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February 2018 The Southwest Portland Post • 5 CALENDAR Checkmate! Come and play 7 chess on Wednesday, Feb. 7, COMMUNITY LIFE By KC Cowan The Southwest Portland Post Prints and Ceramics: Felicia 2 Cantu presents “Sumi,” a show of prints using a Japanese art form called Suminagashi – an ancient marbling technique which allows ink to float on water and then be transferred to paper. Her show is paired with a group show titled: “Continual Condition.” It is the work of ceramic artists Avonlea Raschdorf, Carrie Kitzke, Steven Schiewe and Griselda Izaguirre. Opening reception is Friday, Feb 2, from 6 – 9 p.m. at the Multnomah Arts Center, 7688 SW Capitol High- way. Free. For more information call 503-823-2787. Getting to Know Muslim Com- 3 munities: Join Mr. Jawad Khan, Muslim Educational Trust board member and Oregon Islamic Acad- emy teacher, and weigh the differ- ences between isolation, assimila- tion, and positive integration of the Muslim community in the United States. This event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 3, 3 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Library, 10723 SW Capitol Highway. Registration re- quired; register online, in the library or by calling 503-988-5123. Vanport History: Learn the fas- 3 cinating history of Vanport, at one time the second largest city in Oregon. Built to house World War II workers, on May 30, 1948, in a matter of a few hours, it disap- peared forever in a flood. Author Zita Podany talks about the rise and fall of Vanport on Saturday, Feb. 3, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. at the Hillsdale Li- brary, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd. For more information: 503-988-5123. Free. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., at the Hillsdale Library, 1525 SW Sunset Blvd. Play a game independently or get tips from an experienced tutor. Players of all ages and levels wel- come. For more information call 503-988-5123. Free. 10 Walk across the Willamette River: This month’s South- west Trails hike is Saturday, Feb. 10. Hikers will carpool from Wil- son High bleachers to SW Corbett and Whitaker for a walk that ex- plores the Veteran’s Hospital, OHSU, then crosses the river to the East Bank Esplanade and re- turns over the Tilikum Crossing. The walk is 5.5 miles long. Walk departs at 9 a.m. Well-behaved dogs are allowed on leash. To volunteer to lead a walk in your neighborhood, contact Sharon Fekety (fekety@hevanet.com). For more information visit www. swtrails.org. when Virginia Vanture presents a free slide show and lecture, Mon- day, Feb. 12, 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. at the Garden Home Recreation Center, 7475 SW Oleson Road. For more information visit www.Garden HomeHistory.com. 11 16 Young Artists Showcase: Have a listen to the up-and- coming musicians in our commu- nity. Donald Appert conducts student musicians performing works by Shostakovich, Mendels- sohn, Smetana and more. This event takes place on Sunday, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m. at the Mittleman Jew- ish Community Center, 6651 SW Capitol Highway. A silent auction will be held prior to the concert. Tickets at the door: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students. Children under 6 are free. 12 Garden Home History: Did you know the site of the Old Market Pub was once a commu- nity cannery designed to help people preserve their fruits and vegetables from their Victory Gar- dens during World War II? Learn about this fascinating project Book Your Vacation Now – Call For Limited Time Savings 2 FOR 1 Hawaiian Islands 2 FOR 1 Grand Alaskan SAVINGS SAVINGS Cruise & Tour $ Cruise & Tour * 12 days from 2,798 $ 1,399 * 12 days from $ 3,998 * $ 1,999 * Departs June - September 2018 Departs year round 2018 See the Alaskan interior and huge glaciers calving as you cruise the Inside Passage on a 7-night cruise aboard Holland America Line’s ms Westerdam. 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(Photo courtesy of Elaine Shreve, Garden Home History Project) Lost Theatre Treasures: The Lost Treasures Collection is a series of obscure and rarely per- formed musicals presented in concert/cabaret version for one weekend only at Lakewood Cen- ter for the Arts, 368 S. State St. On Friday and Saturday, Feb. 16 and 17, see “Pipe Dream” by Rodgers and Hammerstein. This 1955 mu- sical is about an unlikely romance between Doc, a marine biologist, and Suzy, a struggling young woman. At the Side Door stage. Call 503-635-3901 for tickets. 28 Personal Narratives of Mi- gration and Displacement: Portland Community College in- vites students, staff, faculty and the larger community to drop in and share personal stories about migration or displacement. Sto- ries will be recorded and shared to highlight the diversity of dis- placement that exists in the com- munity. Participants are welcome to share stories anonymously. This event takes place on Wednes- day, Feb 28, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., at PCC Sylvania Campus Library, 12000 SW 49th Ave. Parker Realty, Inc. D! L O S Hayhurst/ Vermont Hills $365,000 Neighbors, Please be aware that starting this year, the City of Portland is requiring all sellers of single family homes to provide a home energy score for every home sold in the city of Portland. Please feel free to call me to discuss exactly what this means to you. As always we are conveniently located in the heart of Multnomah Village. I strive to provide plain and simple, easy to understand, solid expert advice. Both sellers and buyers have counted on this no-nonsense advice for nearly 40 years! You can too, please call me. 503-515-4040 • 7830 SW 35th Ave., Portland, OR www.parkerrealtypdx.com Jeff Parker Your Neighborhood Realtor Since 1980
