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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