Concordia Neighborhood Association | Portland, Oregon

Enjoy the Ainsworth Arboretum by Bike, Sunday Parkways, Sunday 9/25

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Join Jim Gersbach, local tree steward, member of the Concordia Tree Team and creator of the Ainsworth Linear Arboretum for a bicycle tour of the Ainsworth Arboretum. The tour will be held during NE Sunday Parkways on September 25, 2011 from 12 to 1:30 p.m.  The tour will meet at the NW corner of Alberta Park (by the bleachers) at NE 19th Ave. & Ainsworth.

The tour will stop at various points along the route to discuss the natural history and interesting stories about trees planted along Ainsworth both before and after it was designated a Linear Arboretum by the City of Portland.  Get to know trees from Mexico, Asia, the Middle East, South America, Europe and the eastern U.S. as well as West Coast natives.  Learn which trees have attractive flowers, fruit or fall color, and discover which ones are thriving here and which are struggling.

The Linear Arboretum is a showcase of tree diversity, featuring many underused and promising urban street trees that deserve to be better known.  Many of the trees along Ainsworth are investigational plantings being monitored to see how well they do in Portland during the rapid climate change anticipated from higher concentrations planetwide of greenhouse gases.

The Concordia Tree Team and Friends of Trees Vernon and Concordia Neighborhood Coordinators will be at Fernhill Park all day to answer questions about trees and how to get involved.

Words Bring 42nd Avenue Cully-Concordia Mural to Life

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Photos: Courtesy the Cully Neighborhoood Association

A new mural is appearing at the intersection of NE 42nd Avenue and Alberta Court. But this is no ordinary mural thanks to the creativity of resident artist Loey Hargrove, the support of local property owners of the Morel Ink building (Bill Dickey and Matt Witham) and Doggy Business (Doug Duncan and Meredith Wilson), funding from the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the handwork of local volunteers, the image of a tree appears as two interconnected wall mural along this historic commercial corridor between Concordia and Cully.

The image is based on curved forms, creating a highly abstracted landscape of geometric pattern. The two murals reach across the intersection, where the flowing tree giving a sense of movement.

“The mural aspires to invoke community through its ‘Tree of Life’ theme. It symbolizes process, change, the continuity and connectivity of life.” writes Hargrove. This is a fitting dynamic for the community and nod to decades of transformation.

In addition to the image, the mural incorporates words inspired by the theme and location. The inclusion of words, generated and painted by members of the surrounding neighborhoods, reinforce the symbiotic relationship between the commercial district & area residents.

Do you have a word you’d like to add to the mural?

If you have a word you believe reflects the theme and aspiration of this work, submit your suggestions for consideration. Words for the murals will be selected by drawing from the pool of entries. Applications are being accepted through September 30th. For details, contact Bob Granger at robert@g2online.org or 503 771-3916.

NE 30th & Killingsworth Block Party, Monday, September 12th 6:00pm – 9:00pm

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Enjoy delicious FREE FOOD from your favorite Northeast Portland restaurants:

Yakuza / DOC / Autentica / Cocotte / Extracto

Plus special events at neighborhood shops including:

Studio Thirty Salon / Roots Salon / Hail Mary / Half Pint Vintage / Red Fox Vintage

New this year – outdoor LIVE MUSIC!
Food, drink, fun and good friends. Cash encouraged.

Early Childhood Needs Assessment Completed for Cully-Concordia

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To assess the growing needs of families with young children and the capacity of current early childhood programs and facilities in Cully-Concordia, community leaders, school representatives, service providers and parents helped collect and analyze information to create an Early Childhood Needs Assessment, between fall 2010 and spring 2011. The final report with recommendations is the first of its kind in Multnomah County.

One of the recommendations from the community perspective (focus groups with local parents) is that young children (up to 5 years old) need places to socialize, interact and meet other children, including more developed parks, a community center, sidewalks and safe streets. Another finding is that early childhood programs, such as existing preschools, are at capacity and have substantial waiting lists.

Multnomah County’s Early Childhood Council, the City of Portland and other community partners are all helping to expand eligibility for, and capacity and affordability of preshcool and childcare programs in the Cully neighborhood.

For more information about the Early Childhood Needs Assessment and/or the Cully-Concordia Community Action Plan, please visit www.portlandonline.com/bps/cullyactionplan.