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local news c o m m u n i t y c a l e n d a r P ortland J anuary 2011 B ulletin B oard 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. Sunday Janu ary 30 friday february 4 NATIONAl WEAR RED DAy! The American Heart Assoc. asks women – and the men who love them to show their support for the fight against heart disease in women. Saturday february 5 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 with 2 cans of human food. Without 2 cans of food cost is $6. 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. 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 27 ST. IGNATIuS SCHOOl OPEN HOuSE! All children, all faiths welcome! Please join us for our annual open house 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. or on Sunday Jan. 30 at 1 – 3 p.m. 3330 SE 43rd Ave. thursday february 3 TEllING STORIES: THE ART OF FACT AN EXHIBIT OF WORKS By DAN PIllERS: Opening reception 6 – 8 p.m. 4115 N. Mississippi Ave. Art Exhibit at the Q. This exhibit runs until Feb. 27 Saturday January 29 FREE HEAlTH EXPO: There will be cooking demos, free and low cost health screenings, using food as medicine, sleep assessments and much more. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Heathman lodge, 7801 NE Greenwood Dr. Vancouver, Wa. c o m m u i t y c a FREE DENTAl CARE OFFERED FOR uNINSuRED CHIlDREN! Children’s Dental Health Day is from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Clark College Dental Hygiene Clinic 1933 FT. Vancouver Way. Children will be seen by appointment only please call 360-397-8000 ext 7371. FREE HEAlTH SCREENING FOR VASCulAR CONDITION: Free health screening to detect vascular condition will be offered for Portland- area residents. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Kmart Pharmacy 7655 Nyberg Rd. Advance registration required please call 866-371-3592. Screenings take 10 minutes. lEGO SWAP MEET! Buy, sell, trade, build legos. Door prizes, consignment table. Bring your own legos to show. Adults $2 children 5-12 $1. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom 610 Mcloughlin Blvd. n llOyD CENTER DEBuTS lEGACy FuNlAND CHIlDREN’S PlAy AREA: A one-of-a kind children’s soft structure play area on the lower level of the mall. lloyd Center and legacy Health will host a grand opening celebration from noon until 4 p.m. l e n d a r 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 Saturday January 29 CHINATOWN- INTERNATIONAl DISTRICT luNAR NEW yEAR CElEBRATION: Kick off the year of the Rabbit in the Chinatown-ID, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The neighborhood will blossom with families and visitors. IRS TAX ASSISTANCE CENTERS WIll BE AVAIlABlE THESE TWO DAyS! These centers are to help taxpayers eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers are in Bellevue, Everett, Seattle and Tacoma 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bellevue Tac 520 1128th Ave NE, Everett Tac 3020 Rucker Ave, Seattle Tac 915 Second Ave, and Tacoma Tac 1201 Pacific Ave. THE 29TH ANNuAl SEATTlE TRAVEl EXPO! Over 80 travel companies and 300 travel professionals from around the world will fill the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Adults $8 children 14 and under free. Sunday January 30 tuesday february 1 GAME ON! PuBlIC INVITED TO JOIN THE FuN IN NEW SCAVENGER HuNT AT PIKE PlACE MARKET: Around the market in 80 minutes takes game players around the market in a timed and scored contest for prizes. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Check-in tent near Rachel the Bronze Piggybank. 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 Prison Issues Saturday January 29 and february 5 BIKES FOR BOOKS READING PROGRAM FOR KIDS THROuGH MARCH AT THE lAKE CITy BRANCH lIBRARy! Children are invited to read books for a chance to win a bike. For more info visit of call The lake City Branch library 12501 28th Ave. or call 206- 684-7518. page 2 The Portland and Seattle Skanner January 26, 2011 pHoto BY SuSaN frIED B ulletin B oard Neighborhood Center Gallery. Michelle Alexander, author of, “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” speaks on prison issues at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Seattle on Monday, Jan. 24, as part of the Bush School Diversity Speaker Series.
