03-28-2024  6:03 pm   •   PDX and SEA Weather

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Photo Courtesy of Portland Trail Blazers 

HBCU To the Pros Night to feature special HBCU band performance from Prairie View A&M’s Marching Storm

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Photo courtesy of Wreaths Across America 

FREE Access to an expanded patriotic, educational curriculum and resources for service-based learning

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The cast of "Quixote Nuevo" at South Coast Rep; photo by Jenny Graham/Courtesy of South Coast Rep (2023) 

 In its third and final stop on a tour of the West Coast, Portland Center Stage opens an adaptation of the classic 17th century novel by Miguel Cervantes, Don Quixote. Quixote Nuevo is written by playwright Octavio Solis.

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Photo: Black Artists of Oregon at Portland Art Museum 

The Portland Art Museum is offering  two free opportunities to experience exhibitions and programs this week—Free First Thursday on Thursday, February 1, and Miller Family Free Day on Sunday, February 4. Visitors can enjoy Africa Fashion in its final weeks (closing February 18), Black Artists of Oregon, and the newly reopened Throughlines, after its temporary closure due to construction on the Museum’s campus transformation project.

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Photo: Joe Rudko  

PDX CONTEMPORARY ART is pleased to present Scrapbook, an exhibition of new work by Seattle based artist Joe Rudko.

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Seattle/King County Clinic returns to Seattle Center February 15-18, 2024, offering free dental, vision, and medical care to people in need. As healthcare costs continue to rise and public services dwindle, the Clinic fills a growing and vital need for low-barrier, patient-centered care.

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(Photos courtesy of Portland Parks & Recreation) 

Now through May 3, 2024: Opportunities for summer employment; qualifying participants can apply for a full college scholarship

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(Photo courtesy of Multnomah Cultural Coalition) 

The Multnomah County Cultural Coalition board is looking for several new members this year. Board members support local communities by awarding grants for cultural activities and advocating for access and funding for arts and culture in Multnomah County.

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Ron Herndond (Photo courtesy of Black United Fund of Oregon) 

St. Andrew Catholic Church presented its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Awards at mass on Sunday, Jan.28. The ceremony, originally scheduled for Jan. 14, was cancelled due to weather conditions. These awards are given to people whose service embodies the values of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who used nonviolence, civil disobedience and Christian teaching to advance the cause of civil rights in America. 

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Nakeia Daniels 

Daniels has been serving as the ODVA interim director since October of last year, after previously serving as deputy director.

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The Skanner Foundation's 38th Annual MLK Breakfast