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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 F ebruary 2011 B ulletin B oard THE GEEZER GAllERY PRESENTS: Hearts & art: Celebrating a whole new old music, wine, chocolate, silent auction and amazing elder art. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. The Geezer Gallery in Multnomah Village 7710 SW 31st St. Portland. Saturday february 12 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 PORTlAND’S ANGIE FOSTER PRESENTS VAlENTINE’S DAY SHOW WITH SOME TWISTS. Inspired performance featuring songs that are current and from the past. 9:30 p.m. White Eagle Saloon 836 N. Russell. Tickets are $6.00 at the door. thursday february 10 Sunday february 13 FREE TAX PREP ClINIC FOR FAMIlIES OF PPS STUDENTS! On-site tax preparation – save time and money. Please call for an appointment. 503- 916-5875. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Northside Family Support Center @ Applegate 7650 N. Commercial Ave. AFRICAN AMERICAN READ IN! Come hear local celebrities and community leaders read from works by their favorite African-American writers. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Concordia University, Hagen Campus Center. PACIFIC NW BlACk PIONEERS EXHIBIT! Brought to us by The Portland Chapter of The links. City Hall, 1221 SW Fourth Ave. This exhibit runs thru March 11, 2011 c o m m u CElEBRATING BlACk HISTORY MONTH! Dr. karen Gibson of PSU Urban Planning Dept. will speak about revisiting the 1968 report on the problems of racial justice in Portland. Noon The Portland n i t y c a tuesday february 15 HAND, MIND, WOOD: MY APPRENTICESHIP WITH GHANAN’S FANTASY COFFIN-MAkERS! Catlin Gabel teacher Michael De Frorest will discuss his recent apprenticeship as a fantasy coffin-maker in Ghana. 7:30 p.m. Cabell Center on the school campus 8825 SW Barnes Rd. wednesday february 16 COME TO THE IVY SCHOOl OPEN HOUSE! Our you looking for a tuition-free, public Montessori school for you child? Then come to the open house. 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 4212 NE Prescott St. For more info call 503-288-8820. Saturday february 19 READY TO WORk? Workshop helps women get prepared. Participants will focus on identifying strengths and translating those into marketable job skills. 9a.m. – 4 p.m. NW Catholic Counseling Center 8383 NE Sandy Blvd, Suite 205 Cost is $15.00. For more details call 503-253-0964 Monday february 14 friday february 11 Building, 10th Floor lodgepole room 1120 SW Fifth Ave. l e n d a r S eattle F ebruary 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 february 12 CElEBRATE NEIGHBORHOOD APPRECIATION DAY! Visit your neighborhood firestation from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Or join the Queen Anne Clean and Green. 9 a.m. – Noon Counterbalance Park, Queen Anne Ave. and Roy St. FREE VAlENTINE’S DAY THEMED kIDS DASH! Free kids dash at the love’em or leave’em Valentine’s Day Dash. kids 10 and under can compete for free. All kids will receive a bib # to wear and a finisher ribbon at the completion. 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Green lake 7312 W. Green lake Dr. N. Black History on the Coast SEATTlE JAPANESE GARDEN TO OPEN FOR 2011 SEASON! The opening takes place from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Regular garden admission is $6.00 per adult, $3.00 per youth, student or senior. tuesday february 15 MEDIEVAl WOMEN’S CHOIR PERFORMANCE! The Medieval Women’s Choir will perform a preview of there upcoming concert, A Voice of Her Own from Noon to 1 p.m. at The Seattle Public library, Central Branch 1000 Fourth Ave, Microsoft Auditorium, level 1. This program is free and open to the public. wednesday february 16 kICk-OFF THE NEXT DECADE OF NORTHWEST GIRlS COAlITION! Bring your notepad not your checkbook! We need your thought, suggestions and creativity. 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Fremont Abbey Arts Center 4272 Fremont Ave. N. Page 2 The Portland and Seattle Skanner february 9, 2011 thE SkaNNEr NEwS Photo B ulletin B oard Sunday february 13 Portland resident Shirley Minor with Quintard Taylor, the Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History at the University of Washington, at the Cannon Beach Arts Symposium on the Oregon Coast. This year the event celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides of 1961, and featured Taylor as well as Pulitzer Prize- winning author Taylor Branch.
