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19th
April
2012
 Please join us this Sunday for the April public meeting of the MCM League! This month we’re meeting at Elroy Artspace at The Original Dinerant in downtown Portland.
We encourage you to arrive early to enjoy the Original’s amazing midcentury-inspired food and cocktails and Elroy Artspace’s current show, Our Friend the Atom, a solo show by Edwin Wade. The show presents a series of hand-pulled original serigraphs which explore the juxtaposition of Marlboros, Martinis and Hysteria associated with the Atomic Era of our nation.
Sunday, April 22
Meet & Greet
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Meeting
6:00pm – 6:30pm
The Original Dinerant (upstairs)
300 SW 6th Avenue, Portland [map link]
MCM League public meetings are free and open to the public, however, sometimes we meet in bars/lounges, which don’t allow minors. This is one of those instances. You don’t need to be a paid member to join, but membership is encouraged. If you’d like to sign up, please use the PayPal links on our website, or speak with a League officer at one of our meetings.
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11th
March
2012
Please join us for our March public meeting, at Jeffrey and Todd’s beautiful Rummer home in Beaverton.
 As usual, this is a friendly potluck affair, so please bring a dish to share and your favorite beverage. After the usual meet & greet and league business, we will be hosting a screening of the documentary film Eames: The Architect & The Painter.
Sunday, March 18
Meet & Greet
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Meeting
6:00pm – 6:20pm
Film Screening
6:20pm (83 min run time)
Jeffrey & Todd’s Home
13770 SW Bonnie Brae Street
Beaverton
[map link]
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11th
February
2012
 This month’s public meeting will be held at the Rainbow Dragon Chinese restaurant.
If you’ve always wondered whether this place is as kitchey and divey as it looks, with its South Seas motif and Outer Southeast location, now is your chance to find out! Join us for a cocktail, some Chinese food, and a little bit of League business. This meeting is open to all ages.
Sunday, February 19
Meet & Greet
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Meeting
6:00pm – 6:30pm
(NOTE: meetings now start at 6pm,
instead of 6:30!)
Rainbow Dragon
12840 SE Stark St
Portland
[View Map]
MCM League public meetings are free and open to the public, though sometimes we meet in bars/lounges, which don’t allow minors. You don’t need to be a paid member to join, but membership is encouraged. If you’d like to sign up, please use the PayPal links on our website, or speak with a League officer at one of our meetings.
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8th
January
2012
Sunday, January 15
Join us for our monthly public meeting and a few games of vintage bowling at the Milwaukie Elks Lodge.
 The Milwaukie Elks Lodge is a midcentury marvel, a community treasure that boasts a gym, basketball court, racquetball, a commercial kitchen, several bars and an 8-lane manual-score bowling alley. Unfortunately, as membership in fraternal organizations in the U.S declines, the lodge is for sale and endangered. Your opportunities for enjoying this beautiful example of midcentury institutional architecture are dwindling! It’s slated to be razed in less than two years.
This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, and is a fundraiser for the league, so bring friends! There’s a full bar on premises, so if you don’t want to bowl, come for a classic cocktail in a vintage setting. The building is amazing and definitely worth a visit!
Bowling Party
4:00pm – 8:00pm
$4 per game, free shoe rental
Meeting
6:30pm – 7:00pm
Milwaukie Elks Lodge
13121 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Milwaukie, OR
Map: http://bit.ly/zAVgXN
The bowling alley is on the left back side of the building. Park in the main lot and walk down the stairs to the left, or park in the lower lot. Call 503-888-1362 for info.
More photos of the Milwaukie Elks Lodge can be found at Lost Oregon.
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1st
December
2011
 Please join us for a midcentury-style potluck! This event is open to everyone, not just official League members, so don’t miss it.
Diane and Jay Plesset have graciously invited us to host our holiday party at Evergreen, their beautiful custom-built, midcentury-inspired home in Oregon City. Diane is a designer with 25+ years of home building and design experience and the the host of “Today’s Home,” an internet talk show. She spoke at a recent MCM League meeting about her involvement in saving the Gordon House, Oregon’s only Frank Lloyd Wright home. This is a great opportunity to learn more about their design, home building and preservation work, and to enjoy their holiday hospitality!
The party will also serve as our December public meeting, though League business for December will consist primarily of welcoming our new officers and enjoying ourselves.
When
Sunday, December 11, 2011
2:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Where
“Evergreen”
20088 S. Athens Dr, Oregon City
503-632-8801
[map: http://bit.ly/su739d]
This is a BYOB potluck, so please bring your favorite adult beverage and bring a dish to share with the group. (This is also a fabulous opportunity to try your hand at creating your own Charles Phoenix-inspired Astro Weenie Christmas Tree!).
Directions, from North or South
- Take I-205 to the Molalla-Oregon City Exit (Hwy 213)
- Drive south on Highway 213 for approx 3 miles
- Turn left at Beavercreek Road (Berry Hill strip mall is on southeast corner) and drive approx 2 miles
- Turn left on Henrici Road and drive approx 1.5 miles
- Turn left on South Athens Drive
- Go over exactly 5 speed bumps, then make a hard right-hand turn onto a gravel driveway (do not turn onto the adjacent asphalt driveway–that leads to a neighbor’s house)
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9th
November
2011
It’s November, and that means it’s time to elect new officers for the MCM League.
