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Free guided canoe paddles
This issue’s
Community
Calendar
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to you by:
July 11, 18 & 27; July 11, 9:30am, Willamette Park (SW
Macadam Ave & SW Nebraska St, Portland); July 18, 10am,
Gilbert River (Gilbert River Boat Ramp Rd, Sauvie Island, Ore.);
July 27, 9:30am, Vancouver Lake Park (6801 NW Lower River
Rd, Vancouver, Wash.). Take part in free guided big-canoe
paddles led by professional environmental educators at locations
along the lower Columbia River and its tributaries in Oregon and
Washington. Participants help paddle one of two stable 29-foot
canoes, enjoying a unique perspective on the water. Paddles,
binoculars for wildlife viewing, and personal flotation devices in
standard sizes are provided on the family-friendly trips, which
are suitable for people age five and older. Space is limited and
online reservations open six weeks before each paddle at 7:00am.
For info, or to register (required), call (503) 226-1565 or visit
<www.estuarypartnership.org>.
“Yellow Terror”
Through July 16, 11am-3pm (Tue-Sat), noon-3pm (Sun),
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland).
View “Yellow Terror: The Collections and Paintings of Roger
Shimomura,” an exhibit of Shimomura’s paintings — which
challenge the role of media and material culture in defining the
American norm — as well as his collection of memorabilia and
objects depicting racial stereotypes of Asians and Asian
Americans accumulated during the last 20 years. For info, call
(503) 224-1458 or visit <www.oregonnikkei.org>.
Blue Lake Summer Fun Days
July 11-Aug 10 (Tue-Thu), 11:30am-2:30pm, Blue Lake
Regional Park (21224 NE Blue Lake Rd, Fairview, Ore.).
Families with children 18 years old and younger are invited to
Blue Lake Summer Fun Days. The events, held Tuesday through
Thursday, feature free lunch (noon to 1:00pm), nature education
and crafts, games and activities led by local youth, and access to
boat rentals, swimming, fishing, a nature-themed playground, a
“spray ground,” sports facilities, a discovery garden, a wetland
with a viewing platform and trail, and more. Free parking is
available between 10:00am and 1:00pm on event days. For info,
call (503) 797-1700 or visit <www.oregonmetro.gov/bluelake>.
“Architecture of Internment:
The Buildup to Wartime Incarceration”
Through July 27, 9am-5pm (Mon-Fri), 10am-5pm (Sat), Four
Rivers Cultural Center (676 SW Fifth Ave, Ontario, Ore.). View
“Architecture of Internment: The Buildup to Wartime
Incarceration,” a travelling exhibit highlighting the role of
Oregonians in the decision to incarcerate Japanese Americans
during World War II. The display features personal letters and
proclamations from Oregonians to then-governor Charles
Sprague in 1941 and 1942 advocating for the exclusion and
incarceration of Japanese-American Oregonians, along with his
responses; blueprints of potential “Assembly Center” and
“Relocation Camp” locations such as race tracks and fairgrounds;
letters from Japanese Americans expressing outrage about the
injustice; and more. For info, call (541) 889-8191 or visit
<www.4rcc.com>. To learn more, visit <www.grahamstreet
productions.com>.
“Terracotta Warriors
of the First Emperor”
Through Sep 4, 10am-5pm (Mon-Fri), 10am-6pm (Sat-Sun),
Pacific Science Center (200 Second Ave N, Seattle). View
“Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor,” an exhibit that
includes 10 original life-size statues from the terracotta army —
created 2,200 years ago and consisting of 6,000 life-sized soldiers,
horses, chariots, bowmen, and archers standing guard at the
tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang in a 20-square-mile burial
compound — and more than 100 original objects and artifacts
from the first imperial dynasty of China, on loan from the
People’s Republic of China. In addition to original objects, the
exhibit features hands-on science learning through a series of
interactive and immersive experiences. For info, call (206)
443-2001 or visit <www.pacificsciencecenter.org>.
“We Are the Ocean: An Indigenous
Response to Climate Change”
Through Nov 12 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum
of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St,
Seattle). View “We Are the Ocean: An Indigenous Response to
Climate Change” and explore how indigenous communities are
responding to the ways climate change is affecting their waters
and lives: temperatures rising, islands gradually disappearing
due to rising waters, coral reefs slowly dying, storms increasing
both in frequency and strength, and more. The stories represent
people who live in Guam, Pohnpei, Yap, Tonga, Hawai‘i, Alaska,
and elsewhere. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.
wingluke.org>.
“Parting Shots: Minor White’s
Images of Portland, 1938-1942”
Through Dec 23 (Wed-Sat), 10am-5pm, Architectural
Heritage Center (701 SE Grand Ave, Portland). View “Parting
Shots: Minor White’s Images of Portland, 1938-1942,” an exhibit
of photography documenting a city on the verge of change amidst
World War II. White’s photographs, which serve as one of the few
visual records of some of Portland’s most significant architecture
prior to its eventual demolition, are presented alongside
architectural artifacts rescued from many of the commercial and
residential buildings in the images. For info, call (503) 231-7264
or visit <www.visitahc.org>.
