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WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 – 12
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
RELEASE OF JOANN MARTIN’S NEW BOOK, “FORGIVENESS - AN ACT
OF LOVE”: Friends and family are cordially invited to the release
and signing party for the new book written by JoAnne. 6 p.m.,
Portland Prime, 121 SW 3rd Ave.
KIDS NIGHT OUT: CRAFT EDITION: Kids Night Out Craft Edition –
games, crafts, snacks and fun for your children, ages six weeks
to 12 years old. RSVP online ASAP. Space is limited. www.tinyurl.
com/knofail 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., Resource Center for Students with
Children, Portland State University, 1825 S.W. Broadway St.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
ALLEN TEMPLE C.M.E. CHURCH GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION:
Family, friends and neighbors are welcome to join the Allen
Temple C.M.E. Church family for the oicial groundbreaking
ceremony and following a community block party celebration/
Groundbreaking ceremony starts at 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Commu-
nity block party is at noon – 3 p.m., 4236 NE 8th Ave.
SEAPORT CELEBRATION: Back by popular demand: Experience
Portland’s thriving working harbor by jumping on a jet boat
ride, or throw on a helmet and try your hand at welding, inter-
active booths, entertainment, food booths and much more. 10
a.m. – 4 p.m., Terminal 2, 3556 N.W. Front Ave.
5TH ANNUAL WESTMORELAND/SELLWOOD SUMMER FEST: A por-
tion of the proceeds of this fundraiser will be donated to the
National Brain Tumor Society. Join us for some local beers, BBQ,
and live music. Noon – 6 p.m., Portland U-Brew & Pub, 6237 SE
Milwaukee Ave.
MONDAY – SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 – 21
“THOSE SINGING PREACHERS” CONCERT: Bethel African Methodist
Episcopal Church is celebrating its 125th Session of the Paciic
Northwest Annual Conference. Please join us Friday the 19th
for the “Those singing Preachers” Concert. This will be an un-
forgettable evening in the spirit. For more information, please
call (503) 810-4958. The concert will begin promptly at 7 p.m.
at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 5828 NE 8th Ave.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16
LEAD POISIONING PREVENTION WORKSHOP! Free workshop
where participants learn how to prevent lead exposure in their
home. Qualiied participants receive a free kit of safety and test-
ing supplies. 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m. Community Energy Project, 2900
SE Stark St. Suite A. Portland, OR 97214
TUES. – WED., AUGUST 16 – 17
JOB FAIR: If you are interested in joining our food service team
at either the Oregon Convention Center, Portland Exposition
Center or Portland 5 Centers for the Arts, apply online prior to
attending the job fair! www.aramark.com click careers and fol-
low instructions. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. both days. Oregon Convention
Center, 777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd. Room D 129-130.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17
FREE COMMUNITY FAIR: Enjoy a free picnic supper while meet-
ing community partners and vendors. Lots of activities such
as face painting, clown antics, entertainment with music and
much more. Free school supplies for school aged children while
supplies last. All are welcome. 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., 2201 N. Rosa
Parks Way.
70TH CHURCH ANNIVERSARY “PLATINUM CELEBRATION”: Pre-an-
niversary service with guest speaker and former pastor, Dr.
Johnny Pack IV. 7 p.m., The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church,
3725 N. Gantenbein Ave.
See Community Calendar on page 5
PHOTO BY JERRY FOSTER
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2016: Age appropriate lessons for Ev-
eryone, ages three to adult. Free to the community. Bible les-
sons, refreshments, activities, crafts and much more. 6 p.m. – 8
p.m. First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 4304 N. Van-
couver Ave. For more information, please call (503) 206-4135.
SEI Summer Music Festival
Thara Memory performs at the SEI Summer Music Festival. The festival was held to honor legendary Jazz Musician Memory, Aug. 6.
Portland News Briefs
School of African Roots Open House
A coalition of community groups has joined to
launch an independent educational concept called
the School of African Roots (SOAR). This concept
will consist of a series of classes created with a strong
dose of love, respect, patience, and inspiration, that
is strongly inluenced by the rich cultural traditions
that have sustained African-descended people for
more than years.
