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Friday Wet and cold with a wet and cold weekend. Welcome to the PNW. Is Tula-Tu, the baby elephant, getting better after coming down with elephant herpes? The zoo hasn’t given an update since Nov 4, or replied to my inquiry. No news is good news? What I can tell you is that the bandito who stole a woman’s miniature horse collection has been apprehended. Also in the news are a scavenger hunt for ornaments on public lands, and a vigil to honor a 100 year old redwood tree. Then a healthy list of weekend events with something for everyone.
PLUS:
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Do you really want to cook? Just order out this year. There are so many great restaurants making delicious meals ready to go- Portland Mercury has the list. Bergerac isn’t on the list but I was there last weekend (fabulous French food on SE Woodstock) and noticed that they had a Thanksgiving take-out meal too.
Multnomah County launched a dog for the day program
🚨 THE NEWS
Arrest Made in Downtown Portland Model Horse Theft
Portland police have arrested a 39-year-old man accused of taking a collector’s model horses from a rental car downtown. Molly Vincent says someone smashed her car window overnight on November 7 and grabbed two bags of handmade artist figurines, many about three inches tall. She values the collection at $10,000. Police say Benjamin T. Moore was seen selling or handing out the horses. He was booked Wednesday on theft charges. Anyone with information can email [email protected], case 26-324486. KATU
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350 Handmade Ornaments Are Hidden on Oregon Trails
More than 350 locally crafted wooden ornaments are being hidden on public lands for the ninth annual Willamette Valley Ornament Hunt. Cascade Volunteers is placing them on dozens of trails, including Mount Hood National Forest and Milo McIver State Park. This year’s design is a Volkswagen bus with a Christmas tree on the roof. The hunt runs Nov. 20 through Dec. 31, and finders can enter to win a two-day getaway. Organizers ask for one ornament per household. KOIN
University Park Neighbors Hold Vigil for 100-Year-Old Tree
Neighbors in North Portland’s University Park gathered Wednesday night for a vigil honoring a tree and a house that are more than 100 years old. A Bureau of Development Services notice shows the tree is scheduled for removal. The neighborhood association says Greenwood Homes LLC is expected to build new housing on the site. Board member Steph Mohr says they can’t stop the removal but hope to prevent the same loss in other neighborhoods. KPTV
PHOTOGRAPHY SPOTLIGHT
Laurie G sent in this breathtaking Japanese maple at its absolute peak. If you have a photo to share you can send it or tag me on IG @portland.drizzle
📚 ON THIS DAY
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On this day in 1988, Ethiopian student Mulugeta Seraw was killed in a racist attack on a Portland street. We remember him today.
🥳 UPCOMING EVENTS
All Weekend
BrewLights at the Oregon Zoo | Oregon Zoo | Nov 13, 14
Kumoricon 2025 | Oregon Convention Center | Nov 13 - 15
Die Hard the Musical Parody | Foster Theater | Nov 14 - 29
Fall Festival of Shakespeare | Winningstad Theatre | Nov 14, 15
Friday, Nov 13
Fred Armisen: Comedy for Musicians But Everyone is Welcome | Newmark Theatre
P.S. 11th Annual Postcard Show | Nucleus Portland
Conversational Lube – The First Live Comedy Dating Show | McMenamins Al's Den
Gordon Lee Quartet | Wilf's Restaurant & Jazz Bar
Tim Meadows | Helium Comedy Club - Portland
Surrealist Cabaret | Building Five
Friday Night Ride at LADDS | Ladd Circle (Ladd's Addition)
Saturday, Nov 14
Portland Cheese and Meat Artisan Food & Beverage Festival | Montgomery Park
Swan Lake with Live Orchestra | Keller Auditorium
Brett Goldstein: Sex, Death & Small Talk | Keller Auditorium
Kennedy School's 111th Birthday Bash | McMenamins Kennedy School
OMSI On Ice | Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
Queer Soccer is distracting you | Westmoreland Park
Wind Symphony Concert (FREE) | Buckley Center Auditorium, University of Portland
Sunday,. Nov 15
PDX Free Market | Multnomah County Library - Albina
Joe Goose | Haymaker
The Mountain That Loved a Bird | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
November Cookbook Club | Host's Home (Tigard, OR)
Dance Mode: Family Rave | The Den PDX
Bonobo | Roseland Theater
Bridgetown Trivia at The Oaks Pub | The Oaks Pub
🌧️ Well…
Enjoy the weekend. I’ve heard that Die Hard the Musical Parody is amazing even if you don’t know Die Hard, so we are going to see that. It’s in the rebuilt Foster Theatre- great spot.
by Michael Simpson Contact: [email protected]