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ENTERTAINMENT
FRIENDS
OF THE CHILDREN
DARYL HALL
JOHN OATES
For Ticket Information:
ww.fhendsofthKhildren.org/portland
Presented by:
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www.hallandoates.com
A benefit for Friends of the Children
Saturday
September 3rd
Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall
and Cannon’s Rib Express Present
REGGIE HOUSTON’S C’f X ALL STARS
Sundays 5-8pm
at Cannon’s
Rib Express
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5410 NE 33rd Ave
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(Next to New Seasons)
Sunshine, BBQ and a FREE,
all-ages, outdoor show by a New
Orleans’ sax legend, Grammy
nominated pianist JANICE
SCROGGINS, bass virtuoso
BEN JONES & a rotating cast
of Portland’s hottest percuss­
ionists each week.
The Multnomah County Central Library, downtown. Our public library system is one of the
busiest in the U.S.
County Libraries Increase Use
The Multnomah County Library Multnomah County Library patrons 3 1 items checked out or renewed for
is one of the busiest in the U.S.
have checked out and renewed more every man, woman and child in
Last year, the county system’s items than patrons of any other U.S. Multnomah County. Circulation of
library branches circulated 22.7 mil­ library serving fewer than one mil­ library materials is one of the pri­
lion items - only the New York Pub­ lion residents.
mary indicators used by libraries to
lic Library circulated more. More­
W ith a population o f about evaluate their success in serving
over, for the ninth year in a row, 735,000, that’s an average of about the public.
Among libraries in the same popu­
lation service category, Multnomah
County has the highest in-library
materials use per capita — the num­
ber
of books, journals, newspapers
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and other materials that patrons use
in the library but do not check out.
“These numbers tell a very hu­
man story about the place of this
library in our community,” said Di­
rector of Libraries Vailey Oehlke. “It
• Birthdays • Anniversaries
shows that our patrons highly value
a lifetime of learning opportunities,
• Funerals
• Weddings
and they view the library as an indis­
pensable cornerstone of the com­
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munity. These numbers also give a
Saturday 9am til 2pm.
glimpse into the staggering amount
of work and dedication of library
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staff - from the front desk to the
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warehouse - that makes all of this
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Avalon Flowers
What could be better?
... Well, you never know what amazing
surprise guest musician will sit in!
A full service
flower experience
phto tofraphy by Brandy K ayzakun-R ow a
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EBTCash-Benef it CARDS ACCEPTED HERE
(D ocs NOT include Food-Stamp benefit account;
Food -Stamp benefits arc not accepted here)