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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
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Worlds,” StevSn
Spielberg’s latest
Music icon Neil Diamond will be perform
f7x fest, comes out
ing at the Rose Garden mid-September.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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all the m< es there
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offer;.tifBs:'ibcfr:\'as “The
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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
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again “reflects Portland’
P friends and families.” Al
shows after 3 p.m. are 2
and , over. All admission i
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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
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>ut their movie listings a
iurelhufsttheater.com. T |
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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»
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“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
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