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Contents Artists Repertory Theatre 6 Black Wagon 17 BodyVox 4 Cappella Romana 12 Clever Cycles 22 Dennis’ 7 Dees 16 ecoShuttle 22 Fertile Ground Festival 9 Footwise 18 Frock 14 Garden Fever! 15 Lan Su Chinese Garden 8 Miracle Theatre Group 10 Northwest Film Center 13 NW Children’s Theater and School 7 One Stop Sustainability Shop 16 Oregon Ballet Theatre 4 Oregon Children’s Theatre 7 Oregon Historical Society 6 Paloma Clothing 18 Polaris Dance Theatre 14 Portland Art Museum 13 Portland Baroque Orchestra 12 Portland Center Stage 5 Portland Japanese Garden 15 Portland Opera 8 Portland Playhouse 11 Portland Rose Festival 9 Portland Saturday Market 21 Profile Theatre 10 Queen Bee Creations 19 Sock Dreams 19 SpielWerk Toys 21 Stumptown Stages 11 Thinker Toys 17 White Bird 5 Yoga Shala of Portland 20 Zenana Spa and Wellness Center 20
Welcome! We’re pleased to bring you the second edition of the Chinook Book Green Gift Guide – a special publication promoting shopping local and gifts of experiences. We’re pleased to work with the Portland Arts Coalition to promote the many wonderful arts organizations in the city. When you do your shopping this year, or when you make your own wish list, look through this booklet to find great ideas for local shops and fabulous performances. Every gift idea profiled in this guide contains a special offer to make the gift go even further. So take a look, and make your giving even more memorable this year! Happy holidays!
Portland Chinook Book Team The Green Gift Guide was made possible through the support of the following organizations:
Cover: Oregon Ballet Theatre Company Artist Leta Biasucci in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert. May not be reproduced without permission.
Printed on New Leaf Reincarnation Matte, 100% recycled, 50% post-consumer, process-chlorine free, FSC-certified. Printed with soy ink.
Holiday Reuse & Recycling in Portland Contact Metro Recycling Information for reuse and recycling resources in the metro region. Packing peanuts, Styrofoam, batteries, bows and ribbons are just a few of the items that can be reused or recycled, and Metro can help you find a convenient location. 503-234-3000 | oregonmetro.gov/findarecycler gift wrap: SCRAP Creative Reuse Center offers materials to make gift wrap personalized and unique,
including craft items like fabric pieces, bottle caps, corks and dozens of others. Save bows, ribbons and gift bags to reuse next year. 503-294-0769 | scrapaction.org Computers, monitors, TV’s: Oregon E-Cycles is a free electronics recycling program for
computers, monitors and televisions. 1-800-5-ECYCLE (1-800-532-9253) | oregonecycles.org Plastic bags & packaging, electronics, rechargeable batteries, and even athletic shoes: Far West Fibers has seven drop-off locations around the region.
SE Portland: 4629 SE 17th Ave NW Portland: 1520 NW Quimby St N Portland: 2005 N Rosa Parks Way Hillsboro: 6440 SE Alexander St
NE Portland: 12820 NE Marx St Lake Oswego: 341 Foothills Rd Beaverton: 10750 SW Denney Rd 503-643-9944 | farwestfibers.com
Remember: Recycle items at home, like cardboard, wrapping paper, cards, envelopes and catalogs.
City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability 503-823-7202 | portlandonline.com/bps/carts
PHOTO BY BLAINE TRUITT COVERT
50% OFF
PHOTO BY BLAINE TRUITT COVERT
Boundary-bending Dance Theater
25% OFF
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive 50% off the purchase of a gift certificate for tickets or classes at The BodyVox Dance Center* (EXP 12/31/10).
Catch Portland’s Rising Ballet Stars Use the code GOGREEN and receive 25% off up to four tickets for The Nutcracker on Dec 15-16 at 7:30pm or Song and Dance on Apr 23 at 2pm or Apr 24 at 7:30pm* (EXP 4/22/11).