Pokémon Club at Gresham Library
July 3 & 17, 4-5pm, Gresham Library (385 NW Miller Ave,
Gresham, Ore.). Players of all skill levels are invited to play
Pokémon at the Pokémon Club. Participants are encouraged to
bring their Pokémon cards. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Seattle Naturalization Ceremony
July 4, 11am-1:15pm, Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion (305
Harrison St, Seattle). Witness a Naturalization Ceremony on
Independence Day of more than 500 candidates from 69
countries. The noon ceremony is presided over by Seattle mayor
Ed Murray and includes storyteller Gene Tagaban as well as
musicians Peter Ali and Swil Kanim. Navy Band Northwest
offers a pre-ceremony concert at 11:00am. For info, call (206)
443-1410 or (206) 684-7200, or visit <www.ethnic
heritagecouncil.org> or <www.seattlecenter.com/naturaliza
tion>.
“A Capitol Fourth”
July 4, 8-9:30pm; repeats July 4, 9:30-11pm & July 6,
1-2:30am; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Celebrate
America’s 241st birthday with “A Capitol Fourth,” featuring the
nation’s most spectacular fireworks display broadcast from the
West Lawn of the United States Capitol. The program, hosted by
John Stamos, features musical performances by The Beach Boys,
The Four Tops, Yolanda Adams, the National Symphony
Orchestra, the Choral Arts Society of Washington, the U.S. Army
Ceremonial Band, and others. To verify showtimes, call (503)
293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
July 3, 2017
“Big Pacific: Passionate”
STORY OF CHINA. “The Story of China,” a program presented
by historian Michael Wood that explores the history of the world’s oldest
continuous state, from the ancient past to the present day, is screening
July 11 on Oregon Public Broadcasting. Pictured are the spirit way at the
Qianling Mausoleum (top photo) and a view of the Dateng gorge (bottom
photo). (Photos/Mick Duffield, courtesy of the Public Broadcasting Ser-
vice)
“3, 2, 1 Fireworks”
July 4, 11:30pm-midnight, Oregon Public Broadcasting
(OPB). Watch “3, 2, 1 Fireworks,” an explosive special that gives a
behind-the-scenes look at the Washington, D.C. Independence
Day celebration. To verify showtime, call (503) 293-1982 or visit
<www.opb.org>.
“Big Pacific: Voracious”
July 5, 8-9pm; repeats July 7, 1-2am; Oregon Public
Broadcasting (OPB). Watch part three of “Big Pacific” — a
five-part series about the Pacific Ocean. The episode, called
“Voracious,” explores how the challenge of finding food drives all
life in the Pacific, including a destructive army of mouths, a killer
with a hundred mouths, and the biggest mouth in the ocean. To
verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. To
view past episodes, visit <www.pbs.org/program/big-pacific>.
Bead Faire
July 7-9, noon-6pm (Fri), 10am-6pm (Sat), 10am-5pm (Sun),
Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd,
Portland). Browse an assortment of beads, including Czech,
crystal, glass, gemstone, gold, silver, lampwork, and more, as
well as finished and unfinished beading jewelry, jewelry-making
tools, supplies, and boxes, at Bead Faire. The event also features
demonstrations by the Portland Bead Society. For info, call (503)
252-8300 or visit <www.gemfaire.com>.
Beach Bill Birthday Bash
July 8, 10am-2pm, Oregon State Capitol (900 Court St NE,
Salem, Ore.). Attend the Beach Bill Birthday Bash, a free event
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Beach Bill, the
landmark 1967 legislation that designated the dry sands of
Oregon’s beaches as public property. The celebration features a
professional kite-flying demonstration; free cupcakes and ice
cream; activities for youth; a raffle; booths and exhibits; tours of
the capitol (11:30am, 12:30pm & 1:30pm); recurring screenings of
The Beach Bill, a documentary that has aired as part of Oregon
Experience on Oregon Public Broadcasting; and more. For info,
call (503) 986-1388 or visit <www.oregoncapitol.com>.
July 12, 8-9pm; repeats July 14, 1-2am; Oregon Public
Broadcasting (OPB). Watch part four of “Big Pacific” — a
five-part series about the Pacific Ocean. The episode, called
“Passionate,” explores how the quest to multiply has spawned a
stunning array of unusual behaviors and adaptations, including
forest penguins with a tenuous marriage, the secret rendezvous
of great white sharks, and the tale of male pregnancy. To verify
showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. To view
past episodes, visit <www.pbs.org/program/big-pacific>.
