[HistoricCemeteries] An Invitation to Celebrate Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery

[Rachel Fox]

Metro Council President David Bragdon and Portland Commissioner Nick Fish invite you to enjoy an evening at one of the region's oldest cemeteries - Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery. Bring a picnic and a blanket and come enjoy this 30-acre arboretum in the heart of Southeast Portland.

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6 to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 24th - free admission
SE 26th & SE Stark St., Portland


*         Enjoy the culture from the Hui Lin Buddhist temple and the blessing of Lone Fir.

*         Listen to Portland's Emmanuel Temple Gospel Choir

*         Visit the three heritage trees being dedicated by Commissioner Nick Fish for the city of Portland Heritage Tree Commission.


Metro Council President David Bragdon invites you to:

*         Take a self guided tour and learn about the graves and arboretum of Lone Fir.

*         Visit Metro, Friends of Trees and the City of Portland Urban Forestry program booths and learn how to connect to nature in your community.

*         Relax and enjoy music from local artists Matt Sheehy and Leigh Marble who performed for the Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery CD "Dearly Departed."

Followed by two documentary film screenings; a short film "For the Living and the Dead" was created by St. Mary's Academy students Makenzie Berkman, Erica Deffebach and Anna Klos, and debuted this year at the Portland Women's film festival. And finally the evening will close with "Come Together Home" by Ivy Lin who produced the documentary after performing on the Lone Fir CD and was inspired by the Block 14 story of the disinterment of the early Chinese Settlers.

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Metro is accepting canned food donations for the Oregon Food Bank.

Event hosts & sponsors:  Metro, City of Portland Parks, Multnomah County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Cultural Trust

Rachel Fox, Manager
Metro Parks & Environmental Services Administration
Metro Pioneer Cemeteries
rachel.fox at oregonmetro.gov
503-797-1856

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