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55TH ANNUAL CLARK COLLEGE JAZZ FESTIVAL: Clark College
hosts the 55th Annual Clark College Jazz Festival presents three
full days of exhilarating big band jazz. Admission is $5 per day.
Clark College students and children under 12 accompanied by an
adult will be admitted free of charge. This is a three-day event.
Times vary, but there will be jazz all day long. 10 a.m., Gaiser
Hall, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
LUNAR NEW YEAR: Help us welcome the year of the Fire Rooster
with games, crafts and activities. Ages 2 – 10 with family. This is
a free fun event for the whole family. 4 p.m., Beaverton Library,
12375 SW Fifth St., Beaverton.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
MET 9TH ANNUAL CAREER DAY: Join MET’s 9th Annual Career Day.
And help your child find his/her passion and plan out their col-
lege career. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., MET Community Center, 10330 SW
Scholls Ferry Rd., Tigard.
MARCH FOR JUSTICE: Albina Ministerial Coalition for Justice and
Police Reform will hold a March for Justice to bring together
people from North, Northeast and Southeast Portland and else-
where. The date coincides with the 7th anniversary of the death
of Aaron Campbell, an unarmed African American man shot by
Portland Police in 2010. 10 a.m., Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue
(NE MLK Blvd. at Holladay St.).
NAACP PORTLAND BRANCH INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO ITS
MONTHLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: President Jo Ann
Hardesty and executive leadership will provide updates about
current and future initiatives. This is an opportunity to connect
with Portland NAACP’s work in advancing, racial justice in the
community. 1 p.m. Maranatha Church following the rally, 4222
NE 12th Ave.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
WEATHERIZATION WORKSHOP: Free workshop where partici-
pants learn how to stop drafts in their home. Great for renter’s
too! Qualified participants receive a free kit of weatherization
supplies. Register at www.communityenergyproject.org or call
(503) 284-6827 x 108. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Cherry Park Elementary
School, 1930 SE 104th Ave.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
3RD ANNUAL RIONA’S CAVE OF TREASURES ARTISAN FAIRE: Arti-
san fair meets renaissance faire, vendor village meets sci-fi and
steampunk emporium meets comic con artists alley. $1 admis-
sion. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Double Tree Lloyd Center, Exhibit Hall, 1000
Multnomah Ave.
2017 ST. JOHNS SWAP’N’PLAY’S PRESCHOOL, KINDER, AND CAMP
FIRE: Families find the programs of your dreams, schools, help
families choose your program by meeting them at the event. 10
a.m., St. Johns Library, 7510 N. Charleston Ave.
Seattle Metro
FRIDAY – SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 - 28
14TH ANNUAL FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE: “A Night in Never Never
Land” will transform Capital High School into Neverland for two
evenings. Each night will have music, crafts, ice cream, danc-
ing and raffle prizes. Corsages and pictures available to capture
those special moments. Cost for the Father Daughter Dance is
$35.00 per couple. 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Capital High School, 2707 Con-
ger Ave. NW, Olympia.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
ELECTRICAL SNAP CIRCUITS: Fun, fast and easy way to build
electronics and build confidence. You will explore electronic
components and circuits. Registration is required. Please regis-
ter at http://tacomalibrary.org . 2:30 p.m., Tacoma Public Library
– Moore Branch, 215 S. 56th Ave., Tacoma.
See Community Calendar on page 5
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM
Portland Metro
THURSDAY – SATURDAY, JAN. 26 – 28
The Portland Art Museum presents “Constructing
Identity,” an exhibit of the Petrucci Family Foundation’s
collection of African American Art, opening Jan. 28
and running through June 18. This exhibit brings
together paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings
by prominent contemporary African American artists
along with a selection of historical works from the
1930s, 1940s, and the Civil Rights era. Drawing from
the Petrucci Family Foundation collection, it features
works by more than 80 artists, including Henry
Ossawa Tanner, Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden,
Norman Lewis, Faith Ringgold, Radcliffe Bailey,
Kara Walker, and Mickalene Thomas as well as John
Biggers, Barbara Bullock, David Driskell, Joyce Scott,
and Sonya Clark, among others. Pictured here is
Portland artist Arvie Smith’s “The Trapeze Artist.”
Portland News Briefs
O, the University of Oregon Alumni Football Players
Association.
