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September 7, 2016
Avalon Flowers
520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland,
OR 97204 • 503-796-9250
A full service flower experience
Cori Stewart--
Owner, Operator
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
• Birthdays • Anniversaries
• Funerals • Weddings
Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm
Saturday 9am til 2pm.
Website: avalonflowerspdx.com
email: avalonflowers@msn.com
We Offer Wire Services
Dawson Park will be the location for Saturday’s annual Summer in September Jambalya Festival and
Barbeque. The event will take place from noon to 6 p.m. and support Meals on Wheels.
Jambalya Festival Saturday
Creole-style recipe a family favorite
Meals on Wheels People host
the 11th annual Summer in Sep-
tember Jambalaya Festival &
BBQ Saturday, Sept. 10, from
noon to 6 p.m. at Dawson Park.
Live musical entertainment will
include BlowFrogz, Heatwave
(the Jefferson High School Jazz
Band), Speaker Minds, Elite and
DJ Dock Rock. Proceeds from the
event provide hot meals to seniors
in north and northeast Portland.
This will be the last year the cu-
linary team is headed by Teletha
Benjamin who uses a tradition-
al Creole-style jambalaya recipe
passed down in her family.
A past Meals on Wheels Peo-
ple board member and a native of
Southern Louisiana, Benjamin is
stepping down after 11 years from
the fundraiser she created for the
Meals on Wheels People’s Martin
Luther King Jr. Senior Center.
The menu includes authentic
Creole-style jambalaya (a vegetar-
ian version is available) or BBQ
Ribs, along with cornbread, salad,
beverage and dessert. Admission
is free. The meal is $15 for adults
or $45 for a group ticket for four.
Meals are available for take-out.
Dawson Park is located between
North Williams and Vancouver
Avenue and Morris and Stanton
Streets across from Emanuel Hos-
pital. For more information, call
David Lomax at 503-953-8207.