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I 1 V Thitrsday. Agrtl 1877 Community calendar 9 L The fa it? Grout school honors Dr. King by I'tvoaea Marshall “Many people have dreams We are around to make these dreams happen". Forrest Jenkins said of the recent dedi cation to Dr. Martin Luther King given at Grout Elementary School by Star Pro duct ions The performance was so w ell done and emotional that there were tears in the eyes of some of the performers and audience. The basic message that the perform ance conveyed was, "Let every man be your brother " There was a feeling of brotherhood apparent during the assembly. Forrest Jenkins, president of Star Productions was the narrator and did a heart warming presentation of King's “I Have A Dream" speech. Members of the “Unity Gospel Singers,“ Gypsy Hopkins, Mary Davis, Gayle King. Brenda Phillips, and pianist Karen Phillips had the rare ability to really touch their audience's heart, while conveying pain, joy, and love in their songs. Jenkins wanted his audience to under stand: “i f we are to exist as a people, we must have the ability to communicate and reason with one another for a peaceful co existence.....We must learn at a young age that prejudice is a cancer." The Union Ushers have purchased an N A A C P Life Membership. Reverend Jackson, Benjamin Pierce. James Lee. Mrs. Willie Mae Smith, Mrs. Carrie Cannon, Jimmie Ganter. Mrs. Gladys Mickles. Mrs. Ruth Mitchell. Mrs. Mary Taylor. Mrs. Hendnx, M r Weekly, Mrs. Dons Jackson. Mrs. Roxie Henderson. Nathaniel Walker. Mrs. Carrie Muldrew. Mrs. Julia Ganter, Mrs. Eliza Winters, M r Thurston. Mr. Earnest Moore. Mr. James Hines, and Mrs. Carol Luce. NAACP branches meet The Portland Branch. NAACP, will open its annual membership drive on Sunday, April 24th at 4:00 p.m. at V ancouver Avenue First Baptist Church. Dr. Wilson Record, author of many books on race relations including a historical work on the NAACP. will speak. Dr. Record is on leave from his position in the Sociology Department at Portland State University, to study the effects of Black and women's caucuses. Reverend John Jackson, president, extends a cardial invitation to the public. The Feeler Parewts Aaeeciatiee will hold its Ninth Annual Business Meeting and Dinner on Saturday. April 30.1977. A T the Eagles Club *4. 8835 S.W. 30th. Portland. Guest speaker for this event will be State Senator Mary (Wendy) Roberts from Multnomah County, who is known as a Children's Rights Advocate. Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. with a "no-host” social hour beginning at 6:00 p.m. A short business meeting will be held at 8:15 followed by dancing. Prices of tickets and further information may be obtained by calling the Faster Parents Association Office at 232 8383. Creative Marriage is a nine week course beginning April 25 for couples who believe that marriage is so important that it is worth the effort to learn better ways to enrich the relationship. Led by Carol Ormiston. M.S.W. the course will include the insights and skill building techniques of Transactional Analysis. Parent Effectiveness Training. Constructive Aggression, Gestalt, and Synergetics. It is sponsored by Lutheran Family Services. The tuition charge is $45 per couple and will meet at St. James Lutheran Church. S.W. Park and Jefferson Streets, on Monday evenings. To register call LFS of Oregon at 228-7613. The Sabin Cnmmnnity Aaam atisa «rill meet on April 25th at Sabin School. 4013 N.E. 18th at 7:30 p.m. Boise CMasas Improvement Aaaoantian will meet on April 26th at Boise School. 620 N. Fremont at 7:30 p.m. The King Improvement Asoocmtwn will meet on April 26 at the King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 N .E. 7th Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Guest Speaker: Thomas Kennedy. Coordinator, Union Avenue Improvement Program; Lipman’s Distribution Center proposal There «rill be a public discussion of “Winch» and Legislation" with emphasis on SB 850 at King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 N E 7th, at 7:00 p.m. on April 25th. Calvin O. L. Henry, former president of the Corvallis Branch N A A C P and one of the authors of SB 850 «rill speak. SOUTH A FR IC A N BLACK T H E A T R E PROJECT PLA YER S The South African Black Theatre Pro The Theatre Company of five young ject "77 will present two plays. "Survival" Africans from Soweto. South Africa, will and “Small Boy", in Lincoln Hall Auditor he in Portland as part of a West coast ium. 1620 SW Park. Portland State Tour. The production at Portland State University. Monday. April 25 at 8:00 p.m. University is sponsored jointly by the Admission is $3.00 General Admission Black Cultural Affairs & the Cultural and $2.00 Students. Tickets are available Affairs Boards of Educational Activities. at the P.S.U. Box Office, Smith Memorial Contact lJnda H. Gale at 229-4447 for Center. 