Community

Japanese Festival When: Sat Jun 28, 2014 10AM-4PM Where: Main City Park 219 S. Main Ave Gresham OR Get Map!

You're Invited!
Celebrate the reopening of the Gresham Japanese Garden, Tsuru (Crane) Island, during the annual celebration Skosh ("a little") Japanese Festival III from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, at Gresham's Main City Park. Experience a tea ceremony, cooking demonstrations, bonsai, origami, garden tours, plant sale, and more. Festival Poster

Join the fun on the plaza! When: Fri Jun 27, 2014 3PM-8PM Where: Plaza del Sol 18535 SE Stark St Gresham OR Get Map!

Everyone's Invited!
Join us June 27 and 28 for Rock the Block, an engaging, family-oriented community celebration that enables neighborhood residents to:

• Enjoy safe family fun
• Nutritious food
• Access and enroll in needed services
• Change their environment for the better via positive social engagement

Rock the Block also provides a forum for the community to connect to youth activity and resource providers in the area and thrive on an ongoing basis. Festival Poster

Read more about Rock the Block as well as event volunteer opportunities.

Located in the NE corner of the Gresham Kmart parking lot at Eastman Parkway and NW Burnside Road with plenty of convenient parking. Open every Saturday now through Oct. 25. Accepting SNAP and WIC.

Every Saturday May thru October! When: Every Saturday, 8:30AM-2PM Where: NW Miller & Third St Historic Downtown Gresham, OR Get Map!

Fresh & Local
Shoppers will find all-natural meats and cheeses, fresh-picked produce, nursery stock and fresh-cut flowers, hand-crafted jewelry, soaps, artwork, and much more. Live music and food are always part of the market.

Located on Northwest Miller Avenue between Second and Third Street 8:30AM to 2PM each Saturday now through Oct. 25.

Historic Albina When: Thu May 15, 2014 6PM-8PM Meet: Irving Park NE 9th & Fremont Get Map! Cost: Free

Let's Go Walking!
Join us on another great Ten Toe Express walk throughout inner-city Portland sponsored by the Portland Bureau of Transportation. The Ten Toe Express program is a series of guided walks held Thursdays @ 6PM and Saturdays @ 9AM from May 10th through September 28th 2013.

Each easy and informal Ten Toe Express walk explores the area neighborhood, architecture and unique history. Walk takes about 2 hours, cover 2-4 miles and are open to all ages and skill levels. Did we mention it's free!

Every Saturday May thru October! When: Every Saturday, 8:30AM-2PM Where: NW Miller & Third St Historic Downtown Gresham, OR Get Map!

Fresh & Local
Shoppers will find all-natural meats and cheeses, fresh-picked produce, nursery stock and fresh-cut flowers, hand-crafted jewelry, soaps, artwork, and much more. Live music and food are always part of the market.

Located on Northwest Miller Avenue between Second and Third Street 8:30AM to 2PM each Saturday now through Oct. 25.

Every Saturday May thru October! When: Every Saturday, 8:30AM-2PM Where: NW Miller & Third St Historic Downtown Gresham, OR Get Map!

Fresh & Local
Shoppers will find all-natural meats and cheeses, fresh-picked produce, nursery stock and fresh-cut flowers, hand-crafted jewelry, soaps, artwork, and much more. Live music and food are always part of the market.

Located on Northwest Miller Avenue between Second and Third Street 8:30AM to 2PM each Saturday now through Oct. 25.

Wilkes Community Group General Meeting When :Tue Apr 01, 2011 6:30-8PM Where: Margaret Scott Elementary School 14700 NE Sacramento Portland OR Get Map!

Public Invited!
Wilkes Community Group is hold their General Meeting, Tuesday April 01, 6:30PM at Margret Scott Elementary School. Neighbors are invited to attend.

Agenda

• 6:30 Introductions
• 6:35 Police Officer(s) Report
• 6:40 Minutes and Treasurers Report
• 6:50 Reports – Parks, Movies in the Park, Land Use, etc.
• 7:00 Speaker- Neomi Nguyen (Win) – Boys and Girls Club
• 7:45 If Time allows (Continuation of Reports and Old & New Business)
• 8:00 Adjourn

Gresham Historical Society. Click to view.

Let's Go Walking! When: Sat Apr 12, 2014 11AM-12:45PM Where: Meet at Gresham History Museum 410 N Main Av Downtown Gresham Get Map!

Come tour Historic Downtown Gresham, and learn about its historic buildings and homes, historic graves and trees, some historic local figures, and about the shops that used to line Main Ave. Tours weave throughout Historic Downtown Gresham, are fast paced, and will cover around a mile of mostly flat level ground.

Tours leave at 11:00AM sharp, rain or shine, and are free. Donations are always accepted and much appreciated. Parking is available in the lot behind the museum.

We'll visit some of Gresham's historically significant graves and learn a little about the lives of those within them.

The tour group will meet at the Spring Water Corridor entrance into Main City Park. From there the group will walk a short distance to the Pioneer Cemeteries.

The tour is absolutely free. Donations are always welcome and very much appreciated.