East Portland Exposition, the City's Largest Multicultural Event

Two thousand turned out for the East Portland Exposition July 23-24, held at the Ed Benedict Community Park at Southeast Powell at 102nd Avenue. Co-sponsored by the Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council, it was billed as the largest multicultural event in Portland. The Expo featured free health screenings, lots of kid activities, movies in the park, and opportunities to fill out input forms for the East Portland Action Plan.