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Page 4 The Skanner November 11, 2015 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2015 Portland Metro Visit us at a store near you THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 STIMSON LUMBER TREE ARRIVAL: Come downtown to welcome the tree arrival of Portland’s 75-foo-ttall Douglas fir to Port- land’s living room. Festivities include: Parade, The Beat Goes On Marching Band and much more. Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave. Event begins at noon. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 CLARK COLLEGE HOSTS THE FOURTH ANNUAL CLARK COLLEGE FALL CHORAL FESTIVAL: Twenty middle and high school choirs and vocal/jazz ensembles from schools throughout Washington and Oregon will begin performing at 8 a.m. Admission is $5 for the day. Clark College students and children under 12 accompa- nied by an adult are free. Clark College, Geiser Student Center, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 FORT VANCOUVER VISITOR CENTER TO RE-OPEN: This free opening will provide the public with their first look inside the remodeled 1961 facility. There will be live music, refreshments and more. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Fort Vancouver Visitors Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 SIREN NATION ART AND CRAFT SALE: 38 art and craft vendors selling original and handmade products from around Oregon. See Community Calendar on page 5 PHOTO COURTESY OF HOLLYWOOD THEATRE brought to you by INSA’s Mural Opens The latest animated mural by acclaimed GIF-ITI artist INSA, inspired by his five-week residency in Portland with Hollywood Theatre Education Programs and Open School North, has now made its digital debut. GIF-ITI, the term and process in- vented by INSA himself, involves photographing individual layers of a multi-stage, handpainted mural, which are then combined into a looping Portland News Briefs Kenton Library to Host Storytelling Workshop Nov. 16 This Monday, the Kenton Library will host a spe- cial workshop on African American storytelling techniques. The class will be led by Chetter Gallo- way, a storytelling per- formance artist who has studied both African and African American story traditions. Galloway said attend- ees will be introduced to these styles and tech- niques and will leave with a broader under- standing of the art form. “(They will) know more about the art of African American storytelling, more about the story tell- ers who work to preserve the cultural traditions and heritage of African and African American storytelling,” Galloway said. One of the classic tra- ditions of African story- telling is the use of “call and response” -- where there is a back-and-forth syncopation between the leader and the chorus. Call and response tech- niques tend to dissolve the separation between the performer and audi- ence, making the art in- teractive. Galloway said this in- teraction is key, as well as the use of music as a part of the tradition. Wheth- er the stories talk about joy or sadness, the heart of African storytelling is creative articulation. “African American sto- rytelling is very lively, animated and rooted in expression. Where this expression is social jus- tice issues or civil rights or some strife, it’s very expressive and comes out through the art,” he digital image or GIF. This work was painted on an exterior wall of Open School North (OSN) in Portland as part of an artist residency facilitat- ed by Hollywood Theatre Education Programs. To view the mural, visit http://gif-iti.com/walls. html. To learn more about INSA’s artist resi- dency, visit http://hollywoodtheatre.org/insa. said. Galloway said the class will have interactive activ- ities that will apply the lessons of the workshop. At- tendees will have a better understanding of the art and the ability to use the techniques in their own sto- rytelling practices. He also wants to connect people with national sto- rytelling organizations. Part of the workshop will cover the National Association of Black Storytellers who work to preserve African cultural heritage. The African American storytelling workshop is part of a larger movement by the Multnomah County Library to reach out to their community members. Library employee David Miles said the library had hired several reference positions for libraries to de- velop programming that would be interesting to the African American community. “That is one of the focuses of our particular location … to have a more engaging relationship with the Af- rican American community that uses us,” Miles said. Galloway, who is part of the Portland Storytellers Guild, said there are many places for good storytell- ing in this area, but there aren’t many places that fo- cus on African and African American traditions. “There is an opportunity here to enlighten others about an art and craft that isn’t necessarily represent- ed all the time in the community,” Galloway said. The African-American Storytelling workshop takes place at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 in the Kenton Meeting Room in the Kenton Library. Class space is limited, so interested storytellers should arrive early. —Arashi young Planned Parenthood to Hold Enrollment Fair Nov. 13 Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette is hold- ing an education and enrollment Friday in Portland. Throughout open enrollment, which runs until Jan. 31, 2016, Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette is helping women in Oregon and Southwest Wash- ington take charge of their health by providing ed- ucation, resources and in-person assistance to help community members get enrolled in insurance plans. The event will take place from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fri- day at the Historic Kenton Firehouse, 8105 N. Bran- don Ave. RSVP: To make an appointment in English, contact Erin Gorry at (503) 260-0682 or erincac@ppcw.org. To make an appointment in Spanish, contact Kel- ly Dickens at (503) 260-1630 or kellycac@ppcw.org. Walk-ins are also welcome. In addition to this week’s enrollment event and Planned Parenthood’s local ACA education activ- ities, the community can also learn about how get covered online at PlannedParenthoodHealthInsur- anceFacts.org. The website provides an overview of what the health care law, often referred to as Obamacare, means for women; a glossary of import- ant terms related to the law and health insurance; See BRIEFS on page 5