Sen. Jeff Merkley to Hold Town Halls
Saturday
Clark College Announces Winter
STEM Seminar Series
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) will update con-
stituents on his work in Washington, D.C. and answer
questions and invite suggestions from constituents at
two town halls in Portland and Tigard Saturday. The
first will take place at 11 a.m. at Tigard High School,
9000 SW Durham Rd. The second will take place at
2:30 p.m. at Franklin High School, Marshall Campus,
3905 SE 91st Ave.
Clark College is inviting the public to come back to
school for a series of free lunchtime seminars that
explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
(STEM). Begun in 2015, the Clark College STEM Semi-
nar Series launches its 2017 Winter season on Friday,
January 20, at noon in Clark’s new STEM Building
with “Hair-Raising Volcanic Hazards.”
This seminar features Liz Westby of the U.S. Geo-
logical Survey sharing information about volcanic
hazards and their impacts, along with monitoring
efforts on Cascade Range volcanoes. She will also be
sharing a series of videos about volcanic hazards.
Sanchez, Kotek, Frederick to Hold
Town Hall on 2017 Legislative
Session
Three Oregon legislators will hold a town hall Sat-
urday to discuss the 2017 legislative session. House
speaker Tina Kotek, Sen. Lew Frederick and Rep.
Tawna Sanchez will be at the Moriarty Auditorium
at PCC Cascade at the northeast corner of Albina and
Killingsworth from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Travel Portland Hires James Jessie as
Vice President of Convention Sales
Travel Portland, the official destination market-
ing organization for the city of Portland, has hired
industry stalwart James Jessie as vice president of
convention sales. A national sales manager for Trav-
el Portland’s predecessor organization, the Portland
Oregon Visitors Association (POVA), in the late 1990s,
Jessie has spent the past nearly two decades leading
sales efforts at Visit Phoenix in Arizona.
Since 1999, Jessie has served as senior vice presi-
dent of sales and services at Visit Phoenix, where he
led successful pre-booking efforts and opening pro-
duction strategies for a city-owned headquarter con-
vention hotel as well as for an expanded convention
center. In addition, he was instrumental in direct-
ing hotel and convention center sales efforts toward
successful bids to host the 2015 and 2008 NFL Super
Bowls, 2015 College Football Playoff Championship,
2010 MLB All-Star Game and 2009 NBA All-Star
Game.
Prior to his time at POVA, Jessie spent time as na-
tional sales and services manager at the Lane County
Convention and Visitors Bureau in Eugene, Oregon.
He is a member of the American Society of Associa-
tion Executives, Professional Convention Managers
Association, AMC Institute and National Coalition of
Black Meeting Planners.
Jessie is a graduate of the University of Oregon in
Eugene, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in
tourism and recreation management. He is a member
of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and the Order of the
Other winter quarter events in this series include:
• Feb. 3: Amazing Animal Acupuncture with Dr.
Christy Novick, veterinarian at Feline Medical
Clinic and owner of Columbia Companion Animal
Acupuncture
• Feb. 24: Historic and Hazardous Hanford with Gin-
ger Wireman, outreach specialist for the Washing-
ton Department of Ecology working at Hanford
• March 10: Great Gravitational Waves with Dr.
Duane Ray, former instructor for Clark College
Economic & Community Development and holder
of a doctorate degree in physics
All events are held on Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. in
Clark College’s new STEM Building on Clark’s main
campus. All are open to the public. Light snacks will
be available and guests are welcome to bring their
own lunches with them.
Clark College is located at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way,
Vancouver. Driving directions and parking maps are
available at www.clark.edu/maps. Anyone needing
accommodation due to a disability in order to fully
participate in this event should contact Clark Col-
lege’s Disability Support Services Office at (360) 992-
2314 or (360) 991-0901 (VP), or visit Penguin Union
Building room 013, as soon as possible.
Clark College Dental Hygiene
Students Offer Free Children’s
Dental Health Day Feb. 4
The Clark College Dental Hygiene Program will
hold a free children’s dental clinic from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. Feb. 4 on the main campus of Clark College. The
event will take place in the Firstenburg Dental Hy-
giene Education and Care Center in the Health Sci-
ences Building on Clark’s main campus.
Dental hygiene students from Clark College will
provide care under the direct supervision of licensed
See Briefs on page 5
