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THURSDAY – SATURDAY, JAN. 12 – 14
BOOKAPALOOZA 2017: Fort Vancouver Regional Library Founda-
tion is hosting a used book sale. Thousands of books will be
available to purchase for 50 cents to $1. 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., Fort
Vancouver Regional Library Headquarters, Library Hall, 1007 E.
Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14
FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON SELECTING TREES FOR YOUR
HOME IN GRANT PARK AND HOLLYWOOD AREAS: Are you won-
dering what to plant for the upcoming Friends of Trees planting
day? Part discussion, part discovery, this workshop will have
your community members excited about options for planting.
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Grant Park Church, 2728 NE 34th Ave.
PORTLAND DAY OF SERVICE: Need a smoke alarm? As part of its
centennial celebration, the Red Cross Cascades Region will hold
a MLK Day of Service of Fire Campaign Event. The goal! To install
1,000 smoke alarms in homes that need them in the Boise/Eliot
neighborhood of NE Portland. If you are in those areas and in
need of a smoke alarm please call (503) 528-5783 to schedule
an appointment. Also please review the fi re safety information
and help create a fi re plan. Volunteers are also needed for this
day of service. 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Red Cross Fixed Site, 3131 N.
Vancouver Ave.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY CELEBRATION: The public is invited
to come and enjoy the music of the Portland Peace choir, and
listen to the keynote speaker Verna Bailey her speech is titled
“What Happened to the Dream?” 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., Southminister
Presbyterian Church, 12250 SW Denny Rd., Beaverton.
MONDAY, JANUARY 16
“THE TIMES ARE CHANGIN’”: MLK,JR. DAY COMMUNITY SONG CIR-
CLE & CELEBRATION: Singers, instrumentalists and music lovers
are invited to gather beginning at 3 p.m. for a song circle led by
Artichoke teacher John Richter. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. smaller
song circles and jam sessions will be hosted for lovers of blue-
grass, gypsy jazz, old time and much more. The event is free and
open to the public. Lagunitas Brewing Community Room, 237 NE
Broadway, Suite 300.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21
INTERESTED IN ATTENDING WSU VANCOUVER? Join us Saturday
to learn about what WSU has to off er. Hear about academic pro-
grams, the application process, paying for college and campus
life! 1 p.m., Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110, Van-
couver, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver.
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Peter Stark’s bestselling book “Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jeff erson’s Lost Pacifi c Empire; A Story of Wealth, Ambition,
and Survival comes to life on stage at The Armory in a world premiere production directed and adapted by Chris Coleman Jan. 20.
“Astoria: Part One” is the fi rst world premiere to debut as part of the company’s new Northwest Stories series. This monumental piece
of American history will be told in two parts over the course of two seasons. Select dates will be presented as part of Fertile Ground, a
city-wide festival of new works held every January in Portland. “Astoria: Part Two” will be presented during the 2017-2018 season. For
more information, visit https://www.pcs.org/astoria.
Portland News Briefs
AMA Plans March for Justice
Demonstration through Northeast Portland will
end with rally, NAACP meeting
The Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Jus-
tice and Peace Reform is sponsoring a March for
Justice and Equality through Northeast Portland the
morning of Jan. 28.
The march will begin at the Martin Luther King Jr.
statue at the 1000 block of Northeast MLK Blvd. near
the convention center and end with an 11:45 a.m. rally
at Marantha Church, 4222 NE 12th Ave. At 1 p.m., par-
ticipants are invited to attend the Portland NAACP’s
monthly general meeting at Maranatha Church.
“In light of many of the things that are happening
in society today, around the election and the protests
that have been happening, even the protests that
were happening here in Portland, we wanted to allow
people of our community – African American, Afri-
can brothers and sisters – the opportunity to express
their own voice in a very safe, family-friendly at-
mosphere. We wanted to march in North/Northeast
Portland to allow the community to have that type of
voice and that type of atmosphere. So our plan is that
it’s very peaceful,” said the Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel,
pastor of Maranatha Church and longtime member
of the Albina Ministerial Alliance.
Bethel said the rally would include a short program
of speakers and would provide the opportunity for
members of the community to fellowship with each
other and talk about their concerns and the issues
that matter to them – including police accountability,
housing and voting rights.
“I want to actually say to our community that
there’s an opportunity to express your feelings, have
your voice going in, continuing to be aware of things
that are happening to our country, to our people, our
community and realizing that as we come together.
As one we can accomplish a whole lot more than be-
ing divided or opposing one another. We want to do
what is going to be good for the whole community,”
Bethel told The Skanner News.
Along with the Portland NAACP, the march is en-
dorsed by the Urban League of Portland Portland
Copwatch.
The march coincides with the Portland NAACP’s
regular monthly meeting time, although the organi-
zation typically meets at the Oregon Trail chapter of
the Red Cross on North Vancouver.
The rally also comes the week aft er a series of large
marches for social justice causes, most of which are
scheduled for downtown Portland. The Portland
Women’s March is scheduled to take place Jan. 21,
preceded by a Jobs With Justice-sponsored march
called United Front Against the Trump Agenda.
—Christen McCurdy
Literary Arts Announces Oregon
Literary Arts Award Fellowships
This week Literary Arts announced the Oregon Lit-
erary Arts award fellowship recipients:
NONFICTION:
Santi Elijah Holley, Oregon Arts Commission Fel-
lowship
Rebecca Owen, The Walt Morey Fellowship
POETRY:
Stephanie Adams-Santos, Oregon Poetry Communi-
ty Fellowship
Shayla Lawson, C. Hamilton Bailey Fellowship
FICTION:
Aja Gabel, The Leslie Bradshaw Fellowship
Amber Keller, Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship
Josha Nathan, Writer of Color Fellowship
YOUNG READERS:
Kathleen Lane, Edna L. Homes Fellowship in Young
Readers
DRAMA:
Tamar Shai Bolkvadze, Women Writers Fellowship
PUBLISHERS:
Future Tense Books
Perfect Day Publishing
The recipients and Oregon Book Award fi nalists
will be honored at an April 24 ceremony at the Gerd-
ing Theater at the Armory. Reserve your seat today
and look forward to cheering on the remarkable
work being created in our local community.
African American Health Coalition
Celebrates 24th Annual Health
Disparities Luncheon
The African American Health Coalition invites the
public to the Health Disparities Luncheon 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. Jan. 20 at New Song Community Center. This
year’s theme “Health Equity: What Do We Want?
What Must Be Done?” will address the principles of
practice towards equity and the rationale for equity.
Two of the country’s leading experts will be keynote
speakers—Dr. Brian Gibbs, vice president, Equity
and Inclusion, Oregon Health Sciences University
and Dr. James Mason, chief diversity offi cer, Oregon
Region, Providence Health & Services. Please call
(503) 413-185 to reserve tickets.
The coalition will also be celebrating its 24th Annu-
al Wellness Village on Jan. 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., also at
See Briefs on page 5