Events

When: Thursday, June 16th - 5:30-7 p.m. 

Where:  Floyd's Coffee Shop - 118 NW Couch St

This weekend June 18th and 19th the Brooklyn Bay is hosting a benefit

Join us this coming Monday, June 20 from 6-8 p.m. at 100th Monkey Studio for an evening of soap making. You will learn to make cold-processed soaps and take a sample home. Coffee and tea will be provided. Feel free to bring snacks. Cost: $11 (covers supplies, instructions, one finished bar of soap)
See you in Production!

To register, go to: http://www.createplenty.org/events/production-days/
 

Create Plenty is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Our mission is to mobilize people toward a culture of resourcefulness and intentional daily living, creating waste-free, local alternatives that are practical and accessible by all.

The Oregon Global Warming Commission will hold a workshop in Portland on June 16 to take input on its “Roadmap to 2020,” a series of actions designed to help the state achieve its 2020 greenhouse gas reduction goal of estimated at 30 percent beneath today’s levels. The Portland‐area workshop, sponsored by the Apollo Alliance, Oregon Environmental Council and Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, will be held at the University of Oregon in Portland at 7:00 pm and is open to the public.

The City of Portland and Oregon Department of Transportation are hosting an open house on June 29th to showcase the current work of the N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Plans and ask for feedback. Based on ideas gathered at previous meetings and events, the project team has developed land use and transportation concept alternatives to illustrate how the area could develop over time. This work will be open to public input and general feedback. 

N/NE Quadrant Project Open House

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Metro Regional Center Offices, 600 NE Grand, Council Chambers

When: Thursday, June 16th - 5:30-7 p.m. 

Where:  Floyd's Coffee Shop - 118 NW Couch St

Have a community food, garden, or urban agriculture project you'd like to
fund? East County FooDiversity's June meeting is the meeting for you.

Guest speakers Emily Hicks, Community Liaison with Commissioner Nick Fish,
and Lora Price of Friends of Portland Community Gardens and Grow Portland
will share tips for successful grants as well as updates on the
Commissioner's Community Garden Initiative.

There will also be plenty of time for networking and sharing resources.

*DATE* Monday, June 27th, 2011

*TIME* 6:00-8:00pm

Craft vendor application deadline extended and booth fees reduced for:

Interdependence Day Celebration & Craft Fair
Saturday, July 2, 9:00 am -3:00 pm
at St David's Episcopal Church
2800 SE Harrison Street
Portland, OR 97214

Hosted by St David's Episcopal Church (www.saintdavidpdx.org) and the Eastside Family Cooperative (www.eastsidefamilycoop.org)

Your application and booth fees directly benefit the creation of a multi-use family and community event space in the building shared by St David's and the Eastside Family Cooperative.

Applications and non-refundable fee ($10.00) due June 17.

March Fourth Marching Band presents:

Joy Now Summer Camp for youth ages 12-18

July 25th-29th, 2011

Monday-Friday || 9am-4pm || Imago Dei Space 1304 SE Ankeny

Have a blast
and be creative this summer!! Spend a week with members of the March Fourth
Marching Band in a creative immersion like no other! From July 25th-29th,
2011, young people from across Oregon will engage in an inspiring celebration
of music and dance, costumes and circus feats. Together, we will bang out
infectious rhythms, sing sweet harmonies, get funky and soulful with brassy
melodies, roll hoops around our hips, shake our tail feathers and laugh until
our sides hurt.

The Community Housing Resource Center will be holding a free homebuyer orientation on Wednesday, June 15th, from 6-7:30PM at the Center.  This workshop outlines the steps to homeownership and the services provided by the Center.  No reservations are required.  For information, contact Kevin Gillette, Program Manager, at 360-690-4496 X101 or [email protected].  The Community Housing Resource Center ia a HUD certified, non-profit counseling/education center.