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VANCOUVER WASHINGTON 2016 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS:
Please join Vancouver Mayor Timothy Leavitt for this year’s
State of the City address. After the address, enjoy a social hour
with the mayor and the city council at City Hall. Please RSVP to
cityrsvp@cityofvancouver.us. 5 p.m., City Hall, 415 W. 6th St.,
Vancouver.
FINDERS KEEPERS OPENING WEEKEND: Finders Keepers on the
beach begins: Every day, our float fairies place colorful hand-
blown glass floats on the beach for lucky treasure hunters to
find and keep. Opening weekend includes a special drop of 50
extra floats on the beach in Lincoln City. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., 801 SW
Highway 101, Lincoln City.
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
THE READING: RHYME SCHEME POWER EDITION VOLUME 1: Join
us for a short theatrical presentation of some of the written
work by Portland native ShaRonda Lynne McCauley and stick
around for a Q&A session to follow. 6 p.m., In Other Words, 14
NE Killingsworth St.
FRIENDS OF TREES PLANTING & POTLUCK: Come join us and plant
trees with neighbors and then join us for a delicious potluck
lunch. Beaumont-Wilshire, Cully and Roseway neighborhoods
(Northeast Portland). 8:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 4927 NE 55thy Ave.
TUESDAY, APRIL 5
THE URBAN LEAGUE OF PORTLAND 23RD ANNUAL CAREER FAIR:
Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with
recruiters from over 70 of the area’s most desirable employers
at the Urban League of Portland’s Career Connections Job Fair.
The event is free and open to the public. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., The
Double Tree, 1000 Multnomah St.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST SUSTAINS PORTLAND ARE
EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM: There’s no cost to attend the
breakfast a collection will be taken will all contributions sus-
tain the Northeast Emergency Food Program. For reservations
please email lwestarp@emoregon.org or call (503) 221-1054,
ext. 208, no later than March 30. 8:20 a.m. – 8:30 a.m., Mosaic
Church, 1832 NE Cesar Chavez Blvd.
FREE COMEDY AT BOSSONOVA BALLROOM: Barbara Holm Believes
in You is a quirky, smart, unique comedy show. The show fea-
tures some of the funniest comedians nationwide and hosted
by local comic Barbara Holm. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show
starts at 8 p.m. Bossonova Ballroom, 722 E. Burnside St.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7
FOSTER CARE FORUM: The Multnomah County Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) Citizen Review Panel
is hosting a public forum. Since July 2015, the panel has been
reviewing local child welfare related to supporting foster par-
ents and relative caregivers, and developing recommendations
for system-wide improvements. The Panel invites the public to
hear and comment on those findings and recommendations. 4
p.m. – 6 p.m., Multnomah County Library – Belmont, 1038 SE Ce-
sar E. Chavez Blvd.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8
BLACK CINEMA 1: IMAGE AND MIRAGE, MEANING AND IDENTITY:
Experimental short films from Black filmmakers of past and
present exploring the theme of identity. 7:30 p.m., $8 suggested
donation. PCC Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth St. Terrell
Hall Auditorium, Room 122.
BLACK MALE CHALLENGE 2016: This is a free event for students
and the general public. The event will consist of a keynote ad-
dress, leadership, breakout sessions, prizes and giveaways, and
a special student-led Mayoral Debate. 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Da-
vid Douglas Performing Arts Center, 1400 SE 130TH Ave. Register
online at WWW.REAPUSA.ORG or call (503)688-2784.
See Community Calendar on page 5
PHOTO BY JERRY FOSTER
Portland Metro
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
Constructing Hope
The winter 2016 graduating class of the Constructing Hope pre-apprenticeship program of the Pacific Northwest Carpenter’s Institute
received their diplomas March 24. Pictured here are Denis Das (back row, left), Michael Richmond, Ashanti Ligon, Kyle Anderson, David
Hartogh, Brandon Warren, Ari Smith-Korn, David Medina, Ryan Mesa (front row, left), Rico Roberson, Linda Gibson, Howard Washington,
Depree Johnson, Adolfo Bella and Berny Lavadores. Constructing Hope offers a 9 week pre-apprenticeship training program with 180
hours of classes and hands-on training. Upon graduations, participants have assistance with permanent job placement and will have
gained the following certifications: Flagging, Fork-lift and OSHA 10.
Portland News Briefs
NAACP to Protest ‘Meet the Heat’
Event Friday Morning
The NAACP Portland branch invites the community
join in a demonstration to protest the “Meet the Heat”
event at the Portland Police Training Facility.
