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September 2007 The Multnomah Village Post • 11 CalendaR COMMUnITY lIFe By Don Snedecor The Multnomah Village Post Southwest Charter School has found a location. The school will be in a stand- alone building in John’s Landing at the corner of Southwest Hood and Pendleton streets. “It has great access, is close to a number of parks and green spaces and has all the space we need for this year,” said Dave Smith of the Southwest Charter School board. At press times, open houses had been scheduled for August 30, 12-6 and August 31 9-12. The school’s address is 5839 SW Hood Ave. For more information, visit www.swcharter.org. Anne Bocci (left) shows off her boutique’s mannequin to a friend on First Friday in Multnomah Village. (Post photo by Don Snedecor) Multnomah Village Business Association meets again on September 27 (last Thursday) at 8:30 a.m. at O’Connor’s Restaurant & Bar (annex), 7850 SW Capitol Hwy. Call the SWNI office at 503-823-4592 or visit www.multnomahvillage.org for agenda information. Retired artist Suzan Mayer of John’s landing (“We used to call it Lower Hippyville or Carp Valley,” said Mayer) is showing 37 pieces of a variety of media (woodcut, watercolor and tempera, pen and ink) from the 1960s to the present at the Lake Oswego Library, September 3-30. For more information, contact the library. First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans. Hillsdale Business and Professional Association meets again September 19 (third Wednesday) at Three Square Grill, 6320 SW Capitol Hwy. For more information, visit the HBPA new website at www.hillsdalebusiness.org Hillsdale Neighborhood Association meets again on September 5 (first Wednesday) at St. Barnabus Episcopal Church, 2201 SW Vermont St. Contact Don Baack, chair, 503-246-2088 or baack@pacifier.com for the meeting agenda. For more information visit www.hna-pdx.com. Moonviewing (O-Tsukimi) to be held at Portland Japanese Garden.Participants can watch the harvest moon rise over downtown Portland to the gentle sounds of the koto and flute. Write a few lines of poetry, taste seasonal delicacies, and toast the rising moon with sake in the warm company of friends. Moonviewing will be held September 26-28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Reservations are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. The garden is above Washington Park at 611 SW Kingston Drive. Please call the event line at 503-542-0280, e-mail events@japanesegarden.com or visit www.japanesegarden.com for more information. A New Orleans Benefit Dinner and Play Reading will be held on September 21, at 6:30 p.m. at West Hills Unitarian Fellowship in Garden Home, 8470 SW Oleson Road. Cost is $15 per person, reservations required. Contact Rosie Hamilton, rosiephilh@msn.com or call 503-293-5453. Three Portland chefs will prepare the eats and Janet Spenser, a Katrina survivor, will direct her play “Katrina/Ultreya.” Proceeds will go NENA, the Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association of the Lower 9 th Ward, and to the Katrina Fund of the The lutheran Choral Association continues its 69 th anniversary season with a choral concert September 30 at 7:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3405 SW Alice St. The 125-voice choir has members from 73 churches and 18 denominations. Repertoire includes a variety of composers. The evening ends with a recitation of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address leading into the Battle Hymn of the Republic. No admission charge, but a freewill offering will be taken. For more information, please contact Ken Dale, 503-650-8839. O’CONNORS Restaurant & Bar Since 1934 Breakfast including Eggs O’Connor and other notables. Served Mon - Fri, 7 - 11 a.m. Weekends 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dining Out Guide Add Your Business! 503-244-6933 HOURS: Monday-Friday 7am-2am; Saturday 8am-2am; Sunday 8am-midnight 7850 S.W. Capitol Highway in Multnomah Village 503-244-1690 UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Breakfast* & Lunch* American Continental Open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Closed Tuesday. FAT CITY CAFE Now Serving Dinner Authentic Persian Cuisine Thursday, Friday, Saturday 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Great Food Great Service Great Ambience *Vegetarian & vegan options always available Multnomah Village 7828 SW 35th Ave Portland OR 97219 (503) 452-0296 Open Daily 6:30 am to 3:00 pm IN THE HEART OF MULTNOMAH VILLAGE 7820 SW Capitol Hwy 503-245-5457 Drummer Gary Hobbs and Saxophonist Renato Canata, of the Chris Parker Quartet, wow the jazz crowd at O’Connor’s on First Friday in Multnomah Village. (Post photo by Don Snedecor) The Last Picture Show is Studio Donatello Gallery’s final exhibit—the gallery is losing its lease in October. This grand finale is a large group show that will feature the paintings and sculpture of Robert Foster; unique metal sculpture by Art Resnick; and acrylic, mixed media, and abstract paintings by Denlar, Ann Fullerton, Jan Heigh, Philip Kenton, Collin Murphy and Marge Rood. Opening reception is September 6 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The exhibit ends September 29. The gallery is located at 6141 SW Macadam Ave. For more information call 503-246-1915 or visit www.studiodonatello.com. Multnomah Neighborhood Association meets again on September 11 (second Tuesday) at 7:00 p.m. at the Multnomah Center, Senior Center, Capitol Room, 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. Contact Brian Russell, chair, for agenda information, at 503-869-1632 or barusse@hotmail. com.
