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Neil Kelly Company Named
To Inner City 100 List
Z|T n tn m u n i t y
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Cinco de Mayo
In ho n o r o f C in co de M ay o , T ri-M et is
offering a free ride h om e to th o se w h o take I
b u ses o r M A X light rail train s to the
festivities at P o rtlan d ’s W ate rfro n t Park.
F ree rides h om e are g o o d W ed n esd ay , I
M ay 5 through S unday, M ay 9. T o receiv e
a ticket for a free ride h o m e, atten d ees
only need to present th eir T ri-M et receipt
at the festiv al’s m ain bo o th
Cascade Symphony
The C ascade Sym phony is looking to
build its already healthy orchestra m em ber­
ship by announcing a call for additional
string players (violin, viola, cello and bass).
Please call M aestro A szem ar G lenn at 286-
5032 if interested. The C ascade Sym phony
m eets once a w eek for about 2 hours to I
rehearse and perform their concerts at the
historic H ollyw ood Theatre in Portland.
Yugoslavia Bombing
Local feminists will speak about w hat is
behind the U.S.-led N A TO military aggres­
sion against Yugoslavia and how to pressure
the .American warmongers to stop the bom b­
ing on Thursday, M ay 13. at 7 PM An Eastern
European buffet will be available at 6:30 PM
for a $6 donation. The event will be at the NW
Neighborhood Cultural Center, Community
Room, 1819 NW Everett, Portland. Call 503/
228-3090. W heelchair accessible.
Book Drive
T h e Friends o f the M u ltn o m ah C ounty
L ibrary is in need o f th o u san d s o f u sed
boo k s in good shape for th e ann u al co u n ty ­
w id e B ook D rive on M ay 8-22 at the
C en tral L ibrary (522 S W F ifth). P lease no
old textbooks. R ead er’s D igest C ond en sed j
B ooks o r m agazines. A nd esp ecially no
to m . rag g ed o r m oldy books. W e also
appreciate C D s, audio an d v id eo tapes.
LPs and sh eet m usic. C all 503/224-9176.
Artist Workshops
The Regional Arts & C ulture Council
presents Survival and Growth: Tools and
Strategies for Artists and Arts Organizations.
The next w orkshop is on Saturday, M ay 15,
9 A M -2 :3 0 PM. There will be information
for individual artists on presenting and docu­
m enting their w ork, and strategies for career
developm ent. Sessions w ill focus o n w ntrng
skills (resumes, artist statements, proposals);
docum enting art w ork on video, slides, and
other media; resum e/video portfolio review
sessions; and a panel discussion on career
developm ent strategies featuring prom inent
local artists from a variety o f artistic disci­
plines. Call 503/823-5417 or 823-2927.
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Ih e Initiativ e for a C o m p eti­
tiv e In n er C ity (IC IC ) and
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sleil K elly C o m p an y fo r its in c lu -
i i o n o n th e In n e r C ity 100 lis t o f
fa st-g ro w in g b u s in e s s e s b a s e d
in c o re u rb a n a re a s in th e U n ite d
S tates. T o m K e lly , N e il K e lly
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p re s id e n t, a c c e p te d th e h o n o r at
the In n e r C ity E n tre p r e n e u rs h ip
D in n e r o n A p ril 22 in B o sto n .
N eil K e lly C o m p a n y w a s se ­
le cted to re c e iv e th is h o n o r b e ­
c a u se o f its p o s itiv e re v e n u e
g ro w th o v e r th e la s t fiv e y e a rs in
a c o re u rb a n lo c a tio n a n d its o n ­
g o in g d e d ic a tio n to th e in n e r city
P o rtla n d n e ig h b o rh o o d w h e re its
o ffic e s h a v e b e e n lo c a te d fo r
m o re th a n 5 0 y e a rs . T h e In n e r
C ity 100 list is d e sig n e d to re c ­
o g n iz e th e e n tre p re n e u ria l e n ­
erg y in n e r city c o m p a n ie s re p re ­
se n t an d to ra ise a w a re n e s s an d
e n c o u ra g e fu rth e r b u s in e s s
g ro w th in th e s e a re a s.
“ O u r in c lu s io n o n th is lis t is
q u ite a n h o n o r a n d is v e ry e n ­
c o u ra g in g ,” s a id K e lly . “ W e ve
b e e n v e ry s u c c e s s fu l in o p e r a t­
in g w ith in an in n e r c ity n e ig h ­
b o rh o o d fo r y e a rs , a n d lis ts su ch
as th is w ill h o p e fu lly m a k e th e
o v e r a l l b u s i n e s s c o m m u n ity
a w a re o f th e g re a t p o te n tia l an d
o p p o rtu n itie s a v a ila b le in th e in n e r c ity .