A freewheeling, multi-media, boundary-bending movement troupe, BodyVox’s unique approach to theater assimilates all possibilities for movement; endows it with breathtaking physicality; enriches it with striking imagery and embellishes it with humor, wit and whimsy to create refined dancing that knows no boundaries. Hop on the Streetcar and stop at the BodyVox Dance Center to take a dance class from a BodyVox Teaching Artist or watch a performance by Portland’s internationally acclaimed dance company.
Since 1989, Oregon Ballet Theatre’s celebrated company of dancers has performed an annual five-program season at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. Their 2010-2011 season includes the hip A Holiday Revue; Balanchine’s holiday classic The Nutcracker; The Stravinsky Project, which will feature a world-premiere collaboration between local dancers and choreographers; and Song and Dance, an intimate show in the Newmark Theatre that puts the audience up close and personal with the artists.
*Redeem at the box office or by phone. Limit one coupon per person. Not valid with any other discount. Gift Certificate valid for one year from the date of purchase.
* Cannot be combined with other offers. Not valid on previously purchased tickets.
BodyVox 503-229-0627 • 1201 NW 17th Ave • bodyvox.com
Oregon Ballet Theatre 4
503-227-0977 • 818 SE 6th Ave • obt.org
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Linda Celeste Sims and Glenn Allen Sims in Alvin Ailey’s Revelations.
PHOTO BY ANDREW ECCLES
$25
TICKETS
Give the Gift of Theater
2 FOR 1
Mention Go Green on the phone or at the box office and receive any ticket for $25* (EXP 12/31/10).
Portland Center Stage in the Gerding Theater at the Armory is the nation’s first LEED Platinum historic renovation and the first for a performing arts center. In their current season, PCS offers the hilarious farce The Imaginary Invalid; Futura, a warning about the extinction of print media; the one-woman show Bust; the classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; the tart and witty chamber piece, Opus; and the Janis Joplin-inspired Love, Janis.
Use the code greengift at whitebird.org/green to receive one free ticket when you purchase one to see Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on March 15 or 16 (EXP 12/31/10).
Bringing dance companies from all over the world to Portland, White Bird is committed to making dance exciting, educational, and accessible to everyone. Each year, in addition to an impressive calendar of public performances, they bring the transformative power of dance to 4,000 Portland Public School children and teachers with a special multi-disciplinary curriculum and a free student performance. White Bird Co-Founders Paul King and Walter Jaffe were awarded the Heart of the Community Award from Hands On Greater Portland in 2009.
* Good for any performance from January 1 – June 30, 2011.
Portland Center Stage 503-445-3700 • 128 NW 11th Ave • pcs.org
Bringing the World of Dance to Portland
White Bird 5
503-245-1600 • whitebird.org
PHOTO: OWEN CAREY
FREE WITH PURCHASE
Unexpected Experiences, Intimate Theatre
50% OFF
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive one free ticket with the purchase of any gift certificate of $100 or greater* (EXP 3/1/11).
Give the gift of culture with gift certificates and subscriptions to see Portland’s longest-running professional theatre company. The award-winning Artists Rep challenges audiences and their artists with vibrant plays in two intimate theatre spaces. Highlights this season include the holiday fun of Mars on Life – LIVE!, the deep-fried comedy Superior Donuts, the quirky Jack Goes Boating, and a new adaptation of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. Keeping theatre green, Artists Rep is easy to get to by bus, MAX, or bike.
Give the Present of Oregon’s Past Receive 50% off one-year individual and family memberships when you bring in this Green Gift Guide page (EXP 12/31/10).
For more than 100 years, the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) has served as Oregon’s primary research library and museum about Oregon history. They safeguard and present Oregon’s history through a museum, research library, traveling exhibits, school programs and website content. Give someone a chance to experience history with the gift of an OHS membership, which includes free admission to exciting permanent and visiting exhibits, admission to Sunday lectures and special programs, as well as a 10% discount in the museum store.
* To redeem call 503-241-1278.
Oregon Historical Society
Artists Repertory Theatre 503-241-1278 • 1515 SW Morrison St • artistsrep.org
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503-222-1741 • 1200 SW Park Ave • ohs.org
50% OFF
The Gift for the Kid Who Has Everything
3 FOR $25
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive 50% off one child’s ticket when you purchase one full-price adult ticket* (EXP 12/31/10).
