This weekend is an important weekend filled with family activities that allow your crew to make a real difference. You can celebrate Martin Luther King Day weekend, by attending events that include acts of service (think planting trees) and remembrance. When you are done, finish off the rest of the weekend days with snow play or bowling. Read on to find out more.
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Opening Vigil MLK Celebration
Start off the weekend of MLK remembrance early by heading to the University of Portland for an introductory celebration of a weekend of festivities! UP will be hosting an opening vigil featuring candle lightings, musical performances and student readings. This year, the university is inviting you to join in their theme of “(Re)Claiming Black Joy)” and involve yourself and the family in honoring MLK’s civil rights accomplishments. Head online to register for free now! Event Details.
MLK Day “ON” 2022: Day of Service
If planting trees doesn’t light you and your family up, perhaps picking from a host of different volunteer activities offered through event coordination at University of Portland will tickle your fancy! Volunteering in the community is a great way to help the kids learn a little more about the places and spaces they call home and is sure to become a cherished family memory – and perhaps a family tradition! Event Details.
Solve Oregon: MLK Day of Service
Maybe your MLK weekend is a bit busier than you thought, and perhaps Friday and Sunday are out of the question. Never fear! Solve Oregon has several clean-up volunteer opportunities for you and the kiddos to get outside and get involved with. It might be chilly, but cleaning up trash or helping out the forest through ivy removal will surely warm yourselves, knowing you are giving back to your community. Event Details.
Bowling at Grand Central
Get your little bowlers ready to knock down pins at their favorite bowling alley. Grand Central Bowling is open and ready to host your family for an afternoon of fun. When you aren’t knocking down pins, mom and dad can grab drinks while the kids play arcade games. Reserve your lane now. Event Details.
French Immersion Class
This class will let children discover French language through games, movement, songs, engaging all of the senses: sight, taste, smell, touch, hearing. This multi-sensory class uses total immersion method to build the language skills through fun activities. Event Details.
Restore Terwilliger Blvd Forest
Anyone who lives in Portland can agree that the trees are what makes the city shine. Why not give back a little and plant one of your own? There’s nothing better than knowing a tree you’ve helped plant is growing happily in Forest park on in the SW hills. So keep Saturday, January 15th clear from sports practices and brunch with the gals, and round the family up for a day of restoring Portland’s urban forest! HandsOn will be managing a volunteer tree planting event on Terwilliger boulevard in honor of MLK and his legacy, and what better way to be involved than getting some fresh air and sticking your hands in the dirt? Head online to sign you and the family up now! Event Details.
Ski Bowl
This tube hill features multiple lanes with your choice of single, double, and party tubes. Kids and parents can fly down the slopes for hours. Don’t forget to pack the hot chocolate. Event Details.
Ice Skating at Lloyd
Lloyd Center Ice Rink is a unique ice skating rink in the center of Lloyd Center. It is conveniently located on the first level in the center court. The rink ovvers Learn to Skate Group Lessons, limited figure skating supplies, broomball, group rates, birthday parties, freestyles, dance, private ice and last but not least public skating sessions. Event Details.
USS Blueback Submarine Tour
Join a fascinating, 45-minute tour of the U.S. Navy’s last active duty diesel-electric submarine. Limited to only six guests per tour, you’ll have a unique, socially-distanced opportunity to explore this 219-foot vessel full of marvelous period artifacts. Event Details.
—Annette Benedetti
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