Image by A. Lemaya from Pixabay On Sunday, February 9, 1-5 p.m., you can get high-resolution iPhone photos made of you and your furry friend at Mudbay Hawthorne, 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland. You'll receive six photos delivered to you the same day, along with a treat bag for you and your furry friend. … Continue reading Be Mine Photoshoot with your pet in Portland February 9
Photo by Cheryl Landes The Equamore Foundation, a sanctuary for rescued horses and donkeys east of Ashland, Oregon, is hosting an Open Barn Event on Sunday, May 5, from 2 until 4 p.m. Visit the animals and learn more about the foundation's mission. Refreshments will be served. Also enjoy live music by Hoof 'n' Heartbeats. … Continue reading Visit horses and donkeys at a sanctuary near Ashland on May 5
Lion at the Oregon Zoo in Portland (photo by Cheryl Landes) From Saturday, February 24, until Friday, March 1, the Oregon Zoo is reducing its admission to $12 per person during the Winter Discount Days event. Admission is free for children up to one year old. Tickets are timed and must be reserved online. For … Continue reading Discounted admission at the Oregon Zoo February 24-March 1
Munch on treats, play games, and learn more about care and community programs at Animal Aid's shelter open house on Saturday, July 29, from noon until 4 p.m. Volunteers and staff will offer tours of the shelter, where you can meet the cats available for adoption. In the dog kennel area, meet the dog team … Continue reading Shelter open house at Animal Aid in Portland July 29
Photo by Cheryl Landes The Catio Tour is among the hottest events in Portland every year. The 2021 event includes two options: sign up for either a self-guided, in-person tour of the catios, or go virtual. The in-person event is on Saturday, September 11, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. If you choose the in-person … Continue reading 2021 Catio Tour September 11 in Portland
A warthog at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle (photo by Cheryl Landes) Enjoy bites created by Seattle's top chefs and sample whiskey from local distilleries at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Chat with the chefs while they prepare and serve your bites. Also meet some of the zoo's ambassador animals at up-close encounters, … Continue reading Whiskey & Wildbites at Woodland Park Zoo Thursdays in August
A giraffe at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle (photo by Cheryl Landes) Meet the animals at the Woodland Park Zoo at the Keeper Talks, which have returned for the summer. Learn about their behaviors, how they're cared for, and how the keepers are helping these animals survive in the wild. Each talk features a … Continue reading Keeper Talks return to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle
A Kosmoceratops in the Dinosaur Discovery exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle (photo by Cheryl Landes) Walk through a forest with life-sized dinosaurs at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle this summer. These creatures move and make sounds as you approach them. You'll even see babies hatching from their eggs. A Maiasaura watching … Continue reading Discover life-sized dinosaurs at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay I just learned about this event tonight. The Harvest Fest Music Series is the first music series the Topaz Farm has hosted on Sauvie Island, Oregon. Four shows have sold out already, but tickets are available for the other three scheduled shows in the series: Thursday, July 29—Mama Bird … Continue reading Tickets selling fast for the first Topaz Farm Harvest Fest Music Series on Sauvie Island
Photo by Cheryl Landes Are you a cat lover? A stamp collector? Or a cat lover who happens to collect stamps? Any way you look at it, this is for you: A new sheet of stamps created by graphic designer Etta Wilkins-Foster is now for sale online at The Portland Stamp Company. Sales from the … Continue reading New stamps help community cats in Oregon
Tabby Cat's Pawprints 