FRIDAY

Enjoy the fine art of karaoke at Chinese Village (520 SE 82nd Ave @ Stark) and Candlelight Restaurant and Lounge (7334 NE Glisan St).

9 pm-ish * free

SATURDAY

East Portland neighborhood cleanup events:  Hazelwood, Mill Park, Centennial Neighborhood Clean-up Event & Argay Terrace Neighborhood Association Clean-up.

Bring good, clean reusable items to drop off that others may take — and your bulky waste items. Follow the event link to see location and what items cannot be accepted.

To find your neighborhood association, enter your address here.

9 am – 1 pm 

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At Leach Botanical Garden: “Come visit the Stone Cabin at Leach Garden on National Public Garden Day! … Take the footbridge across the creek and peek into the cabin that was once used for a Grimm setting.” 

6704 SE 122nd Ave * 11 am – 2 pm * free, contributions are welcomed

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Citizen Advocacy 101 – We Can Make Change Happen (event) “Want to improve life for yourself and your neighbors or have a concern about local, state or federal laws? Learn about strategies for change and more: -Information and misinformation -Examples of successful advocacy -Choosing your battles: What matters to you? Who makes the rules? -Getting heard: tools for change -“Tracking” civic/political issues.”

Woodstock Library, 6008 SE 49th Ave * 3 pm – 4:30 pm 

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SUNDAY

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Sunday is the second Sunday of the Montavilla Farmers Market. Lent’s Farmers Market opens June 4th!

For a full list of vendors, and new choices at the market, click here. EBT is accepted and the Double Up Food Bucks program (learn more here) will match up to $10 per customer per day for fruits and vegetables.

Montavilla Farmers Market, 7700 block of SE Stark St * 10 am – 2 pm

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Intercambio / Language Exchange at Midland Library:

“Practique inglés o español y ayude a los demás que están aprendiendo en un ambiente amable. Los participantes hablan la mitad del tiempo en inglés y la otra en español. Están bienvenidos los principiantes.”

And now in English: “Practice English or Spanish and help other learners in a friendly atmosphere. Participants speak half the time in English and half in Spanish. Beginners welcome.”

Midland Libary, 805 SE 122nd Ave * 3 pm – 4:30 pm * free

There’s also an event with a Vietnamese author and political prisoner (presented in Vietnamese), Chinese Storytime, and Black Storytime on the Midland Library event calendar.