What do you get for the kid that has everything? Give the gift of theater! Seeing a show at the award-winning Northwest Children’s Theater provides memories that will last a lifetime. From set pieces to props to costumes, NWCT reuses, repurposes and recycles most of what they use on their stage. Upcoming productions include Annie, Robin Hood, Go, Dog. Go!, and Snow White. They also offer theater skills classes for kids and the delightful Tinkerbell’s Gift Shop in their lobby.
Give Kids the Gift of Theater Use the code GREEN and receive three tickets for $25 or two tickets for $17 to Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly* (a $44-$66 savings) (EXP 12/31/10).
The world premiere musical, Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly, captures all of the humor and whimsy of the popular books by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss. Is Spider getting too big for his own skin? Will Worm learn to stand on his own two feet even though he doesn’t have feet? Take a look at the world from a bug’s perspective. OCT will be creating the sets and costumes with locally sourced, reused, and recycled materials. * Redeem in person or by phone at 503-228-9571. Not valid with other offers.
* To redeem call 503-222-4480
Northwest Children’s Theater and School 503-222-4480 • 1819 NW Everett St • nwcts.org
Oregon Children’s Theatre 7
503-228-9571 • 600 SW 10th, Suite 313 • octc.org
25% OFF
Give the Gift of Opera
20% OFF
Mention the Green Gift Guide and save 25% on any Friday evening or Sunday matinee performance of Hansel and Gretel or Turandot* (EXP 2/04/11).
Making opera more accessible to a diverse audience, Portland Opera puts on an impressive annual array of opera productions. Their 2010-2011 opera season includes Engelbert Humperdinck’s frighteningly beautiful Hansel and Gretel; a 21st century telling of the Italian opera Turandot; and a double-bill of Ravel’s The Spanish Hour and The Bewitched Child, in the intimate Newmark Theatre featuring the Portland Opera Studio Artists.
Receive 20% off all purchases in the Garden Shop, including new memberships (does not include on-line or phone purchases) (EXP 12/31/10).
The most authentic Chinese garden and teahouse outside of China provides a respite from city life. Once inside Lan Su Garden’s walls you’ll feel as if you’ve traveled through time to a faraway world. Sustainable and organic practices are used throughout the garden. The Garden Shop carries great green holiday gift options such as bamboo noodle bowls and 3D puzzles. An affordable gift of an annual membership provides free admission to the garden and discounts in the shop and teahouse.
*Not valid with any other offer or on previously purchased tickets. Select seating areas and price levels. Additional restrictions may apply.
Portland Opera 503-241-1802 • 211 SE Caruthers St • portlandopera.org
A Garden Oasis in Downtown Portland
Lan Su Chinese Garden 8
503.228.8131 • 239 NE Everett St • lansugarden.org
$6 OFF
Celebrating the City of Roses
2 FOR 1
Receive “Front-of-the-line” access and $6 off indoor reserved seats to the Grand Floral Parade* (EXP 1/07/11).
Sustain Your Local Arts Community Receive one FREE festival pass when you purchase one at full price* (EXP 12/31/10).
Recognized as the “Cleanest & Greenest Festival in the World,” the nationally acclaimed Portland Rose Festival has been an Oregon institution for over a century. Their centerpiece event, the Grand Floral Parade (on June 11, 2011), offers a very unique venue for weatherproof parade-watching: reserved seats inside the Memorial Coliseum. Tickets for these comfortable, climatecontrolled seats make an excellent gift for locals or visitors and include admission to see the crowning of the 2011 Rose Festival Queen.
This ten-day, city-wide festival is focused on new work in the arts and features up to 50+ 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, it spans the spectrum of creative endeavor. Running from January 20-30, most of the events are in close-in Portland and easily reached by bike, mass transit, or foot.
* Visit RoseFestival.org/buytickets and click the “redeem your promo code” button to enter the code CLEANEST and activate this offer.
* Enter the code GREEN at fertilegroundpdx.org to receive 2 for 1 festival passes. Festival Passes are $50.
