A&E Archive
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Rose Festival Time
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsDowntown CityFair ushers in holiday weekend The Portland Rose Festival begins three weekends of fun at downtown’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park, when CityFair opens Friday for a three-day Memorial Day... -
Black Railroad History Wanted
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsA local organization is calling for the community’s help to keep black history alive. The Oregon Black Pioneers is looking for vintage artifacts and photographs depicting the experience of Portland’s... -
Free Youth Fishing Clinic
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsThe Hood River Ranger District of the Mount Hood National Forest will be hosting its annual Free Youth Fishing Clinic on Saturday, May 19, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.... -
Zoo Concerts Tickets on Sale
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsAnother summer of music and fun on the lawn The Oregon Zoo is gearing up for another season of great music, warm weather and fun on the sprawling concert lawn.... -
Miss Black and Gold
Posted on May 9, 2012 | 1 CommentA 2009 graduate and former Rose Festival princess from Jefferson High School in Portland is making great strides at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Ga. Kia-Lynette Carter was recently named... -
Cinco de Mayo on the Waterfront
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsMexican-American holiday embraces culture A celebration of Cinco de Mayo will be held at Waterfront Park, downtown, this weekend, when residents from throughout the city are welcomed to enjoy live... -
Milagro Play Tackles Gang Issues
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsCommunity conversations to follow Sunday matinees A free Oregon Humanities conversation series on influence, power and fate will be held in connection with Miracle Theatre Group’s production of Oedipus el... -
Actress to ‘Adopt’ King School
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsWhite House picks northeast school for added resources Martin Luther King Jr. School in northeast Portland has been selected to participate in a new arts education initiative that will include... -
Voices of First Families
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsVancouver’s African American community tells its 70-year story By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Despite a growing population and strong presence throughout the Vancouver area, the African American community in Clark... -
Healthcare Blues
Posted on April 4, 2012 | 1 CommentConcert to push for universal coverage By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer “Healing the Healthcare Blues,” a reunion of the Inner City Blues Festival, will be held on Saturday, April 14... -
Playwright Unveils ‘Sweet Mama Jones’
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsTribute musical opens with free performance Adopted at three months old, Portland Playwright Kwik Jones has dedicated his new musical “Sweet Mama Jones,” to the woman he has known as... -
Candlelight Blows Out
Posted on March 28, 2012 | 3 CommentsHot spot for blues and soul to end with ‘wrecking ball jam’ By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer After decades of providing Portlanders with what some consider the best blues,... -
Have You Seen ‘Red Tails’ Yet?
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsFilm brings respect to black Americans By William Reed Have you gone to see Red Tails yet? When the biopic about the heroic Tuskegee Airmen fighter pilots opened, Sean “P. Diddy”... -
A Voice beyond Category
Posted on February 8, 2012 | 1 CommentLocal poet speaks of life as an African American woman By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Turiya Autry’s work as an educator, artist and performer encompasses a lifetime of experiences as... -
Reed Opens Campus for Black History
Posted on February 8, 2012 | No CommentsMusic, Speakers fill calendar In honor of Black History Month, saxophonists, lawyers, award-winning authors and journalists will be part of an extraordinary line up of presentations open to the public...
