This is the community calendar for Tuesday May 26 2009
To make a food co-op grow in Lents, come to the Lents Grocery Co-op Community Meeting tonight, Tuesday May 26, at 6 p.m., at Lents Seventh-day Adventist Church, 8835 SE Woodstock Blvd; on the web at lentsgrocery.org.
KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TUESDAY May 19 2009
This is the community calendar for Tuesday May 19 2009
The Hosford Abernethy Neighborhood Development Association Meeting takes place tonight, Tue May 19 from 7pm – to 8pm (Monthly at 7pm on the third Tuesday) at St. Phillip Neri, St. Paul Classroom, 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland, Phone 503-231-4955.
Watch “Misunderstood Minds,” a video about parenting children with disabilities, at a brown bag lunch at the Providence Child Center, 830 NE 47th Ave; 503 215 2429, on Wed May 20 at noon.
Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church conducts weekly DivorceCare For Kids programs to help children heal from the pain of divorce and separation. Everyone is welcome each Wednesday evening at 7 pm to 8 pm at Mt Tabor Presbyterian Church. 2:44 minutes (2.5 MB)
Bridget B. here, and this edition of Bread & Roses was all about The Importance of Mother's Day; it's actual meaning and how you can get involved to make a difference. Given that this show fell right before Mother's Day, or on Mother's Day in other countries, I wanted to bring to your attention the what, why, when and by whom Mother's Day was conceived, what it has become over time and what you can do to re-direct this day back towards its original meaning.
Host Crystal Leighty interviews Daniel Wolff, author of "How Lincoln Learned to Read," which takes a look at twelve Americans -- from Ben Franklin through Elvis Presley -- and the educations that made them. How do we learn what we need to know? What does the education of a Paiute woman in western Nevada have to do with Rachel Carson's childhood? What do we mean by a "good education" and who gets one? In a starred review, Kirkus called it: "A riveting, original examination of education inside and outside the classroom."
Host Crystal Leighty interviews Daniel Wolff, author of "How Lincoln Learned to Read," which takes a look at twelve Americans -- from Ben Franklin through Elvis Presley -- and the educations that made them. How do we learn what we need to know? What does the education of a Paiute woman in western Nevada have to do with Rachel Carson's childhood? What do we mean by a "good education" and who gets one? In a starred review, Kirkus called it: "A riveting, original examination of education inside and outside the classroom."
Elaine Cha sounds off in her Angry APA Minute. The Angry APA Minute is a chance for members of the APA Community to express their thoughts on any subject that's bugging them at the moment. Folks interested in being considered for an upcoming Angry APA Minute can contact us through the KBOO website at kboo.fm/apacompass or by email apacompass@gmail.com.
Do you know about the variety of youth programming at the Q Center, your local queer community center.
What's happening with this year's Dyke March? When is the Trans March?
Have you heard about the house being built in partnership with our own LGBTQ community & Habitat for Humanity?
All this, and more. Plus a surprise guest!
April marks Out Loud's 7th year of shamelessly promoting all things homo on the radio. Thank you to past volunteers, guests, and the community as a whole for supporting this program.