“Power, Privilege, and
Racial Diversity in Oregon”
July 13, 6pm, Vanport Square Studio (5229 NE Martin Luther
King Jr Blvd, Suite 102, Portland). Attend “Power, Privilege, and
Racial Diversity in Oregon,” a talk by Willamette University
associate professor of sociology Emily Drew, who explores topics
including institutional racism, white privilege, and unconscious
bias. The event is held as part of the “Conversation Project,” a
series presented by Oregon Humanities. For info, call (503)
241-0543 or visit <www.oregonhumanities.org>.
Empire of Glass
July 13, 7:30pm, Powell’s Books on Hawthorne (3723 SE
Hawthorne Blvd, Portland). Join Kaitlin Solimine as she
presents Empire of Glass, an experimental epic that chronicles
the seismic changes in China over the last half-century through
the lens of one family’s experiences, as well as an investigation
into the workings of human memory and the veracity of oral
history. For info, call (503) 238-1668 or visit <www.powells.com>.
Jerry Inouye Memorial Golf Tournament
July 15 (deadline to register). Community members are
invited to take part in the annual Jerry Inouye Memorial Golf
Tournament on Sunday, July 30. The event, presented by the
Japanese Ancestral Society (JAS) of Portland, is scheduled to
take place at Glendoveer Golf Course East (14015 NE Glisan St,
Portland). The entry fee includes the green fee, cart rental, and
lunch. For info, or to obtain a registration form, call Kurtis at
(503) 627-0740.
Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
July 15, 2pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St,
Portland). Join Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda as they present
Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood, which features issues 7 through
12 of the Monstress comic series. The series — set in an alternate
matriarchal 1900s Asia — tells the story of a teenage girl who
struggles to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a
mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power. For
info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www.powells.com>.
Organic gardening short course
Albina Early Head Start open house
July 10-11 & 17-18, 4-7pm, Menlo Park Elementary School
Garden (12900 NE Glisan St, Portland). Improve the
productivity of home vegetable gardens by attending an organic
gardening short course hosted by Grow Portland. The four-part,
hands-on gardening classes teach the theory and practice of
organic gardening, including selecting a garden site, soil
preparation, irrigation, planting, pests, diseases, and harvest.
For info, or to register (required), call (503) 477-2333 or visit
<www.growportland.org>.
July 15 & 26; July 15, 11am-2pm, Albina Early Head Start,
Garlington Location (4515 SE Flavel Dr, Portland); July 26,
4-7pm, Albina Early Head Start, Owen Blank Location (909 NE
52nd Ave, Portland). Attend an open house for Albina Early Head
Start and Head Start. The events feature an opportunity to tour
facilities, meet teachers and home visitors, visit with community
members, and sign up for the program — which is available to
children six weeks old to age five with income eligible parents —
as well as food, fun for the kids, and a raffle. Parents should bring
documentation of their 2016 income and proof of age for the
child/children. For info, or to inquire about necessary documents,
call (503) 236-9389 (prenatal to three years old) or (503) 282-1975
(three to five years old), or visit <www.albinahs.org>.
Asia Talks: “Terracotta Warriors of
the First Emperor’s Mausoleum”
July 11, 7-8:30pm, Pacific Science Center, IMAX Theater (200
Second Ave N, Seattle). Attend “Terracotta Warriors of the First
Emperor’s Mausoleum,” an event held as part of the “Asia Talks”
series. The event features Haicheng Wang of the University of
Washington, who discusses the design, preparation, and
construction of the mausoleum complex of the first emperor of
Qin. The event is held in conjunction with the “Terracotta
Warriors of the First Emperor” exhibit, which is on display
through September 4. For info, call (206) 443-2001 or visit
<www.pacificsciencecenter.org>.
Notable Women of Portland
July 17, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St,
Portland). Join Tracy J. Prince and Zadie Schaffer as they
present Notable Women of Portland. The book focuses on women
and groups of women — including Air Force pilot Hazel Ying Lee,
suffragist Abigail Scott Duniway, politicians Barbara Roberts
and Margaret Carter, and others — who made Portland what it is
today. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www.powells.com>.
“The Story of China”
OCAPIA public meeting
July 11, 8-10pm; repeats July 13, 1-3am; Oregon Public
Broadcasting (OPB). Watch “The Story of China,” a program
presented by historian Michael Wood that explores the history of
the world’s oldest continuous state, from the ancient past to the
present day. The featured episode, “The Last Empire/The Age of
Revolution,” examines the First Opium War and the birth of
today’s China after 20th-century revolutions. To verify
showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
July 19, 9:30am-noon, Oregon State Bar, Sandy Meeting
Room (16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd, Tigard, Ore.). Attend a
public meeting of the Oregon Commission on Asian and Pacific
Islander Affairs (OCAPIA). The meeting agenda includes com-
missioner reports, other subjects of interest to the commission,
and more. For info, call (503) 302-9725 or visit <www.oregon.
gov/OCAPIA/Pages/index.aspx>.
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