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| Memo Calendar (continued) Christmas w/ Mt. Hood Rep Mt. Hood Repertory Theatre Company presents a literary stocking stuffer of short stories to help ring in the holiday season. “Christmas Shorts” brings holiday music and refreshments, blended with readings of Christmas tales including a fanciful retelling of the classic poem “The Night Before Christmas”. “Christmas Shorts,” a treat for your whole family, will be performed at the Reynolds Middle School Theater, 1200 N.E. 201st Ave. in Fairview, Ore. at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 19 and at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 24. Admission is $10 for all ages. For more information on Mt. Hood Rep, call 503-491-5950 or visit the Web site at www.mthoodrep.org. Little Nutcracker workshop Dancers of all ages and levels from first grade through adult and beginning through advanced will have the opportunity to produce a mini-version of the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” in just three days. Offered through the Portland Metro Performing Arts Center and School, this workshop allows everyone to experience the fun of being in “The Nutcracker” without the weeks of rehearsals needed for a full-length production. Workshop sessions are set for Tuesday, Dec. 20 through Thursday, Dec. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The performance for friends and family will be held on Thursday, Dec. 22 at 6 pm. This is a great introduction to the work for beginning dancers and a chance to perform the classic variations for the advanced dancers. Portland Metro Performing Arts Center and School is located at 9933 S.E. Pine St. To register, call 503-408-0604 or e-mail PDXMetroArts@earthlink.net. Registrations received by Dec. 15 receive a 25 percent discount off the $125 tuition. Open casting call for ‘Fiddler’ Be part of the long-standing tradition of musical theater excellence at Mt. Hood Community College. Community members are invited to audition for the March production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” If you’re more of a behind-the-scenes type, volunteers are always welcome for set and scene construction. For more formalized training, register for Theatre Technology (TA112) winter term. Open auditions for “Fiddler on the Roof” will be held Dec. 6, 7 and 8. Performances will be March 3, 4, 5 and 10, 11 and 12. Friday and Saturday performances will be at 8 p.m. and Sunday performances at 2 p.m. For more information about auditions contact Rick Zimmer, MHCC Theatre Arts director at 503-491-7157 or Rick.Zimmer@mhcc.edu. For information about stagecraft positions, contact Daryl Harrison-Carson at 503-491-7159 or Daryl.Harrison@mhcc.edu. People requiring accommodations due to a disability should contact the MHCC Disability Services Office at 503-491-6923 or 503-491-7670 (TDD). EVENTS IRCO opens gallery space On Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m., the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization Arts for New Immigrants Program and artist Ping Khaw will officially open a new art gallery space, the Foyer Gallery. “The Foyer Gallery furthers IRCO’s mission to enhance self-sufficiency for refugee and immigrants and give them the cultural art opportunities needed to become well-rounded, self-sufficient, long-term contributors to the economic and cultural vitality of the city,” said IRCO’s Executive Director Sokhom Tauch. IRCO’s Arts Coordinator Phyllis Laners and Khaw will oversee gallery coordination with artists and any additional training or guidance they might need as they experience fulfilling their goals of becoming savvy professional artists. Located at Northeast 102nd Avenue and Glisan Street, the Foyer Gallery is one of the great outcomes from the recent Arts for New Immigrants Program project, Creating Access for Refugee and Immigrant Traditional Artists. Funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Oregon Arts Commission, The Collins Foundation and the Fund for Folk Culture, the CARITA project provided resources and training workshops for refugee and immigrant artists who expressed their desire for a space where they could get much needed hands-on gallery experience. The Foyer Gallery is IRCO’s response to CARITA artists’ request. “I feel that the Foyer Gallery is a great opportunity for those of us in the area to experience the beauty and quality of professional art works produced by local artists. IRCO is also providing a great opportunity for refugee and immigrant artists who have the quality work, but need an extra hand in navigating the process of getting their work displayed for public viewing, “said Laners The Foyer Gallery will feature new artists each month. For December, photographer Jin Huang, collage artist Elizabeth Kim and metal sculptor Mufu Ahmed will be the featured artists. Plans are to have a gallery open house once a month for the public to meet the artists and see the new works on display. For more information on upcoming gallery events and showings please contact Laners at 503-234-1541. THINGS TO DO Swim during the holidays The Mt. Hood Community College Aquatic Center invites you to dive into the holiday season with its Second Annual Holiday Dive-in Movie series. Bring your favorite floatation toy and float around the pool while watching a movie. On Friday, Dec. 9, enjoy Tim Allen in “The Santa Clause” and on Friday, Dec. 16, watch “Elf” starring Will Ferrell. Both films are rated PG and run from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. The cost for seniors and children under 18 is $3 and $4 for adults. If you’d like to get in a little swimming time the Aquatic Center, located on the Gresham campus at 26000 S.E. Stark St., also has open swim times offered through Dec. 17. Adult lap