In honor of Black History month and as part of the Portland Jazz Festival for February 2011, the Portland Jazz Festival and the Leroy Vinnegar Jazz Institute of Portland State University are offering the middle schools an exciting musical history of jazz program, The Incredible Journey of Jazz. The program is offered to youth audiences in [...]
Heaven’s Archives will offer many antiques and unique finds for the heirloom enthusiast. In addition, it will also offer home staging, interior design consultations, and furniture leasing. Heaven’s Archives will be partnering with the Teach Me to Fish program to offer job skills training and work experience for those who are in need of it. [...]
E.D. Mondainé & Belief will be the featured performer on Saturday March 19th at Achaia Records Dinner Theater at 6pm. The event will showcase several live performances as well as delicious menu options served up by Po’Shines Café De La Soul. The live entertainment is family-friendly and FREE to all, and the optional buffet will [...]
Fresh Start will be presenting an educational seminar on Nutrition and Obesity on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 from 10 am – 11:30 am. The seminar will be held at the New Columbia Community Center, located at 4625 N. Trenton, Portland, OR 97203. Admission is free. Call (503) 890-5393 or visit http://freshstarthealth.org for more information.
The Women’s Ministry (18 and up) will be taking a fun trip to the bowling lanes as a part of their monthly outings for the year. We will be meeting at Big Al’s in Vancouver on 164th at 10am and will return around 12 or 12:30. Those who would like to carpool need to be [...]
Join us on Saturday, April 23rd at 6pm for a special production: “Sounds Familiar” is an exploration of personal and social connections to Easter through a diverse collection of monologues, music, song, drama in various cultural expressions. “Because during times like these all over the world, Easter is a force to be reckoned with.” The [...]
We will be celebrating the Resurrection with an Easter Morning Sunrise service. The casual service will be held at 6am and last for approximately one hour. Regular Sunday Morning service will follow as usual at 11am. Please contact info@ctoregon.org if you have any questions… see you Easter Morning!
We had mountains of fun playing in the snow during our February outing! Now, Aim 8 and Children’s Church will be laser tagging it up on Saturday, April 16th. The place and times are TBD, but please check back for details soon, or contact Pastor De’Onn Wooden at pwooden@ctoregon.org for more information.
The Voices of a Thousand Angels team recognizes that music has enormous power to bring healing and peace to even the most desperately wounded souls. It is the group’s mission to bring Spirit-infused, uplifting music to communities in great need to aid in the healing process following great tragedy and loss. The group is again [...]
FIRST THURSDAYS – we meet at PO’ SHINES CAFE DE LA SOUL @ 5:00PM and head downtown to experience the Creative art scene. We ask that you would fill out our First Thursday’s permission slip for your High Schooler and bring it with them.
The phrase “spoken-word open mic” may conjure up images of bongos, berets and beatniks. In Kenton, only two words come to mind: Po’ Shines. Every Friday night, Po’ Shines Café De La Soul has been hosting a spoken-word open mic night. The youth-focused event, “Cornbred,” has been gaining momentum. “I’m a youth advocate,” said Po’ [...]
By Anne Marie DiStefano The Portland Tribune Mar 24, 2009 I’m sitting in the sunny window of a corner storefront, watching the action on the intersection of North Denver Avenue and North Kilpatrick Street — the heart of the north Portland Kenton neighborhood. The Temptations and Al Green are playing on the stereo. Just on [...]
July 6, 2008 Community Free food, live music and a neighborly spirit are the point of the festival Though attendance was dampened by rain, the neighborhood festival at McCoy Park in North Portland’s New Columbia housing project still served up plenty of burgers, hot dogs and community togetherness Saturday. “I came here to play a little [...]
By Amy Choate-Nielsen and Josh Loftin Deseret Morning News Published: Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 PRICE – Dark clouds surrounded Price’s Peace Garden Tuesday night, but the light of hundreds of candles shining brightly on a choir of children’s faces weren’t doused by any rain. The “Voices of a Thousand Angels” benefit concert drew a crowd [...]