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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 2012 B ULLETIN B OARD GARDENS OF EATIN. Basic Vegetable Gardening. Want to grow organic food but not sure how? Boost your garden IQ with simple steps to success. 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Clackamas County Extension, 200 Warner Milne Rd. Oregon City. FREE Art About Race FIRST FAMILIES REUNION. Vancouver NAACP celebrates the release of From World War II to the Twenty-First Century. By Jane Elder! This is a free event for the public to enjoy. 3 p.m. Gaiser Hall Student Center at Clark College. Vancouver, WA 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 Sunday April 15 Thursday April 12 YOUTH EMPOWERMENT JOB FAIR. The Now Generation is invited to meet with employers, recruiting to fill summer job opportunities. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Concordia University, Hagen Campus Center, 2811 NE Holman St. Friday April 13 OREGON RENAISSANCE BAND PERFORMS. The Oregon Renaissance Band is an 8 to 12 member ensemble dedicated to performing and recording music of the Renaissance. Free with suggested donation of $5. Tickets available at the door. Very limited seating so get there early. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:15 p.m. Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis St. Friday – Saturday April 13 – 14 BUCKMAN ART SHOW & SELL RETURNS FOR THE 22ND ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF ART. Annual celebration will feature over 140 artists, designers and craftsperson, benefitting Buckman Arts Focus Elementary PTA. Friday 5 – 9 p.m. $5 per person 5 and over. Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. $2 Suggested donation. 320 SE 16th Ave. JAPANESE TSUNAMI MARINE DEBRIS PUBLIC WORKSHOP. Learn about marine debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami that is en route to the West Coast. 3:30 – 5 p.m. Ecotrust Natural Capital Center, 721 NW 9th Ave. Free admission. For more info call 503-844-9571 ext 317 UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND TO HOST 18TH ANNUAL READING FAIR. This event is free and open to the public, and hosted by Kappa Delta Pi, the education honor society. Every child attending will receive a free, new book of their choice. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., in the Chiles Center. Wednesday April 18 EAST PORTLAND HOMEOWNERSHIP FORUM. Learn about home buying in East Portland and connect with resources and organizations to assist throughout the process. Free, 6 – 8:30 p.m. Parkrose High School, Student Center, 12003 NE Shaver St. Saturday April 21 O M M U EARTH DAY 2012. Free Earth Day 2012 activities. Many activities to do at this all day long event celebrating Earth Day. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. June Key Delta Community Center, 5940 N. Albina Ave. N I T Y C A Saturday – Sunday April 21 -22 CHAUTAUQUA COMMUNITY CHORUS PRESENTS. Featuring old world and American roots music on the topic of the Living Stream. A benefit for Willamette Riverkeepers and LWR Clean Drinking Water Program. Activities for children also. Saturday 7 p.m. Sunday 3 p.m. St. Stephen Lutheran Church – 290 W. Gloucester St. Gladstone, OR Saturday April 14 C Local artist Emma Colburn, who was profiled in The Skanner News History Month Special for her series of portraits of Williams Avenue residents, presents another artwork now on display at Artists’ Repertory Theater. The work is a partially woven map of North Williams Avenue gentrification. Part of the Red Door Project, this work and other pieces about gentrification and race remain at the theater through April. ART is at 1515 SW Morrison in Portland. L E N D A R S EATTLE 2012 B ULLETIN B OARD STEPHANIE COONTZ DISCUSSES THE HISTORY OF MARRIAGE. Stephanie Coontz will present “Courting Trouble, The Transformation of Marriage from the Stone Age to the Internet Age.” 6:30 - 8 p.m. Seattle Public Library, NE Branch, 6801 35th Ave. NE. Friday April 13 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 POETRY GRAND SLAM! YOUTH SPEAKS 2012 SLAM SERIES. 12 poets compete for 5 spots on the Youth Speaks Seattle Slam Team. Neptune Theatre, Brooklyn Ave & NE 45th St. Seattle $10 youth/$20 adult. Doors open at 7 p.m. Slam starts at 8 p.m. Friday – Sunday April 13 -15 Thursday April 12 INFLUENCES OF JAPAN AT SEATTLE CENTER Page 2 The Portland and Seattle Skanner April 11, 2012 BLOSSOM & JAPANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. ALL WEEKEND LONG. Armory Center House, Fisher Pavilion and Seattle Center Pavilion. Saturday April 14 INTERPRETIVE TRILLIUM HIKES OFFERED AT LAKE SYLVIA STATE PARK: The interpretive hikes begin at 2:30 p.m. at Lake Sylvia, 1812 Lake Sylvia RD. Montesana Monday April 16 SEATTLE CHERRY BLOSSOM & JAPANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL CONTINUES. Tea ceremony, Ikebana, Entertainment, Taiko & paper airplanes contest. 10 a.m. Fisher Pavilion, 305 Harrison St.
