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Calendar 2017
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FRIDAY, MAY 19
CHILDREN’S CULTURAL PARADE: The Annual Children’s Cultural
Parade brings third graders from Vancouver and Evergreen
Schools to the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site to share
their research projects on their family’s heritage (or a culture
they are interested in) and celebrate our diverse community.
10 a.m., Fort Vancouver Historic Site, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd.,
Vancouver.
SATURDAY, MAY 20
ARMED FORCES DAY/LIVING HISTORY: See our military history
come alive. This is a free public event and free parking. Come
see restored WWII thru Desert Storm military vehicles, authen-
tic military campsites, displays and much more. Oregon Military
Museum, 15300 Minuteman Way, Clackamas.
2017 WOMEN IN TRADES CAREER FAIR: Annual Women in Trades
Career Fair is to provide an introduction to the jobs, skills and
benefits of a career in the trades. Participate in hands-on work-
shops, try out tools, meet employers and much more. Free ad-
mission, onsite child care and parking. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., NECA –
IBEW Electrical Training Center, 16021 NE Airport Way.
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER DAY AT THE CAPITOL: This event
honors the culture, traditions heritage and history of Asian
Pacific Americans. Come see exciting performances from local
cultural organizations, dance troupes and musical groups. Learn
about cultural regalia, enjoy children’s activities and so much
more. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Oregon State Capitol, 900 Court St. NE,
Salem.
SATURDAY – SUNDAY, MAY 20 – 21
DOZER DAY 2017: Dozer Day is the ultimate construction expe-
rience, putting kids in the driver seat to operate dump trucks,
dozers and excavators. There is something for everyone with
music, food, giveaways and much more! Admission is $8 for
kids/seniors 60+ ($11 the day of the event and $10 for adults. $13
the day of the event) to purchase tickets early go to www.van-
couverdozerday.org. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Clark County Fairgrounds,
17402 NE Delfel Rd. Ridgefield. Dozer Days happens rain or shine.
MONDAY, MAY 22
13TH PUBLIC SCREENING & DISCUSSION: An in-depth look at the
prison system in the United State and how it reveals the nation’s
history of racial in equality. A Netflix original documentary. Free
admission. 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Warner Pacific Col-
lege, Kardatzke Hall, SE 68th Ave. just north of Division.
PORTLAND’S BLACK BELT: MOTIVES AND MEANS IN ALBINA REAL
ESTATE, 1940 – 1990: This presentation explores how the real es-
tate industry, public officials and citizens justified that spatial
segregation. This is a free program and open to the public. 7
p.m. – 9 p.m., McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave.
FRIDAY, MAY 26
MINORITY RETORTCOMEDY SHOWCASE COMES TO THE HOLLY-
WOOD THEATRE, PRESENTING COMEDIAN DAVID GBOIRE: The
Hollywood Theatre is proud to partner with Minority Retort, A
Premier stand – up comedy showcase featuring comedians of
color. Also featuring popular Portland Comedians. Admission is
$12 ($10 for Hollywood Theatre members). 7:30 p.m., Hollywood
Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.
SATURDAY, MAY 27
OPENING NIGHT FIREWORKS FOR 2017 ROSE FESTIVAL: The Rose
Festival starts off with a bang by setting off a dramatic fire-
works display choregraphed to music, and entertainment on
the Beaverton Honda Stage Memorial Day weekend! Activities
include free Cityfair gate admission for all active, reserve and
retired military and their families. Everyone else is $8 to get in
to the Cityfair. Fireworks start at 9:45 p.m. Tom McCall Water-
front Park, Naito Pkwy, between SW Harrison St. & NW Glisan St.
PRAYER WORKSHOP: “PRAYING THROUGH A STRUGGLE.” The adult
ministry at Community A.M.E. Zion Church invites you to attend
their Annual Prayer Workshop. Guest speaker Rev. Levi Harris,
See Community Calendar on page 5
Terry Teachout’s “Satchmo at the Waldorf”
continues its run through May 27 at The Sanctuary
at Sandy Plaza, 1785 NE Sandy Blvd. Showtimes
are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2
p.m. Sundays. All seats are reserved; ticket prices
range from $15 to $35. Student and Group rates
are also available upon request. For tickets or
more information call (503) 239-5919 or www.
trianglepro.org. The play follows Louis Armstrong
(portrayed by Salim Sanchez) as he pulls himself
together in his dressing room following his
celebrated March 1971 performance at the Empire
Room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
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Portland News Briefs
Mayor Launches Online Survey for
Input on Next Police Chief
Mayor Ted Wheeler has launched an online sur-
vey to provide Portland residents an opportunity
for community input on the desired qualifications
for the Portland Police Bureau’s next chief. It will be
available online through June 12, and can be accessed
at
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/omf/Police-
ChiefSurvey.
