Portland, OR. Bank of America employees and their families spent the day repackaging food at the Oregon Food Bank. Volunteers from Pacific Power and local community members also joined in the efforts. Corporate volunteers at the Portland and Beaverton locations packed more than 100,000 pounds of food – the equivalent of 83,000 meals.
Chris Swindell, Senior Vice President at Bank of America, hands Susannah Morgan, CEO of Oregon Food Bank, a big donation.
Bank of America employees, and their families, joined in the bank’s sixth annual MLK Day of Service.
The Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center offered special thanks to “Human Rights Campaign Portland” and Nike for helping out on the MLK Day of Service.
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette helped organize volunteer projects like this event at “p:ear” where volunteers were helping sort through art supplies.
Community members helped assemble STEM kits for local classrooms with help from Portland General Electric volunteers.
These kids came out to create greeting cards for seniors that will be delivered with hot meals by “Meals on Wheels People”.
Volunteers braved the cold at the ReBuilding Center, a nonprofit which provides salvaged and reclaimed materials to make home repairs affordable to everyone.
Americans across the country served in food banks, in schools, in hospitals and outdoors.
This is a photo of Martin Luther King Jr., from January of 1965, when he was a guest preacher at Memorial Church in Harvard Yard.
About the national holiday:
“Dr. King’s life is a shining example that one person can make a difference and change the course of history,” said Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). “By volunteering in communities across the nation on the MLK Day of Service, we honor his legacy through the spirit of service. I am honored to serve alongside the hundreds of thousands of Americans who are turning their passion into action and giving back, and I am convinced that the day will inspire many to make volunteering part of their lives all year long.”
In 1994, Congress designated MLK Day as the first and only federal holiday observed as a national day of service, and charged CNCS with leading this effort. Participants in the agency’s AmeriCorps and Senior Corps programs are leading and joining in projects across the country. Americans may visit MLKDay.gov to find a service project for MLK Day or a year-round volunteer opportunity in their own community.
Portland, OR. Cougars, black bear and river otters explored the Oregon Zoo, which was transformed by the winter storm. Videos of their adventures were a big hit with viewers on ABC, CNN and dozens of other news outlets.
Here’s a taste of the videos that charmed people across the nation:
The zoo was closed for several days, but it’s open again. Because of the snow, parking is limited, so guests are encouraged to take MAX.
Portland, OR. The Oregon Food Bank is thanking staff members who assembled over 600 food kits over the past 2 days to take to warming shelters for those in need. According to local officials, over 500 people a night found warmth in emergency shelter beds, which open when triggered by severe weather events. A full list of shelters and times and days of operation are available at 211info.org/emergency.
Emergency warming shelters were lifesavers for those who needed shelter.
Red Cross disaster responders were working hard to help people affected by disasters, despite snow all across the region. From continued operations of a shelter for dozens of people displaced by a fire in Portland, to remaining on standby to open shelters if needed in Central and Southern Oregon.
Today, the supporters, volunteers and employees of the American Red Cross provide compassionate care in five critical areas:
People affected by disasters in America
Support for members of the military and their families
Portland, OR. The Portland Art Museum is getting ready to present Rodin: The Human Experience—Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections. The exhibition of 52 bronzes by the groundbreaking French sculptor Auguste Rodin opens January 21st and runs through April 16th. It is being staged in Portland to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the artist’s death.
One of the greatest artists of his time, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) revolutionized the art of sculpture. While his works always remained faithful to nature, he departed from traditional practice in seeking to reveal the creative process. This exhibition of bronzes will demonstrate Rodin’s particular passion for modeling the human form in clay, the medium in which his hand and mind are most directly evidenced.
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917), Fallen Caryatid with Urn, modeled 1883.
Gustav Mahler, 1909, Bronze.
The selected bronzes in the show represent the major achievements of Rodin’s long career. They include powerful studies for The Burghers of Calais, as well as works derived from his masterpiece, The Gates of Hell. Others, such as The Night (Double Figure), demonstrate his experimentation with assemblage. Rodin: The Human Experience also features sculptures, such as Monumental Torso of the Walking Man, which demonstrate Rodin’s admiration for Michelangelo, and Dance Movement D, which speaks to his interest in understanding how the body moved.
The exhibition is especially rich in portraiture. Included are Rodin’s famous depictions of the writers Victor Hugo and Honoré de Balzac; the composer Gustav Mahler; the artist Claude Lorraine; one of his favorite dancers, Hanako; and his portrayal of The Hand of God, which is likely a self-portrait.
Rodin’s ability to use bronze to represent living flesh and his interest in expressing extreme psychological states were highly influential upon younger artists, both in Europe and America. Rodin: The Human Experience reveals why the artist is considered the crucial link between traditional and modern sculpture.
The Museum will present a variety of public programs and tours in conjunction with the exhibition, including an opening lecture by exhibition curator Judith Sobol, Executive Director of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.
This exhibition has been organized and made possible by the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. Host curated by Dawson Carr, Ph.D., The Janet and Richard Geary Curator of European Art.
SPONSORS:
LEAD SPONSORS: Laura S. Meier, Andrée H. Stevens; MAJOR SPONSORS: Walter Clay Hill and Family Foundation, Ameriprise Financial and Columbia Threadneedle, Clark Foundation, Exhibition Series Sponsors; SPONSORS: Richard and Janet Geary Foundation, Robert Lehman Foundation, CHEHALEM; SUPPORTERS: The Jackson Foundation, Ann Flowerree, Willa M. Kemp, Lisa and Shawn Mangum, Shirley N. Papé, Judith Wyss, The Holzman Foundation; EDUCATION SUPPORTERS: Elizabeth Lilley, Mr. and Mrs. David Willmott.
Portland, OR. Snowy pictures and video continue to pop up as people dig out from under the record-setting snowfall. The heaviest amounts were recorded in the West Hills, North Portland and Vancouver, according to the National Weather Service. Some areas in the West Hills reported as much as 15 inches.
The winter wonderland was captured via drone by photographer Michael Demidenko.
This snowstorm will go down as the snowiest day since December 2008, and the worst snow event since 1995. Two daily snowfall records were set at the Portland airport: January 10 – 6.5-inches, and January 11 – 1.5-inches. Snow totals wildly ranged from 6-inches to up to 15-inches. Click here for a link with more detailed reports.
The storm prompted Gov. Kate Brown to declare a state of emergency in Oregon. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler also declared a state of emergency in the city. Cold temperatures will keep the snow around through the weekend as highs will struggle to reach the freezing mark. Rain and much warmer temperatures are in the forecast beginning Monday.
Portland, OR. The Comcast Foundation awarded $390,457 in grants to 33 nonprofit community partner organizations in Oregon & SW Washington in 2016. The grants invest in programs that expand digital literacy, promote community service, and build tomorrow’s leaders.
Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest was awarded $20,000 for its Eureka! program. This five-year program is focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) for girls beginning the summer of 8th grade. It is also designed to empower them to make healthy physical activity choices and to be involved in leadership and volunteer opportunities. (photo: Girls Council member, Hannah, with designer Becky Ross (left) and Purse-o-nality Angela Jackson.)
