Northeast Portland’s 2011 Good In The (Neighbor)Hood Multicultural Music & Food Festival & Parade
June 20, 2011 — PDXPIPELINE
The 19th Annual Good in the Hood festival kicks off this evening in Northeast Portland at the Kennedy School. The larger parts of the festival occur this weekend with a parade on Saturday and festival on Saturday and Sunday. The Fest is all free and open to the public. The festival grows every year and last year/2010, an estimated 7,500 people attended the festival.
Good In The Neighbor(Hood) Press Release & Schedule of Events:
Thousands of community residents will celebrate diversity, culture, and family unity during the 19th Annual Good in the Neighborhood Multicultural Music and Food Festival. The festival will feature some of the Northwest's finest entertainers such as The Linda Hornbuckle Band, Patrick Lamb, Ocean 503, The Erotic City Prince Tribute Band, and more. Each year, thousands of Oregon and Washington residents attend the festival, which began in 1992 as an outreach effort to showcase the Northeast Portland community. Ethnic cuisine, marketplace, food, and info vendors will be an additional highlight. The festival is FREE and open to the public.
A kick-off will start this years Festival on Monday, June 20, 6 to 10pm at the McMenamins Kennedy School. It will feature great food, dancing and live music with Soul Vaccination, gospel comedy by Mary ¬Å“Liz¬Â Paige, and the Master of Ceremony Baruti Artharee.
On Saturday, June 25th, thousands will march along Northeast Portland streets as part of the annual Good in the Hood Parade. The 2011 Grand Marshal is Paul Knauls, Jr. At King School Park the festival will be held from noon to 9:30p.m. on Saturday, June 25 and from noon to 7:30p.m. Sunday, June 26 located in the 4800 block of Northeast 6th Avenue. On Friday, June 24, we will host Good Neighbor Night, a Red Carpet Event from 6pm to 9pm at the King School Park. Live music, courtyard food, and sponsor recognitions will set the tone for Friday evening. McMenamins fine wines will be featured in the Beer & Wine Garden. Live music will be provided by N'Touch, with special performances by Saeeda Wright and Abduel Hall.
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Schedule of Events (website):
All Events are at King School Park (map), unless otherwise noted. Times and Performers are subject to change.
Guest MC’s – Fito Roberts, Jerry Foster and Baruti Artharee.
Monday, June 20 |
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| 6:00 – 10:00pm McMenamin’s Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland (map) |
Festival Kickoff Celebration Live music with Soul Vaccination, D.J. Michael Morris Special Perfomance by Baruti Artharee & Mary “Liz” Paige of “Let’s Talk Church” |
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Friday, June 24 |
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| 6:00 – 9:30pm King School Park NE 6th & Humboldt Streets (map) |
“Good Neighbor Night” with Live Music by N’Touch w/ Live Music & Food Special performances by Abduel Hall and Saeeda Wright |
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Saturday, June 25 |
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| 11:00am Dawson Park (map) |
Good in the Hood Community Parade | |
Saturday, June 25 & Sunday, June 26 |
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| Festival, 12noon – 9:30pm King School Park NE 6th & Humboldt Streets (map) Sample fresh produce from the King Farmers Market (Sunday)
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Ethnic Food; Marketplace, Beer & Wine Garden (21+) KidSpace, Information Village 2 Stages of Multicultural Entertainment, $5 Bike Helmet Sale Sponsored by Legacy Health System, FREE bicycle repair by the Community Cycling Center
Live Musical Performances by: |
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