Eating, greeting and grinning this weekend

Friends of Trees will span the fun spectrum this weekend. On Saturday we’re serving jambalaya at Martin Luther King Jr. Loaves & Fishes’ fifth annual Authentic Creole Jambalaya Dinner. And on Sunday we’re greeting people at the summer’s fourth Sunday Parkways in Southeast Portland from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday’s jambalaya dinner is from noon to 5 p.m. at the Loaves & Fishes at 5325 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The menu includes Creole-style jambalaya (both seafood and non-seafood versions), bread, salad, drinks and dessert. The cost is $10 for adults and $7 for children, or $25 per family.

Proceeds will benefit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Loaves & Fishes Center so the center can provide hot, nutritious meals to homebound seniors in NE Portland neighborhoods.

On Sunday, you can slap hands (or limbs) with Garry Oak at Sunday Parkways. Or just give the happy tree a hug.

The August 15 Sunday Parkways will stretch from Laurelhurst, Colonel Summers and Sunnyside parks. It’s a great chance to ride your bike or walk on streets where cars are not allowed.

Find out what the Sunday buzz is all about and greet your local grinning tree.

–TR