T h e In n e r C ity 100 is th e first o f its
k in d to lis t th e fa s te s t-g ro w in g in n e r c ity -
b a s e d b u s in e s s e s in th e n a tio n . T h e list
w as c o m p ile d b y H a rv a rd B u sin e s s S ch o o l
P ro f e s s o r a n d IC IC fo u n d e r a n d C E O
M i c h a e l P o r t e r , a l o n g w ith G e o r g e
G e n d ro n , e d it o r - in - c h ie f o f In c . to q u a lify
fo r in c lu s io n o n th e lis t, c o m p a n ie s m u s t
b e p riv a te ly -h e ld , fo r -p ro fit b u s in e s s e s
w ith sa le s o f a t le a s t $1 m illio n in 1997;
h a v e 10 o r m o re e m p lo y e e s ; a n d h a v e at
le a s t 51 p e rc e n t o f its p h y s ic a l o p e ra tio n s
h a v e 10 o r m o re e m p lo y e e s ; a n d h a v e at
le a s t 51 p e rc e n t o f its p h y s ic a l o p e ra tio n s
in in n e r c ity a re a s . C o m p a n ie s o n th is
y e a r ’s lis t w e re ra n k e d a c c o rd in g to th e ir
re v e n u e g ro w th o v e r th e p a s t fiv e y ears.
P o rtla n d M a y o r V e ra K a tz , in re a c tio n
to N e il K e lly C o m p a n y ’s h o n o r, re le a se d
a s ta te m e n t p ra is in g th e c o m p a n y ’s civ ic
re s p o n s ib ility . “ In o rd e r fo r P o rtla n d to
c o n tin u e to th r iv e , th e c o m m itm e n t o f
lo n g -tim e fa m ily -o w n e d b u s in e s s e s lik e
N e il K e lly is e s s e n tia l. T h e y b rin g n o t
o n ly s ta b ility to o u r in n e r c ity n e ig h b o r­
h o o d s , b u t a ls o q u a lity jo b o p p o rtu n itie s
th a t o ff e r o u r re s id e n ts the c h a n c e to m ak e
a liv in g w a g e ,” K a tz said.
M o re th a n 7 0 0 p e o p le a tte n d e d th e
In n e r C ity E n tre p r e n e u rs h ip D in n e r in
B o s to n in c lu d in g le a d in g b u s in e s s fig ­
u re s a n d m e m b e rs o f th e n a tio n a l m e d ia .
C o m p a n ie s o n th e lis t, in c lu d in g N e il
K e lly C o m p a n y , w e re fe a tu re d in v id e o
p r o f ile s s h o w n at th e d in n e r. T h e In n e r
C ity 100 lis t w e ll b e p u b lis h e d in th e
N e il K e lly is th e la r g e s t a n d o n e o f th e
o ld e s t d e s ig n .b u ild r e m o d e lin g c o n tr a c ­
to r s in th e N o r th w e s t. In a d d it io n to its
d e s i g n /r e m o d e li n g s e r v ic e s , N e il K e lly
o f f e r s s m a ll j o b a n d h a n d y m a n s e r v ic e s
th r o u g h its H o m e R e p a ir T e a m ; w in ­
d o w a n d d o o r s a le s a n d in s t a l l a t i o n
th r o u g h N e il K e lly w in d o w s a n d D o o rs ;
a n d c u s t o m c a b i n e t r y t h r o u g h N e il
M a y is s u e o f Inc.
W ith m o r e th a n 50 y e a r s in b u s i n e s s ,
K e lly C a b in e ts . N e il K e lly is c o m m it­
te d to p r o v i d in g s u p e r io r p r o d u c t s a n d
c r a f ts m a n s h i p w ith m in im a l im p a c t on
th e n a tu r a l e n v ir o n m e n t.
Book Group
W ho w ould have thought that com ing out
as a young gay m an in Sri Lanka could be such
an amusing and touching event? Join us this
month, as the Eastside G ay & Lesbian Book
G roup discusses Funny Boy, b y Shyam
Selvadurai, a sm art, mov ing story o f growing
up gay in a most repressive society. The group
will m eet at the Barnes & N oble (in the Lloyd
Center) on W ednesday, M ay 26 at 7 PM.
Hands On Portland
H ands on P ortland is hosting a concert
on M ay 20 to celebrate volunteerism and
raise m oney to expand H ands on P o rtlan d ’s
services. Pepe and the B ottle B londes and
Jam ie H am pton and the E ssentials w ill be
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playing, and the con cert is o pen to anyone
21 and over. It w ill be a fun event for a great
cause. All proceeds b enefit H O P , w hich
m obilizes team s o f volunteers on diverse
service projects that are ‘ ‘d one in a d ay ” and
have a direct and on g o in g im pact on the
com m unity. C all 503/234-3581.
Medicare And Women
T he P o rtlan d C h a p te r o f the O ld er
W om en’s League (O W L ) invites mid-life
and older w om en to a free, open meeting and
discussion opportunity. R uth M cCorm ick,
M SW will be speaking on “Medicare A nd
W om en”, O W L ’s annual M other’s D ay Re­
port to Congress. The lecture will he at the
Portland Impact Center (4707SE Hawthorne)
on Saturday, M ay 8, from 9:45am until noon.
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