• August 30 - October 31 -- Portland Corn MAiZE
  Family Fun: What began back in 1999 as a great and "weird" Portland idea has grown into a Portland tradition. The MAiZE, a giant puzzle carved into a towering cornfield, has become a classic fall event for tens of thousands of visitors craving adventure and laughter and to connect with life on a family farm. The Pumpkin Patch, 16525 NW Gillihan Rd., Sauvie Island, Portland, OR
  Fee: $5.00 - $7.00Time: 10 - 6 p.m. Sun-Thurs; 10 - 10 p.m. Fri-Sat Phone Number: (503) 621.7110

• September 12 - October 4 -- Play: Prelude to a Kiss
  Performing Arts: Prelude to a Kiss, by Craig Lucas, is a romantic comedy about soul mates. Peter and Rita meet and start a whirlwind romance, where opposites do attract. Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR
  Fee: $15.00 - $20.00Time: 8 p.m. Thurs-Sat; 2 p.m. Sun Phone Number: (503) 205.0715

• September 12 - October 19 -- Lakewood Center Presents Prometheus
  Performing Arts: Popular Portland composer/performer Michael Allen Harrison brings his hot new musical to Lakewood for its world premiere. Co-written with David Bates, the story of Prometheus is about the legendary Greek who stole the sacred flame of the gods and gave it to man. Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State Street, Lake Oswego, OR
  Fee: $26.00 - $30.00Time: Call for information. Phone Number: (503) 635.3901

• September 18 - October 5 -- Miracle Theatre Group Presents Dos Pueblos
  Performing Arts: Urgent and brave, desperately shattering the mirror of our expectations. Over time, the stories of the overlapping cultural histories of Mexico and the U.S. have warped, forcing emotions deeper and wilder. Yet we remain connected as much as divided. Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR
  Fee: $14.00 - $22.00Time: 7:30 p.m. Thurs; 8 p.m. Fri-Sat; 2 p.m. Sun Phone Number: (503) 236.7253

• September 23 - October 26 -- Play: Guys and Dolls
  Performing Arts: Based on Damon Runyon's gritty tales of the 1930s NYC underworld, bursting with colorful characters, and with a score that features iconic hits like "Luck Be a Lady" and "I've Never Been in Love Before," Guys and Dolls promises to light up the night. Portland Center Stage, 128 NW 11th and Davis, Portland, OR
  Fee: Call for information.Time: Call for information. Phone Number: (503) 445.3700

• September 24 - October 5 -- Oregon Children's Theatre presents Gossaner
  Performing Arts: Newbery Award-winning author Lois Lowry adapts her own book for the stage, and explores the depth of dreams in this beautiful, lyrical play. Gossamer is the story of dream-givers, mystical creatures who collect memories from meaningful belongings and then weave them together to create dreams. Dolores Winningstad Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR
  Fee: Call for information.Time: Call for information. Phone Number: (503) 248.4335

• September 24 - October 5 -- Menopause the Musical
  Performing Arts: Four women at a Bloomingdale's lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra and hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex and more. A joyful parody of 25 re-lyricized classic baby boomer hits. Newmark Theatre, SW Broadway & Main, Portland, OR
  Fee: $46.75 - $51.75Time: Call for information. Phone Number: (503) 248.4335

• September 26 - October 4 -- La Traviata
  Performing Arts: The beautiful courtesan thought she knew what her life was about. For as long as Violetta can remember, she has lived for fashion, for fame, and yes, for money. Then—for the very first time—she finds someone who loves her. Not for her glamour. Not for her body. For herself. Keller Auditorium, SW 3rd & Clay, Portland, OR
  Fee: Call for information.Time: Call for information. Phone Number: (503) 241.1802

• September 27 - October 5 -- World Animal Festival
  Festival: Learn about the world's cultures, dance to live music, listen to storytelling, make crafts and learn about the planet's amazing animals, including the charismatic bears from the Arctic. Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR
  Fee: Free with zoo admissionTime: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 226.1561

