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Pamplin Media Group - Bits & Pieces: Portland Parks & Recreation plans to resume summer fun

February 23 2021 Other items include new Gucci store, PDX Jazz Fest, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Willamette Valley wines and Beatloric! Summer fun Fun could be headed back to Portland parks this summer. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and government restrictions, the Portland Parks & Recreation s summer parks programs were canceled in 2020. But, Commissioner Carmen Rubio and the City Council have been working on restoring funding for many things, including the summer programs. If COVID-19 and government restrictions allow, we could see the return of: • Free Lunch & Play: Serving more than 100,000 meals to alleviate hunger. • Summer camps: Outdoor day camps, sports and art camps would be available at 20 locations.

Africa Through the Eyes of Africans : Stream the Cascade Festival of African Films - Blogtown

If you’re looking for something a little more experimental, you might want to catch Air Conditioner, a magical realist feature set in Angolan capital city Luanda. In a strange reality where air conditioners keep falling out of windows and killing people, apartment building security guard Montacedo is tasked with the fruitless task of getting his boss’ AC unit repaired. The film follows Montacedo for a day while he runs this errand, with diversions into a mad scientist repair man’s workshop, rousing checkers matches with friends on the sidewalk, conversations conducted via telepathy, and a mourning ceremony for an inanimate object. This is the kind of film that pairs great with a joint so pick one up from a local Black-owned dispensary like Green Muse and stream

Inauguration Day in Oregon: Protests, celebrations expected; Gov Kate Brown cheers a new chapter

Inauguration Day in Oregon: Protesters clash with police, feds during Inauguration Day march, ‘Abolish ICE’ protest Updated Jan 21, 2021; Facebook Share By The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregonians marked President Joe Biden’s first day in office Wednesday with celebrations and protests of the nation’s 46th president. Fears of armed riots in Oregon’s capital never materialized amid heightened law enforcement presence and the fortification of buildings including the Capitol. Yet protests continued to unfold late Wednesday in Portland as demonstrators pushed for more rapid policy changes than what Biden has promised. On Wednesday night, a crowd of at least 100 gathered in South Portland’s Elizabeth Caruthers Park with plans to march to a nearby Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. Around 9 p.m. the crowd began to move, chanting slogans protesting the United States’ detention and caging of migrant children. Protesters also decried Portland Mayor Ted Whe

Ending the Pandemic Means Getting Vaccinated But Many Oregonians Will Be Hard to Convince

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Ending the Pandemic Means Getting Vaccinated. But Many Oregonians Will Be Hard to Convince. These groups, and others, will need to drop their opposition to vaccination for the shots to work statewide. (Wesley Lapointe) Updated January 6 As Oregonians wait to get a COVID-19 vaccination, many overlook that we are all waiting on our fellow Oregonians to get vaccinated as well. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently estimated that as many as 85% of Americans need to get the vaccine to bring the pandemic under control.  Without that kind of vaccination rate, the virus can still spread rapidly, and even people who ve been vaccinated aren t fully guaranteed they re safe.

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