FLOWER SALE BEGINS THIS WEEK FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS 'URBAN MEADOW' PRESENTED BY HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION

The Square’s annual FLOWER SALE begins THIS Thursday, June 19th at 8:00AM! All flowers, wild flowers, vegetables, grasses, shrubs and trees will be on sale at LOW, LOW prices. With sunflowers, pansies, marigolds, salvia, violas and many more starting at only a $1.00 a piece these prices will be hard to beat! For a complete list of available flowers and plants for sale click here!

This year’s Festival of Flowers is presented by Hoffman Construction Company with additional support from these generous community sponsors: AIA’s Committee on the Environment, Comcast Cable, Kink.fm, KGW Newschannel 8, Portland Tribune, Portland Rose Festival Foundation and TMT Development Company.

NOON TUNES SUMMER CONCERT SERIES PRESENTED BY VOLKSWAGEN

Downtown’s longest running concert series, Noon Tunes presented by Volkswagen, kicks off next month at Pioneer Courthouse Square! Beginning Tuesday July 8th with the Freewill Band, Volkswagen invites you to bring your lunch to the Square at Noon to enjoy the hottest musical talent around. Noon Tunes will continue each and every Tuesday AND Thursday through August 28th with 14 FREE concerts featuring some of the best local and regional talent around!

For a complete listing of musical artists performing this summer at Pioneer Courthouse Square click here.

Many of this year’s Noon Tunes performers will be featured all summer long on Kink.fm’s Local Music Spotlight and included in the production of Kink.fm’s Plug in Portland – Local Music CD Sampler. Kink.fm’s Plug in Portland CD will be available this summer during Noon Tunes concerts at the Square and at participating Burgerville locations. From blues and rock to swing and reggae, Noon Tunes is bound to capture your favorite music genre.

Noon Tunes presented by Volkswagen would not be possible without the generous support of the following community sponsors: Volkswagen of North America, Kink.fm, KGW NewsChannel 8, TriMet and the Portland Tribune.

FLICKS ON THE BRICKS PRESENTED BY SMARTPARK

Pioneer Courthouse Square is proud to announce the line-up for the fifth annual Flicks on the Bricks presented by Smart Park! Kicking off the series on July 25th, movie goers will embark on a wild adventure in search of treasure with Oregon’s own The Goonies. Each Friday night at dusk through August 15th Flicks on the Bricks presented by Smart Park will provide downtown with a FREE night out at the movies that includes FREE POPCORN for the entire family!

This Summer’s schedule of Movies:

Be sure to bring your low-back chairs and beanbags each Friday to truly make Portland’s Living Room your very own!

This year's Flicks on the Bricks presented by Smart Park would not be possible without the
generous support of the following community sponsors: Smart Park, Cricket, Active Culture LLC,
KGW Newschannel 8, Kink.fm, Comcast, TriMet and the Portland Tribune.

Recent Successes

Cricket Campus Rail Jam Tour
After making stops at college campuses around the Western United States, the Campus Rail Jam Tour visited the Square for the final competition! During the finals, professional and amateur snowboarders performed impressive tricks on rails set over 55 tons of snow trucked in from Mt. Hood. Attendees of this event watched as athletes from around the country showcased their skills in Portland as they competed for their share of up to $5,000 in cash. Click here to check out the photos!

Urban Assault Ride
This funky, unique bicycle scavenger hunt recently visited the Square as one of its eight stops around the country. After completing zany obstacle courses of bike jousting, inflatable slides and big wheels all throughout the city, participants gathered at the Square for a huge after-party! This event benefited the Bicycle Transportation Alliance of Portland and participants helped reduce over 25,000 lbs of CO2 by committing to ride their bikes more often. Click here for photos.

Destination Joy Kickoff
Star Wars Storm Troopers and other Star Wars characters were at the Square to help grant the wish of one local child! A Star Wars weekend in Florida was granted to Owen Miller as a part of the Make-A-Wish program. The Make-A-Wish Foundation also kicked off the national Make-A-Wish “Destination Joy” campaign in Oregon. “Destination Joy” is the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s annual campaign to raise the funds and resources to make every child’s wish come true. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the wishes of more than 13,000 kids are granted each year.

TRUSTEE MEETING CALENDAR

Facilities Committee
Thursday, July 10th 8:30am
Pioneer Courthouse Square

Executive Committee
Thursday, June 26th 8:30am
Pioneer Courthouse Square

Board of Trustees Quarterly meeting
Tuesday, July 29th 11:30am
Hilton Portland & Executive Tower

Harriet Beal Cormack; Helen Blair Day, ACME Business Consulting; Julia Brim-Edwards, Nike, Inc.; Dr. Kim Burchiel, Oregon Health and Science University; Thomas Corry, Bank of America; Wayne Drinkward, Hoffman Construction; Matthew J. Felton, Felton Properties, Inc.; Paul Frisch, U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance, Inc.; Paul Fry, KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8; Joyce Furman; Brad Hutton, Hilton Hotels Corporation; J.E. Isaac, Portland Trail Blazers; Philip A. Kalberer, The Kalberer Company; Kirsten Kays, Nordstrom; Sharon Kitzhaber, Kitzhaber Communications; Kevin Kohnstamm, The Party Pros; Peter A. Krainock, American Water Works International; Thomas Lauderdale, Pink Martini; Dan Lavey, The Gallatin Group; J.Douglas Macy, Walker Macy; Steven S. Maxwell, KeyBank; R. Scott Montgomery, Sequoia Development Co.; Chet Orloff, Oregon History Works; Tim Parks, Ball Janik LLP; William Peressini, Stimson Lumber Co.; Wanda Rosenbarger, Lloyd Center; Commissioner Dan Saltzman, City of Portland; Tad Savinar, Tad Savinar Studio; Chief Rosanne Sizer, Portland Police Bureau; Patrick F. Stickel, The Oregonian; Vanessa Sturgeon, TMT Development; John Svilarich, Volkswagen of America Inc.; John von Schlegell, Endeavour Capital; Mary Wilcox, Capital Realty Corp.; Mark Zertanna

HONORARY
Stanley Geffen, Geffen Mesher & Co.; Greg Goodman, City Center Parking; Steve Janik, Ball Janik LLP; Melvin Mark, Jr., Melvin Mark Companies (Founding President); Tom Moyer, TMT Development Co.; Doug Obletz, Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Inc.; John Russell, Russell Development; The Rev. Stephen Schneider, Grace Memorial Episcopal Church; Gordon Sondland, The Aspen Companies; Kerry Tymchuk, Senator Gordon Smith's Office; David Zier, Melvin Mark Companies