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• Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 (6 for $50, 9 for $75, etc.) You can place all your tickets on one item or scatter them over many items.

• The drawing will be held at at an informal gathering at Broadway Books in Portland at 7 pm, Wednesday, September 9, 2009. You needn’t be present to win.

• All payment must be received by September 5. You will receive email or mail confirmation of your ticket numbers.

An Oregon State of Mind —value: $950 • Head to Ashland to enjoy two tickets to any Oregon Shakespeare Festival osfashland non-sold out 2009 season performance until November 1, 2009. • Get gussied up and take your sweetie on a date with two tickets to the Portland Opera production of Glass’ Orphee on Friday, November 6, 2009. portlandopera • Slip on your Birkenstocks and head out with a friend for a Portland Bridge Walk on Saturday, October 10, 2009, featuring musician Mary Flower. After your walk, relax with a copy of The Portland Bridge Book by Sharon Wood Wortman and 10 Portland “City of Water” postcards. You’ll also receive two tickets to The Bridge Lady, premiering in October. bridgestories • Show your family and friends what Portland has to offer with four passes to the Portland Japanese Garden japanesegarden, two admission tickets to the Portland Classical Chinese Garden portlandchinesegarden and a Portland Spirit Friday Early Escape cruise for two adults. portlandspirit • Spend an evening downtown with a gift certificate for dinner for two at Mother’s Bistro mothersbistro and a pair of tickets to any NW Film Center regular screening. nwfilm • Take a scenic drive to Hood River for an Excursion Train Fare for two during non-special event dates before October 5, 2009 on the Mt. Hood Railroad. mthoodrr • Enjoy great theatre with two tickets to a Profile Theatre preview performance of Horton Foote’s The Trip to Bountiful on Sept. 30, Oct. 1, or Oct. 2, 2009 and a preview performance of Horton Foote’s The Young Man From Atlanta on May 19, 20, or 21, 2010 profiletheatre; a pair of tickets to an Artists Repertory Theatre 2009-2010 season production artistsrep; two tickets to any Portland Center Stage Main Stage production pcs; two tickets to a show of your choice for Third Rail Repertory Theatre’s 2009-2010 season thirdrailrep; and two tickets to any 2009-2010 Reed College Theatre production. reedtheatre The Literary Life —value: $1850 • Experience a room of your own with a week-long writing or personal retreat for one or two people at a small cottage just east of Mosier in the Columbia Gorge, nestled among oak woodlands overlooking Mt. Adams and adjacent to Tom McCall State Park. This one-room guest cottage at the home of Mimi Maduro has a full bath and kitchen, and the stay includes a $50 gift certificate to Good River Restaurant in Mosier as well as a copy of Shared Voices: Volume VII from Columbia Gorge Community College. (To be arranged on a mutually agreeable date.) • Experience some of the most notable literary figures of our time with two full-series general admission tickets to the 6-part 2009/2010 Portland Arts & Lecture Series sponsored by Literary Arts literary-arts (September 2009-April 2010). • Judith Barrington will visit your writing group or book group (up to a 45-minute drive from downtown Portland) for up to two hours, to discuss anything that you choose about writing or books, or to lead a writing exercise.  Also, for the winner, a signed copy of one of Judith's books of your choice. judithbarrington • Unearth your most succulent stories and develop the skills necessary to make them shine with a $50 gift certificate toward any workshop at Ibex Studios ibexstudios,and two months of postcard writing prompts. • Locate that illusive muse during three sessions with psychotherapist Nan Narboe to undo obstacles to creative expression. • Get ready to share what you’ve written with the help of Gigi Rosenberg in a one-hour consult on how to give a good reading. gigirosenberg • Gain inspiration in the work of others with a $10 gift certificate to Annie Bloom’s Books annieblooms and a $40 gift certificate to Wallace Books. Get Your House In Order —value: $2350 • Get the ball rolling with two kitchen or bathroom remodel consultations: one from Square Deal Remodeling squaredealremodel and the second from contractor Stephen Slusarski. • Shop for supplies with a $100 gift certificate from The ReBuilding Center rebuildingcenter and a gift certificate for a 5-gallon bucket of recycled latex paint from MetroPaint. oregonmetro • Find the perfect period hardware or accessory with a $50 gift certificate to Rejuvenation. rejuvenation • Furnish your remodeled room with a gorgeous piece of hand-crafted furniture using a $200 gift certificate to The Joinery thejoinery.com • Protect all your efforts with a simple will for a non-taxable estate from attorney Thomas P. McElroy. oregondivorceattorneyservices • Get out of the house until the dust settles with a $35 gift certificate to Old Wives’ Tales restaurant oldwivestalesrestaurant and a pair of tickets to any NW Film Center nwfilm regular screening.

