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10 • sPpiflf L A CKAMA June 1, 2005 Arts Q^Entertainmen Summer Entertainment Quid Laura Cameron time entertainment. Bryan Adams and Def Leppard will be playing at PGE Park tonight, June 1, at 6 p.m. Tickets School’s almost over for the are $45. “Cinderella Man,” the new year, and that means one thing: we’re all about to be bored out of Russell Crowe film, is the first our skulls. Yes, while we might big movie to appear this summer. complain about school all year It starts on June 3. Also on June 3, The Presidents long, we never know what to do with ourselves once those struc of the United States of America tured days have been removed. will be playing at the Crystal So, to keep yourself from spend Ballroom at 9 p.m. Tickets are ing the summer watching soap $17 and $20. NRK’s seventh I Saw Them operas and repeats of “Friends,” here’s a quick guide to summer When show is at 9 p.m. on June 7, at the Crystal Ballroom. This concert will fea ture Hot Hot Heat and The Caesars. Tickets are $9.47. “Batman Begins” comes out June 15. If you’re crav ing something a little differ ent, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will be performing at the Rose Garden at 7:30 p.m. on June 25. Tickets start at $15. “War of the Photo courtesy of amazon.com Worlds,” StevSn Spielberg’s latest Music icon Neil Diamond will be perform f7x fest, comes out ing at the Rose Garden mid-September. The Clackamas Print June 29. The Waterfront Blues Festival will be in full swing on July 4; entry will cost you $5 and two cans of food. Of course, don’t for get the giant party and fireworks display at Fort Vancouver on the Fourth. “Fantastic Four” hits the theaters on—you guessed it—July 8. “Charlie ' and the Chocolate Factory,” starring Johnny Depp as a modestly creepy Willy Wonka, opens July 15. Alkaline Trio, Rise Against and Death by Stereo will be playing the Roseland at 9 p.m. on July 23. Tickets are $16.50. “Stealth,” a movie Photo courtesy of girlieactioii about a high-tech robot jet fighter gone feral, Nineties rock ledgends The Presidents of the United States of Amei starts on July 29. will be playing this Friday at McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom. Peach! “The Pink Panther” comes out Aug. 5. p.m. on Sept. 17. Tickets sta Also coming out on Aug. 5, chaven.org. Pink Martini will be perform $42.50. “The Dukes of Hazzard,” starring ing at the Oregon Zoo on Aug. 14- - And finally, at the tag-enl Jessica Simpson, of all people. summer, “Serenity,” the m Music Haven will be hosting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18. sequel to Joss Whedon’s sh “The Cave” opens Aug. 26. a Battle of the Bands on Aug. 6. Neil Diamond will be perform lived TV show “Firefly,” oi Entry is free. For more informa tion, keep checking www.musi- ing at the Rose Garden Arena at 8 Sept. 30. Good movies, good prices I ■ Kill tlita g-------—----------- — — Photo courtesy of intervision5.com Former CCC students (FROM LEFT) Kit Taylor, Paul Creighton, Jon Barber, Tony Stovin and Mike Glidden formed Intervision 5 after meeting in the music department. Local band takes Portland by storm ing since 2003, complete with original members. The Clackamas Print Through their own words, the group has gained “invalu Out of the depths of Portland able experience through exten springs yet another fantastic sive touring and performance, group of talent by the name of musical composition, record Intervision 5, a group of five ing sessions, sound engineer former Clackamas students ing opportunities, and con plowing their way to fame stant interaction with some of through music. Portland’s finest musicians, Members Paul Creighton, including Tom Wakeling, Steve Tony Stovin, Kit Taylor, Mike Christofferson, Nancy King, Glidden, and Jon Barber grab Randy Porter and Alan Jones.” the listeners’ attention with Each member of 15 brings the first note and carry them his c/wn touch to the music, through till the end with music through lead vocalist Paul bom from a combination of Creighton’s soulful and sul rock, soul and jazz. Their try voice, to guitarist Tony music covers all realms of lis Stovin’s powerful rhythms, tening, from easy to dance to Jon Barber’s smooth, thump road trip tunes, finding a spot ing drum beats, Kit Taylor’s in the heart of any music fan. jazzy touches with his key With songs like “All She’ll board, all the way to bassist Never Have,” which is com Mike Glidden’s haunting riffs pletely sexy and groovable, to