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4 • The Southwest Portland Post COMMUNITY LIFE By KC Cowan The Southwest Portland Post Artistry: A group exhibit 2 Fiber by members of the Portland Handweavers Guild opens June 2 at the Multnomah Arts Center Gallery, 7688 SW Capitol Highway. The show presents a variety of fiber techniques in both two- and three-dimensional expressions made from a diverse selection of materials. Opening reception in the gallery on Friday, June 2, 7–9 p.m. The exhibit closes July 3. For more information, contact Jaye Campbell at 503-823-2787. Hillsdale Trail: The Hillsdale 7 Neighborhood Association will conduct a hearing at their regular meeting on the request of SWTrailsPDX for a permit to manage the repair and ongoing maintenance of the trail built by neighborhood volunteers in 2003. The trail runs along Southwest 19th Avenue right of way from Fairmount Boulevard to Council Crest Park. Interested persons are urged to participate in the hearing. The meeting is June 7 at 7 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church parish hall, 2201 SW Vermont St. 10 Midsummer Celebration: Join Nordic Northwest for the annual Midsummer celebration, and enjoy Nordic food, a beer garden, kids’ crafts, live entertainment, flower- crown making, the crowning of the CALENDAR June 2017 Scandinavian of the Year, the raising of the Maypole, and more. This event takes place on Saturday, June 10, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Oaks Park, 7805 SE Oaks Park Way. Adults $8, seniors and students $7, families $17, children 11 and under free. Take a Walk: SWTrails is sponsoring a walk on Saturday, June 10. They will walk Trail #6 from Hillsdale up to Fairmont, then through the Southwest Hills neighborhood of Portland Heights to the end of Goose Hollow. It is 6 miles in all. Bring bus tickets or money for bus fare home. Meet behind the bleachers at Wilson High School (Sunset Boulevard and Capitol Highway) at 9:00 am. For more information, or to volunteer to lead a future walk in your neighborhood, contact Sharon Fekety (fekety@ hevanet.com). The Jewish Community 11 Orchestra presents its final concert of the season on Sunday, June 11 at 3:30 p.m. at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Highway. The concert will feature Verdi’s Nabucco Overture, Delibes’ Sylvia Ballet Suite and more.Tickets available at the door. For more information, call 503-244-0111. 18 Citizen Advocacy 101: Interested in learning how to improve life for yourself and your neighbors? Have a concern about local, state or federal laws? Learn about strategies for change, including information and misinformation, examples of successful advocacy, Weavers Guild members Kim Thompson and Marilyn Harrison display their work this month at the Multnomah Arts Center Gallery. (Photos courtesy MAC) choosing your battles, getting heard, and tracking civic and political issues. This event takes place on Sunday, June 18, 1–2:30 p.m. at the Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd. For more information call 503-988-5123. 26 Bees Buzz: Learn more about bees at the Honey Bee Science Discovery Program at the Capitol Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol Highway. The short interactive presentation is followed by hands-on learning stations, including: honey bee discovery lab, flower seed planting, pollination station, honey bee board games, and coloring sheets. This discovery lab is for children ages 3 years and up, but adults enjoy the lab as well.The event takes place on Monday, June 26, 2–2:45 p.m. For more information call 503-988-5123. Exploring local improvement districts to improve your street Is your street unimproved? Then be sure to circle your calendar for a Capitol Highway Subcommittee meeting on Thursday, June 22, 6:30– 8:30 p.m. at the Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol Highway. With the Capitol Highway project going to construction in 2019, Local Improvement District street projects in the area proposed by the community could potentially be wrapped into the larger project, allowing for cost savings and efficiencies. Many of the surrounding streets are considered non-maintained city streets, which mean it is the responsibility of the adjacent property owner to maintain the area abutting your property to the centerline, including stormwater infrastructure. Others may be maintained but lack sidewalks. The city’s LID program is one of the tools available to help property owners pool funding resources and work with the city to pave gravel streets, build sidewalks and solve stormwater issues. 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