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Page 4 The Skanner May 24, 2017 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2017 brought to you by Portland Metro FRIDAY, MAY 26 MINORITY RETORT COMEDY 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 col- or. Admission is $12 ($10 for Hollywood Theatre members). 7:30 p.m., Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. SATURDAY, MAY 27 THE NAACP PORTLAND BRANCH INVITES THE COMMUNITY IT ITS MONTHLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: President Jo Ann Hardesty and executive leadership will provide updates about current and future initiatives. Noon – 2 p.m., American Red Cross Oregon Chapter, 3131 N. Vancouver Ave. GRESHAM SATURDAY MARKET OPENING DAY: More than 100 vendors are signed up for this season. The Gresham Saturday Market is everything you’ll love for a terrific Saturday outing for the whole family. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark St., Gresham. OPENING NIGHT FIREWORKS FOR 2017 ROSE FESTIVAL: The Rose Festival starts off with a dramatic fireworks display chore- graphed 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. Fire- works start at 9:45 p.m. Tom McCall Waterfront 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 community members to attend their Annual Prayer Workshop. Guest speak- er Rev. Levi Harris, Pastor of Pauline A.M.E. Zion Church in Sa- lem. The workshop will also have a mental health awareness presentation. 9 a.m. – noon, Marshall Center, 6400 E. McLough- lin Blvd., Vancouver. SUNDAY, MAY 28 REFUGEE DREAMS REVISITIED: Join MediaRites for a special performance of Refugee Dreams Revisited, true local stories of sacrifice and resiliency presented by our local Asian/Pacific Islander youth. Free for the public to enjoy. 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., First come, first Served. North Portland Library, 512 N. Killing- sworth St. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 WEDNESDAYS IN WILLAMETTE SUMMER STREET MARKET: Ev- ery kid age 5 to 12 get 2 $1 coins to spend on produce or pro- duce plants. The program is designed to encourage kids to get healthy and learn how to grow produce. 4 p.m. – 8 p.m., 1683 Willamette Falls Dr., West Linn. SATURDAY, JUNE 3 PSU ARCHAEOLOGY ROADSHOW TO HIGHLIGHT TRAVEL AND TRADE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: Celebrate the Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest at PSU’s Archaeology Roadshow, an open-air event introducing the public to local heritage and the science of archaeology in a fun, hands-on way. The event is free and open to the public. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Hoffman Hall, Portland State University, 1833 SW 11th Ave. Right next to the Portland Saturday Market. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC/SOLVE STARLIGHT PARADE: The glittering illuminated night-time parade light up downtown Portland. Come see the twinkling lights, drill teams, marching bands and so much more! Parade starts at 8:30 p.m. Downtown Portland. SUNDAY, JUNE 4 ALLEN TEMPLE C.M.E. CHURCH FAMILY CELEBRATE’S PASTOR’S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY: The church family extends a person- al invitation to the community to join us for our pastor’s twen- tieth anniversary. We will honor Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Jr. at 4 p.m., Maranatha Church, 4222 NE 12th Ave. See Community Calendar on page 5 PHOTO COURTESY OF COMCAST Visit us at a store near you Jefferson High Student Wins Scholarship DeAu’Zhane Coley, a senior at Jefferson High School in Portland, was one of the the top honorees of this year’s Comcast NBCUniversal Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship Program. DeAu’Zhane Coley is planning to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. She is planning a career in the medical field. At Jefferson High School, she has been involved in youth leadership, Outdoor School, cheerleading and school government. Coley received a college scholarship in the amount of $10,000. The annual celebration, May 20, awarded a total of $79,000 in scholarships to 61 Oregon & SW Washington students. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a $1,000 scholarship awarded to the best and brightest high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills, with two students singled out for the $10,000 Comcast Founder’s Scholarships. Since 2001, more than $25 million has been awarded to nearly 25,000 high school seniors across the country as part of the Leaders and Achievers Program. Portland News Briefs NAACP Portland Branch to Meet May 27 The NAACP Portland branch invites the communi- ty to its monthly general meeting (fourth Saturday of every month). This month’s meeting will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at American Red Cross Oregon Chapter, 3131 N. Vancouver Avenue. Current and prospective members of the NAACP are invited to attend. President Jo Ann Hardesty and executive leader- ship 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. The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the po- litical, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. The vision of the NAACP is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial dis- crimination. To connect with Portland NAACP, visit www.port- landnaacp1120.org, www.facebook.com/PDXNAACP or email pdxnaacp@gmail.com. Washington County Opens Mental Health Urgent Care Center After two years of planning, the Hawthorn Walk-in Center for Mental Health and Addictions Care opened today. Located at 5240 NE Elam Young Parkway, Suite 100, in Hillsboro, this is Washington County’s first mental health urgent care center. Project leaders, elected officials and community partners celebrated with a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony. The Hawthorn Walk-in Center is open every day from 9 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. and is located just steps from the Hawthorn Farm MAX stop. Both walk-ins and ap- pointments are available. It’s a place for people who need help for themselves or for a loved one but do not require hospital-based help. Services include assess- ment, crisis counseling, mental health education, and connection to treatment providers and other social services for ongoing care. As with the rest of the County’s mental health cri- sis services, Washington County is contracting with LifeWorks Northwest to provide staffing and services at Hawthorn. Staff include master’s level clinicians, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, service coordina- tors and trained peer support specialists who have lived experience with mental health challenges and addictions. Spanish-speaking staff are available, and interpretation can be arranged for other languages. All County mental health crisis services will op- erate out of this location. “By having all of our cri- sis services under one roof, we are able to provide more comprehensive and efficient care to a person in need,” says Kris Puttler-Miller, program director at LifeWorks NW, a longstanding organization that provides a full range of mental health, addiction and prevention services for children and adults — from infants to seniors —across the Portland metro area. Services at the Hawthorn Walk-in Center are pro- vided at no cost, although insurance may be billed. Nobody is turned away due to insurance status or in- ability to pay. Washington County Human Services staff and pro- grams including mental health, developmental dis- abilities and addictions recently moved into adjoin- ing space in the building. Neighboring organizations in the complex include Oregon Department of Hu- man Services and Washington County Disability, Ag- ing and Veteran Services. There will also be shared space available at Hawthorn for other nonprofits to provide services onsite. “This makes connecting peo- ple to services even more seamless,” says Burke. For more information, visit www.HawthornWalk- inCenter.com. The 24/7 Washington County Crisis Line is (503) 291-9111. Kenyan Activist to Speak in Portland June 11, 16 Kenyan peace activist and social change agent Get- ry Agizah will make two Portland presentations in June at the Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse. On June 11 at Noon, Agizah will speak on “Overcom- ing Election Polarization: Lessons from Kenya.” State Senator Lew Frederick will introduce the speaker. On June 16 at 7 p.m., the topic will be “Healing and Rebuilding our Communities: A Kenyan Perspec- tive.” A potluck will precede the program at 6 p.m. The Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse is located at 4312 SE Stark in Portland. Getry Agizah is the Director of Transforming Com- munities for Social Change and the Friends Church Peace Teams Coordinator in Kenya. She will tell the stories of peacebuilding organizations working to- gether to prevent violence in the August 2017 Kenyan Elections and of the Mt. Elgon Community Peace Cen- ter working to heal and rebuild communities dam- aged by trauma and violence. Both presentations are sponsored by the Peace and Social Concerns Committee of Multnomah Friends Meeting. For more information, contact Ron Marson at ronaldjaymarson@gmail.com Second Annual ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk Returns This June The End of Prostate Cancer joins forces with Oregon Urological Society to host the ZERO Prostate Cancer See Briefs on page 5
