Learning & Tech
Consider This: Trust and Political Institutions
Doors 6pm | All Ages | Bar w/ ID | Tickets Sliding Scale $15-30 Join Oregon Humanities for a conversation about trust, elections, and our political systems and culture with Paul Gronke, director of the Elections & Voting Information Center at Reed College, and Susheela Jayapal, a former Multnomah County Commissioner and current fellow with the North Star Civic Foundation. Polling of voters in the
How We Show Up: A Zine-Making Workshop for Civic Action
Multi-day events
Rental Ripoff Town Hall events: District 1 with Candace Avalos and Jamie Dunphy
Activate Portland Community Summit
Child Care for Oregon Happy Hour
Join the Child Care for Oregon Coalition for a happy hour event to learn more about who the coalition is, our northstar, and how you can get involved in the movement for child care for all! Meet with our committee members, parents, and providers over light bites and drinks and discover advocacy opportunities that best match your interests and experiences. Register to join here!
Library Building Tour
Future 50 community vision tables
What do you want to see in your community in 50 years? What are your dreams for the future?
As part of the Future 50 project, Metro is holding conversations with communities to develop aspirations for 2077 that will guide the direction of our region. We want to hear from you!
Join a community visioning table this fall to share your hopes for the future.
- Connect with other community members to help create regional aspirations for the future.
- Learn about Metro’s Future 50 project and what other community members and regional leaders are saying.
- Learn about the shared regional values that will guide the development of the vision.
Registration is required. Bring your ideas, perspective and creativity. Refreshments are provided. These events are open to members of the public who live, work, go to school or spend time in the greater Portland region—including urban and rural Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties.
PSU Steinway Piano Series Fall 2026 Residency Master Class with Chad R. Bowles
American pianist Chad R. Bowles commands a vast repertoire and effortless technique. He has performed hundreds of recitals across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, earning critical acclaim for his albums on JRI Recordings devoted to Haydn, Liszt, Strauss, and the Chopin and Liszt B-minor sonatas. He is artist faculty and Chair of Piano at Peabody Preparatory and Co-Director of the Peabody Piano Academy. In 2019 he was inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame, and in 2021 was named a Master Teacher for Portland Piano International’s Tholen Fellowship program.
Stanley Avenue Open House
SE Stanley Avenue is getting an upgrade!
Come learn more and share your input! The city and Clackamas County are working together to improve SE Stanley Avenue from SE Johnson Creek Boulevard to SE King Road.
The project will create safer, more comfortable connections for people walking, biking, rolling, and driving, while improving the roadway and stormwater system.
The open house will provide an opportunity to:
- Learn about the project.
- Review an early design concept.
- Talk with the project team.
- Share your preferred cross-section.
Learn more about the project at www.milwaukieoregon.gov/stanleyave.