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February 2017 CALENDAR COMMUNITY LIFE By KC Cowan The Southwest Portland Post Show: Amanda Triplett 3 & New Tracy Art Walstead present “Bodily Remnants” (soft sculpture) & “Electric Sheep” (ink & acrylic ink on paper) at the Multnomah Arts Center Gallery, 7688 SW Capitol Highway An opening reception will be held in the gallery Friday, Feb. 3, 7–9 p.m. The show closes February 28. The Immigrant Issue: Global 4 displacement is on the rise. Oregonians have and will continue to see the results of international migration in our neighborhoods. J o i n t h e O re g o n H u m a n i t i e s Conversation Project with Manuel Padilla, to consider questions of hospitality, identity, perception, and integration and how it can benefit our communities. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Garden Home Community Store, 7306 SW Oleson Road. Free. Time to be announced. Call 503-245-9932 for more information. Southwest Community Recycling: Volunteers are holding a recyclables collection morning on Saturday, Feb. 4, 9 a.m. to noon, at St. John Fisher Church parking lot, Southwest 45th Avenue at Nebraska Street. Master recyclers will be on hand to help you identify items that can avoid the waste stream. Visit www.community-recycling.org for more information. 6 Capitol Highway Subcommittee will meet to discuss stormwater issues on Monday, Feb. 6, from 7–9 p.m. at the Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway For more information, please email Chris Lyons at chrislyons7@yahoo.com. Singer/Songwriters Circle: Cal Scott and Richard Moore welcome Portland singer-songwriter Thad Beckman to their bi-monthly circle at O’Connor’s Vault in Multnomah Village, Monday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Thad’s mastery of finger-style, electric and steel guitar will thrill you. Advance tickets are $15 each at http://circlethad. brownpapertickets.com. For more information, contact Matt Miner mattminermusic@gmail.com. Neighborhood 7 A Multnomah ssociation will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway. Agenda items include the presentation of the Portland Tree Steward, and a report on the neighborhood’s objections to elements of the 2035 Comprehensive Plan. 9 Museum Junkies Unite! Portland author Marilynne Eichinger will read from her book, Lives of Museum Junkies, at Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. Follow the missteps and breakthroughs of Marilynne Eichinger and 11 other naïve, but dedicated, museum directors and managers as they strove to change the way science was taught. Free. 11 Fall Prevention for Seniors: This workshop will introduce ways to reduce the risk of falls by Hans J Manseth – Certified Financial Planner™ 503.227.4817 / hans@hjamfinancial.com Securities and investment advisory services are offered solely by Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC. 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Sunday, Feb. 12, 2-4 p.m. Needle Felt Flowers Workshop: Learn to create simple, elegant looking 3-D flowers using barbed needles to tangle and compact natural wool fibers. Cost of $20 includes all supplies. No experience necessary. This event is Monday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Highway. For more information, call 503-244- 0111. 20 Editor’s Note: Don Snedecor and Erik Vidstrand contributed to this calendar. Help Wanted: Advertising Sales Rep. The Post is seeking a freelance advertising sales representative to sell advertising to neighborhood businesesses. Please e-mail resume and cover letter to don@multnomahpost.com