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CALeNDAR OF eVeNTS 6 • The Southwest Portland Post COMMUNITY LIFe By Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post Agatha Christie’s “The Mouse- trap” returns to Wilson High School this month. The long-running hit play is about a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snowstorm, one of whom is a murderer. The play will be performed November 1, 7, 8 with shows starting at 7:00 p.m. and November 2, 9 matinees beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for students/faculty on sale at the door. Cosgrove Auditorium, Wilson High School. Call (503) 916-5280 for more information. 1 Election Day Prayer Vigil Join your neighbors in a time of quiet prayer and meditation for the future of our neighborhood and nation. Feel free to come and go as you wish. The vigil takes place on Tuesday, November 4, 11 a.m. to 1: p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Hillsdale Community Church, 6948 SW Capitol Hwy (between Texas and California streets). Call (503) 246-5764 for more information. 4 Maintaining Sports and Health Performance Throughout Life is the title of a lecture presented by Dr. Kerry Kuehl, M.D., Ph.D. who is associ- ated professor of medicine (health pro- motion and sports medicine) at OHSU. The lecture will be held Wednesday, November 5 from 7-8 p.m. at the OHSU Center for Health & Healing, 3303 SW Bond Ave, third fl oor. FREE. This is one 5 of fi ve in the “Ask the Health Experts” lecture series for November. To register or for more information visit www. ohsuhealth.com/seminar or call (503) 494-1122. Loaves & Fishes Homecoming Dance Southwest Loaves & Fishes Center is holding a homecoming dance for area senior citizens on Wednesday, Novem- ber 5 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The event will feature tunes from the 1940s to present spun by DJ Tim Veach from “A Time to Dance.” Suggested donation is $2.75. Seniors are encouraged to wear their letterman jackets and bring fi nger food to share. Special guests will be high school seniors from Oregon Epis- copal School who will be available for dancing or conversation. The dance will be held at the Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. For more information, contact Donna Trilli at (503) 244-3873. Pageturners engage in stimulat- ing conversation about books, exchange perspectives about characters and plot, and get to know your neigh- bors. Read “My Montana: A History and Memoir, 1930-1950” by Jewel Beck Lansing. Meet the author! Lansing makes a special appearance on Thurs- day, November 6, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy, (503) 988-5385. 6 Stormwater Retrofit Workshop The City of Portland holds free workshops to show ratepayers how to manage stormwater on their property. The next workshop in Southwest will be held Thursday, November 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Multnomah Center, 7688 SW November 2008 Capitol Hwy. Get more information at www. CleanRiverRewards.com or call 503-823-1371. Portland Japanese Garden will be hosting their fall Free Ad- mission Day on Veteran’s Day, Tuesday, Novem- ber 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The garden is above Washington Park at 611 SW Kingston Drive. Spon- High schoolers Adrian de Forest, Derek Herman, and sored by the PGE Founda- Jennifer Rowe text each other in “Speech & Debate” tion, the event will also playing now through November 23 at Artists Repertory benefi t the Oregon Food Theater. (Photo by Owen Carey) Bank through collections of food donations at the gate. Please Neighborhood Association meeting bring non-perishable items, canned, on Thursday, November 13, 6:00 p.m. plastic or boxed. For more information at Capitol Hill Elementary School li- visit www.japanesegarden.com or call brary. Online survey results and project 503-328-0050. updates are posted online: go to www. portlandparks.org and select “Projects/ Multnomah Neighborhood As- Natural Area Projects/Marshall Park.” sociation will meet at a special For more information, contact Roth time this month due to closure of the at emily.roth@ci.portland.or.us or call Multnomah Center for Veteran’s Day. (503) 823-9225. The group will meet Wednesday, No- vember 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the center, Read to the Dogs Improve your 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. Nominations for reading skills by reading aloud new offi cers, and an update on the Sears to therapy dogs from the DoveLewis Armory are among the agenda items Animal Assisted Therapy Program. For scheduled. For more information call kids and teens. Saturday, November 15 the Southwest Neighborhood offi ce at and Saturday, November 22, 11 a.m. to (503) 823-4592 or contact Randy Bonella 1 p.m. at the Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW via e-mail rmbonella@addmm.com. Sunset Blvd. Registration required; call (503) 988-5388. Marshall Park Habitat Manage- ment & Trail Plan Emily Roth, Historic Preservation Needs Portland Parks and Recreation senior Assessment The Bosco-Milligan planner/project manager will discuss Foundation with support from the (Continued on Page 7) the draft plan at the Marshall Park 11 12 15 13 18
