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waterfront Blues
Festival
While the clouds and rain may
be here to stay for a few more
months, it’s never too early to be
thinking about the 2011 Safeway
Waterfront Blues Festival.
Organizers announced this
year’s headlining acts, which
include Buddy Guy, Maceo
Parker, Robert Cray, Lucinda
Williams, Chubby Carrier, Steve
Riley, James Harman.
The 2011 festival will return
from July 1 to 4 to the (hopefully)
sunny banks of the Willamette
River at Tom McCall Park. Last
year, more than 100,000 people
attended the four-day festival.
Now in its 24th year, there will be
an estimated 120 acts on four
stages, in addition to fireworks,
river cruises, music workshops,
dances and excellent food.
The primary purpose of the fes-
tival is to raise money and collect
food for the Oregon Food Bank.
"The festival is proud to
announce this year's world-
renowned artists, including the
strongest zydeco line-up ever,"
said Peter Dammann, festival tal-
ent coordinator. "Overall, this fes-
tival will be amazing."
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer
Buddy Guy – considered by many
to be one of the greatest guitarists
alive – will be performing on
opening night, Friday, July 1,
along with James Brown’s former
sax man and music director Maceo
c
o
Buddy Guy to headline
Blues Festival
Parker. The July 2 line-up will
include a range of zydeco
Grammy Award-winners song-
writer Lucinda Williams, Chubby
Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band
and Grammy-nominated accor-
dion player Steve Riley and the
Mamou Playboys.
Sunday, July 3 will see another
Grammy Award-winner and
Northwest native son Robert Cray,
along with locals Curtis Salgado,
Linda Hornbuckle and Karen
Lovely.
For more information, visit
www.waterfrontbluesfest.com.
Somali Youth of
Oregon
Somali Youth of Oregon will
hold a launch party and fundrais-
ing event for our newly founded
m
m
u
n
organization, from 6:30 to 9:30
pm, March 12,
at PSU's
Multicultural Center. This night of
celebration will feature keynote
speakers, poetry, a short documen-
tary, information about Somalia
and—most importantly—a night
of conversation about our commu-
nity and common interests.
After the events of November
2010, Somali youth gathered to
unite and create a positive image
of our community and offer sup-
port to our fellow young people.
We discussed how Portland,
Oregon is changing and how we,
as Somali youth, can be agents of
change, acting as a positive force.
We want to alter the course of
those ‘changes’ so that our
beloved City will retain its core
values as it evolves into a more
diverse and colorful place. The
result is Somali Youth of Oregon,
a broad-based nonprofit organiza-
tion that values strong community
support, leadership, and empower-
ment for all.
Somali Youth of Oregon’s
launch party and fundraising event
has been organized to collect some
funds to help us begin to fulfill our
mission. We envision offering
youth mentorship, sports tourna-
ments, and educational activities
in the near future. Every one of us
is pillar and a foundational stone
that makes up our community. We
have sacred duty to hold each
other up. The younger generations
will learn through our example,
and through this example we will
I
t
y
c
teach and lead them.
Visit our Website at www.soma-
liyouths.org .
Fashion Support
kidney Health
The MIKE Program will hold a
Fashion Show, Saturday, featuring
local designer fashions, including
clothes by Portland’s own
Kenneth Doswell .
The show will take place
Saturday, March 12 at the
Ambridge Event Center, 1333 NE
MLK Blvd. Portland.
Proceeds will benefit the MIKE
Program (Multicultural Integrated
Kidney Education Program)
Reserve your space now by
calling 503-296-7705 or register
online at www.mikeprogram.org.
urban League of
Portland
Join the Urban League of
Portland and partners from the
African American community
across the state on Tuesday, April
19, 2011 for Our Voices United
Legislative Action Day.
The 2011 Oregon State
Legislature is making policy and
budget decisions that impact our
lives and communities. We want
to ensure decisions are made that
promote access for African
Americans to family wage jobs,
greater educational achievement,
health and wellness, stable homes
and income, and culturally profi-
a
l
e
n
d
cient services.
