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Portland and SW Washington S P O T L I G H T S became home to 40,000 people from 1942 until May 1948 when the Columbia River flooded into the city, destroying it in a single day. The project is sponsored by The North Portland Multime- dia Training Center, a project of The Skanner Foundation. Everyone is invited. RSVP suggested. Call 503.546.7499. Refreshments will be provided. Childcare for children nine and under, transportation, and interpretation will be provid- ed upon request, with 48 hours advance notice. Hip Hop Soulsation Campus Blues Fest Honors Janice Scroggins PHOTO COURTESY HIP HOP SOULSATION ACADEMY Concordia University and The Original Halibut’s restau- rant in Northeast Portland present the inaugural Campus Blues Fest, a blues music festival dedicated to the legacy of the late Grammy-nominated and beloved Portland musi- cian, Janice Scroggins on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 12-8 p.m. at Concordia on the campus green. The dynamic artist line-up will include performances by Portland blues icons Norman Sylvester, Linda Hornbuckle Band with Reggie Houston & Richard Arnold, Jim Mesi Band, Lloyd Jones Trio, Kevin Selfe & the Tornados, Jim Wallace, and The Strange Tones. Entrance to this family-friendly festival is free to the pub- lic with food vendors, such as, The Original Halibut’s and Cannon’s Rib Express available. Join the hundreds of attendees who will enjoy back-to- back music from 12-8pm in the amphitheater on the campus green at Concordia University at 2900 NE Rosa Parks Way. Concordia is an alcohol free campus. For more information, visit www.cu-portland.edu/events The Hip Hop Soulsation Dance Academy is onstage for the next two weekends, performing with Cykhia featuring Drish at the Clark County Fair. The hip hop students, led by singer/songwriter Cykhia and choreographer Tyrell Sanders, perform Saturday, Aug. 2 at 9 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 3 at 8 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m., all on the Columbian Community Stage. “Drish” means “a dream and a wish.” look for a full story on the company in next weeks’ The Skanner News. Find out more about the dance company at www.hhsoulsationacademy.com, and the Clark County Fair at www.clarkcofair.com. Crowd-Sourced Survey Seeks African American Historic Sites An effort to identify Oregon’s African American historic sites and places has uncovered locations in Pendleton, Hayesville, Salem, Westport, Portland and other communi- ties. Project leaders are asking the public to continue submitting information about potential sites. The Oregon Black Pioneers, in partnership with the State Historic Preservation Office, launched the property survey project “Preserving Oregon’s African American Historic Places” in May. Working with community partners and vol- unteers, the organizations want to protect and preserve Oregon’s African American historic sites and places from 1844 to 1984. The deadline for submissions is Nov. 28. You may submit your information online at www.makeoregonhistory.com or at www.oregonblackpioneers.org. Provide as much infor- mation as you can, but it is OK to leave blanks if you do not know the particular information requested. Go C O M M U to www.makeoregonhistory.com to submit online. The information will be added to the collections of the Oregon Black Pioneers and the Oregon Historic Sites Database. If you have any questions about the survey project you may email Moreland at historic_places@qwestoffice.net or Kuri Gill, Oregon Heritage, Grants and Outreach Coordinator at Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov. Vanport Multimedia Project Find out about the Vanport Multimedia Project at a free Sharing Ideas session sponsored by Our United Villages Community Legacy program. Laura LoForti, the project director will talk about Vanport and how to take part in the multimedia project from 6-8 p.m. Thursday Aug. 7 at TaborSpace, 5441 SE Belmont St., Portland. The project is open to participation from anyone who want to learn video production and tell the story of the people who lived there. Vanport, the State’s second largest city and the largest WWII federal public housing project in the United States N I T Y C A L Auditions for St. Helens ‘Haunted Tours’ The ShoeString Community Players will be holding audi- tions for the St. Helens Haunted Tours, Aug. 6-7 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 9 at 5 p.m. The auditions are at Bertucci’s, 2017 Columbia Blvd. in St. Helens. SSCP is looking for actors and actresses ages 16 to 99 for both speaking and non-speaking roles. Rehearsals will be held in the evenings and occasionally on weekends, begin- ning in late August and running through early October. The exact schedule will be posted after all roles have been cast mid August. Haunted Tours performances will be held Oct. 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, and Nov. 1 from 7 to 10pm SSCP is also looking for people to help out behind the scenes with make-up, costumes, concessions, house man- agement, publicity, lighting, special effects, sound effects, handlers and security and crowd control. For more information on the Haunted House Tours, visit www.sscpmusicals.com or email brian@sthelenshaunted- tours.com E N D A R P ORTLAND 2014 B ULLETIN B OARD – noon 5k, 10k, 15k race and award ceremony. location vacant lot on the corner of NE Mlk & Alberta St. Monday August 4 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 – Sunday August 2 – 3 Mlk DREAM RuN 14. Inspiring Dreamers Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” Speech. Saturday 5 – 9 p.m. “Taste of the Dream” our pre-race kickoff and community celebration. Sunday – The Mlk Dream Run 6 a.m. All – STAR COMMuNITy DAy SOCCER CAMP. Join us for a day of soccer fun to celebrate the MlS – All STAR Community Day. A free soccer clinic for kids 6 – 14. Please complete waiver forms for children to participate. Visit www.portlandparks.org or call 503-823-4101/ 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Montavilla Park Community Center, 8219 NE Glisan St. Thursday August 7 NEw SEASON’S MARkET – FISHER’S lANDING BIkE FAIR. Stop by from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to participate in a variety of family friendly events. Give your bike a fix-up with a visit to the Quick Fix Start Station. New Season’s Market Fisher’s landing, 2100 B SE 164th Ave. Vancouver NEw PAINTINGS By JACk FEATHERly. uPFOR Page 4 The Portland and Seattle Skanner July 30, 2014 Presents unpattern: A solo exhibition of new oil and enamel paintings by Jack Featherly. The show opens August 7, 2012 and runs until August 30, 2014. Events are free 6 – 8 p.m. uPFOR, 929 Nw Flanders St. Saturday August 9 THE AlBERTA STREET FAIR RETuRNS. Tons of fun for all ages featuring a mix of sights, sounds and tasty treats that can only be found on Alberta Street. The fair will kick-off with the children’s parade at 11 a.m. at NE 15th Ave. The fair runs until 9:30 p.m. on NE Alberta St. between 11th & 30th Avenues. Sunday August 10 PORTlAND ROOTS FESTIVAl. PCRI is proud to present the 2nd annual Portland Roots Festival. The celebration will feature some of Portland’s most delectable food vendors, a variety of entertaining and educational health related activities for the whole family. Noon – 8 p.m. Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 Sw 6th Ave.
