Some GENERAL Ideas!
Progressive dinner, mystery destinations, daughter-granddaughter tea, a murder mystery party, a wine-tasting and bunco evening, a Halloween costume party, a luau, a casino night, a traditional formal Christmas dinner, a “Death by Chocolate” Valentine party, a PJ party with movies, a Gangster Day, train to ??,

FLOWER SHOWS/Nurseries
--Garland Nursery - Halfway between Corvallis and Albany on Hwy 20
            Mon-Fri 9:00-6:00 - Sat 9:00-5:00 - Sun 10:00-5:00
--Swan Island Dahlia Festival
--Leach Botanical Gardens
--Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest – Woodburn - Mar. 20 – Apr. 23, 2006
--Bulb Farms in Woodland, WA - & Tsugawa Nursery - and lunch at Oak Tree Restaurant in Woodland?
--Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens - Early Plant Show & Sale: 1st Saturday in April, & Mother's Day Show

THEATERS
--Clackamas Repertory Theater - Clackamas Community College
--New Century Players - Milwaukie, Oregon
--Lakewood Center for the Arts – Lake Oswego
--Mt. Hood Repertory Theatre - Gresham
--Tapestry Theatre -
--Imago Theatre – S.E. 8th & Burnside
--Bump in the Road Theatre
--“Hot Flashes, The Musical” - Tickets $20
--Aladdin Theater - Live Music
--The Broadway Rose Theatre Co. - Tigard
--Portland Community Ballet
--Artists Repertory Theatre – 1516 SW Alder, Portland
--Echo Theatre - 1515 S.E. 37th Ave. -
--Portland Center Stage
--Sylvia's Class Act Dinner Theater - 5115 NE Sandy Blvd, 288-6828, Thu-Sat 8 pm, Sun 7 pm, through Sept 2, $21.95-31.95
--OMSI & Omnimax Theatre
--University of Portland's Mock's Crest Theater

TEA
--Oregon Tea Rooms @ TeaMap
--Oregon Tea Rooms @ TeaGuide
--Oregon Tea Rooms @ Oregon Tea Rooms
--Oregon Tea Rooms @ Oregon Tea Rooms
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Clackamas/Portland Areas:
--Salty's on the Columbia - Mon - Fri, 2 - 5pm - Portland - 3839 NE Marine Drive, Portland, OR 97211 - 503.288.4444 ext 4112 (Linda Addy - laddy@saltys.com)
--Berry Sweet Tea Parties - Beaverton
--An Olde World Charm Tea House Ashleys– Boring - 31277 SE Us-26, Boring, OR 97009 - (503) 663-1017
--Afternoon Tea by Stephanie - Canby - 508 SE 9th Avenue, Canby, OR. 97013 - 503-266-7612
--Rose’s Tea Room – Gresham
--Columbia Gorge Hotel - Hood River
--Lady Di’s British Store – Lake Oswego
--The Primrose Tearoom - McMinnville - (inside Oregon Stationers) - 217 N.E. Third Street, McMinnville, OR. 97128 - 503-474-1559
--The Doll House Tea Room - Milwaukie - Wed - Fri: 11:00am to 3:30pm
--Broetje House – Milwaukie
--Blue Angel Heavenly Delectables - Milwaukie - 10500 S.E. 26th # A33, Milwaukie, OR. 97222 - 503-975-9744
--Hoffman House - Molalla - 523 E. Main Street, Molalla, OR. 97038 - 503-829-2640
--Ermatinger House - Oregon City - 619 6th Street, Oregon City, OR 97045 – 503.650.185
--Cheryl's Cup of Tea - Oregon City - Inside the Oregon City Antique Mall - Open Tues. through Sat.
--Albertina Kerr Center - Portland - 424 NE 22nd Ave, Portland, 97232 - (503) 239-8101
--Foxfire Teas - 4605 NE Fremont St, Portland
--Heathman Hotel Tea Court - Portland
--The Tea Zone - 510 NW 11th Avenue, Portland
--Tea Chai Te - 734 NW 23rd Ave, Portland
--Tao of Tea –3430 SE Belmont Street, Portland
--Kashin-Tei Tea House @ Portland's Japanese Tea Garden - 611 S.W. Kingston Avenue, Portland, OR. 97201 - 503-223-9233
--Tea and Zen - Portland - 1633 S.W. Skyline Blvd, Portland, OR. 97221 - 503-242-1557
--Leach botannical Gardens - Summer English Teas - mid July - Portland - 6704 SE 122 Avenue, Portland, OR 97236
--Lavender Tea House - Sherwood - 340 NW 1ST St - 503-625-4479
--Green Door Antiques & Tearoom – Troutdale - 113 W Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR, 97060-2032 - Phone 503-666-7483 - Hours: Mon-Sat: 10:30am to 5:00pm
--Society Woman Tea Room - 8855 SW Holly Lane, Wilsonville, OR 97070 - 503-582-0646 - Store Hours: Tue-Sat 10AM-6PM
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Oregon - outside Portland area:
--The Charms of Tea - 333 First Ave W, Albany - 541-928-9475 - M-Sa, 11-4
--Windsor House of Tea - 1044 Marine Drive, Astoria - (503) 338-6900 - Tu-Sa, 11-4
--Tea & Tomes – 716 NW Beach Drive, Nye Beach, Newport - (541)265-2867
--~ Mrs. B's Special-teas ~ - Lebanon - 55 W. Grant St. - 541 - 259-5100
--The Oregon Tea Garden - Silverton
--Granderson's Tea at the Sea - Seaside
--LaTeaDa - Tillamook
--The Windsor House of Tea - 1004-C Marine Drive, Astoria - 503-338-6900
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Washington:
--Carnelian Rose Tea Co. - Vancouver - 360-573-0917
--Myrtle's Tea House & Herbery - Ridgefield, Washington - 360-887-9018

