Poster image from Drive-In at Zidell Yards (courtesy Zidell/NWFC)
BY LUKE AREHART
Boise Neighborhood Mississippi Avenue Walking Tour
The redevelopment occurring along Mississippi Avenue today is merely the latest chapter in the history of this neighborhood. This tour explores the cultural and economic changes that have shaped Boise's built environment. Tour-goers will see some of the finest examples of late-19th century working-class homes in Portland, built primarily by Scandinavian, German, and Polish immigrants, as well as some hidden architectural gems and a forgotten dance hall that once housed a temple of the Nation of Islam. 6:00pm Thursday, August 1 and 1:30pm Sunday, August 4. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue Portland. $15 ($10 for AHC members); pre-registration is required at www.visitahc.org.
ZGF Tour and Model Building Competition
As part of AIA/Portland’s ‘FRED’ Friday Education Series, attendees will meet in the ZGF offices for a brief survey of model making. This will cover types of models and how they're useful at different stages of a project, from conception through schematic design, design development and on to marketing and fundraising. Two weeks later, the course will resume at AIA/Portland for the model-building competition. Tour: 11:00am-1:00pm Friday, August 2. ZGF Architects, 1223 SW Washington St., Portland. Model Building Competition: 2:00-4:00pm Friday, August 23. AIA/Portland Center For Architecture, 403 NW 11th St. $45 ($35 for AIA members) Register at http://aiapdxmodelmaking.eventbrite.com/.
Drive-In at Zidell Yards
Zidell’s South Waterfront property, located directly below the Ross Island Bridge along the west side of the Willamette River, will be transformed into a temporary outdoor movie theater venue, accessible to cars, bicyclists, riders of mass transit, and walkers alike. Fashioned after the drive-in movie theater experience of yesteryear, albeit one with the additional perk of a waterfront view and iconic bridge view, the Drive-In at Zidell Yards brings back a classic American movie-going experience into the heart of the city. The series is offered in partnership with the Northwest Film Center, as an extension of its popualr "Top Down" outdoor film series. Saturday brings a double feature of Singin' In The Rain and Dazed and Confused, while Sunday features Jaws and Monday Blue Velvet. Saturday-Monday, August 3-5. 3121 SW Moody Ave, Portland, OR. $8 ($12 for double feature) with tickets available only at the door (cash only).
A Taste of Frank Lloyd Wright Dinner
A summertime picnic dinner held at the Gordon House to showcase Oregon's mid-valley wine from St. Josef's Winery & Kitara Vineyards, northwest cuisine in a picnic basket, and of course a taste of Wright's Usonia. The 11th annual fundraiser will celebrate the beginning of a second decade of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Gordon House in historic Silverton, Oregon. 5:00-9:00pm Saturday, August 10, 2013. The Gordon House, 869 West Main Street, Silverton, OR. $40. Tickets available at http://www.thegordonhouse.org/events.html.
Sokol Blosser Winery (photo by Jeff Jahn)
Rooted: Dinner Among the Vines
In celebration of Sokol Blosser Winery’s new tasting room, designed by Portland's Allied Works Architecture, Portland Monthly magazine hosts a dinner alfresco at the vineyard to benefit Children’s Healing Art Project, which brings the healing power of art to children in crisis through a mobile team of teaching artists working in a partnership with hospitals, community organizations, and schools. 5 PM Sunday, August 11. Sokol Blosser Winery, 5000 Sokol Blosser Lane, Dayton, Oregon. $115. Tickets available at www.portlandmonthlymag.com/rooted.
South Park Blocks Walking Tour
This eleven-block downtown area was first platted and donated to the City in 1852, transforming a fire break parcel into the most desirable residential area of its day, complete with schools, playgrounds, stately homes and places of worship. The South Park Blocks stand alone as a place of revitalization, refreshment and cultural allure. 6:00pm Thursday, August 15. Architectural Heritage Center, 701 SE Grand Avenue Portland. $15 ($10 for AHC members); pre-registration is required at www.visitahc.org.
Hidden Portland Tour
With an eye towards the small, quirky and curious, this tour lets you in on some of the little-known but best-kept secrets of the city. Offered by Know Your City, this is a visual and interactive tour of Portland that encourages participation, play and active learning. Focusing on the Cultural District, sites include a wide-ranging selection of public art, museums, buildings and architectural features…all bound to get you to see the Rose City with new eyes and experiences. 10:00am-12:30pm Friday, August 16, 2013. Meets at Director Park, $18 ($15 for Know Your City members) Tickets online at knowyourcity.org.
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