KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FRIDAY 17 June 2011
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Happy Friday! This is Margaret with your COMMUNITY CALENDAR.
Lots of Pride Weekend activities kick off in the Portland metro area today. This evening, PFLAG Portland Black chapter invites you to a free 21-and-over event featuring a spades tournament, music, food and drink, and a screening of the film *Finding Me*. It will run from 9 to midnight at Pivot, located at 209 SW 4th Avenue in downtown Portland.
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503-421-3343
pflagpdx dot org
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Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights invite you to the weekly organizing meeting of the Portland Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions Coalition Organizing Meeting, every Friday from 6-7 pm, in Room 294 in the Smith Memorial Student Union at Portland State University, located at 1825 SW Broadway.
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503-287-1885.
info AT auphr DOTorg
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As if there wasn’t already enough going on this weekend, tomorrow is Worldwide Knit In Public Day. Needlecraft devotees and the knitting-curious alike can celebrate at the Hillsboro Farmers Market at Civic Center Plaza from 9AM-1PM.
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503.439.3316
theknittingbee dot com
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Would you like to discover the NW 's vibrant jazz roots, learn where the vaudeville theatres were in portland, explore a historically jewish neighborhood and find out what the radio scene looked (and sounded like) in the 20s, 30s and 40s in our city, and learn about the life of the Portlander who was the voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.... all the while enjoying a leisurely-paced bike ride? Of course you would. Join some of the historians behind the Mel Blanc Project for a two-wheeled tour that leaves tomorrow afternoon at 3 pm from lair hill park (SW 2nd and woods street).
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http://melblancproject.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/pedalpalooza-mel-blanc-b...
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Tomorrow, Saturday, the First Unitarian Church of Portland will host an ALL DAY Workshop
entitled "Creating Democracy & Challenging Corporate Rule". Firebrand Speaker David Cobb will address the Supreme Court’s “Citizens United” Decision, talk about what corporate personhood is and what can be done to restore the separation of corporation and state.
It runs from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at First Unitarian, located SW 12th and Salmon in Portland.
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503-228-6389
firstunitarianportland DOT org
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Also tomorrow! Mount Hood Community College will host not one but TWO Basic Emergency Preparedness Disaster Classes.
Trainers from emergency management in the City of Gresham, City of Portland, and Multnomah County will be there to share planning ideas and practical skills for you and your neighbors. There will be one four-hour session starting at 8 and another starting at 1 PM atMt. Hood Community College, Classroom 1710, 26000 S.E. Stark Street, Gresham. Registration is required and more information is available at multco DOT us SLASH em
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503.618.2567
kelle.landavazo AT greshamoregon DOT gov
multco DOT us SLASH em
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Market Q - Farmer's Market
Sat, June 18, 9am – 2pm
Q Center Parking Lot
4115 N Mississippi Ave
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(503) 234-7837
logandlynn AT gmail DOT com
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For more information about any of the events mentioned on the calendar, call the KBOO front desk at (503) 231-8032 or check out the listings at kboo dot fm slash communitycalendar. You have just heard the KBOO Community Calendar on 90.7 fm Portland, 100.7 fm Corvallis and 91.9 fm Columbia Gorge. Thanks for listening to independent, non-commercial, volunteer- run radio, supported by listeners like you!
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