Portland Rose Festival Foundation 503-227-2681 • 1020 SW Naito Pkwy • rosefestival.org
Fertile Ground – a Citywide Festival of New Work 9
fertilegroundpdx.org
3 FOR $69
Bringing Latino Theatre to the Northwest
$5
TICKETS
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive a 3-Show FlexPass for only $69 (a $6 savings)* (EXP 12/31/10).
Give a Unique Theatre Experience Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive up to four tickets for $5 each (up to $92 savings)* (EXP 2/27/11).
For more than 25 years, the award-winning Miracle Theatre Group has brought the vibrancy of Latino theatre to the Northwest community, as well as provided a home for Spanish and Latin American arts and culture at El Centro Milagro. The rest of their 27th season will feature such thrilling bilingual and subtitled productions as Duende de Lorca, a biography of Federico García Lorca; the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Ana en el trópico; the world premiere of the quirky Boomcracklefly; and a modern version of Lazarillo de Tormes.
Nestled in the heart of the Belmont neighborhood, Profile Theatre is the only theatre company in the Pacific Northwest that features the work of a single playwright for a full season. In 2010-11, they are featuring the diverse plays of Lee Blessing, a major force in post-1960’s American theater. For only $5, get tickets to Thief River, running from February 2-27. Described by the New York Times as “compelling” and “absorbing”, this love story follows the relationship between two childhood friends from post WWII to the present.
* To redeem call 503-236-7253.
* To redeem call 503-242-0080.
Miracle Theatre Group 503-236-7253 • 525 SE Stark St • milagro.org
Profile Theatre 10
503-242-0080 • 3430 SE Belmont St • profiletheatre.org
PHOTO BY PAUL FÄRDIG
2 FOR $40
Theater with the Comforts of Home
2 FOR 1
Receive two tickets for any mainstage show for $40 when you reference “2-pack gift” (up to $15 savings)* (EXP 7/01/11).
Like your theater while sitting on a couch enjoying popcorn and beer? Then check out the award-winning Portland Playhouse. Their intimate, thoughtprovoking performances highlight the interaction between artists and audience. The 2010/2011 season showcases the Pulitzer Prize-finalist drama Dying City; the warped, hilarious journey of adolescence The Missing Pieces; Theresa Rebeck’s The Scene; and the third chapter of August Wilson’s Century Cycle chronicling the lives of 20th-century African-Americans, MaRainey’s Black Bottom.
A Twist on a Christmas Classic Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive one FREE ticket when you purchase one full-price ticket to Ebenezer Ever After at the box office (EXP 12/24/10).
This holiday season, Stumptown Stages, in association with Kaady Car Washes, presents Ebenezer Ever After, an original musical by Don Horn and Fred Walton starring Margie Boulé as Madame Ubasti, and Wrick Jones as Scrooge. Several years after the events of A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge can’t stop thinking of his former partner Jacob Marley, forever enchained in the underworld. Accompanied by a grown-up Tim Cratchit, Ebenezer sets off on a spiritual journey to free his friend from those eternal chains... at any price.
* To redeem call 503-205-0715.
Portland Playhouse 503-205-0715 • 602 NE Prescott Ave • portlandplayhouse.org
Stumptown Stages 11
503-381-8686 • 3430 SE Belmont • stumptownstages.com
2 FOR $50
Musical Time Travel
2 FOR $50
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive two Platinum-level tickets for $50 or three for $75 (up to $33 savings)* (EXP 3/29/11).
Its performances “like jeweled light flooding the space” (Los Angeles Times), Cappella Romana is a vocal chamber ensemble that will give you a musical time-travel experience to the cultures of Byzantium and the Slavic Peoples, with side trips to Western Europe along the way. Cappella Romana celebrates 20 years in 2011, and is one of Portland’s only professional chamber choirs. You can also catch them on tour in New York and in the UK. See their special offer above for January and April 2011 performances.
Exciting Music, Intimate Evenings Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive two tickets for $50 or three for $75 (up to $72 savings)* (EXP 4/24/11).
