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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.
