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April 25, 2001
Focus In Print
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PCC Plans Second Annual Community Fair
D eciding to build on a
successsful first year event,
Portland Community College
staff and students are planning
the second annual PCC Com
munity Fair. The Fair is intended
to heighten awareness about the
hundreds of degree, job training
and community education pro
grams available at PCC cam
puses and centers throughout the
area.
According to Rock Creek ex
ecutive dean Bill Christopher,
more than 4,000 visitors attended
last year's Fair for a day that
combined fun and learning.
“We expect even more atten
dance this year,” says Christo
pher. “It’s a wonderful opportu
nity for high school students and
their parents to meet with our
faculty and staff to learn more
about what PCC has to offer.”
He added, “We also expect that A frik a n A m erica n Ballet.
Amala Peace Walk Celebrates
Dalai Lama’s Visit to Portland
On Sunday, May 13 - hours prior to the Dalai Lama's arrival in Portland - thousands will gather
downtown to symbolize their wish for a more peaceful planet by participating in the “Amala Peace
Walk.”
The “Amala Peace Walk” starts at noon on May 13 (Mother’s Day) at Lincoln High School and
winds 1.5 miles through downtown before ending in the PSU South Park Blocks. The walk is part
of the “Pathways to Peace” festival, which celebrates the Dalai Lama’s first visit to Portland.
“Amala” is the Tibetan word for “mother,” and Tibetan mothers in their traditional dress will lead
all walkers at the event. Up to 5,000 walkers will offer their support for peace and the Dalai Lama’s
philosophy o f compassion and nonviolence.
Walkers can register on the web by visiting www.nwtca.org or call 503/222-7172 for a
registration form. Registration forms are also available at the Central Library.
Day o f event registration begins at 10 a.m. at Lincoln High School. The first 2,000 walkers
registered receive “kata,” a traditional Tibetan scarf which symbolizes one’s good intentions and
pure motivation.
At he end of the Amala Peace Walk, an extensive “Vendor Village” will feature a multicultural
assortment o f food, as well as Tibetan handicrafts and information from Tibetan support groups.
Other Pathways to Peace events include:
•Welcoming Celebration, Sunday, May 13,12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square (the
Dalai Lama arrives at approximately 4:30 p.m.);
•Generating a Good Heart and Awakening the Mind two-day Buddhist teaching, Monday and
Tuesday, May 14 and 15, 9 to 11 a.m., University of Portland Chiles Center;
•Educating the Heart Youth Summit, May 14, 3 to 4 p.m., Memorial Coliseum;
•A Human Approach to World Peace benefit luncheon, May 15, Noon to 1:30 p.m., Hilton Hotel
in downtown Portland;
•An Evening with the Dalai Lama lecture, May 15, 5:30 p.m., Memorial Coliseum.
The Pathways to Peace festival and the Dalai Lama’s visit will help the Northwest Tibetan
Cultural Association (NWTCA) in its plans to build a permanent Tibetan Studies and World Peace
Center to be located in Portland. The first o f its kind in North America, the center will help preserve
Tibetan culture and foster the study o f peace and understanding.
For more information on Pathways to Peace, please call 503/222-7172, visit the web at
www.nwtca.org or e-mail infor@nwtca.org.
this year we’ll again have many
families with younger children
and toddlers on campus to enjoy
the entertainment, activities for
kids and the baby animals at our
farm.” Along with displays about
PCC programs, activities include
dogagility demonstrations, horse-
drawn wagon rids, a helicopter
drop with prizes for kids, clowns,
facepainters and jugglers. Other
kid-pleasing activities include
trucks, planes and helicopters to
climb aboard.
The headline act this year is
the N. W. Afrikan American Bal
let presenting two free perfor
mances in the Forum Theatre at
12:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
The outdoor Community Fair
Main Stage features the Latin
d ance
tro u p e ,
M ilagro
Bailadores, Duduluza Marimba
Band, jazz with the Allen Jones
Trio, area high school choirs and
a special appearance by the “No
Kidding” choir from Portland’s
Femwood Middle School.
PCC Rock Creek campus is
lo cated at SW . 185*h and
Springville Rd. Community Fair
hours are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Park
ing is ample and there is no
admission fee to any o f the day’s
events.
Edgewater
Restaurant and
Lounge
Featuring
•9 Televisions
•Event Specials
•Live Entertainment
Friday through Sunday
•Convenient Parking
Red Lion
Hotel
Coliseum
1225 N Thundertoird Way
Tel (503) 235-8311
Relax in our riverfront Restaurant
and sample our Northwestern
fare, or dance the night away to
live entertainment in the Edge-
water Lounge . Either way you’re
sure to have a relaxing and
memorable
time at the Red
Lion Hotel.
Restaurant
Lounge
Dancing (Fri-Sun)
6:00 AM 10:00 PM
Opens at 4:00 PM
9:30 PM- 1:30 AM
Situated on the Willamette River,
across the street from the Memo
rial Coliseum and Rose Garden
Arena. “Blazer Headquarters"
For all home games.
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