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February 16, 2011 The Portland Observer Black History Month Page Pioneers Exhibit Comes to Portland The Pacific N orthw est Black Pioneers Exhibit will be at C ity Hall in do w n tow n Portland, 1221 S.W . F o u rth A v e. th ro u g h - M arch 11. The exhibit depicts the e x p e rie n c e s an d c h a l le n g e s b la c k p io n e e rs faced w hile settlin g in O re g o n , W a s h in g to n , and A laska from 1870 to 1990, There w ill be an o p en in g cerem o n y and M ayor's P roclam ation on T hursday, Feb. 17, 2011 from 4 p.m . to 7 p.m . at Louis A. Southworth (1830 - Portland C ity H all, spon 1917)played a fiddle to work his way so re d by the P o rtla n d out of slavery and migrated to Oregon C hapter o f The Links, Inc. where he became a respected home O ther sponsors o f the steader, blacksmith and later donated traveling exhibit are the land for a schoolhouse. W orld A rts Foundation, C ity o f Portland, R egional A rts and V iew ing hours are M onday through C ulture C ouncil, and Portland C om - Friday 8:30 a.m . - 5:30 p.m . G uided m unity C ollege. tours are available from 11 a.m .-2 A dm ission to the exhibit is free. p.m. Jazz Legacies con tin u ed A S u sta in a b le G uide Fer diverse and local txjsnesses! For mfo and advedisement inquines cali: (503) 287-4006 <x v s/t u s om ine at: vr/Av.pcrttarxjunity.corn fr o m p a g e 4 and being open to different m usical possibilities. All perform ances will conclude w ith a question and answ er ses sion, and a show ing o f H istory, H ope and H arm ony, a docum entary that interview s the few rem aining ja z z elders w ho knew about W ill iam s A venue. M itchell ends w ith an expected note o f w isdom , “ unless we open our hearts and ears to it, the art form dies. W e m ay not be to blam e that the art form o f ja z z seem s to be fading, but we are to blam e if, once w e recognize that, that we don't pick it back up and reclaim it, revive it and keep it going for future generations.” T hanks to the com bined efforts o f the sh o w ’s creators, m usicians, and the com m unity at large, the elec trifying ja z z sounds o f Sherm an T hom as will continue to carry on as The PORTLAND WATER BUREAU CELEBRATES Black History Month FEBRU A RY Janice Scroggins In 1926, African American REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING a fam iliar tune in P o rtlan d ’s ow n collective m em ory. S h o w s b e g in 7 p .m . at E thos@ IFC C . T ickets are $15 se niors and $ 10 students, available at R e f le c tio n s B o o k s to r e and G e n e v a 's Salon, both on N ortheast M artin L uther K ing Jr. B oulevard and online at eth o s.o rg . historian Carter G. Woodson - J -J single-handedly pioneered the celebration of "Negro History LENA HORNE c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 3 tals to help any critically ill patients on their prem ises, including parking lots. O n T u e s d a y , T o m R u s s e ll, A d v e n tist M ed ic a l C e n te r p re s i dent and c h ie f executive, said w hile he b e lie v e s the v id e o sh o w e d th at the h o sp ita l re s p o n d e d re a s o n a b ly , th e y h a v e m a d e s o m e c h a n g e s to p ro to c o l fo llo w in g the in c id e n t. “ I w ish that w e w ould have said, ‘w e ’ll be right there w ith you*.... A nd w e will dispatch an am b u lan ce,” ’ Russell said. H ospital officials said they d o n ’t have a policy against responding to em ergencies in parking facilities on cam pus and that their practice is to alw ays to call 9-1-1 and also send their ow n staff to respond to inci d e n ts. Week", for the second week in February, to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Adventist Video Shows Help 2011 H *1 and Frederick Douglass. The week was later extended to the full month of February and renamed Black History Month. C D IV C / I CC OPRAH WINFREY W i T PORTLAND ú JT water B U R E A U FROM FO R EST TO FAUCET 1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Room 600 Portland, Oregon 97204 503-823-7404 www.portlandoregon.gov/water Randy Leonard, Commissioner David G. Shaft, Administrator