Saturday, February 2, 2008

Portland To Do Wish List

  • Ruby Jewel ice cream sandwich! ginger cookies surrounding rich pumpkin ice cream. locations here: http://www.rubyjewel.net/locations/detail/C4/Just found a cheap movie theater in Lake Oswego by the DMV and the Flying Pie restaurant - http://www.academytheaterpdx.com/
  • Eat some cupcakes at Bakery Bar (1028 SE Water Ave.)
  • White River Snow Park for some snow tubing
  • Watch the sun go down at the summit of Mount Tabor (park at 6350 SE Yamhill, then head south on any of several trails to Harvey Scott Circle)
  • Watch an old movie at the Bagdad (503-236-9234) or the Laurelhurst (503-232-5511)
  • Old Town's 19th-century tunnels carved for the express purpose of shanghaiing opium addled men to waiting ships in need of sailors
  • visit an assortment of art galleries on first Tuesday - Laura Russo Gallery (805 NW 21st Ave) and the future Contemporary Crafts Museum and Gallery will be located at 134 NW Eighth Ave.
  • Eat dessert at Ruby Jewel Treats (http://www.rubyjeweltreats.com/)
  • Watch movies from a public pool at Sellwood Park or any of Portland Parks and Recreation's seven outdoor pools. (www.portlandonline.com/parks)
  • Hang out at the North Park Blocks (NW Park Ave between Burnside and Glisan)
  • Listen to Jazz music at 6 at the Augustana Lutheran Church. (2710 NE 14th Ave, 503-288-6174)
  • Sahagun Chocolates(10 NW 16th Ave, http://www.sahagunchocolates.com/)
  • Get a massage at a local Eastern medicine school (http://www.eastwestcollege.com/)
  • Dance at the Crystal ballroom where the floor bounces (http://www.mcmenamins.com/)
  • The Japanese Garden
  • 3D Center of Art and Photography (http://www.3dcenter.us/)
  • The End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center (http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/) in Oregon City
  • The Pittock Mansion (http://www.pittockmansion.com/)
  • Explore downtown on public transportation, for free in fareless square - line 63 will apparently hits all the hot spots
  • Trapeze & Acrobatics Workout class - Do Jump!'s Physical Theater School$20 per classwww.dojump.org
  • http://www.livepdx.com/Portland-Movies/Blog/?launch_pg=BlogDetail&launch_sel=1010610&title=Big+Screen+on+the+Green
  • http://wweek.com/editorial/3437/11276/

1 comment:

Katie Curtis said...

Jen, I've decided we need to start doing some of these when you get back from Utah!