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Page 4 The Skanner Portland & Seattle July 13, 2022 News Events & Announcements Community Calendar 2022 Portland Metro THURSDAY, JULY 14, 6 – 9 PM LIVE MUSIC – ARTHUR C. LEE: Surf songs from the PNW, echoing the experimental pop of Yo La Tengo, raw energy of Wilco, and the introspective soundscapes of Brian Eno. 126 NE Alberta St. OREGON 22 WATCH PARTY: Watch the World Athletics Champion- ships live on the 15 ft screen at the World Trade Center. First 100 attendees will enjoy a free lunch. 121 SW Salmon St FRIDAY, JULY 15, 4 – 6 PM ART KID MEETUP: This event will be every 3rd Friday. These meetups are for creative youth looking to chill and draw with some new friends! Bring your sketchbook and grab a seat! FRIDAY, JULY 15, 7 PM STANDUP COMEDY OPEN MIC: Ever wanted to take your turn at one of our Funny Friday standup nights? Well, now you can! Local legends Jane Malone & Amelia Evans are back hosting our hugely hilarious Comedy Open Mic Night. 1445 SE Hawthorne Blvd. FRIDAY, JULY 15 – SUNDAY JULY 17 PASEO FESTIVAL: Grab a picnic blanket or your dancing shoes— or both—and join us for Paseo, a community gathering of more than 75 performers, artists, artist groups, vendors, mutual aid groups, and grassroots health and outdoor organizations in our oldest parks, the South Park Blocks. The first major downtown festival to be curated by a BIPOC-led steering committee, Paseo is a collage of talent and heart drawn from Portland’s many communities. Family-friendly and free. South Park Blocks be- tween Salmon and Jefferson and Director Park. FRIDAY, JULY 15 – SUNDAY JULY 17, 4 – 8 PM CATHEDRAL PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL: featuring local jazz, blues, soul, and Latin artists will take place in Cathedral Park un- der the historic St Johns Bridge in North Portland. Check out our story for details https://www.theskanner.com/news/ newsbriefs/33349-42nd-annual-cathedral-park-free-jazz-fes- tival-announces-schedule-of-performances SATURDAY, JULY 16, 10 AM – 3 PM ANNUAL LATINO HOME FAIR: This free event aims to empower families to build long-term financial stability through assets such as homeownership. Registration is free and open to all. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/23rd-annual-latino-home-fair- tickets-294953222027 4300 NE Killingsworth St. SATURDAY, JULY 16⋅12:00 – 2:00PM AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY “DIGGING INTO FINDING AIDS: Genealogists use all kinds of tools to help with their genealo- gy research. One of the best tools to understand and use when working with manuscript collections is the finding aid. This pre- sentation will help genealogist sread, follow, and use a finding aid to find their ancestors in archives. Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 2505 SE 11th Ave., Suite B-18. SUNDAY, JULY 17, 4 PM PICKIN’ ON SUNDAYS: Doug Fir’s 14th Annual Outdoor Music Se- ries - Free every Sunday on the Patio. 830 E Burnside St SUNDAY, JULY 17, 5 – 7 PM 30 YEARS LATER: LESSONS OF BALLOT MEASURE 9: Join Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest, Q Center, Western States Center and Rural Organizing Project for a night filled with education, lessons and reuniting over the 1992 fight against Ballot Measure 9. Register here https://www.eventbrite. com/e/30-years-later-lessons-of-ballot-measure-9-registra- tion-378026185497 McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave. SUNDAY, JULY 17, 5 – 7 PM WINTER’S TALE: a free Shakespeare performance at Laurelhurst Park. SE Cesar E Chavez Blvd & Stark St SUNDAY, JULY 17, 4 – 9 PM TIGER TIGER: Celebrate our AAPI community with performances by June Magnolia, SURRIJA, Joe Kye and the Givers, and Port- land’s hottest AAPI food carts. Fernhill Park, 6010 NE 37th Ave. TUESDAY, JULY 19, 11 AM – 12 PM HOW TO RES ET YOUR SUPEROWOMAN: Tired of sacrificing your desires and needs due to exhaustion? Reset your SELF with ease, to restore your energy and joy for total wellness! Register for this online class here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-re- See Community Calendar on page 5 ART BY CINDY KOSTYLLO, PHOTO TAKEN BY JOE CANTRELL FRIDAY, JULY 15, 12 – 6 PM Street Painters Chalk it Up This Weekend Tualatin Valley Creates’ 4th annual free chalk art festival La Strada dei Pastelli is just around the corner. This weekend on July 16-17 from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. each day, 25 nationally-recognized and regional chalk artists will gather in the heart of Downtown Hillsboro, Oregon. Artists will have 48 hours to complete large-scale images, most averaging 10x10 feet, centered around the theme “Joyful Play.” Portland News Briefs OSU Extension to host Oregon 2022 4-H Outreach summer camps Registration is open for the 2022 4-H Outreach sum- mer camps, hosted by the Oregon State University Extension