Memorial Coliseum celebrates 50th anniversary with tribute to veterans and free concert Sunday
Museum Coliseum plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a tribute to veterans of all wars during a free musical concert from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
As part of the musical journey from the Revolutionary War to the present, the arena will host “America's Got Talent” magician U.S. Army medic Scott Anderson and the Hotshots Tap Dancers. Portlanders scheduled to perform or participate include The Brown Sisters, Rev. Richard Probasco, The Dennis Mitchell Band with “The Kingsmen.”
World War II veterans Alex Jefferson (Tuskegee Airman and last living Ex-POW) and Leo Champagne (last living flag raiser on Iwo Jima) will be honored and recognized during the ceremony.
The Coliseum, completed in 1960, was designed by the architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and was seen as exceptional because of the “bowl in a glass box.” In a Sept. 20, 1961 ceremony, the Coliseum was dedicated to veterans.
— Larry Bingham
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In More Memorial Coliseum news, consider attending this event:
Joint Open House, Nov. 15
Designing the Future of the Rose Quarter, Lower Albina and Lloyd Districts
November 15, 2010
4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Memorial Coliseum
300 North Winning Way
Various plans to enhance the
N/NE Quadrant of Portland’s Central City are in the works. PDC, the City of Portland and ODOT staff invite you to a Joint Open House to discuss the Draft Rose Quarter District Plan and the N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Plans.
More Information
For more information on the Rose Quarter District Plan, contact Kevin Brake at the Portland Development Commission at 503-823-3351.
For more information on the N/NE Quadrant Project, contact Stephanie Beckman at 503-823-6042.
N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Plans
The Central N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Plans are collaborative efforts by the City of Portland and the Oregon Department of Transportation to integrate land use and urban design planning with freeway planning and concept-level engineering in the N/NE portion of the Central City, which includes Lower Albina and the Lloyd District. Learn more about the project »
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North/Northeast Economic Development Initiative
Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area