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CalendaR July 2009 COMMUNITY LIFE By Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post 4 Independence Day Fireworks Display at the Waterfront Blues Festival. This will be the largest fire- works display in Oregon. The fireworks start at 10:05 p.m. after the evening’s final performance and the National Anthem, sung by Linda Hornbuckle. The Oregon Food Bank produces the Waterfront Blues Festival, including the fireworks display, to raise food and funds for people who are hungry in Or- egon and Clark County, Washington. The Blues Festival will be held Thurs- day through Sunday, July 2-5, on the south end of Gov. Tom McCall Water- front Park. Admission to the festival (including the fireworks show on July 4) is a donation of $10 and two cans of non-perishable food. To see the exciting list of performers and a complete list of sponsors visit www.waterfrontblues- fest.com. 7 Stormwater Retrofit Workshop The City of Portland holds free workshops to show ratepayers how to manage stormwater on their property. The next workshop is Tuesday, July 7, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., Multnomah Arts Cen- ter, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. For more information call 503-823-1371 or visit www.CleanRiverRewards.com. 11 Multnomah: 100 years of pho- tos Come stroll along Capi- tol Highway as it winds through Multnomah in its early days as a station on the Oregon Electric Railroad to the present (1908-2008). Multnomah His- torical Association will be presenting a viewing of its “Multnomah Centen- nial” DVD at the Hillsdale Library on Saturday, July 11 at 2:00 p.m. MHA is promoting a survey of homes and commercial buildings built before 1945 in Southwest neighborhoods, which they will identify and add to their collection. The Mary Lyman Becker History Center collection is open Thursdays 2-4 p.m. and by appointment at 2929 SW Multnomah Blvd. For more information about MHA visit www. multnomahhistorical.com. July 18 at MacTarnahan’s Taproom, 2730 NW 31st Ave., at 6:00 p.m. Alumni and families meet Sunday, July 19 for a picnic in Gabriel Park at 12 noon. Questions? E-mail Julie Wallace at jwal- lace@wallacebooks.net. P.S. Faculty and staff are welcome at the picnic as well. What about your reunion? Visit www. wilsonalumni.com for a complete list of upcoming events. 14 Multnomah Neighborhood Association Interested in the new housing project at the Sears Armory, landscaping in Multnomah Village Park, Multnomah Outdoor Cin- ema, Capitol Hill Road speed bumps, Multnomah Day Festival participation, or other happenings in the neighbor- hood? Then don’t miss this meeting, Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. Call 503-823-4592 for more agen- da details or more information. 18 Bradley Trio rocks the Buf- falo Gap Will Bradley (guitars, vocals), sister Christie Bradley (percus- sion, vocals), with Danny Ard on bass guitar, provide the indie rock sound of this three-piece Portland band. They play the Buffalo Gap Saloon, 6835 SW Macadam Ave., on Saturday, July 18, at 9:00 p.m. Listen to some cuts on their website www.myspace.com/thebrad- leytrio. Start your own Podcast/Blog Get your story out there! Learn the basics of starting your own podcast or blog with instructors from the Independent Publishing Resource Center. Saturday, July 18, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sun- set Blvd, 503-988-5388. For teens and adults. Registration required; register online or in the library or by calling 503-988-5234. Wilson Class of 1984 25-Year Re- union Alumni only meet Saturday, Jim Lynch is author of "Border Songs" (Photo by Cortney Kelley) 23 Author Jim Lynch reading at Annie Bloom’s Books Jim Lynch (“The Highest Tide”) reads from his latest novel, “Border Songs,” about a dyslexic, bird-watching Washington state patrol officer on Thursday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Annie Blooms’ Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy. For more infor- mation visit www.annieblooms.com. 31 Swing to the sound of Stolen Sweets Check out this popular Portland jazz sextet at two upcoming events. The Sweets specialize in the Bo- swell Sisters repertoire of the 1930s. The first concert is part of a burlesque show at 8:30 p.m. at the Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan St., on Friday, July 31; the second a free Music on Main Street concert from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. outside the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1111 SW Broadway on Wednesday, August 5. For more information, visit www. stolensweets.com. The Southwest Portland Post • 11 Aug. 15 Multnomah Day Cel- ebration Looking for a terrific community event this summer? Bring the entire family to Multnomah Village on Multnomah Day, Saturday, August 15. Parade starts at 9:30 a.m. with the Dog Parade, followed by the Grand Parade at 10 a.m. Street festival (sidewalk sale, artisan booths, food vendors, and live music), follows until 4:00 p.m. Please contact Joan Steinbach at 503- 245-3936 or at multnomahparade@ gmail.com if you have a group that wants to be in the parade. To volun- teer please contact Tye Steinbach at 503-245-3936 pr tyesteinbach@yahoo. com. For additional information about the Multnomah Day festival contact Gail Anderson at 503-953-8114 or gan- derson@lfcpdx.org. Also check out the website at www.multnomahvillage. org. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS (Continued from Page 12) of Neighborhood Involvement, with a 10 percent cut in last year’s funding levels, rather than a 16 to 18 percent cut as originally proposed by the Office of Finance and Administration. For the Southwest Neighborhood office, it will mean an allocation of $249,000, a cut of $6,300 from last year, executive director Sylvia Bogert told the Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. board in May. The budget preserves the popu- lar Neighborhood Grants Program. Even a $205,000 cut to ONI’s Graffiti Abatement Program proposed under the Right Budget, which would have eliminated graffiti removal by City employees, was restored at the last minute. Also restored was a proposed cut to Metro’s voucher program that subsidizes neighborhood cleanups. PoSt a to Z BuSineSS CaRd diReCtoRy 503-244-6933 Quality dentistry in a caring, relaxed environment. 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