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July 5, 2017 Page 11 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Avalon Flowers 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service flower experience Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator • 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 Jessamyn Stanley and her new book., Every Body Yoga. Author Breaks Yoga Stereotypes Search for the term yoga on- line—the results display an end- less scroll of slender young white women. It’s easy to see how someone who doesn’t fit that mold might feel alienated. That’s how Jessamyn Stanley of Durham, N.C., felt when she first tried yoga. It was only through start- ing a home yoga practice and post- ing images of her progress on Insta- gram that she found acceptance. Today, Stanley is so much more than simply a yoga instructor. She is a pioneering body-positive ac- tivist who advocates for having room on the mat for bodies of all sizes, colors and gender expres- sions. And she is the author of “Every Body Yoga,” a brilliant new yoga book that breaks all the stereotypes. Stanley’s approach to modern yoga centers on the truth that yoga isn’t about how one looks, but how one feels. To that end, her own deeply personal memoir is woven throughout the easy-to-fol- low instructions to 50 basic yoga poses and 10 sequences to practice at home, all photographed in full color. Available at booksellers na- tionwide. Award-winning soul, blues and R&B vocalist, harmonicist and songwriter Curtis Salgado will kick off Vancouver’s summer series of free concerts on Thursday, July 6 at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. Summer Concerts and Movies Blues singer kicks off Vancouver series The city of Vancouver presents another summer of free concerts and moves at locations throughout the city beginning this week. Award-winning soul, blues and R&B vocalist, harmonicist and songwriter Curtis Salgado will kick off the Thursday night concert series “Six to Sunset” at Easter Short Park in downtown Vancouver on Thursday, July 6 at 6 p.m. A series of Wednesday “Noon” concerts at Esther Short Park also debut this week and will take place each week at the same time through Aug. 9. In addition, “Sunday Sounds” con- certs will take place each Sunday night, beginning July 9 and con- tinuing through Aug. 13, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Columbia Tech Center Park at Southeast Se- quoia Circle and Southeast Tech Center Drive. “Friday Night Movies in the Park” start Friday, July 7 and con- tinue through Aug. 1 at various parks throughout Vancouver. The pre-movie activities start at 7 p.m. and the movies start at dusk. Food vendors will offer a wide selection of meals, snacks and beverages at all the concerts and movies. Blankets and sand chairs are recommended. Barbeques, smoking and alcohol are prohib- ited, except in designated areas. Dogs on a leash are welcome. For complete details on all the summer activities, visit cityofvan- couver.us/events. Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 Ernest J. Hill, Jr. Agent 4946 N. Vancouver Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 503 286 1103 Fax 503 286 1146 ernie.hill.h5mb@statefarm.com 24 Hour Good Neighbor Service R State Farm R