Voting is open to all MCM League members in good standing (i.e. your dues are paid and current). We’ll be conducting a live vote at the next League meeting, Sunday, November 20. You can also vote by email in the week preceding the meeting, and we’ll be sending an email notification out with instructions how to vote by email.
All the nominees are currently running unopposed, but we’ll be accepting nominations right up until the vote occurs, and we will accept write-ins for email voting.
The current nominees are:
- For President: Todd Koopman
- For Vice-President: Edwin Kietzman
- For Treasurer/Secretary: Kimberly Hayes
- For Webmaster: Greg Clapp
This is a good opportunity to renew your membership using the PayPal controls on our website. If you’re uncertain of your membership status, please send us an email at admin@mcmleague.org, and we’ll get back to you with the details.
MCM League Public Meeting and Officer Elections
Sunday, November 20
At the home of Justin DuPre (President) and Greg Clapp (Webmaster)
10333 NE Russell Ct, Portland [map]
Meet & Greet: 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Meeting: 6:30 – 7:00 pm
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16th
October
2011
 Our October, 2011, meeting was held at the beautifully restored Frank Shell house of Matthew Siegel, in Southwest Portland. We’d like to thank Matthew for letting us meet there and for telling us all about the history of the house and his renovation project. The architect’s granddaughter was also on hand to answer questions.
[Pssssst...the house is also for sale. If you're in the market for a stunning midcentury modern home by a noted architect, this is a good one!]
We are now in the nomination period for League officers. All positions are up for a vote, in accordance with our charter. Nominations will remain open until the November meeting, at which time the paid members will vote. Email voting will be opened one week before the meeting. All nominees are currently unopposed, but if you’d like to nominate yourself for one of these positions, please let us know!
Current nominations:
- For President: Todd Koopman
- For Vice-President: Edwin Kietzman
- For Treasurer/Secretary: Kimberly Hayes
- For Webmaster: Greg Clapp
The November meeting date and place have been set. It will be held at the home of League President Justin DuPre and Webmaster Greg Clapp, in outer Northeast Portland, on Sunday, November 20. We’ll start with a potluck meet-and-greet at 5:00 p.m., and follow it with our officer elections and regular business at 6:30. The MCM League holiday party is tentatively set for Sunday, December 11, at the home of Diane and Jay Plesset in Oregon City. The party will take the place of a December meeting. Details to follow.
The January meeting will be held at the bowling alley at the Milwaukie Elk’s lodge. Details to follow.
Greg Clapp will head the committee to plan and produce the League’s spring party. This will be a large-scale fundraising and membership drive event. Details to follow.
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12th
October
2011
 We’ll be holding our next MCM League public meeting Sunday, October 16, at the recently restored/renovated Frank Shell house in SW Portland. This house is for sale, so this may be your last chance to tour it!
The renovator of the house, Matthew Siegel will give a short presentation, and the Shell family has been invited to attend.
Also, it’s officer nomination month. We’re about to elect new officers for the League, so bring your suggestions! Voting will be open to all paid members in good standing.
DATE: Sunday, October 16
TIME: Meet & Greet at 5:00PM, Meeting at 6:30PM
DIRECTIONS: The house is actually on GardenHome Rd, in a curve between 47th & 48th. See map: http://g.co/maps/wrn9t
BYOC: Bring your own chair!
BYOB: Bring your favorite beverage. We’ll provide a few mixers for adult beverages.
BYOP: Bring a dish to share, it’s a potluck!
See you there!
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15th
September
2011
The MCM LEAGUE will be having our September meeting at a Lance and Lara’s FABULOUS 1963 MCM house in NE Portland. This is a must-not-miss house!
We’re starting the party early (4 pm) because interior designer Diane Plesset will be broadcasting her RADIO SHOW – “Today’s Home” live from our meet & greet!
During the meeting Diane will be giving a presentation in regards to her involvement in the saving and relocating of Frank Lloyd Wright’s GORDON HOUSE, dismantled in 2001 and successfully relocated 21 miles to its new home at the Oregon Garden.
Come early for the party, stay for the meeting!! Feel free to bring a potluck dish to share, and adult beverages of your choosing. The MCM League will provide a few standard mixers.
SUNDAY, SEPT 18.
4:00PM – Meet & Greet Party/Radio Show
6:30PM – Meeting/Gordon House Presentation
1245 NE 153rd Ave, Portland OR [map]
This event is open to the public, come check the MCM League out!
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8th
June
2011
Portland, OR – June 8, 2011 – Building Blocks llc, architectural preservation re-modelers, announce the commencement of a renovation project of the Frank Shell family home originally built in 1960. The home features original teak woodwork throughout, three atriums, and dramatic “saw-tooth” roof-line. Primarily a public/educational project architect, Frank Shell created his home as a showcase of a unique form of “pinch and open” relationship between space and light, creating a naturalistic yet modern placement for a family burrow. Rooms are exposed to light through one or more complete glass walls, oversize windows, and numerous skylights which compliment nearby atrium rooms.
Located within walking distance to the warm and family friendly Multnomah Village, this home offers authentic mid-century living with the advantages of 20th Century efficiency.
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