Portland Notes: Jan. 31, 2007

Here’s a round up of recent interesting regional stories as January here in the Rose City comes to an end:

Former president Bill Clinton will be coming to town April 17 to talk at the World Affairs Council of Oregon’s 2007 International Speaker Series.
Plans for a Portland emergency evacuation plan are in the works in case the big one ever hits (or Mt. Hood goes nuclear).
The The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has banned those under 21 from our annual summer beerfest.
The Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery has renamed itself the Museum of Contemporary Craft and is hoping to move from Lair Hill to the Pearl District.
Local author Polina Olsen has written two books about select immigrant populations in Portland and runs tours of their old neighborhoods during the summer.