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Act Three: In which Lindsey and Jordan make music in Portland
The story of Lindsey and Jordan Plotner is the stuff of rom coms. In fact, while in Los Angeles, they even made an award-winning video about their personal and musical relationship.
Today, the story continues with happy trails that brought them to Portland. Here’s how the full-length movie might go.
Positive Vibes
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — This year’s Waterfront Blues Fest will benefit two non-profits that help a lot of people in the community — Meals on Wheels People and the Jeremy Wilson Foundation — splitting proceeds from a raffle.
Meals on Wheels People: Gateway to good nutrition and a feeling of belonging.
If there’s ever been a feel-good – and worthwhile – partnership, it’s the Meals On Wheels People, the JWF and the Waterfront Blues Festival combination. Writer Claire Levine features the important role Meals On Wheels People play supporting our beloved community in this weeks JWF BLOG.
Fifteen minutes that can save your life
Portland musician Pat McDougall wants you to know about the Coronary Calcium Scan. It’s a quick, inexpensive medical test that can help you manage your heart health and prevent serious heart disease. Pat wishes two of his friends had known about this simple test before severe cardiac problems took their lives.
Article by Claire Levine
Bringing Back the Light
The surgery Gliiterfox guitarist Andrea Walker received through the help of the JWF Musician Health & Services Program was life-changing. With restored vision, Andrea is thrilled to see everything more clearly and brightly – from guitar fretboards to dimly lit streets to the faces of friends at the back of an audience.
Cover Your Hearts – Guilty Pleasures Continue
Every year, musicians gather in pick-up bands or in their regular ensembles to perform their favorite songs of the ‘80s – when MTV was soaring, there was no such thing as too much, and some of pop’s most enduring hits came out of everybody’s radio.
Cover Your Hearts is a total indulgence in the most popular music of the ‘80s – a time to sing along, to reminisce and to bask in the friendship and quirkiness of Portland’s music scene.
We all benefit from a strong music community
The truth is, we ALL benefit from the strength of our music community. Despite the hardships faced by Portland in recent years, music will be a huge contributor to our city's rebirth. Unlike our roses and amazing restaurants, our city's music can easily and instantly travel around the country and the globe, making it one of the greatest possible ambassadors of Portland's enduring contributions to the arts.
What we mean when we say ‘safety net’
Since I founded the JWF 501(c)3 in 2010, I’ve had the great pleasure of witnessing the power of our community in action. In that time, countless musicians, fans, and businesses have enabled our Musicians Health & Services Program to support more than 400 musicians and their families, providing more than $1.5 million in emergency assistance grants and navigation services.
Keeping Portland Saucy
“We’ve always been lucky to live in a place where music is such an important piece of the community – the fabric of the community. The Portland Metro Area is struggling a bit right now, and it’s been the food and music and art that has held this community together,” and is helping revitalize our regional vitality.
A message from Decemberist Chris Funk
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