8 • The Southwest Portland Post
COMMUNITY LIFE
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
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“The Midnight Garden,” a show
of pigment prints by Gigi Conot,
will be on view at the Multnomah
Arts Center Gallery (7688 SW Capitol
Hwy) March 2 through April 4.
The work examines the structural
beauty of found natural objects in a
way that transcends the stages of their
living and their dying, their simplic-
ity and their complexity. An opening
reception will be held Friday, March
2, 7-9 p.m. Call Jaye Campbell at 503-
823-2787 for more information.
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“We Love History” display can
be viewed now at the Multnomah
Center (7688 SW Capitol Hwy).
Southwest neighborhood history is
the focus of Multnomah Historical
Association and the current display
covers the wide variety of subjects
covered by the past MHA newsletters.
Southwest residents are encour-
aged to join, donate and volunteer
as we seek to preserve local history.
The next MHA board meeting will
be Monday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m. at
2929 SW Multnomah Blvd, confer-
ence room.
Each meeting includes a segment
on local history and all who have an
interest in local history are invited
to attend. For more information visit
www.multnomahhistorical.com.
CALENDAR
March 2012
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Hillsdale Neighborhood Asso-
ciation meets again on Wednesday,
March 7, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at St. Barnabus
Church, 2201 SW Vermont St. Come
get the latest updates on the proposed
Chase Bank branch, Sunset Boulevard
sidewalks and city and TriMet budget
cuts. Contact Mikal at 503-705-9777,
mikal@windemere.com or visit www.
hna-pdx.com.
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Second Saturday Family
Dance: Fun folk dancing for
kids and families with live music and
Paul Silveria aka Professor Banjo call-
ing! Saturday, March 10, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Fulton Park Community Center, 68 SW
Miles St., 4:30pm - 6:30pm. $6/adults,
$5/kids, $20/family max. For more
information call 503-775-6537.
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Of Maus and Men: Book group
for adults is meeting Tuesday,
March 13, at 7:00 p.m. They are reading
two graphic novels, the Pulitzer Prize
winner “Maus” and “Persepolis.” New
members always welcome. Garden
Home Community Library, 7475 SW
Oleson Rd. For more information call
503-245-9932 or visit www.wccls.org.
Copies available in the library.
The Multnomah Neighborhood
Association meets again on Tuesday,
March 13, at 7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah
Center, (senior center) 7688 SW Capitol
Hwy. Newly elected officers include
Moses Ross, chair; Katy Brunbelow,
vice chair; secretary, Patti Waitman-
Ingebretsen; treasurer, Brenda Koeny.
For agenda information contact Ross at
mnachair@gmail.com or 503-309-7985.
An artist's rendition of the OHSU Life Sciences building. (Photo courtesy of
OHSU)
OHSU Building Design
Approved
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19, Commission chair Gwen Millius
said the proceedings were likely to
be “pretty pro forma.”
The biggest design issue was
the structure’s west side. It will be
45 feet from Moody, and ten feet
above it, yet because it faces both
Interstate 5 and the future Portland
to Milwaukie light rail line, it is
“the public face of the building,” as
Fioravanti put it.
The development team made ex-
tensive changes in the design here,
making what had once been largely
a blank wall much more perme-
able visually and physically. At the
Commission’s urging the team also
simplified the use of materials and
color.
Under pressure to proceed, OHSU
held a ground breaking and started
work in October under a “hold
harmless” agreement with the City.
This allows developers to move for-
ward in advance of formal approval
at their own risk, with the structure
subject to physical changes later if
later reviews call for it.
At the last two hearings the Com-
mission complimented the develop-
ment team on its willingness to re-
spond to their suggestions. “I can’t
wait to see it built,” Commission
member Jane Hanson said.
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