Community Calendar

In some resects our oceans are saving us from the worst that global warming is imposing on us. But they are paying a price!
Every day we see examples of how our warming planet is affecting our homes, fields, forests, deserts and mountains. But we often forget over 70% of our planet; our oceans seem so large and formidable that little could disrupt them. But our oceans are huge assets as we terrestrial organisms benefit from their retaining over 90% of the heat generated from global warming and absorbing a third of the carbon dioxide we emit. Without our oceans, the atmosphere would be tens of degrees hotter than currently. If we were marine mammals, we’d be paying much more attention to what’s happening beneath the waves.
As a result ocean are warming, though because of the properties of water, not as quickly as the atmosphere. Meanwhile, as they suck up carbon dioxide, our oceans become more acidic. The impacts of these trends spell trouble for our fisheries and coastal economies, and for marine life generally.

Keeping All Women Safe Nonprofit is proud to announce our upcoming Big Fundraising Event — Bringing together Top Experts to share powerful knowledge, practical tools, and live Q&A in an interactive Zoom setting. Right Knowledge Is Empowerment.

🌟 For only $25, you’ll gain access to presentations that can truly make a difference in your safety, awareness, and life choices. This is a rare opportunity for access to Top Professionals for information and to ask your questions at a value that is incomparable!

🌟 We look forward to seeing you there and building stronger, safer communities together. Help us continue to Help You - Our Community.

👉 Registration Is Open until 24 hours before each presentation module!
See Full Information Here:
https://keepingallwomensafe.com/kaws-academy-2025/

Jacob Jolliff is one of the world’s premier contemporary mandolinists. He and his Jacob Jolliff band are a cutting-edge progressive bluegrass groups. They play a combination of complex original instrumental music and vocal repertoire that spans from traditional bluegrass to unlikely pop covers. Improvisation and the ensemble interplay are at the forefront. They’ve released three albums, the most recent of which, “Instrumentals, Vol. 2: Mandolin Mysteries,” May 2024.

Marly Benedicto explores how the Divine Feminine Success Codes are lived through the body – in voice, intimacy and authentic relationships. What does it mean to redefine success through feminine cycles of creativity and nourishment? How can voice activation help us reclaim power and deepen intimacy? She helps individuals and couples dissolve patterns rooted in trauma or cultural conditioning and step into relationships that honor their wholeness. With a gentle style, intuitive yet uncompromisingly clear, Marly meets each client where they are and guides them toward the love and intimacy they most desire.

Marly Benedicto is a relationship coach and writer devoted to helping people reclaim intimacy, and awaken the fullness of their creative, embodied selves. Whether guiding a client through an intimacy breakthrough or designing community-based regenerative projects, she inculcates truth, freedom and helping people remember that love is something we generate, embody and share as the foundation for a new world.

Three brand-new haunted houses (The Silver Scream, Forbidden Fortress, Slayers) anchor a full-blown festival of fear on select nights Oct 3 – Nov 1, 2025. After you claw your way out of the mazes, challenge the Carn-Evil Funhouse, brave the pitch-black Complex: Blackout, loose arrows at Zombie Archery, or cram into one of three mini escape games (Bus 666, Trap House, The Hot Seat). Midway lights stay blazing with Oaks Park thrill rides, a haunted vendor market, coffin-ride “Buried Alive,” food, bars, and roaming monsters—all covered by one grounds pass. 1,000-plus five-star reviews can’t all be wrong.

• Hours & place: 7805 SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, OR 97202—free parking right on the riverfront midway. Gates and rides open one hour before haunt time.
• Tickets: Online General Admission from $23–$40 (prices rise closer to Halloween). Add VIP, All-Access, or ride bracelets at checkout to slash waits and pack in more screams.
• Who should come: Intense scares—best for ages 12+. Event runs rain-or-shine under ample cover. Costumes welcome (no full masks/props).

Get your crew, pick a night, and lock in your spot at ScaregroundsPDX.com before Portland’s biggest haunted event sells out.

Discover the joy of music in this engaging class designed for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers. This class combines rhythm, movemenr and sign language. Get ready to sing beloved songs. Adults are FREE attending with a child/ren).

Open Meditation for All in The Sanctuary
Wednesdays from noon to 1:00 pm

Each Wednesday from noon to 1:00 pm, the KSC Sanctuary will be open to all for meditation. We invite you to come and meditate quietly in your own way.

The award-winning OSU Land Steward training helps landowners learn about their property and develop a management plan. This 11-week program covers critical topics like wildfire risk reduction, forests, soil health, wildlife habitat, pasture management, stream care, water capture and distribution, and much more.

We have a wide assortment of food available. Bags with staple items are pre-filled, but we will gladly add any special requests if they are available. When you visit, there is always a simple lunch. On the last Wednesday of every month, we serve a pretty darned good hot meal with salad and a huge table filled with pies and desserts. We call it a community lunch. All are welcomed.

In this fun, safe “hands-on” science experimentation program, join us in the lab and learn how to extract the color pigment from markers, leaves, and even your favorite Halloween candies. Using paper chromatography we will unravel what colors and dyes make up some of the things we see (and eat) every day.
Ages 6-12 (Parents may drop off or participate for free).

Instructor Bios: Tori Wood is the JCC Volunteer and Facility Coordinator. She has a background in laboratory science and is incredibly excited to help foster a love of science and learning in the community. Sarah Greco is the JCC Youth and Family Programs Coordinator and a Jacksonville mom. With a background in early childhood education and devolopmental psychology, she is passionate about protecting and celebrating childhood and supporting parents in the community.