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Safeco Partners With McCoy Village To Bring Computer
Skills To Those Who Need Them
Kwanzaa
A K w anzaa celebration sponsored
by Sankofa (the spiritual and cultural
tem ple o f Ifa and lie O batala) at Re­
flections C offee Shop & Bookstore on
D ecem ber 30 at 7 PM. For more infor­
m ation, call 503/235-5070.
Its never to early to
start. A young
resident o f McCoy
Village is eager to
learn computers.
Photo By Mark
Washington
Art On Alberta
The A rt on A lberta celebrates its
20th m onthly ‘Last T h u rsd ay ’ art walk
on D ecem ber 26. For questions, call
R eggie Petry at “ O ur D ream ” G allery
at 288-3024.
hen McCoy V illage rose like a phoenix from two em pty
w e ed -in feste d b locks in N o rth east P o rtla n d ’ predom i
nantly A frican-A m erican com m unity, it was hailed as a
p o sitiv e and c re ativ e low -incom e urban housing solution.
Now, w ith the opening o f McCoy V illa g e ’s Safeco C om puter Lab
and L earning C en ter, its re sid en ts have a cyberspace tic k e t to
g re a ter incom e and academ ic achievem ent.
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Portland Gets First "Winter Chill"
Concert-at-Christmas
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The annual C oncert-at-C hristm as o f
the 75 year old P ortland Y outh P hil­
harm onic (PY P) will have an operatic
flair this y ear and feature a guest ap­
pearance by the Portland Sym phonic
G ilchoir w hich celebrates its 10lh an­
niversary this season. The Concert-at-
C hristm as is at 7:30 PM , Saturday,
D ecem ber 26 in the A rlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall.
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C ongregation N eveh Shalom and the
M ittlem an Jew ish C om m unity C enter
are proud to present the first Portland
concert by the Bay A rea acapella group
V ocolot. The concert w ill be held on
Saturday, January 9 at 8 PM at C ongre­
gation N eveh Shalom , 2900 SW Peace­
ful Lane in Portland. V o co lo t’s reper­
toire m ixes folk, ja z z and classical m u­
sic, creating an innovative sound for
the com ing century.
Indian Singing
In O ther W ords is proud to host a
reading w ith G ail T rem blay author o f a
new ly revised co llection o f poetry IN ­
DIAN SIN G IN G (Calyx Books, 1998)
on S a tu rd a y , Ja n u a ry 9 a t 7 PM.
T rem blay’s vision is achingly vivid. Her
poetry m ourns the death o f a lover, the
loss o f her hom e, the w ay our society
sm others itself. In this pregnant grief,
Trem blay holds the direction to heal­
ing: through the old w ays, through sto­
ries, through travel home.
Snow and freezing
temperatures
affected the city
causing heavy
traffic as shown on
highway 1-5 north
and south bound.
The forecast for
Christmas day in
Portland calls for
Ice with occasional
rain and freezing
rain.
Health Technologies
Learn in ju st 1 hour as RDH & A sso­
ciates dem onstrate a non-m edical way
to recharge your energy, fight stress,
gain re lie f from aches and discom ­
forts, sleep m ore deeply and feel more
fit by using natures tools. T hese non­
m edical, breakthrough health technolo­
gies have actually given people their
lives back. The FREE w orkshop w ill be
on T uesday, D ecem ber 29 from 7-8
PM at th e C e n tra l B ra n c h o f th e
M ultnom ah C ounty L ibrary (801 SW
10°’ St.). C all 503/283-1972.
(Photo by M. Washington)
Happy Holidays From Radio Cab
Memorial Ski Race
S k ie rs c a n re m e m b e r a fe llo w
a th lete,h av e a great tim e and raise
m oney for valuable eye research all at
the same tim e during the third annual
Kyle Curran M em orial Ski Race on
Sunday, January 3. The race will be
held at the Mt. Hood Ski Bowl. Skiers
o f all ages and levels are encouraged to
participate in this event. Registration
for the dual, head-to-head slalom race
is $27. For m ore inform ation, contact
Jonathan W eaver at the Casey Eye In­
stitute at 503/494-3360.
e at R adio Cab have d e cid e d ,
in an a tte m p t to su p p o rt the
co m m u n ity th at we b e lie v e
su p p o rts us day in and day o u t,
back, in w hat we b e lie v e to be a ra th e r
u nique w ay. We p u rch ased six ty tu rk e y
and donated them in the Portland area. We
activ ely sought to find p laces and fam ilies
th at may fall th ro u g h the crack s and be
overlooked in the com m unity. O f the sixty
tu rk e y s, tw e n ty -fiv e w ent to the In te rn a ­
tio n al R efugee C en ter. H ere, m any ot the
re c ip ie n ts are sp en d in g th e ir first C h rist-
mas in the U n ited S ta te s. Ten w ent to
fa m ilies in the in n er n o rth e a st area. The
rem ain in g tu rk e y s w ere d o n ated to the
C ascade A ids Program and O utreach M in­
istries.
A gain o ur hope at R adio Cab is to give
back, su p p o rt, and be in v o lv ed in the
com m unity that we b eliev e su p p o rts us all
year long. We feel the b est way to give, is
th at o f o u rse lv e s. The d riv e rs o f R adio
Cab donated th eir tim e and money to h o p e­
fu lly m ake th is a b e tte r C h ristm a s for
th o se who may not o f had the ch an ce.
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Chamber Orchestra
A fter a national search, the Rose
C ity C ham ber O rchestra is pleased to
presen t v isitin g c o n d u cto r Dr. Eric
K ujaw sky, M usic D irector o f the R ed­
wood Sym phony. Dr. K ujaw sky has
shocked audiences w ith his bold inter­
p retatio n o f c la ssic a l m usic. Com e
experience this excitem ent w ith the
Rose C ity C ham ber O rchestra on Sun­
day, January 17 at 3 PM at the Peace
L utheran C hurch (2201 N orth P ort­
land Blvd.).
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Cab Driver David Yangell (right), courtesy o f Radio Cab Co.
Kwanzaa 1998:
A Celebration
O f Family,
Community,
And Culture
T
he Portland community celebra­
to give tion o f Kwanzaa, a seven day holi­
day o f African-American culture
will begin with a Children’s Kwanzaa pro­
gram on Satuarday, Dec. 26, 1998 from
12:00 noon- 2 pm at the N. Portland Branch
Library, 512 N. Killingsworth St. children
and youth will participate in a variety o f
activities that include singing, dancing, drum­
ming, arts and crafts, storytelling and re­
freshments. Join in this very special day o f
celebration for the children and youth spon­
sored by the N. Portland Branch Library,
Black Educational Center, and Project Net­
work. The sights and sounds o f a tradition
African marketplace featuring community
vendors will highlight the Kwanzaa festivi­
ties on Sunday, Dec. 27 from 12 noon- 6pm ,
at the Multicultural Senior Center located at
5325 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, (entrance is through
the rear parking lot on NE Garfield Ave).
The Portland Branch o f the NAACP will
present the critically acclaimed family ori­
ented film, “Once Upon A Time When We
Were Colored on Dec. 27, followed the
next night by a community learning activity
on cooperative economics presented by the
C ontinued T o P age A ll
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