FARMERS MARKETS:
--Cedar Mill/Sunset Farmers Market
--Hillsboro Farmers' Market
--Portland Farmers Market - 1800 SW Broadway at Montgomery
--Beaverton Farmers Market - S.W. Hall Blvd. & Third St.
--Gresham Farmers Market - N.W. Miller Ave. (between 2nd & 3rd streets)
--Hollywood Farmers Market - NW Hancock between 44th and 45th avenues
--Oregon City Farmers Market - 2051 Kaen Road at Beavercreek Road
--Hood River Farmers Market - Asbury Church parking lot - 616 State St., Hood River
--Canby Farmers Market - NW 1st Avenue between Holly and Grant
--Estacada Farmers Market - 3rd & Broadway
--Alberta Farmers Market - 1500 N.E. Alberta Street
--2nd Saturday Market - 2194 Columbia Blvd., Saint Helens
--McMinnville Farmers Market - Cowls Street between Second and Third - Thursday
--Eastbank Farmers Market - S.E. 20th Avenue & Salmon Street – Thursday
--Fairview Farmers Market

OTHER:
--A Progressive Dinner
--Cathlamet Ferry & Berry Patch Restaurant & Shooting Star Lavender Farm - July??
--Trappist Abbey - Lafayette, Oregon - Fruitcake production & bookbinding - lunch @ McMennamin's
--Hoover House & Royal House of Orange Tea Company - Newberg, Oregon
--Mt. Hoot Cultural Center & Museum
--Mt. Hood Territory
Walking Tours:
Estacada, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie Historial Museums, Old Willamette Walking Tour, Oregon City, Wilsonville

Cultural Centers/Galleries:
Carnegie Center,
Lakewood Center for the Arts,
Maiden Bronze Gallery and Foundry -
Timberline Lodge,
Arts Cabin Project,
Damascus Fiber Arts School,
Lake Oswego Heritage House.

