Neighborhood Notes

How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus sized-and then some. Neil LaBute's sharply drawn play not only critiques our slavish adherence to Hollywood ideals of beauty but boldly questions our own ability to change what we dislike about ourselves.
(503) 823-4322 January 8th - 31st, Thurs - Sat 8pm and Sun at 2pm

Join instructor Esther Brock in "Bean Sprout" story hour for kids! This multi-faceted children's hourly program is full of fun activities, educational learning tools and is a positive interaction experience for kids 1-4 years of age. Free. Time to be announced.
(503) 823-3188
www.historicoverlookhouse.org

Connecting Green, Wild in the City: Bald Eagles, Sandhills Cranes and Waterfowl of Sauvie Island, join Mike Houck for a driving and walking tour of one of the state's most significant winter waterfowl and raptor refuges. Registration is limited, sign up early at: www.audubonportland.org/trips_classes_camps/adult_programs/WildWillamette/ or call: (971) 222-6116 to register. 8am to Noon

The problematic relationship between a sailor and the daughter he has not seen for almost twenty years. A compelling account of a young woman's decline and subsequent salvation, O'Neill presents a realistic and painful exploration of family conflict and the harsh reality of women's lives in the early part of the twentieth century. More Info:
EVENT DAY(S): 01/02/09-01/04/09 01/08/09-01/11/09 01/15/09-01/18/09 01/22/09-01/25/09 01/29/09-01/31/09 $20 general, $17 Students/Seniors
HOURS:
Saturday 8:00p.m.; Sunday & Wednesdays at 2:00p.m.
PHONE:
(360) 695-3770 ADMISSION/TICKETS:
20 general, $17 Students/Seniors  

Turn unspun fiber into beautiful three-dimensional figures, objects, and embellishments. No knitting or crocheting involved! $35, 6pm-9pm Naked Sheep Knit Shop

This season's Facets of Africa gallery exhibit features Kenyan artist Jacob Wachira Ezigbo and photography focusing on the Matatu and the lives and culture of Kenyans living in Nairobi. Free.(503)823-4322 Jacob Wachira Ezigbo was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1975, he cannot recall a time he was not drawing or painting. One of his favorite things to do was to create brightly colored murals on the sides of the houses in Mathare. Mathare is a gigantic slum in Nairobi where Jacob was born and spent his childhood. Jacob has traveled about the world yet he has chosen to return to Mathare where his lives today. After completing primary and secondary school Ezigbo went on to study graphic design at The Kenya Polytechnic in Nairobi. In 2002 Ezigbo won "The Best Artist Award" in Kenya under the Ruth Hunt Wood Foundation. When asked were his artistic inspiration comes from, Ezigbo says "My paintings are the only voice which I have, and which I sometimes hide behind, as people who
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Come dance to the music of Imagen Latina, eat appetizers, dinner, dessert and choose from a selection of beer, wine and beverages. Ticket price $25 per person. This is a fun event that raises money to fund art enrichment programs for the students at Beach School. Tickets can be purchased at Beach School: (503) 916-6336. Doors open at 5pm ends at 10:00pm.