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Page 4 The Skanner Portland & Seattle January 9, 2019 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2019 brought to you by Visit us at a store near you UNCLOUDY SUNDAYS GOSPEL BRUNCH: On the second Sunday of each month, Uncloudy Sundays — a gospel brunch — will be hosted at the Dog Fir Lounge. Santi Holley will be spinning clas- sic African American gospel records from the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s. Free, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St. YOGA FOR ALL ABILITIES: Join us for Chair Yoga. Poses either seated or standing/lying on the floor are adapted for all abili- ties, including folks with limited mobility. Led by Brynna Hur- witz, who has 20 years of experience teaching dance and yoga. From 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave. INSIDE GAZA: AN EVENING WITH DR. CLYDE FARRIS: Dr. Clyde Far- ris, an orthopedic surgeon from West Linn, recently returned from a trip to Gaza where he worked with a team of Palestinian orthopedic specialists. Dr. Farris will describe the type of inju- ries he saw. Learn about the conditions inside what has been called “the largest open-air prison on Earth.” Free, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Taborspace, 5441 SE Belmont St. PIONEERING OREGON BREWERS: The Oregon Historical Society has gathered a panel of path breaking innovators who helped shape the history of Oregon’s beer industry. Moderated by OHS Curator of Exhibitions, Lori Erickson, this panel discussion with Fred Bowman, Jerome Chicvara, and Teri Fahrendorf is sure to bring satisfaction and refreshment to your Sunday afternoon. 2-3:30 p.m., Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave. MONDAY, JANUARY 14 OSU PORTLAND CENTER OPEN HOUSE: Oregon State University is inviting all Oregonians to an open house on Jan. 14 to celebrate the grand opening of the OSU Portland Center in the historic Meier & Frank Building in downtown Portland. The event will be held from 1 to 6:30 p.m. in the OSU Portland Center located at 555 SW Morrison St., adjacent to Pioneer Courthouse Square. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 DRED SCOTT, WONG KIM ARK & VANESSA LOPEZ: The documenta- ry film “14: Dred Scott, Wong Kim Ark & Vanessa Lopez” explores See Community Calendar on page 5 PHOTO COURTESY OF PASSINART Portland Metro SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 PassinArt Presents ‘Hazardous Beauty’ Jan. 25 – Feb. 17 Starting Jan. 25, PassinArt will present “Hazardous Beauty,” a provocative guide to making friends with people who are different from us. The play tells the story of two women -- one Black, one White -- attend a memoir writing class at a Portland college. They are charged with making sense of love, work, art and aging, and together to explore what all this means at the intersection of gender, race and class. The play, written by Portland playwright Bonnie Ratner, was part of the 2016 Fertile Ground Festival and has been revised and updated with new surprises for this fully produced world premiere. The play will be produced at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from Jan. 25 through Feb. 17. There will also be matinee showings at 3 p.m. Sundays. It will be staged at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC)m 340 N Interstate Ave. For more information, visit www. passinart.org. Portland News Briefs Sen. Lew Frederick to Visit N.E. Portland Middle School State Senator Lew Frederick will be visiting St. An- drew Nativity School to give a talk about his experi- ence growing up in the South and his current career as a State Senator. Sen. Frederick knew the Rev. Mar- tin Luther King, Jr. during his childhood. The talk will take place at 4925 NE 9th Avenue on at 8 a.m. Jan. 11 in the Thea Bowman room of the community center. Members of the community are welcome to attend the event. Literary Arts Awards $52,000 in Fellowships to 15 Oregon Writers and Publishers Literary Arts is excited to announce the 2019 Or- egon Literary Fellowship Recipients. We received more than 400 applications and have award- ed a total of $52,500 in fellowships ($3,500 each) to 15 Oregon writers and publishers. Please join us in congratulating this outstanding group of recipients: NONFICTION Chelsea Biondolillo of Portland, Leslie Bradshaw Fellowship Sterling Cunio of Salem Karen Luper of Portland, Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship Justin Taylor of Portland POETRY Christopher Rose of Hillsboro, Writer of Color Fel- lowship Jennifer Perrine of Milwaukie, Oregon Poetry Com- munity Fellowship Pamela Santos of Portland, C. Hamilton Bailey Fel- lowship FICTION Chris Stuck of Portland, Laurell Swails and Donald Monroe Memorial Fellowship Ana Maurine Lara of Eugene, Laurell Swails and Donald Monroe Memorial Fellowship Natalie Hirt of Lake Oswego, Women Writers Fel- lowship Marcus Lund of Portland, Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship YOUNG READERS Amy Baskin of Portland, Edna L. Holmes Fellowship in Young Readers DRAMA Stacy Brewster of Portland, Walt Morey Fellowship PUBLISHERS Atelier 26 Books of Portland Opossum of Corvallis On January 22, Literary Arts will be announcing the 2019 Oregon Book Awards Finalists. The finalists and fellowship recipients will be honored at the or- ganization’s annual ceremony annual ceremony on April 22 at the Gerding Theater at the Armory. Seats can be reserved at www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/3618447. Open House Celebrating the Grand Opening of OSU Portland Center Will Be Held Jan. 14 Oregon State University is inviting all Oregonians to an open house on Jan. 14 to celebrate the grand opening of the OSU Portland Center in the historic Meier & Frank Building in downtown Portland. The open house will be held from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in the OSU Portland Center located at 555 SW Morrison St., adjacent to Pioneer Courthouse Square. See Briefs on page 5