According to the event listing on the Portland Busi-
ness Alliance’s website, “Meet the Heat” is a “VIP-on-
ly” fundraiser cosponsored by the Portland Police
Commission and the Portland Business Alliance cost-
ing participants $1,000 each to participate in emer-
gency vehicle maneuvers, use firearms and Tasers,
and participate in what it describes as “realistic sce-
narios” and use “defensive tactics.”
The demonstration begins at 8 a.m. and a media con-
ference is scheduled at 9 a.m. at the Portland Police
Training Facility, 14902 NE Airport Way. For more
information about the demonstration, visit https://
www.facebook.com/events/1587703178213725/.
City Club of Portland Continues
Mayoral Forums
City Club of Portland will host four events in April
for candidates seeking to become the city’s next may-
or.
This marks an increased involvement in the mayor-
al election process: in 2012, City Club hosted one may-
oral forum.
The primary election is set for May 17. Incumbent
Mayor Charlie Hales has announced he is not seeking
re-election, making this an open seat.
Themes and dates for City Club events include:
• East Portland: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Friday in the Great
Hall, Portland Community College’s Southeast
Campus, 2305 S.E. 82nd Ave.
• Civic Drinks with the Candidates: 5 to 7:30 p.m.,
April 12, The Secret Society, 116 N.E. Russell St.,
Portland.
• Health and Public Safety: 7 to 8:30 p.m., April 18,
Portland Community College’s Cascade Campus,
Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104,
at Northeast Albina and Killingsworth.
• City Club of Portland Friday Forum: 11:30 a.m.,
April 22, at the Sentinel Hotel, 614 S.W. 11th Ave.,
Portland.
Three member-led City Club committees were
tasked with organizing the April 1 and 18 events, as
well as the Friday Forum. Each committee decided on
the criteria for candidate invitations. The criteria dif-
fer for each event, based on the will of a majority of
the members on each committee. All candidates are
invited to at least one of the events.
For the East Portland event on April 1, invited can-
didates are Multnomah County Commissioner Jules
Bailey; restaurateur Sarah Iannarone; and State Trea-
surer Ted Wheeler. The moderator for the event will
be Jo Ann Hardesty.
For the Civic Drinks event on April 12, all candi-
dates are invited to mix with City Club members and
the public. Co-sponsored by Portland State Universi-
ty’s College of Urban and Public Affairs.
For the April 18 Health and Public Safety debate, the
invitees are Bailey, Iannarone, Wheeler and David
Schor, assistant attorney general at the Oregon De-
partment of Justice. The moderator will be Pastor T.
Allen Bethel of Maranatha Church. Co-sponsors are
Partners for Safety and Justice; Albina Ministerial
Alliance; Coalition for Justice and Police Reform; The
Latino Network; and Luis Palau Association.
For the April 22 Friday Forum, the candidates will
be Bailey, Iannarone, Wheeler and Sean Davis, author
and writing teacher. The moderator is Ben Cannon,
executive director of the Oregon Higher Education
Coordinating Commission. Sponsors are EcoNorth-
west, Chevron, Morel Ink, Northwest Natural, Uber
and Airbnb. As of press time, the list of partners for
that Friday Forum had not been finalized.
City Club of Portland also hosted a debate in Janu-
ary with mayoral candidates, co-sponsored by the Re-
gional Arts and Culture Council and Portland Center
Stage.
The stepped-up schedule for public events comes
as City Club celebrates its centennial year. “The club
has been Portland’s premiere organization for civic
involvement for generations, but we want to be more
impactful than ever before,” Marshall said. “Not all
Portlanders are motivated by the same topics. Spit-
ting the events up into themes — Arts, East Portland,
health and public safety, economy and business – and
partnering with other community organizations
should empower and inform more voters than ever
before.”
City Club also will host events this year focusing
on such races as Oregon Secretary of State, Oregon
House District 43, and Republican gubernatorial
candidates. For more information about City Club of
Portland, visit www.pdxcityclub.org or call (503) 228-
7231.
April is Poetry Month at Lan Su
Chinese Garden
This April, learn about the poetry in Lan Su Chi-
nese Garden as well as the historical and aesthetic
traditions of poetry in Suzhou-style Chinese gardens
with workshops, tours, and multiple poetry series.
According to Chinese tradition, a garden landscape
without poetry is not complete. Luckily, Lan Su is
graced with a wealth of poetic inscriptions! Classical
Chinese gardens – including Lan Su – are filled with
poetic inscriptions as text, calligraphic ensembles,
engravings and plaques.
See Briefs on page 5