The Comcast Foundation awarded the Urban League of Portland $25,000 for its 2016 summer youth employment program. The four-week program prepares African-American youth for workforce demands, including technology and digital literacy training, and provides students with job-readiness training and interactive activities to learn about different careers.
The Foundation also awarded a grant of $20,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area (BGCP) to help expand the Club’s My.Future technology initiative, a technology training program to equip Club kids with the skills needed to compete in a 21st century economy. It provides hands-on experience and enables BGCP members to participate in a wide range of activities to help them understand how to safely and productively engage online, and to identify and develop digital interests – from internet basics to robotics, coding, game design, and online journalism for advanced learners.
“With all of the support that we get from Comcast and the technology support they provide, they’re changing the lives of these children,” said Erin Hubert, Chief Executive Officer of Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area. “Our whole focus at Boys & Girls Clubs is creating great futures for children, and that’s what Comcast is about.”
“It’s so gratifying to be able to support these important community partners,” said Marc Farrar, Vice-President External Affairs for Comcast Oregon & SW Washington. “I know I speak for the 2,000 Comcasters who live, work, and play here when I say our community partners are critical to the fabric of our communities, and we are proud to help contribute to their success.”
Additional organizations receiving Comcast Foundation grants in Oregon & SW Washington include:
Comcast Digital Connectors with the Chicas Youth Development program
Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest – Beyond School Walls workplace mentoring program
Hacienda Community Development Corporation – Expresiones after-school program
Native American Youth & Family Center – NAYA College and Career Center
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette – employee giving campaign (cornerstone partner)
Including the support in Oregon & SW Washington, the Comcast Foundation has donated $19 million in 2016 to nonprofit organizations in the communities it serves nationwide. In addition to the grants from the Comcast Foundation, Comcast also responds to community needs through local sponsorships and in-kind support, such as airing public service announcements, employee volunteerism, and providing technology equipment and services to organizations across the country.
About the Comcast Foundation
The Comcast Foundation was founded by Comcast Corporation in June 1999 to provide charitable support to qualified non-profit organizations. The Foundation primarily invests in programs intended to have a positive, sustainable impact on their communities. The Foundation has three community investment priorities—expanding digital literacy, promoting community service, and building tomorrow’s leaders. Since its inception, the Comcast Foundation has donated $195 million to organizations in the communities nationwide that Comcast serves. More information about the Foundation and its programs is available at www.comcast.com/community.
Portland, OR. Services for Portland’s homeless community are stretched thin as people head to shelters to avoid freezing temperatures. Still, some are falling through the cracks. On January 7th, police found a woman in her 50s who appeared to have died of exposure due to cold temperatures in the Smart Park parking garage, at 730 Southwest 10th Avenue. Earlier in the week, officers found a homeless man, identified as 51-year-old Mark Elliot Johnson, dead from hypothermia.
Officals are asking for your help. If you see someone outside, unsheltered whose life appears to be in danger or is in an apparent medical crisis, call 9-1-1. Otherwise, if you see someone about whom you are concerned, such as not being dressed for the weather conditions, call police non-emergency 503-823-3333 and request a welfare check for that person. To assist someone in locating shelter and transportation to shelter, please call 211.
The extremely cold temperatures and wind chill pose a danger to unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness, as well as exposed vulnerable individuals. The latest Severe Weather updates can be found by visiting www.211info.org/emergency#multnomah. For additional information on the dangers of cold including: hypothermia, carbon monoxide hazards and important information on the use of alternative sources of heat, please visit – https://multco.us/multnomah-county/news/dangers-cold
Another way to help is to donate funds or items to homeless shelters. During extreme cold weather there is increased risk of exposure-related injuries for unsheltered homeless people who do not have sufficient gear, such as coats, hats, gloves, footwear, tarps, sleeping bags and blankets. For information about what and where to donate, please contact 211info by dialing 211 or by visiting the website. Persons interested in donating cold weather gear and clothing should seek information at 211info.org/donations.
St. Francis Dining Hall is offering meals to about 150 guests.
Some local people are collecting cash.
Danielle Jocson, R.N., helped count socks at Legacy Meridian Park. Legacy Health collected more than 37,000 pair of socks for local nonprofits.
Courtyard Portland Downtown/Convention Center donated 60 new blankets.
Kids at Harmony Montessori School collected donations for Portland Homeless Family Shelters.
The following warming center facilities are available, many also accept donations.
TPI Imago Dei Shelter
1302 SE Ankeny Street, Portland 97214 Intake: Walk in. Check in anytime after 8pm. Hours: Saturday, January 7, 2017 8pm-8am Serves: Adults and couples age 18 and older
TPI Bud Clark Commons Emergency Shelter
650 NW Irving Street, Portland 97209 Intake: Walk in. Check in anytime after 8pm. Hours: Saturday, January 7, 2017 8pm-8am Serves: Adults and couples age 18 and older
Union Gospel Mission
3 NW Third Avenue, Portland 97209 Intake: Walk in Hours: Saturday, January 7, 2017 9pm-5am Serves: Unrestricted
St. John’s Warming Shelter >>>ADDRESS CHANGE FOR WEEKEND<<<
St. John’s Christian Church, 8044 N Richmond Street, Portland 97203 Intake: Walk in, entrance is off of Central Avenue Hours: Saturday, January 7, 2017 8pm-8am Serves: Age 18 and older
St. Francis Dining Hall
330 SE 11th Avenue, Portland 97214 Intake: Walk in Hours: Saturday, January 7, 2017 from 10am until Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 5pm Serves: Unrestricted
Peace Shelter 2
333 SW Park Avenue, Portland 97205 Intake: Reserve a spot by either calling 503-280-4700 Monday-Friday 8am-4pm or walking in to the Transition Projects Day Center Monday-Friday 7am-6:45pm, Saturday/Sunday/holidays 8am-3:45pm (650 NW Irving Street) Hours: 7 nights per week 7pm-6:30am throughout winter season Serves: Individuals who identify as male, age 18 and older, with priority for age 55 and older, those with disabilities, and veterans
East County Building
600 NE 8th Street, Gresham 97030 Intake: Walk in Hours: Saturday, January 7, 2017, 8pm-8am Serves: Unrestricted, but single women and families are encouraged to try accessing shelters that prioritize women and families first
American Legion Post 134
2104 NE Alberta Street, Portland 97211 Intake: Walk in, recommended to call for availability due to limited capacity 503-284-7272 Hours: Saturday, January 7 from 10am through Monday, January 9, 2017 10am Serves: Unrestricted
Portland Building Warming Center
1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland 97204 Intake: Walk in Hours: Saturday, January 7, 2017 7pm-7am Serves: Unrestricted, pets allowed
The following year-round shelters are available:
Human Solutions Family Center
16015 SE Stark Street, Portland 97232 Intake: Walk in for intake (preferably between 9am-9pm) or call 503-477-9724 for information. Hours: 24 hours per day / 7 days per week Serves: Homeless families with children (any combination of adults with one or more minor children) and pregnant individuals in their third trimester
Portland Rescue Mission
111 W Burnside Street, Portland 97209 Intake: Walk in or call 503-906-7690 for information. Additional beds available for winter shelter Hours: 7 days per week. Entry to year-round beds 5:45pm, winter beds 8pm Serves: Male-identified adults
Salvation Army Female Emergency Shelter (SAFES)
30 SW 2nd Avenue, Portland 97204 Intake: Walk in or call 503-227-0810 Hours: 7 days per week 6pm-7am Serves: Female-identified adults
CityTeam International
$5 nightly fee waived for Saturday, January 7, 2017
526 SE Grand Avenue, Portland 97214 Intake: Walk in Hours: 7 days per week 5:45pm-7am Serves: Male-identified adults
Gresham Women’s Shelter
16141 E Burnside Street, Portland 97233 Intake: Dial 2-1-1 to be added to a callback list when the list is open. The list is currently open. Hours: 24 hours per day / 7 days per week Serves: Female-identified adults
Porch Light Youth Shelter
1635 SW Alder Street, Portland 97205 Intake: Walk in or call Janus Youth Access Center at 503-432-3986 Hours: 7 days per week 8:45pm-8:45am Serves: Displaced youth ages 14-24
Harry’s Mother Runaway Shelter
738 NE Davis Street, Portland 97232 Intake: Call 503-233-8111 Hours: 24 hours per day / 7 days per week Serves: Youth ages 9-17
The following day centers are available:
Day Center at Bud Clark Commons
650 NW Irving Street, Portland 97209 Intake: Walk in or call 503-280-4700 for more information Hours: Monday-Friday 7am-6:45pm, Saturday/Sunday/holidays 8am-3:45pm Serves: Adults experiencing homelessness or very low-income adults
Anawim Christian Community Sanctuary Church
19626 NE Glisan Street, Portland 97230 Intake: Walk in Hours: Saturday, January 7, 2017 noon-6pm Serves: Unrestricted. Open to adults (singles and couples), with very limited space for families. Pets are allowed.
