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w w w .p o rtla n d o b se i\ er. co m Committed to C ultural Diversity (Lin' ^ o r tla n h (Ohscx*Ucr ninni u n i t y a l c n h a r (C SECTION Concordia neighborhood struggles for enhancem ent and a 50-seat dining area to consum e them. There wi 11 be butcher and seafood departments that can provide special orders on request, a bakery that will produce fresh-baked breads and pastries daily, and a produce section that will be “the shining star o f the store,” he said. A “ w e lln e s s ” s e c tio n w ill p r o v id e hom eopathic and conventional drugs. Rohtor said that he w anted to sign a good neighbor agreem ent before the store opens, and that a draft proposed “for the most part” was acceptable. Dan T aylor o f Nicholson says a second retail store will be built at the com er o f Northeast 33rd A venue and Killingsw orth Street. This will be hom e to several existing retail tenants o f the site, and perhaps a pharm acy in the future. Nicholson had originally proposed to build a 15,000 square foot Rite Aid drug store on the site, a deal that eventually fell through. O ne catch is that, according to Rohtor, the “Save a Life Summer” PortlandTrail Blazer Damon Stoudamire hosts his fourth annual “ Save a Life Summer” for American Red Cross Pacific Northwest Regional Blood Services. This fu n , f a m ily a n d y o u th - o r ie n te d celebration focuses on educating youth about the im portance ofb lo o d donations and participating in their com m unities. T he event will be on Saturday, July 29, from 7:30 am to 1 pm at the American Red Cross Pacific Northwest Regional Blood Services (3131 N. V ancouver Avenue). Call 503/284-0011, ext. 152. 2000 Cooking Season Demo T he farm ers are back in the park and so are the chefs. B eginning W ednesday, June 7, the South Park blocks will once again play hom e to the Portland Farm ers’ M a rk e t. T h e W e d n e s d a y s e a s o n , com plete with live ch ef dem os, will be sponsored by Southpark Seafood G rill 6 W in e B a r a n d T h e H e a th m a n R estaurant & Bar. C hefs from those tw o restaurants will appear each W ednesday through Septem ber 27 w ith special guest appearances from other restaurants. Call 503/241-0032. Volunteers Needed at Sandy River Gorge Preserve Sandy R iver G orge Preserve, located ju s t tw enty m iles east o f P ortland, includes an old-g ro w th D ou g las-fir forest and provides a hom e to native salm on, river otter and other wildlife. T he N ature C onservancy o f O regon invites anyone interested in preserving this unique area to jo in a volunteer w ork party on Saturday, June 24. V olunteers will maintain trails and remove non-native Scots broom and blackberry. Call 503/ 230-1221. Tiles, Tiles Everywhere! A dd brilliance to yöur garden, kitchen or tabletop - or m ake a beautiful m osaic to hang as a piece o f art. A w ide range o f techniques including stencil, m olding, m asking, and glazing are introduced. $8 supply fee to instructor for firing tiles. The special class will be held on Monday, June 26-July 31, from 6:30-8:30 pm. The cost is $40. Women Coming of Age O u r T urn, O ur T im e is w ritten by everyday w om en for everyday w om en. H ere are 25 stories to inspire those w ho are contem plating the aging process. T opics range from w om en’s groups, voluntarism , and crone cerem onies, to creative expression, changing bodies, and the confidence that com es from success in later life. A reading o f this book will be on W ednesday, June 21 at In O ther W ords (3734 SE H aw thorne) at 7 pm. Call 232-6003. Y ou can donate old stu ff and get som e g r e a t n ew stu ff! W e n e e d y o u r donations. You can drop anything o ff on Saturday 6/3,6/10,6/17 from 10 am to 1 pm at the O rlo office (115 N W 9th, betw een C ouch and Davis). Proceeds from the garage sale w i 11 go to benefit the environm ent through O rlo and Earth and Spirit Council. If you really c a n ’t m ake a drop o ff and have to arrange a pick up, or you have further questions, call 242- 2330. D onations are tax deductible. Senior Art Show The Mittleman Jewish Community Center and C edar Sinai Park is announcing their first annual Senior Art Show and Exhibit to be held the w eekend o f June 23-25 at the Rose Schnitzer M anor, (part o f the C edar Sinai Park com plex) 6140 SW B oundary St., Portland. T he opening party will be held on Friday, June 23 from 1 -3 pm at the Rose Schnitzer M anor. All senior artist are w elcom e to subm it their artw ork for this show , w hich will be juried by local artists. A w ards w ill be given out. Call 503/452-3428. 