Happy New Year to All! We’re about to resume our monthly schedule of events for PCC Retirees with our first Happy Lunch of 2024 we hope you’ll come join us this year!
Wednesday, January 10th, 1:00 p.m. Happy Lunch! We’ll convene again this January at one of our favorite lunch spots: Gracies at the Hotel DeLuxe (729 SW 15th Ave, Portland, OR 97205) Valet parking available. Please RSVP by reply email or using the comment box below by Monday, January 8th so that we may make a table reservation.
Sunday, January 14th, 2:00 p.m. “Irena’s Vow” at Portland State University. Jeannie Opdyke Smith, a cousin of PCC Retiree Doris Werkman, has been traveling throughout the world telling her mother Irena’s story of how she saved Jewish people from death by the Nazis. Her story has now become the movie “Irena’s Vow” which will be showing in Portland during the Jewish Film Festival. This is a wonderful opportunity to catch this preview of an important film and meet Irena’s daughter. For more information and to purchase tickets go here: https://www.ojmche.org/events/2024-pjff-irenas-vow/
Wednesday, January 24th, 11:30 a.m., Pinot & Prose Book Club. Come join us at Walter Mitty’s Restaurant for a fun discussion of our January selection: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. The book club sessions are open to all and followed by lunch. Our February selection is One Long River of Song by Brian Doyle.
Wednesday, January 24th, 1:00 p.m. Retiree Network Monthly Planning Session. Following the book club discussion and lunch we’ll convene for a short planning session to hear an update on events at the college from the PCC Foundation representative and to discuss our potential coming events for winter/spring. Our planning sessions are open to all, no RSVP’s required!
Other events of interest: All through January and continuing until February 18th and March 17th respectively, Portland Art Museum exhibitions: African Fashion and Black Artists of Oregon. We’ve heard great reviews of these exhibits from other retirees. If you’re looking for something indoors to do in January and February check them out.
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