Salvation Army Female Emergency Shelter (SAFES)
30 SW 2nd Avenue, Portland 97204 Intake: Walk in or call 503-227-0810 for more information Hours: 7 days per week 9am-8pm Serves: Female-identified adults
Dignity Village Warming Shelter
9401 NE Sunderland Avenue, Portland 97211 Intake: Walk in or call 503-281-1604 Hours: 7 days per week 8am-10pm when temperatures are 40°F or colder or during heavy rains Serves: Adults 18 and older
St. Francis Dining Hall
330 SE 11th Avenue, Portland 97214 Intake: Walk in or call 503-234-2028 Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-7pm, Sunday noon-5pm Serves: Unrestricted
Outside In
1132 SW 13th Avenue, Portland 97205 Intake: Walk in or call 503-432-3986 for more information Hours: Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday 1pm-6pm Serves: Ages 18-24
CityTeam International
526 SE Grand Avenue, Portland 97214 Intake: Walk in or call 503-231-9334 for more information Hours: Monday-Saturday 7am-6:30pm Serves: Individuals and families
Saint Andre Bessette Catholic Church
601 W Burnside Street, Portland 97209 Intake: Walk in or call 503-228-0746 for more information Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:30am-11:30am, Saturday 9am-11am Serves: Individuals and families
New Avenues for Youth (NAFY)
314 SW 9th Avenue, Portland 97205 Intake: Call the Access Center at 503-432-3986 to be screened Hours: Monday/Wednesday/Saturday 1pm-6pm Serves: Youth ages 15-24 Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)
5135 NE Columbia Boulevard, Portland 97218 Intake: Walk in or call 503-288-8177 for more information Hours: Monday-Friday 3pm-5pm Serves: Youth ages 15-24
Portland Rescue Mission
111 W Burnside Street, Portland 97209 Intake: Walk in Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Serves: Homeless adults
Catholic Charities – Housing Transitions
2740 SE Powell Boulevard, Portland 97202 Intake: Walk in or call 971-222-1880 for more information Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-1pm Serves: Unaccompanied female-identified adults age 21 and older
P:EAR
338 NW 6th Avenue, Portland 97205 Intake: Walk in or call 503-228-6677 for more information Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8:30am-2pm Serves: Youth ages 15-24 who are homeless or in transition
Rose Haven
627 NW 18th Avenue, Portland 97209 Intake: Walk in or call 503-248-6364 for more information Hours:Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 8:30am-noon and 1pm-4pm, Wednesday 8:30am-noon and 1pm-3:30pm.
Extended hours during Severe Weather Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. Serves: Serves single women and women with children
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
Clackamas County posts warming center openings daily as they are confirmed at www.clackamas.us.
Clackamas Service Center
8800 SE 80th Avenue, Portland, OR 97206 Intake: Call 503-771-7914 to confirm the shelter is open Opening Criteria: Open when temperatures are predicted to be 33 degrees or lower or when other conditions, such as accumulated snowfall or high winds, make sleeping outdoors especially dangerous. Hours: 7pm-7am when activated Serves: Unrestricted
Estacada Community Fellowship
239 NE Main Street, Estacada, OR 97023 Intake: Call 971-235-5678 to request shelter. Those without a phone may use the phone at Granny’s Restaurant in Estacada. Opening Criteria: Shelter opens by request when the temperature drops below 32 degrees. Hours: 7 days per week 6pm-7am by request only Serves: Unrestricted
Father’s Heart Street Ministry
603 12th Street, Oregon City, OR 97045 Intake: Walk in or call 503-722-9780 for information Opening Criteria: Open when temperatures are predicted to be 33 degrees or lower or when other conditions, such as accumulated snowfall or high winds, make sleeping outdoors especially dangerous. Hours: 7pm-7am when activated Serves: Unrestricted
MARION COUNTY
Salem Warming Center Old Department of Energy Building
625 Marion Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Intake: Walk in Opening Criteria: Opens when Extreme Weather Guideline criteria are met:
-27 degrees F or below for at least 3 consecutive evenings or
-Snow of 1 inch of more sticking to the ground in most locations or
-Other times at the discretion of the Backbone Organization, such as wind chill, ice, flooding, or other factors representing a threat to those exposed to the elements Hours: 8pm-6:30am when activated during severe weather Serves: Unrestricted
Salem Warming Center Union Gospel Mission (Former BMW Location)
770 Commercial Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Intake: Walk in Opening Criteria: Opens when Extreme Weather Guideline criteria are met:
-27 degrees F or below for at least 3 consecutive evenings or
-Snow of 1 inch of more sticking to the ground in most locations or
-Other times at the discretion of the Backbone Organization, such as wind chill, ice, flooding, or other factors representing a threat to those exposed to the elements Hours: 8pm-6:30am when activated during severe weather Serves: Age 18 and older
Veteran Warming Shelter
4774 Lilac Lane NE, Salem, OR 97305 Intake: Walk in Opening Criteria: Activated when temperatures fall below 32 degrees F for more than 2 nights or if there are more than 2 inches of snow on the ground Hours: 4pm-10am when activated. Must check in before 9pm. Serves: Homeless veterans
Salvation Army Lighthouse Warming Center
1901 Front Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 Intake: Call 503-585-6688 for availability. Shelter has limited space. Opening Criteria: May be activated during severe weather notices Hours: Call to see if warming center has been activated Serves: Unrestricted
Center 50+
2615 Portland Road NE, Salem, OR 97301 Intake: Walk in or call 503-588-6303 to confirm opening for daytime warming center Hours: Daytime warming center during periods of extreme cold: Monday-Thursday 7:30am-9pm, Friday/Saturday 8am-5pm Serves: Unrestricted
Salem Public Library
585 Liberty Street SE, Salem, OR 97301 Intake: Walk in or call 503-588-6052 to confirm opening for daytime warming center Hours: Daytime warming center during periods of extreme cold: Tuesday-Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday/Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 1pm-5pm Serves: Unrestricted
TILLAMOOK COUNTY
Tillamook CARE Warming Center
Intersection of 5th and Miller Streets, Tillamook, OR 97141 Intake: Walk in or call 503-842-5261 to confirm severe weather Opening Criteria: when a NOAA warning (not a watch) for coastal communities (not the ocean or beaches) is posted with enough time to secure volunteers by 3pm Hours: 8pm-9am when activated Serves: Unrestricted