• October 2 -- Lecture: Dr. Richard Leakey
  Lecture: A global thinker, influential environmentalist and world renown paleoanthropologist, Leakey has been making international headlines for more than 30 years. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR
  Fee: $52.00 & $62.50Time: 7:30 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 248.4335

• October 3 - 5 -- The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival 2008
  Festival: The H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival promotes the works of H.P. Lovecraft, literary horror, and weird tales through the cinematic adaptations by professional and amateur filmmakers. Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR
  Fee: Call for information.Time: Call for information. Phone Number: (503) 445.6658

• October 4 - 5 -- Northwest Dollhouse & Miniature Show
  Exhibition: Dollhouses, room boxes, vignettes, and their miniature contents. Absolutely everything that exists in full-scale, real life is available in smaller scales. Whether it is a hand-crafted or commercially produced accessory for a dollhouse, you'll find it at this show. Kliever Memorial Armory, 10000 NE 33rd Drive, Portland, OR
  Fee: $5.00Time: 10 - 5 p.m. Sat; 10 - 4 p.m. Sun Phone Number: (503) 362.6012

• October 9 - 26 -- Play: The God of Hell
  Performing Arts: An uproarious, brilliantly provocative farce that brings the gifts of a quintessentially American playwright to bear on the current American dilemma. Portland Actors Conservatory, 1436 SW Montgomery Street, Portland, OR
  Fee: $20.00Time: 8 p.m. Phone Number: (360) 695.3770

• October 11-12 & 18-19 -- Portland Open Studios 2008
  Exhibition: Visit almost 100 artists' workplaces throughout the metro Portland area during Portland Open Studios, October 11,12 & 18, 19. Go behind the scenes to see where, how, and why art is made in an up close and personal view.
  Fee: $15.00 includes Tour Guide and 2 adult ticketsTime: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 285.3131

• October 11 - 18 -- Oregon Ballet Theatre Presents Swan Lake
  Performing Arts: Swan Lake is classical theatricality at its thrilling best. Virtuoso solos, an achingly beautiful score, and a majestic corps de ballet in brilliant white are all emblematic of the opulent grandeur of the greatest of all 19th-Century story ballets. Keller Auditorium, SW 3rd & Clay, Portland, OR
  Fee: Call for information.Time: Call for information. Phone Number: (503) 222.5538

• October 13 -- Lecture: Henry Rollins
  Lecture: To celebrate the end of the Bush era, Henry's hitting the road with a brand new election time talking tour. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR
  Fee: $33.75Time: 7:30 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 248.4335

• October 19 -- 8th Annual Wild About Game Festival
  Festival: This annual event pairs some of the Pacific Northwest's best game chefs with a variety of game birds and meats like Cervena Venison, Nicky Farms Rabbit, Muscovy Hen and MacFarlane Pheasant for a lively cooking competition and cooking demonstrations. The Resort at the Mountain, 68010 E. Fairway Avenue, Welches, OR
  Fee: Call for information.Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 234.4263

• October 21 - 26 -- Portland Opera Presents Spring Awakening
  Performing Arts: Broadway's most talked about new musical is now the biggest Tony Award Winner in years. Spring Awakening is the groundbreaking fusion of morality, sexuality and rock & roll that has awakened Broadway like no other musical in years. Keller Auditorium, SW 3rd & Clay, Portland, OR
  Fee: Call for information.Time: Call for information. Phone Number: (503) 241.1802

• October 23 -- Lecture: Dr. Daniel Levitin
  Lecture: How six musical forms shape human emotion, reason, and spirit. Blending cutting-edge scientific findings, Levitin's sweeping study incorporates wisdom gleaned from interviews with icons ranging from Sting and Paul Simon, to Joni Mitchell along with classical musicians, poets, anthropologists, and evolutionary biologists. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR
  Fee: $52.00 & $62.50Time: 7:30 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 248.4335

