4 • The Southwest Portland Post
COMMUNITY LIFE
By KC Cowan and Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
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Mingle with the Artists: The
Multnomah Arts Center will hold
a gallery reception Friday, Oct. 3, 7 - 9
p.m. for Diane Flack’s new exhibit of
block prints, “Inkworks.” The prints
explore color and geometry through
representational and abstract flower
images and black and white pat-
tern. The show runs through Oct. 28 at
the Multnomah Arts Center Gallery,
7688 SW Capitol Hwy. For more infor-
mation contact Jaye Campbell at the
MAC, 503-823-2787, or visit www.
MultnomahArtsCenter.org.
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Looking for a new job? Want to
polish those interview skills? At-
tend the Interview Success workshop
on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 6:30 – 7:30
pm. The workshop will cover a variety
of job seeking tips, so you’ll be pre-
pared for your next interview. It will
be held at the Hillsdale Library Meet-
ing Room, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd. For
more information, call 503-988-5388 or
www.multcolib.org. Free, but regis-
tration is required.
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Maplewood Neighborhood As-
sociation: The Maplewood Neigh-
borhood Association will hold its
monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct.
8, at 6:45 p.m. at Maplewood School,
7452 SW 52nd Ave. Agenda will in-
clude a discussion concerning neigh-
borhood in-fill construction. For more
CALENDAR
October 2014
information, email maplewood@swni.
org or call 503-823-4592.
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Don Baack will lead the month-
ly SW Trails Walk on Saturday,
Oct. 11. Be ready to leave promptly at
9 a.m. Meet behind the bleachers at
Wilson High School (Sunset Blvd. and
Capitol Highway). Bring a snack and
water and dress for the weather. Well
behaved, leashed dogs are allowed.
The group will be celebrating the re-
opening of the Iowa Street Trail after
being closed for four years because of
construction. Route includes the trail
under Barbur Bridge, Mt. Hood views,
Willamette Park, Custer Street stairs,
Fulton Park and back to Wilson. About
four miles with 480 feet elevation gain.
For more information, email Sharon
Fekety (fekety@hevanet.com) or call the
Southwest neighborhood office at 503-
823-4592.
Celebrate autumn with reading and
apples: In honor of the 10th anniversary
of her book, Apples to Oregon, award-
winning author Deborah Hopkinson
will give a retelling of the true story of
the Luelling family, Oregon’s first or-
chardists. The reading will be followed
by a book signing and family activity.
Free tickets for seating will be available
30 minutes before the program, Satur-
day, Oct. 11, 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. at Capitol
Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy.
Call 503-988-5385 for more information.
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Multnomah Neighborhood As-
sociation: Next general meeting
will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7
p.m. at the Multnomah Arts Center,
Room 30, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy.
Multnomah neighbors catch up on the latest rumors, gossip and innuendo during the
afternoon of the Multnomah Days festival on Aug. 16. (Post photo by Don Snedecor)
Agenda includes elections of new of-
ficers and a presentation by Barry Man-
ning, senior planner in the Portland
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
For more information, contact: Moses
Ross, mnachair@gmail.com or visit
www.swni.org/multnomah.
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Ready for trick-or-treating? You
will be after you make your
own mask! Join artist and teacher Ju-
dith Hankin in a mask-making work-
shop at the Capitol Hill Library (10723
SW Capitol Hwy.) on Saturday, Oct. 18
from 2 – 3 p.m. Feathers, ribbons, colors
and fun will be available for you to
design your own fantastical creations.
Free tickets for seating will be available
30 minutes before the program.
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The 5th annual Garden Home
Community Sustainability
Fair takes place Tuesday, Oct. 21 from
4 – 7 p.m. Peruse booths on various
sustainable topics and businesses
from gardening to recycling to water.
Topics include toxic reduction, solar
energy, recycling and more. Recycled
craft and activities for children, too.
Plus, a Tesla electric car will be on
display. Garden Home Community
Library: 7475 SW Oleson Rd. (Inside
the Garden Home Recreation Center.)
Call 503-245-9932 for more informa-
tion.
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Community Policing Recep-
tion: This event will be held
on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at the
Multnomah Arts Center auditorium,
7688 SW Capitol Hwy. Everyone is
invited. To nominate a police officer
to be honored at the reception, call
503-823-4592 or email publicsafety@
swni.org.
Nov 1
Southwest Neigh-
borhoods, Inc. Fall
Cleanup: This event takes place on
Saturday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at
Portland Christian Center (parking
lot), 5700 SW Dosch Rd. Scrap metal,
old furniture, large appliances, and
yard debris are among the items being
accepted. SWNI/SOLV Litter Patrol
will be cleaning neighborhood streets.
Some pick up available to senior citi-
zens. To volunteer or for more infor-
mation call 503-823-4592 or visit
www.swni.org.
African Children’s Choir of Uganda makes
stop in Hillsdale
The African Children’s Choir, based
in Kampala, Uganda, performed for
a standing room only audience at the
Hillsdale Library, Aug. 26. They were
on a world tour canvassing a variety
of cities and towns.
The children bring a message of
hope—sharing their African through
music and dance.
They are the fortunate few who
have been rescued from poverty and
are now a voice for children who are
still waiting to be sponsored.
Each year, the choir tours around
the country and gives people an
opportunity to provide children in
developing countries with an educa-
tion and a hope for a future.
Fourteen children in the choir,
whose ages ranged from 7 to 12,
danced energetically, sang upbeat
songs and played the drums.
The music was a mixture of native
African rhythms and contemporary
gospel music. The children wore col-
orful costumes and utilized a variety
of instruments including baskets,
wooden xylophones, and thumb
organs.
– Story and photo by Erik Vidstrand