swim hours are Monday through Friday from 5:45 to 7:15 a.m., Monday through Saturday, noon to 1 p.m. and Monday through Friday, 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Open recreation swim times are Fridays from 6:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The hydrotherapy pool is also available Monday through Friday from 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. People requiring accommodations due to a disability should contact the MHCC Disability Services Office at 503-491-6923 or 503-491-7670 (TDD). LIBRARIES Space at programs is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, except as noted. Slavic, Vietnamese, Chinese communities to be served Multnomah County Library has been awarded a grant to help plan culturally competent library services to the county’s growing Chinese, Slavic and Vietnamese communities. The $42,107 grant is from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by Oregon State Library. Community Services Director Rita Jimenez, who oversees the 16 branch libraries, will be the grant’s project manager. “I am so pleased we will have the opportunity to sit down with community leaders and organizations to learn about the information needs of these diverse communities,” said Jimenez. “In the past year, MCL has worked hard to improve services to the Asian and Slavic communities,” Jimenez noted. "We hired our first Russian-speaking staff at the Rockwood branch library. We are currently planning to offer computer training in Vietnamese at Gregory Heights and Holgate libraries, and will offer an array of cultural activities and programs during the coming Lunar New Year at various locations. I would like to hear from multilingual residents what services and programs meet their needs, look at the data, and talk to those who serve Vietnamese, Chinese and Slavic residents. With a consultant and interpreters funded by the grant, we are making this possible.” Gregory Heights Library, 7921 N.E. Sandy Blvd., 503-988-5386, www.multcolib.org/agcy/grh.html Toddler Storytime: Storytime for children 24 to 36 months with adult. Mondays through Dec. 12 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Tiny Tots: Storytime for children 12 to 24 months with adult. Thursdays through Dec. 15 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Preschool Storytime: Storytime for children 3 to 6 years with adult. Fridays through Dec. 16 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Bilingual Storytime: Presented in Spanish and English for children of all ages. Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Coyote Tales: Tears of Joy Theatre's Emily Alexander presents an assortment of Native American stories. Find out how that rascal Coyote got his name in this delightful performance full of both foolishness and wisdom. Saturday, Dec. 3 from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Pajama Time: Bedtime stories for the whole family. Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Artist Trading Cards: Create your own trading cards using colored pencils, rubber stamps, collage and more. You may keep your cards or trade with other artists. Saturday, Dec. 10 from 1 to 3 p.m. The Princess and the Peanut: Princess Robin gets stuck in a rainstorm on her way to the library. She stops at the nearest castle for shelter. The Queen of the castle lets her stay the night but is not sure that Robin is a real princess. See what the queen does to find out. Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Teen Lounge and Homework Center: Use library computers to access the Internet and do word processing; get homework help from trained staff and online tutors, or just do your homework and listen to music while hanging out in beanbag chairs. For teens in grades 6 to 12. Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Illuminate Your Initial: Using medieval manuscripts as a guide, create individual illuminated initials using paint, cutout papers and metallic leaf. Make a decorated letter suitable for framing to take with you. Saturday, Dec. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. Language Exchange: Engage in conversation with native English speakers who want to practice their Spanish and with native Spanish speakers who want to practice their English. There will be time for conversation in both languages. Saturdays through Dec. 17 from 4 to 5 p.m. Pageturners: Engage in stimulating conversation about books, exchange perspectives about characters and plot, and get to know your neighbors. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Read “A Very Long Engagement” by Sebastien Japrisot. Tuesday, Dec. 20 from 7 to 8 p.m. Computer Lab: Lab assistants are available to help beginners practice their computer skills. You may also ask for basic assistance writing reports, creating résumés, establishing an e-mail account, preparing research projects, filling out online application forms, and locating library and Internet resources. Saturdays through Dec. 17 from 9 to 10 a.m. Web Basics: Learn about the World Wide Web, explore the library's home page, and practice entering Web addresses. Participants need to be comfortable using a keyboard and a mouse. Wednesday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to noon. Preregistration is required. Register online, in the library or by calling 503-988-5234. Searching the Web: Prerequisite: Web Basics or Internet experience. This new, two-hour class combines Web Searching I and Web Searching II so you can learn several Web searching tools at once. Improve your understanding of subject indexes and search engines and learn how to evaluate the quality of the information you find on the Web. Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon. Preregistration is required. 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