1 50* June 14, 2000 u i J . i t t ’tK ii'iA ' for T he P or i land O bserver The Concordia neighborhood has yet another ch a n ce to p u t a g ro ce ry sto re back at N ortheast 33rd A venue and Killingsw orth Street - ifthey can vault two hurdles in the next year. T he first is to win the approval o f neighbors o n N o rth east 34th Street, w ho h av e opposed redevelopm ent o f the form er W ilshire Park Sentry M arket at 5322 N.E. 33rd Ave. in the past, and still have som e lingering concerns. A bigger obstacle is to convince the city o f Portland to approve street changes associated w ith the project. N icholson D evelopm ent o f Richland, W ash., w hich purchased the property last y ear from U n ited G rocers, has secured a potential developer and store operator in N ew Seasons M arkets. Brian R o h to ro fN ew Seasons told the Concordia N eighborhood Association last w eek that his com pany proposed to build a 29,000 square foot store at the south end o f the property. T he store w ill have an em phasis on natural and organic foods, but will also stock conventional item s - “everything from Blue Sky Soda to diet Pepsi,” as Rohtor put it, especially if non-organic item s are available at a cheaper price. It will offer prepared foods store has to open by next sum m er if it is to succeed economical ly. To do so, construction must begin no later than January, according to Bill Fuller o f Sienna Architects. Both depend on first moving N ortheast Emerson street northward from its current location. Vacating a city street n o rm ally tak es a y ear to accomplish. Fuller said it might be possible to do an “expedited" closure process in seven months. A first step is getting signatures o f support from tw o-thirds o f property ow ners within 400 feet. These includeC hrisptopher Schmidt and Steve M akinster, w ho have opposed previous attem pts to relocate or vacate the ( Please see ’Concordia’ page 2) PAST presents black tie and tennis shoe fund raiser by G ideon L astz . orTuiPoRiLASD O bserver Portlanders will have a chance to m eet such celebrities as Portland T railblazers M ichael Thom pson, K enny Carr, Steve Jones and Darnel 1 Valentine w hen Port land A fter School Tennis, PAST, presents "A Black T ie and Tennis Shoe A ffair” on Saturday, June 24 from 6-10 p.m. at the Irvington T ennis Club, located at 2131 N.E. Thom pson. The Black T ie and Tennis Shoe A ffair fund raiser is a benefit fo rth e Portland A fter School Tennis program. This program helps grow the sport o f tennis in schools. The Program will includea reception, followed by m usic and dancing.special presentations, and raffle draw ings w ith tickets available for $5.00 each. Raffleprizesw iil includea week in M azatlan, a w eek at the O regon Coast,tennis club m em berships, dinner and more. “The Trai lblazers wi 11 be there to network with guests and give their verbal support to the organization,” said Rufus Dean, ow ner o f Concepts U nlim ited, the firm planning the F ( 1 'g TgJl ( Please see ’PAST’ Page 2 ) Residents sample riches of cultures at 8th Annual Good In the Hood BkfilDEQfLLvStZ, O f the ; P orilasd D bsekver Portlanders can enjoy this y ear’s 8,h Annual G o o d in the H ood M u lticu ltu ral M usic Festival, a three day event scheduled to take place on the cam pus o f the Holy Redeem er A rea S chool at N. P o rtlan d B lvd. and V ancouver Ave. on June 23rd, 24* and 25*. It is a production o f the G ood in the Hood C om m unity O utreach Project, a