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CALENDAR
Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy, 503-
988-5385.
COMMUNITY LIFE
By Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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
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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.