Market vendors and staff with a direct cultural connection will honor the tradition of Días de Los Muertos with a community ofrenda. Everyone is welcome to bring a pic of a deceased loved one to place on the ofrenda!
Learn about and discuss Afrofuturism with author and scholar Walidah Imarisha. Whenever we try to envision a world without war, without violence, without prisons, without capitalism, we are engaging in an exercise of speculative fiction. Walidah Imarisha will uncover the truths buried in the fantastical – and inject a healthy dose of the fantastical into our search for truth.
Lents International Farmers Market provides fresh, local, and culturally relevant produce to the diverse community of Lents neighbors in southeast Portland. Founded in 2006, this market continues to be a treasured asset to the Lents community, featuring around a dozen vendors selling farm-fresh produce and locally made food products.
Join members of the Portland All Nations Canoe Family (PANCF) team to learn weaving techniques from Native teachers! You will learn enough to weave a small bag in this class.
This event is first come, first-served, and space is limited.
Made possible by The Library Foundation through support from The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Fund.
This Mass is celebrated on the first and third Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Mary.
The African and African American experience comes alive for children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members). Have fun with books and stories, songs, and movement activities in a positive and affirming environment. Black Storytime builds language and literacy skills your child needs to be ready for kindergarten. Attendance is limited and free tickets are available 15 minutes before storytime.
Come get your 'kicks' with us! Discover a traditional non-contact Korean martial art. Great lifelong aerobic exercise for the entire family. Emphasis on the five tenets of Tae Kwon Do: courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit. Achieve your black belt goals!
Ages: 8 and up
Openings: 7
Play and learning go hand in hand. Join other Black families in a fun playtime at the library with books, toys, music, and all the room you need to learn through play in a positive, affirming environment. As Mr. Rogers said, "... for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."
Multnomah County Library storytimes are supported by gifts made to The Library Foundation.
Come get your 'kicks' with us! Discover a traditional non-contact Korean martial art. Great lifelong aerobic exercise for the entire family. Emphasis on the five tenets of Tae Kwon Do: courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit. Achieve your black belt goals!
Ages: 8 and up
Openings: 0
Indonesian Mass is celebrated the 5th Sunday of every month at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Mary
The African and African American experience comes alive for children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members). Have fun with books and stories, songs, and movement activities in a positive and affirming environment. Black Storytime builds language and literacy skills your child needs to be ready for kindergarten. Attendance is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.