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S tr e e t R o o ts • March 9 -1 5 , 2 0 1 8 Street Poetry P a g e 14 Oregon Humanities Think & Drink 2018 Firstborn Syndrom e by Maddy Brown-Clark WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 I suffer from firstborn syndrome Expected to be better than I can sometimes be If I don’t come through I feel like a failure And that is a feeling I’d like to reject Sometimes I take on more than I can do And that only adds to the disaster inside. But, I must keep on fighting To be and succeed I must not give up. It’s a matter of need. Criminal Justice Alternatives A C O N V E R S A T IO N WITH Rene Denfeld, novelist and former chief investigator at Metropolitan Public Defender Last Night, It Snowed by Wookie This is Portland On a rare day It snowed It was pretty to see First the icy droplets Then the big fluffy flakes The flakes are melting on impact The icy sidewalks forming The trees amassing flakes This is Portland in winter. Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St., Portland 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. with snacks and conversation to follow $10 general admission. No-cost tickets available. Minors welcome when accompanied by an adult oregonhumanities.org 'ULTURA PARTNER Need health insurance? Enroll in Oregon Health Plan (OHP) I Dental, Mental and Physical Health Plans for income eligible Oregonians CLACKAMAS COUNTY MULTNOMAH COUNTY BEA V ERC REEK H EA LTH C E N TE R 110 Beavercreek Rd Suite 100, Oregon City Mar 1 4 ..................... 9-11 a.m. Mar 2 8 .............................9-11 a.m. CLACKAMAS SERV IC E C E N TE R 8800 SE 80th Ave, Portland Mar 1 3 ..................10 a.m.-12 p.m. CLACKAMAS C O M M UNITY CO LLEG E Community Center 19600 S Molalla Ave, Oregon City Mar 7 ........................... . 9-11 a.m. Mar 2 1 ..............................9-11 a.m. COLUMBIA COUNTY SACAGAWEA H EA LTH C EN TER 1060 Eisenschmidt Ln, St Helens Mar 5 ....................9 a.m.-12 p.m. PCC CASCADE Student Union 705 N Killingsworth St, Portland Mar 1 5 ........... ................. 9-11 a.m. S T R E E T RO O TS 211 NW Davis St, Portland Mar 2 7 ....................... 8 -9 :3 0 a.m. D E P A R TM E N T OF PCC SYLVANIA HUM AN SER V IC ES College Center 50 SW 2nd Ave, Portland 12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland Mar 6 ......................................... 9-11 a.m. Mar 1 3 ..................... 9-11 a.m. Mar 1 4 ............................ 12-2 p.m. Mar 2 8 ........................... 12-2 p.m. Mar 2 0 ....................................... 9-11 a.m. UNION G O SPEL M ISSIO N 3 NW 3rd, Portland Mar 2 7 ..............................2 -4 p.m. JOIN 1435 NE 81st Ave, Ste 100, Portland Mar 8 ............................. 12-2 p.m. M EANING FUL CARE C O N FEREN C E 8235 NE Airport Way, Portland Mar 2 9 ...................8 a.m.-5 p.m. PO R TLA N D R E S C U E M ISSION 111 W Burnside, Portland Mar 0 8 ........................... 8-10 a.m. Mar 2 2 ........................... 8-10 a.m. WASHINGTON COUNTY BEA V ERTO N C ITY LIB R A R Y 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton M a r l.................... 2 :3 0 -4 :3 0 p.m. ST. H E N R Y ’S C HURC H 346 NW 1st St, Gresham Mar 2 0 ............................. 2 -4 p.m. Do you want goMobile at your event or location? Caleb Green, Community Outreach Coordinator, greenc@careoregon.org 503-416-4883 Tamara Pedrojettl, Community Relations Program Manager, pedroiettlt@careorgon.org 503-416-1479 C a re O re g o rr goMobileteam careoregon.org