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4 • The Southwest Portland Post CALENDAR Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy, 503- 988-5385. COMMUNITY LIFE By Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post 8 Library StoryWalk is Saturday, June 8, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Bring the whole family for a “storywalk” at Spring Garden Park led by the Capitol Hill Library youth librarian. This special storytime will explore a book and the park at the same time. Hosted at Spring Garden Park, 3332 SW Spring Garden St., located off Dolph St. between 30th and 35th avenues. Made possible by the Southwest Neighbor- hoods Small Grants Program. For more information contact Capitol Hill PCC Sylvania Graduation: Saturday, June 8, Portland Community College’s Sylvania Campus will host its sixth annual GED graduation ceremony at the Performing Arts Center with 185 students expected to graduate. PCC Sylvania’s GED graduation ceremony is the largest and one of the most successful in the state. Students attend comprehensive classes, where one instructor teaches five subjects. To earn a GED certificate, students must pass a test in five subject areas: writing, social studies, science, literature and arts/reading, and math. Those who graduate from the pro- gram are offered 12 tuition-free credits in the associate degree program at PCC. While the student body varies from year to year, in general 55 percent of the stu- dents are at-risk youth, and 45 percent are adults over the age of 21. 12 David O’Donovan, Class of 2012, celebrates during the hat tossing at last year’s GED graduation at Portland Community Col- lege’s Sylvania Campus. (Photo courtesy of Joe Urbina, Portland Community College) Multnomah Neighborhood Association meets again on Tuesday, June 11, at 7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. Multnomah is just one of 16 neighborhoods in Southwest Portland. For your neighborhood’s meeting date and agenda information, please contact the Southwest Neighborhood office at 503-823-4592 or visit www. swni.org. June 2013 Capitol Hill School celebrates centennial A fun run, picnic, historical exhibit, and visits with former teachers, principals, classmates and much more begin at noon on Saturday, June 22, at the Capitol Hill School playground located at 8401 SW 17th Ave. Capitol Hill alumnus and Oregon Hall of Fame member Dan Balmer and his trio will perform. (Photo courtesy of Capitol Hill School PTA) 18 Maryka Biaggio, author of Parlor Games, (Doubleday, 2013, hardcover $25.95) will be making an appearance at the Garden Home Com- munity Library, 7475 SW Oleson Rd, on Tuesday, June 18 at 6:30 p.m. Parlor Games is a sweeping historical novel about a beautiful con artist whose turn-of-the-century escapades take her around the world as she’s doggedly pursued by a Pinkerton Agency detec- tive. Based on the true story of May Dugas of Menominee, Michigan. For more information visit www.maryka- biaggio.com. 25 The Marquam Mosaic: Wild- flowers in Clay: Sculpt wild- flowers from our local forests in clay with artist Lynn Takata in this class at the Hillsdale Library (1525 SW Sunset Blvd) on Tuesday, June 25, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Trillium, twinflower and Oregon grape can be inspiring subjects. Learn about shading and painting your artwork. After being fired, one of your designs will be a beautiful part of the Marquam Mosaic. Help create Southwest Port- land’s newest public art project. Learn about some of our native forest plants and flowers. Then try writing a poem or making a mosaic. Come celebrate this fall at a public dedication at the park. This project is sponsored by the Friends of Marquam Nature Park. For ages 10 to adult. Registration required; register online, in the library or by call- ing 503-988-5234. Park bureau offers free summer movies and concerts By Lee Perlman The Southwest Portland Post Businesses are open during construction. n e e r g goes Additional parking is available at Multnomah Arts Center Lower West Lot. Ad paid for by Environmental Services, City of Portland. WS 1318 The Portland Bureau of Parks and Recreation is once again offering free summer concerts and movies in many Portland parks, including some in Southwest. There will be free concert series in two southwest parks: Willa- mette and Caruthers. The Willamette Park (SW Macadam Ave & Nebraska St) schedule is as fol- lows: July 10: Lisa Mann and Her Re- ally Good Band; July 17: The Buckles; July 24: Reggie Houston; July 31: The Strange Tones. All begin at 6:30 p.m. The Caruthers Park (3508 SW Moody Ave) concerts will be Bon Ton Roulet August 11; Luke Wilson King & Esther Rose August 18, both beginning at 3 p.m. Movies are as follows: July 18: Back to the Future at Dewitt Park (1805 SW Dewitt St). July 19: Brave at Dickinson Park (SW 55 th & Alfred Ct). August 8: Raiders of the Lost Ark at Caruthers Park. August 15: Hotel Transylvania at De- witt Park. September 6: Wreck-It Ralph at Multnomah Arts Center (7688 SW Capi- tol Hwy). September 7: Princess Bride at Multnomah Arts Center. September 12: Casablanca at Caruthers Park. Pre-movie entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. usually by local musicians followed by the film at dusk. There will be vendors from whom you can purchase food and drink at all of the above events, but feel free to bring your own food and something comfortable to sit on. Don’t forget your coats and even extra blankets because as soon as the sun goes down it can get pretty chilly when you are sitting still. Respect your neighbors, and enjoy the show.