Now in its 27th season, Portland Baroque Orchestra creates exciting musical experiences with 17th- and 18th-century instruments or reproductions. PBO says its musicians “perform entirely acoustically to recreate the performance experience of over 200 years ago — a time when most everything was ‘green.’” See their special offer above for February, March, and April-May 2011 performances. * Redeem in person or call 503-222-6000.
* To redeem call 503-236-8202.
Cappella Romana Vocal Ensemble 503-236-8202 • 3131 NE Glisan St • cappellaromana.org
Portland Baroque Orchestra 12
503-222-6000 • 1020 SW Taylor, Suite 200 • pbo.org
2 FOR 1
Now Playing At A Museum Near You
2 FOR 1
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive one FREE admission when you purchase one full-price regular or special exhibition adult admission at the box office (EXP 1/31/11).
Enjoy art from ancient times to today at this internationally renowned museum. Tour the world through the magnificent permanent collections, including a one-of-a-kind collection of Native American art of more than 5,000 objects. All in the heart of the city’s cultural district on the beautiful Park Blocks. See Thomas Moran’s Shoshone Falls on the Snake River – known as the “Niagara of the West” through January 16, 2011.
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive one FREE admission when you purchase one full-price regular admission for any regular screening at the box office (EXP 2/09/11).
When winter brings its gray skies and chill rains once again, why not stay inside and enjoy a great film? Each year the Northwest Film Center brings the best in cinema to over 75,000 people. This November they pay tribute to the Mexican Revolution on Film; in December they explore the samurai film tradition in Japanese Currents; and in January they jam to the sounds of Reel Music. Also look out for Oregon’s major film event, the Portland International Film Festival, February 10-26.
Portland Art Museum 503-226-2811 • 1219 SW Park Ave • portlandartmuseum.org
Year-Round Screenings and NW Pride
Northwest Film Center 13
503-221-1156 • 1219 SW Park Ave • nwfilm.org
2 FOR 1
Polaris Dance Presents REPO
20% OFF
Receive one FREE ticket to REPO when you purchase one ticket.* (EXP 12/11/10)
Since 2002 Portland-based Polaris Dance Theatre has been presenting works of contemporary dance that are athletic, intelligent and thought-provoking. Join Polaris at Lincoln Hall Dec 9-11 for its fall concert REPO– a journey of creative reflection from Artistic Director Robert Guitron. Surviving the lean years of recession has presented a wonderful opportunity to take stock of the past – to rethink, retool, repossess it –and confidently move forward. Treat a friend to a wonderful evening this holiday season!
Fresh, Fabulous, Sustainable Apparel Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive 20% off your store purchase (EXP 12/31/10).
Since 2003 Frock has been committed to the local, living economy with a unique product mix of locally designed and produced items as well as other regional, independent, and green lines. They carry apparel for men, women, and kids, and an assortment of funky local and handmade accessories. Check out their selection of SkunkFunk’s unique, stylish, functional, comfortable activewear made with fabrics like soy, bamboo, organic cotton, and recycled water bottle polyester.
*Enter GG241 at polarisdance.org
Polaris Dance Theatre 503-380-5472 • 1501 SW Taylor • polarisdance.org
Frock 14
503-595-0379 • 1439 NE Alberta St • frockboutique.com
PHOTO: DAVID M. COBB
20% OFF
Gardening Gifts for Green Thumbs
$10 OFF
Receive 20% off any gardening book with our coupon in Chinook Book (EXP 10/31/11).
Garden Fever! is a neighborhood nursery offering an array of plants (many natives!) and lots of great gifts and supplies for gardeners. They have a handpicked selection of gear and tools, like Pallina Gardening Gloves, made from recycled fabric plastic bottles, and the Diggit2, a stainless steel blade that won’t rust or bend in tough soils. And their book section features such helpful titles as The Backyard Homestead, a guide on how to put your backyard to work.
Tranquility Tucked into Washington Park Save $10 on an individual or senior gift membership or $15 on a family gift membership* (EXP 12/31/10).
