Category Archives: Music

Art on Alberta to Cease Art Hop

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photo by Heather Zinger

From Art on Alberta:

In June of 2010, Art on Alberta decided to undergo an organizational transition. We were invited by the Regional Arts and Culture Council to take part in their Cultural Leadership Program, which gave us the opportunity to work directly with professional nonprofit arts consultant George Thorn over the course of the next two years. Thorn has decades of experience as a consultant to nonprofit arts organizations around the United States, and we felt the chance to be able to redefine ourselves after ten years of serving the Alberta Arts District was an offer we couldn’t refuse. We’ve been working closely with Thorn to redefine our role within the community with the intent to remain true to our original mission of bringing exceptional arts and educational programming to Northeast Alberta Street.

Our strategic work thus far has led us to redefine our main focus for 2011. This focus includes restoring a 1960s teardrop trailer into a mobile art gallery to host rotating, monthly shows that can travel around the street, neighborhood, and city to promote Northeast Alberta Street’s arts identity. Watch for its presence this spring!
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Sherman: A Jazz Opera

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Sherman Jazz Opera poster

From NECN:

Sherman: A Jazz Opera (see attached poster) is loosely based on the life of saxophone player Sherman Thomas, who died tragically in the ’70s. But it also celebrates the legacy of post-war North Williams Avenue when it was known as “Black Broadway,” because live jazz by black musicians and singers from around the country – including Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Billy Holiday – was being played night and day in a least 10 clubs along the entertainment strip and in other parts of the city. Continue reading →

Support King School and Get Your Books!

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Don’t dread the holiday shopping season–it can be for a good cause! King School is holding its second-annual bookfair fundraiser at the Lloyd Center Barnes and Noble store on the 27th. That’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving from noon to 5:00pm. There will be performances by one of Cleveland High School’s choral groups; King students will read their stories; volunteers will lead fun activities for the kids; and PTA volunteers will be gift wrapping all day–open to close. All you need to do is bring your shopping list and print out a voucher to give to the cashier. The vouchers are at: www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/king/.

Every purchase you make, including the in-store cafe and e-readers, will support King’s ongoing programs that raise student achievement and enrichment. Even if you don’t have shopping to do, stop by and meet the PTA and enjoy the entertainment. Find out about how parents are striving to build bridges between the school and the larger community.

Ockley Green Family Art Night

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Ockley Green School will hold a family art night on Wednesday, December 1st starting at 6:00 pm. There will be free performances and family arts activities. The Ockley Green Children’s Choir will perform songs of protest and praise honoring Nelson Mandela and there will be a silent auction and raffle.

Ockley Green Arts and Technology School is a public K-8 magnet school in North/Northeast Portland. The school is small but diverse, with a dedication to learning and a strong sense of community. Ockley Green offers unique and varied forms of arts and technology education, from African dance to electronic music. The school is home to the Ockley Green Children’s Choir and an award-winning MESA team.

Connect with them on Facebook and LinkedIn:
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All proceeds benefit Ockley Green Children’s Choir and Ockley Green PTO CASH/CHECKS ONLY
Ockley Green is a public K-8 magnet school
6031 North Montana Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97217
503-916-5660
www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/ockleygreen
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls Fall Enrollment

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls announces open enrollment for Fall 2010 Girls Rock Institute programs

Girls Rock Institute (GRI) is a year round after school music program located at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls in NE Portland. The Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls mission is to empower girls ages 8-18 through music creation and performance.

Every class at GRI is a fun and intensive way to learn how to play music, improve skills, write, and perform. GRI instructors are talented women who help students with performing, recording, booking shows, making band merch, touring, and many other aspects of playing in a band and/or being a solo performer. As always, we welcome students of all skill levels. No experience necessary! FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR ANY GIRL WHO NEEDS IT.

For more information, email gri@girlsrockcamp,org or go to www.girlsrockcamp.org to download an application.