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Page 4 The Skanner October 18, 2017 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2017 brought to you by Visit us at a store near you The Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Director and Curator of the Art Gym and Belluschi Pavilion, Ashley Stull Meyers, will assume her position at Marylhurst University Oct. 18. The Art Gym has showcased the work of more than 300 artists, produced hundreds of exhibitions, hosted as many public conversations and published more than 77 exhibition catalogs and books. Stull Meyers is a writer, editor and curatorial collaborator. Stull Meyers’ interests include the research of marginalized histories, site-specifi city and exploring the boundaries of traditional media. She describes her curatorial methods as being “invested in the queering of public space by alternative models for exhibition (including use of digital platforms and print media publications) and the centering of artists of color.” She has curated exhibitions and programming for the Wattis Institute (San Francisco, CA), Eli Ridgway (San Francisco, CA), Oakland Museum of California, Newspace Center for Photography (Portland, OR) and Bridge Productions (Seattle, WA). Portland Metro SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 WRITE IT UP! GEN TALK AT THE GFO: You’ve been meaning to write up your family history, stories or fi ndings? However, with several thousand people on your tree, the task is overwhelm- ing. Never fear, because help is here. This presentation is free and open to the public. 2 p.m., GFO, 2505 SE 11th Ave. Suite B-18. PLEASE HELP SHARON SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH WEL- COME PASTOR GARTH AND MELANIE DOTTIN: The church invites the community to help welcome its new pastor and his wife. Our celebration service is at 11 a.m. with a special dinner to fol- low. Sharon Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 5209 NE 22nd Ave. PSU’S ANNUAL HAUNTED HOUSE: Come walk the haunted halls of Montgomery as the students transform it into a dreadful dun- geon of doom. $2 donation or $5 donation lets you skip the line. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m., Montgomery Court, 1802 SW 10th Ave. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22 SWAP IT! RE-FIT IT!: It’s time to clear out your closets and fi nd your next free treasures at the Swap It/ Re-Fit It event. 2 p.m. – 5 p.m., Vancouver Community Library, 901 C. St., Vancouver. PLANT FOR THE PLANET: A free, day-long academy for grades 4 - 12 and their families to make a diff erence in climate change, recovery. Parents attend a workshop in the morning and return at 1 p.m. to watch student presentations and the graduation of the new Climate Justice Ambassadors. Sign up at www.climat- echangerecovery.org. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., MET Community Center, 10330 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Tigard. Lunch will also be served. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY Art Gym at Marylhurst University Names Ashley Stull Meyers Director/Curator Portland News Briefs All Classical Portland Announces Arts Journalism Mentorship Program All Classical Portland is launching an arts journal- ism mentorship program for youth next month. Five young people (ages 15-21) will be selected as Roving Reporters, where they will learn key story- telling skills and emerge as arts ambassadors for their communities in the process. Each reporter will identify two arts events happening in their commu- nity that they would like to cover. The reporters will MT. TABOR YARD OPEN HOUSE: Hear an update about plans for then be given tickets, introductions to the musicians/ the Long Block at SE 60th Ave. and SE Lincoln St. See plans for artists involved to interview as well as the tools and training to produce their reporting content. All Clas- See Community Calendar on page 5 sical Portland produc- tion staff will mentor these young reporters, providing them with guidance and insight on what it is to be a broad- caster and arts leader in their communities. The content created will be shared on All Classical Portland’s website, social media channels and on- air. This program is open to youth in all of Oregon and SW Washington. Youth who wish to apply should leave a voicemail with a two- to three-minute audio sam- ple at (503) 802-9454. Please also answer the following: • Name / Email / Phone • Your School and Grade (if applicable) • Your Employer and Title (if applicable) • What makes your community special or unique? APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31, 2017 • If you were stranded For more information and to download an application, go to on an island and could only take one song, what www.theskanner.com/foundation/scholarship would it be? Scholarships awarded at the MLK, Jr. Breakfast, Jan. 15, 2018. Application Due Date: ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Oct. 27. Questions? Con- • Plans to att end for entire academic year, • Undergraduate student or high school tact Arianna Avena at beginning in fall, 12 credits per quarter student transitioning to college (503) 802-9454 or arian- • 20 hours of active community service • Minimum grade point average of 2.5 na@allclassical.org. within past 12-months • Att ending a post secondary, accredited • Leadership involvement institution or planning to att end TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24 2018 THE SKANNER FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN Multiple Scholarships Available Genealogy Forum of Oregon Hosts Series of Workshops The Genealogy Forum of Oregon is hosting the fol- lowing workshops in the upcoming months: • Write It Up! With Marti Dell, Co-Editor of the GFO Bulletin, 2 p.m. Oct. 21 at GFO Library This workshop will help participants tackle the sometimes-overwhelming task of writing about family history stories and fi ndings. Dell will help participants focus on identifying just one thing to share with others, then writing it up. • “Paper and Spit”: DNA + Genealogy, and How to Make That First Contact, with Don Anderson, Au- thor and GFO Member, 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at the GFO Library Don Anderson, whose newly released book “Paper and Spit,” chronicles his journey to fi nd his birth parents and discover his true ethnic heritage, will discuss his book at this free event. • Personal Archiving with Laura Denise White, GFO’s resident archival consultant, 2 p.m. Dec. 16 at the GFO Library In this workshop, participants will learn how to preserve some family heirloom papers and pho- tographs, but also see how to put together family history gift s with relics from yesteryear. Attend- ees are encouraged to bring in a sample of items of their very own to work on during this interactive session, such as photos, letters or diaries. Patrick Lamb and Marvin Sapp to Perform at Bringing the Love MusicFest 2017 CV Events/Hatch Coaching presents 2017 “Bring- ing the Love” gospel and jazz music festival 6 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Old Church Concert Hall (1422 SW 11th Avenue) in downtown Portland, Oregon. The festival will feature local and national artists: Marvin Sapp, International Gospel Artist, Motivational Speaker, Writer and Preacher, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Pat- rick Lamb, Award-winning Jazz Musician, Portland, Oregon; Thurman B. Thornton II, Gospel Artist, St. Louis Missouri; along with local artists: Delphian Choir directed by Adam Whitworth; Moe Lincoln, Guitarist; and Asia Green, Poet. Free and open to the public. However, donations will gladly be accepted at the door. “Bringing the Love MusicFest 2017” is intended to inspire people to promote community, arts, diversi- ty and love in the world. Everyone is invited to come and share an evening of music, fun, awards, raffl es, and honor those making a diff erence in our com- munity. Game Changers Awardees: Helen Healey and Dana Jackson; and Honorees: Tamara Walker – Red Carpet Kids and Bill Russell. Proceeds from this year’s festival will support three (3) groups in our community: PassinArt: A Theatre Company; No Veterans Left Behind Oregon, Inc.; and Russian Arts Projects for Youth. Sponsors and Vendor opportuni- See Briefs on page 5
