We hope you got a chance to go to one of the free Sellwood Park Concerts this year.  We certainly did; we were there in our Tom Dwyer Booth to meet our neighbors at all five shows.  Perfect weather, good friends, excellent food, and great music… a wonderful way to spend a Portland summer.  This month we thought we’d share a few pictures from some of the shows, but we’d also like to show you some images from one of our other favorite summer events- our Car of the Future contest.  At each concert, we let the kids come and draw what they think cars will look like in the future.  We always get fun and imaginative entries and this year was no different.  Our three winners featured an eco-car complete with a “trash picker-upper” and an automatic tree planter, a part-whale car with a balcony for watching fish, and an ice skating car.  (C’mon, who can resist an ice skating car?)  Take a few minutes to look at some of the great ideas these car designers of the future came up with.  Detroit, are you listening?

Here are our top three winners.  Each kid gets a coupon for Sellwood’s Wallace Books, and their parents get a certificate for some always-needed car repair.  Congratulations to first place Rena A., second place Joie B., and third place Pauline P.!

And here are the entries from all the other kids who took time to share their imaginations with us.   Thanks to all of you for participating, and we look forward to seeing you again next year!