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P ortland J anuary 2011
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Saturday January 22
FIX:-IT FAIR! Fix-It Fair offers free workshops
designed: to help Portland residents save money,
live healthier and connect to valuable resources.
8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Parkrose High School – 12003
NE Shaver St.
if you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
P.C.C CELEBRATES 12TH ANNuAL WACIPI
POWWOW! 12th annual traditional powwow takes
center stage at P.C.C. this month to highlight
Native American Culture and Ancestry. The event
is free and open to the public. It starts at Noon in
the Health Technology Building at the Sylvania
Campus, 12000 SW 49th Ave.
thursday January 20
THE 13TH ANNuAL FAIR HOuSING POSTER CONTEST!
To enter the poster contest you must draw an
original poster illustrating the theme. “Won’t You
Be My Neighbor? Fair Housing for Everyone.”
Then send it to: Fair Housing Council of Oregon,
506 SW Sixth Ave, Suite 1111 Portland, OR 97204
Open to kids in grades 1 thru 8. Entry deadline is
March 17, 2011
MEALS THAT HEAL: Learn to create healthy,
delicious meals with Chef Nicole Sandleben and
Dietitian Marci Reed. Free cooking class. 6 p.m.
– 8 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Please call
to register 503-335-3500.
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tuesday January 25
TOASTMASTERS OPEN HOuSE: The Fortunate 500
Toastmasters Club will host an open house
meeting at the Kaiser Permanente Central
Interstate Building, 3600 N. Interstate Conference
Room 2 D at 6 p.m.
Wednesday January 26
THE DARK SIDE OF CHOCOLATE! Ask yourself this
question: Does your favorite chocolate have a
bitter taste? Join the office of Human Relations
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and Oregonians Against Trafficking Humans. 5:30
p.m. – 8 p.m. Office of Human Relations 5315 N.
Vancouver Ave. Free and open to the public. For
more details call 503-823-4427.
Saturday Ja nuary 29
PCC FINANCIAL AID DAY! PCC is hosting its annual
Financial Aid Day from 9 a.m. to Noon at four
college locations. Locations are Cascade
Campus, Rock Creek Campus, Sylvania Campus
and the Southeast Center.
BRIDAL SHOW! Photographers, caterers, wedding
dress/tuxedo boutiques and more will be on-site
at the free to the public Bridal Show. 10 a.m. – 3
p.m. Firstenburg Community Center 700 NE 136th
Ave. Vancouver, WA
Sunday January 30
INTERNATIONAL CAT SHOW & FOOD DRIVE FOR THE
OREGON FOOD BANK: The cat show will feature
over 200 cats. Happy, healthy adoption kittens
and cats from Chapple Hill Cat Sanctuary and
Purrfect Pals. Cost is $4.00 with 2 cans of human
food. Without 2 cans of food cost is $6.00.
Children under 12 are free. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Holiday Inn at the Portland Airport 8439 NE
Columbia Blvd. Plenty of free parking for
everyone.
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S eattle J anuary 2011
if you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
thursday January 20
RON REAGAN: MY FATHER AT 100: Seattle Political
Commentator Ron Reagan shares an intimate
and nuanced look at his father’s life. 7:30 p.m.
– 9 p.m. Downstairs at Town Hall enter on
Seneca St. Tickets are $5.00 per person.
Peace Awards
monday January 24
WINTER FESTIVAL PREVIEW AT
THE CENTRAL LIBRARY! Join
longtime Seattle music
critic Melinda Bargreen for
an entertaining preview.
Noon Betty Jane Narver
Reading Room (Seattle
Public Library) 1000 4th
Ave.
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CASINO ROAD COMMuNITY
RESOuRCE FAIR! Come find
out what resources are
available to you in the
community. Here’s your
chance to learn all about
them. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. S.
Everett/Mukilteo Boys and
Girls Club. 525 W. Casino
Rd.
Sunday January 30
friday January 21
“JuNE IN JANuARY” RETRO PROM. Pull that prom
outfit out of the closet, grab your little ones and
boogie on over to Ravenna for an evening of
Retro fun. $3.00 per person. 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center 6535
Ravenna Ave. NE
Saturday January 22
HOME DESIGN AND
REMODEL FAIR!
Homeowners will get
inspired by 90 exhibitors
who will share their
remodeling ideas. 10 a.m.
– 4 p.m. Phinney
Neighborhood Center
Gallery.
page 2 The Portland and Seattle Skanner January 19, 2011
Mayor Mike McGinn congratulates Khari Miller, one of the recipients of
the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Peace Award at Seattle Center's 2011 King
Holiday Celebration. The Center partnered with the Seattle Youth
Violence Prevention Initiative to recognize the efforts of people who
work with youth to reduce and prevent youth violence in Seattle.