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Committed to Cultural Diversity ww.portlandobserver.com O ctober 18. 200 6 Scream For Relief! M etro A haunted Jantzen Beach lures thrill seekers, and benefits Red Cross disaster aid ^ lu rfla n it (Jf)h See story, page B2 SECTION o m m u n ity a le n d a r Supportfor Affordable Living AlexSandra’s Birthday Bash On Thursday, Oct. 19, from 5 p.m. to 8 pm. AlexSandra's vintage bou tique, 6726 N. Interstate Ave., in vites you to pre-shop fo r the h o li days, and help celebrate her 30Ib birthday. 30 percent o f f selected items, with cheese and champagne pro v ided. 503-735-4420. Home Buying Fair The A frican American A lliance fo r Homeownership presents its Maxine Fitzpatrick, (center) executive director o f the Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives, a non-profit group providing affordable rental homes in north and northeast Port land, presents Barbara B. Smith community service awards to Mike Purcell (left) and 0. Gerald Uba of the Albina Community Development Commission, for their work in sup port o f housing for low and medium income individuals and families. annual home buying fair, Satur day, Oct. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Legacy Emanuel Hos pital A triu m , 501 N. Graham. A t tendees w ill get help through the hom ebuying process w ith valu able inform ation and free w o rk shops. T w o $2,5(X) housi ng grants w ill be raffled. Non-Profit Career Fair Portland State U niversity hosts N on-P rofit Career Fair, Thursday , Oct. 19,from 11 a.m .to3p.m .inthe third flo o r ballroom at the Smith M em orial Student Union at PSU. Bring resumes and network w ith photo by non-profit recruiters. For more in form ation visit idealist.org/fairs. Fighting Cancer with Food Historic Black Colleges Conference Set Free nutrition and cooking classes fo r cancer prevention and sur viva l, 4 p m , Sunday's through N ov. l9 a tth e C o m m u n ity Learn ing C enter4212 N.E. Prescott. To register, call 503-281-8596. Students, parents to gather at PCC Create-A-Costume On Saturday, Oct. 21 and Satur day, Oct 28, from noon to 4 p.m., bring your ideas and imagination and let SCRAP, the non-profit re- cycler on N. W illia m s Avenue, supply materials andcreative help college spotlight session w ith students. Inform ation on how the com m unity col lege can be a pathw ay to black colleges will also be available. O ther conference supporters include the N orthw est R egional E ducational L a b o ra to ry E q u ity C e n te r. A frican A m erican C h am b er o f C om m erce o f O regon, Black U nited Fund o f O regon, U N C F O regon C hapter, and O regon A ssociation o f M inority E ntrepreneurs. Students should check with theirschool cou n selin g office for registration form s o r call 5 0 3 -275-9603 for inform ation. i , | to make a Halloween costume. V is it scrapaction.org. Chinook Tribe Basket Weaver The C hinook T ri be announces the fu n d ra is e r e ve n t “ A S pecial Evening w ith Pat Courtney Gold, C olum bia R iver Basket W eaver” , on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. at 8 N.E. K illin g sw o rth St. For more in fo rm a tio n , contact In O ther Words Bookstore at503-232-6003. Portland’s Late Night Bakery, Disco Volunteer for Crisis Line n W a n tto m a k e a d iffe re n c e in y o u r I com m unity? Volunteers and ad- | vocales are needed fo r the Port- T he biblical peak o f M ount A rarat rises from a Oat plain to d o m inate the skyline o f the A rm enian capital Yerevan. P o rtla n d 's ow n A rarat - a bakery, res spond in person or over the phone, I outreach and educational efforts, I and fundraising and administra- I I tiveduties.C all 503-232-417 6 fo r more inform ation. taurant and w eekend disco - has be com e a sym bol of its ow n, capturing O re g o n 's thriving R ussian and Eastern E uropean com m unities. A rarat A m erican & R ussian R estau rant & B akery, 31 I N.E. M artin L uther K ing Jr. Blvd., has been a m odern m ain stay on the boulevard since 1997. H us band and w ife team Nelli G rigorian and A vetis K arapectian are responsible for scores o f international breads and past ries, baked often and from scratch and harboring only one s e c r e t- th a t ingredi ents are few. Home buying Classes Portland C om m unity Land Trust helps first time and low-incom e i homebuyers purchase homes at | below market price. Attend a free, t one-hourclass to learn moreabout j J 1 0293. Drum Making Workshop A drum making workshop w ill be I held Saturday, Nov. 11,from9a.m. [ to 3 p.m., at T a lkin g D rum Books. | I P re -re g is tra tio n re q u ire d by N ov.6. T uition is $ l(X) adults and $ 6 0 fo rc h ild re n . Material fees are I I $60 fo r 15" drums and $75 for 18” drums. For more details call 5 0 3 -4 5 0 -9 9 9 1 or v is it , i f International scene too rich to ignore by S arah B i . ount T he P ortland O bserver ! land W om en'sC risis Line. Needs ; include on-call advocates to re- I the p ro g ra m . C o n ta c t K elly@ pclt.org o r call 503-493- M ark W ashington / Tin: P ortland O bserver A rarat sells their baked goods to g ro cery stores throughout the Pacific N orth w est and C alifornia and w ork w ith large ve ndors I i ke W i neo, w h i I e be i ng courted by grocery giants like Safew ay. H aving turned som e business dow n due to a lim ited 5,(XX) square feet o f space. A rarat w ill relocate in the next few m onths to 5716 S.E. 9 2 nd A ve, ju st off F oster Road in the em erging Lents T ow n C enter. As a part o f Portland D evelopm ent C o m m issio n s B u rn sid e B ridgehead Project, a d esignated central eastside urban renew al area, the city agency helped the fam ily business identify their future hom e in Lents, recently securing a 2 2 ,500 square feet space that will d w a rf their existing, close-in location, allow them m ore banquet space and d o uble th e irc u rre n t roster o f 30 em p lo y e e s. The PD C w orked w ith A rarat to iden tify the location, w here they signed a ten-year lease and received financial assistance through the a g e n c y ’s Q uality continued on page H5 circlelivingearth.org. Catlin Gabel Rummage Sale Thursday, Nov. 2, kicks o f f the C atlin Cable Rummage Sale, an enormous annual fundraiser that runs through Sunday, Nov. 5. at the Portland FxpoCenter, 2060 N. M arine Dr. No admission charge. photos by community service S arah B i . oi nt /T he P ortland O bserver Yemaya is the resident bellydancer at Ararat's, Portland s international bakery and disco. Ararat 's international breads and pastries provide work for 30 employees on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The workforce will double when t bakery moves in the coming months to Lents at Southeast 9 2 " and Foster.
