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May 23, 2018
School Needs a New Home
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De La Salle North was the first school
to replicate the innovative Corporate
Work Study Program pioneered by Cris-
to Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago.
The school was founded to provide this
unique educational opportunity to fam-
ilies who would not be able to afford a
private, college-preparatory education.
“Our goal is to develop tomor-
row’s community leaders by making
high-quality education accessible to
motivated young people in a learning
environment that values cultural, spiri-
tual and ethnic diversity,” O’Mara said.
The school has been looking for a
new location for two years. A committee
of community supporters will engage in
the search and explore future locations.
The team is concentrating its efforts on
finding a 55,000-square-foot building
or a former school in the Portland area
that could be retrofitted. It needs to be
located in a place with access to public
transportation because its students have
a work-study job to get to every week.
“Our vision for the future is to secure
a permanent location to transform the
educational experience of the students
we serve. A home of our own will give
our students and staff a sense of pride,
strengthen our community, and inspire
past, current and future students of De La
Salle to build fulfilling lives that advance
the common good,” added O’Mara.
Vanport Mosaic Festival -- Celebrating community history and resilience and
commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Vanport Flood, the Vanport Mosa-
ic Festival opens Wednesday and continues through the Memorial Day weekend.
Live performances, film screenings, multi-disciplinary exhibits, historical walking
tours and community engagements are scheduled at various venues in north and
northeast Portland. For a complete schedule, visit vanportmosaic.org.
My Black is Beautiful Celebration -- The Vancouver NAACP, Odyssey World
International and other black women leaders in Vancouver are holding a free, all
ages positive expressive event “My Black is Beautiful,” celebrating the strength
and grace that comes with all our beautiful shades, on Saturday, May 26 from 2
p.m. to 4 p.m. at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. There will be guest
speakers, poets, musicians, other artists and more.
‘Left Hook” -- “Left Hook,” fully staged new
drama about gentrification and community dis-
placement in 1970’s Portland, inspired in part by
the Knott Street Boxing Club, premiers Thursday,
May 24 as part of the Vanport Mosaic Festival with
shows continuing through June 10 at the Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Center in north Portland. For
tickets and more information about the Memorial
Day weekend festival, visit vanportmosaic.org.
Rose Festival City Fair -- The Portland Rose Fes-
tival’s City Fair on the downtown waterfront opens
this weekend for the Memorial Day weekend, May
25-28, before opening on the weekends of June 1-3
and June 8-10. City Fair is the Pacific Northwest’s biggest, best and family-friend-
liest carnival, and includes gentle Kiddie Land rides, tried and true family favorites
and over-the-top twisters for older, more adventurous thrill seekers.
Sister Act -- Portland actress Kristin Robinson performs the title role in “Sister
Act,” the feel-good musical based on the 1992 smash hit film, now playing at the
Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego. Shows run through June 10. Tick-
ets are $39 for adults and $37 for seniors. Call the box office at 503-635-3901 or
visit Lakewood-center.org.
Norman Sylvester -- ‘Boogie Cat’ Norman Sylvester plays Friday, May 25 at
Clyde’s; Saturday, May 26 at the Nehalem Bay Winery; Friday, June 1 at the Mock
Crest Tavern; Saturday, June 2 at Catfish Lou’s; Sunday, June 3 at the Garages in
Beaverton; Friday, June 8 at the Rogue Pub in North Plains; and Saturday, June 9
at the Spare Room.
Good in the Hood -- Legendary R&B performer Howard Hewitt will headline the
multicultural Good in the Hood Celebration, June 22-24 at King School Park. This
year will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the naming of Martin Luther King
Jr. Elementary school and pay tribute to Portland’s civil rights history. Activities
include live bands every day, a kid’s area, multicultural food, crafts, marketplace
vendors, Portland Farmers Market, free health screens and more.
PassinArt Play on gentrification -- ROSE Community Development in Lents and
the local African-American theater company PassinArt are presenting “Repulsing
the Monkey,” a play about gentrification, with three 7:30 p.m. shows, Monday,
May 28 through Wednesday, May 30 at the TEAM Event Center, 9201 S.E. Foster
Rd. Tickets at $5 to $15. Visit passinart.net or call 503-235-8079.
‘Fences’ at Portland Playhouse -- Lester Purry stars in ‘Fences,’ the August Wil-
son play about a husband, father, former athlete and garbage collector trying to
define himself in 1950s Pittsburgh. With its African-American narrative, the Port-
land Playhouse play tackles issues of mental health and the impacts of racism. Now
playing through June 10 at Portland Playhouse, 602 N.E. Prescott St
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