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FRIDAY – SUNDAY, MARCH 10 – 19
“IN THE HEIGHTS,” THE TONY AWARD MUSICAL BY LIN-MANUEL
MIRANDA: The high – energy show features hip-hop dancing and
Latin flavored music that will surely leave you dancing in your
seats. Join PCC Visual and Performance Arts and Design as they
present this show. For tickets and show times, go to pcc.edu/
about/theater. PCC Sylvania Performing Arts Center Theater,
12000 SW 49th Ave.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
IMMIGRATION RIGHTS: In an effort to help minimize fear around
the new immigration guidelines that may target innocent peo-
ple and separate families, a rapid response and observer train-
ing has been scheduled. The training is open to the public, and
will be in English. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., St Andrew Catholic Church in
the gym, NE 8th and Alberta St.
ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH CELEBRATING 68TH CHURCH ANNI-
VERSARY PRAYER BREAKFAST: Join the Allen Temple for praise
and worship giving thanks for God’s blessings, fellowship and a
Southern Breakfast. You can purchase tickets in advance or at
the door for $20. Contact Sister Regina Green at (503) 282-9813
or email rgreeen6025@gmail.com. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Maranath
Church, 4222 NE 12th Ave.
AFRICAN MARIMBA CONCERT: Six marimba bands will be per-
forming high-energy music from Zimbabwe, Botswana and
South Africa. Put your dancing shoes on and come for any part
of the concert. There will also be an amazing raffle and silent
auction to raise money for the Kutsinhina Center and Africa
AIDS Resource. All ages welcome! 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Evangel
Baptist Church, 2830 NE Flanders.
ST PADDY’S FOR KIDS: St. Paddy’s for kids is a free, public event
that offers fun activities for children. Children will follow the
rainbow on their journey through Ireland to discover amazing
arts and crafts, hands-on activities and much more. A pot of
gold filled with prizes awaits at the end of the journey. 10 a.m.
– 2 p.m., Luepke Community Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd.,
Vancouver.
SUNDAY, MARCH 12
CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE: Presented by Cascadia Composers,
commemorates the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D.
Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066, which uprooted over 100,000
people of Japanese ancestry who lived on the U.S. Pacific Coast
and placed them in internment camps. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Oregon
Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14
GUN SAFETY: Responsible Use, Responsible Policy, Presented By
The League of Women Voters of Portland Education Fund. The
panel will address the facts and statistics on firearms injuries
and fatalities and much more will be discussed. The program is
free and open to the public. 7 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Doors open at 6:30
p.m. Multnomah County Board Room, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
MARCH & RALLY: THE QUAGMIRE CONTINUES 14 YEARS IN IRAQ:
The rally begins at 5 p.m. Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity
Group is co-sponsoring the Portland Peace Response Coalition
Rally. Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway St.
Seattle Metro
THURSDAY, MARCH 9
CAPITOL RALLY FOR INFORMED CHOICE AND MEDICAL FREEDOM:
Please join us as we rally at the capitol in Olympia to Informed
Choice and Medical Freedom. Come learn and have your voices
heard before it’s too late. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Washington State Cap-
itol Campus, 1115 Washington St. SE, Olympia.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FAIR: The fair is free and open
See Community Calendar on page 5
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August Wilson Monologue Finalists
The Portland Regional Finals for the August Wilson Monologue Competition took place Feb. 27 at Newmark Theatre in downtown
Portland. This year’s finalists were Alexis Cannard, Roosevelt High School, Senior (first place), Jazanna Riddlesprigger, Arts &
Communication Magnet Academy, Sophomore (second place) and Noreena McCleave, Wilson High School, Junior.
The first and second place winners will be competing in the National AWMC Finals at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City on
May 1. They will perform alongside students from nine other cities who take part in the competition. The annual competition features
a diverse group of high school students performing August Wilson, the foremost chronicler of the African-American experience in
dramatic literature.
