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Regional Arts and Culture Council to consider King Park mural proposal

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Regional Arts & Culture Council Meeting Notice

Meeting Name: Public Art Advisory Committee

Meeting Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Meeting Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Location: Regional Arts & Culture Council Board Room, 411 NW Park Avenue, Meeting Room A

The public is invited to attend and comment at this review of a mural by the Public Art Advisory Committee/Murals Committee of the Regional Arts & Culture Council.  Please reply to Cheryl Norton at cnorton@racc.org if you will attend.

Notice of Review of Public Art Mural Application for: King School Park, 4906 NE 6th Avenue

The purposed mural at 4906 NE 6th Avenue is in the King School Park, and has been designed through listening sessions, suggestions and ideas from the community, King School students, parents, and the neighborhood association.  The mural design brings the vibrancy of Martin Luther King’s strength and ability to reach out,  with a meeting point for diversity, differences and interdependence.

Changes to Bus Service this Fall

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6-Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

Line 6 would run from North Portland to Jantzen Beach via Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Vancouver Way instead of via N Lombard Street and Denver Avenue in Kenton, serving current Line 8 stops north of Dekum Street.
See map of proposed route changes
Learn more about proposed bus route reconfigurations

8-Jackson Park/NE 15th

Line 8 would end around NE Dekum & Durham. Present Line 8 stops north of Dekum Street would be served by Line 6.
See map of proposed route changes
Learn more about proposed bus route reconfigurations

KNA June Meeting Tonight, May Minutes Online

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The June meeting of the King Neighborhood Association will take place 6:30 tonight at the King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 NE 7th Avenue. Access is via the door facing 7th. The draft minutes from the May meeting are online here.

Tonight’s Agenda:

6:30     Welcome & introductions, agenda, announcements, meeting minutes.

6:40     Update from the Portland Police Bureau.

6:45     Update from the Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN).

6:50     KNA tasks & projects:

  • 7-11; communications funds
  • Portland Playhouse & parking;
  • Soil to Soul’s Backpack campaign;
  • Movie in the Park;
  • Summer potluck picnic;

KNA needs a secretary to keep minutes & records.

7:30     KNA by-laws; Neighborhood Association structure.

At last month’s meeting:

  • KNA supported Portland Flea, a resale market proposed for the King Facility lot. The market has since been denied use of the space due to zoning regulations.
  • KNA residents on Sumner Street continue to oppose the proposed 7-Eleven on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and are trying to find a way to mitigate traffic impacts.
  • Woody Broadnax received KNA support for an event at the vacant lot at MLK and Alberta on July 21-22nd.  It will be a voter registration drive with food, music, and speakers.
  • Dr. Maila Davenport introduced a year-long World Tree Project-six sites that would have a world tree and community art element.  A letter from KNA is required for Maila’s grant application to Regional Arts and Culture Council. KNA will discuss the idea via email.
  • KNA is partnering with NECN on a fund raising drive for the Backpack Lunch Program. KNA and the King School PTA would jointly aim to have enough food and enough money to do a big packing day in November.
  • KNA voted to form the Soil to Soul food security committee, which would address King Neighborhood food-related topics as they arose (i.e.,7-Eleven actions, the Sprite Spark Parks Project at King School).
  • KNA’s Movie in the Park will be ET: The Extraterrestrial, screened on Saturday June 30.  Several people are working on selling advertisements, finding volunteers, and asking for raffle donations.

Public Meeting on Alberta Main Street District Design Plan, June 21st

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Alberta Main Street: Designing Alberta: District Design Plan

Public Meeting on District Design Plan: Thursday, June 21st at 6:30pm-8:00pm. At Alberta Main Street office, 1722 NE Alberta St.

The Alberta Main Street Design Committee will present our draft District Design Plan for input, comment & feedback. The Design Plan is, in effect, our overall ‘master plan’ that will be used to visually communicate, the incremental change that has been planned for implementation over time by Alberta Main Street. The Plan will be approved by the Board in concept and amended from time to time.

 

Sabin school kindergarten changes.

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Sabin School – News for the 2012-2013 School Year

Changes in PreK, Kindergarten and more!

 

Sabin School is currently winding down the school year and already looking forward to a great year ahead!  Following are a few changes that will take place next year.  Sabin will no longer be offering a Pre-K program. We are sad to see this program go, but glad our wonderful Pre-K teacher, Ms. Mahon, will be staying with us to teach 1st grade.  Due to changes in our Title 1 status, Sabin will also no longer be offering a free full-day kindergarten.  However, we are excited to again offer three kindergarten classes. All students residing within the Sabin School enrollment boundary will be able to attend half-day kindergarten for free or pay $335 to attend full-day kindergarten.  Income-based scholarship, reduced fees, and fee waivers are also available. Stop by the office at 4013 NE 18th Ave. for more information and registration forms.  If you haven’t yet registered your child, come on in!  Registration is open and registering early helps with classroom planning. 

 

If you haven’t yet heard, Sabin’s K-5 was officially recognized as an International Baccalaureate school this year. The Middle School hopes to receive its IB authorization soon too!  The IB program helps Sabin to create a curriculum that develops inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.  Students are encouraged to become inquirers, communicators, open-minded citizens and more, all while experiencing an education that exposes them to art, music, and world languages, in addition to fundamentals like reading and math.  To this end, we are very excited to announce that Sabin will be gaining a music teacher in the fall. All K-5 students will be receiving music education in addition to other “specials:” art, library, and P.E.

 

Those are just a few of the exciting things in store for next year.  To learn more about the school, please visit www.sabinschool.com or www.sabinparents.org.  Thank you to all community members for the wonderful, ongoing support!