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Page 4 The Skanner Portland & Seattle November 14, 2018 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2018 brought to you by Visit us at a store near you UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY: A night of family fun at the Matt Dishman Community Center. Learn to juggle, play family friend- ly games and enjoy a delicious spaghetti dinner. Free. 6 – 8 p.m., Matt Dishman Community Center, 77 NE Knott St. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 NATIVE AMERICAN RUNWAY & MARKETPLACE: Education for the public on traditional and contemporary dance, regalia and song. There is also a marketplace to shop our local vendors. From 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Water Resources Education Center, 4600 SE Colum- bia Way, Vancouver. GENEALOGY WORKSHOP: Have you just started digging into your family tree, or are you a genealogy veteran who wants to learn more tips and tricks? Whether you have a lot, or a little, or even no experience with genealogy, family historians from the Or- egon Historical Society Research Library will make digging up the past loads of fun. 10 a.m. – noon, Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave. GORDLY-BURCH HOUSE COMMUNITY VISIONING SESSION: A dis- cussion for Black Portlanders interested in creating a space to gather in the historic heart of Oregon’s largest Black/African American community. Turning the historic Gordly-Burch fami- ly home located at 4511 N. Williams Ave into a cultural center would honor the contributions of Black families and organiza- tions that have made an indelible impact on Portland. Join the conversation from 12 – 2: 30 p.m., First A.M.E. Zion Church, 4304 N Vancouver Ave. WOMEN FIRST DINNER EVENT: Hear from the women whose lives have been impacted while in recovery and who have re-entered the community after serving time in prison. Contribute to a great cause and help rebuild lives. Enjoy dinner, music and community building. $10 entry, from 3:30 – 6 p.m. at The 4th See Community Calendar on page 5 PHOTO COURTESY OF PASSINART Portland Metro FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 ‘Black Nativity’ Runs Dec. 2-16 at Bethel Church Originally produced off-Broadway in 1961, “Black Nativity” is Langston Hughes’ gorgeous, self-described “gospel song play.” PassinArt’s production will run Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday from Dec. 2 through 16 Bethel AME Church, 5828 NE 8th Ave. “Black Nativity” uses a cultural lens to retell the classic holiday Biblical story through scripture, interpretive dance and. Traditional holiday favorites like “Come All Ye Faithful” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” are joined by gospel tunes like “There’s a Meeting Here Tonight” and folk spirituals like “Go Tell It on the Mountain” – all in rousing, soul-stirring versions that consistently move audiences from all walks of life. Group tickets available online or by contacting the box office by email passinart@yahoo.com or by calling (503) 235-8079. There will also be a special nativity concert with songs from the play at 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at Resurrection Catholic Church, 21060 SW Stafford Road in Tualitin. All are welcome; donations will be accepted at the door. Portland News Briefs Grace Memorial Episcopal Church Hosts Affordable Housing Faith Forum & Resource Fair On Nov. 15, the Faith Forum and Resource Fair on Affordable Housing will take place from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church. Co-spon- sored by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) and the City of Portland, an invitation to the forum is extended to all faith-based organizations in the City of Portland with interest in developing affordable housing on their prop- erty. The evening will in- clude a panel discussion and a Q & A session with various experts in af- fordable housing—lend- ers, developers and city officials. A resource fair will follow the panel dis- cussion and will allow an opportunity for net- working and more infor- mation around this topic. Light snacks will be pro- vided. Please RSVP to kshar- inghousen@emoregon. org or call Krystal at EMO at (503) 221-1054, ext. 201. Black United Fund Sponsors BUF Talks at Intel Friday, Nov. 23rd Saturday, Nov. 24th Sunday, Nov. 25th Saturday & Sunday Friday plus Saturday OR Sunday All 3 Days 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sat. OR Sun., 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sat. & Sun., 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. $50 $75 $75 $125 $110 $150 Students interested in learning more about In- tel as a company or who simply just interested in the tech are invited to participate in BUF Talks at Intel from 11:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Intel Hawthorn Farm Campus. Those who par- ticipate will get lab tours and a chance to talk one- on-one with Intel employees. Registration is open and available at www.bufor. org/buf-talks This event is for a maximum of 15 students. Black United Fund Scholarship Applications Now Open Black United Fund’s scholarship applications are now open, and the organization is switching its eval- uation for scholarship awards to a point-based sys- tem. Students who participate in programs such BUF Talks will receive extra points for each program they attend. Students can check out scholarship opportunities and start their application at www.bufor.org/empower. PAM Hosts Miller Family Free Day Nov. 17 Come celebrate a community free day as part of the Portland Art Museum’s Japanese Poetry, Art, & Culture Weekend Series in conjunction with Poetic Imagination in Japanese Art, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 17. The day will feature a variety of calligraphy and ikebana demonstrations, music performances, poet- ry reading and writing opportunities, and art mak- ing. Partners, participants, and happenings include: • Tea tasting with Jugetsudo (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.) • Poetry writing with Write Around Portland • Ikebana Portland Chapter 47 ( 11 a.m. – noon) • Origami with Yuki Martin (noon – 3 p.m.) • Renga poetry workshop with Gillian Parrish (noon – 1 p.m.) • Calligraphy performance by Sora Shodo (1 p.m. – 2 p.m.) • Takohachi Music performance—Shinobue flute and Shamisan with Yumi Torimaru (4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.) Family programs are generously supported in part by Sharon L. Miller and Family, the Gordon D. Sond- land and Katherine J. Durant Foundation, the Lamb Baldwin Foundation, and the Joseph E. Weston Public. UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History Hosts ‘Exploring Indigeneity in the 21st Century’ Exhibit The Museum of Natural and Cultural History wel- comes artist Cannupa Hanska Luger for a series See Briefs on page 5
