Saturday, July 8th, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
St. Francis Church, 330 SE 11th St. in Portland
Speaker filmmaker Steev Hise and special guest
Sponsor Portland Indymedia
On The Edge is a documentary covering the brutal murders of hundreds of poor young women in the border town of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, murders that have been repeatedly ignored and unresolved by police and governments since 1993, despite the continued and persistent efforts of family members and activists to obtain justice for the victims. Rather than provide an easy, murder-mystery style solution to the crimes, the film sets out to explain the social, cultural, and economic factors that have created this situation where the killings can continue, and continue to go unpunished. In addition to explaining the circumstances, On The Edge situates the Juarez killings in the context of wider political and economic trends, showing the audience that this is not just an isolated phenomenon in one far-off city, but a glimpse at a nightmarish future for much of the world, unless something is done to prevent it.
(58 minutes, 2006, in Spanish and English with English and Spanish subtitles)
filmmaker Steev Hise in attendance, Q&A afterward.

Friday, July 14th, 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Liberty Hall - 311 N. Ivy
Sponsor  PCASC 503-238-4545
Grab your friends and swing on over to the Solidarity Square Dance at Liberty Hall.
We'll be swinging to the left with old timey tunes and Paul Silveria calling the moves.
First-time square dancers encouraged to attend, and don't worry if you don't have a partner - just come ready to laugh and dance, and raise money for the Venezuela Media Exchange Project. We'll be accepting donations of $5 and up at the door - all of which will go towards bring Venezuelan media activist, Pacha Guzman to Portland. Pacha works with campesino communities in the agrarian revolution in Venezuela.
Doors open at 7pm - Dancing at 8

Delicious food, drinks, and other surprises await you.

Friday, July 21, 8:00pm - 12:30am
P.P.A.A, 618 SE Alder (SE 6th Street)
Portland Ceili Society has been in the community for many years.
12 years and older enjoy these great monthly events
Contact: Sam Keator (503) 691-2078 sam.keator@verizon.net

http://www.ceili.wizardisland.org/

June 26 to July 30
Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock

Chamber Music Northwest's 36th annual summer season

Concerts feature a wide range of classical and modern compositions. Pre-concert musical conversations: one hour before each concert, in Kaul Auditorium. For information and tickets, call (503) 294-6400 or visit the Chamber Music Northwest website.
8pm, Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; 4pm, two Sunday concerts, July 23 & 30; Kaul Auditorium.
Pre-concert picnics for all concerts are scheduled in the Gray Campus Center quad at 6pm, with the exception of June 9 (post-concert refreshments only). On July 23, a post-concert picnic begins at 6pm.
Free open rehearsals: 11am, Wednesdays; Kaul Auditorium.

Family concert: "Gulliver's Musical Travels!"
July 9, 2pm, Kaul Auditorium

Chamber Music Northwest presents an entertaining introduction to Baroque music with Telemann's "Gulliver's Suite." Meet the musicians, for lemonade and cookies, after the concert. (Appropriate for children ages 5-12.) Tickets: $5; call (503) 294-6400 or visit the Chamber Music Northwest website.

July 9-15

Tin House Summer Writers Workshop readings

The Tin House Summer Writers Workshop includes public readings by the following authors: Lorrie Moore, July 9; Steve Almond and Dorothy Allison, July 10; Anthony Swofford and Charles D'Ambrosio, July 11; Michael Ondaatje, July 12; D. A. Powell and Antonya Nelson, July 13; Anthony Doerr and Jim Shepard, July 14; and Matthea Harvey, Nick Flynn, and Aimee Bender, July 15. For more information, visit the Tin House website.

Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road
Sat., July 1 - Indigo Girls with Danielle Howle, $26
Fri., July 14 - Bruce Hornsby and Noisemakers, $19
Fri. July 21 - Doc Watson & leo Kottke, $18
Sun., July 23 - Chris Isaak with Alison Moorer, $26
Fri., July 28 - Shawn Colvin & Dar Williams
Shows start 7:00 p.m.
Phone contact: (503) 226-1561

Fridays at Dusk
Pioneer Courthouse Square
July 21 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
July 28 - City Slickers
August 4 - JAWS
August 11 - Footloose
August 18 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade