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Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm
Saturday 9am til 2pm.
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Jack & Jill Social Club
Solar Maximum at Sky Theater
T he M t. H ood C om m unity C ollege
Planetari um Sky T heater will present ‘‘O ur
Sun R eaching Solar M axim um ” on M on
day, D ec. 3 at 7 p.m . and 8:15 p.m .
O u r sun is approaching the m axim um
o f its 11 -year activity cycle and has been
shooting out stream s o f solar particles
tow ards Earth. W hat does this m ean?
D oes it have som ething to do w ith the
d o om sday predictions for 2012?
T he show w ill present som e o f the
latest N A S A solar im ages show ing am az
ing details o f sunspots, solar flares, and
even sunquakes.
Planetarium director Pat H anrahan will
show visitors the current night sky w ith
the planets and the location o f a p ro m is
ing future com et for late 2013. This com et
has the potential to rival the brightness
o f a full m oon!
V isitors are also encouraged to ask
questions during each 45-m inute p ro
gram . A dm ission is $2 and free for M H C C
stu d e n ts.
Streams of solar participles shoot out from the sun.
Cordially invites you to our
Masquerade Christmas Party
Saturday, December 8,2012
9:00pm to 2:00am
at Billy Webb Elks Lodge
Portland, Oregon 97227
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Entertainment provided by DJ mike Morris
Price: $10.00 for singles
$15.00 for couples
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(503) 421-4877 or (503) 778-0531
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R A C E: A re W e So D ifferent? -
- A new exhibit about the science o f
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variation at the
O regon M useum o f S ci
ence and Industry (O M S I)
challenges visitors to c o n
sider race in a new light.
O pen through Jan. 1, the
national exhibition tells the
story o f race from b io lo g i
cal, cultural and historical points o f view .
J a zz B and C o n cert — T he U niversity o f Portland Jazz
B and w ill p erform T hursday, N ov. 29, on cam pus, 5 0 0 0
N. W illam ette B lvd. T he concert, set for B uckley C en ter
A uditorium at 7 :3 0 p.m ., is free and open to the public.
T su n am i A rtifacts on D isplay — T w o pieces o f the
m assive 201 ton d o ck that w as w ashed aw ay from a city
on Ja p a n ’s northeast coast by the devastating M arch
2011 tsunam i and that landed on O reg o n ’s A gate B each
this p ast June have now arrived at the O reg o n H istorical
S ociety in Portland. T he tw o m etal boat tie offs are on
display in the “T reasu res o f the V au lt” exhibit through
Dec. 30.
T he M ightiest W ind --
T he 50th anniversary o f
th e m o s t d is a s tr o u s
w eath er event to hit O r
egon, the C o lu m b u s D ay
Storm is being com m em o
rated w ith “T h e M ighti
est W in d ,” a new ex h ib it that runs through Jan. 6 at the
O reg o n H istory C enter, dow ntow n.
O regon V oices - O regon
V o ic es te lls O re g o n ’s
f a s c in a tin g
h is to r y
th ro u g h th e e y e s an d
ears o f the people w ho
lived it. T he new O regon
H istorical Society exhibit
dives into a diverse range o f subjects, from the displace-
m ent o f m inority pop u lations
from urban developm ent, to cycles
o f boom and bust.
N o rm a n S y lv e ste r B a n d — B oogie C at N orm an
S y lv ester and his band plays T h u rsd ay , N ov. 29 at a
benefit for “P otluck in the Park” at the T iffany C enter;
and Saturday, D ec. 1 fo r a D o e m b ec k e r’s C h ild re n ’s
H ospital benefit at the L otus C ard R oom . A dm ission
is $10 w ith a new u n w rap p ed toy donation.
M el B row n L ive — P o rtlan d ja z z giant M el B row n
perform s at Salty ’ s on the C o lu m b ia every Friday and
S aturday night. K now n as the “G en tlem an o f Jazz,”
B row n has a career spanning o v er 4 0 years.
G rossology: T he (Im polite)
Science o f the H um an B ody
— K ids and adults are w el
com e to this O M S I exhibit
that is back by p o p u lar d e
m and. T he “ science in d is
g u ise” ex p erien ce lets you craw l through a 30-foot
digestive tract, sn iff out the b o d y ’s sm elliest odors,
clim b a hum an skin wall o f scabs and pim ples and view
a vom it display.
T he Sou lful S h ow case — B lacque B utterfly presents
spoken w ord, live m usic and featured artists on the
second and fourth T h u rsd ay s o f each m onth at 8 p.m .
at E ’N joni C afé, A frican-M editerranean cuisine at 910
N .K illin g sw o rth S t.
A friqu e B istro B en efit -- A frique B istro, 102 N .E.
R ussell St., o pens its doors each last Saturday o f the
m onth to raise donations fo r the A frican W o m en ’s
C oalition. G reat C aribbean and A frican m usic along
w ith good drinks and fun people, 9 p.m . to 2:30 a.m.
$10 at the door.
O pen M ic -- Curious Com edy, 5225 N.E. M artin Luther
K ing Jr. B lvd., hosts a free night o f stan d -u p co m edy
every 2nd and 4th Sunday. O pen m ic com ics get three
m inutes, and audience m em bers get a free sneak peak
at P o rtlan d ’s up and com ing talent. S ignups start at
8:30 p.m . Show starts at 9 p.m .