Let's speak with Our Voices
United. We hope you will join us
on Tuesday, April 19 for Our
Voices United Legislative Action
Day. It will be an opportunity to
share the concerns and priorities
of the African American commu-
nity, meet with your state repre-
sentatives and senators and make a
strong presence in the Capitol.
Safe Sidewalks?
How safe do you feel walking,
biking or driving the streets of
Northeast Portland? A team of
graduate students at the Portland
State University Masters of Urban
and Regional Planning Workshop
wants to know.
The Vision Zero project has
identified the Boise, Humboldt
and King neighborhoods for their
relatively high number of pedestri-
an traffic fatalities dating back to
1995, and are conducting a survey
to figure out possible solutions.
The group will be holding
Stakeholder Advisory Committee
meetings for the public to attend
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on March
23 and April 20 at the OAME
building, 4134 N. Vancouver Ave.
in the Amelia Room.
Printed copies are available at
NECN (Northeast Coalition of
Neighborhoods) office at 4815 NE
7th Ave., OAME office and the
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
office at 233 NW 5th Ave.
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P ortland M arch 2011
B ulletIn B oard
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, March 10
POrTLAND PLAN FAIr! Come share your ideas
about Portland’s future: Booths, games,
presentations, discussions and much more. 6:30
– 9 p.m. De La Salle North High Catholic High
School, 7528 N. Fenwick Ave.
friday March 11
INDIE CELLO OrCHESTrA: Portland Cello Project
performs at Family Friday concert series, a free
concert for families. 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Community
Music Center, 3350 SE Frances St.
Saturday March 12
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THE EYES OF THE rAINBOw: INTErNATIONAL
wOMEN’S DAY FILM! In this film Assata Shakur tells
her story of being a leader in the Black Panther
Party and in the Black Liberation Army. 7 p.m. A
Latin American buffet with vegetarian option
available at 6 p.m. for a $7 donation. Door
donation $2. Bread & roses 6834 NE Glisan. For
more info call 503-240-4462.
friday & Saturday March 11 & 12
21ST ANNuAL BuCkMAN ArT SHOw & SELL: The
Buckman Art show & Sell will feature more than
140 artists, designers and crafts persons. Friday 5
– 9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday
admission is $5 per person age 5 and older.
Saturday $2 suggested donation. 320 SE 16th
Ave.
ruston’s relationship with her father. 6 p.m. OHSu
Old Library Auditorium.
Wednesday March 16
PuBLIC OPEN HOuSE PLANNED FOr GrANT FIELDS
IMPrOVEMENT PrOJECT: PPS and PP&r and
friends of Grant athletics will hold an open
house, that will allow the public to view the
current designs for the Grant Fields Improvement
Project. 5 – 7 p.m. Grant High School Foyer.
PuBLIC OuTDOOr rECrEATION FACILITIES IN
SEATTLE: Join us for an evening discussion about
the future of Seattle Parks and recreation
outdoor facilities. 7 – 8 p.m. Jefferson Community
Center, Beacon Ave. S.
friday March 18
Sunday March 13
ST. PATrICk’S DAY DASH! More than just a race.
There are many activities throughout the day. All
proceeds of the dash will support The Detlef
Schrempf Foundation. All day event at The
Seattle Center 305 Harrison St.
wELLNESS TOur kICk-OFF: The National urban
League and walgreens are partnering with the
urban League of Portland to host the 2011
wellness Tour. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pioneer
Courthouse Square 701 Sw 6th Ave.
Saturday March 19
tuesday March 15
FrEE SCrEENING: A STOrY OF SCHIZOPHrENIA:
The one-hour documentary gives a moving first-
person account of producer director Delaney
TrIPLE GrIP ON YOur MIND, BODY AND SOuL.
Diabetes Awareness Day! Music, guest speakers,
walgreens vehicle and more. PCC Cascade
Campus 705 N. killingsworth St. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.