Boys & Girls Aid Safe Place Shelter
454 SE Washington Street, Hillsboro, OR 97123 Intake: Walk in or call 503-542-2717 for information Hours: 24 hours per day / 7 days per week during severe weather Serves: Ages 12-19
Calvin Presbyterian Church
10445 SW Canterbury Lane, Tigard, OR 97224 Intake: Walk in Hours: Fridays December 2, 2016 through March 31, 2017 5:30pm-7am Serves: Unrestricted
Forest Grove Sonrise Church
2835 19th Avenue, Forest Grove, OR 97116 Intake: Walk in Hours: Wednesdays 7pm-7am until March 2, 2017 Serves: Age 18 and older
Forest Grove United Church of Christ
2032 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116 Intake: Walk in Hours: Mondays/Tuesdays 7pm-7am until March 1, 2017 Serves: Unrestricted
Rolling Hills Community Church
3550 SW Borland Road, Tualatin, OR 97062 Intake: Walk in Hours: Wednesdays 6:30pm-7am until March 29, 2017 Serves: Age 18 and older
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
9905 SW McKenzie Street, Tigard, OR 97223 (Chapter Room) Intake: Walk in Hours: Saturdays 5:30pm-7am until March 25, 2017 and severe weather days Serves: Age 18 and older
St. Francis Catholic Church
The Old Hall, 15659 SW Oregon Street, Sherwood, OR 97140 Intake: Walk in Hours: Sundays 5pm-7am until March 27, 2017 Serves: Age 18 and older
YAMHILL COUNTY
Newberg Emergency Shelter Zion Lutheran Church
301 S River Street, Newberg, OR 97132 Intake: Walk in or call 971-832-9408 to confirm shelter is open Opening Criteria: Severe weather conditions are the following:
-30 degrees F or below, wet or dry
-Snow 1 inch or more thick, sticking to the ground in most locations
-40 degrees Fahrenheit or below, with driving rain of 1 inch or more
-Forecast of 3 nights or more at 32 degrees F or below, wet or dry
-Other times at the discretion of the Volunteer Managers, such as wind chill factor, ice, and other factors representing a threat to those exposed to the elements Hours: 8pm-8am Serves: Unrestricted
Yamhill County Gospel Rescue Mission’s The Shelter
1315 NE Macy Street, McMinnville, OR 97128 Intake: Walk in or call 503-472-9766 for information Hours: 7 days per week 5pm-9am Serves: Unrestricted
CLARK COUNTY
Council for the Homeless
Provides information and screening for the WHO (Winter Hospitality Overflow), and seasonal severe weather shelters. Intake: Call 360-695-9677 Hours: Call Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday/Sunday 11am-2pm Serves: Unrestricted
Living Hope Church 2711 NE Andresen Road. Vancouver, WA 98661 Intake: Walk in Hours: Open Thursday, January 5, 2017 and Friday, January 6, 2017 from 6pm-8am. Dinner included. Serves: Unrestricted
COWLITZ COUNTY
Love Overwhelming
Provides information and screening for seasonal severe weather shelters. Intake: Call 360-749-8056 for information Hours: Call Monday-Friday 8am-4pm Serves: Unrestricted
Kelso Christian Academy 403 Academy Street, Kelso, WA 98626 Intake: Walk in Hours: 6pm-8am when the temperature reaches 32 degrees Serves: Unrestricted
Cowlitz PUD
961 12th Avenue, Longview, WA 98632 Intake: Walk in Hours: 8am-5pm when activated Serves: Unrestricted
Portland, Or. Elijah Wood and Melanie Lynskey star in the film, I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. The film was made in Oregon by director Macon Blair. The premise is that a depressed woman is burglarized and finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves, alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals. This is Macon Blair‘s debut as a director and his film will premiere at Sundance in the US Dramatic Competition. Macon Blair has a history in Oregon, as he starred-in, and co-produced, (alongside Oregonian, Neil Kopp) in another #OregonMade project, “Green Room“. I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore will be in theaters February 24. The Sundance Film Festival holds screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort January 19-29.
Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood appear in ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’ Photo: Allyson Riggs / Sundance. Plot synopsis: “Ruth (Melanie Lynskey), a depressed nursing assistant, returns from work to find her house burglarized, the thief having made off with her silverware and laptop. Losing faith in the police (and possibly humanity as a whole), Ruth starts her own investigation, joining forces with her erratic neighbor, Tony (Elijah Wood). Upon locating the laptop, they trace it back to a consignment store, leading them to a gang of degenerate criminals and a dangerous, bizarre underworld where they’re way out of their depth.”
113 feature-length films were selected for the 2017 Sundance Festival, representing 32 countries and 37 first-time filmmakers, including 20 in competition. These films were selected from 13,782 submissions including 4,068 feature-length films and 8,985 short films. In 2016, the Festival drew 46,600 attendees, generated $143.3 million in economic activity for the state of Utah and supported 1,400 local jobs. Robert Redford, President and Founder of Sundance Institute, said, “From the passion and chaos of creativity, independent filmmakers make decisions to harness that energy, break new ground and tell their stories. This year’s Festival reflects every step of that journey, and shows how art can engage, provoke and connect people all over the world.”
Festival Director John Cooper, Sundance Institute Executive Director Keri Putnam, and President and Founder of Sundance Institute Robert Redford at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Day One Press Conference. (c) 2016 by Calvin Knight.
Here’s a look at a few of the other featured films:
Kyle Mooney appears in Brigsby Bear by Dave McCary, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Christian Sprenger.
Cate Blanchett appears in Manifesto by Julian Rosefeldt, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Barbara Schmidt.
Chasing Coral / U.S.A (Director: Jeff Orlowski) – Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers, and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
Casting JonBenet / U.S.A./Australia (Director: Kitty Green) – The unsolved death of six-year-old American beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey remains the world’s most sensational child murder case. Over 15 months, responses, reflections, and performances were elicited from the Ramsey’s Colorado hometown community, creating a bold work of art from the collective memories and mythologies the crime inspired.