Give the gift of serenity in the city with a membership to the Portland Japanese Garden, a beautiful, tranquil 5.5-acre garden in the West Hills. The Garden includes an authentic Japanese Tea House, meandering streams, intimate walkways, and incredible views of Mt. Hood and the city. Membership offers free admission for a year, a 10% discount in the Garden store, membersonly hours and special events, and seasonal experiences from spring blossoms and sunny summer days to fall color and a peaceful winter escape. * Present this coupon at the admission gate or purchase online at japanesegarden.com/membership using code GRN10.
Garden Fever! 503-287-3200 • 3433 NE 24th Ave • gardenfever.com
Portland Japanese Garden 15
503-223-1321 • 611 SW Kingston Ave • japanesegarden.com
15% OFF
Inspiring Sustainable Shopping Choices
50% OFF
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive 15% off your entire purchase. Receive a free organic cotton produce bag with your purchase of $50 or more (EXP 12/26/10).
Inspiring, educating and supporting your desire to make wiser purchasing choices, The One Stop Sustainability Shop sells affordable items that are non-toxic, made of sustainable materials, fair-trade and locally made. Providing background information on all store items and their lifecycles, they only deal with manufacturers who are environmentally and socially responsible. Their many green gift options include gift certificates for sustainable goods or classes, sustainable gift baskets, and local, sustainable, handmade crafts and jewelry.
Use the code GREEN50 and receive 50% off a 4lb box of Dr. Earth Organic Vegetable Fertilizer when you purchase any edible container planting (EXP 12/31/10).
Dennis’ 7 Dees offers sustainable garden design and the tools and supplies to help build that garden. Fresh comfort food is in arm’s reach with edible winter containers; choose between Salad Bowl and Soup Garden. A sustainable gift that offers years of enjoyment, Planscaper certificates are available for front yard, backyard or whole yard designs; the design fee goes toward plants for the project and includes a consultation with a landscape designer, a customized plan drawing and a plant list.
Dennis’ 7 Dees Landscaping & Garden Centers
The One Stop Sustainability Shop 503-241-5404 • 1468 NE Alberta St • sustainabilitypdx.com
Sustainable Landscape Design and Supplies
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503-297-1058, 10455 SW Butner Rd • 503-777-1421, 6025 SE Powell Blvd • 503-636-4660, 1090 McVey Ave • dennis7dees.com
20% OFF
Thoughtful Toys for the Tots on Your List
20% OFF
Receive 20% off one item when you bring in this Green Gift Guide page (EXP 12/31/10).
Consistently rated as one of Portland’s best toy stores, Thinker Toys is a kid’s dream located in Multnomah Village. They offer a wide variety of toys that range from sustainable—products from Green Toys such as their Recycling Truck, made from recycled milk bottles and wooden toys from HABA—to educational—Thames & Kosmos Energy science kits that teach kids about wind, solar, elastic, and more—and everything in between. Gift certificates are also available.
A Modern Boutique for Babies and Kids Receive 20% off your purchase when you bring in this Green Gift Guide page* (EXP 12/31/10).
Black Wagon offers a handpicked selection of classic and modern accessories, clothes, toys, books, bedding and decor. Some of their great gift ideas include Little Society Clothing, USA-made kids clothes whose proceeds partially go to wildlife preservation; Kid Made Modern, a project book by Todd Oldham with mid-century inspired art projects using recycled materials; and Wood Toy Shop Catapult, handmade in Portland from salvaged wood. Learn about Black Wagon’s community involvement and get involved, facebook.com/blackwagon. * Offer excludes furniture, bedding and artwork.
Thinker Toys 503-245-3936 • 7784 SW Capitol Hwy • thinkertoysoregon.com
Black Wagon 17
503-916-0000 • 3964 N Mississippi Ave • blackwagon.com
20% OFF
Local, Sustainable Clothing and Accessories
$10 OFF
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive 20% off any one item in the store* (EXP 12/31/10).
Conveniently located in the Hillsdale Shopping Center, Paloma Clothing is a friendly shop carrying fashionable, fun, and artistic clothes and accessories. Many of the brands they carry are locally and sustainably made by socially responsible companies, such as JL925’s handcrafted jewelry, made from recycled pottery, stones, pearls and sea glass; Little Shirley’s vases, whose profits go to organizations working to cure cancer; and Cagoule Fleece hats, scarves, and gloves, which are made from recycled plastic.
