Portland, February 7th, 2014. It’s time for The Northwest Film Center’s 37th annual showcase of new world cinema. The festival will feature 128 films—104 features and 24 shorts. According to organizers, “The Portland International Film Festival explores not only the art of film but also the world around us. The cultural diversity, the extraordinary range of subjects, genres, and experiences explored—for all ages and from matinee to midnight—invite exploration and discovery, movie-lover or not.” Jessica Lyness and Northwest Film Center Director Bill Foster enjoyed the evening. The Festival is also being extended through 2/26. Here is a link with those details: http://festivals.nwfilm.org/piff37/updates/
Northwest Film Center volunteer Jill Murphy-Long and her husband Greg Long enjoy the opening night festivities on a snowy night.
Russ Repp (middle) and colleagues from OMSI take a moment to enjoy PIFF opening night.
Filmgoers enjoy the warmth of the fireplace at OMSI’s Theory Eatery on opening night.
OMSI’s Theory Eatery filled with filmgoers.
The 37th Portland International Film Festival hosts screenings at the Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium inside the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Avenue), the Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Avenue), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Avenue), Cinemagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Boulevard), World Trade Center (121 SW Salmon Street, 1st Street, Building 2), and Regal Fox Tower (846 SW Park Avenue).
Over the last 37 years, the Festival has populated its schedule with diverse and innovative films for an audience of more than 38,000 annually from throughout the Northwest. As Oregon’s largest, most culturally diverse film event, the Portland International Film Festival pulls together a multi-faceted experience with 128 films and special events presenting a full spectrum of features, documentaries, shorts, and visiting artists – and featuring submissions for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and works by both returning masters and emerging talents.
This year’s Festival includes the return of the popular PIFF After Dark program, showcasing midnight movies like Ti West’s (THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL) THE SACRAMENT and Ari Folman’s (WALTZ WITH BASHIR) THE CONGRESS for adventurous festival attendees. Contained within the PIFF 37 lineup is a sizable animation block with seven animated features on offer, including THE APOSTLE, MY MOMMY IS IN AMERICA AND SHE MET BUFFALO BILL, and the latest film by Portland-born animator Bill Plympton, CHEATIN’.
Other highlights of PIFF 37 include screenings of Tsai Ming-Liang’s (WHAT TIME IS IT OVER THERE?) STRAY DOGS, Rithy Panh’s THE MISSING PICTURE, Doug Pray’s (HYPE!) LEVITATED MASS, François Ozon’s (SWIMMING POOL) YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL, Jillian Schlesinger’s MAIDENTRIP, Alain Guiraudie’s STRANGER BY THE LAKE, Anthony Chen’s ILO ILO and Claude Lanzmann’s (SHOAH) THE LAST OF THE UNJUST.
FULL SCHEDULE The full PIFF 37 Program is available to the public online January 24 at nwfilm.org. Press screenings begin on January 27.
ADVANCE TICKET OUTLET Mark Building, Portland Art Museum, 1119 SW Park Avenue
Daily from 12-6 p.m.
Advance tickets by phone at (503) 276-4310
Advance tickets online at http://festivals.nwfilm.org/piff37/.
Admission Prices: $11 General; $10 Portland Art Museum Members, Students, Seniors; $8 Silver Screen Club Friends, Children
Opening Night: $25 general; $20 Silver Screen Friend and Portland Art Museum and OMSI Members
The Portland International Film Festival is sponsored by The Oregonian, Regal Cinemas, LAIKA, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Alaska Airlines, Wieden+Kennedy, Delta Airlines, James F. Marion Miller Foundation, and many others.
The Northwest Film Center is a regional media arts organization offering a variety of exhibition, education programs, and artist services throughout the region. The Center presents a program of foreign, classic, experimental, and independent works year-round at the Whitsell Auditorium, located in the Portland Art Museum. For more information, visit www.nwfilm.org.
Portland, February 11th, 2014. Multnomah Athletic Club elected lifelong member Darcy Henderson to serve as president for 2014. The club announced Henderson’s election at its Annual Meeting. She serves one year in the position of president.
Darcy Henderson
MAC Annual Meeting — at Multnomah Athletic Club
Henderson, 50, is a freelance photo stylist and Portland native, though her work and education have taken her around the world. After graduating from Colorado College, she lived in New York and Chicago before returning to Portland in 1993. Henderson has also worked in commercial banking, advertising and public relations. She has served on MAC’s Membership, Nominating and Ad Hoc Survey committees, and has chaired the Communications and Family Events committees. Henderson lives in southwest Portland with her husband, Mike Urness, and children Jack, 8, and daughter Laney, 7, students at Ainsworth Elementary School.
“As a lifelong member of MAC, I know what a wonderful club this is, and I am honored to have been selected as President. Through the past 50 years, I have seen the Club evolve to meet the changing needs of members while continuing a tradition of excellence in the MAC’s social offerings, facilities, and athletics,” Henderson said. “I plan to continue this tradition and the work of trustees who have served before me.”
Joining Henderson are Vice President Dwight Terry, owner of Terry Family Funeral Home in North Portland; Treasurer Ann Blume, a senior associate with commercial real estate company CBRE; and Secretary David DeBlasio, attorney and managing partner at Harrington, Anderson & DeBlasio,
Henderson replaces past President Carl Burnham III, managing partner at Deschutes Wealth Management. The Board’s other outgoing officers include Vice President Jim Cleary, Treasurer Craig Iverson and Secretary Gwen Farnham, managing director at Intel Capital.
The 2014 officers were elected Monday, Feb. 11 by the club’s 12-member Board of Trustees, and announced to the general membership at the 123rd Annual Meeting, held Tuesday, Feb. 11. Each four-member class of trustees serves three years, serving as officers in their final year.
