VETERAN’S DAY
Special Edition
November 7, 2018
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
The Portland Book Festival makes its return on Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Portland Art Museum and
neighboring venues, downtown.
Portland Book Festival Fun
Event comes
packed with
authors,
activities
On Saturday, Nov. 10, you’re
invited to join readers of ages for
the largest celebration of books
and writing in the Pacific North-
west.
The annual Portland Book
Festival at the Portland Art Mu-
seum and six neighboring ven-
ues, downtown, brings more
than 100 authors, 80 vendors, 13
writing workshops, food trucks,
and satellite bookstores from An-
nie Bloom’s Books, Broadway
Books, Powell’s Books and Green
Bean Books.
The festival offers 10 craft
workshops and three free work-
shops for students and teachers.
Adult passes for the festival are
$15 in advance or $20 on the day
of the event. Attendance is free for
attendees 17 and under or with a
valid high school ID.
Kids and family members are
invited to check out storytimes
and middle grade events at the
Oregon Historical Society, picture
book panel discussions at the Port-
land Art Museum, and young adult
author events at the Old Church.
The Portland Book Festival is
sponsored by Literary Arts, a com-
munity-based nonprofit dedicated
to serving readers and writers.
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Teacher of the Year
C ontinueD froM p age 7
It is not always easy, but we must
model civil discourse and pro-
vide students an opportunity for
practice so they can navigate the
workplace and the world respon-
sibly and with empathy.”
Pilgrim Ricker said she looks
at education as a partnership
formed between students, educa-
tors and the community.
“We all must take a seat at the
table and support one another in
meaningful ways to create a sus-
tainable, holistic and dynamic
educational model,” she said.
The Oregon Teacher of the
Year program honored Pilgrim
Ricker by awarding her $5,000,
and a matching donation to her
school, thanks to Oregon Depart-
ment of Education and their part-
ner, Oregon Lottery. She won re-
gional Teacher of the Year honors
in May and a $500 award.
The Oregon Teacher of the
Year is selected after an extensive
application process that draws on
testimonials and letters of support
from administrators, students and
colleagues. The teachers are eval-
uated on leadership, instructional
expertise, community involve-
ment, understanding of education-
al issues, professional develop-
ment and vision.
Pilgrim Ricker will serve as a
spokesperson and representative
for all Oregon teachers as the
2019 Oregon Teacher of the Year.
She will attend the Washington
Recognition Week for Teachers of
the Year in Washington, D.C. this
spring, where she will meet the
President and the U.S. Secretary
of Education.
Nominate Next Year’s Teacher
of the Year
Nominations for the 2020 Ore-
gon Teacher of the Year are now
open. If you know of a teacher
who is an exceptionally dedicated,
knowledgeable, and skilled public
school educator in grades preK-
12, go to oregonteacheroftheyear.
org to submit your nomination.
Nominations close Jan. 31.
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