a long after the music’s gone. remake of one of the best song^ Together they weave magic, ever sung, “What’s going on”— sweet to the ear and all too which is by far the best version easy to move to; whether it’s since the original. night or day, hectic or slow, 15 got its start right here their music is perfect for any at Clackamas, where the five time of day. Not pop rock, members met as music stu hard rock, nor soft rock, but an dents. Through exploration original form of eclectic rock, and experimentation, the group taking bits and pieces from all was formed, taking inspira genres, adding them to a pot of tion from artists such as Stevie boiling talent and passion, and Wonder and Earth, Wind and coming ufTwith gold. Fire. They’ve been perform 15 has already been down the Jenna Johnk block and back, with a fan base from Portland to Vancouver. They’ve performed over 150 gigs at venues such as The Rose Garden, Buffalo Gap Saloon, Dublin’s Pub, The Rock Creek Tavern in Hillsboro, The Brew in Milwaukie, and more than a dozen more. They’ve even held weekly shows at the Buffalo Gap in Portland for nearly a year, and have performed at several Blazer games, fairs and college events. 15 promises new listeners that they will have them jump ing to their feet and swaying with the tunes, as they have a sound that appeals to most anyone. Not only do they sport original music, each with a message and important issue at heart, but the group also has more than 70 cover tunes, all ready to wheel and steal your hearts. Gals and guys alike will fall desperately in love with their voices, their play, and them. Their dedication and talent has certainly paid off as the members of 15 have finally cut their first album. Intervision 5’s debut album, “Inside,” record ed at the Kung Fu Bakery, will celebrate its long-awaited release June 3 at the Roseland Theatre in Portland. Tickets are on sale to this all-ages event. ■ fesit,- ting i ter on a hot and :stp spend ot money for a t i a few month: vie has come out ■i save you big bucks. The „ Mission Theater and Pub 1 in Portland is a McM lenamin . ’s theater, so all the m< es there just S3 —y currently offer;.tifBs:'ibcfr:\'as “The Amityville ‘ Horror” and 2 r; Fever Pitch. u' ” * In addition, the Mission also has a bar and serves regular pub grub such as sandwiches, salads, fries andl the like The Missionismore of a theater than a pub, but there are tables all across the main floor for the drinkers and diners to use as they sip and eat throughout the movie. It is located at 1624 NW Glisan in Portland. The Mission’s sister operation, the Baghdad Theater, is very similar with the same prices and micro brews, but with a slightly different atmosphere. It’s at 3702 SE Hawthorne in Portland. The Laurelhurst Theater is another r option for the cash-strapped iped moviegoer, It was built It in 1923 and is one of the first art deco- style buildings of the peri- od. A series of food and brews along with the above average concessions sits in the lobby where the old sectional mirror from the 8re*ax* J again “reflects Portland’ P friends and families.” Al shows after 3 p.m. are 2 and , over. All admission i — save for Children - 1! and younger who require' $1 fee. The theater's foil | screens bring the best fl modern cinema, indepen dent art and classic fill to Portland’s movie lover! The Laurelhurst Theater if located at 2735 E Burnsii in Portland. You can checl ' •< out >ut their movie listings a iurelhufsttheater.com. T | laurelhursttheater.com cool second Some other Cool run theaters are the Avaloi Theater (i3451 SiE Belmoil and The Clinton Strefl Theater (2522 SE Clinton) Clinton Street is a littlj move expensive, but. inn» ■inion, has better movie] _. e _ Cinematic, ____ , which „„ r playi . some of the best indeped dent films in i town, t----- ,2 is - loca SE Hawthorn Hawthorne ed at 2021 SE _ and is known for playinj “Walkabout” excessively.] Don’t forget that OMS has an awesome dome the ater that is now showin] “Forces of Nature” an| “Mystery of the Nile” alonj with nightly laser show featuring Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd and ÁC/DÍ starting June 17. These alternatives t expensive first-run theater are ibaliy neat places witl less formal atmosphere along with independen films films that that are are usually usually moj mon sincere than the average Hollywood rehash. Man’ of these theaters defim Portland culture. Enjoy fl same movies you would’’’’ spent more than twice J much on while exploring