Metro Parent Magazine August 2014 | Page 47

PARTIES COURTESY OF RASMUSSEN FARMS, PHOTOS BY PATRICK MILLING Fruit Loops: If a trip to the Hood River Valley’s Fruit Loop is not already on your family bucket list, it should be. Head out there August 16-17 for the annual Summer Fruit Celebration, when heirloom Gravenstein apples (the baker’s choice for pies and applesauce) are just coming into season, late-blooming cherries are ripe for picking and peaches are at their peak. Fruit stands all along the Fruit Loop are open, but a few have family-friendly events planned, including pie walks, a corn maze and treasure hunts at Rasmussen Farms, and visiting the alpaca babies at Foothills Yarn&Fiber. More info is at www.hoodriverfruitloop.com. FREE, but be sure to weigh your kids before they start picking. Advertiser Index Academy Theater.............................................39 German American School..........................15 Northwest Children’s Theater................19 Portland Montessori Collaborative.29 AHSC Yu Miao Chinese Immersion Preschool..................................... 29 Gifted Journeys..................................................39 Northwest Chinese Academy............. 20 Bada’s Place...............................................................21 Oaks Park Association..................................47 Portland Waldorf School............................ 28 Harmony Road Music, Westside Music School..................................21 AUGUST COUPONS & DISCOUNTS Portland Symphonic Girlchoir............... 28 Beanstalk Children’s Resale................... 26 Gresham Pediatric Dentistry..................35 Odyssey School.................................................. 28 Portland Youth Ballet.................................... 29 Providence Health & Services.................11 Resurrection Catholic Preschool....... 20 Bella Organic...........................................................43 Heartwood Preschool....................................27 OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Safety Center.............................35 Bodhi Tree Lan