Green, Fashionable Footwear Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive $10 off any purchase over $50 (EXP 1/31/11).
Green, comfortable, and fashionable footwear? Footwise offers a wide selection of eco-friendly footwear brands such as Birkenstock, Patagonia, Teva, and Keen, all whom donate a portion of profits to environmental organizations. Footwise can also repair your Birkenstocks and will recycle all of the discarded parts during repair. Reflecting the ideals of the shoe companies they sell, Footwise uses PGE windpower and is a recipient of a City of Portland Recycle at Work Business award.
* Receive a FREE bar of Camamu soap with any purchase over $25 when you bike, walk, or bus to Paloma.
Paloma Clothing 503-246-3417 • 6316 SW Capitol Hwy, Hillsdale Shopping Center • palomaclothing.com
Footwise 18
503-493-0070• 1433 NE Broadway • footwise.com
$5 OFF
Unique Socks for Unique People
$10 OFF
Receive $5 off any in-store purchase of $25 or more when you bring in this Green Gift Guide page (EXP 1/31/11).
Sock Dreams offers a bevy of fun, stylish, and sexy socks of every size, pattern, and color. They offer many green options like Extraordinary Striped Thigh Highs, super long, bright, and fun striped socks made from recycled cotton and their own private line, which is manufactured in the USA using recycled material. In addition to carrying sustainably made foot and legwear, Sock Dreams received the City of Portland’s Recycle Works award and is a member of the PGE Clean Wind renewable power program.
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive $10 off your in-store purchase of $75 or more (EXP 12/31/10).
That awesome, embellished bag someone had on the bus? The cool pannier you saw in the bike lane? There’s a really good chance that was a Queen Bee bag. Made by hand in Portland, Queen Bee Creations create totes, wallets, purses, panniers and more, many with eco-friendly fabrics like recycled wool felt and PVC-free faux leather. Visit their studio and retail space in North Portland to pick up a creation of your own or a great Pacific-Northwest style gift.
Sock Dreams 503-232-3330 • 8005 SE 13th Ave • sockdreams.com
Buy Local, Buy Handmade Bags
Queen Bee Creations 19
503-232-1755 • 3961 N Williams Ave • queenbee-creations.com
20% OFF
Give the Gift of Yoga
$10 OFF
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive 20% off your in-store purchase (EXP 1/31/11).
Set in refurbished old buildings using reclaimed building materials and new cork and bamboo floors and siding, Yoga Shala’s two locations have gifts for everyone from experienced yogis to those interested in starting a practice. In their store you’ll find many green and local options, including PVC-free and biodegradable yoga mats and yoga apparel made from sustainable fibers. They also offer special holiday packages and gift certificates for yoga classes, massage, wellness, childcare and kids classes.
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive $10 off any Eminence Organic Skincare product (EXP 12/31/10).
Nestled into the bustling Clinton neighborhood, Zenana is a refuge for wellness with a focus on pregnant and parenting families (the Persian word zenana means “the woman’s room in the house”). They offer a variety of spa and wellness services as well as lactation consultations, classes, support groups, childcare, and a boutique of unique mom and baby products. Get your favorite mom, mom-to-be, or kid a gift card for a spa treatment or treat them to one of the organic skincare treatments carried in the store.
Yoga Shala of Portland 503-963-9642 • 3808 N Williams and 3249 SE Division • yogashalapdx.com
Gifts for Moms, Babies, and Moms-to-be
Zenana Spa and Wellness Center 20
503-238-6262 • 2024 SE Clinton St • zenana-spa.com
$5 OFF
Local Artists and Handcrafted Goods
20% OFF
Mention the Green Gift Guide and save $5 on the purchase of a $25 Portland Saturday Market gift card (available at Info Booth only) (EXP 12/24/10).