For the first time, the Festival is focusing its programming efforts to drive attention and action around a specific theme: climate change and environmental preservation. The New Climate program builds on the Institute’s longstanding commitment to showcasing environmental films and projects, including An Inconvenient Truth, Blackfish, The Cove, Gasland, Chasing Ice, Racing Extinction and Collisions. The program includes Chasing Coral, which follows a team of divers, photographers and scientists documenting the world’s changing coral reefs; Trophy, an in-depth look at the controversial, multi-billion-dollar big-game hunting industry; Water & Power: A California Heist, an investigation of California’s convoluted water system; and Plastic China, an examination of employee life at a Chinese recycling plant.
About The New Climate, Redford said, “My own engagement on climate change began more than 40 years ago, and the urgency I felt then has only grown stronger given its very real and increasingly severe consequences. If we’re going to avoid the worst-case scenario, then we must act boldly and immediately, even in the face of indifference, apathy and opposition.”
Here’s the list of films for 2017:
U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic Competition offers Festivalgoers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in American independent film.
Band Aid / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Zoe Lister-Jones) — A couple who can’t stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band. Cast: Zoe Lister-Jones, Adam Pally, Fred Armisen, Susie Essman, Hannah Simone, Ravi Patel. World Premiere
Beach Rats / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Eliza Hittman) — An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.Cast: Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, Kate Hodge, Neal Huff. World Premiere
Brigsby Bear / U.S.A. (Director: Dave McCary, Screenwriters: Kevin Costello, Kyle Mooney) — Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children’s TV show produced for an audience of one: James. When the show abruptly ends, James’s life changes forever, and he sets out to finish the story himself. Cast: Kyle Mooney, Claire Danes, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins. World Premiere
Burning Sands / U.S.A. (Director: Gerard McMurray, Screenwriters: Christine Berg, Gerard McMurray) — Deep into a fraternity’s Hell Week, a favored pledge is torn between honoring a code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing. Cast: Trevor Jackson, Alfre Woodard, Steve Harris, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton, Trevante Rhodes. World Premiere
Crown Heights / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Matt Ruskin) — When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend, Carl King, devotes his life to proving Colin’s innocence. Adapted from This American Life, this is the incredible true story of their harrowing quest for justice. Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Natalie Paul, Bill Camp, Nestor Carbonell, Amari Cheatom. World Premiere
Golden Exits / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Alex Ross Perry) — The arrival of a young foreign girl disrupts the lives and emotional balances of two Brooklyn families. Cast: Emily Browning, Adam Horovitz, Mary-Louise Parker, Lily Rabe, Jason Schwartzman, Chloë Sevigny. World Premiere
The Hero / U.S.A. (Director: Brett Haley, Screenwriters: Brett Haley, Marc Basch) — Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future. Cast: Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter, Nick Offerman, Katharine Ross. World Premiere
I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Macon Blair) — When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves, alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals. Cast: Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, David Yow, Jane Levy, Devon Graye. World Premiere.DAY ONE
Ingrid Goes West / U.S.A. (Director: Matt Spicer, Screenwriters: Matt Spicer, David Branson Smith) — A young woman becomes obsessed with an Instagram “influencer” and moves to Los Angeles to try and befriend her in real life. Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell, Billy Magnussen. World Premiere
Landline / U.S.A. (Director: Gillian Robespierre, Screenwriters: Elisabeth Holm, Gillian Robespierre) — Two sisters come of age in ’90s New York when they discover their dad’s affair—and it turns out he’s not the only cheater in the family. Everyone still smokes inside, no one has a cell phone and the Jacobs finally connect through lying, cheating and hibachi. Cast: Jenny Slate, John Turturro, Edie Falco, Abby Quinn, Jay Duplass, Finn Wittrock. World Premiere
Novitiate / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Maggie Betts) — In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church. Cast: Margaret Qualley, Melissa Leo, Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron, Morgan Saylor. World Premiere
Patti Cake$ / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Geremy Jasper) — Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory. Cast: Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, Cathy Moriarty. World Premiere
Roxanne Roxanne / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Michael Larnell) — The most feared battle MC in early-’80s NYC was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects with the weight of the world on her shoulders. At age 14, hustling the streets to provide for her family, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend. Cast: Chanté Adams, Mahershala Ali, Nia Long, Elvis Nolasco, Kevin Phillips, Shenell Edmonds. World Premiere
To the Bone / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Marti Noxon) — In a last-ditch effort to battle her severe anorexia, 20-year-old Ellen enters a group recovery home. With the help of an unconventional doctor, Ellen and the other residents go on a sometimes-funny, sometimes-harrowing journey that leads to the ultimate question—is life worth living? Cast: Lily Collins, Keanu Reeves, Carrie Preston, Lili Taylor, Alex Sharp, Liana Liberato. World Premiere
Walking Out / U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Alex Smith, Andrew Smith) — A teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. The two struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.Cast: Matt Bomer, Josh Wiggins, Bill Pullman, Alex Neustaedter, Lily Gladstone. World Premiere
The Yellow Birds / U.S.A. (Director: Alexandre Moors, Screenwriters: David Lowery, R.F.I. Porto) — Two young men enlist in the army and are deployed to fight in the Iraq War. After an unthinkable tragedy, the returning soldier struggles to balance his promise of silence with the truth and a mourning mother’s search for peace. Cast: Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, Alden Ehrenreich, Jason Patric, Toni Collette, Jennifer Aniston. World Premiere
U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Sixteen world-premiere American documentaries that illuminate the ideas, people and events that shape the present day.