Service. The 4-H International Elementary School and 4-H Multicultural Middle School summer camps will be held August 9-13 at the Oregon 4-H Conference and Education Center in Salem. Designed for Latino and underserved youth in third through eighth grades, the camp focuses on helping youths improve academ- ic skills, develop leadership skills and participate in healthy physical activities. Youths will interact with university students and professionals, creating an opportunity for them to explore higher education and career options. The camps’ activities include: • Technology (Lego robotics, GPS and solar car, wind energy). • Natural resources (forestry, water quality, wildlife, agriculture). • Physical activities (soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming, canoeing). Registration deadline is July 22, 2022. The cost is $350. Scholarship information is avail- able in OSU Extension County offices. More information is available on the OSU Exten- sion website, or by calling Mario Magaña Álvarez at 541-737-0925. Supporters for the camp include: Oregon State University colleges and departments, Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Ford Family Foundation, Benton County, the Hale Family, the U.S. Department of Agri- culture Natural Resources Conservation Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. North St. Bag Drive is On Looking to up your bike bag game? Have gear gath- ering dust in the closet? Come to the North St. bike shop, trade in your used items, and they’ll give you a discount toward your next purchase. This summer, North St. is partnering with the Com- munity Cycling Center, a PDX-based nonprofit, to connect your old bags with cyclists who need them. Gently used or nearly new bike bags will be donated to low-income cyclists who may not otherwise be able to afford them. Packs with more wear and tear will head to their production line for upcycling. They will create limited-edition runs of accessory packs out of the salvage, and then auction them to raise funds for their 1% for the Planet partners. What kind of bags? All bike bags are welcome. Panniers will qualify for a 20-percent discount coupon toward their next pur- chase. All other bike accessories may be traded for a 10-percent discount. Before you bring in your used bags, empty and clean each one. No major stained, moldy, or smelly bags will be accepted, but wears and tears are okay. The shop repairs the bags before do- nating them, if possible, or they deconstruct them for salvage material. Donate at North St. Bags, located at 1551 SE Poplar Ave. The program runs through September, 2022 Portland Housing Bureau, Oregon Law Center, PCC and United Way Partner on Program to Help Renters Facing Eviction Portland Housing Bureau’s Rental Services Office, Oregon Law Center, and Portland Community Col- lege’s CLEAR Clinic have launched the Eviction Legal Defense Program to provide free legal defense ser- vices to tenants facing eviction. United Way of the Co- lumbia-Willamette serves as the fiscal agent and pays the costs to cure evictions which may also include rent arrears for participants in the program. “Historically, Portland tenants facing eviction have had little to no chance of having legal representation. In 2019, of the 5,904 eviction cases filed in Multnomah County, only 3% of tenants had lawyers,” said Chris- tina Dirks of the Portland Housing Bureau. “And the majority of the BIPOC community are renters and disproportionately suffer the long-lasting negative impacts of evictions including homelessness, de- creased health outcomes, job loss, poor educational performance for children and barriers finding re- placement rental housing.” This program will provide tenants – at no higher than 60% of the area median income who have re- ceived a notice terminating their tenancy or housing subsidy, or a summons for an eviction action – with free legal representation from the Oregon Law Cen- ter or Portland Community College. Limited addition- al legal assistance is available to tenants at 60-80% of area median income. An attorney will advise eligible tenants of their rights and represent them through negotiation and/or in eviction court. “Housing in our region is beyond a crisis, and we need to bring creative strategies to the table to help deter the flow of households falling into homeless- ness,” said Linda King, Director Housing for United Way of the Columbia-Willamette. “This partnership is exemplary of how we should partner with commu- nity organizations like Oregon Law Center and PCC’s CLEAR Clinic who understand best how to support those experiencing evictions. We are honored that Portland Housing Bureau selected United Way of the Columbia-Willamette to administer these resources. We are in a unique position of being able respond quickly to cure the financial burden of the eviction See Briefs on page 5
