4 • The Southwest Portland Post
COMMUNITY LIFE
By KC Cowan
The Southwest Portland Post
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New Art Exhibit: The Multnomah
Arts Center is presenting the annual
Youth Art Show, titled “Landscapes of
the Mind.” This multi-media show
opens Friday, May 6 with a reception
from 5 –7 p.m. and runs all month. Art
students ages 18 months to 17 years will
display their creative works. For more
information, call 503-823-2787 or go to
www.MultnomahArtsCenter.org. Free.
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World in Motion: Learn more about
the Middle East and its culture. The
Capitol Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol
Hwy., will showcase different cultural
aspects of the Middle East that include
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literature, history, food, music and
more. Saturday, May 7 from 1 – 5:45 p.m.
Free. For more information, call 503-988-
5385.
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Historic Talk: The Garden Home
Thriftway store has a long and
interesting history. Come hear all about
it when Colin Lamb presents a slide
show and discussion of the store and
other merchants of early Garden Home.
Monday, May 9, 6:30–7 p.m. at the
Garden Home Recreation Center, 7475
SW Oleson Road. Free. For more
information contact Elaine Shreve at
503-246-5879 or GardenHomeHistory@
gmail.com.
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Granny Flat 101: Learn the ins
and outs to building an accessory
dwelling unit on your property in
Portland for your family or a renter.
Local accessory
dwelling unit
expert Kol
Peterson will
provide a brief
overview of ADU
information,
including zoning,
costs, financing,
current events
and resources.
Thursday, May
12, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
at the Hillsdale
Library, 1525 SW
Sunset Blvd.
Registration
required; register
online, in the
library or by
These hand made baskets are a sample of the student art at this calling 503-988-
year's show. (Photo courtesy Multnomah Arts Center)
5234.
Lamb's Garden Home Thriftway as seen in 1957 on its grand opening.
(Photo courtesy Garden Home History Project)
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Explore the Portland Heights:
This month’s Southwest Urban
Trails walk will be six miles and explore
the west side of Portland Heights. Meet
behind the bleachers at Wilson High
School (Capitol Highway at Sunset
Boulevard) on Saturday, May 14 at 9
a.m. For more information or to
volunteer to lead a future walk in your
neighborhood, contact Sharon Fekety
(fekety@hevanet.com) or visit www.
swtrails.org.
Free Health Check: Come to Wilson
High School, 1151 SW Vermont, on
Saturday, May 14 and get a checkup.
The Compassion Clinic will offer free
medical and dental services, including
podiatry, massage, vision checks and
more. Access to social services and a
free lunch will also be provided. It’s
all free. The clinic operates from 8
a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Through Indian Eyes: Native
American Cinema The series
runs May 1-22 at the Northwest Film
Center, but one film in particular looks
inviting. Naturally Native is about three
American Indian sisters who begin a
line of organic cosmetics in a journey
of self-betterment and triumph.
Sunday, May 15 at 4:30 p.m. at the
Northwest Film Center ’s Whitsell
Auditorium, Portland Art Museum,
1219 SW Park Ave. Admission: $9
General; $8 Students, Seniors; $6 Child.
Advanced tickets: https://nwfilm.org/
film-series/through-indian-eyes/
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Young Dancers: Oregon Ballet
Theatre presents OBT2, the new
junior performing wing of the dance
company. The performance will be at
the Mittleman Jewish Community
Center, 6651 SW Capitol Hwy. on
Monday, May 16 from 7–8 p.m. Free
and open to the public. See the dance
stars of tomorrow, today! For more
information, call 503-244-0111.
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Seniors Act Up: Northwest
Senior Theatre presents a show
celebrating 25 years of musical theatre
from Broadway to Vaudeville. Come
tap your toes May 18–21 at Alpenrose
Dairy Opera House, 6149 SW Shattuck
Rd. Performances are at 2 p.m. and
admission is only $5.00. For more
information: (503) 227-2003 or
bettymer@comcast.net.
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Classical Performances: The
Portland Chamber Orchestra
holds its final concerts of the season on
Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Nordia
House, 8800 SW Oleson Road, and on
Sunday, May 22, at 3 p.m. at Lewis &
Clark College, Agnes Flanagan Chapel,
0615 SW Palatine Hill Road. The
orchestra, under the baton of Yaacov
Bergman, will perform works by
P r o k o f i e v, M e n d e l s s o h n a n d
Beethoven. Tickets are available at the
door, or call the box office: 503-771-
3250.
Cal Scott Band: Matt Miner presents
singer-songwriter Cal Scott with a
supporting cast of some of Portland’s
finest musicians. Musical director of
the Trail Band, Scott has performed
on numerous compact discs and has
composed for film and television,
including more than 50 documentaries
and specials for PBS. Don’t miss this
talented performer Saturday, May
21, 7 p.m. at O’Connor’s Vault, 7850
SW Capitol Hwy. Tickets at csband.
brownpapertickets.com.
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