & event vendors. Soiree, Special Event Planning, will be on-site to answer any event planning questions, East West Floral Arts will be providing gorgeous floral arrangements and West Coast Event Productions will be providing the rentals. Linens will be lavender and pale yellow damask, white chivari chairs. Think Spring! Think Inspiration!
A special Soiree Boutique gift bag of discounts & goodies from Soiree Boutique vendors will be given out to all who attend. Great savings for any special event!!!
7080 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97202
April 18, 2011
Your legal wedding in Portland requires a valid Oregon Marriage License. In years of experience as a busy Portland wedding officiant, 2% of the time the county official forgets to sign box 28 on your license. This is the authorizing signature from the state of Oregon, which gives me authority to legally marry you, so I suggest you check box 28 before you leave the marriage license office at the county.
Here’s the general process for purchasing your marriage license in Oregon, and every county has slightly different requirements for your marriage license, so check with them first.
- You obtain your application from ANY one of the 36 counties in Oregon, to be married anywhere in Oregon.
- You fill out the application, sign it and return it to the same county office where you got your application and purchase your license for about $60.
- The original legal copy of your marriage license is the long form you filled out and signed and you will give that to your wedding officiant before your wedding ceremony.
- You will keep the decorative ceremonial Oregon marriage certificate, which is the one with the state seal, which you and your witnesses, along with your wedding minister or officiant, will have signed after your ceremony.
- Your Oregon wedding officiant is required to return the completed legal marriage license to the county where you purchased it.
- About two weeks after your wedding you go back to the county where you started, and you purchase a Certified Copy of your marriage license which has been recorded in the county and state records.
- After all of that, you begin your name change process with your Certified Copy of your Oregon marriage license.
Maureen Haley, Portland Wedding Officiant, loves marrying happy couples in the greater Portland Oregon areas.
revmaureenpdx@gmail.com | 503-888-9876 | portlandministers.com
Trust your wedding ceremony to an expert!
Photo thank you to anikoproductions.com
April 15, 2011
Next week (April 18-22) Gourmet Productions in Lake Oswego will be holding a food drive for the Oregon Food Bank in an effort to fight hunger on a local level and bring awareness to this worldwide social concern. Gourmet Productions’ chefs are creating a special market menu for the week to include many culinary delights from around the world to get customers thinking about hunger in other countries and perhaps a growl in their own tummy.
Gourmet Productions
Specials will include:
Soups:
African Peanut
Hot & Sour (Asia)
Pozole (Mexico)
Italian Wedding
Middle Eastern Lentil
Entrees (available all week long):
Bastilla (Africa)
Shrimp on the Barbie (Australia)
Jerk Salmon with Caribbean Salsa
Beef Stroganoff (Europe)
Bulgogi (Korean)
European Desserts:
Monday – Viennese Apple Tart
Tuesday – Tiramisu
Wednesday – Lemon-Spongecake Roulade w/Berry Sauce
Thursday – Hazelnut Marjolaine (Gluten Free)
Friday – Black Forest Cheesecake
Customers bringing in at least two cans or boxes of non-perishable food will receive a small packet of Organic Rainbow Quinoa seeds to plant! Most wanted food donations include canned meats, canned vegetables & fruit, canned and boxed meals, peanut butter, dried beans or peas, pasta, rice, cereal and 100% fruit juice.
Gourmet Productions | 39 B Avenue, Lake Oswego | 503.697.7355
April 14, 2011
Let the countdown begin! On April 28, ISES Portland will knock your argyle socks off at the much-anticipated 2011 Pimp My Warehouse. We’re taking all of what makes Portland such a uniquely creative and individualist city, and cramming these ‘things we love’ into a reassembled hip, urban warehouse. Think hodge-podge. Think Portland deconstructed.
- Pimp My Warehouse – ISES Portland
Every year ISES hosts an event to transform a warehouse space into an elegant and fun evening. This year event gurus from around the city will partner up to plan for an exciting event at the new BodyVox warehouse space. On April 28th you can come for a fun evening celebration of all that is Portland and see the best in event design, lighting, and food. Once the ISES event wraps for the night, the Children’s Book Bank will take over for day 2 of Pimp My Warehouse and will be hosting their first ever benefit “Balderdash!”.
Some special features for this year’s Pimp My Warehouse will include:
Keynote Speaker: Neil Adams from Blueprint Studios
Neil is the Director of Business Development for Blueprint Studios – a design and decor company based in San Francisco. He brings 26 years of sales and customer service experience to the table. A seasoned professional, he’s worked in the theater, publishing, advertising and tradeshow industries – which all combined brings a well rounded perspective to the Special Events industry.
Entertainment: Marching Band – Tattoo Artists – Jugglers
SAVE THE DATE! Pimp My Warehouse – April 28, 2011 – BUY TICKETS NOW
Pimp My Warehouse Sponsors:
Production Design and Management — Greenlight Creative
Scenery — Peter Corvallis Productions and Royce’s Prop Shop
Lighting – Greenlight Creative and Hollywood Lights
Sound and Video — Henry V
Staging — Stages Northwest
Floral — East West Floral Arts
Rentals — The Party Place
Entertainment Management — Team Casino
Catering — Premiere Catering
Venue — Bodyvox Studios
Photography — Andie Petkus Photography
Event Signage — Alesia Zorn Calligraphy
April 13, 2011
There is nothing like the vibrant colors of the Wooden Shoe tulip fields in the spring. Every year the varieties are arranged differently in a new pattern of color as the tulip fields are rotated to a new location. This spring bring your family and enjoy over 40 Acres of Tulips and Daffodils. Every day enjoy a variety of activities along with the beautiful fields. Each weekend Wooden Shoe has planned a variety of events. Check the “Schedule of Events” for a detailed list of daily and weekend activities.
Daily activities at the Tulip Farm:
- Tulip & Daffodil Fields
- Tulip & Daffodil Display Gardens
- Children’s Play Area
- Tulip Café
- Dutch Sausage and hamburgers
- Farm equipment display
- Gift Shop
- Tulip Market
- Letterboxing (GPS or written instructions)
Weekend activities at the Tulip Farm (Same as weekdays plus):
- Crafters Market Place
- Pony Rides ($5 – under 80 lbs)
- Wine Tasting with Hauer of the Dauen Winery
- Authentic Mexican Food
- Wooden Shoe Making
- Steam tractors
- Entertainment
- Rescue Birds
- April 23rd – Easter Egg Hunt -10am and 11 am in the Wooden Shoe Gardens. Ages: 0-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 & 9-11
- April 24th – Easter Service 7am in the tulip fields
- April 30th & May 1st – Craft Fair 9am to 6pm
Admission | Weekends: $10.00 per carload – $20.00 per bus | Weekdays (M-F): $5.00 per carload – $20.00 per bus
Festival Hours: Now – May 1st, Daily 9 am to 6 pm
Check the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm Field Report before you go!
- Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival
Wooden Shoe Gardens large, beautiful grounds are now available to rent for your special events! The spacious facilities are perfect for a range of events, such as: Weddings, Company Picnics, Company Meetings, Family Reunions, Other Special Events. For more information & rates visit Wooden Shoe Gardens or Contact Susie Schriever at (503) 201-2847 or susie@woodenshoe.com
- Wooden Shoe Gardens
