More events happen in Woodfords Corner than we can promote in our e-news.
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Sunday, Sept. 19:
Coveside Market
10am – 2pm
Coveside Coffee, 28 Vannah Ave.
Join neighbors and friends at Coveside Coffee THIS Sunday for a fun-filled market with local Maine makers and artists, plus a kids art activity led by Love Lab Studio. Come hungry! Crepe Elizabeth and Quanto Basta will be cooking up some delicious food for you. LEARN MORE
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 Sunday, Sept. 19:
"Among My Souvenirs" Concert
3 – 5 pm - The Woodford's Club, 179 Woodfords St.
A powerful, entertaining and nostalgic live concert presentation that pays tribute to America's "Sweetheart of Song," Connie Francis. LEARN MORE
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Thursday, Sept. 23: Spirits & Spirits
5:30 – 7:30 pm - Temple Beth El, 400 Deering Ave.
A good drink, thought provoking material, and friends at the same time in the beautiful TBE sukkah? What could be better than this?! Join Temple Beth El for an evening of learning together as they re-launch their monthly Spirits & Spirits program. LEARN MORE
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Sunday, Oct. 3: Unveiling of Chinese American Historical Marker
1:30 – 2:00 pm - 615 Forest Ave.
 Join CAFAM for the unveiling of an historical marker at the site of Toy Len Goon's Laundry and Residence in Portland. Toy Len Goon was perhaps the most prominent Chinese American to live in Maine. In 1952, she was selected to be both the Maine and American Mother of the Year. Join in this event to recognize one of our most celebrated Mainers! LEARN MORE
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Have a Corner Happening coming up? Submit your events to be included in the FWC Community Calendar and upcoming monthly e-News editions!
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Bird & Co. is Hiring & has New Food Truck!
 Bird & Co. is hiring! A few of their team members are going off to college or starting fall sports. Apply for this great after school job: running food, bussing tables, hosting – all around front of house support staff. $20/hour. No experience needed! Great first job! Must be at least 16-years-old and able to work 'til 9:45pm.
Bird & Co. also got a new food truck! They are only doing private events for the time being, but hopefully in the near future you might see them out at local breweries or street vending around town!
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New Signal Box Mural on corner of Forest & Deering Aves
 Thank you to Muralist Jared Goulette (aka The Color Wizard) and City of Portland for choosing a signal box here in the Corner for a mural. Thank you to the City of Portland for sponsoring this program and bringing it to Woodfords Corner!
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Trinity Church Welcomes New Congregation!
 Trinity Episcopal Church is excited to share with the Woodford's Corner Community that a new congregation of African asylum seekers will be worshipping at our campus on Sundays. City of God Church, led by pastor Placido Mowa, which is made up of neighbors who from around Africa, will be gathering every Friday and Sunday for fellowship and worship. Trinity is excited to build this relationship with our neighbors and look forward to offering programs where the entire Woodford's Corner community can get to know each other more in the months to come.
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 "Clean Air Mural" Completed!
Our beautiful new Clean Air mural by the Youth Group G2O is finished! Watch this 3 min time lapse video of the mural process with Muralist Jared Goulette and the student of G2O! Click on photo to watch the video of artists in action! Thank you to Portland Public Health, Gateway 2 Opportunity participants, Michael Goulding, Jared Goulette and the City of Portland for choosing our corner for this terrific project. CHECK OUT MORE PHOTOS!
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Have news or an announcement about your business, property, or organization? Submit it to be included in upcoming monthly e-News editions!
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Thank You to Anne Fowler!
Thank you to Anne Fowler for her donation to Friends of Woodfords Corner in memory of Roger Danforth Severance. We appreciate your support and are honored to be beneficiaries of a gift in his memory.
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FWC & Main Street America
 In 2019 (a mere 2 years ago) Friends of Woodfords Corner became a Main Street Affiliate, and we thought it might be time to explain what this means for our organization and our community, and how how this makes us unique among many varied community groups in the Portland area! Learn more>>
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 Support Friends of Woodfords Corner!
Appreciate the work that Friends of Woodfords Corner is doing to help make the Corner an even more safe, walkable, welcoming, and vibrant neighborhood hub? Join us in our efforts: make a donation to Friends of Woodfords Corner today! As a token of our appreciation for gifts of $25 or more, you’ll receive a “Hopeful: together we can” lawn sign delivered right to your home.
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Friends of Woodfords Corner continues to work hard to help make our Corner vibrant and accessible. If you appreciate our efforts to organize events like the 2021 Garden Tour, advocate for and demonstrate infrastructure improvements, promote our area businesses, and keep our commercial hub green and clean with planters and pick-up days, help FWC continue to serve the community: 
