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February 2015 CALENDAR The Southwest Portland Post • 5 Kappler. It will be about 5.5 miles with 200 feet elevation gain. Well-behaved dogs on leash allowed. For more information visit the SW Trails website or contact Sharon Fekety at fekety@ hevanet.com. COMMUNITY LIFE By KC Cowan and Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post 2 Songwriters Circle: One of the most acclaimed guitar-picker, singer/ songwriters in the country will perform in Multnomah Village this month. Mary Flower joins musicians Cal Scott and Richard Moore at their bi-monthly songwriters’ circle on Monday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at O’Connor’s Vault, 7850 SW Capitol Hwy. Not only is Flower a renowned picker, she also sings and plays lap slide guitar with equal dexterity. Tickets are $12 in advance from Brown Paper Tickets or $15 at the door. For more information contact M a t t M i n e r, 5 0 3 - 4 8 4 - 8 1 9 6 o r mattminermusic@gmail.com. 3 Slavery and the Economy: Cornell University professor Ed Baptist will speak about his new book, The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism and the link between slavery and the development of the United States of America, at a free lecture on Feb. 3 at Lewis & Clark College. Ten years in the making, Baptist said he “went looking for a story about families and found a story about capitalism.” His talk starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Templeton Campus Center at Lewis & Clark College. For more information, contact Cathy Busha at cbusha@lclark.edu. 6 Art with a Message: “The Rising Tide,” an exhibit of collage and acrylic artworks by Amy Mintonye 15 The film “Half of a Yellow Sun,” directed by Nigerian filmmaker Biyi Bandele, will be shown on Friday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. Mr. Bandele will introduce and discuss his film at both screenings. This is opening night of the Cascade Festival of African Films at Portland Community College. For theater locations, show times, and more information, visit https://www.africanfilmfestival.org/. debuts at the Multnomah Arts Center Gallery Feb. 6 and runs through March 3. Thought-provoking images about contemporary issues will have you thinking about this show long after you view it. The gallery is located at 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. For more i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t w w w. MultnomahArtsCenter.org. cartridges, corks, electronics and small appliances. Saturday, Feb. 7, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Southwest 46 th and Vermont Street. (Enter at 45th Avenue and California Street.) Visit www.community- recycling.org for details. Or call the Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. office at 503-823-4592. Community Recycling: Everything must be clean and sorted to be acceptable. Non-curbside items including artificial trees, light strings, Styrofoam blocks and food liners, #1 and #7 rigid plastics, small and large batteries, scrap metal, printer 14 Gabriel Park to Alpenrose Dairy Walk: Meet at 9 a.m. at Wilson High School behind the bleachers (Capitol Highway and Sunset Boulevard) on Saturday, Feb. 14. Bring a snack & water and dress for the weather. Leader will be Rick Learn how to use your e-reader: Did you get a Kindle or iPad for Christmas? Need some assistance learning how to download and read books on it? Learn how to get the most out of your new digital reader. Bring it to the Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd., on Feb. 8 or Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. Call 503-988-5388 to register for the Hillsdale class. The same program will be presented at the Capitol Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy, on Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. Register online, at the library, or by calling 503-988-5385. 24 Oregon and President Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln had strong ties to Oregon. Learn about them in a slide-illustrated program about the 16th president on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6:45 pm at the Capitol Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy. The discussion will cover Lincoln, slavery, the civil war and Oregon’s involvement in it. Free. For more information, call 503- 988-5385. Chinese Cinema: Garden Home Community Library (7475 SW Oleson Road) will screen “Llo Llo,” a Chinese film with English subtitles. Set in Singapore during the 1997 Asian financial crisis, it follows one family’s life. Showtime is Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Free. 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