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Page 4 The Skanner August 1, 2018 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2018 brought to you by Visit us at a store near you Portland Metro SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 BLACK STORYTIME AT NORTH PORTLAND LIBRARY: Have fun with books, stories, songs and activities as the African and African American experience comes alive. Black Storytime builds the language and literacy skills your child needs for kindergarten. 10:30 – 11:00 a.m., North Portland Library, 512 N Killingsworth St. PORTLAND IRANIAN FESTIVAL: Enjoy a celebration of Iranian cul- ture featuring live music, dance, Iranian food, a fashion show, arts and crafts, calligraphy, carpets, books and more. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., PSU Park Blocks, 1914 SW Park Ave. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 ‘CALL MR. ROBESON’ AT PORTLAND COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER: Tayo Aluko revives one of the 20th century’s most impressive but overlooked figures in this powerful performance. This jour- ney through Paul Robeson’s life highlights his pioneering activ- ism as forerunner of the civil rights movement. 7:30 – 9 p.m., Portland Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis St. SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 SECOND ANNUAL PAN-AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF OREGON: Come cele- brate the resilience, strength and influence of Pan-Africans (Af- ricans, Caribbean and African Americans) in Oregon. The festival includes live entertainment, cultural foods, arts and crafts, and more. 12 - 8:30 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave. ‘IS THE HONEYMOON OVER’ AT CURIOUS COMEDY THEATER: Pas- sinArt: A Theatre Company presents a staged comedy reading. Attendees can meet the playwright, then stay for a book signing and conversation with a popular relationship coach and author. $15, 2 p.m., Curious Comedy Theater, 5225 NE MLK Jr Blvd. SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 SUMMER IN THE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARTY: All are welcome at this free outdoor event celebrating the diversity of our city. BBQ, book sale, and music by Marilyn Keller and other notable jazz musicians. Jazz/gospel worship at 6 p.m. Neighborhood par- ty 4 - 7 p.m. at Augustana Lutheran Church, 2710 NE 14th Ave. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 CANDIDATE FORUM, JOANN HARDESTY & LORETTA SMITH: Race Talks presents the first candidate forum with Loretta Smith, Multnomah County Commissioner, and Jo Ann Hardesty, civil rights activist and former Oregon State Rep., who are vying for Portland’s City Council Position 3. Free, doors open at 6 p.m., McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave. Seattle Metro SATURDAY – SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 -5 TACOMA SALMON BAKE: The Original Browns Point Salmon Bake includes a variety of food, a beer garden, music and kids’ games on the water. Fresh-caught salmon is cooked over alder wood fire pits. Free entrance, 12 – 8 p.m. both days (beer garden stays open later on Saturday) at Browns Point Light House Park, 201 Tulalip St NE, Tacoma. MONDAY, AUGUST 6 FROM HIROSHIMA TO HOPE LANTERN CEREMONY: The city of Hiroshima was destroyed by an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. From Hiroshima to Hope promotes peace and remembers victims of war with music, speakers, and candle-lit lanterns floated on Green Lake. Free, 6 p.m., northwest shore near Se- attle Public Theater at the Bathhouse, 7312 West Green Lake Dr. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 SOUTH LAKE UNION BLOCK PARTY: South Lake Union Block Par- ty offers music, a children’s play area, steamroller printing, a beer garden, food trucks and more. Community booths will fea- ture more than 80 local businesses and organizations. 12 – 11 p.m. at South Lake Union Discovery Center, 101 Westlake Ave N. PHOTO BY SUSAN FRIED FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 FLICKS ON THE BRICKS PRESENTS ‘BLACK PANTHER’: Pre-movie music begins at 7 p.m., movie at dusk. Attendees encouraged to bring low-back chairs, pillows, or cushions or bean bags. Free, 7 - 11 p.m., Pioneer Courthouse Square, 701 SW 6th Ave. GLEAN RESIDENCY EXHIBITION: After five months of focusing on the mysterious materials discovered at the Metro Central trans- fer station, the GLEAN 2018 artists will share their visions in a formal exhibition running for three weeks. Opening reception, 6 - 9 p.m., Furthermore Gallery, Bison Building 421 NE 10th Ave. Our Women of Courage Awards Chukundi Salisbury, helps his mother, the Rev. Harriet Walden, to the stage where she was presented with the Our Woman of Courage Award by Patricia Valentine-Jones, during the Our Women of Courage Awards Luncheon July 28 at the Northwest African American Museum. Rev. Walden and the late DeCharlene Williams and were