Second-year trustees are Doug Dawley, interventional cardiologist with Northwest Cardiovascular Institute; David Horstkotte, engineer and full-time father; Robert W. Nunn, attorney with Sussman Shank LLP; and Scott Sakamoto, internet marketing specialist and owner of Ronin Studios.
Newly elected trustees include Linda Higgons, a retired partner with Turtledove Clemens marketing communications firm; retired commercial property manager Janice Marquis; entrepreneur Scott Stevens; and Mike Wells, Managing Director and Local Market Area Leader for commercial real estate firm CBRE. This incoming class of trustees was selected by a special nominating committee led by past President Darwin Green, and elected as Trustees during the Annual Meeting.
The Multnomah Athletic Club’s mission is to enrich lives, foster friendships and build upon our traditions of excellence in athletic, social and educational programs.
Founded in 1891, the Multnomah Athletic Club is a family-oriented club that offers a variety of activities to its 19,900 members. Located at 1849 S.W. Salmon Street in Portland, Oregon, the club occupies two buildings totaling 550,00 square feet. The eight-level main clubhouse overlooks the 30,000-seat JELD-WEN Field and is within walking distance of downtown Portland. Covered parking is provided in the club’s garage located across the street from the main clubhouse.
MAC’s membership includes national and world champions. More than 40 MAC athletes and coaches have participated in Olympic Games, winning a total 28 medals through the years. Honors include Dan Kelly’s world records in the 100-yard dash and the 220-yard dash; Louise Kuehn’s first United States Olympic diving gold medal; swimmer Nancy Merki’s 27-second margin in her 1,500-meter freestyle record; and Jim Grelle’s 21 sub-four-minute miles.
Beaverton, January 25th, 2014. Over 150 supporters kicked up their heels as Northwest Chinese Academy (NWCA) held its annual auction, the Hong Bao Gala – Year of the Horse. KGW’s Emcee, Drew Carney, Event Co-chairs, Joel Simon and Lisa Snyder and Auctioneer, Kelly Russell enjoyed the evening. The benefit celebrated Chinese New Year and the tradition of giving money in red envelopes, Hong Bao, to wish people good luck in the new year.
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher, Donna Laoshi, speaking to guests about her experiences at NWCA
Event guests included Sate Representative Dennis Richardson, City of Forest Grove and North Plains city officials, community members, parents, family and friends. Guests celebrated special student achievements, exquisite student art projects and bid on a variety of silent and live auction items. The school is thankful for the overwhelming support of donors that helped raise $85,000 to maintain Northwest Chinese Academy’s high educational standards. The proceeds allow NWCA to deliver an outstanding Mandarin immersion education unlike any other in the Portland Metro area.
Auction Co-chairs, Lisa Snyder and Joel Simon
Lisa Snyder and Joel Simon Co-Chairs – extended caption: Auction Co-chairs, Lisa Snyder and Joel Simon
NWCA’s 4th Grade, Preschool and 3rd Grade Chinese Teachers
Portland, February 8th, 2013. It was Portland’s biggest February snow storm since 1993 and kids around the city took advantage of the opportunity to go slip-sliding around. Portlanders in the Dunthorpe neighborhood took the street on foot to admire the layer of white stuff, at least 6-inches in some areas. Here are a few photos from out and about:
Kids headed to Mary Failing Drive, a favorite spot for sledding.
Lewis and Clark College under a blanket of snow.
Riverdale Grade School was a gathering place for friends.
Fresh tracks were quickly covered by a new layer coming down.
Walking the dog on Breyman.
And the mailman upheld the cred, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their … Rain or shine, snow or sleet, we deliver your mail!”
PORTLAND, OR – January 15, 2014: CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) for Children of Multnomah and Washington County announced the addition of Bill Gardner to its Board of Directors. CASA for Children is a non-profit organization whose volunteers serve the best interests of foster children in the courts and in the community.
Bill Gardner
Bill Gardner is the Director of Sales and Relationship Management at Morley Financial where he has responsibility for marketing and managing the firm’s stable value client relationships. Mr. Gardner joined Morley in 2011. He has twenty seven years of financial service experience, including more than twenty three years in the stable value industry.
Prior to joining Morley Financial, Mr. Gardner was a Senior Vice President with Dwight Asset Management, where he provided client service and investment support to stable value and fixed income clients. Clients included commingled trusts, defined contribution and defined benefit plans. Mr. Gardner is also a past chairman of the Stable Value Investment Association. Mr. Gardner attended the University of Oregon where he received both his B.S. and M.B.A.
“I was moved to participate in CASA due to the organization’s mission of protecting and aiding those children in our community without the help and support necessary to navigate life-altering decisions,” explained Mr. Gardner. “My wife and I have participated in and supported a range of organizations targeting at-risk children and we believe in the transformative impact that a CASA can have in a child’s life.” CASA for Children is the only organization in Oregon that advocates on behalf of the rights of abused and neglected children who are under the protection of the Court.
CASA volunteers are community citizens who are deeply committed to helping abused and neglected children. All CASA volunteers receive more than 30 hours of in-depth training, plus an additional 12 hours of continuing education per year through in-services, lectures, videos and books. Upon completion of the initial training, CASA volunteers then become sworn officers of the court. In 2012 – 2013, 403 CASA volunteers advocated for 946 children in Multnomah and Washington Counties.
CASA conducts many volunteer orientations and training sessions per year. Potential volunteers must be 21 years of age or older, and possess no criminal record. CASA welcomes volunteers from all cultures, professions, and ethnic and educational backgrounds. For additional information about CASA or to volunteer, please call 503-988-5115, or visit www.casahelpskids.org.
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