Casting JonBenet / U.S.A., Australia (Director: Kitty Green) — The unsolved death of six-year-old American beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey remains the world’s most sensational child murder case. Over 15 months, responses, reflections and performances were elicited from the Ramsey’s Colorado hometown community, creating a bold work of art from the collective memories and mythologies the crime inspired. World Premiere
Chasing Coral / U.S.A. (Director: Jeff Orlowski) — Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. World Premiere.THE NEW CLIMATE
City of Ghosts / U.S.A. (Director: Matthew Heineman) — With unprecedented access, this documentary follows the extraordinary journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently”—a group of anonymous citizen journalists who banded together after their homeland was overtaken by ISIS—as they risk their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today. World Premiere
Dina / U.S.A. (Directors: Dan Sickles, Antonio Santini) — An eccentric suburban woman and a Walmart door-greeter navigate their evolving relationship in this unconventional love story. World Premiere
Dolores / U.S.A. (Director: Peter Bratt) — Dolores Huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions by co-founding the country’s first farmworkers’ union. Wrestling with raising 11 children, gender bias, union defeat and victory, and nearly dying after a San Francisco Police beating, Dolores emerges with a vision that connects her newfound feminism with racial and class justice. World Premiere
The Force / U.S.A. (Director: Pete Nicks) — This cinema verité look at the long-troubled Oakland Police Department goes deep inside their struggles to confront federal demands for reform, a popular uprising following events in Ferguson and an explosive scandal. World Premiere
ICARUS / U.S.A. (Director: Bryan Fogel) — When Bryan Fogel sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller involving dirty urine, unexplained death and Olympic Gold—exposing the biggest scandal in sports history. World Premiere
The New Radical / U.S.A. (Director: Adam Bhala Lough) — Uncompromising millennial radicals from the United States and the United Kingdom attack the system through dangerous technological means, which evolves into a high-stakes game with world authorities in the midst of a dramatically changing political landscape. World Premiere
NOBODY SPEAK: Hulk Hogan, Gawker and Trials of a Free Press / U.S.A. (Director: Brian Knappenberger) — The trial between Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media pitted privacy rights against freedom of the press, and raised important questions about how big money can silence media. This film is an examination of the perils and duties of the free press in an age of inequality. World Premiere
Quest / U.S.A. (Director: Jonathan Olshefski) — For over a decade, this portrait of a North Philadelphia family and the creative sanctuary offered by their home music studio was filmed with vérité intimacy. The family’s 10-year journey is an illumination of race and class in America, and it’s a testament to love, healing and hope. World Premiere
STEP / U.S.A. (Director: Amanda Lipitz) — The senior year of a girls’ high school step team in inner-city Baltimore is documented, as they try to become the first in their families to attend college. The girls strive to make their dancing a success against the backdrop of social unrest in their troubled city. World Premiere
Strong Island / U.S.A., Denmark (Director: Yance Ford) — Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change. World Premiere
Trophy / U.S.A. (Director: Shaul Schwarz, Co-Director: Christina Clusiau) — This in-depth look into the powerhouse industries of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa unravels the complex consequences of treating animals as commodities. World Premiere. THE NEW CLIMATE
Unrest / U.S.A. (Director: Jennifer Brea) — When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, doctors tell her it’s “all in her head.” Determined to live, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story—and four other families’ stories—fighting a disease medicine forgot. World Premiere
Water & Power: A California Heist / U.S.A. (Director: Marina Zenovich) — In California’s convoluted water system, notorious water barons find ways to structure a state-engineered system to their own advantage. This examination into their centers of power shows small farmers and everyday citizens facing drought and a new, debilitating groundwater crisis. World Premiere.THE NEW CLIMATE
Whose Streets? / U.S.A. (Director: Sabaah Folayan, Co-Director: Damon Davis) — A nonfiction account of the Ferguson uprising told by the people who lived it, this is an unflinching look at how the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown inspired a community to fight back—and sparked a global movement. World Premiere. DAY ONE
WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION
Twelve films from emerging filmmaking talents around the world offer fresh perspectives and inventive styles.
Axolotl Overkill / Germany (Director and screenwriter: Helene Hegemann) — Mifti, age 16, lives in Berlin with a cast of characters including her half-siblings; their rich, self-involved father; and her junkie friend Ophelia. As she mourns her recently deceased mother, she begins to develop an obsession with Alice, an enigmatic, and much older, white-collar criminal. Cast: Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Arly Jover, Mavie Hörbiger, Laura Tonke, Hans Löw, Bernhard Schütz. World Premiere
Berlin Syndrome / Australia (Director: Cate Shortland, Screenwriter: Shaun Grant) — A passionate holiday romance takes an unexpected and sinister turn when an Australian photographer wakes one morning in a Berlin apartment and is unable to leave. Cast: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt. World Premiere
Carpinteros (Woodpeckers) / Dominican Republic (Director and screenwriter: José María Cabral) — Julián finds love and a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic’s Najayo Prison. His romance with fellow prisoner Yanelly must develop through sign language and without the knowledge of dozens of guards. Cast: Jean Jean, Judith Rodriguez Perez, Ramón Emilio Candelario. World Premiere
Don’t Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl! / Brazil, Netherlands, France, Paraguay (Director and screenwriter: Felipe Bragança) — In this fable about love and memories, Joca is a 13-year-old Brazilian boy in love with an indigenous Paraguayan girl. To conquer her love, he must face the violent region’s war-torn past and the secrets of his elder brother, Fernando, a motorcycle cowboy. Cast: Cauã Reymond, Eduardo Macedo, Adeli Gonzales, Zahy Guajajara, Claudia Assunção, Ney Matogrosso. World Premiere
Family Life / Chile (Directors: Alicia Scherson, Cristián Jiménez, Screenwriter: Alejandro Zambra) — While house-sitting for a distant cousin, a lonely man fabricates the existence of a vindictive ex-wife withholding his daughter, in order to gain the sympathy of the single mother he has just met. Cast: Jorge Becker, Gabriela Arancibia, Blanca Lewin, Cristián Carvajal. World Premiere
Free and Easy / Hong Kong (Director: Jun Geng, Screenwriters: Jun Geng, Yuhua Feng, Bing Liu) — When a traveling soap salesman arrives in a desolate Chinese town, a crime occurs, and sets the strange residents against each other with tragicomic results. Cast: Gang Xu, Zhiyong Zhang, Baohe Xue, Benshan Gu, Xun Zhang. World Premiere
God’s Own Country / United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Francis Lee) — Springtime in Yorkshire: isolated young sheep farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker, employed for the lambing season, ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path. Cast: Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Ian Hart, Gemma Jones.World Premiere
My Happy Family / Germany, Georgia, France (Directors: Nana & Simon, Screenwriter: Nana Ekvtimishvili) — Tbilisi, Georgia, 2016: In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and her husband, a journey into the unknown begins. Cast: Ia Shugliashvili, Merab Ninidze, Berta Khapava, Tsisia Qumsishvili, Giorgi Tabidze, Dimitri Oragvelidze. World Premiere
The Nile Hilton Incident / Sweden (Director and screenwriter: Tarik Saleh) — In Cairo, weeks before the 2011 revolution, Police Detective Noredin is working in the infamous Kasr el-Nil Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singer. He soon realizes that the investigation concerns the power elite, close to the President’s inner circle. Cast: Fares Fares, Mari Malek, Mohamed Yousry, Yasser Ali Maher, Ahmed Selim, Hania Amar. World Premiere
Pop Aye / Singapore, Thailand (Director and screenwriter: Kirsten Tan) — On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand in search of the farm where they grew up together. Cast: Thaneth Warakulnukroh, Penpak Sirikul, Bong. World Premiere. DAY ONE
Sueño en otro idioma (I Dream in Another Language) / Mexico, Netherlands (Director: Ernesto Contreras, Screenwriter: Carlos Contreras) — The last two speakers of a millennia-old language haven’t spoken in 50 years, when a young linguist tries to bring them together. Yet hidden in the past, in the heart of the jungle, lies a secret concerning the fate of the Zikril language. Cast: Fernando Álvarez Rebeil, Eligio Meléndez, Manuel Poncelis, Fátima Molina, Juan Pablo de Santiago, Hoze Meléndez. World Premiere
The Wound / South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France (Director: John Trengove, Screenwriters: John Trengove, Thando Mgqolozana, Malusi Bengu) — Xolani, a lonely factory worker, joins the men of his community in the mountains of the Eastern Cape to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood. When a defiant initiate from the city discovers his best kept secret, Xolani’s entire existence begins to unravel. Cast: Nakhane Touré, Bongile Mantsai, Niza Jay Ncoyini. World Premiere
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Twelve documentaries by some of the most courageous and extraordinary international filmmakers working today.
