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meet your maker

live @ the market

kids' activities

2010 Season 

Every Weekend 

March 6

 thru

December 24

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Sunday 11am-4:30pm

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 in historic

Old Town-Chinatown 

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By Reid Decker & Michelle Hines
It has become increasingly popular across our great United States for the theme "Staycation" to ring out loudly. What better way to experience Portland then purposely vacationing as a tourist. We went down to Portland Saturday Market for inspiration and compiled 5 easy steps to help you become a tourist in your own hometown. 
What's the best thing about being a hometown tourist? It's so easy to do.  Get away without going away! Planning to get away can be a challenge these days, with both time and money at a premium for many would-be travelers. Fortunately, there is a way to satisfy wanderlust that is easy on both.  Discover what others come to see in your hometown. Explore the affordable, eclectic and unsurpassed mix of dining, shopping, history, art and nature that is Portland - on your own or with your family.  Ask someone about the visitor attractions in their hometown and they might well tell you that they have never visited that place. It seems many of us take the place we grew up in for granted. Why the rush to visit somewhere else? We have the rest of our lives to call in and pay a visit. In a worldwide global recession and with our carbon footprints becoming ever more noticeable, it makes sense to check out what your local environs have to offer. 

Get Back to Nature. Natural beauty of awe-inspiring diversity is all around you in the greater Portland area. From Multnomah Falls, to the wonders of Mt. Hood to the many lakes and rivers, nature beckons.   
For a more urban park experience, visit the Portland Rose Gardens, Lan Su Chinese Garden or Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

Take a Step Back in Time. Experience Portland's proud history. Stroll through Old Town Chinatown and along the historic waterfront district.  Take time to read the historical plaques and plan a stop at the Oregon Maritime Museum (www.oregonmaritimemuseum.org).

Family-Fun Events. Portland is very kid friendly, from ball games at PGE Park, to roller skating at Oaks Park, there is something for every "little one" in the family. Waterfront Park plays host to many festivals like; Cinco de Mayo, Rose Festival, Portland Bridge Pedal, and Portland  Market.

The fun is in experiencing your child's joy as everything is new and exciting for their first time. They can really soak in the experience like a thirsty traveler.

Biking with your children is a great way to spend quality time with them and instill the importance of exercising and educating them about environmental issues like carbon footprints.

Tantalize Your Taste Buds. Food is always a key element in the success of any vacation, and Portland restaurants offer the variety needed to ensure memorable excursions. Food carts, ever more popular, line streets offering a trip around the world in international cuisines.

 

Shop Until You Drop. Like food, shopping is one of the guilty pleasures of being on vacation, and shopping in Portland provides hours of browsing pleasure for the whole family downtown in the malls and trendy boutiques.  A fun trip to Saturday Market will net you unique and personable gifts.
 

{meet your maker} 

Pat Hansen
Great Northwest Ice Cream Company
www.greatnwicecream.com 

1. How did you get started?
Back in Iowa, we grew up eating Whitey's ice cream.  It was handcrafted and was the best ice cream ever.  When we moved to the Northwest, we realized nothing like it existed here.  So, we found an eighty seven year old gentleman in Bothell, Washington, who had been making ice cream for over 40 years.  By that time he was retired and agreed to teach us how to make ice cream the old fashioned way.  We started churning ice cream in our garage and passed it around to our neighbors who were more than happy to be our guinea pigs.  After that we rented space in a restaurant kitchen and became vendors at the Vancouver Farmer's Market.

 
2. Who has influenced you most in your life?
I've thought about that many times and have come to the conclusion that there really isn't one specific person who has influenced me.  I believe that almost everyone has something good to contribute to society so I just try to watch and learn from others.  

3. What is the difference between PSM and other Markets?
It can be found in the same place, at the same time, every weekend March through December.  When our customers purchase an item, they know they can find the artist or craftsperson again.  There is no admission fee, free entertainment, there are often children's activities and  Portland, the Northwest's coolest and most eclectic city, gives it a spirit of it's own. 
 
Unlike most outdoor markets, the craftspeople/artists/vendors are required to be members and the members oversee and govern the Market.  I believe the nucleus of member oversight and guardianship makes it unique in that the passion each member feels for their individual business becomes intertwined with a passion for the market which gives it a vitality unique to others.  And last but not least, Portland Saturday Market has better ice cream than any of the others!!
 
4. How would you describe the difference between "arts" and "crafts"?
Now, that's a tough question which has been debated by many.  Some say that art is purely aesthetic and crafts have a practical purpose.
I've done a little research and have decided that  the following statement, which I found on the Internet,  is the most agreeable to my sensibilities:

"It's art if you sign it on the front. It's craft if you sign it on the bottom."

I might add that "It's handi-craft if you used a hot glue gun."

I also like this: If you want to move your work from craft to art, add another 0 to the price. 
 
5.  What is the last book you read?
Half the Sky. It exposes and discusses abuses and the brutal treatment of girls and women in the developing world.  It describes the power and resilience of women who would have every reason to give up but never do.  It was eye opening.  We are lucky to live in America.
  

{live @ the market} 

Every weekend, the Portland Saturday Market Main Stage plays host to a variety of talented, local musicians. 

 Here is this month's calendar:

Saturday 8/14 

11:30-1:30

Petty Cash (Eclectic Folk)

2:00 -3:30

Will West & The Friendly Strangers (Acoustic) 

Sunday 8/15 

11:30 - 1:30

Lord Smithingham (DJ) 
2:00 -3:30

Carter Freeman 
 

Saturday 8/21

11:30 - 1:30

Painted Grey (Alt. Pop Rock) 
2:00 -3:30

Rick Bain & The Genius Position (Psychedelic Rock)

Sunday 8/22 

11:30 - 1:30

Darren Klein (Jazz) 
 

Saturday 8/28

11:30 - 1:30

Shoeless Soul (Acustic Love) 
2:00 -3:30 Sudden Anthem (Progres. Psych. Rock )

Sunday 8/29

11:30 - 1:30

Bilge Rats & Pyrettes (Pirate Festival) 
2:00 -3:30

Sean Wagner & the Ne'er Do Wells (Pop Rock Folk)

{ kids' activities }

 Sunday, September 5th

Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre

 Who's in Hare's House?

   Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre performs Who's in Hare's House  based on a folktale from East Africa.  Sungura the hare returns home to find there is someone in his house. The intruder claims to be the "son of the long one" and refuses to leave. Sungura's friends, Weha the jackal, Pembele the rhinoceros and Tembo the elephant all try to help but they are frightened away by the "monster". No one can help until Chura the frog, "the son of the great leaper," arrives.   
   Who's in Hare's House has been a favorite of Tears of Joy Puppet Theatre audiences since it was originally  produced in 1977. Tears of Joy Theatre brings amazing puppetry to audiences throughout the U.S. and abroad, performing for over 200,000 people each year.  Founded in 1971, the theatre is recognized nationally for its commitment to excellence and innovation.  Four of Tears of Joy Theatre's productions have received American puppetry's highest award, the Citations of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry.  The theatre has also received a Young Audiences' Sunburst Award for its
exemplary commitment to Arts in Education.
  

We look forward to seeing you throughout the season and thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,

Portland Saturday Market