The Royal Rosarian Milk Carton Boat Race is back!  And it's FREE!  Pack a lunch and head to Westmoreland Park casting pond on Sunday, June 26th at 11:00 to watch the fun. Or better yet, make a boat and join the competition.  Details HERE:

This months guest presenter is Zack Hart, Hygiene4All's, Associate Exec Director. Housing Solutions Committee Zoom meeting link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89510655006?pwd=eGdwc3pUK1M5YkFiQVpRTzkxWlBjdz09 Meeting ID: 895 1065 5006 / Passcode: 102030

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84858712332?pwd=eDhHMVBnSXV0N2hDb0lSY1JZUytFQT09 6:00 - 6:05 - Welcome, Zoom protocols, and introductions. 6:05 - 6:40 - Tentatively approved zoning change at 5515 SE Milwaukie:  Discuss status, evaluate new conditions, consider LUBA appeal. 6:40 - 6:55 - Removal of landslide zone from Sellwood Bluff:  During the June 1 hearing, we learned that the Residential Infill Project 2 (RIP2) removed the landslide zone from Sellwood bluff.  We will discuss why and our response. 6:55 - 7:05 - Sundae in the Park: Does the Land Use Committee want a table?  It will be July 31. 7:05 - 7:15-  2022-2023 Committee budget: Do […]

No General meeting in July.

Join Friends of Oaks Bottom, SOLVE and Portland Parks and Recreation to keep Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge clean for trail users and wildlife.  Everyone is welcome; no experience is necessary!  Sign up HERE.

Bring a chair and something tasty to eat! ... Kim Field and the Perfect Gentlemen is an all-star roots-music group fronted by harmonica player and vocalist Kim Field. They were honored by the Cascade Blues Association with their 2019 Muddy Award for Best New Blues Act. Individually, the members of the band have been honored by the Cascade Blues Association with a total of 39 Muddy Awards for their instrumental prowess and recordings. Guitarist Alan Hager, bassist/keyboardist Albert Reda, drummer Jeffrey Strawbridge, and guitarist Whit Draper have all been inducted in the Cascade Blues Association’s Hall of Fame. With their […]

Bring a chair and something tasty to eat! Michelle Alany & the Mystics  -- Sephardic, Balkan and Original soul music, with Mediterranean sensibilities.   Michelle Alany and the Mystics is a fiddle-driven musical feast of Mediterranean and Eastern European-inspired folk and original music. The band brings together players that share years of international touring, cross-cultural collaborations and depth of musicianship. It features captivating Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish), Balkan and Klezmer original and traditional melodies, sharing songs as cultural vehicles for celebrating differences and similarities. The players bring mesmerizing and celebratory sounds of clarinet, accordion, percussion and strings. The band will bring fresh […]

7:30  Welcome and check-in. 7:40  Approve June 15, 2022 Board minutes. 7:45  Greg Bourget, Director - Cascadia Action.  Discuss their environmental advocacy strategy; request Board to to sign on to letter(s) of support.  8:15  SMILE News and updates. - All Archiving SMILE records offsite - Eric Norberg Summer concerts and Summerville - Jim Friscia Sundae in the Park - Elizabeth Milner 8:30  SMILE Station grant update. - All Follow-up contact with Energy Trust of Oregon referrals - Elaine O’Keefe Contract with City of Portland - Elaine O’Keefe Contract with Studio Coop to perform investigatory and design work - Elaine O’Keefe […]

Join your neighbors at Springwater Meadows (SE Marion between SE 9th and 8th – off the Springwater Trail).  We'll be weeding and mulching our native plants.  Please bring your own gloves and water. Items always useful to bring if you have them: Wheelbarrows Pitchforks Rakes Shovels Buckets Tell your neighbors - see you then!