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad - Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Train & Dinner Train, Dinner Train, Murder Mystery Train, Pumpkin Train, Summer Trains
This vintage 1916 steam train will have rides on 1920s cars pulled by an iimpeccably restored 1916 Baldwin. (summer 2007).
The schedule will run weekends through the end of September and offers two different runs:
A one and one quarter hour 12-mile sojourn through Milburn, goes by varied and beautiful views of wooded forests, old farmsteads, country homes, and tranquil nature sites. Departing at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., the roundtrip excursion runs on Saturdays and Sundays. Space permitting, walk on guests are always welcome. Allow one and one half hours.
Tickets:
* Adults $10
* Seniors $9
An 18-mile one and three quarter hour run through Ruth will be offered every Saturday through September. Departing at 5:00 p.m., the extended run will follow alongside the Chehalis River, its lush riverbanks, forests and farmlands. Allow two hours.
Tickets:
* Adults $13
* Seniors $12
--Poet's Garden - 36441 SE Harber Rd., Albany, OR 97322 - ph 541-926-5233 - Tues - Sat, 10AM to 5PM
--Lane & Linn County Covered Bridges Tour - & Novak's Hungarian Restaurant in Albany
--Cathlapotle Plankhouse - on Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge - Eat at Heathman Lodge?
-- Camp 18 - & Seaside
--Mt. Hood Cultural Center - In the village of Government Camp - 88900 E. Hwy 26, Business Loop Government Camp, Oregon 97028
Open summer daily 10am-5pm
Exhibits interpret history of winter sports, early exploration, settlement and natural history of Mt Hood
--Pomeroy Living History Farm - Yacolt, OR
        The Pomeroy Living History Farm holds three festivals annually:
        The Herb Festival is held the third full weekend in May,
        the Quilt Festival is the first full weekend in August,
        and the Pumpkin Festival is held the first full weekend in October.
--NORTHWESTREK - Eatonville, WA - 55 miles south of Seattle
        Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is a treasure for wildlife enthusiasts. This 715-acre park has a little bit of everything: lakes, trails, meadows and plenty of animals. Northwest Trek is home to more than 200 North American animals.
--Wolf Haven - Tenino, Washington
        April - September, Wolf Haven International is open six days a week, Wednesday thru Monday. Tours are every hour on the hour from 10am to 3pm except for Sunday which is 12pm-3pm.
--Oregon's Winston Wildlife Safari - A 600-acre facility that lets visitors drive their vehicles through the grounds while viewing free-roaming wildlife.
        See bighorn sheep, deer, Roosevelt elk, woodland caribou, mountain goats, bison and more up close from comfortable trams while touring the free-roaming area. Walk forested pathways to view grizzlies, black bears, wolves, bobcats, lynx, cougars, owls, eagles and wetland animals in beautiful natural exhibits. Five miles of nature trails await exploration and the Cheney Discovery Center offers exciting hands-on experiences.
        Open 9:30am daily mid-February through October, Friday-Sunday November through mid-February and selected holidays.
        Admission $13.50 - 65+ $12.50 - Your admission includes the tram tour, the walking tour to see all the exhibits, entrance to Cheney Discovery Center and Baker Research Cabin, access to the nature trails, animal presentations and keeper talks. Discounted admission rates are available for AAA Members or groups of 15 or more.
--Jenkins Estate - 8005 SW Grabhorn Road, Aloha
        Spooktacular, Oct. 28 - Chocolate Fantasy, Feb 9 - Barefoot Quilt Festival May 12 & 13 2007
--Pittock Mansion Holiday Decorations - Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (65+) $6
--Belle of the Falls - One-hour excursions will take you to the mouth of the Locks, which was the first multi-lift navigational locks built in the U.S., and up as close as one can get to the mighty Willamette Falls itself, where the width of the river free falls more than 40 feet.
        Adults $15
--Willamette Shore Trolley - Lake Oswego to Portland
        503-697-7436
--Baker Cabin - Carver, Oregon
        Summer 2006: Open every other Saturday from 11am to 3pm;
        June 24th, 2006; July 8th & 22nd, 2006; August 5th & 19th, 2006; September 2nd, 2006
--Miniature Golf - (2 for 1 in Entertainment Book)
--Spring trip to beach
        House rentals-->Roads End - Lincoln City
--Mardi Gras on Mississippi Avenue - February 28, 2007 - Yearly
--Portland Duck Tours
--Walking Tour of street sculptures in Lake Oswego & lunch
--"Sisters in Sisters" - End of September
        Stay at McMenamins B&B in Bend? "St Francis School"?
--Cathlapotle Plankhouse
        &/or Ridgefield Bird Refuge - 360-887-106 - Norma guides here - Winery close by to have lunch
--Feb. ?? - Langley Murder Mystery & Cruise - From Seattle, you can hop aboard the Victoria Clipper III for a cruise to beautiful South Whidbey Island and join the people of Langley in an interactive play about an unsolved murder. $33/adult
--Cedar Creek Grist Mill - near Woodland, WA - (George Fountain, tour guide, 360-225-5832)
--Bonneville Hot Springs Resort
--Local Parades
--Mystery Trips! Meet at a central location & carpool to 'the event'!!
--Someone mentioned the 'Fallen Angels' group - ??
--AM/NW
--Pajama party - overnight?
--Mother/Daughter/Granddaughter outting?
--Game nights - bunko?
--Sternwheeler Cruise of Columbia (after lunch at Timberline Lodge?)
--Shopping & lunch in Aurora
--The Oregon Garden
--Zoo
--MacCaw Landing Wildlife Refuge, 8850 NE Levee Rd. tours daily at noon, 2 and 4 by reservation; $5.00 donation requested; (suggested by Noreen Telisman)
--Lampshade Hat making
--Red Hat Pin making - little hats that are created by melting styrofoam cups in the oven - (put on a cookie sheet and set oven to 250 degrees - watch them closely. Once they start to melt they go quickly. You can stop whenever they have achieved the shape you want. They take on quite different shapes so each is an original. You can then paint them red and decorate them with feathers, ribbons, beads, etc. Magnets could be glued to the bottom as well.
--Bowling
--Guide Dogs for the Blind Graduation - Boring - Graduations are held one Saturday each month. (Plus lunch at ? - Mt. View golf Course on Kelso Rd.? - 503-663-4869)
--First Thursday/Pearl District
--Reduations for pink hatters turning 50 :)
--Maryhill Museum & Stonehenge - ~100 miles east of Portland
--Mount Hood Railroad - dinner or brunch train - murder mystery dinner train
--Bowling – Milwaukie bowl?:
--Night at Timberline Lodge?
--Picnic & hike in Forest Park
--Mt. St. Helens – (overnight?)
--Portland Saturday Market - 1st weekend of March through Dec. 24 – Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-4:30
--OMSI & Omnimax Theatre
--The Oregon Garden - May-September: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. October-April: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m
--Leach Botanical Gardens - Tuesday-Saturday, 9:00am-4:00pm, Sunday, 1:00-4:00pm
--Tryon Creek State Park - 11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd
--Picnic & hike at Silver Creek Falls
--Hot Air Ballooning! - several companies in the Portland area
--Wine Tasting (via limo? : )
--Tacoma
--Japanese Gardens / Rose Gardens
--Portland Art Museum
--Oregon Historical Society
--Events in Silverton, Oregon

