Your participation is critical at the Multnomah County Healthy Community Budget forum on TONIGHT! At the forum you have the chance to directly communicate with County officials about how the County should prioritize funding for its programs and services related to community health and livability next year.  The forum will be held tonight from 6-8pm, in the Multnomah Building Boardroom, located at 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland.  Free parking, children’s activities, and refreshments will be provided. Public transit is also readily accessible. Learn more at www.multco.us/portal/site/OCI

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Rock out for open government TONIGHT at 9 p.m. at Berbati's Pan, as The Society of Professional Journalists and Willamette Week co-sponsor Swim Swam Swum and special guests for Sunshine Week.  The event is a fundraiser for The Society of Professional Journalists advocacy work.  Money raised will also support training for journalists, bloggers and anyone else who wants to use Oregon Public Records Law to keep government honest.  Berbati's Pan is located at 231 SW Ankeny Street in Portland.  More information at  spjoregon.org

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The Community Energy Project is giving a free workshop for qualified participants on Watering to the Weather for Healthy Watersheds. Learn how to calibrate your drip system, soaker hoses, hose-end sprinklers, or automatic sprinkler systems to match your plants needs more accurately. Water your lawn or garden based on weather patterns, and how actions in your back yard affects the local watershed.  Get a free kit of conservation materials!  The class will be held THIS Saturday, March 20, so register NOW by calling 503.284.6827 x109 or email water@communityenergyproject.org