December 03. 2003 Page A3 Getting Winter-ready “The Vision’ by Charles Rex. demonstrates Kujichagulia, a Kwanzaa principal meaning self determination. Rex's work will be on display through Dec. 31 at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center on North Insterstate Avenue, ju st north o f Killingsworth St. Kwanzaa Illustrated at Interstate Firehouse Portland General Electric Employee Rick Weijo installs vinyl storm windows on the north Portland home o f Elmer Miller. radio, blanket and other essentials. At each home designated by the Community Energy Project, a non profit located just off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Northeast Alberta Street, volunteers also Portland resid en ts can stay weather-strip doors, install vinyl warmer for less this winter and pre storm windows and compact fluo pare themselves for power outages, rescent light bulbs, seal air leaks, thanks to a new effort from the insulate pipes, install energy-sav American Red Cross Oregon Trail ing showerheads and faucet aera Chapter, Portland General Electric tors, and caulk cracks around the and the Community Energy Project. house. Red Cross volunteers also Specially trained Red Cross and explain the importance o f relying Portland General Electric volunteers on flashlights instead of candle recently gave participants, who are light, which has become a major limited income seniors and people cause of house fires during power with disabilities, a short course on outages. dealing with storms andotheremer- T h e C o m m u n ity E n e rg y gencies, and lessons on weatheriz Project offers various w orkshops ing their homes and compiling an throughout the city about w eath emergency supplies kit. erization, w ater conservation and The Red Cross team explained lead poisoning prevention. Free how to put together a fami ly outage m aterials are often available. For and emergency plan, and wfiafgoes more information about the w ork in a well-stocked kit including food, shops, locations and tim es, call water, flashlight, battery-operated 503-284-6827. Red Cross, PGE aid non-profit energy project I Local African-American artists of the seven principles of Kwanzaa exhibit on Thursday, Dec. 4 from 5 and community members will ex th is m onth at the In te rsta te to 8 p.m. with traditional drumming hibit textiles, paintings, prints, Fi rehouse Cu ltural Center, 5340 N. by Calvert and Lasan Johnny. An drawings, photography and other Interstate Ave. lFCC-hosted Kuumba celebration mixed media works to reflect one A public reception will open the is from noon to 5 p.m. on Dec. 31, to Trimet Eases Holiday Shopping Tri Met eases the bustle of holiday shopping by adding a shuttle to transport shoppers to a Christmas Bazaar. T he sh u ttle w ill take shoppers from north P ort land to the C hristm as B a zaar at the Expo C enter this weekend. Running every half hour, the shuttle will pick up riders on the northwest corner of North Interstate Avenue and Lombard Street between 9:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, ending at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. From the Expo Center, the shuttle will travel to Jantzen Beach and then to the north Portland site until 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 5:45 on Sunday. For more information, call 5 0 3 -2 3 8 -R ID E or v isit www. trimet, org- Advciise with diversity /'/; J l ‘ ].lo v f b tn h 0)1 jr r ti e i I) celebrate the principal of creativity. Karamu, a community feast is at 4 p.m., the same day. For more infor mation, call the IFCC at 503-823- 2061. h IMAGINE ASPIRE CREATE DISCOVER PCC Gift Certificates. 3,000 Adventures Start January 5. Available tor 110. *25 and »100. Call 503 533 2882 to order Visa/Mastercard Accepted P o r t la n d Cotrcrnunlly College ( all 5O3-288-OO33 ads(«'ptirtlmidob ccrver.com » I