Recurring - BY THE MONTH:
January:
--River City Bluegrass Festival
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February:
--Klamath Basin Winter Wings Festival - A four-day event that occurs every President's Weekend at Oregon Institute of Technology.
--Yard Garden & Patio Show – Portland
--Valentine’s Event?
--Feb. ?? - Langley Murder Mystery & Cruise - From Seattle, you can hop aboard the Victoria Clipper III for a cruise to beautiful South Whidbey Island and join the people of Langley in an interactive play about an unsolved murder. $33/adult
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March:
--Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest – Woodburn
--St. Patrick’s Day Party? – March 17
--Bulb Farms in Woodland, WA - & Tsugawa Nursery - and lunch at Oak Tree Restaurant in Woodland?
--All Northwest Barbershop Ballad Contest - Forest Grove
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April:
--April 01: OUR CHARTER PARTY!!
--April 05 Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens - Early Plant Show & Sale (1st Saturday)
--Pacific University Luau
--Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens
--Hood River Blossom Festival – (end of month - ?)
--Easter Event?
April ??
--Rhododendron Show at Jenkins Estate
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May:
--Canby Garden Fair - Weekend before Mother's Day
--Hulda Klager Lilac Garden & Lunch - Woodland, Washington
--Sauvie Island Nurseries (including Blue Heron?)
--Irvington Home Tour
--Canby Garden Fair - by Clackamas County Master Gardeners
--Mother’s Day Event - Western Culinary Institute?
--Barefoot Quilt Festival at Jenkins Estate
--Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens - Mother's Day Show
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June:
--Barn Owl Nursery - Lavender Fest
--Deepwood Estate Tea, Salem - No longer available????
--Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts
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July:
--4TH of July event?
--Salem Art Fair & Festival - One of Oregon's premier cultural evnets, will celebrate its 58th yr. (2007) on July 20, 21 & 22, in Bush's Pasture Park. This is the largest juried art festival of its kind in the state of Oregon
--Silverton Homes Tour? (No longer available?)
--Cracked Pots Garden Art - McMenamin's Edgefield (Troutdale)
--Salem Art Fair & Festival - In Bush's Pasture Park
--Cathlamet Ferry & Berry Patch Restaurant & Shooting Star Lavender Farm - July??
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August:
--Swan Island Dahlias
--Oregon City Open Air Antique Fair
--Oregon State Fair - Red Hat Day?
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September:
--Cornfield Maze at The Pumpkin Patch – Sauvie Island
--Mt. Angel Octoberfest
--Sisters in Sisters"
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October:
--Greek Festival - 1st weekend in Oct. – 3131 N.E. Glisan Street, 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
--Hood River Harvest Fest
--Mother-in-law’s Day – 4th Sunday
--Halloween Party?
--NW Women’s Show
--"Tour of Untimely Departures" - Lone Fir Cemetery & McMenamins' Chapel Pub - 430 N Killingsworth St
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November:
--Thanksgiving Party?
--The Trail Band - Canby - Friday after Thanksgiving
--Meier & Frank Holiday Parade
--The Grotto Festival of Lights
--Portland International Raceway Lights
--Pittock Mansion at Christmas
--America’s Largest Xmas Bazaar
--The Singing Christmas Tree
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December:
--The Grotto Christmas Festival of Lights - begins in November
--America’s Largest Xmas Bazaar
--Oregon Symphony – Gospel Christmas
--Providence Festival of Trees & Scanfest @ PSU
--Christmas party?

