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As a parent and an artist I am discouraged by the lack of outlets in Portland suburbs for children to get involved with the arts. There is a *lot* of money in bedroom communities being spent on sports and academic outlets and nowhere to take acting/painting/dance workshops. If the artistic communities would being outreach programs to the areas where the pockets are the deepest I think they would find that their contributions would begin to increase.

Ria in Sherwood

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