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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
LOCAL 5 PRESENTS: WE SHALL OVERCOME: We Shall Overcome is
a beneit concert (featuring Wesley Randolph Eader, Kris Doty
and Over Creston) to beneit the Oregon Food Bank. This one of
many shows happening around the world to help local charities.
Admission is one can of food for the Oregon Food Bank. 8 p.m. –
10 p.m., Local 5 Union Hall, 920 W. Burnside St.
WEST COAST GIANT PUMPKIN REGATTA: People come from all
over to watch the spectacle of costumed characters paddling
1,000 pound pumpkins across the Lake of the Commons. This
free family event also includes pumpkin golf, pumpkin bowling,
pie eating contest, food and much more. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Lake of
the Commons, 8325 SW Nyberg Rd, Tualatin.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS FALL CRAFT BAZAAR: Craft bazaar with
handmade crafts, bake sale, white elephant table, rale and
snack bar. 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. St. Henry Church gym, 346 NW 1st
St., Gresham.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18
ST. ANDREW REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE DOCUMENTARY SCREEN-
ING AND FORUM: Screening of “Under the Gun,” a documentary
ilm by Katie Couric and Stephanie Soechtig, followed by discus-
sion. 7 p.m. – 8:45 p.m., St. Andrew Community Center, 806 NE
Alberta St.
WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 – 21
“BACK TO THE BASICS”: Guest speaker: The Rev. Dr. Stephen W.
Pogue, Pastor. 7 p.m. nightly. Community A.M.E. Zion Church,
3605 E. 13th St., Vancouver.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21
MATT DISHMAN INDOOR POOL REOPENING: You are invited to join
Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Matt Dishman Community Cen-
ter in celebrating the re-opening of the indoor pool and spa at a
special family night celebration. Free swimming and cake after
the ribbon cutting also free family activities. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.,
Matt Dishman Community center, 77 NE Knott St.
FRIDAY – MONDAY, OCTOBER 21 – 24
FRIENDS OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY’S FALL USED BOOK
SALE: The Friends Fall Book Sale boasts tens of thousands of
items at great prices. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Sat-
urday , 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday, Lloyd Center Double Tree Hotel,
Exhibit Hall, 1000 NE Multnomah St.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
HALLOWEEN NIGHT FLIGHT: Celebrate Halloween at the Audubon
Society of Portland’s Night Flight Festival. Learn all about the
creatures of the night. Enjoy crafts, learning stations, and meet
our Great Horned Owl, Turkey, Vulture and Raven. Children en-
couraged to wear costumes that are easy to move in without
masks. This free family event will be held rain or shine. 5 p.m.
– 8:30 p.m. Audubon Society, 5151 NW Cornell Rd. Portland, OR
97210
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 13
THE GREAT SBCC PUMPKIN RACE WORKSHOP! New to pumpkin
racing? Learn tips and tricks to building a fast pumpkin racer,
and see past entries for creative decoration ideas. A resource
handout will be provided at the end of the workshop. The Great
SBCC Pumpkin Race will be held Oct. 22. This is a free workshop
for all ages. Please call to register 425-452-4240 course 108041.
South Bellevue Community Center, 14509 SE Newport Way, Bel-
levue.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
NORTHWEST SEAPORT CHANTEY SING: Sea chanteys and other
sea songs celebrate our connection to the sea, ships, skippers
and sailors. The duo Spanaway Bay leads this sing-a-long. Easy
See Community Calendar on page 5
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Matt Dishman Reopens
Portland Parks and Recreation has announced the completion of construction on Matt Dishman Community Center’s indoor pool. The
indoor pool re-opened Oct. 8. PPR invites families to a celebration reopening of the pool from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 21.
Portland News Briefs
Oregon Voting Registration
Deadline Oct. 18
Residents who are new to Oregon, have not had re-
cent contact with the DMV or for other reasons are
not sure they are currently registered to vote can
check their status online at https://secure.sos.state.
or.us/orestar/vr/showVoterSearch.do?lang=eng&-
source=SOS – or call their county elections oicial to
check on their current status.