By Location:
--Vernonia - shops & a museum
--Yamhill - another great antique place for a day trip.
--Mt. Hood Cultural Center - Government Camp
--Damascus Fiber Arts School - Housed in a two-room schoolhouse over a century old, the Damascus Fiber Arts School offers continuing classes in the art and craft of handwoven tapestry. Most students weave on Navajo style looms, using traditional wooden tools. Tapestry artist Audrey Moore, who owns the school, has taught Navajo weaving in this building for over thirty years. Audrey and assistant Terry Olson teach tapestry classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
--Albany - Poet's Garden - 36441 SE Harber Rd., Albany, OR 97322 - ph 541-926-5233 - Tues - Sat, 10AM to 5PM
--Oregon City - Walk with the Spirits
McLouglin Neighborhood Tour - Fri & Sat at 7:30 & 9:30 PM - June 29 & Sept. 29, & Nightly in Oct.
Cost: $12/pp
Tours are 2 hrs. & cover 20 blocks of the historic McLoughlin neighborhood.
Tours start & end at the Ermatinger House at 6th & John Adams in Historic Oregon City.
Downtown Oregon City Tour - Fri & Sat at 8:00, 9:00 & 10:00 PM - June 29 & Sept. 29 & Nightly in Oct.
Cost: $8/pp
Tours are 1 hr & cover 20 blocks of historic downtown Oregon City.
Tours start & end at the base of the Oregon City Elevator on Railroad Ave.

