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‘HAZARDOUS BEAUTY’ OPENING NIGHT: PassinArt presents “Haz-
ardous Beauty,” a provocative, often very funny, guide to mak-
ing friends with people who are different from us. The play will
show 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.
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 340 N Interstate Ave.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26
‘THE DANGER OF A SINGLE STORY’ SCREENING & DISCUSSION:
View Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED talk, “The Danger of a
Single Story,” then join a discussion led by PCC instructor Tim
Krause. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Kenton Library, 8226 N Denver Ave.
NATIVE PLANT CENTER VOLUNTEER VENTURES: Volunteer at
Metro’s Native Plant Center in Tualatin and help care for rare
native seeds, bulbs and plant materials that support regional
restoration projects. Winter activities include: harvesting na-
tive bulbs, planting seeds and plants for prairie and understory
seed amplification and helping with nursery maintenance. No
experience is needed. Gloves, tools, water and snack provided.
9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Native Plant Center, 2661 SW Borland Road, Tu-
alatin.
AMPHIBIAN SURVEY ORIENTATION: Learn the basics to volunteer
as an amphibian survey volunteer. From late January through
April, volunteers pull on chest waders and visit wetlands
throughout the region to search for four types of frog and sal-
amander egg masses. The four amphibians serve as indicator
species, which can be used to help gauge whether regional res-
toration efforts are helping more native amphibians thrive. It
also helps scientists survey their numbers as well as the overall
health of wetlands in the region. 9 a.m. – noon, Metro Regional
Center, 600 NE Grand Ave.
AFRICAN AMERICAN ANCESTRY GROUP: Interested in African
American genealogy? You don’t have to be a GFO member to par-
ticipate. The African American Ancestry group meets on the 4th
Saturday of month at 12:30 p.m., Genealogical Forum of Oregon,
2505 SE 11th Ave, Suite B-18.
LICHEN OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: Diminutive but darling,
Northwest lichens are renowned for their abundance and di-
versity. Grab your hand lens and join a naturalist in taking a
closer look into the enchanting world of lichens. Learn about
their ecology and how to identify them. 10 – noon or 1:30 – 3:30
p.m., Orenco Woods Nature Park, 7100 Northeast Birch Street,
Hillsboro.
NAACP KICKOFF TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Join the kickoff for
an action-packed lineup including African drumming and folk-
tales with Habiba, The Buffalo Soldiers of Fort Vancouver, a per-
formance by Maima Fahnbulleh, viewing and discussion of the
Art and Historical Memorabilia Display featuring talks by local
Vancouver artists Russell Ford on his work and studies in Zam-
bia and Claudia Carter on her artwork. From 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., Fort
Vancouver Regional Library, 901 C St., Downtown Vancouver.
MONDAY, JANUARY 28
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT: A DAUGHTER REMEMBERS: The critically
acclaimed non-fiction novel, The Boys in Boat by Daniel James
Brown, celebrates the 1936 U.S. men’s Olympic eight-oar rowing
team – nine working class boys from the Pacific Northwest who
stormed the rowing world, transformed the sport, and galva-
nized the attention of millions of Americans. Join us for an ex-
planation of the book’s genesis and stories from the daughter of
Joe Rantz, one of those working class boys who made history.
Free, 7 - 9 p.m., Kennedy School Theater, 5736 NE 33rd Ave.
LIVING THE LEGACY: CONFRONTING ECONOMIC INJUSTICE IN
TIMES OF CRISIS: Rukaiyah Adams — native Portlander, com-
munity activist and chief investment officer at Meyer Memo-
rial Trust — will speak about economic inequities and how to
advance social change in our communities. Celebrate Dr. King’s
legacy and consider the link between his work and confronting
economic injustice. Doors at 5:30 p.m., Smith Memorial Student
Union, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway.
CHRISTOPHER KALONJI ANGELVERSARY: On the third anniversa-
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Portland Metro
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
St. Andrew’s Announces 2019 MLK Awards
St. Andrew Catholic Church presented its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards at Mass on Sunday, January 20. This year, Louise Kasper,
a parishioner of 40 years at St. Andrew. The Community Service Award went to Bobby Weinstock and Susan Emmons of Northwest Pilot
Project, who have a combined 60 years of service to elderly people who live in Portland’s downtown.