honored for their courage and commitment to the community. Rev. Walden courageously fought and continues to fight to hold Seattle Police accountable, while Williams was a groundbreaking small business woman who worked hard to support Black- and minority-owned businesses. Portland News Briefs Portland Woman Seeking Kidney Donor Monica Sherman, 54, is battling kidney disease and is seeking a kidney donor. Her blood type is B; she’s also compatible with type O blood. To learn more about becoming a living kidney do- nor, visit http://www.legacyhealth.org/health-ser- vices-and-information/health-services/for-adults- a-z/kidney-transplant.aspx/index.html. Sherman can be reached at https://www.facebook.com/moni- caneedsakidney/ or (503) 789-8445. Word is Bond to Hold Community Showcase Aug. 2 Word is Bond will hold its second annual communi- ty show case at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 2 at Pacific Northwest College of Art, 511 NW Broadway. This year’s event will include presentations of intern-created ‘Know Your Rights’ videos and a panel on community-en- gaged policing. Light refreshments will be provided and street parking is available near the college. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP to Lakayana Drur at ldrur@portlandoic.org. For more information, visit mywordisbond.org. County Office of Community Involvement Seeks Members for Budget Advisory Committees, Community Health Council The Office of Community Involvement is now accepting applications for new Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC) members. CBACs are groups of community members that review and make recom- mendations on county departmental budgets and operations, and are one of the key ways the county receives community input on its budget priories. There are nine CBACs, one for each Multnomah County department. The requirements for CBAC membership are: • that you live in Multnomah County; • that you have an interest in the programs and bud- get process of the County; • that you are available to attend meetings and par- ticipate in deliberations (most CBACs meet month- ly, with more meetings during budget season). Appointments to the CBACs are for three years, and members may serve for six consecutive years. How to Apply • Complete the application online at https://docs. google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdckvGJlv7BDF9x- 7JSixby_V8mSkveVLn_BXrOoy1lw5deXAA/view- form. • Or download the paper application from https:// multco.us/file/74053/download and mail it to: Of- fice of Community Involvement, 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Suite 192. Applications received by 5 p.m. Sept. 14 will be re- viewed first. Following the deadline, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as needed. Learn more about the CBAC program at https:// multco.us/oci/community-budget-advisory-commit- tees-cbacs. Portland Parks & Recreation’s Dive-in Movies return to pools this summer Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R)’s Dive-in Mov- ies, one of the biggest splashes of the summer, return this week with five all-ages showings of Toy Story at PP&R pools around town. Watch the family-friendly classic either from the pool deck or while floating in the pool itself. Pools are heated to warmer than nor- mal for the evening viewing, to maintain a comfort level for people in the water. Swim sessions start at 7:30 p.m.; movies start at ap- prox. 8:15 p.m. Screenings will take place on the following dates: Pier Pool - August 14 Wilson Pool - August 15 Montavilla Pool - August 16 Creston Pool - August 17 Sellwood Pool - August 18 Enjoy Toy Story on large screens at Pier, Wilson, Montavilla, Creston, and Sellwood Pools (all of them are outdoors). The pool water will be extra warm for these showings, and you can watch from the pool deck or bring an inner tube or air mattress to lounge on. Cost is only around $5; and the series runs August 14-18. Doors open for evening swimming at 7:30; the mov- ie will start at approximately 8:15pm. Food and drink will be offered for sale, including popcorn, caramel corn, and hot cocoa. Pools will also sell glow sticks and will raffle off door prizes. Cost: Adults $5.00 / Youth $3.50 (Wilson Pool admission: Adults $5.50 / Youth $4.50) Season passes are not accepted for this event. Seattle News Briefs DurkanUrges USCIS Director to Reduce Citizenship Backlog Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan is one of nearly 50 U.S. mayors and county executives who delivered a letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Lee Francis Cissna this week demanding that the agency reduce the backlog of over 753,000 citizenship applications and reduce the time it cur- rently takes to process citizenship applications down to six months, on behalf of a quarter of a million im- migrants with pending applications who reside in their cities. At the end of March 2018, Seattle had a backlog of 18,707 citizenship applications.
