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Baha’is Gear Up for New Year’s Celebration
For Baha’is, the New Year comes at a perfect time – March 21 –the vernal equinox, which marks the first day of spring and the end of the Baha’i Faith’s annual Nineteen Day Fast. Called Naw-Ruz – “new day” in Persian, the Baha’i New Year is one of the nine holy days of the year. This [...]
Ladder for the Soul Choir Connects Hearts Through Music
The Ladder for the Soul choir continues to evolve and hone its ability to perform in a wide variety of venues and circumstances. The choir recently performed at the Portland Zoo’s December “Zoolights” display. The intrepid performers found their way to the “Elephant Plaza” on a cold, drippy evening. The “stage” was set under a metal [...]
Portland Baha’i Interviewed on Chicago Community Radio
Portland Baha’i Grace Eagle Reed was honored to be the first guest of a new Chicago community internet radio program, “The Pansophy Project.” Ms. Eagle Reed introduced her most recent book, “Negotiating Shadows – Journey to the Sun,” on the program. During the interview, she found the opportunity to speak about the National Baha’i Temple, [...]
Portland Baha’i Center Gets New Sign
Three years ago, a nasty traffic collision sent a pickup truck hurtling through the Portland Baha’i Center’s sign. The wooden sign, lovingly crafted by the late Mr. Shapour Meshkin, had weathered many Portland winters and didn’t survive the pickup’s impact. As insurance settlements tend to go, it took nearly three years to receive compensation for [...]
Portland Baha’i Promotes Equality for Women at OHSU
In June 2012, Dr. John Ng will become the first male co-chair of the Women in Academic Medicine Committee at the Casey Eye Institute of the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Dr. Ng, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, is also a Baha’i and an active advocate for the rights [...]
“Noj Tshiab” Family Dinner Draws Eager Response
By Loie Mead In November, Portland Baha’i Karen Thomas and William Thomas responded to an invitation from the Vue Family of Portland, OR. This reporter accompanied them. The invitation was announced in early November to the Baha’is of Portland to attend the Annual Family “Noj Tshiab” Dinner set for Margaret Scott Elementary on Sat., Nov. [...]
A “Grimm” Tale at the Portland Baha’i Center
NBC/Universal Pictures is using the Portland Baha’i Center as a location for filming scenes in the upcoming TV Series “Grimm”. The series is being filmed at the former North Precinct building for the Portland Police in St Johns, and the production company wanted to find a space close by that could serve as a location [...]
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