Top Ten City Events in Portland May 2-May 8

Art 

30th Anniversary Exhibition Program - Elizabeth Leach Gallery - May 3-28 Free

Featuring: Sean Healy "Upstate" new work, Isaac Layman "Selections" photographs, Allen Ginsberg "Portraits" photographs.

Elizabeth Leach Gallery  417 N.W. 9th Avenue  Portland, OR 97209   (503) 224-0521

Business

Portland Job Fair - Hilton Portland & Executive Tower -Thurs., May 5, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Meet face to face with hiring managers at the PortlandHires job fair. Attendance is FREE - register now and get access to the company list. REGISTER HERE

Hilton Portland & Executive Tower   921 SW Sixth Ave, Portland, OR 97204

Community

27th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival - Tom McCall Waterfront Park - Thurs.-Sun., May 5-8 11am-11pm Entrance fee: $3-$6
Portland Guadalajara Sister City Association (PGSCA) will present the twenty-seventh annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta. Celebrating education, economic and intercultural partnerships, and goodwill between the cities of Portland and Guadalajara. Always a great event for the whole family! 11am - 11pm
Tom McCall Waterfront Park  1020 S.W. Naito Parkway

Dining/Food
Island Jam Session at - Le Hana - Thurs., May 5 - Ladies in free till 11pm, $5 cover
 Island style atmosphere at affordable rates. Special HAPPY HOUR prices on sushi all night long ($2 California Rolls, Spicy Tuna etc... $1 edamame, $3 Calamari + more) You can bring your Ukulele or guitar and play along. Call or text JAY at 407-535-1800 for more info.

Le Hana 3500 SW River Parkway  Portland, OR 97239

Family

Mother's Day - Sunday, May 8 - Can't decide what to do or where to go? Here are a few ideas:

Brunch: Mothers Bistro, Heathman Restaurant, Bluehour, Salty's, Screendoor, Beaterville Cafe, Bread & Ink Cafe

Spa Treatments: Nirvana, Aequis, Bonneville Hot Springs Resort and Spa, Kanani Pearl 
Shop on Saturday, May 7 at Sisters Market for affordable and adorable gifts! MORE INFO

Stroll around Saturday Market, take her to the Tulip Farm or to one of our fantastic parks for a picnic - that she doesn't prepare!

Health
Run Mama Run! Mother's Day Run/Walk - Mt Tabor Park Caldera Amphitheater - Sun., May 8 at 9:30am

The Kids Fun Run is 1/4 mile and starts at 9:30 a.m. The 10k run and 5k walk starts at 10:00 a.m. 100% of the funds raised will benefit Adoption Mosaic.

Call (971) 533-0102 for more information and visit adoptionmosaic.org to register.

Music

Steve Hettum Benefit - Eugenios - Tues., May 3 - 7:30pm

Come and help out longtime Portland Musical Troubadour Steve Hettum at Portland’s greatest neighborhood establishment. Steve is going in for surgery on May 5th and ready to take on the fight against his cancer and he is playing music right up to the day of surgery! Truly an inspiration for all of us.... lets give him the love he deserves Tuesday! http://www.eugenios.net/
Eugenios at Se 36th and Division

Sustainable Events

Solarize Northwest Workshop - West Sylvan Middle School -Sat., May 7th from 10:00 -11:30 am Free

Solarize Portland neighborhood projects are designed to simplify the process of going solar and bring cost reductions through volume purchasing. Free workshops make the process easy to understand by covering topics such as the size of system to purchase, budgeting and financing, and how to get started.

West Sylvan Middle School  8111 SW West Slope Drive Portland, OR

Theatre

BUST - Portland Center Stage, Gerding Theater - Tues., May 3 - June 19 Cost $18-$35

Comedian, writer, and former Daily Show faux correspondent Lauren Weedman has transformed her experience straddling the line between jail and Hollyweird into a hilariously poignant one-woman show. BUST was a smash hit in Seattle several years ago at The Empty Space; this fresh version of the show will mark Weedman's professional premier in Portland. BUY TICKETS

Portland Center Stage, Gerding Theater 128 NW 11th Avenue  Portland, OR 97209

Around Oregon

3rd Annual Lakeside Crawdad Festival - Lakeside, Oregon - Thurs., May 6, 2011 - May 8, 2011

Louisiana style family fun party with music, Cajun style cooking, dancing, and Crawdads, on May 6,  7, and 8, Third Annual Crawdad Festival featuring over 1600 pounds of fresh Crawdads delivered straight from Louisiana. Includes classic car show, seaplane rides over Ten Mile Lake. Check out the website for full details, including details on the Crawdad eating contest. http://www.lakesidecrawdadfestival./

Daily admission to the Crawdad Festical is just $1 for adults, free for children 15 and under.

Hours: Friday 1-9, Saturday 9-9, Sunday 9-3