Hi all,

Welcome to summer! I hope it’s a lovely one for all. King NA is not meeting in July; we’ll reconvene in August, on Wednesday the 8th, in our usual grand quarters.

Coming up, though, are lots of interesting events in the neighborhood. Here’s a rundown of some that we know of:

Thurs, July 12, 5:30-7:30pm: Community Warehouse Awareness Event: 3969 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Portland. There will be several social service agencies there to talk about who they are, what they do & how you might volunteer to support them. They have invited World Affairs Council, Portland Business Alliance, Net Impact, Urban League, Latino Network and NAYA – all the young adult groups.

Sun, July 15 – King Farmers Market Urban Homesteading Fair. This new urban homesteading information fair was created for shoppers to ask questions and learn more from specialists on the subjects of home gardening, beekeeping, urban chickens, wild foods, food preservation, DIY home/personal care, etc.

Wed, July 18 , Swapalooza (Swap Meet & Dance) – at Quaking Grass, at 9th & Alberta. Bring whatever you’d like to trade & lay it out for all to see! Dance afterward. More info at the QG calendar: http://www.quakinggrass.org/calendar/

Sat, July 21 – Flash Gordon! ReRun will show the movie Flash Gordon at sundown, in its parking lot, at 7th & NE Fremont.

Thur, July 26 – Last Thursday on Alberta Street. Come for the fun, and stay for the chaos. Friends of Last Thursday seeks volunteers to help ‘manage’ the event.

Sat, July 28 – Emerson Street Garden Summer Celebration.

Sun, August 5 –  The North/Northeast Business Association (NNEBA) will host the MLK Dream Run/Walk aimed at promoting economic development in the Soul District of North/Northeast Portland, Oregon on Sunday August 5, 2012. More info: http://mlkdreamrun.com/

Sat, Aug 11 – Alberta Street Fair, hosted by Alberta Main Street.

Sun, Aug 12 – The neighbors of Two Plum Park are planning to host a potluck in the park, in the late afternoon. All are welcome; more information to come!

Sat, Aug 25 – The neighbors at 10th & Mason are holding a block party, with music and a movie. Stop by Charlie’s community board at 10th & NE Mason for more information.

Sat, Aug 25 – Emerson Street Garden class on canning and preserving.

Do you have other events we should know about? Let us know at  info@ kingneighborhood.org. We’ll also be scheduling some fundraising events for the Northeast Backpack Lunch Program – please let us know if you’d like to help. Thanks, all!

As always, Community Warehouse on MLK & Shaver has its estate sale open for business, and its wonderful blog of sale items ready for perusal. Check out what Community Warehouse donations are for, and what they accept:

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.

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!