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FRIDAY – SUNDAY, JULY 21 – 23
SATISFY YOUR SENSES ART AND WINE EVENT: Fort Vancouver Re-
gional Library Foundation Fundraiser at Little Da Coffee House
and Wine Bar. Latte Da Coffee House and Wine Bar, in conjunc-
tion with five professional artists, will host the Fifth Annual Sat-
isfy Your Senses Art Show and Sale. This event is free and open
to the public. 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, 10
a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday. Latte Da Coffee and Wine Bar, 205 E. 39th
St., Vancouver.
SATURDAY, JULY 22
THE 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. Noon – 2 p.m., Concordia Univer-
sity, Luther Hall, 2811 NE Holman St.
SUMMER FESTIVAL AT IRCO: Join friends and neighbors for arts
and crafts, local resources and social services, vision and lead
testing and other direct care, entertainment, free food & fun for
everyone. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., IRCO Gym, 10301 NE Glisan St.
OREGON POLO CLASSIC – FAMILY DAY: Get ready for the best
summer charity event this year. Load up the kids and head out
to the Oregon Polo Classic Family Day. The whole crew will enjoy
a day filled with family events and activities along with exciting
polo matches. Noon – 4:30 p.m., Hidden Creek Polo Club, 3000
SW Homesteader Rd., West Linn.
SUNDAY, JULY 23
ART OPENING: NATURE VS. NUTURE FEATURING HOBBS: All ages
welcome, food, activities, music & community fun. 4 p.m. – 8
p.m., Atomic Pizza, 1936 N. Killingsworth St.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
ALBINA HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START OPEN HOUSE 2017:
Join us for fun, snacks, crafts, community resource services and
prizes. This is a community event for families in North, North-
east and Southeast Portland with young children. Prenatal
moms and children birth to age five may apply for services on-
site. To apply please bring proof of last year’s income and proof
of child’s age. 4 p.m. – 7 p.m., Owen Blank Center, 909 NE 52nd
Ave.
THURSDAY, JULY 27
SNOWCAP COMMUNITY CHARITIES 50TH ANNIVERSARY PICNIC:
Snowcap Community Charities is celebrating 50 years of serv-
ing our neighbors in need in East Multnomah County with a pic-
nic open to the public. The picnic will begin at 4 p.m. There will
be food carts and beer garden. Attendees are also welcome to
bring their own food and non-alcoholic drinks. First 200 attend-
ees will receive a free door prize. 4 p.m. – 9 p.m., Gresham Arts
Plaza, 488 NE 3rd St., Gresham.
SATURDAY, JULY 29
9TH ANNUAL NE BOOK FESTIVAL: Please join 9 Bridges for the
9th Annual NW Book Festival, happening in downtown Port-
land’s Pioneer Courthouse Square. As always, the festival is free
and open to the public. 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse
Square.
SATURDAY – SUNDAY, JULY 29 – 30
RENEGRADE CRAFT FAIR: Renegade Craft Fair is a two-day event
at the Rejuvenation in Portland. This event showcases products
like craft & handicraft, gems, jewelers, toys, food and so much
more. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Rejuvenation, 1100 SE Grand Ave.
SUNDAY, JULY 30
ART IN THE ROSE GARDEN 2017: Join friends of Peninsula Park
Rose Garden’s Third Annual Art Show and Sale. The show fea-
tures affordable art from more than 35 local vendors, enter
the event day long raffle, food vendors and children’s activities
booth. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Peninsula Park Rose Garden, 700 N. Rose
Parks Way.
See Community Calendar on page 5
Sisters Network Oregon
Hosts Breast Cancer
Conference July 29
The local chapter of Sisters Network Oregon and SW Washington is
honored to host the Sisters Network Incorporation National 10-City Tour in
Portland, Oregon, "Breast Health Matters", from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 29 at
Providence Cancer Center located at 4805 NE Glisan, Portland (doors open
at 8 am; parking and entrance also available on NE 47th Ave. off Glisan). The
conference fee is $10 and registration is now open. This one day conference
will include a raffle, lunch, an interactive learning environment that include
the latest research, general breast health, clinical trials, how to be your
own advocate; a vendor village, and networking opportunities. Conference
speakers include David B Page, MD, Providence Cancer Center and Ms. Felita
Singleton, MS (pictured), Behavioral Health Professional. All survivors,
caregivers, clinicians and general community are invited to attend. Please
go to the following link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10-city-
conference-tour-breast-health-matters-portland-or-tickets-31262598273 or
visit www.sistersnetworkinc.org or call national toll free 1-866-781-1808.
Vendor opportunities also available email worthyproductionsllc@yahoo.com
or call local Sisters Network OR & SWWA Chapter at (503) 206-8575 for more
information. Local and national sponsors of this conference are Providence
Cancer Center, Genentech, Cancer Support Community and Pharma Mar.
Portland News Briefs
First Annual Pan African Festival of
Oregon to Take Place Aug. 12
The First Annual Pan African Festival of Oregon
will take place from 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug 12 at Pio-
neer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave.
