Opening ahead of schedule and under budget on Saturday, May 1, Interstate MAX Yellow Line will serve North and Northeast Portland between downtown and the Expo Center, with 10 new stations along Interstate Avenue.
On opening day, we invite you to "celebrate Interstate" and explore each of the new stations along the MAX line, where you'll enjoy great food, music, dancing, artwork, activities for kids and lots more. So join your friends and neighbors, and discover the Avenue!
Free rides all weekend
You can ride MAX Yellow Line for free on Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2, between downtown and the Expo Center.
Interstate MAX Yellow Line
Grand Opening Event Guide
Saturday, May 1, 2004, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
This is your guide to Interstate MAX Yellow Line opening day events. We invite you to "celebrate Interstate" and explore each of the new stations along the MAX line, where you'll enjoy great food, music, dancing, artwork, activities for kids and lots more. There's so much to see and do, this is just a sampling of what's in store. So take your time, join your friends and neighbors, and discover the Avenue!
Remember: All rides are free on MAX Yellow Line between Portland City Center and the Expo Center on Saturday, May 1, and Sunday, May 2.
* Interstate/Rose Quarter Station
* Albina/Mississippi Station
* Overlook Park Station
* N Prescott St Station
* N Killingsworth St Station
* N Portland Blvd Station
* Kenton/N Denver Ave Station
* Delta Park/Vanport Station
* Expo Center Station
Interstate/Rose Quarter Station
Grand Opening Ceremony, 10-11 a.m.
TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen, members of Oregon's congressional delegation, and project partners City of Portland, Portland Development Commission and Metro will kick off the day's festivities here at 10 a.m.
A community parade will escort the inaugural Yellow Line train as it pulls into the Interstate/Rose Quarter Station. Don't forget to wear yellow!
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Albina/Mississippi Station
Celebrate the indomitable spirit of the Albina/Mississippi community with a street fair and great jazz and blues music.
Entertainment
11-11:45 a.m. Tubman S.U.N. Community Choir
Noon-1:15 p.m. The Beyonds
1:15-1:30 p.m. Community leaders including Roy Jay, Paul Knauls, Sheila Holden and Fred Hansen
1:30-2:30 p.m. Ron Steen
2:30-3 p.m. Break
3-4:15 p.m. Norman Sylvester
4:15-4:45 p.m. Break
4:45-5:45 p.m. The Original Cats
Food & beverage
Widmer Brothers Brewing Beer Garden
Widmer Gasthaus
Hannah Bea's Pound Cake
Attractions
Albina Headstart
Albina Ministerial Alliance
Boise Neighborhood Association
Boys/Girls Aid Society
City of Portland Office of Transportation
City of Vanport Remembered
CM2 (Children's Museum 2nd Generation)
Eliot Neighborhood Association
Foster Parents Program
McGinn's Russell Street Wine Merchant
McMenamin's White Eagle/Neighborhood Historian
Mint
Native American Youth Association
North/Northeast Portland Business Association
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
Pearl Rug
TriMet
Tubman S.U.N. Community School
Wild Root Hair Salon
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Overlook Park Station
Celebrate the neighborhood's Polish history along with activities promoting health and active lifestyles. While you're here, be sure to enjoy beautiful Overlook Park.
Entertainment
Noon-1 p.m. Tai Chi demonstration
1-1:30 p.m. Sobotka Polish Dance Troupe
1:30-2 p.m. Break
2-2:30 p.m. Sobotka Polish Dance Troupe
2:30-3 p.m. Break
3-3:30 p.m. Agnieszka Laska Dancers
3:30-4 p.m. Break
4-4:30 p.m. Leonid Nosov (Polish accordion music)
Food & beverage
An's Caf
Polish Festival (sausage and stew)
St. Stanislaus Fresh Baked Pastries
Attractions
African-American Health Coalition
American Lung Association
City of Portland Office of Transportation
Community Cycling Center
Friends of Overlook House
Friends of Trees
Jenn Stone Massage Therapy
Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
Kaiser Permanente Communications and Community Relations
Kaiser Permanente Food Sampling (DASH Diet)
Kaiser Permanente Health Education Department
Kaiser Permanente Health Resource Center
Kaiser Permanente Poison Prevention Garden
North Portland Nurse Practitioner Community Health Clinic
Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Multicultural Health
Overlook Neighborhood Association
Polish Festival
Polish Library Association
Prananda Yoga and Arts Center
Sports Lab Training
St. Stanislaus Polish Church
TriMet
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N Prescott St Station
Guided walking tours at noon & 2 p.m.
Celebrate "Going to the River"! Take a guided walk down Going Street to the Willamette River and check out the Swan Island Pump Station, Greenway Riverwalk and improved pedestrian and bike paths along the way. Tours depart at noon and 2 p.m.
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N Killingsworth St Station
Celebrate Interstate Avenue's multicultural neighborhoods with food, festivities and music from around the world.
Entertainment
11-11:30 a.m. Molly Malone Dancers
11:30-11:45 a.m. Break
11:45 a.m.-Noon Higher Stages
Noon-12:15 p.m. Break
12:15-12:30 p.m. PCC Student Rosalinda Risner
12:30-1:30 p.m. Guyo Americano Mariachi
1:30-2 p.m. Break
2-2:30 p.m. Shivay Vanka
2:30-2:45 p.m. Break
2:45-3:45 p.m. Pachamanca
3:45-4:15 p.m. Break
4:15-4:30 p.m. Community leaders including Carlton Oakes, Dr. T. Allen Bethel, Charles Cason and Fred Hansen
4:30-4:45 p.m. Fellowship Mass Choir
5-6 p.m. Obo Addy
At the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
Dance Studio: Interstate MAX Public Art Project
Meet the talented local artists who designed the artwork along the Interstate MAX line, as part of Portland's renowned public art program.
