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Let the Music Play
Richard Columbo and Jim Morris were not
about to let Portland lose Artichoke Music, at
3130 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd.
“I have been involved with Artichoke Music for
years, as a customer, teacher and volunteer,” says
Columbo. “When we heard that Kate Power and
Steve Einhorn, the owners, were planning on
closing the business, we knew we had to do some
thing. Artichoke is the hub, the center, of the music Richard Columbo keeps folk music alive at
community in Portland.” For more than 35 years, Artichoke Music.
people have gone to Artichoke Music to buy instru
ments, learn to play and attend performances.
music school and performance space into a non
Columbo, who began performing and recording
profit organization called Artichoke Community
as a folk musician in the Bay Area in the '70s,
Music. The couple are active in Portland’s queer
received a degree in music from Portland State
community. Columbo served on the board of
University. He grew up listening to Bob Dylan,
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays,
Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell and later discovered
and Morris, who also owns a human resources
their inspirations, Woodie Guthrie, Pete Seeger consulting firm, is co-chairman of the Basic Rights
and the Weevers.
Oregon board.
“That is when I learned that folk music is the
Artichoke presents Friday Night Coffeehouse
music of the people. It’s about life work, hardship,
from 7 to 10 p.m. with several live performances.
Saturdays offer a song circle from 1 to 3 p.m. for
struggle, change,” says Columbo.
He says he loves folk music because it is accessi all those kitchen singers who want to sing with
ble for people to play and sing. “1 see the joy it brings
others. A’jam session follows from 4 to 6 p.m. for
to people and how it brings people together in the
musicians and singers who want to get better at
form of community through music. In a world where
improvisation and playing with others.
Beginning this month, the Local Heroes concert
technology and isolation from life’s simple pleasures
prevail, a simple song, played on an acoustic instru series will showcase local talent at least one
Saturday each month. The school also teaches
ment with friends, is a wonderful thing."
While Artichoke Music will continue as a for-
instrumentation classes every weeknight. Visit
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The Portland Area Business Association,
which has recently been under fire for accusations
of cronyism, conflict of interest and poor oversight,
faces an election in December that will result in a
fresh start for the board.
At its Oct. 17 meeting, the board took on two
new members in Stacey Mills and Aaron Yeagle
and one new officer, treasurer Mat Isham.
Isham filled a vacancy left by nonprofit organi
zation accounting expert Jackie Wheatley, who
resigned Oct. 2 amid the controversy and called for
the resignation of the entire board.
The PABA nominating committee is accept
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by proxy. The deadline for nominees to get on the
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Two of the three PABA members at the heart
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of the conflict-of-interest controversy, newsletter
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