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FX2-Division Grand Opening Celebration
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TriMet celebrates the completion of the Division Transit Project with city-wide festivals on Sept. 17
As TriMet celebrates the completion of the Division Transit Project, three separate but connected public events will occur Saturday, Sept. 17, from noon until 5 p.m. along SE Division from Portland to Gresham.
“We’re looking forward to this fun, free and family-friendly celebration as we commemorate our newest bus line,” said Chris Finks, marketing manager at TriMet. “Each location will have a mini-festival feel that highlights the nearby neighborhoods. There will be live music, food, family entertainment and a large, interactive paint-by-numbers mural.”
Three event locations
Three distinct event sites along SE Division will celebrate commerce, culture and diversity.
· OMSI Bridge Lot (2201 SE Water Ave.): This site will feature My People’s Market. This reimagined marketplace brings a diverse collection of the Portland area’s entrepreneurs, makers, artists, and delicious food and drinks. Entertainment includes live music by the local soul band Bridge City Revival. The market will have more than 120 BIPOC vendors, two stages and a beer garden.
· Portland Community College – Southeast Campus (2305 SE 82nd and Division): The PCC site will showcase Asian-inspired food, entertainment, and other neighborhood businesses and non-profit organizations. Summit Washu Martial Arts Academy, as well as the White Lotus dragon and lion dance group, will perform.
· Gresham Central Transit Center/Gresham Farmers’ Market (401 NE 2nd St): One of the largest markets in the region features local produce, fruit, flowers, nursery stock, handcrafted food items and more. Live music performances include accordion quartet Paper Bellows and the Americana sounds of the JT Trawick Band. For people riding the FX bus and getting off at Gresham Central Transit Center, a special trolley and vintage bus will transport people to the farmers’ market.
TriMet’s new articulated bright-green FX buses — FX2-Division is the official line name — will offer free rides up and down the Division Street corridor from noon until 6 p.m., about every 15 minutes. There are special incentives to visit each event location, too. People who visit at least two locations can earn prizes such as a Salt & Straw 2-for-1 ice cream certificate for its SE Division location, a one-of-a-kind FX bus LEGO set sourced by Bricks and Minifigs, or limited-edition event posters created by artist Paul Lanquist.
Paint-by-numbers mural
Highlighting each of the three event sites will allow attendees to participate in a large paint-by-numbers activity. Local artist Angelina Marino-Heidel has created three individual large panels, and people can help paint the mural on Sept. 17. Following the event, the mural panels will come together as one image and eventually be installed this fall on the corner of the Cascadia Health building at SE 42nd and Division.