cheap weekend Feb. 5, 6, 7 - 2010

Friday, February 5

Free night at the Children’s Museum: Admission is free from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

First Friday Art Walk: Go gallery hopping on the East side.

Multnomah Indoor Cinema: “Star Trek” will be playing at the Multnomah Arts Center at 7:30 pm. Live music starts at 6:30 pm.

Bike contests and art show: NEMO will host Bridgetown Hustle, a night of art and assorted bike-related contests. Events include a bike art show, bunny hop contest, stationary bike race, and bike trick contest. 6:00 pm.

Saturday, February 6

Museums by bike: This guided bike tour will head to the Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum for the exhibit “Savor the Flavors of Greece” (food samples!), then make a couple other stops including a brewery tour. Meet at Voodoo Doughnuts Too, 12:45 pm.

Museums on Us: Bank of America customers can visit the Portland Art Museum and Pittock Mansion for free today.

Sunday, February 7

Museums on Us: Bank of America customers can visit the Portland Art Museum and Pittock Mansion for free today.

Bargain Hunting 101: 12pm to 5pm, The Mother of All Clearance Sales. Over 50 vendors! Portland’s Mega Clearance Sale with merchandise from local boutiques, artists and designers. Bigger, meaner deals than ever before. Full Bar. Unbelievable discounts.

For free concerts, see Concert Co-op

Moms Night Out - Clothing Swap

Mom Night Out this month will be the second annual clothing swap of Baby Boot Camp Clackamas. Bring clothing/accessories/shoes you no longer want and leave with new-to-you items for free! It may sound strange, but it works and is tons of fun!

• Thursday, January 28th, 2010
• 7pm at Kim's House *location change!!* (RSVP for directions)
• Bring an item for a taco bar (meat will be provided, specify when you RSVP: still need tortillas {hard & soft}, tomatoes, lettuce, olives, green or red or yellow peppers)
• Don't forget your clothes!
• And wear under items you can quickly try on clothes over will make the evening flow smoother.
• RSVP gina.lee@babybootcamp.com
  

This weekend for cheap Jan. 22, 23 & 24, 2010

Friday, January 22:

• Free night at the Portland Art Museum: Admission is free from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
• Fertile Ground Festival: 10-day arts festival focused on new work in the Arts. Features up to 30 world premiere projects, staged readings and a myriad of other arts events from the Portland creative community. From fully staged world premieres in theatre, to ensemble and collaborative driven work, dance, comedy, visual art and film…

Saturday, January 23:

• Guided nature walk: Join a park ranger for a free, guided nature hike to explore the forest and stream ecosystems and natural history at Tryon Creek State Natural Area. 10:00 am.
• WACIPI Eleventh Annual Traditional Powwow: Drum groups and dancers from across the region will perform at this celebration of Native American culture and ancestry. PCC Sylvania, noon.
• Portland Folk Festival: here is something for every music fan at this all-ages, free concert, sponsored by the folks behind the Portland Folk Festival (coming this summer). And while tonight’s lineup offers another economical chance to catch local vets like Au and Wow Flutter, the real reason to venture out into a cold, rainy winter’s night is Brooklyn’s Akron/Family. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639, holocene.org. 6:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 23. Free. All ages.
• Fertile Ground Festival: 10-day arts festival focused on new work in the Arts. Features up to 30 world premiere projects, staged readings and a myriad of other arts events from the Portland creative community. From fully staged world premieres in theatre, to ensemble and collaborative driven work, dance, comedy, visual art and film…

Sunday, January 24:

• Fertile Ground Festival: 10-day arts festival focused on new work in the Arts. Features up to 30 world premiere projects, staged readings and a myriad of other arts events from the Portland creative community. From fully staged world premieres in theatre, to ensemble and collaborative driven work, dance, comedy, visual art and film…

2010 off and running

Gasp - January is half over, and 2010 is well on it's way. How are you doing this year? Is it ramping up to be the best one yet? If your year needs a bit more of a kickstart than you've been able to give it, join Baby Boot Camp Clackamas with your small one(s) and get your groove back. Classes happen every weekday morning, with family outings throughout the entire year to help make 'active' part of your everyday life.
The First Class is always free - you have nothing to loose, and more than you know to gain. To keep the momentum going from a fresh new year start, sign up now for a 3 month package and pay only $60 per month - a total savings of $75 from the regular price! This 'keep the energy alive' package starts in February, so check out a class today.
Sign up for your First Class Free here
See you at Baby Boot Camp Clackamas soon!

