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Page 4 The Skanner June 27, 2018 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2018 brought to you by Seattle Pride Visit us at a store near you Portland Metro THURSDAY, JUNE 28 Thousands of people lined 4th Avenue in downtown Seattle for the 44th Annual Seattle Pride Parade. This year’s theme, “Pride Beyond Borders,” emphasized inclusivity, acceptance and bringing people together. PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: ‘CLOSING THE GAP – A FILM ABOUT THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY REVOLUTION’: Join us for a free screen- ing of the inspiring film about the future of business, and how business can change the future of our planet. 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Smith Memorial Student Union, Parkway North, 1825 SW Broad- way St. ALBINA HEAD START& EARLY HEAD START ROUND UP, OPEN HOUSE & COMMUNITY FAIR: Albina offers Early Head Start and Head Start Services to low income families living within our program services area. Come to our community affair to learn about services, tour a classroom, raffle and much more. 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., 2513 NE Saratoga. St. OREGON LAW ENFORCEMENT HIRING EXPO: This job fair helps bring law enforcement agencies face-to-face with eager job seekers pursuing careers in the law enforcement industry. Job seekers will have time to meet with several agencies. 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, 8235 NE Airport Way. Portland News Briefs HONOR THE PAST, CELEBRATE THE PRESENT, REIMAGINE THE FU- TURE: My People’s Market invites you to join 100 muliticultural vendors and performing artists. Enjoy live music, art, perfor- mances, a walking exhibit of the historical Albina Community and of course lots of food and drink will be available. Noon – 8 p.m., Rose Quarter Commons, NE Portland. SATURDAY – SUNDAY, JUNE 30 – JULY1 PIXIEFEST: The legendary Pixie Kitchen and Pixieland returns to Lincoln City for two days. Pixiefest has rides, shows, food, roving pixies and much more. Fun for the whole family. Admis- sion to enter. 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Chinook Winds, 1777 NW 44th St., Lincoln City. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 VANCOUVER FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR: End your Independence Day with a bang at the Vancouver Fireworks display. Pack a snack and bring a blanket, head to the fort and stake out your spot. Come early and enjoy the entertainment. Fireworks go off at 10:05 p.m. This is an all-day event. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 101 E. Reserve St., Vancouver. Seattle Metro SATURDAY, JUNE 30 WASHINGTON’S WILDERNESS COAST: Immerse yourself in the stunning landscapes and rich biodiversity of Olympic National Parks rugged coastline. Learn about the ecology and natural history of this wild place in a 2 p.m. presentation. Beach-themed arts and crafts all day. Free. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Lott’s WET Science Center, 500 Adams St. NE, Olympia. SATURDAY – SUNDAY, JUNE 30 – JULY 1 URBAN CRAFT UPRISING 2018: Summer show: Urban Craft Upris- ing is Seattle’s largest craft show! Now in its fourteenth year, fans can choose a wide variety of handcrafted goods, jewelry, gift bags, wallets, children’s goods, toys and much more. The show is free and fun for the whole family. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. both days. Seattle Center, 301 Mercer St. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 TUMWATER ARTISAN FAMILY FESTIVAL & THUNDER VALLEY FIRE- WORKS SHOW: The Artisan Family show is the biggest and best fireworks festival in the county and it happens every year on the 4th at the Tumwater Valley Golf Course Driving Range. You’ll find music, food, games and a so much more waiting for you! Event gates open at 6 p.m. Festival entry is free, event parking is $10 per car. Tumwater Valley Driving Range, 4611 Tumwater Valley Drivr. SE, Tumwater. See Community Calendar on page 5 View the Community Calendar for Seattle and Portland every day at PHOTO COURTESY OF PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION SATURDAY, JUNE 30 Cully Park Celebrates Grand Opening Saturday Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) and Verde an- nounce the grand opening of the new 25-acre Cully Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 30. The huge new city park is the result of years of community efforts, fund- raising and advocacy in tandem with Portland Parks & Recreation funding in the diverse Cully neighbor- hood. The Cully and PP&R communities, including Parks Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Interim Director Kia Selley, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, and other elected officials and special guests will be there. The event will include live music from Dina y Los Rumberos, plus Native American drumming and storytelling, a scavenger hunt, a youth soccer clinic and more. The event is free, family-friendly and open to all. Please visit the Cully Park grand opening Facebook page (facebook.com/events/388102114998905/) for details on parking and other event information. Nike and Trail Blazers Team Up to Revitalize Portland’s Basketball Courts Nike and the Portland Trail Blazers have announced they are part- nering to refresh and upgrade bas- ketball courts across 30 Port- land parks. Nike’s contribution to the 2018 Portland Basketball Courts Revitalization Project is a one-time donation of $750,000 to Portland Parks & Recreation to be used for the revitalization of the courts. The Portland Trail Blazers will donate $100,000 a year for the next three years (2018-2020). Nike and the Trail Blazers will also continue to support youth programming. Up to 100 courts across Portland will be repaired and refreshed with new paint and a new design fea- turing the name of the park. The backboards will also be redesigned with the name of the park’s quadrant. Repairs to the court surface and replacement of back- boards and hoops will take place as needed. An anticipated reveal of the renewed court and backboard design is planned for late summer 2018, with individual court completions taking place from fall 2018 through fall 2019. ‘Summer Free For All’ Begins With Kickoff Celebration June 28 Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) will host the Summer Free For All Kickoff Celebration starting at 10:30 a.m. June 28 at the new Luuwit View Park, NE 127th Ave. and Fremont St. The event is free and open to all and will feature a basketball clinic with our partners at the Portland Trail Blazers, soccer and field activities with partners from Nike and the Timbers/Thorns, a skateboard clinic, arts and crafts, music, free lunch, and family fun. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R)’s Summer Free For All (SFFA) series is back for 2018, with amazing outdoor citywide events all summer long. Summer Free For All (SFFA) is a community-building, annu- al series consisting of free and culturally diverse, music, movies, and recreation programs. This year, Movies in the Park and Concerts in the Park will take place at 43 different parks across the city, and the Free Lunch + Play program will again provide free lunches to youth while classes are not in session, in partnership with five local school districts. Summer Free For All event guides are online at portlandoregon.gov/parks/sffa in English and eight other languages (Arabic, Burmese, Simple Chinese, Nepali, Russian, Spanish, Somali, and Vietnamese). Students Hold Benefit Performance for Moms Demand Action PORTLAND, Ore. – Students tackle the gun issue head on themselves in A Different Kind of Gun Show, a fundraiser for Moms Demand Action. The compila- tion of one acts and poetry about gun violence will be performed by teens from several area high schools as well as local adult actors, and produced by Ruth Jen- kins for Viewers Like You, LLC. Four shows will run July 20-28 in four venues throughout the Portland area and Oregon City. See Briefs on page 5