Portland News Briefs
St. Andrew Church to Host
Immigration Rights Training
In an effort to help minimize fear around new im-
migration guidelines that may target innocent people
and separate families, a Rapid Response and Observ-
er Training has been scheduled by St. Andrew Catho-
lic church, Northeast 8th and Alberta, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 11 in the church’s gym. This training
is open to the public and will be in English.
PassinArt Presents ‘The Gospel of
Lovingkindness’
When playwright Marcus Gardley talked to the
people of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton’s Chicago
neighborhood after she was shot in 2013, he was asked
to write a play that offered a way out, a path not only
of forgiveness but one in which the community could
solve its own problems. Gardley took this to heart. His
play, “The Gospel of Lovingkindness,” is hard-hitting,
but it also offers hope and redemption for its charac-
ters and audiences.
“The Gospel of Lovingkindness” explores the tre-
mendous toll youth and gun violence take in low-in-
come neighborhoods and communities of color. In
the play, a young Black man is murdered by another
after a gang initiation goes terribly wrong. Audienc-
es witness these events through the boys’ mothers,
the survivors, and what emerges is not just grief, but
also the hope that a solution can be found through the
community’s coming together.
The play opens March 10 at the Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate Ave. and continues
its run through April 10. Friday and Saturday perfor-
mances start at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday performances
start at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at www.passinart.
net.
EPA Holds Information Sessions on
Portland Harbor Cleanup
Beginning March 7, the Environmental Protection
Agency will host a series of community information
sessions focused on the Portland Harbor Cleanup,
as planning and design work gets underway for the
cleanup of an approximately 10-mile stretch of the
lower Willamette River. The public is encouraged
to attend the session(s) that are most convenient for
their schedules. The EPA will present the same infor-
mation at each of these sessions on March 7, 8 and 9.
There will also be a webinar on March 14, covering
the same material, for those who are unable to attend
the in-person sessions.
The lower Willamette River runs through the eco-
nomic heart of Portland and is a treasured natural re-
source. Portland Harbor - or the section of the river
between the Broadway Bridge and Sauvie Island - has
many contaminants on the river bottom and river
banks which are potentially harmful to people, fish
and wildlife. In early January, 2017, the EPA signed
the cleanup plan (the Record of Decision) for that sec-
tion of the River.
Aware that there are still many unanswered ques-
tions among residents along and around the River,
the EPA community involvement specialists and proj-
ect leaders have designed a series of informal infor-
mation sessions to provide an opportunity to speak
with project experts, ask questions and discuss the
final cleanup plan (see the list below).
The public is encouraged to attend any of the EPA
community information sessions to hear:
• Background on the Portland Harbor Cleanup
• Discuss why the cleanup is important to you, your
family and your neighbors
• Answer questions about what happens next and
what you can expect to see, short and long-term.
March 9: Leaven Community Center,
5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Location: 5431 NE 20th Ave.
Schedule: Open House (5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.), EPA
Presentation (6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.), Q&A (7 p.m. – 8: p.m.)
Interpretation and Special Accommodations: Span-
ish interpretation will be available. If you have any
other special accommodation needs, contact Laura
Knudsen (knudsen.laura@epa.gov or (206) 553-1838).
March 14: Community Information Webinar,
6:30 p.m. – 8: p.m.
Location: Online - Register at https://www.
eventbrite.com/e/epa-community-information-we-
binar-for-the-portland-harbor-rod-registra-
tion-32157624320.
Schedule: EPA Presentation (6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.),
Q&A (7 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
Interpretation and Special Accommodations: con-
tact Laura Knudsen (knudsen.laura@epa.gov or (206)
553-1838) by March 1 to discuss accommodating lan-
guage interpretation needs or any other special ac-
commodation needs.
North Portland Library Announces
March, April Technology Classes
The North Portland branch of the Multnomah
County Library will hold the following classes in
March and April.
Google Search*
Learn about Google images, Google advanced
search options, Google news, Google maps, Google
books and more.
Wed, March 15, 3:45-5:45 p.m.
See Briefs on page 5
