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Art on the Boulevard Festival this weekend!

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FIRST ANNUAL “ART ON THE BOULEVARD FESTIVAL”
Presented by The Open Door Gallery at the McCoy Academy
August 31, 2012-September 3, 2012 Noon-6:00pm
Spirit of Portland, Independent Spirit Award and Lowenstein Trust winner, Bobby Fouther, is pleased to announce the “Art On The Boulevard Festival” at McCoy Academy, 3802 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Portland, Oregon 97212. The festival will create funding for a free Saturday arts program based in the community.
The festival is a four-day event of performances by local artists as well as the unveiling of Mr. Fouther’s commissioned paintings for the Regional Arts and Culture Councils permanent works collection, workshops, classes, gallery installation and hands on fun for the entire family. Performing artists will include Janice Scroggins and guests, Toni Hill, Gauri Raj, Blue Azul, Cameron Whitten, Lady Rose, Blacque Butterfly and many more. Brenda Phillips will also perform via skype from Atlanta, Ga. and Teressa Raiford will host the Sunday TEA@THREE program.
Mr. Fouther has dedicated his career to inspiring youth in the greater Portland area and beyond to discover and cultivate their natural artistic ability. He is a second- generation visual and performing artist and native Oregonian known for his dedication to arts education. The festival is Mr. Fouther’s gift to the community that helped him develop into the artist he is today. His goal is to recreate a centrally located place for making art in our community. He hopes the festival will inspire those within the community to join him in creating an environment that supports and promotes artistic talent.
If you would like more information on the “Art On The Boulevard Festival,” or how you can support the “Open Door Gallery,” contact Bobby Fouther at 503.422.3076 or bobbyfouther@yahoo.com.com.

Upcoming neighborhood events!

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August 18:   Vernon’s Movie in the Park at Alberta Park – “Super Eight.”

 

August 20:   NECN’s land use and safety/livability committees host a joint meeting on Coal export terminals in the PNW, from 6:30 to 8. Meeting is at 4815 NE 7th Avenue.

 

August 23:   Taco Night at Whole Foods, 15th & Fremont, from 5-7 pm. Proceeds benefit the King Backpack Lunch Program.

 

August 24:   ReRun’s movie in the parking lot at dusk.

 

August 25:   Emerson Street Garden workshop on canning and preserving.

 

August 25:   Block Party at 10th & Mason – music, a movie, and some opportunities to donate to the Two Plum Park bench project!

 

August 28:   NECN’s Volunteer appreciation party, at 6:30, on the King School grounds. Among the honorees is Diego Gioseffi, who has worked over the last year to transform the grounds at the King facility lot.

 

September 8:   MLK Loaves & Fishes Jambalaya Dinner fundraiser, at Dawson Park, starting at 6 pm.

 

September 12:   King NA’s next meeting, 6:30 pm, including elections to the NA Board.

Kitchen Commons: connecting kitchens and community.

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Kitchen Commons matches kitchen resources with community need, making it affordable and practical to cook healthy food, putting the dream of a food business in reach of low-income entrepreneurs, and advocating for food justice. Kitchen Commons operates in Northeast Portland, since 2010.

We are building the kitchen commons: a network of community kitchens in every neighborhood. Community kitchens are places where neighbors of all ages and backgrounds come together to make and share meals, learn from each other about cooking and preserving the harvest, and nurture small food businesses. They can be hosted by faith organizations, schools, community and senior centers, businesses and nonprofits. They can be certified for particular purposes, but many activities don’t require certification or special equipment.

The role of Kitchen Commons is to support, develop, and promote these kitchen spaces. By fostering the development of lots of different kinds of kitchens, we can help meet evolving needs in different communities. We do this by connecting neighborhood kitchen organizers with resources, creating opportunities to network and share ideas, and advocating for policies that facilitate the development and use of community kitchens.

We envision communities free from hunger, with widespread basic cooking, meal-planning and grocery buying skills, and easy access to well-equipped spaces so that all people can prepare healthy meals. Everyone is regularly cooking, eating and preserving what they grow with family, friends and neighbors.

We are bridging the gap between generations and tapping into our cultural wisdom by preserving and transferring community food knowledge. We are building community wealth and creating jobs by incubating the food business dreams of those who otherwise couldn’t afford to fulfill them. We have a just, democratic food system that ensures everyone is treated fairly and has a voice.