There will be an open house event at the school lo-
cation from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Abbey Art
Center at 7600 N. Hereford in Portland. This event
will include an interactive presentation on the objec-
tives and operations of the school.
Members of the community community are invited
to come and meet the organizers, ask questions, give
input and register children to participate in classes.
For more information: please reach out to us at our
School of African Roots Facebook page @Facebook.
com/SOARPDX. You can call at (707) 456-SOAR or
email organizers at soar@beamvillage.org.
Six-Week Series for Caregivers
Begins Sept. 8
Registration is now open for an annual six-week se-
ries called Powerful Tools for Caregivers that begins
Sept. 8. Washington County Disability, Aging and
Veteran Services and Tuality Healthcare sponsor the
series.
The classes take place on Thursdays, September 8
through October 13, from 1:30–4 p.m., at Forest Grove
Library Rogers Room, 2114 Paciic Ave. Class size is
limited, and registration is required by calling (503)
846-3089.
This educational series is designed to help unpaid
family caregivers take care of themselves while they
are caring for a relative or friend with a chronic ill-
ness. Participants will learn how to reduce personal
stress, communicate their needs efectively in chal-
lenging situations, deal with diicult emotions, and
make tough caregiving decisions.
The class is appropriate for anyone helping a par-
ent, spouse or friend. The person in their care may
live at home, in a facility or across the country.
There is a suggested donation of $30 to help defray
the cost of the book, but payment is not required to
attend the class.
Call Washington County’s Family Caregiver Sup-
port Program at 503-846-3089 to register or for more
information.
Hispanic Chamber to Celebrate
¡BRAVO! Awards
The Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber (Hispanic
Chamber) will celebrate the many contributions that
Latinos make locally in Oregon and the United States
during its annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration,
Sept. 8.
During the event, the Hispanic Chamber will pres-
ent the ¡BRAVO! Awards to recognize outstanding in-
dividuals and organizations that are role models, and
have contributed to the economic and social advance-
ment of Latinos in Oregon and Southwest Washing-
ton. The following awards will be presented:
• Latino Business: Rosa Martinez, President, Profes-
sional Minority Group
• Latino Health: Gil Muñoz, CEO, Virginia Garcia Me-
morial Health Center
• Latino Justice: Monica Herranz, Circuit Court Judge
Pro Tem & Referee for Multnomah County
• Latino Community Service: John Jackley, Director
of Communications and Social Equity, Portland De-
velopment Commission
• Public Partnership: City of Beaverton
• Community Partnership: Northwest Health Foun-
dation
The event will also recognize our 10th Latino Lead-
ership program graduating class, and welcome our
11th incoming class. It will be held from 6 p.m. to 9
p.m. Sept. 8 at the Oregon Convention Center in Port-
land.
The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Ticket prices are $135 for members and $150 for
non-members. Corporate tables are available for
$1,500 each, which includes listing in the evening
program.
Sponsors for the event include Altria, Comcast,
Fred Meyer, JP Morgan & Chase Co., Multnomah
County, Oregon Lottery, Portland Development Com-
mission, Providence Health & Services, Southwest
Airlines, University of Oregon and Wells Fargo.
To RSVP, call (503) 222-0280, or e-mail: info@hmc-
coregon.com.
More information is available at: http://www.hmc-
coregon.com/events.html
Seattle News Briefs
Local Music Collection Launches at
the Seattle Public Library
Seattleites can download free local music thanks to
The Seattle Public Library’s new online Seattle music
collection called PlayBack. Music from 50 local art-
ists are now available at playback.spl.org, including
Tomo Nakayama, Fly Moon Royalty, The Not-Its! and
more. Anyone can stream the albums for free, and Li-
brary cardholders can download and keep any music
in the PlayBack collection.
To celebrate the artists in this new collection, the
See Briefs on page 5