This weekend for cheap Jan. 15, 16 & 17, 2010

Thisngs to do for free or nearly free this weekend:

Friday, January 15th:

• Playground Gym Open House: Check out the newest way for kidlets to get out their energy. There will be a DJ, munchies, wacky staff, free mat time for the kiddos, and some surprises. 6pm-9pm.

Saturday, January 16th:

• J.R.R. Tolkien Birthday Celebration: Celebrate the birthday of Tolkien at the Kennedy School. Come dressed as your favorite character and enjoy live music, food specials, movies, and more. Admission to each movie is $3 or free with Oregon Food Bank donation. 11:00 am.
• Urban Nature Hike: On this guided hike, you’ll take the MAX to Washington Park and explore Hoyt Arboretum, the Wildwood Trail, and Balch Creek in Forest Park (with a pause at the Audubon Society). Bring bus fare ($2.00 one-way or $4.75 for a day pass). 10:00 am.
• The Intel Oregon LEGO Robotics State Tournament takes place this Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 am – 2:30pm at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. This event is free - check out the web site link for details.
• Sample New Seasons Markets’ favorite soups this Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am – 5:00pm for their Tasting event at all area stores.
• Check out the Concert Co-Op for free concerts all weekend
• Clifford Birthday Bash at PCM: A two-day party for the biggest and reddest childhood friend, with cupcakes, birthday songs and cards, and the chance to help paint Clifford's house.

Sunday, January 17th:

• Palm Tree Bike Ride: The Urban Adventure League will lead this tour of palm trees and other tropical and evergreen vegetation growing in the city. 11:00 am.
• Puppet Show: Penny’s Puppet Productions will take you on an underwater adventure with Wanda the Whale at Midland Library. 3:00 pm.
• The Intel Oregon LEGO Robotics State Tournament takes place this Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 am – 2:30pm at Liberty High School in Hillsboro. This event is free - check out the web site link for details.
• Sample New Seasons Markets’ favorite soups this Saturday and Sunday from 11:00am – 5:00pm for their Tasting event at all area stores.
• Check out the Concert Co-Op for free concerts all weekend
• Clifford Birthday Bash at PCM: A two-day party for the biggest and reddest childhood friend, with cupcakes, birthday songs and cards, and the chance to help paint Clifford's house.

Class Cancelled due to weather - Dec 30

Class will be cancelled this morning due to left over snow and icy roads - Portland has issued a slick road warning; be safe if you need to venture out today!

See you Thursday! (and remember there is no class Friday due to the gym being closed for New Years Day). Here is your at home workout for the day:

Be sure to warm up and stretch all major muscles groups before beginning - legs, arms, abs...

• 2 minutes side shuffle long-ways across your living room (keep toes in and hop high between shuffles)
• 2 more minutes side shuffles in a slight squat (keep toes in, knees bent and booty down)
• 2 more minutes side shuffles in LOW squat (toes in, booty down and weight in your heels)
• 1 minute dips using a chair or arm of your couch
• 1 minute 'grasshoppers' or cross country ski in place
• 1 minute jumping jacks, making silly faces to your little one
  
• 1 minute wide push-ups
• 1 minute narrow push-ups
• 1 minute 'kamikaze' push-ups on wall/chair/couch
• repeat from the beginning at least 3 times
• stay hydrated!

It's snowing!

For some reason when I woke up today I thought it might snow, just based on my own intuition - and I was right! I wish I would have told somebody...
Anyway, typically classes follow the Clackamas school district snow decisoin, and if there is no school or late start, then there are no classes. Since school is out right now, the rule is if there is ice or snow on the ground, class is canceled (better safe than sorry, especially with little ones in our cars).
Check the blog and facebook group in the evening and mornings for updates. And if class is canceled, expect a 'do-it-at-home' workout posted here by 9am. Maybe if you're lucky it will be a video :).
Happy snow evening all!

Friday December 25th workout

Happy Christmas! May your day be filled with love and laughter! Warm up and stretch your body...

2 minute wall sit
2 minutes fast feet
2 minutes high knees
2 minutes alternating hop lunges around the room
2 minutes jump to ceiling, down to ground to push-up and repeat (burpies)
2 minutes push-ups, as many as you can do
2 minutes squats, fingers to ground, booty DOWN
2 minutes side shuffle across the room and back
2 minutes jump over a line (one minute forward/back, one minute side/side)
2 minutes squat jump 'jump as far as you can' across the room
Repeat, only once more (if you want to be a superstar, go for 3 times)
stay hydrated!

Stretch and cool down - enjoy your holiday! See you monday, I've missed you all!