Multnomah County Awards CAP
$200,000 to Support LGBTQ+
Primary Care through Prism Health
Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) announced last week
that Multnomah County has awarded $200,000 in
operational support to support Prism Health, CAP’s
LGBTQ+ focused primary care health center.
Now accepting patients, Prism Health is located at
2236 SE Belmont Street in Portland, Oregon. Prism
Health offers a safe, affirming, and non-judgmental
space where all members of the LGBTQ+ community
can obtain the compassionate and culturally effec-
tive health care they need and deserve. In addition
to comprehensive primary care, it is anticipated that
the clinic will offer specialized services for the trans-
gender community, HIV and sexually transmitted
disease testing, mental health care, and integrated
pharmacy services.
The clinic will serve the full spectrum of Portland’s
LGBTQ+ community, from patients with private and
employee sponsored health insurance to Medicaid
and Medicare clients. CAP will likewise prioritize
inclusivity and outreach to communities of color and
the transgender population to ensure that all mem-
bers of the LGBTQ+ community have access to affirm-
ing and effective health care.
in celebration of the Festival community; and collab-
orations with Oregon Cabaret Theatre, the City of Eu-
gene, Britt Festival and the Pakistan-based Theater
Wallay in partnership with Linda Alper and Ithaca
College.
The Britt Festival collaboration on Sept. 23 will
feature the artists of Kinetic Light (Laurel Lawson,
Alice Sheppard and OSF Resident Lighting Designer
Michael K. Maag) presenting “Descent From Beauty,”
a dance work that tells the story of Venus and An-
dromeda, as brought together by projections of Ro-
din sculptures. Selected sculptures are animated as
the dancers take on their form in movement, using
a specially designed set of inclined planes intended
to challenge the conventional relationship of slope
and wheeled disabled movement. This collaborative
work asks how contemporary notions of beauty are
informed by our unconscious ideas about movement,
disability and race.
The City of Eugene is partnering to bring Urban
Jazz Dance (a deaf dance troupe), Embodiment Proj-
ect (a socially-conscious multicultural group coming
back for the Daedalus Project Variety Show) and the
hilarious clowning of Acrobuffos to the 2017 Green
Show season.
To preview the new Green Show experience, the
community is invited to an Access for All celebration
on June 15, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., in the Bricks court-
yard. The event will feature live music, food and bev-
erages and will culminate in a program celebrating
Lead Donors Joel Axelrod and Judy Yin Shih as well
as a host of others who have raised funds for the new-
ly renovated space. The program will also feature a
performance by Green Show guests Infinite Flow—A
Wheelchair Dance Company. For more information
on the Access for All Campaign, visit osfashland.org/
AccessForAll.
Multnomah County Community
Involvement Committee Accepting
Nominations for 2017 Gladys McCoy
Green Show Performances Return to Award
The Multnomah County Community Involvement
OSF June 16
Committee is hosting its 30th Annual Volunteer
Free outdoor entertainment returns to the newly
renovated “Bricks” in Ashland June 16 when Dance-
Ability International takes the Courtyard Stage as the
first Oregon Shakespeare Festival Green Show per-
formers of the season. The Green Show begins with
the official opening of the outdoor Allen Elizabethan
Theatre and continues through October 15, six nights
a week at 6:45 p.m. The full schedule of free perfor-
mances by local, national and international acts is
available here.
Season highlights include performances by Na-
tive artists such as Ty DeFoe, Painted Sky Northstar
Dance, Kevin Locke and Phoenix Sigalove; appear-
ances by current and former OSF company members
Awards Ceremony at 5 p.m. June 29 in the Multnomah
Building Boardroom, first floor, 501 SE Hawthorne
Blvd, Portland.
This esteemed award goes to one person each year
in Multnomah County, nominated by a member of the
public, who feels that their nominee embraces Gladys
McCoy’s values and has carried out her legacy. The
deadline for sending in your nomination form is 3
p.m. May 26.
Gladys McCoy was elected to the Multnomah Coun-
ty Board of Commissioners in 1978 and re-elected
in 1982. In 1986, she was elected County Chair, and
See Briefs on page 5