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Dinosaur Revolution Portland Children's Museum - Through Sept. 1 Located at 4015 SW Canyon Rd., Portland. (503) 223-6500; www.portlandcm.org

DINOSAURS! Grand Opening Oregon Zoo—May 17 through Sept. 1

Explore an ancient rainforest and come face-to-face with gigantic animatronic dinosaurs, including Stegosaurus, Triceratops, T. Rex, and a dozen others. Interactive adventures include a fossil dig and more. Located at 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, Oregon; (503) 226-1561; Website

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Ongoing Events/Exhibits

Portland Classical Chinese Garden 503/228-8131: Chinese New Year Plant Sale

World Forestry Center 503/228-1367: Discovering the Forest; Exploring the Forest; Change in the Forest; Living From the Forest; Peggy the Train (Shay Locomotive)

Portland Children's Museum 503/223-6500: Water Works; Dig Pit; Building Bridgetown; Grasshopper Grocery & Butterfly Bistro; Kids Care; Twilight Trail; Play It Again Theater; Treehouse Adventure and mor.

Long Running...

Oregon Zoo 503/226-1561: MAY 17-SEPT. 1 Dinosaurs!; Summer Concerts presented by Fred Meyer Portland Art Museum 503/226-2811: THROUGH May 11 The Dancer: Degas, Forain and Toulouse-Lautrec; THROUGH June 1 Dead Leg (Richard Deacon Work in Progress); THROUGH JUNE 22 APEX: Jenene Nagy

Oregon Historical Society : Through feb. 16 The GI Dream-Family, Home, Peace & Prosperity; Through Mar. 31 A House Divided-Lincoln: In His Own Words

Portland Children's Museum Museum 503/223-6500: THROUGH SEPT. 1 Dinosaur Revolution; OPENING SEPT. 17 Bob the Builder

World Forestry Center Through Apr. 6 A Magic Web: The Tropical Forest of Barro Colorado Island; MAY 7-AUG. 2 Ancient Trees: Walking in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs

Oregon Zoo 503/226-1561: THROUGH SEPT. 1 Dinosaurs!; THROUGH AUG. 24 Summer Concerts presented by Fred Meyer and Wells Fargo-Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys; Emmylou Harris; Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings; Marc Broussard; Tower of Power with the Crusaders; Boz Scaggs; Brandi Carlile; Avett Brothers with Shawn Mullins; Blue Highway; Riders in the Sky/30th Anniversary Tour

Portland Art Museum 503/226-2811: THROUGH sept. 7 Klaus Moje; THROUGH sept. 14 Contemporary Northwest Art Awards; THROUGH sept. 21 Ed Ruscha; THROUGH OCT. 5 Celebrating Prints-Recent Acquisitions; THROUGH OCT. 26 APEX: Marc Dombrosky; THROUGH dec. 31 Highlights from the Paul and Clara Gebauer Collection of Cameroon Art

Portland Children's Museum 503/223-6500: THROUGH SEPT. 1 Dinosaur Revolution; OPENING SEPT. 17 Bob the Builder

World Forestry Center 503/228-1367. Through Aug. 2 Ancient Trees—Walking in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs; Dinosaurs Invade Portland 2008; Throug. SEPT. 1 Rwanda—Return to Peace; OPENING SEPT. 28 Wolf to Woof— The Story of Dogs

JULY...

Broadway Across America 503/241-1802: JULY 29-AUG. 3 A Chorus Line

The Grotto 503/254-7371: JULY 6 33rd Annual International Freedom Sunday; JULY 20 25th Annual Blessing of the Animals; Michael Allen Harrison Concert

Oregon Brewers Festival 503/778-5917: JULY 24-27 Waterfront Park, Portland

Oregon Symphony 503/228-1353. JULY 2 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Portland Art Museum 503/226-2811: THROUGH july 27 Every Picture Tells a Story-Persian Narrative Painting

Portland Center for Performing Arts 503/241-1802: JULY 9 Fernando; JULY 10-AUG. 24 Ragtime; JULY 12 Bill Maher; JULY 14-15 Eddie Izzard; JULY 23 Freak Mountain Ramblers; JULY 31 Lisa Williams

Portland Japanese Garden 503/223-1321: JULY 6 Tanabata-Star Festival

Portland Spirit 503/224-3900; 800/224-3901: JULY 4 4th of July Cruise

Rose Quarter JULY 10 Foo Fighters; JULY 11 American Idols Live 2008 Tour; JULY 12-13 Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue!

AUGUST...

Broadway Across America 503/241-1802: AUG. 13-SEPT. 7 The Phantom of the Opera

Oregon Symphony 503/228-1353: AUG. 23, 28 Oregon Symphony in the Neighborhoods-Mt. Scott Park; Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Portland Center for Perf. Arts 503/241-1802: AUG. 6 Lions of Baucada; AUG. 7-SEPT. 7 The Imaginary Invalid; AUG. 20 Jackstraw; AUG. 23 Melissa Etheridge; AUG. 27 Mary Flower & Reggie Houston; AUG. 29-SEPT. 28 Hot Mikado

Rose Quarter 503/231-8000: AUG. 7 Dolly Parton; AUG. 28-31 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus-Over the Top

Widmer AUG. 11 Brother's Day

SEPTEMBER...

Art in the Pearl 503/722-9017: AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 Fine Arts & Crafts Festival Komen Portland Race for the Cure-Run/Walk SEPT. 21 Waterfront Park, Portland

Oregon Zoo 503/226-1561: SEPT. 27-OCT. 5 World Animal Festival

Portland Center for Perf. Arts 503/241-1802: SEPT. 12-OCT. 5 The Weir; SEPT. 17 Sandra Day O'Connor; SEPT. 20 Michael Allen Harrison; SEPT. 24-OCT. 5 Menopause the Musical

Portland Opera 503/241-1802: SEPT. 26, 28, OCT. 2, 4 La Traviata

Rose Quarter 503/231-8000: SEPT. 22 Neil Diamond

Widmer 503/281-2437: SEPT. 6 4th Annual Oktoberfest (3-11:30 p.m.)


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