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picnic on Sunday, Aug. 3, 5:00 – 7:30 pm
at April Hill Park. Bring your own din-
ner and blanket. For more information
call 503-823-4592 or email maplewood@
swni.org.
COMMUNITY LIFE
By KC Cowan
The Southwest Portland Post
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Health and Safety Fair: The South
Portland Neighborhood Associa-
tion is holding its National Night Out
on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 1:00 – 4:00
pm at Elizabeth Caruthers Park, 3508
SW Moody Ave. Enjoy live music while
you learn more about food as medicine,
disaster planning, fraud prevention,
crime and safety and more. Free! Infor-
mation at www.southportlandna.org.
Movies in the Park: Bring your own
blanket and popcorn to Dickinson Park
for a free showing of The Lego Movie on
Saturday, Aug. 2. Pre-show entertain-
ment by Manimalhouse starts at 6:30
pm, the movie plays at dusk. Dickinson
Park is located at SW 55 th and Alfred Ct.
Visit www.portlandoregon.gov/parks
for more information.
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Maplewood Picnic in the Park:
The Maplewood Neighborhood
Association is inviting everyone to the
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National Night Out: Help prevent
crime! The Multnomah Neighbor-
hood Association is sponsoring its
National Night Out event on Tuesday,
Aug 5, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Spring
Garden Park, 3332 SW Spring Garden
St. Come for pie and ice cream and get
to know your neighbors while learning
about crime prevention and public safe-
ty. For information, contact Southwest
Neighborhoods, Inc. at 503-823-4592 or
visit www.swni.org.
Homestead Picnic: The Homestead
Neighborhood is holding a picnic for
National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug.
5 from 6:30 – 9:00 pm at Duniway Park
at the base of Terwilliger Boulevard in
the Lilac Garden. Food and fun and a
chance to get to know your neighbors.
If you can volunteer, email Yongping
Zhong at youngping9@gmail.com.
Nerd Night at Garden Home Com-
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to Nerd Night (trivia
for adults) and show
off your gray matter.
Open to individuals
and teams of two to
five members. Prizes,
too! Monday, Aug. 5
from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.
The library is located
in the Garden Home
Recreation Center,
7475 SW Oleson
Rd. Call the library
at 503-245-9932 or
email HeatherW@
wccls.org for details.
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Willy Wonka &
the Chocolate
Factory: The classic
1971 film starring
Gene Wilder will You'll find wonderful gifts at the Multnomah Arts Center's Arts
play at Elizabeth Ca- & Crafts Sale during the Multnomah Days festival, August 16.
ruthers Park, 3508 (Photo courtesy MAC)
SW Moody St. Pre-
show entertainment by The Jellyroll So-
Garden Home Road and 31st Avenue in
ciety starts at 6:30 p.m. the movie plays
Multnomah Village on Saturday, Aug.
at dusk. Go to www.portlandoregon.
16 at 10:00 am. Bring the kids and a
gov/parks for more information.
bag to collect all the candy thrown by
the parade entries. Then, stick around
SW Trails Walk: Up for a walk?
all day for the other Multnomah Days
Then show up behind the bleach-
festivities. (See article on Page 5.)
ers at Wilson High School on Saturday,
Aug. 9 at 9:00 am. From there, you’ll
Multnomah Arts Center Arts &
carpool to Stephenson School for a
Crafts Sale: Looking for that perfect vase
guided walk to Tryon Creek State Park
or print to accent a room? Need some
and Lake Oswego. In all, this walk is 5.4
new jewelry? Functional and artistic
miles with about a 500 ft elevation gain.
work by instructors and advance stu-
Dress for the weather, bring a snack and
dents is featured in all media. Saturday,
water. Visit http://swtrails.org/ for more
Aug. 16, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at the MAC,
information and click on “Trails Walk.”
7688 SW Capitol Hwy. Call 503.823.2787
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Multnomah Neighborhood As-
sociation: The Association will
hold a special meeting on Aug 12, 7:00
pm, in the community room in the new
Stephens Creek Crossing housing de-
velopment, 6719 SW 26 th Ave. The main
topic will be the Southwest Corridor
Plan. Contact: Moses Ross, mnachair@
gmail.com for more information.
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I Love a Parade: The annual
Multnomah Days Parade takes
place along Capitol Highway between
or visit www.MultnomahArtsCenter.
org for more information.
Hot Harmonies and Southern Steam
Heat: Get away from the summer
heat and enjoy two great bands at
O’Connor’s Vault, 7850 SW Capitol
Hwy on Saturday, Aug. 16, 7:00 pm.
Woodlander is an award winning trio
that plays acoustic Americana. Gary
Furlow sings gulf-simmered songs
straight from New Orleans, backed
up by The Loafers. Tickets are $8 in
advance from http://woodlanderloaf-
ers.brownpapertickets.com or $12 at
the door.
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Vine ‘n Dine: This Northwest
Wine and Food Festival gives
you a chance to taste wine and food
pairings from more than 35 local wine-
makers and chefs. Enhance your wine
tasting skills with the unique interac-
tive aroma sampling exhibit. For best re-
sults, do not wear any cologne or perfume.
This event takes place on Sun-
day, Aug. 17, 1:00 – 6:00 pm at the
Multnomah Center, 7688 SW Capitol
Hwy., in the lower parking lot. $30
general admission. $50 VIP tickets are
available, providing early entry and
access to special wines. All proceeds
benefit the Multnomah Village Bloc’s
Initiative to install vintage street lights
in the Village. Go to www.eventbrite.
com and enter “Vine ‘n Dine” for
tickets.
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Double Bill of Fun: After pre-
senting condensed versions
of Gilbert and Sullivan musicals at
the old Alpenrose Opera House, The
Dairyville Players will present two
short full-length shows: Trial by Jury
by Gilbert and Sullivan, and Cox and
Box by Sullivan and Burnand. Catch
the shows on Aug. 22, 23 & 24 at 7:30
pm at Alpenrose Dairy, 6149 SW Shat-
tuck Rd. Suggested donation of $8.
Check out Dairyville Players on Face-
book for more information.