A Week of Your Own at Soapstone —value: $1750 Enjoy a week at Soapstone’s retreat in the Oregon Coast Range for up to four adults. Use it as a retreat for two or as a base for hiking and beach walking for three or four. (To be arranged on a mutually agreeable date.) Slow Food —value: $750 • Get inspired for your slow food experience with a signed first edition of Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life from Russ Corrigan at Eagle River Books. • Be a vegetable subscriber for three weeks! Come to Peter Koehler and Noel Hanlon’s CSA farm near Champoeg Park (about a 30 minute drive from downtown Portland) on Saturday mornings September 12, 19, and 26 and fill your basket with the freshest of organic vegetables, herbs, and eggs. • Enjoy organic baked goods once a month for six months from Portlander Ann Dudley. • Get everything you need for your garden, bird feeder, or backyard chickens with a $50 gift certificate to Linnton Feed & Seed. linntonfeed Then head over to Concentrates to stock up on organic agricultural products for your yard, garden, and chickens with a $25 gift certificate. concentratesnw • Try your hand at cheesemaking with tuition for two classes (or one class for two people) at Kookoolan Farms in Yamhill, Oregon. The class includes a $10 coupon per gift certificate good toward the purchase of anything on the farm, plus an extensive cheese tasting plate with the cheeses chosen to be topically relevant to the class you attend. kookoolanfarms • Explore slow food traditions for modern life with two gift certificates for any cooking class at Lost Arts Kitchen. lostartskitchen • Serve up the culinary delights you’ve learned to cook in a set of six handmade stoneware bowls with matching serving bowl from Portland artist Anna Johnson. • Take a break from gardening and cooking with a $50 gift certificate to Higgins higgins, a favorite Northwest restaurant that supports local farms and sustainable food practices. • Friends of Trees friendsoftrees will plant a tree in honor of a person of your choice. Body & Soul —value: $1000 • Treat yourself with a $30 gift certificate to Zenana Spa and Wellness Center. zenana-spa Attend to your body and mind with a 10-class card at Yoga Shala of Portland yogashalapdx and a 60-minute private yoga therapy session with Tina Lilly of For You Are Made of Stars. foryouaremadeofstars • Rejuvenate with a 60-minute acupuncture session from Uma Dawn Osha Tupper at Yoga Pearl yogapearl, a massage from massage therapist Patricia Norris, and and a series of four Reiki treatments from Reiki Master Sue Einowski. livingsacred • Appease your shopaholic side with a 3-hour personal shopping consult (complete with snack break!) from Beth Kaye. Then try out those new shopping skills with a $25 gift certificate to Paloma Clothing. palomaclothing • Don your new clothes and a 22 carat, gold vermeil, natural crystal necklace from jewelry designer Kevia kevia and take in a show with a pair of tickets to any NW Film Center regular screening. nwfilm • Finally, relax at home with a gift bag of incense, candles, and body products from The Monkey & The Rat themonkeyandtherat and a hand-knit hat of your choosing from Beth Kaye. Queen of Hearts —value: $1900 • Invite a group of your friends over for a Q&A discussion about women's health (pregnancy, fertility, periods, menopause, or another topic of your choosing) with Martha Goetsch, M.D., M.P.H., a gynecologist of 30 years and faculty member at OHSU (for up to ten people – women and men welcome). bio • Go on a double date or treat your best pals to a night on the town with a $100 gift certificate to Pastini Pastaria pastini and four tickets to any NW Film Center nwfilm regular screening. • Discover what lies in store for you with a Tarot reading from Judith Arcana, juditharcana who has been reading the cards for nearly four decades. • Get out your knitting needles and enjoy a large basket of assorted skeins of yarn, a copy of a new book by knitwear designer Chrissy Gardiner gardineryarnworks, Toe Up!: Patterns and Worksheets to Whip Your Sock Knitting Into Shape, a farmer’s market bag knitting kit (complete with pattern and yarn), and a $20 gift certificate to Twisted twistedpdx yarn shop. • Explore your creative side with a gift bag of watercolor art supplies from Collage. collageonalberta • Then store your knitting needles or paint brushes in a whimsical hand-sculpted canister by Portland artist Julie Swenson. • Revive the lost art of letter writing by sending snail mail to faraway friends and relations on a set of inventive collage art greeting cards by Kristy Athens at Ithaka. etsy • Get your groove on with your choice of three guitar lessons or a private house concert from Portland musician James Jeffrey-West. jamesjeffreywest • Capture the spirit of your pregnancy, children, family, or friends with a portrait session and an artistic 11x14 gallery print from Campbell Salgado Studio. campbellsalgado