Portland News Briefs
Markisha Smith, Ed.D, Named
Director of Office of Equity and
Human Rights
After an extensive search and interview process in-
formed by input from community stakeholders, Com-
missioner Amanda Fritz is pleased to announce that
Markisha Smith, Ed.D, will be the next Director of the
City of Portland Office of Equity and Human Rights.
Dr. Smith comes to the City after serving as Director
of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Oregon De-
partment of Education for the past five years. In that
role, she provided leadership, guidance, profession-
al learning, and support to school districts, various
education partners, and community-based organiza-
tions on education equity throughout the state. A res-
ident of Oregon since 2011, Dr. Smith served as pro-
fessor at Warner Pacific College and Western Oregon
University, and as an equity trainer and strategic con-
sultant for Metro and the Camas, WA school district,
among other local contracts. Dr. Smith also brings na-
tionwide experience from working in Michigan, Tex-
as, and other states, in addition to her focus on equity
issues in Oregon.
The mission of the Office of Equity and Human
Rights is to provide education and technical support
to City staff and elected officials, leading to recogni-
tion and removal of systemic barriers to fair and just
distribution of resources, access and opportunity,
starting with issues of race and disability. As Direc-
tor, Dr. Smith will initially lead a team of eleven staff
and manage a 2018-19 budget of $1.9 million.
Dr. Smith will begin her new role on February 11,
2019.
BlackProGen Host to Speak at GFO
Jan. 26
Genealogist Nicka Smith to give remote presenta-
tion for monthly African American Interest Group at
GFO
The Genealogical Forum of Oregon is pleased to wel-
come BlackProGen host Nicka Smith to its next Afri-
can American Ancestry Group meeting on Saturday,
January 26 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Smith is a professional photographer, speaker, and
documentarian with more than 20 years of experi-
ence as a genealogist. She is the host of BlackProGen
Live, a web show focused on people of color genealo-
gy and family history. She will speak on “The Future
of African American Genealogy.”
With rapid digitization of crucial record sets to the
explosion of DNA testing, the landscape of African
American genealogy and family history research
is constantly evolving. Attendees can discover why
these advancements are key for all types of genealo-
gy and how they can help break down years-long bar-
riers in personal research efforts.
The meeting is free and open to the public at the
GFO Library in the basement of the historic Ford
Building at S.E. 11th Ave. & Division in Portland.
The GFO is the largest genealogy library in the Pa-
cific Northwest providing 50,000 holdings, access to
nine subscription databases and 180 free classes each
year.
Jesse Beason Named President and
Executive Officer of Northwest
Health Foundation
This week the Northwest Health Foundation an-
nounced that Jesse Beason has been named, effective
immediately, the organization’s new president and
chief executive officer.
Beason has been with Northwest Health Foundation
since August 2013, most recently as Vice President of
Strategy and Public Affairs. He was selected to be its
next president after a thorough national search con-
ducted by Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
with guidance from the NWHF board of directors’
Presidential Search Committee. NPAG connected
with hundreds of community partners and potential
candidates before developing a short list of finalists.
Portland Scholars and Activists
Make Connections to Dr. King Jan. 29
On Tuesday, Jan. 29, Portland scholars and activists
will connect Dr. King’s speech to today. “The Three
Evils of Society: Racism, Poverty and Militarism” will
be held at Portland State University, Smith Memorial
Student Union Ballroom, 3rd Floor, 1825 SW Broad-
way. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., program starts at 6:30
p.m.
Panelists scheduled to appear include Lisa Bates
and Marisa Zapata from the PSU College of Urban and
Public Affairs, Tom Hastings from the PSU Conflict
Resolution Program, Reverend E.D. Mondainé, Pres-
ident of the Portland NAACP and pastor of Celebra-
tion Tabernacle Church, with Winston Grady-Willis,
director of the PSU School of Gender, Race, and Na-
tions, moderating.
Get tickets online, in person at the PSU Box Office,
or by calling (503) 725-3307.
Clark College Hosts Free Children’s
Dental Health Day Feb. 2
The Clark College Dental Hygiene Program will
hold a free children’s dental clinic from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. Feb. 2 on the main campus of Clark College. The
event will take place in the Firstenburg Dental Hy-
giene Education and Care Center in the Health Sci-
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