January 2018
CALENDAR
be anything) and a pen. This event
takes place on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 6:30
p.m. at the Garden Home Commu-
nity Library (Annex), 7306 SW Oleson
Road. Free.
COMMUNITY LIFE
By KC Cowan
The Southwest Portland Post
Reflecting on Dr. King: Each
third Monday in January, the
nation pauses to remember the life
and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Bill Thierfelder explores King’s
life as well as facts that you may not
have known about this iconic figure.
This event takes place on Saturday,
Jan. 20, 3 – 4:30 p.m., at the Capitol
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A Play for Booklovers: Lake-
5 wood
Theatre Company opens
2018 with the play, “Parnassus on
Wheels,” in which 40-ish Helen, fed
up with life on the farm, impulsively
buys a caravan filled with books from
an Irishman and abandons her chick-
ens for life on the road as a traveling
bookseller. “Parnassus” plays Jan. 5
– Feb. 11 at the Lakewood Center for
the Arts, 368 S. State St., Lake Os-
wego. For tickets, call the box office
at 503-635-3901.
Artists Chas Martin and Consu
Tolosa share the gallery space at the
Multnomah Arts Center for the first
show of 2018 featuring whimsical
sculpture, bright watercolor and
mixed media on canvas. Meet the art-
ists at the opening reception, Friday,
Jan. 5 from 7 – 9 p.m. at the MAC gal-
lery, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. The show
runs through the end of the month.
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The world’s a stage: Drama
students at Wilson High School
will show off what they’ve learned
this year in the Advanced Acting Lab
Performance on Thursday, Jan. 11
from 7:30 – 10 p.m. The show takes
place in Studio 108 at Wilson High
School, 1151 SW Vermont St. Come
see the future stars!
The Southwest Portland Post • 5
Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol High-
way. Free, but registration is required.
Register online, in the library or by
calling 503-988-5123.
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Melodies of Brazil: Choro da
Alegria, a Portland-based en-
semble dedicated to playing the
wonderful melodies of Brazil, will
perform a free concert Saturday, Jan.
27, from 1 – 2 p.m. at the Hillsdale
Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd. Enjoy
classic tunes from Bossa Nova and
Musica Popular Brasileira. Free. For
more information, call 503-988-5123.
Local illustrator creates whimsical calendar of
Multnomah Village
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Happy Trails: This month’s
Southwest Trails walk takes
place Saturday, Jan 13 and is 5.4 miles
long. It will explore the Marquam
Trail to the Waterfront Trail. Meet at
9 a.m. behind the bleachers, near the
food carts, at Wilson High School,
Southwest Sunset Boulevard and
Capitol Highway. For more informa-
tion, visit www.swtrails.org or con-
tact Sharon Fekety at fekety@hevanet.
com.
Bullet Journaling 101: What is
a bullet journal? A journal. A
to-do list. It’s even an art project that
leads to mindfulness and productiv-
ity for 2018. This workshop is led by
Jennifer Willis. Bring a journal (can
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Local illustrator Veronica Cas-
son has created a calendar de-
picting a whimsical Multnomah
Village with conceptualization
by Sara and Morgan Le Meitour.
The Le Meitours came up
with ideas of capturing the
feeling of the village with im-
ages of places most would
recognize. Casson, who lives in
Multnomah Village, spent a lot
of time drawing last summer at
the French Quarter.
“Together, we crafted ideas for each
month,” Casson told The Post. “I was
thrilled to be commissioned to be the
illustrator.”
For example, January features a
snow-laden village with a horse
drawn sleigh and an igloo in the
middle of the road. August depicts
a woman riding a horse in a desert
scene in front of several storefronts.
Casson said she has received many
lovely compliments on the calendar.
Calendars are available for sale for
$20 at the French Quarter and other
boutiques in Multnomah Village.
– Erik Vidstrand