Noon-2 p.m.: Meet Design Team Artist Valerie Otani
2-4 p.m.: Meet Design Team Artist Linda Wysong
4-6 p.m.: Meet Design Team Artist Brian Borrello
Multicultural Arts Center Video
Entry Gallery: The Stories Project
Main Gallery: Horatio Law, Sweet Countenances
Food & beverage
D'Prima Dolce
Fiji Emporium
Portland Ice Cream Company
Attractions
Advantage Northwest Federal Credit Union
African-American Chamber of Commerce
Beach Elementary PTA
City of Portland Office of Transportation
Cracked Pots
Ethos
Fiji Emporium
Higher Stages
Humboldt Neighborhood Association
Interstate Avenue Association
LIHNAPO
Ockley Green Middle School
Overlook Neighborhood Association
Peninsula Children's Center
Portland Community College Cascade Campus
Portland Development Commission
TriMet
Urban League
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N Portland Blvd Station
Celebrate Interstate MAX's environmental successes and learn about transportation alternatives and sustainability practices. Be sure to check out TriMet's hybrid-electric bus!
Entertainment
12:30-1 p.m. Time Capsule Dedication with City Commissioner Jim Francesconi (at The Nite Hawk Cafe)
1-2 p.m. Trashcan Joe
2-2:15 p.m. Break
2:15-3:15 p.m. Trashcan Joe
Food & beverage
The Nite Hawk Cafe (serving free refreshments 11 a.m.-4 a.m.)
The Northstar Coffee House
Attractions
Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association
Art and Sole
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
City of Portland Office of Sustainable Development
City of Portland Office of Transportation
City of Portland OptionsMobile
Columbia Slough Watershed Council
Flexcar
Metro Parks and Greenspaces
Metro Fish and Wildlife Habitat
Metro Natural Gardening
Metro Recycling
Oregon Operation Lifesaver
ReDirect Guide
Regional Travel Options
TriMet
TriMet Hybrid-Electric Bus
TriMet RideAbout Senior Shuttle
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Kenton/N Denver Ave Station
Celebrate Kenton's 100th anniversary with bluegrass, barbershop, barbeque and vintage cars.
Entertainment
Noon-1 p.m. Rose City Timberliners Barbershop (Main Stage)
1-1:30 p.m. Break
1:302 p.m. Rose City Timberliners Barbershop (Paul Bunyan Plaza)
2-2:30 p.m. Rose City Timberliners Barbershop (Community Policing Office)
2-3 p.m. Sneakin' Out (Main Stage)
3-3:30 p.m. Break
3:30-4:30 p.m. The Retta Christie Trio (Main Stage)
4:30-5 p.m. Break
5-6 p.m. The Buckles (Main Stage)
Food & beverage
Kenton Station
Oregon Cattlemen's Association
Mother Dear's Pies and Cakes
Attractions
Antique and Vintage Cars and Racecars
Beaverton Modular Railroad
City of Portland Office of Transportation
Community Policing
Kenton Business Association
Kenton Elementary School
Kenton Neighborhood Association
Kenton Neighborhood Historian
Masonic Lodge
Oregon Department of Transportation
Oregon Cattlemen's Association
Paul Bunyan's Deli
Portland International Raceway
Senior News
Tool Lending Library
TriMet
Windermere
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Delta Park/Vanport Station
Celebrate the fast-paced action at Portland International Raceway throughout the day. Take a moment to remember the flood that destroyed Oregon's second-largest city in 1948.
Event schedule
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Swap meet (motorcycles and ATVs)
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Motorcycle race
7 p.m.-1 a.m. Drag race
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Expo Center Station
Celebrate Japanese culture with music and traditional food and honor the history of this former World War II internment site.
Entertainment
11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tim Rooney (oral histories)
Noon-12:30 p.m. Nihongo Gakko singers and Moshi Moshi language learning program
12:30-1 p.m. Break
1-1:15 p.m. Richmond Elementary Japanese Immersion Program (traditional songs)
1:30-2 p.m. Fujinami Kai (Japanese dances in traditional native costumes)
2-2:30 p.m. Break
2:30-3 p.m. Portland Taiko (traditional drumming)
3-3:30 p.m. Dedication ceremony commemorating the forced internment of Japanese-Americans, featuring Rev. Andrew Uzunoe, Fred Hansen, Homer Yasui, Rev. Gregory Gibbs, George Katagiri, Valerie Otani and Rev. Barbara Bellus
3:30-4 p.m. Portland Taiko (traditional drumming)
4-4:30 p.m. Break
4:30-5 p.m. Obukan Kendo Club (Samurai sword performance)
Just for kids
A children's booth will offer hands-on activities such as Origami (the art of creative paper folding), Ikebana (flower arranging) and Calligraphy (seeing and writing Japanese characters). Come join the fun!
Food & beverage
Enjoy a variety of Japanese foods including arare, senbei (rice crackers) and bento.
Attractions
Consulate General of Japan
Epworth United Methodist Church
Ikebana International Chapter #47
Japan-America Society of Oregon
Japanese-American Citizens League, Portland Chapter
Japanese Ancestral Society
Japanese Garden Society of Oregon
Moshi Moshi language learning program
Nichiren Buddhist Church
Nihongo Gakko (Japanese Language School)
North Portland Business Association
Oregon Buddhist Temple
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
Portland Sapporo Sister City Association
Portland Taiko
Richmond Elementary School Japanese Immersion Program
Shokookai of Portland Japanese Businessmen's Association
TriMet
Yuuyake Shimbun