(In Multnomah County, the number is 503-988-3720;
in Clackamas, it’s 503-655-8510; and in Washington,
503-846-5800).
The deadline to register to vote in Oregon is Oct.
18. Those who still need to register to vote can do so
online at https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/vr/
register.do?lang=eng&source=SOS or in person at the
county elections oice.
In addition, The Links, Inc. will be hosting a series
of voter registration events in the coming weeks:
• Oct. 12 – 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Jeferson High School
• Oct. 13 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Holgate House
• Oct. 15 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. JP Frames
Washington state residents must register (or up-
date their registration) by Oct. 10 if they register on-
line, or by Oct. 31 if they register in person. Washing-
ton residents who aren’t sure whether or not they’re
registered to vote can visit https://weiapplets.sos.
wa.gov/MyVote/#/login.
Washington ballots must be postmarked by elec-
tion day – or can be dropped at a dropbox by 8 p.m.
on election day.
To register to vote in Washington, visit http://www.
sos.wa.gov/elections/myvote/olvr.html. To get infor-
mation about registering by mail or in person, call
1-800-448-4881 or elections@sos.wa.gov.
PSU’s Portland State of
Mind to Discuss Black Lives
Matter Movement
Portland State University will open its doors to the
community with its ith annual Portland State of
Mind, a 10-day series of lectures, workshops, enter-
tainment and sports.
More than 50 events are planned, including:
An election roundtable discussion by members of
PSU’s Political Science faculty covering everything
from the state of the races to implications for the fu-
ture from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Smith Memori-
al Student Union browsing lounge.
Black Lives Matter: Rhetoric or Reality? A panel fea-
turing Black Studies faculty will discuss the impact of
the movement and why we do not live in a post-racial
or color-blind society from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct
18 at the Smith Memorial Student Union Browsing
Lounge.
PSU Convenes: Should Oregon raise corporate tax-
es? A debate about Measure 97 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Oct. 17 at the Smith Memorial Student Union Ball-
room. Tickets required.
Two panel discussions about the Portland metro
area’s economy from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. Oct. 14 and 17
at the Ecotrust Billie Frank, Jr. Conference Center, 721
N.W. 9th Ave.
A concert featuring performances by !!! (pro-
nounced Chk, Chk, Chk), EASTGHOST and Force Pub-
lique from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Smith Memo-
rial Student Union.
Homecoming football game and Tailgate: PSU vs Cal
Poly on Oct. 15. Tailgate begins at 11:30 a.m. in front of
the Kingston Sports Bar and Grill, 2021 SW Morrison
St. Game starts at 2:30 p.m. at Providence Park.
For a full schedule of events go to www.pdx.edu/
portland-state-of-mind.
PDX Urban Market Launches in NE
Portland Oct. 13
Local small business With Love From PDX and pri-
vate nonproit Know Your City have come together
to ofer the community a new place for residents to
support the local economy and discover locally made
products. The Portland Urban Market will feature
diverse makers and other local purveyors of food,
goods, and crats.
The idea of the Portland Urban Market came from
the need to provide vendors of color and vendors
from other historically marginalized identities more
avenues to increase the visibility of their business
and to connect with local customers.
Established in 2014, With Love From PDX leverag-
es local makers to ofer customers locally and nation-
ally customized giting boxes combining thoughtful
home wares, crats and food goods to create bespoke
gits for a wide range of clientele.
Inger McDowell-Hartye, owner of With Love From
PDX, uses a business model focused on community
engagement and business collaboration.
She was inspired to co-facilitate this event because
of the conversations she’s exchanged while walking
the beat of Portland’s small business community.
“This space was created to focus on diversity of
makers of color in our city so oten in our community
we’re looking for space and opportunities to come to-
gether, we decided to make our own space,” said Inger
McDowell-Hartye, owner of With Love From PDX.
The irst Portland Urban Market will launch from 5
to 9 p.m. Thursday at One North Development Plaza
and will continue to host monthly markets starting in
Spring 2017.
Information about event logistics and attending
vendors are available on Eventbrite.
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