The Good Postman / Finland, Bulgaria (Director: Tonislav Hristov) — In a small Bulgarian village troubled by the ongoing refugee crisis, a local postman runs for mayor—and learns that even minor deeds can outweigh good intentions. North American Premiere
In Loco Parentis / Ireland, Spain (Directors: Neasa Ní Chianáin, David Rane) — John and Amanda teach Latin, English and guitar at a fantastical, stately home-turned-school. Nearly 50-year careers are drawing to a close for the pair who have become legends with the mantra: “Reading! ’Rithmetic! Rock ’n’ roll!” But for pupil and teacher alike, leaving is the hardest lesson. North American Premiere
It’s Not Yet Dark / Ireland (Director: Frankie Fenton) — This is the incredible story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a young filmmaker who becomes completely paralyzed from motor neurone disease but goes on to direct an award-winning feature film through the use of his eyes. International Premiere
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower / U.S.A. (Director: Joe Piscatella) — When the Chinese Communist Party backtracks on its promise of autonomy to Hong Kong, teenager Joshua Wong decides to save his city. Rallying thousands of kids to skip school and occupy the streets, Joshua becomes an unlikely leader in Hong Kong and one of China’s most notorious dissidents. World Premiere
Last Men in Aleppo / Denmark, Syria (Directors: Feras Fayyad, Steen Johannessen) — After five years of war in Syria, Aleppo’s remaining residents prepare themselves for a siege. Khalid, Subhi and Mahmoud, founding members of The White Helmets, have remained in the city to help their fellow citizens—and experience daily life, death, struggle and triumph in a city under fire. World Premiere
Machines / India, Germany, Finland (Director: Rahul Jain) — This intimate, observant portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India, moves through the corridors and bowels of the enormously disorienting structure—taking the viewer on a journey of dehumanizing physical labor and intense hardship. North American Premiere.
Motherland / U.S.A., Philippines (Director: Ramona Diaz) — The planet’s busiest maternity hospital is located in one of its poorest and most populous countries: the Philippines. There, poor women face devastating consequences as their country struggles with reproductive health policy and the politics of conservative Catholic ideologies. World Premiere
Plastic China / China (Director: Jiu-liang Wang) — Yi-Jie, an 11-year-old girl, works alongside her parents in a recycling facility while dreaming of attending school. Kun, the facility’s ambitious foreman, dreams of a better life. Through the eyes and hands of those who handle its refuse, comes an examination of global consumption and culture. International Premiere.THE NEW CLIMATE
RUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked The World / Canada (Directors: Catherine Bainbridge, Alfonso Maiorana) — This powerful documentary about the role of Native Americans in contemporary music history—featuring some of the greatest music stars of our time—exposes a critical missing chapter, revealing how indigenous musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives and, through their contributions, influenced popular culture. World Premiere
Tokyo Idols / United Kingdom, Canada (Director: Kyoko Miyake) — This exploration of Japan’s fascination with girl bands and their music follows an aspiring pop singer and her fans, delving into the cultural obsession with young female sexuality and the growing disconnect between men and women in hypermodern societies. World Premiere
WINNIE / France (Director: Pascale Lamche) — While her husband served a life sentence, paradoxically kept safe and morally uncontaminated, Winnie Mandela rode the raw violence of apartheid, fighting on the front line and underground. This is the untold story of the mysterious forces that combined to take her down, labeling him a saint, her, a sinner. World Premiere
The Workers Cup / United Kingdom (Director: Adam Sobel) — Inside Qatar’s labor camps, African and Asian migrant workers building the facilities of the 2022 World Cup compete in a football tournament of their own. World Premiere. DAY ONE
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Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling populate this program. Digital technology paired with unfettered creativity promises that the films in this section will shape a “greater” next wave in American cinema. Presented by Adobe.
Columbus / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Kogonada) — Casey lives with her mother in a little-known Midwestern town haunted by the promise of modernism. Jin, a visitor from the other side of the world, attends to his dying father. Burdened by the future, they find respite in one another and the architecture that surrounds them. Cast: John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Rory Culkin, Michelle Forbes. World Premiere
Dayveon / U.S.A. (Director: Amman Abbasi, Screenwriters: Amman Abbasi, Steven Reneau) — In the wake of his older brother’s death, 13-year-old Dayveon spends the sweltering summer days roaming his rural Arkansas town. When he falls in with a local gang, he becomes drawn to the camaraderie and violence of their world. Cast: Devin Blackmon, Kordell “KD” Johnson, Dontrell Bright, Chasity Moore, Lachion Buckingham, Marquell Manning. World Premiere. DAY ONE
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train / U.S.A. (Director: Sydney Freeland, Screenwriter: Shelby Farrell) — Two teenage sisters start robbing trains to make ends meet after their single mother’s emotional meltdown in an electronics store lands her in jail. Cast: Ashleigh Murray, Rachel Crow, Tim Blake Nelson, David Sullivan, Danielle Nicolet, Sasheer Zamata. World Premiere
A Ghost Story / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: David Lowery) — This is the story of a ghost and the house he haunts. Cast: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara, Will Oldham, Sonia Acevedo, Rob Zabrecky, Liz Franke. World Premiere
Gook / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Justin Chon) — Eli and Daniel, two Korean American brothers who own a struggling women’s shoe store, have an unlikely friendship with 11-year-old Kamilla. On the first day of the 1992 L.A. riots, the trio must defend their store—and contemplate the meaning of family, their personal dreams and the future. Cast: Justin Chon, Simone Baker, David So, Curtiss Cook Jr., Sang Chon, Ben Munoz. World Premiere
L.A. Times / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Michelle Morgan) — In this classically styled comedy of manners set in Los Angeles, sophisticated thirtysomethings try to determine whether ideal happiness exists in coupledom or if the perfectly suited couple is actually just an urban myth. Cast: Michelle Morgan, Dree Hemingway, Jorma Taccone, Kentucker Audley, Margarita Levieva, Adam Shapiro. World Premiere
Lemon / U.S.A. (Director: Janicza Bravo, Screenwriters: Janicza Bravo, Brett Gelman) — a person or thing that proves defective, imperfect, or unsatisfactory. A man whose blind girlfriend is leaving him, whose career is going nowhere and whose family is disappointed in him—Isaac Lachmann is 40. He doesn’t know how he got there. Things were supposed to work out differently. Cast: Brett Gelman, Judy Greer, Michael Cera, Nia Long, Shiri Appleby, Fred Melamed. World Premiere
Menashe / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Z Weinstein, Screenwriters: Joshua Z Weinstein, Alex Lipschultz, Musa Syeed) — Within Brooklyn’s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, a widower battles for custody of his son. A tender drama performed entirely in Yiddish, the film intimately explores the nature of faith and the price of parenthood. Cast: Menashe Lustig. World Premiere
Person to Person / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Dustin Guy Defa) — A record collector hustles for a big score while his heartbroken roommate tries to erase a terrible mistake, a teenager bears witness to her best friend’s new relationship and a rookie reporter, alongside her demanding supervisor, chases the clues of a murder case involving a life-weary clock shop owner. Cast: Abbi Jacobson, Michael Cera, Tavi Gevinson, Philip Baker Hall, Bene Coopersmith, George Sample III. World Premiere
Thoroughbred / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Cory Finley) — Two teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. In the process, they learn that neither is what she seems to be—and that a murder might solve both of their problems. Cast: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks, Francie Swift, Kaili Vernoff. World Premiere
Three films announced today were funded in part through Kickstarter campaigns: Dayveon, Gook and Unrest.
