Budget Bailout

This post is excerpted from Around the Sun
All weekend
• Easter Egg Hunts and Free Meals: Click here to read the Oregonian’s roundup of Easter egg hunts; many are free. The article also includes a couple of free Easter meals for those in need. A few more egg hunts are listed in Saturday’s roundup below.
Friday, April 10
• Megan Callahan (website) will perform at Good Neighbor Pizza (800 NE Dekum St) at 9:00 pm.
• Author John Law will talk about his book “The Space Between” at 7:30 pm at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside (1005 W. Burnside). For more information, visit the event website.
Saturday, April 11
• Healthy Kids’ Fair: The event includes egg hunts for kids aged 1–8, bike helmets for sale for $5, child passenger seat safety check, tours of emergency vehicles, fingerprinting, and more. Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center (501 N. Graham), 10:00 am–2:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.
• Egg-stravaganza Egg Hunt: Children, bring your basket and hunt for egg-filled treasures at the Overlook House (3839 N. Melrose Dr) from 10:00 am to 11:00 am. For more information, visit the event website.
• Concordia Spring Egg Hunt: The Annual Concordia Spring Egg Hunt will be held near the playground along NE 37th Ave & NE Ainsworth. 10:00 am. For more information, visit the event website.
• Egg Hunt in Lake Oswego: The Lake Oswego community is having an egg hunt for youngsters 10 years and younger at 9:00 am at Westlake Park. For more information, visit the event website.
• Easter Egg Hunt in Wilsonville: Kids aged 1–11 and their families are invited to an egg hunt in Memorial Park (8100 SW Wilsonville Rd), 10:00 am. For more information, visit the event website.
• Critter Count 2009: Field biologist and author, Char Corkran, will train you to identify frogs, snakes, salamanders and lizards at the Vancouver Water Center. Then you’ll choose one of four sites in Clark County to count critters for two hours. Bring boots, warm clothes, your lunch and optional binoculars. Snacks, drinks, field guides and equipment will be provided. Meet at Vancouver Water Center (4600 SE Columbia Way) at 9:00 am. For more information, visit the event website.
• Second Saturday at the Vancouver Water Center: Kids and their families are invited to explore the dry and wet worlds of amphibians and the ground-level habitat of snakes. 4600 SE Columbia Way, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.
• Saturday Guided Nature Walks at Tryon Creek State Park: 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. Today’s theme is “The Northwest Hiking Essentials.” Appropriate for all ages. Parents must accompany kids on all hikes. 10:00 am to 11:30 am. For more information, visit the event website.
• Build a Bird House: The Rebuilding Center will provide tools, reclaimed house materials and all the instruction your child needs to build a bird house. Most appropriate for grades K–5. North Portland Library (512 N. Killingsworth St), 11:00 am–1:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.
Preparers will volunteer their time and expertise to help you with your tax forms. Bring last year’s return and this year’s paperwork. This program is sponsored by AARP. Two locations: Gregory Heights Library (7921 NE Sandy Blvd), 10:00 am–2:00 pm; Woodstock Library (6008 SE 49th Ave), 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.
• Bright Neighbor founder and Lawns to Gardens editor Randy White shows ways to thrive during times of economic and ecological duress. Learn about profitable startups that are perfect for urban entrepreneurs looking to start an earth-friendly business while helping the local economy. Powell’s City of Books on Burnside (1005 W. Burnside), 11:00 am. For more information, visit the event website.
• Storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung will present history-based stories about the complex Japanese-American World War II experience focusing on the US-based Internment Camps, the front lines in Europe, and the return of the Japanese to the West Coast. This program is designed for adults and children ages 10 and above. Tualatin Public Library (18878 SW Martinazzi Ave), 4:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.
• Poets Dan Fisher & Rodney Koeneke will read their respective work at The Waypost (3120 N. Williams Ave) at 7:30 pm. For more information, visit the event website.
Sunday, April 12
• Bunny on a Bike Ride: Wear your best bunny costume and meet at one of eight locations. Everyone will ride to the Eastbank Esplanade by the Hawthorne Bridge and form one parade to a secret destination for a potluck and egg hunt. Bring a dish to share and your own plates/utensils. Rides start between 10:30 am and 11:00 am. For information on locations, visit the Shift to Bikes website.
• Horse Feathers (website) will perform at Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave) at 2:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website..
• “Down By Law” will be showing at Press Club at 8:00 pm. All ages. Press Club is located at 2621 SE Clinton St, 503.233.5656.
• Poor Claudia is a Portland-based literary and arts review that publishes prose, poetry, interviews, comics, translations, and visual art. Editors Marshall Walker Lee and Drew Swenhaugen invite you to hear readings from some of your favorite Portland writers. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne (3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd), 4:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.
• Carola Dunn, author of the Daisy Dalrymple series, will do a book signing at Murder by the Book (3210 SE Hawthorne Blvd) at 3:00 pm. For more information, visit the event website.