FALL

WINTER

SPRING
--AURORA - Ferguson's Fragrant Nursery>/a> & Aurora Monnier's Gardens - +++++
--Cathlapotle Plankhouse - on Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge - Eat at Heathman Lodge?
--Wolf Haven - Tenino, Washington
        April - September, Wolf Haven International is open six days a week, Wednesday thru Monday. Tours are every hour on the hour from 10am to 3pm except for Sunday which is 12pm-3pm.

SUMMER
--Portland Duck Tours
--Belle of the Falls - One-hour excursions will take you to the mouth of the Locks, which was the first multi-lift navigational locks built in the U.S., and up as close as one can get to the mighty Willamette Falls itself, where the width of the river free falls more than 40 feet.
        Adults $15 [2007]
--Lane & Linn County Covered Bridges Tour - & Novak's Hungarian Restaurant in Albany
--Mount Hood Railroad - dinner or brunch train - murder mystery dinner train
--Cathlapotle Plankhouse - on Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge - Eat at Heathman Lodge?
--Wolf Haven - Tenino, Washington
        April - September, Wolf Haven International is open six days a week, Wednesday thru Monday. Tours are every hour on the hour from 10am to 3pm except for Sunday which is 12pm-3pm.
--NORTHWESTREK - Eatonville, WA - 55 miles south of Seattle
        Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is a treasure for wildlife enthusiasts. This 715-acre park has a little bit of everything: lakes, trails, meadows and plenty of animals. Northwest Trek is home to more than 200 North American animals.
--Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center - Stevensen, Washington - 48 miles east of Vancouver
-- Camp 18 - & Seaside
--Oregon Zoo Music Concerts

MORE THAN ONE DAY:
--Beach? Levenworth? Ashland? Hood River? Seattle? Jacksonville? Astoria? Bend?
--Train to Seattle - overnight
--Mt. St. Helens – (overnight?)

ONLINE SITES WITH MULTIPLE EVENTS
--Oregon's Mt. Hood Territory
--End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
--Boat trips from Seattle, Everett or Portland to ???
--My Portland Online
--All-Oregon - Events by the month
--Oregon Bazaar Fairs
--Oregon Garden Events
--Oregon Convention Center Events

SHOPPING
--Vancouver - beads, stamps, cards & paper - "Mint Tea" shop at 2306 Main Street in uptown Village

RESTAURANTS - there are so many good ones! :)
--Cadillac Cafe for breakfast (1801 NE Broadway)
--The Viewpoint - Corbett
--Western Culinery Institute - Lunch/mother's day/valentine's day
--Rheinlander Restaurant - 5035 NE Sandy Blvd.
--Black Point Inn - 602 7th Street, Oregon City
--Stone Cliff Inn - Carver
--Clark College in Vancouver - good spot for lunch - Monday buffet $4.95 (for reservations in dining room call 360-992-2177
--Vancouver, WA - Boppin Bo's malt Shop & Grill (360-883-4900) in Winco Shopping Mall - great 50's theme with huge hamburgers & real ice cream shakes
--Otto & Anita's - 3025 SW Canby St
--Gustav's - 12605 S.E. 97th Ave., Clackamas, Oregon
--Sam's Restaurant - The Monarch Hotel - 12566 Se 93rd Ave, Clackamas, OR
--Albertina's Restaurant - 424 NE 22nd Ave - Albertina’s Restaurant, offering three-course lunches served Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
--Rivershore Bar & Grill - 1900 Clackamette Drive, Oregon City
--The Old Spaghetti Factory
--Hubers - since 1879 - 411 SW 3rd.

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