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Portland, OR. It has been an exciting year for PortlandSocietyPage.com. We’ve had over half a million page views since our launch and covered over 1,250 stories about local nonprofits. Those admirable organizations have raised millions of dollars for worthy beneficiaries. It’s our privilege to be the only nonprofit news resource for local charities and the supporters who love them!
Here’s the list of the top ten stories (in reverse order to build your suspense) on PortlandSocietyPage.com during 2016.
10. Power of the Purse Raises Money for Girls Inc.
Portland, OR. Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest hosted the organization’s 11th annual Power of the Purse fundraising gala at the Hilton. The event raised nearly $350,000 to provide programming that inspires girls ages 6-18 years old to be, “Strong, Smart, and Bold.” The audience cheered for Girls Inc. girl, Lana, and her team, designer Carol Risley, and entertainer Daria Eliuk.
Portland, OR. The 4th annual “O-Vary Funny” dinner and auction drew over 200 guests. The sell-out crowd raised close to $60,000 for the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Oregon and SW Washington. Ovarian Cancer Survivor Mary Beebe was surrounded and supported by her fans. One highlight of the night included the introduction of the new “Trust Your Gut” ovarian cancer awareness campaign. This campaign, which will formally roll out in early 2017, features six local ovarian cancer survivors dressed and photographed as Super Heroes.
Portland, OR. Over 450 guests attended the 21st Hope Gala at the Sentinel Hotel. Jordan Schnitzer was one of the presenters who helped honor Donald and Suzanne Krahmer with the “Living and Giving Award.” Leon Alzola, the President of the JDRF Board of Directors, was also on hand for the presentation. The event was chaired by Larry & Suzanne Mackin and raised over $610,000 to fund diabetes research. Each year at the Hope Gala, the JDRF Oregon/SW Washington Chapter presents the “Living and Giving Award” to individuals, or a company, who are outstanding philanthropists, not only to JDRF, but to our community at large. This honor recognizes those who stand out as exemplary leaders and who have set the standard for “giving back” in many ways.
Portland, OR. Nearly 300 donors and community leaders joined scientists from OHSU, and around the world, to celebrate the launch of a collaboration between the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and the British-based charity, Cancer Research UK. Jay Leno hosted the panel discussion featuring prominent leaders in the international fight against cancer. The event at the Sentinel Hotel preceded the three-day Sondland-Durant Early Detection of Cancer Conference presented by the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK.
Portland, OR. More than 450 people gathered at the Oregon Convention Center on September 17th to celebrate life’s silver linings at the annual Hearts & Hands Gala to support Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of Oregon and Southwest Washington. The event, which was presented by the John L. Scott Foundation, raised a record-breaking $615,000, making it the most successful fundraising event in RMHC’s history. Bob Speltz, Senior Director of Public Affairs at The Standard, accepted the 2016 Partner of Distinction award honoring Standard Insurance Company for its years of dedication. Bob was joined by Jessica Jarratt Miller, CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities; David Payne, Vice President of Life and Disability Services at The Standard; and Cindy Luckman, Board Chair of Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Portland, OR. Nearly 100 supporters of the Riverdale School District in white attire came together for a white party benefit. Ron and Jillian Cain, and Amber and Henry Hillman enjoyed the festivities. The Diner en Blanc, on October 1st, was a French-Euro White Party with cocktails, dinner, and dancing. The secret venue (Waverley Country Club) wasn’t disclosed until the night before.
Portland, OR. A sold-out crowd of 300+ escaped to CHAPlandia: a celebration of art+healing benefiting the Children’s Healing Art Project at PureSpace. The fifth annual event on November 5th celebrated the 10th anniversary of Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP). Long-time CHAP supporters Gila Lane, Kiva Lane and Paul Block enjoyed the photobooth. (Photo credit, Matt O’brien of mattophoto.com) The annual gala to support CHAP, netted $125,000.Portland-based author Cheryl Strayed served as emcee at the fundraising event featuring 17-year-old CHAP participant and cancer survivor Leslie P from Beaverton, OR.
West Linn, OR. The inaugural Oregon Polo Classic drew nearly 1,000 people to the Hidden Creek Polo Club in West Linn. The event was organized by the nonprofit which puts on the Classic Wines Auction. Polo club owner and player, Sean Keys, and his pony are favorites with guests. The weekend polo celebration, over July 23rd an 24th, raised $240,000 which will be distributed among the beneficiaries of the Classic Wines Auction. Those nonprofits include: the Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area, Doernbecher Children’s Foundation and the Classic Wines Auction legacy charity partners.
Portland, OR. The 31st Annual Classic Wines Auction (CWA) raised almost $3.2 million for charities in Portland and southwest Washington. Former New England Patriots Quarterback and Proprietor of Doubleback Winery, Drew Bledsoe, was bidding during the live auction. More than 875 people attended the event at the Oregon Convention Center. Fundraising from this year’s auction, and related events, benefit five charity partners dedicated to helping youth and families in the metro area: Metropolitan Family Service, New Avenues for Youth, Friends of the Children-Portland, YWCA Clark County and Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel.
Portland, OR. The Children’s Cancer Association (CCA) welcomed nearly 800 of their most passionate supporters on September 24th to the 16th annual Wonderball. Analia Earhart, CCA Board Member; Regina Ellis, CCA Founder and Chief Joy Officer; and Jani Iverson, VP, Stand for Children enjoyed the star-studded Havana-themed nightclub experience that raised more than $1.3 million to further CCA’s mission of delivering joy to seriously ill children and their families. Billed as ¡El Baile! (The Dance!), and presented by Regence BlueCross BlueShield, the evening celebrated the vibrant colors, sounds, flavors, and styles of 1950s Havana. (Photo credit, Megan Henson)
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Portland, OR. Portlanders kicked off the celebration of Kwanzaa on December 26th with performances by the Okropong African Dance and Drum Group from Ghana. Kwanzaa is Swahili for “fruits of the harvest.” The tradition started in 1966 and has been observed in Portland since 1971. Kwanzaa was created to celebrate family, culture and heritage, and is modeled after the first harvest celebrations in Africa. During each of the seven days of Kwanzaa, one principle is honored including: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
Local gatherings included activities like a candle lighting ceremony.
With over 2000 languages spoken on the African continent, Kwanzaa adopted one of the many unifying languages, Swahili, which is spoken by millions on the African continent.
The first US postage stamp to commemorate Kwanzaa was issued in 1997. There have been 5 designs released since then, the most recent being in 2016.
The final day of Kwanzaa is Sunday, Jan 1st. “Day Seven” is the Imani-Faith Day of Reflection, Renewal, and Recommitment with Family and Friends.
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