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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.