2009 Northeast Portland Sunday Parkways
July 19th, 9 am to 4 pm
The 7-mile Northeast Sunday Parkways two-way route will showcase portions of the Vernon, Concordia, Cully, Alameda, Sabin, and Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhoods. The route will also feature the Ainsworth parkway, Alameda bluff and will cross the Alberta, Beaumont and 42 Avenue business districts. There is no start or finish line - join the fun where ever you want!
Featured parks/activity areas: Alberta, Fernhill and Wilshire Parks
Highlights:
Wilshire Park
Activity Vendors/Sponsors
Circus Cascadia – Kids’ circus
Serious Juggling – Juggling and unicycle lessons
Portland Jugglers – Juggling
U Car Share – Dart toss game
The NAYA Family Center
FootTraffic – Bring your old shoes for recycling
Broadway Physical Therapy – Strength and balance tests and exercises
Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Emergency Team – Learn how to make emergency kits
ReDirect Guide – Samples
Organic Athlete – Kids’ bike decorating
Sierra Club – Face painting
Bureau of Environmental Services Tree Canopy Program – Tree quiz and activities
Pedal Bike Tours – Bike rental
Brian Proctor Magic –Magician
Willamette Pedestrian Coalition – Wheel of safety trivia
Senior Bike Program – Take an adult trike for a ride
Oregon Zoo Zap Team – Petting zoo
Rose City Roamers – Walker pit stop
Luna Yoga – Yoga classes in Spanish, clases de yoga en español
No Po Mobile Shop – Mobile bike repair service
Bike Empowered – Bike checks and minor repair
METRO and TriMet - Take the Drive Less, Save More Challenge, and practice putting your bike on the bike rack
Growing Gardens – Chicken fun and games
Food Vendors
Katmandu Café
NW Hot Dogs
Beaterville Café
Family Tree Nut Company
Village Crepery
Urban Opportunities /Voodoo Doughnuts
Soup Cycle
Dovetail Bakery
Entertainment
Carroll Raaum Swing Orchestra – 10:00 - 11:00 am
Carolina Pump Station – blue grass, 11:30 - 12:30 pm
Stumptown Jug Thumpers – jug band music, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Renegade Rose Morris – English folk dance and music, 2:15 - 3:00 pm
Don’t Hurt Miles – ska band, 3:15 - 4:00 pm
Fernhill Park
Activity Vendors/Sponsors
Bike’N’Hike – Free bike safety checks/bike demos
Milagros Boutique – Face painting and kids’ crafts
Will Hornyak Storyteller – Stories for Healthy Watersheds
Portland Parks & REI – Try out rock climbing on the climbing wall
Free Ready Rider Workshop from BTA/Bridge Pedal/Safer Routes to Schools – Kids’ bike fittings, trainings and escorted rides, loaner bikes – 1/2 tennis court
Clif Kids – Free samples
Clif Bar – Free samples
Common Ground Wellness – Massage and yoga activities
PUFF – Goaltimate frisbee
Stay Pet Hotel – Doggie water stop and treats
Yakima Products, Inc. – Vehicle rack display
Columbia River Crossing – Displays and giveways, free pocket-sized Vancouver bike maps
Community Cycling Center – Bike and safety checks and minor repair
Portland Wheelman – How to fix a flat tire, lessons every 1/2 hour
Concordia Neighborhood Association Green Team – Fernhill Park tree tour
Your Sustainable City – Displays and giveaways
Pedal Bike Tours - Bike rental
Metropolis Cycles – Minor bike repair and bike accessories
Baxter Sports Soccer Camp – Practice shots on small field
Food Vendors
Super Dog
Northstar Coffee House
Zuppa
Project Hope
Elephant's Deli
Priska Hillis
Fuego
Headwaters Café
Luna Media
Entertainment
Portland Recorder Orchestra – recorder and early wind instrument music, 10:00 - 10:45 am
Shannon Tower Band – folk rock, 11:00 am – Noon
Donna & the Side Effects – blues, rock and country, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
Wild Rose Garland – English folk dance, 1:45 - 2:30 pm
The Michael Pan Band – danceable alternative, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Alberta Park
Activity Vendors/Sponsors
OnPoint Community Credit Union – Hula hooping for prizes
Kaiser Permanente – Free pedometers
Axles of Evil Bike Polo – Bike polo on tennis courts all day
NE Tool Library – Sign up for tool borrowing
Hoopshine Hula Hooping – Hula hooping
Clif Bar – Free samples
NW Trail Alliance – Bike skills track
Manifest Gardening and Food Sustainablity Team – Basics of planting a Fall garden
Alberta Cooperative Grocery – Samples and veggie art kids’ activities
Teatro Graxa Stilt Walkers – Stilt walking
Portland Bike Tours – Bike rental
The Jumping Jackie O's – Jump roping, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bureau of Environmental Services – Columbia Slough fishing info and game
ZipCar – Bag toss
Portland Parks City Nature – Bicycling and hiking information
Ride Connection – Information and giveaways
Green Microgym – Pedalpowered snow cones
Oregon Stone Massage – Chair massages
American Cancer Society Relay for Life – Fundraising
SOLV – SOLV volunteer opportunities
Harmony Yoga – Yoga classes
Port of Portland – Balsawood airplane toss
Food Vendors
The Limp Noodle
Café de la Soul
Beaterville
NW Hot Dogs
Village Crepery
Al Forno Ferruzza
Fuego
Café Velo
Dixon's Rib Pit
Entertainment
Greasy Chain String Band – square dancing, 10:00 - 10:45 am
Nuborn Tribe – reggae, 11:00 am – Noon
Sneakin Out – acoustic classical and rock, 12:15 - 2:00 pm
Portland Miracle Revival Church Choir and Praise Team – gospel, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
On the Route
The Bookmark at Concordia University, NE 30th & Ainsworth – Pit stop and raffle for free bike
Ainsworth Arboretum Guided Walking Tours, 9:30 and 11 am (meet at The Bookmark, NE 30th & Ainsworth)
Trinity Lutheran Frozen Pop Pit Stop, NE 30th & Ainsworth
Bike Gallery Bike Repair Base – Free bike checks, chain lube, and air for tires, NE 47th & Alameda
Delphina’s Bakery – bakery goodies and drinks, NE 42nd & Going