1825 SW Broadway, phone more information. 222-4440. and at the door. Bob Nelson Cal To YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED w h a t your p roperty could sell fo r on the present real estate m a rk e t C oll Col or Bob fo r a m arket value update N o o b lig a tio n , o f course. Still serving the community AS THE HOME FOLKS FOR f. 6. Stassens, Inc. Realtors Hollywood Office 288-8871 f - ’ jilt J )• «44 , i, ¡com te d iiA SALEM Kent Aldrich. Mayor of Salem, will be the guest speaker at the Salem Branch meeting on Tuesday. April 19th at 8:00 p.m. at Jason Lee Church Social Hall. 620 Jefferson Street. S o m e th in g N e w B re a k fa s t S e rv e d A ll D ay OPEN 8. m a m. tn MIDNIGHT FOR YO1 K CONVENIENCE TH IS CL PON W ORTH 50c ON ANY BREAK FAST ORDER OF $1.00 OR MORE _________________ id Plaat Safe. Friday. May 8th, 10 am to 7 pm. sponsored by the United Methodist Women of Patton-Central Church. 5023 N . Michigan Avenue at Alberta Street. Plus a snack bar from 11 am to 2:30 pm. Proceeds to go towards their mission projects. The Portland Open Deer Society, a group of adoptive parents, will present Its semi annual group inquiry meeting at 8:00 p.m.. Tuesday. April 28.1977, at Augustana Lutheran Church, on the corner of N .E. IS Avenue and Knott Street, in Portland. Any member of the public interested in adoption and in the welfare of children generally is invited to attend this meeting, view a slide show on adoptions, and question representatives of CSD and private adoption agencies about the current and e v e r changing picture in adoptions. Jefferson School for Performing Arts annouces a Mini Series in Mime with performances by two fine mime artists in their Portland premiers, on April 23rd and April 30th at 8:00 p.m. at 5210 N. Kerby. Graciels culminates a three week residency in the Portland area with her performance at Jefferson. A native of Argentina, she has studied with Marcel Marceau and toured Europe and the United States. Michael Hennessey, a master in expression, along with musicians Dan Blegen and Eric Sayer. will complete their week long residency at Jefferson with a performance that contains originality and vitality. Mime, music, juggling blend to make a truly entertaining evening! April is the month for Spring cleaning, and the Peninsula Senior Center. 7508 N. Hereford Street is having a Swap Moot on April 22, from 1:00 to 4:00. How about bringing those vases, mugs, and candy dishes thst seem to crowd your cupboards, and swap them for a plant, figurine, or whatever you like. Hope to see you there. St. Agatha's Catholic School in the Sellwood District will benefit from performances of Meredith Willson's popular comedy Muaic Man. May 12-15. La Salle High School. 11999 S.E. Price-Fuller Road in Milwaukie, is the site for the four evening performances and one matinee. Portland director Sally Puterhaugh leads the local cast, headed by Kathy Cusak as Marion Paroo and Bob Sitlon as Harold Hill. Ms. Cusak. a Vancouver grade school teacher, is repeating the role she playing in the Portland Civic Theatre production several seasons ago. Sitton. Director of the Northwest Film Study Center, brings to the role of Hill past experience from Theatre in New York City. The Reciprocal Youth Project of the American Friends Service Committee is sponsoring a travel team tram Paerte Rico- they will be in the Portland area on April 25 and 26. Lino Maria Marquez. Ronnie Lovler. and Rafael Robles live in Puerto rico. and will be traveling around the United States to talk about important issues in Puerto Rican and American life. They will be speaking at Mountain Moving Cafe. S.E. Stark and 39th. at 8 p.m. on April 25th. They will be speaking at King Neighborhood Facility. 4815 N .E . 7th at 8 p.m. on April 26th. Both events are free and open to the puulk. All ages are welcome. Chilidcare will hopefully be provided. 1235-8954). N.E. I M O N A T A INSW O RTH Religion celebrated A Celebration of Religious Freedom..... in these United States, sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Sunday. April 24. 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.. Civic Auditorium. Participants include Native Americana, Christians. Buddhists, Jews and members of the Baha'i and Islamic faiths. Readings and music from these religious groups «rill symbolically illustrate our freedom in diversity as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution. The Honorable Arno H. Denecke. Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, is the principle speaker. Paul Bragdon. President of Reed College, and Rev Richard N. Hughes. Executive Director, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, are Co-Chairmen of the Planning Committee. 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