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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 n ovember 2011 B ulletIn B oard TRINITY ARTISAN FAIR! Come celebrate the season and the works of 30 talented local artists. Admission is 2 cans of food or $2. Saturday hours 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday hours 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 147 NW 19th Ave. Community Fellowship is hosting a free Thanksgiving dinner. If you know someone that would benefit from a warm meal please bring them along. 6 – 8 p.m. 5425 NE 27th Ave. Corner of 27th & killingsworth. thursday november 24 Monday – tuesday november 21 – 22 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 friday november 25 Saturday november 19 tuesday november 22 16TH ANNUAL CHILdREN’S PEACE FAIR: Local peace and justice groups will lead children’s activities. Admission is free to all. 1 – 4 p.m. de La Salle North Catholic High School, 7528 N. Fenwick Ave. PORTLANd’S 25TH ANNUAL FIX-IT-FAIR: Fix-it-fairs are free. Events where you can learn simple and effective ways to save money at home this winter and stay healthy. 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Ron Russell Middle School, 3955 SE 112th Ave. Saturday & Sunday november 19 & 20 c o m FREE THANkSGIvING dINNER ALSO WITH vEGETARIAN ANd vEGAN OPTIONS! Storytelling, good food, community, volunteers welcome. Noon – 4 p.m. Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N. denver For questions about volunteering call 503-890-5393. 2Nd ANNUAL MISSION OF MERCY EvENT: Mission of Mercy is a dental clinic with portable stations set up in a large arena. dental screenings and services are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis at no charge for those who attend. 6 a.m. – doors open. Oregon Convention Center. m SET SAIL AT FIRSTENBURG’S CARdBOARd BOAT REGATTA! Test your boat-building skill at the Cardboard Boat Regatta or just come and watch all the fun! Prizes will be awarded in five categories. Cost is free to watch; $5 and two cans of food per boat.7 – 8 p.m. Firstenburg Community Center, 700 NE 136th Ave. vancouver, WA. For more info call 360-487-7001. Wednesday november 23 5TH ANNUAL THANkSGIvING FEAST! Genesis u n I t y c a l TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY: This year’s event will feature a holiday sing-a-long featuring Pink Martini, member of the Oregon Symphony and the Pacific Youth Choir. 5:30 p.m. Pioneer Courthouse Square. ALBERTA MAIN STREET PRESENTS TANNENBAUM MAdNESS! Tannenbaum Madness is a walking window tour of whimsical, wacky and artistic trees created by businesses on NE Alberta between NE 13th and 31st Avenues. 4 – 8 p.m. The street will be hopping with carolers, festive lights and much more. e n d a r S eattle n ovember 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 friday november 18 FAMILY dINNER ANd MOvIE NIGHT: Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 at van Asselt Community Center. Take a night off from cooking for the family. The activity fee $2.00 per person or $5 per family (up to 4 people). 6 – 8 p.m. at 2820 S. Myrtle St. For more info call 206-386-1921. Saturday november 19 CELEBRAT THE 50TH ANNIvERSAY OF SEATTLE’S WORLdS FAIR AT THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: The Future Remembered. The 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and Its Legacy. 1 – 3 p.m. Seattle Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. HOLIdAY BOOk SALE: More than 10,000 items will be for sale at bargain prices at the 2011 Friends of The Seattle Public Library Holiday Book sale: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Warren G Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Building No. 30 5TH ANNUAL PATIENT APPRECIATION dAY ANd FOOd dRIvE! We will trade a full day of chiropractic care for your donations of non- perishable food for the Seattle Food Bank to help out during the holidays. 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sound Chiropractic Center, 820 NE Northgate Way. For more info call 206-440-7700. friday november 25 MACY’S HOLIdAY PARAdE! Straight from the North Pole, Santa Claus will be spreading joy and good cheer as he winds his way through the streets of downtown Seattle. Followed by floats, costumed characters and local community groups. 9 a.m. Fourth & Fifth avenues between Pine and University streets. CHICk N COOP CRAFTS HOLIdAY BAZAAR! Chicks, peeps, hens and friends. Hassle free shopping as 50 NW crafters present their quality wares, clothing, Page 2 The Portland and Seattle Skanner November 16, 2011 wood, glass and much more. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Country village, 23718 Bothell Everett Hwy. Saturday november 26 MAGIC IN THE MARkET dECkS PIkE PLACE. Products and historic traditions. Pike Place Market grows even more colorful when thousands of lights are turned on all at once. 5 p.m. Pike Place Market. Storyteller Len Cabral, the great grandson of a Cape verdean whaler, has been enchanting audiences since 1976 with his exhuberant retelling of African, Cape verdean and Caribbean folktales. On Friday, Nov. 18, he holds a special solo performance at the North Star Ballroom, 635 N. killingsworth Ct., for teens and adults. Tickets are $10 at the door. On Saturday, Nov. 19, he performs two free family matinees for ages 5 and up: 11 a.m. at North Portland Library, 512 N. killingsworth St., and 2 p.m. at Troutdale Library, 2451 S.W. Cherry Park Rd. Saturday, Cabral joins two other renowned storytellers in Tellabration, the free festival finale and worldwide storytelling celebration, 7 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 1011 S.W. 12th Ave., recommended for ages 10 and up.