This festival celebrates the presence, resilience,
strength and influence of Pan Africans (Africans,
Caribbeans and African Americans) in Oregon and
will feature food, music, dancing vendors and much
more. It’s a cultural vehicle to galvanize, mobilize
and empower Pan African communities — and edu-
cate and raise awareness and sensitivity. Join us for a
day of great fun and to experience life and each other
from a whole new perspective. Everyone is welcome
and admission is free.
For more information, visit http://www.panafri-
canfestivalor.org or contact Laus Mwakalebela (503)
752-2102.
TriMet, C-TRAN, Portland Streetcar
Team Up to Launch Hop Fastpass
Hop Fastpass™, which launched Monday, is the
new ticket to ride transit in the Portland-Vancouver
metropolitan area. The electronic fare system al-
lows seamless access to TriMet, C-TRAN or Portland
Streetcar services.
With a simple tap of a Hop card or contactless bank
card, riders can pay for their trips on TriMet buses
and trains, C-TRAN buses and Vine, and on Portland
Streetcar. Cards are available for $3 at transit offices
and retail stores including Fred Meyer and Safeway.
More stores to come. Riders can load with cash in
stores or link to debit or credit accounts using the
Hop mobile app, 1-844-MYHOPCARD or at myhop-
card.com. There’s also an easy-to-use auto-load fea-
ture.
Once reaching the cost of a day pass, rides are free
for the rest of the day. Once reaching the cost of a
month pass, rides are free for the rest of the month.
Registered cardholders enjoy lost-card protection,
which safeguards their balance in the event of loss
or theft. Travel data is collected anonymously and
TriMet says it will never be sold to a third party.
Multnomah Arts Center Issues Call
to Artists for Upcoming Shows
Experienced and emerging artists living in Oregon
or Washington (in the Portland Metro Area) are invit-
ed to submit group and solo proposals for shows.
Assisting with the search will be guest juror Nim
Xuto. Xuto is a painter, writer, and arts organizer,
and works in the Portland Parks Summer Free For
All program. Nim immigrated to the United States
from Thailand in 1986. In 2008, she co-founded the
Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council, a non-prof-
it organization that created monthly cross-cultures
poetry, fine art and traditional performance events
funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
Nim worked as its Executive Director with a diverse
board and staff. In 2012, Nim started partnering with
PHOTO COURTESY OF SISTERS NETWORK OREGON
Community
Calendar 2017
PP&R to create arts and culture events at Director
Park and Multnomah Arts Center by inviting diverse
communities to host events at PP&R facilities. The
group used the events to welcome new refugees and
integrate them into the community.
People of all races, abilities, ages, nationalities, re-
ligions, sexual orientations and gender identities
are strongly encouraged to submit artwork. To help
ensure equal access to City programs, services, and
activities, the City of Portland reasonably provides
translation and interpretation services, modifica-
tions, auxiliary aides, and services, and individuals
requiring accommodation are encouraged to contact
the city.
The Multnomah Arts Center provides arts educa-
tion in the visual and performing arts at an afford-
able cost to students of all ages. It offers programs
in dance, theatre, music, drawing, painting, ceram-
ics, textiles, jewelry/metalsmithing, printmaking,
photography, literary arts and more. Programs run
year-round, and scholarships are available. For more
information about MAC or the nonprofit support or-
ganization, Multnomah Arts Center Association, call
(503) 823.2787 or visit www.MultnomahArtsCenter.
org.
The submission deadline is Sept. 1. For links to our
application forms visit MultnomahArtsCenter.org.
For more information, contact jaye.campbell@port-
landoregon.gov.
JAW Playwrights Festival Schedule
Announced
The 19th annual JAW: A Playwrights Festival is Port-
land’s chance to preview spanking new scripts while
they’re still in development, enjoy a host of Press Play
performances and dig deeper with Community Art-
ist Labs presented by JAW featured artists. The JAW
Big Weekend is July 28-30 in various locations at The
Armory. JAW is always FREE and open to the public.
More information about JAW is available at www.
pcs.org/jaw.
This year’s JAW staged readings include Kate Att-
well’s Testmatch, examining women’s sports, man-
gos, and the ever-present legacy of colonialism; Small
Steps by Briandaniel Oglesby, a comedy traversing 50
million miles and a million years; Mfoniso Udofia’s
In Old Age, part of a nine-play cycle about Nigerian
American immigrants that explores the true nature
of love and forgiveness; and Tiny Houses, Stefanie
Zadravec’s comic riff on Pandora’s Box that follows
the ripple effect on several women who suddenly re-
alize they can disrupt the status quo. Surrounding
the staged readings, attendees can also enjoy Press
Play events such as a site-specific dance performance
and an indie gaming event. Community Artist Labs
offer opportunities to build skills in adapting works
of fiction, theatricalizing found text, and creating de-
vised theater (attendance for labs is by lottery).
JAW: A Playwrights Festival is supported in part by
The Kinsman Foundation, Oregon Cultural Trust, Na-
tional Endowment for the Arts, Don and Mary Blair,
and Ronnie S. Lacroute. Additional support is provid-
ed by Regional Arts & Culture Council and Oregon
Arts Commission. Portland Center Stage at The Ar-
See Briefs on page 5