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Artist Gwenn Seemel’s portrait o f Portland street performer and comedian, Kirk Reeves.
“I’m grateful to the Regional Arts
and Culture Council for the funding
it provided to make this piece hap­
cian beloved by com m uters for pen,” she said.
his street perform ances at the foot
If you want to see the work up
of the Hawthorne Bridge in south­ close, enjoy some food, and cel­
east Portland.
ebrate Reeves and art, you’re in­
At 10 feet by 38 feet, it’s the vited to an open air art opening in
largest painting Seemel has ever the parking lot of the building where
done, and it is also one of the more the mural is located at430N.E. Lloyd
emotional works she says she has Boulevard. It’s set for Friday, Aug.
ever created.
15 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Mural Ready for Debut
The Kirk Reeves Mural is com­
plete, the scaffolding has finally
come down, and a celebration is
planned.
During the last two weeks of
July, artist Gwenn Seemel spent
all day every day painting her first
professional mural, a memorial for
Reeves, the black Portland musi-
An artist’s rendering shows the future 2.4 acre ‘Khunamokwst Park' at Northeast 52nd Avenue and
Alberta Street, the first developed park In the Cully Neighborhood.
Native Name Picked for Park
‘Khunamokwst Park’ first for
Cully Neighborhood
C alendar
C lassifieds
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Portland Parks Commissioner diversity and fun for all ages.
Amanda Fritz joined neighbors,
The 2.4 acre park being built at
partners and special guests to re­ Northeast 52nd Avenue and Alberta
veal the name of the first developed Street will be called Khunamokwst
city park in the Cully neighborhood Park (p ro n o u n ced K A H N -ah-
as a word that values inclusion. mockst), a Chinook name meaning
“together”.
“Chinook wawa is the language
commonly used by the original
people of this area,” Fritz said dur­
ing T hursday’s groundbreaking
celebration. “The name fits well
with our goal of invoking a sense of
community and unity.”
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