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Starting February 8, 2016, celebrate Chinese New Year with lion dances, martial arts, cultural scenes, kids’ activities, and lantern viewing at Lan Su Chinese Garden. See schedule for more information.
The Portland Seafood & Wine Festival brings Dungeness crab, oysters, local wine, live music, and a kids’ sand sculpture area to the Oregon Convention Center.Sip some of Oregon’s best wines while indulging in all the fresh coastal seafood and culinary delights at the 11th Annual Portland Seafood & Wine Festival! What luck that this Portland Tradition falls right in the middle of Dungeness Crab season. This is an event for the whole family, with face painters, balloon artists and so much more. Proceeds benefit the Oregon Chapter of the National MS Society.
According to Realtor.com: Pending home sales were mostly unchanged in October, but shifted marginally higher after two straight months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Gains in the Northeast and West were offset by declines in the Midwest and South.
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According to Zillow, the median home value in Portland is $336,300. Portland home values have gone up 13.5% over the past year and Zillow predicts they will rise 5.7% within the next year. To learn more about this Seller’s Market, click here.
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Visit Crafty Wonderland December 12-13th for the best homemade goods in the Northwest. Admission is free to the public on Saturday and Sunday, but you can purchase “Pre-Show” tickets for Friday night where you can shop early, without the crowds.
Head over to find that perfect gift and support local artists. Click here for more information.
Today-Clients home purchase in Eastmoreland, closed and recorded! Next week- the sale of their current house, on track to do the same.
The Holiday Ale Festival is going on now through December 6th. With over 50 craft beers, many brewed specifically for the festival, this is event should be at the top of every beer lover’s To-Do list this holiday season.
The in-state rivalry that I anticipate will be more grueling than any Black Friday crowd, and quite possibly, more entertaining than watching two people fighting over the last stereo on sale at 4AM. The Civil War. The Beavers roll into Eugene to face the Oregon Ducks. The Beavs have not won this matchup for eons, and maybe it’s their time….or maybe it’s not. Both teams have been tried and tested this season, and this could be the game that sends the winner to the Rose Bowl to compete for the PAC 12 Title. The Ducks are the more dominate team, but if I were a Beaver fan, I wouldn’t skimp out on the drive to Eugene. The opportunity cost of could be the experience of a lifetime. It’s college football. Anything can happen…
During Wine Country Thanksgiving, more than 160 wineries and tasting rooms in the Willamette Valley open their doors for special tastings and holiday festivities over Thanksgiving weekend (Friday-Sunday), offering an opportunity to visit some of the region’s small, family-owned wineries that aren’t usually open to the public. Meet winemakers, enjoy specialty food pairings and live music, all while savoring the region’s acclaimed wines.
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