Happy Memorial Day Weekend, Overlook. You’ve earned a day off! If you feel like giving back to your community this week, there is plenty to do. It’s been a lot of fun participating in the Village Building Convergence project and meeting more neigh
bors. Consider dropping in on one of the local projects, or contact their organizers to do even more.
1) Village Building Convergence Begins! (5/25)
2) Dine Out For Beach School (5/29, 30 & 31)
3) Community Disaster Preparedness Expo (6/2)
4) Neighborhood History Project Seeks Participation
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1) Village Building Convergence Begins! (5/25)
The next ten days will be a flurry of community-building activities in Portland as the VBC kicks off. There are 2 projects in Overlook, and one just over the border in Arbor Lodge; all welcome curious neighbors, enthusiastic participation and thoughtful comment. Click through each project’s link to read a full presentation about the location and goals and to see the schedule.
http://vbc.cityrepair.org/
N Wilbur Ave & Holman St: http://vbc.cityrepair.org/sites/n.-wilbur-ave.-and-holman-st
Dates: 5/26, 5/27 Address: N. Wilbur Ave. and Holman St
After a hiatus of over 10 years, we revived the block party in 2011 with wonderful food, live music and conversation that lasted into the evening. We’re looking forward to Block Party 2012 with the VBC – we’ll have tasty food and beverages for all our painters, music and a great weekend of creating “Piazza di Wilbur!”
Attunement Farm: http://vbc.cityrepair.org/sites/attunement-center
Dates: 5/26, 5/27, 6/2, 6/31722 Address: N. Blandena St.
Come on by and check out some fun free permaculture gardening workshops in Overlook this weekend and next! We will be starting every day at 10am and ending at 5pm. Lunch will be served at 1pm and is being generously sponsored by Cha Cha Cha Taqueria!
Overlook Feng Shui: http://vbc.cityrepair.org/sites/overlook-feng-shui
Dates: 5/29, 5/31, 6/1, 6/2 Paint Day Address: 3922 N Overlook Boulevard
We have a HUGE intersection that we will be transforming with a gorgeous Street Graphic covering around 7000 sq ft! With four blocks closed off around us, we plan a productive street party, with neighborhood history context for our transportation themed design, right on the N Concord Bike Boulevard. Come over to pitch in and enjoy lunch donated by Kenny & Zuke’s Deli!
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2) Dine Out For Beach School (5/29, 30 & 31)
Sunshine Tavern (3111 SE Division) will be hosting 3 nights of fundraising from 5-11pm for Beach School.
May 29, 30 & 31st Sunshine Tavern will donate 10% of dinner sales for those 3 days! Yes, 3 days!!!!!!
Come for a great dinner with your family or with just the ladies for a night away from the kids.
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3) Community Disaster Preparedness Expo (6/2)
ResiliencePDX is an event to connect Portlanders who want to acquire or share knowledge and skills about disaster preparedness. Geologists suggest we are due for a major earthquake in this region, and better preparedness can save lives and minimize impacts of a disaster. The more we are prepared, the faster we will be able to recover and return to ‘normalcy’. At this event, we will showcase the various groups around Portland that can serve as resources for the community before, during, and after a major emergency. There will also be a number of skills workshops, where experts will share knowledge to help you prepare for and recover from a disaster. So come and learn, it’s all for free!
The following workshops will be offered:
Earthquake-Proofing Your Home
Preparing a Comprehensive Household Kit
Food Storage/Preservation & Clean and Potable Water
Home Energy
Organizing your Neighbors
Putting Out Fires
ResiliencePDX
Community Disaster Preparedness/Resilience Event
Saturday June 2nd
10AM-5PM
King School in Northeast Portland
Learn more: http://www.resiliencepdx.org
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4) Neighborhood History Project Seeks Participation
Do we have any history buffs (hobbyists, collectors, long term residents, story-tellers, educators) out there?
Historian Tim Lyman has launched the “Neighborhood History Project" with the immediate goals of identifying: existing neighborhood history groups; people who might be interested in forming groups; those who could contribute to neighborhood histories; and people interested in representing all neighborhood history groups.
The long term goal is to create a self-sustaining structure for preserving and promoting neighborhood history.
If you would like to become involved, or know someone who might, Tim can be contacted at neighborhoodhistory[at]gmail.com. He offers an informative email newsletter; view it here and join the list: http://tinyurl.com/872y94n
We have the seeds of an Overlook group starting; email OKNA if you’d like to know more.