KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY March 2nd, 2010

KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR TUESDAY March 2nd 2010

This is Paula with the KBOO Community Calendar for Tuesday, March 2nd 2010.

Tonight enjoy art from the Miller Education Center and Rise Above programs at Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 E Main Street Hillsboro, OR 97124.

An opening reception for all artists will be held at 6 pm.

http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Arts/WCAC/Gallery.aspx

Tomorrow night on Wednesday, March 3^rd at 7 pm, join the Cascade Blues Association, for its monthly general membership meeting, at the Melody Ballroom, located at 615 SE Alder Street in Portland.

The Jerry Zybach Duo will perform the opening acoustic set, while Berthaline & The Cajun Love Brigade will perform the second electric set. All ages are welcome.

http://www.cascadeblues.org/joomla/index.php/about-the-cba/cba-member-meetings

Also tomorrow night at 7 pm is the Oregon Literary Arts - First Wednesday Readings at the Blackbird Wineshop, 3519 NE 44^th Avenue at Fremont in Portland.

Featured readers: John Blackard, Pedro Ponce, Penelope Scambly Schott & Mark Thalman.

http://www.markthalman.com/readings.html

http://blackbirdwine.com/

And tomorrow night at 8 pm, be ready to share and/or hear “everything from music and poetry to monologues” at the weekly open mic at the Alberta Street Pub, located at 1036 NE Alberta Street in Portland. Hosted by Tamara J. Brown, this 21 and over event has a sign-up at 7:30 pm sharp.

http://www.myspace.com/albertastreetpub

http://www.myspace.com/suckmyopenmic

Next Tuesday, March 9^th at 7 pm is the Open Poetry Reading in the Gallery at Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 E Main Street Hillsboro, OR 97124.

Poets and lovers of poetry alike will enjoy these evenings of readings in the gallery. Readers and listeners are welcome to enjoy works by established or yet to be discovered talent. A sign-up sheet is available, so please arrive early.

For more information on these or other events, visit: http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Arts/WCAC/Events.aspx

Coming up on Wednesday, March 10^th at 7 pm is The Milwaukie Poetry Series, located at Ledding Library Pond House – 2215 SE Harrison Street, Milwaukie.

This series of readings takes place on the 2^nd Wednesday of every month by local, established poets. This month’s guest poet will be Sage Cohen.

For more information, contact Tom Hogan, Series Coordinator at (503) 819-8367.

http://www.cityofmilwaukie.org/milwaukie/groups/poetry/poetryseries.html

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