non-profit organization run totally by volunteers who seek to present the positive aspects o f the N o rth and N o r th e a s t P o rtla n d neighborhoods. These positive aspects include the rich cultural resources o f residents o f the area including cultural and artistic projects that will be presented as w ell as traditional dances from m ore than 13 different cultures, according to G ood in the H ood C om m unity Outreach Com m ittee C hair A driana Carr. C ountries or cultures dancers at the festival will include those o f N ative A m ericans, Spanish, B razilians, Chinese, Cam bodians, G hanians, Z im babw e, Javanese, M exican, Japanese, South Indians, Turkish and Irish, C arr said. “The festival appeals to ethnic groups and generational groups across the board. We have som ething for everyone ages 2 to 100. T he A rts and Kidspace for children ages 2-18 have been a big draw ,” C arr said. T he Festival show cases the culturally rich resources inherent in the area. It also educates a n d b u ild s b r id g e s w ith th e g r e a te r m e tro p o lita n are a. G o o d in th e H ood strengthens cultural se lf identity, presenting a stage for all groups to explore, present, and teach their arts, dances, music, and storytelling to other segm ents o f the population. T he Festival also brings contem porary perform ers and artists to the neighborhoods to educate the residents o f the larger opportunities available to them. This year marks the 8* A nniversary o f the event. Last year attendance increased by m ore than 20 percent to m ore than 6,000 attendees. Festival organizers also raised $25,000 to underw rite 60 percent o f costs. This year attendance is expected to increase. “ Eight thousand are expected to attend.” C arr said. She added that the proceeds w ere only intended to cover costs. “ We have no expectations about the am ount o f money to be raised. We real ly look to cover our bills, for everything over and above that w e consider applications from com m unity outreach projects so that the G ood in the Hood Com m unity O utreach A ssociation can be involved in com m unity projects in som e w ay,” Carr said. M ajor media sponsors for the event for 2000 in c lu d e K G W -T V an d U .S . W e st communications, who will provide over $5000 in advertising coverage along with a num ber o f promotional mentions. On the Festivals 2(300 M ain Stage will appear Michael Alan Harrison and Friends, the Linda Hombuckle Band. Boka Marimba, Nueva Era, The Norman Sylvester Band, Five G uys Named Moe. the Patrick Lamb band, and Obo Addy & O kropong as som e o f the 22 acts which will entertain audiences. On the ev en t's Multicultural Stage, groups perform ing will include those from the abovementioned 13 ethnic groups. Kidspace activities will feature live anim als, jugglers, clowns, puppet theater, hands-on- arts and crafts by professional artists, wild animal face paintings, caligraphy, storytelling and gam es galore throughout the event. The Ethnic M arketplace will feature arts and crafts from around the globe with an emphasis on ethnicity. A 3 on 3 Basketball T ournam ent taking place fo rth e 2nd year in a row will be for ju n io r high players. T here will also be a Food C ourt featuring indigenous foods from such areas as the Carribean, Hawaiian, Cajun, Italian, Laotian, and M exican com m unities, as well as good o l' fashioned BBQ and A m erican food. The Parade fo rth e Festival will include more than 70 entrants including several marching bands, fire trucks, hum vees and an antique car extravaganza. The Parade, w hich will be staged at N. W illiams and NE. Russell Streets will then proceed to NE. Russell and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and go from there to Portland Boulevard. Notables in the Parade will include The Rose Festival Court, The Buffalo Soldiers and the 2000 Jefferson High School Basketball State Cham pions Admission at the door is $5 for families, $3 for A dults and $1 for C h ild ren . For m ore inform ation contact Kathy Chellis at (503) 247-2917.