• October 23 - November 9 -- La Carpa Del Maestro: El Dia De Los Muertos Festival
  Performing Arts: Every fall, the dead are commemorated in a lively show of dance, music and theatre in Portland's longest-running Day of the Dead celebration. This year, a folkloric master makes way for the rise of his hip-hop apprentice, el nuevo maestro. Milagro Theatre, 525 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR
  Fee: $14.00 - $22.00Time: 7:30 p.m. Thurs; 8 p.m. Fri-Sat; 2 p.m. Sun Phone Number: (503) 236.7253

• October 24 - 26 -- 16th Annual NW Women's Show
  Exhibition: The Oregon Convention Center presents: The 16th Annual NW Women's Show. Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr., Boulevard, Portland, OR
  Fee: $9.00Time: 10 - 6 p.m. Fri-Sat, 10 - 5 p.m. Sun Phone Number: (503) 235.7575

Ongoing Events

• October 1 - 31 -- Chocolate Art Show Portland Oregon
  Exhibition: Original chocolate paintings by celebrated chocolatier and artist, Jeff Shepherd of Lillie Belle Farms Hand Made Chocolates, are on display the entire month of October at the "Qwirks-of-Art" gallery located at 1602 NE 40th Ave. Portland, Oregon. Hours are Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.11am to 7pm and Sunday 11am to 4pm.
  Fee: Free Time: See Description Phone Number: (888) 899.2022

• 3rd Saturday of every month -- Saketini Saturday
  Wine Education: Be the first on your block to taste these new treats from our test kitchen. Tasting fee includes a flight of five sakes, three saketinis and a tour. Call ahead to confirm this regular 3rd Saturday of every month event. SakeOne, 820 Elm Street, Forest Grove, OR
  Fee: $5 Time: 11a.m. - 5 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 357.7056

• Saturdays -- Portland Farmers Saturday Market
  Market: Portland Farmers Market, the city's kitchen garden and flourishing farm-direct marketplace. Held at Portland State University in downtown's South Park blocks between SW Harrison and Montgomery, Portland
  Fee: FreeTime: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 241.0032

• Wednesdays -- Portland Farmers Wednesday Market
  Market: The mid-week venue signals a growing season that's in full swing. The Wednesday market, feeding the downtown lunch crowd is located in the Park Blocks at Shermanski Park between SW Salmon and Main, Portland
  Fee: FreeTime: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 241.0032

• Every Wednesday -- Tigard Irish Ceili/Group dance class
  Recreation, Instruction: Weekly drop-in dance class. Tigard Grange, 13770 SW Pacific Hwy, 97223, Tigard, OR. 14 & older Want to learn how to do the Irish jig? Leap to reels? Know how to dance before St. Patrick's Day is here again? Meet new friends and have fun and get fit too!? Find the Irish spirit within yourself! Taught by Sam Keator, TMRF
  Fee: $5Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Phone Number: (503) 691.2078

• Saturdays - June 9 - October 13 -- Klamath Falls Farmers Market
  Market: Fresh local fruits and vegetables in season. Local crafts. Live music. 9th & Main Street, Klamath Falls, OR
  Fee: FreeTime: 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Phone Number: (541) 591.2865

• TBA -- Lincoln City Plein Air Art Festival
  Festival, Exhibition: Plein Air Art Festival is held in the Historic Taft District of Lincoln City on SW 51st Street, along the beautiful bay front. The festival features Plein Air Artists capturing the landscape, arts and crafts vendors, quick draw contests, an auction, live music, food, wineries, and more!
  Fee: Free AdmissionTime: Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. & Sunday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Phone Number: (800) 452.2151

• TBA -- 1st Annual Harvest Crush
  Celebration: Harvest Crush is a celebration of our amazing Oregon Wine country,in the heart of Eugene. Each area of the Market will showcase not only the fabulous wineries that have put Oregon on the viticulture map, but also its local artists, restaurateurs and the businesses that make touring our wine country an experience that can not be forgotten.
  Fee: $20.00Time: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Phone Number: (541) 484.0383