Portland Saturday Market is the largest continually operating outdoor arts and crafts market in the nation. Located in Waterfront Park and Ankeny Plaza in Old Town, the Market is the destination for local handcrafted goods. Over 250 small businesses and individual artists from across the NW region gather each week for the Saturday/Sunday event with live music and exotic foods. Just a few of the many artists working with sustainable and recycled materials include Rebicyclist, Flood Clothing, Experienced Materials, Brian Mock, and Shabby Knap Sack.
Handcrafted, Sustainable, and Local Toys Receive 20% off one item when you bring in this Green Gift Guide page* (EXP 12/31/10).
SpielWerk offers toys that are deeply engaging, natural in material, and simple by design to allow for rich learning experiences. They source smallscale produced, traditional toys, many of which are handmade by crafting collaboratives around the world, or crafted locally. This holiday season, SpielWerk Toys will launch its own line of traditional toys, including bow & arrows, walking blocks, birthday banners and stilts, and CraftWerk Kits so that families can construct toys together at home. * Does not apply to sale or consignment items. Cannot be combined with any other offer.
SpielWerk Toys
Portland Saturday Market 503-222-6072 • 2 SW Naito Pkwy • portlandsaturdaymarket.com
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503-282-2233, 3803 N Williams • 503-736-3000, 7956 SE 13th St • spielwerktoys.com
20% OFF
Guilt-free Charter Bus Services and Tours
20% OFF
Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive 20% off a ticket to a hop-on wine tour or 10% off a gift card* (OFFER EXP 12/31/10).
ecoShuttle offers environmentally friendly transportation for an evolving travel industry. They use 100% biodiesel from local waste grease, a non-toxic, biodegradable, and carbon-friendly fuel to power their fleet. Grab a seat on one of their hop-along winter wine tours, which include tasting fees, a six-hour tour, visits to four sustainable wineries, and pick up and drop off in Portland. ecoShuttle also offers custom charter bus tours and airport shuttles.
Bikes and Accessories for the Whole Family Mention the Green Gift Guide and receive 20% off a $75 gift card* (EXP 12/18/10).
Clever Cycles supports bicycling as primary transportation, serving families and businesses seeking to avoid dependence on cars with stylish, practical bikes and accessories for everyday use—from getting to work to hauling your groceries to transporting your kids around town. They offer commuting bikes as well as family transport, cargo, and folding bikes, all equipped for comfort, safety, and reliability, and also sell clothing and accessories that support a practical biking lifestyle.
* Redeem in person or by calling 877-ECO4PDX
* Gift cards purchased during this promotion may be redeemed from 12/01/10-12/01/11. Limit one discounted gift card per customer. Not to be combined with other offers. Gift cards can not be returned for a cash refund.
ecoShuttle 877-ECO4PDX • 2420 NE Columbia Blvd • ecoshuttle.net
Clever Cycles 22
503-334-1560 • 908 SE Hawthorne • clevercycles.com
Get More of the Good Stuff in the kitchen this holiday season
People are beginning to shift their priorities — elevating experiences over stuff — and enjoying better memories, healthier lifestyles and stronger relationships. Here are some simple ways you can get more of the good stuff in the kitchen this holiday season: 1 Eat Unprocessed Foods — Especially Fruits, Vegetables and Grains: Make sustainable food choices. Take advantage of the delicious food available locally: pears, apples, hazelnuts, and much more. 2 Reduce Wasted Food: Consider your guest list when preparing or ordering food so you’ll have the food people most enjoy in the right quantities. 3 Practice Good Food Preservation Techniques: Fruits and vegetables that you canned yourself make special gifts. 4 Buy Durable and Used Goods for the Kitchen: Reusable cloth napkins and durable plates and silverware make holiday meals special. Ask guests to bring their own containers to take home leftovers. 5 Prepare and Eat Meals Together at Home: Ask friends to help prepare food and then serve it family-style. 6 Grow and Share Your Food: If you have a winter garden, share your bounty with friends and family. 7 Reduce Packaging Related to Food: Control the clutter by bringing tote bags to the store, using durable containers and eating less processed foods. Do you have holiday stories and ideas? Share your story at portlandonline.com/bps/beresourceful.
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