4 • The Southwest Portland Post
CALENDAR
COMMUNITY LIFE
By KC Cowan and Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
Lynne Patton is one of the 500 artists whose
work is for sale at the Big 500.
“The Child,” a show of paintings,
wood-burns and prints by Nate
Orton, opens Jan. 2 in the Multnomah
Arts Center Gallery, 7688 SW Capitol
Hwy. The exhibit reflects a focus on
simple scenes and ideas of Orton’s
city, family and hinterlands. The
show will be on display through Feb.
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Lakewood Center, 368 S. State St., Lake
Oswego. For tickets, call 503-635-3901
or visit www.lakewood-center.org.
The Big 500: What happens when
500 local artists produce original art
on 8 inch x 8 inch wood panels? You
get thousands of original works of art
that each sell for $40. All the work is
on display and available for purchase
through Jan. 11 in the four galleries
on the top floor on the Pioneer Place
Mall, 700 SW Fifth Ave. Open Thursday
through Sunday from 12–6 p.m. A
portion of each sale benefits the Oregon
Food Bank.
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Folk Dancing: Get on your
dancing shoes, grab the kids, and
head over to the Fulton Park
Community Center, 68 SW Miles St.,
for the Second Saturday Family Dance
with live music and caller. It’s on Jan.10
from 4:30–6:30 p.m. Just $6 for adults,
$5 for kids, or $20 per family. For more
information call 503-659-0281.
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The Jayhawks: Hailed as pioneers
of the alt-country sound, the
Minneapolis band has a 30-year history
of strong roots/country-rock influence
and power-pop melodies. They play
the Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie
Ave. (east end of the Ross Island
Bridge) on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 8 p.m.
Doors open at 7 p.m. Minors OK with
parent or guardian. Tickets are $35 and
available at the box office or online at
www.aladdin-theater.com/.
“ T h e S e v e n Wo n d e r s o f
Ballyknock” is a play set in a small
Irish town in 1953. Written by Oregonian
C.S. Whitcomb, the play originated in
2013 at Portland’s Fertile Ground, a
festival for original work. It opens Jan.
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January 2015
Safety on Shattuck Road is a
primary concern for the Hayhurst
Neighborhood Association. Safety
vigils and added safety measures by
the Portland Bureau of Transportation
will be discussed at the next Hayhurst
meeting on Monday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m.
at Hayhurst School, 5037 SW Iowa St.
Contact Janet Hawkins at 503-244-7703
or janethawkins@msn.com for more
information.
Green Goddess Remedies, a
medical marijuana dispensary,
has been working on a good neighbor
agreement with the Crestwood
Neighborhood Association. There are
also three Crestwood board positions
open. Next Crestwood meeting is
Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 7
p.m. at West Portland
United Methodist Church,
4729 SW Taylors Ferry
Road. Contact Tony Hansen
at 503-317-3914 or email
crestwoodnaboard@gmail.
com for agenda information.
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Getting published:
Have you written the
next great novel and want
to get it into print? Paul
Gerald, author of 60 Hikes
within 60 Miles of
Portland, has written five
books and has the scoop on
how the publishing
industry works. Gerald will
conduct a workshop to
answer questions and
discuss the pros and cons of
self-publishing. The
workshop is on Tuesday,
Cordelia Snowden (Louise Chambers) reacts to seeing a Jan. 20 from 7–8:30 p.m. at
ghost while having a drink with Jonty (Heath Koerschgen) t h e G a r d e n H o m e
and Mag (Marilyn Stacey) in “The Seven Wonders of Community Library, 7475
SW Oleson Road. Limited
Ballyknock.”
space, so please call 503-
245-9932 to register.
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PCC Community Ed offers dozens of non-credit classes in Southwest Portland
this winter and hundreds more throughout the district and online. Start today!
www.pcc.edu/communityed
Creating a legacy: Are you
passionate about researching
your family? Have you uncovered
fascinating information and stories
about family history but don’t know
what to do next? Come to the Capitol
Hill Library for a presentation that will
help you turn your research into an
illustrated heirloom book to share with
your family. Sunday, Jan. 25, 2–4 p.m.
at 10723 SW Capitol Hwy. Registration
is required. Register online, at the
Capitol Hill Library, or by calling 503-
988-5234.
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Film Night at Flanagan Chapel:
Watch the 1995 film, “Dead Man
Walking” in preparation for Sister
Helen Prejean’s scheduled February
talk about the issue of capital
punishment on the 20 th anniversary of
this ground-breaking film. The film
shows on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m.
in the Agnes Flanagan Chapel on the
campus of Lewis and Clark College.
Free. For information on the Sister
Prejean’s talk, visit http://college.
lclark.edu/live/events/32088.