October 31, 2013
101 THINGS TO DO
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BATTING CAGES —
Perfect
your swing during the off sea-
son at Batting A Thousand,
8829 S.E. Stark St. in Portland.
For more information, call 503-257-2255.
(503) 257-2255
LAN SU CHINESE GARDEN
— Absorb
Chinese culture, architecture and art at Lan
Su Chinese Garden, a one-square-block
park overflowing with tradi-
tional landscaping and ar-
chitecture. The garden is lo-
cated in Old Town at North-
west Third Avenue and Ev-
erett Street. For more information, call 503-
228-8131 or visit lansugarden.org.
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ROLLER SKATING
— Grab a partner for couple’s skate;
do the chicken dance and breeze across the wooden floor
at any of these local roller skating rinks:
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Gresham Skate World at 1220 N.E. Kelly Ave. (503-667-
6543; greshamskatworld.com)
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Oaks Park Roller Rink at 7805 S.E. Oaks
Park Way in Sellwood. (503-233-5777; oakspark.
com)
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Hillsboro Skate World at 4395 S.E. Witch Ha-
zel Road. (503-640-1333; hillsboroskate.com)
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QUILTING
— Now is the perfect time to
learn the cozy art of quilting. There’s likely
to be a shop nearby where you can buy all
you need to get started.
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SewPo, 830 N. Failing St., in Portland. For
more information, call 503-282-1372 or visit
sewpo.com.
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Embellishment Village, 15165 S.W. 100th
Ave., Tigard. For more informa-
tion, call 503-639-9820 or vis-
it embellishmentvillage.com.
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Quilter’s Corner Store, 12580
S.W. Broadway St., Beaverton.
For more information, call 503-
819-0214 or visit quilterscornerstore.com.
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Hollyhill Quilt Shoppe, 1914 Willamette
Falls Drive, West Linn. For more informa-
tion, visit 503-607-0600 or visit hollyhillquilt
shoppe.com.
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Pine Needle, 429 First St., Lake Oswego.
For more information, call 503-635-1353 or
visit pineneedlequiltshop.com.
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PORTLAND ART
MUSEUM
— Samurai!, an exhibi-
tion of armor from the Ann and
Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collec-
tion, will be featured
through Jan. 12 at the
Portland Art Musuem.
The museum is located
in downtown Portland
at 1219 S.W. Park Ave. For more in-
formation, call 503-226-2811 or
visit portlandartmusuemorg.
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TILLAMOOK CHEESE
FACTORY
—
Sample cheeses, buy freshly
made ice cream and learn
about how it all came to be at the Tilla-
mook Cheese Factory, located just north
of Tillamook on Highway 101. Self-guided
tours offer information about local histo-
ry. For more information, visit Tillamook.
com/cheesefactory.
DOG PARKS
— Cold or not, you
know your pup needs to get outside
for a good romp with his friends.
There are tons of dog parks in this ar-
ea to choose from. Here are a few to get you started:
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Delta Park — North Denver and Martin Luther
King Jr. Boulevard in Portland.
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Sacajawea Park — Northeast 75 Avenue and
Alberta Street in Portland.
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Hazeldale Park — Southwest 192nd Avenue
and Prospect Place in Aloha.
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Winkelman Park — 10139 S.W. 175th Ave. in Coo-
per Mountain in Beaverton.
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Hazelia Field Dog Park — 17800 S.W. 17800 Staf-
ford Road in Lake Oswego.
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Gabriel Dog Park — Southwest 45th Avenue
and Vermont Street in Southwest Portland.
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Summerlake Dog Park — 11450 S.W.
Winterlake Drive in Tigard.
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Tualatin Dog Park — 8515 S.W. Tualatin
Road in Tualatin.
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Mary S. Young Park — 19900 Willamette
Drive in West Linn.
LASER LIGHT
—Watch bril-
liant lights dance to the beat of
rock, classical or pop music at
OMSI’s laser-light shows. Ad-
mission ranges from $5.75 to
$7.50, but get there on time because there is
no late seating. For more information, visit
omsi.edu/laser-shows.
SAFARI SAM’S FAMILY FUN
—
When it comes to family fun,
Safari’s Sams is a one-stop ad-
venture. There’s a large jungle
gym, mini golf, bouncy houses,
food and more.
Located at 16260 S.W. Langer Drive in Sher-
wood. For more information, call 503-925-
8000 or visit jungleoffun.com.
IMAX —
After
undergoing
renovations in
September and
October, OM-
SI’s IMAX theater will re-
open in November. If you’ve
never experienced IMAX,
it’s a 330-seat dome-shaped
theater that presents wides-
creen films and documenta-
ries. The movies are bigger,
louder and more in your face
than the average movie-go-
ing experience. For more in-
formation, including show-
times and prices, visit omsi.
edu/theater.
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