4 • The Southwest Portland Post
COMMUNITY LIFE
By KC Cowan and Don Snedecor
The Southwest Portland Post
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Mixed media: Multnomah Arts
Center Gallery displays
“Dictionary Habitat,” an exhibit of
mixed media collage by James
Halvorson. Halvorson uses
encyclopedia pages and book covers
and paints and collages on them to
converge stories and generate
stories. An opening reception will be
held in the gallery Friday, July 1,
7 – 9 p.m. The show runs through
August 2 at the MAC, 7688 SW
Capitol Hwy.
Fellini on stage: Lakewood
Theatre Company opens its 64th
season July 8 with the Portland area
premier of the Tony award-winning
musical “Nine.” The play is based
on Fellini’s surreal biographical film,
“8½.” Nine examines one man’s
growing inability to distinguish
between his creative life and
personal life. Performances are
Thursday through Sunday from July
8 – August 14. For tickets call the
Lakewood Box Office at 503-635-
3901.
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Two new bridges to cross: SW
Trails walk will explore
Portland’s two new bridges. The
walk will begin at Willamette Park,
loop over the new Sellwood Bridge,
along the Springwater Trail on east
side of the Willamette River, back
over the Willamette River on the
Tilikum Crossing and through South
Waterfront and Johns Landing back
to Willamette Park. The walk is 7.5
miles but very little elevation gain.
To carpool, meet behind the
bleachers, near the food carts, at
Wilson High School, Southwest
Sunset Boulevard and Capitol
Highway at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July
9. For more information, contact
Sharon Fekety (fekety@hevanet.
com).
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Death in the afternoon:
Death Cafe is a growing
international movement of people
who come together in a relaxed and
safe setting to discuss death. Drink
some tea and talk about whatever is
on your mind regarding death in
small groups. The goal is to increase
awareness of death with a view to
helping people make the most of
their (finite) lives. Made possible by
The National Endowment for the
Humanities Fund of the Library
Foundation. Sunday, July 10, 2 – 4
p.m. at the Hillsdale Library, 1525
SW Sunset Blvd. Register online, in
the library, or by calling 503-988-
5234.
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Lost Pacific Empire: The
Garden Home Community
Library’s Book Group meets
Tuesday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at the
library, 7475 SW Oleson Road. Read
Peter Stark’s Astoria: John Jacob Astor
and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific
Empire. Discussion lasts 90 minutes,
refreshments are served. Request
copies of the book at the library or
call 503-245-9932 for more
information.
July 2016
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Older But
Wiser: Enjoy an
evening of comedy
that will take you back
to the era of
comedians who
entertained in the
Catskill Mountains
resorts. Performed by
residents of the Rose
Schnitzer Manor’s
“Older But Wiser”
group and led by
Naomi Fredgant. The
group has been
learning stand-up (and
sit-down) comedy. The
event takes place
Wednesday, July 13 at
7 p.m. at the
Mittleman Jewish
Community Center,
6651 SW Capitol
Hwy. For more
information: 503-
Ecaterina Lynn, Chrissy Kelly-Pettit, Matthew Hayward,
244-0111. Free and
Terra Lynn Hill, and Lisamarie Harrison in the Portland-area
open to the
premiere of the musical "Nine." (Photo by Triumph Studios)
community.
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Recycling trash into art:
Learn how to recycle old
books and turn them into
notebooks that you will treasure.
The whole family can learn how to
recycle old or damaged books and
upcycle them into unique
notebooks using simple ring and
prong style binding. Tuesday, July
19, 2:30 – 4 p.m. at the Capitol Hill
Library, 10723 SW Capitol Hwy.
Free. For more information, call
503-988-5385.
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Make your own terrarium:
How to keep plants healthy
and happy by planting them in a
closed glass container. Large or tiny,
terrariums are a fun hobby and easy!
Come learn the history, science and
art of high humidity, enclosed
terrariums. You’ll leave with one of
your own. Saturday, July 23, 2 – 4
p.m. at the Hillsdale Library, 1525
SW Sunset Blvd. Registration
required in the library, or online. For
more information call 503-988-5388.
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Summer, sports and science:
Let Mad Science show you
how athletes use physics to keep
their balance and manipulate
gravity. Help our Mad Scientist light
the Mad Science Olympic Torch and
learn how physics and nutrition can
help you throw farther, jump higher,
and run faster. Tuesday, July 26, 2:30
– 4 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Library,
10723 S.W. Capitol Hwy. Free tickets
available 30 minutes in advance. For
more information, call 503-988-5385.
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