Portland Parents

With Dr. Karen Rogers, author of Re-Forming Gifted Education: How Parents and Teachers Can Match the Program to the Child ( See cover to the right ). Dr. Karen Rogers will present the keynote address at the annual conference of the Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted on Saturday, September 27th from 9:00 to 4:30 at Wilson High School, 1151 SW Vermont St., Portland OR. The conference theme...

I've found a great source for free-to-inexpensive events ( and other tips ) for us here in Portland, Oregon: Around the Sun. They've managed to take one thing I really wanted to be able to do here on Portland Parents and make it phenomenal. In particular, I like the listings for the Movies in the Park, the Kidical Mass Bike Ride ( Critical Mass, Kidical Mass ) and the Adult Soap Box Derby. You...

The ReDirect Guide announces the 3rd annual Green Sprouts Organic Baby and Family Festival Saturday, September 13th at Peninsula Park (700 N Rosa Parks Blvd) from 10AM -5PM. Green Sprouts is a community-inspired event that celebrates natural and healthy options for expecting parents and young families. The one-day festival will promote eco-friendly products, community-connecting ideas, and...

Where will your next PakNak go? The summer has been good for PakNak. They've decided to release "more loops," the landing place for the velcro backing on a Paknak. They have new Paks made from recycled plastic, and they'll soon be adding new games to their site in the flavor of neopets ( http://neopets.com ). You should check out this Portland-based, Moms-owned business. And besides, PakNaks...

Cadenza Academy was established with the mindset to be a community gathering place, where all local musicians, of every skill level and age, could gather their equipment to take lessons and learn the art of music. We provide instruction in keyboard, guitar, bass, drums, flute, saxophone, clarinet, cello, mandolin, violin, viola, trumpet, trombone, and voice. Cadenza also caters to those inspiring...

Spreadshirt.com reminds me of cafepress. I really like the ability that the internet has brought, that encourages people to create their own t-shirts and other stuff. But spreadshirt.com takes out at least some of the hazards. While my art isn't fit for t-shirt heaven, spreadshirt.com uses clipart for their creations. You should play with their creation tool; it's topnotch!...

Humane Exposures Presents: Susan Madden Lankford, Photojournalist, Editor of Maggots In My Sweet Potatoes: Women Doing Time : September 18 in Portland, Oregon Susan Madden Lankford, photojournalist and creator of Maggots In My Sweet Potatoes: Women Doing Time, will be discussing issues addressed in her book, reading excerpts and signing books on the first stop of her book tour. Maggots in My Sweet...