On July 9, Metro Council President and music aficionado David Bragdon a moderates discussion with four independent Portland musicians: Dave Allen, Rachel Blumberg, Jared Mees and Laura Veirs. These musicians will discuss factors that contribute to the success of Portland’s independent music scene, the ever-changing landscape of the music industry and music distribution, and why we should care about sustaining independent music in Portland.

Help support programs for kids from low-income families with your unused items!

ROSE Community Development is holding a Garage Sale on July 23-24th to raise fund for our summer and after-school programs. We need your help! Please donate items we can sell! We accept any items in good condition.

Please drop off your donations by 5pm July 22nd at 8940 SE Reedway Portland OR 97206 (where the sale is). Please call 503-788-8052 ext.13 before dropping off or for questions.

Did all that rain this spring give you the gardening blues? Well make up for it by planting the ultimate fall and winter garden!

Do you like the idea of plucking fresh salad greens, tender broccoli shoots and delicious root vegetables from your garden all winter long? If so, this is the best time to prepare your soil and begin planting. Attend this class to learn how easy "off-season" gardening can be and take home some newly sown fall and winter crops for your garden.

Wednesday July 21 6:00-8:00 pm Luscher Farm in Lake Oswego, OR

$35 residents/$31 Tilth members

For more information visit the following link:

Please join us for these free estate planning classes that cover the basics: health care directives, guardianship, conservatorship, probate, powers of attorney, wills and living trusts. All are conducted by Richard B. Schneider, attorney and author, as part of the following community programs:

MON 6:30-8P 07.12.10 SW FULTON PARK COMMUNITY CENTER

MON 6:30-7:45P 07.26.10 NE GRESHAM LIBRARY

THU 1-2:30P 07.29.10 Tualatin JUANITA POHL CENTER

Regards,

Devra Augusson

Education & Public Affairs Coordinator

American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys

The Community Housing Resource Center will be holding a free homebuyer workshop, Get the Facts, on Wednesday, July 7th, from 6-7:30PM at the Center. This orientation outlines the steps to homeownership and the services provided by the Center. No reservations are required.

The Center will also be holding a free Mortgage Default Intake Orientation on Thursday, July 8th, from 5-6PM at the Center. This workshop is the required first step in learning how to work with your lender and how the Center can assist you in resolving your mortgage issue. You do not need to be in default to get help. No reservations are required.

Picnic and Barndance Benefit for the Sauvie Island Center

Enjoy a beautiful summer evening on Sauvie Island, learning about the Sauvie Island Center, touring the Sauvie Island Organics farm, and listening to music while enjoying a picnic on the grass. We are gathering our friends and supporters to introduce them to the work we do educating youth about food, farming and the land. See the farm, experience our educational programs, and enjoy live music on the grass and dancing in the barn.

*Saturday Evening, July 24th, 2010 5:30 – 8:00 pm *

You bring: friends and family, a picnic supper, and a blanket.

We’ll have: beer and other beverages, dessert, live music, and friendly tour guides.

Friends of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person to join the Refuge team from September 2010-August 2011. This position will coordinate the Refuge’s environmental education program, with a special new emphasis on expanding program offerings to diverse and/or underserved students and youth.

For additional position details and application instructions, visit the Friends of the Refuge website: http://www.friendsoftualatinrefuge.org/

Lead Workforce Specialist (Bilingual Spanish)- Living Solutions Department: Employment and Economic Development Reports to: Employment Program Manager Compensation: $17.06/hour ($35,494.37); Medical, dental, AD & D, short and long term disability insurance, personal leave and paid holidays FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Location: Rockwood/West Gresham very close to MAX SUMMARY: Recruit, screen and provide assessment for all potential program participants. Provide job preparation, training, job coaching, and support services to clients. Develop jobs for clients, and match clients with appropriate positions. Collaborate with other Living Solutions workforce specialists to manage total program caseload of 65-135 clients.

Oregon Campus Compact is currently recruiting for 10 AmeriCorps positions through our program, the AmeriCorps Retention Project. The Retention Project is a college-based mentoring program that utilizes service-learning to improve retention and academic advancement rates of first-generation college students and first-generation college-bound students. AmeriCorps members and college student volunteers will engage in service-learning (mentoring and service projects) with first-generation, college-bound students. As a result, both college and college-bound students will strengthen their commitment to their own education, will stay in school, and will advance in their academic careers.

The Retention Project AmeriCorps Members will:

Join NOVAA or renew your membership for the 2010-2011 year!

TO JOIN: If you would like to join through our online registration system, using paypal and pay by credit card, please visit: http://www.novaa.org/membership.php. If you need to pay by check, you may download the NOVAA membership registration form available at http://www.novaa.org/docs/NOVAA_Membership_Registration_Form%5B1%5D.pdf.

Complete the form, enclose payment made to NOVAA, and mail to: NOVAA, PO Box 8536, Portland OR 97207.

The Sierra Club is in need of a dozen folding tables and 40-50 chairs for an event this Saturday July 10th. Our source fell through and we would greatly appreciate any suggestions or help you have to offer. We can pick up and return on Saturday and we will give you free dinner at our event.

Please contact Joy Keen (503-238-0442 x300, [email protected]) with suggestions.

We are offering a one day printmaking workshop at The ReBuilding Center. Learn to make prints out of a variety of salvaged building materials!

Found Object Printmaking

Exploration of fundamental, non-traditional and invented printmaking techniques to create prints from found materials. Print from the inventory of found objects available at The ReBuilding Center. Existing patterns, fabricated textures, interesting shapes or materials can be molded or modified to pull a print from by hand. Learn how to print without a press! For all skill levels.

Sat July 24, 9am-3:30pm

Tuition: $50

$10 material fee made payable to the instructor the first day of class

The ReBuilding Center hosts a carpentry workshop for women who want to expand upon their tool skills:

Carpentry for Women II

This workshop will build on skills learned in the Introduction to Carpentry for Women class, and review use of the circular saw, drill and chopsaw. We will introduce the table saw, router, and sawzall, as well as new carpentry concepts, helpful tips and common hand tools. All students will build a step stool from recycled wood to bring home. Open to students who have taken Introduction to Carpentry for Women or equivalent experience.

Sat July 17, 9:30am-5:30pm

Tuition: $60

Instructed by Gillian Davis

The PDX Pop Now! music festival is just around the corner... well July 30, 31, and Aug. 1 at Rotture!

Volunteers are essential to PDX Pop Now! and they are a huge part of how the festival is free every year! We're meeting at Colonel Summers Park (20th and SE Belmont) on July 10th at noon for festival prepping. Come out and meet board members, ask questions, and see what it's all about!

If you can't make it this weekend, please look at the other festival volunteer opportunities here: http://tinyurl.com/2asm7tq

For questions or more information about volunteering, please email: [email protected]

Another Activist Meeting! Wednesday July 14th at 6pm at the Food & Water Watch Office (917 SW Oak St, Suite 404)

This meeting will hopefully be quick and a little different from what they have been. We are anticipating the publication of the OWRD application for water exchange on the 13th, kicking off the 30 day public comment period so brace yourselves. Once we are done with business matters we will plan to head over to “Pint's Against Plastic” at Keen Headquarters to support the local Surfrider Foundation chapter's efforts to get one-use plastic bags banned in Portland!