Eventos y Clases

Portland Insectarium is the city's first museum and zoo dedicated entirely to bugs! In this program there will be a selection of live bugs on display, such as tarantulas, mantises, and scorpions! Some are touchable bugs (roaches, isopods, millipedes), others preserved insect displays. Toys and other activities will be there to explore, plus experts to answer any questions! Suitable for all ages.

Students slide, slither and hop into herpetology, the science of reptiles. We'll get up close and personal with live snakes, lizards and turtles in order to study the features which make this class of animals unique. Discover that snakes are smooth and dry, lizards have no earlobes, and geckos can lick their eyeballs!

Students slide, slither and hop into herpetology, the science of reptiles. We'll get up close and personal with live snakes, lizards and turtles in order to study the features which make this class of animals unique. Discover that snakes are smooth and dry, lizards have no earlobes, and geckos can lick their eyeballs!

The Black History 101 Mobile Museum will display items from a collection of over 15,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the painful transatlantic slave trade to the hip-hop era. The Museum will be open from 12-5, with a presentation from 4-5 pm. Dr.

Come learn about the process that resulted in this beautiful new space! Hennebery Eddy team members will share the unique challenges of designing this old and new library to meet the needs of the community.

Aprenda cómo hacer flores de papel con las instructora Daisy. La clase es dirigida para mayores de 8 años, menores de edad son bienvenidos en compañía de un adulto. Todos los materiales serán proporcionados. ¡Los esperamos!

Learn how to make simple but pretty paper origami flowers! Daisy Vasquez will show you how to customize your flowers to make them personal with a few extra materials.

Explore the weird and wonderful world of animals! Join Creature Teachers and learn about the animal kingdom! After learning a few super cool facts, kids can meet our scaly, feathery and furry friends!

This event is first come first served.

Journey through one of Portland’s most resilient neighborhoods! Tanya Lyn March, PhD, guides us through the transformation of Slabtown. Discover its strength in personal stories and community action through the years.

Come learn about the process that resulted in this beautiful new space! Hennebery Eddy team members will share the unique challenges of designing this old and new library to meet the needs of the community.

Justice Jackson's memoir describes how her achievement was made possible by Black people who paved the way with their work and their lives. Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through creativity and reflection! Write a poem about your dreams for the future in this trauma-informed, wellness-based workshop with The Lamb Art Studio.

The Black History 101 Mobile Museum will display items from a collection of over 15,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the the painful transatlantic slave trade to the hip-hop era. The Museum will be open from 12-5, with a presentation from 4-5 pm. Dr.

Join a screening of Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman! Dorothy Foreman Cotton was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement. She was also the only woman on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s executive staff. Learn more about her historical significance with this informative film screening!

Have concerns about your personal safety at home or in the community? Have a youth headed to college this fall? A teen beginning high school? A tween staying home by themselves for the first time?

Learn empowering skills to help keep yourself and your young ones safe and strong! Snacks provided for all attendees

Learn about and discuss Afrofuturism with author and scholar Walidah Imarisha. Whenever we try to envision a world without war, without violence, without prisons, without capitalism, we are engaging in an exercise of speculative fiction. Walidah Imarisha will uncover the truths buried in the fantastical – and inject a healthy dose of the fantastical into our search for truth.

Registration opens 

Join Urban Forestry to hear stories of Black community members and environmental projects in the Portland area, especially the Albina neighborhood. Following that, learn about current groups working to increase the Black community’s connection to nature within the city.

Hosted by Portland Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry Division.

Professor David G. Lewis presents on Chemawa Indian School and its superintendent, Harwood Hall. Hall and his wife, Rose, collected and used Native culture and students to elevate themselves socially in society.

Learn the basics of how to plan a successful garden and create your own garden calendar and checklist. Topics will include choosing crops, setting goals, and preparing the garden beds.

Learn ideas for bi-partisan civic and political engagement with Donna L. Cohen, civics educator. In this civics for adults course, Donna will show examples of historical perspective and successful advocacy, including different types and tools or strategies for change. Learn how your voice can be heard through lessons in tracking legislation, submitting testimony, and learning who makes the rules in a governing system.

Join Oregon Black Pioneers to learn more about Portland's first Black ancestor. In 1805, an enslaved man named York reached what is today Portland as part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. York’s contributions helped ensure the Expedition’s success, but he received no compensation for his services and his efforts were rarely acknowledged in the two centuries that followed.

Join Urban Forestry for a BIPOC-centered, story-time-like program with tree-themed story reading, songs, education, and tree-themed botanical art! Kids and adults are welcome to this tree-literacy winter experience!

Hosted by Portland Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry Division.