6 • The Southwest Portland Post
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
By Lee Perlman
The Southwest Portland Post
National Night Out picnics
and potlucks slated for
August
August 4 is National Night Out, a
time when individuals and groups are
encouraged to hold gatherings in parks
and public spaces after dark. The idea
is to symbolically reclaim these public
spaces as safe and comfortable for
wholesome activities.
Several such gatherings are sched-
uled in southwest Portland, mostly on
the official date but a few a few days
before or after. All the following are on
August 4 unless otherwise indicated.
August 2009
NEWS
Arnold Creek – a potluck picnic 6 to
9 p.m. at Antioch Christian Fellowship
Church, 10558 S.W. 35 th Ave. Bridlemile
– a potluck 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Hamilton
Park. Crestwood – a potluck 6 to 8 p.m.
at Dickinson Park.
Far Southwest – a potluck with Ha-
waiian music 1 to 4:30 p.m. August 8 at
Portland Community College’s Sylva-
nia Campus, 12000 S.W. 49 th Ave.
Homestead – a potluck (the neighbor-
hood will supply hot dogs) 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. at Duniway Park lilac garden.
Maplewood – an ice cream social
with live music 1 to 4:30 p.m. August
2 at Maplewood School, 7452 S.W. 52 nd
Ave.
Marshall Park – a potluck 6 to 9 p.m.
at Marshall Park. South Portland--a
potluck, with food available for sale
courtesy of the Ross Island Grocery, and
music by the Wicki-Pickers, 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. at Willamette Park.
West Portland Park – a potluck 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. at Holly Farm Park.
For a more complete list of Night
Out events large and small, contact the
Southwest Neighborhood Office at 503-
823-4592. If nothing is going on in your
area, or if you would like to organize a
block party of your own, the Neighbor-
hood Office can help you obtain street
barriers and temporary insurance.
You will need the consent of all affect-
ed residents to block the street. Or, you
can have a smaller gathering of friends
Crestwood National Night Out (Post
file photo by Darien Reece)
on your yard or porch. If nothing else,
leave your porch light burning to help
your neighbors get home safely.
‘Movies in the Park’ coming
soon to your neighborhood
Portland Parks and Recreation is of-
fering free movies in selected parks in
Southwest this month. The schedule is
as follows: On Friday, August 7, “Hair-
spray” will be shown at Willamette
Park, and “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”
will be shown at the Multnomah Arts
Center. On Sunday, August 9, “Mon-
sters Versus Aliens” will be shown at
Dickinson Park.
The movies will begin at “dark,”
probably 8 to 9 p.m., and will be pre-
ceded by live entertainment. Food will
be available for purchase, but feel free to
bring your own (non-alcoholic) picnics,
together with blanket or lawn chairs.
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