Portland Observer
N e ig h b o r F a ir
by July l^w to
Oyeyo organisation rehear«« lor Sunday'« Portland Folkfeat in the
They will preaent African muair, dance and («»hion«, along with more
national cultures. From left are D r. Tom Boothe on flute; Tecora
D r. Scholar.tlca Ogboubiri, drum«; and Koealie Booth. chaka-rhaka.
On Sunday July 18th, there w ill be a
Neighbor F air Day. Neighbor F air Day
will be a day where everybody in the
Neighborhood can meet and have fun,
discuss, and share ideas, and get to know
each other.
The day will begin at 10 a.m. and end at
10 p.m. I t is sponsored by K.G .W . T .V .,
J t.G W A M . snd K IN K FM .
Don McGillway, head of the Neighbor
hood History Project is working w ith a
group of people that will be displaying
booklets, photo essays and exhibits of
early Portland days.
A great part of the area, the show will
be at, will be dedicated to an Ethnic Folk
Fest.
Also the Portland Public Parks will be
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fun
showing some of the summer crafts to
children all ages. Such as weaving, jum p
ing on trampolines, learning fine arts, and
working with clay.
Entertainm ent also works itself into
the picture a little later on. There will be
a concert featuring the sounds of Blue
grass. snd senior citizen band and ethnic
singers and dancers.
To top it ail off the U .8 . Bank to spon
soring an evening concert. It's called The
Best of the Best with jazz, banjo's, and
rosDel.
Mrs. W ill* Dorsey is one of the featur
ed performer for the evening concert.
by Aflea Jones
Entertainm ent Kating«
F a ir* Good** Excellent • • •
Then at 10 p.m . a grand firework finale
will end the evening.
This will all take place at the Harbor
Drive W aterfront Park between the
Hawthorne and Burnside bridges on the
west side of the W illam ette River.
A .W .B . Average W hite Band
• • •
Any time an entertainer, or in the case of Average W h ite Band puts on a "Two Day”
concert, they are by no means average. As witnessed by a sell out crowd at the
Paramount Northw est Saturday and Sunday night. As I think back a little over two
years ago, when I first heard their million dollar seller “Person To Person". I thought
like so many people, those guys can't be white! They sound like brothers. These five
guys who go by the name of: W hite. Bali. Stew art. Gorrie and Ferronne are just as
innovative, talented and polished as any group on the rock scene today. Not satisfied
to live on past performances or recordings, A.W .B . did their biggest hit to date:
“Person To Person" and went right on into their latest. Tunes like: “Love Your Life,
“1 Am The One,” “Clean M y Soul," “Would You Stay,” "Deeper and Deeper." “Soul
Searchin," “O verturn” and many more. I saw Thea W arren (Earnest Warren's
daughter) and a friend of hers, Michelle Goodman who is visiting Thea for a week from
Camas. Washington. And asked them how they enjoyed the concert. They both agreed
the concert was better than they expected. I had to agree w ith them. Although, they
call themselves Average W hite Band, anyone who has seen them will quickly tell you,
there is nothing "average” about this band!
Beautiful Music for Beautiful People
• a •
Since K .Q .I.V . to no longer on the air, I'U start furnishing you with a list of the tops
in Jazz, gospel, rock albums from California, on a monthly basis. These albums may not
always be on California's top ten list, but I like to think I have good taste, so they’ll be
on mine - Can you dig it?
A star w ill indicate which of the albums are more frequently played on the a ir and in
the home. M y sources of information w ill come “directly" from tw o sources. Rick
Holmes, a personal friend of mine, who’s the top Jazz D.J. in Los Angeles. Rick has
« I« , recorded a couple of astrology albums w ith the late Cannonball Adderealy, which
« X . Portland F o lk fe .t on Sunday. C ra ft., m usk, food and dancing from ,
that 40
I am sure many of you have or have heard before.
Dolphin’s of Hollywood w ill be the second source of information we'll furnish to you.
Dolphin’s is Black owned and has been in business for tw enty years. They have three
stores in Los Angeles and offer the very latest in Gospel, Rock and Jazz music. Even
though the local stations may not be intuned w ith the latest in ethnic sounds - you will.
rill be demonstrated. I John Lincoln Photo I
folk Fest features ethnic arts
1 African-daneing, gospel singing, mac
and hair braiding will be among the
ayta and crafts which w ill be demonstrat
e d by members of the Black community
a t the Portland Folkfeat on Sunday, July
18tth in the Battleship Oregon Memorial
M arin e Park in downtown Portland.
M o re than 40 different cultures from
throughout the world w ill be represented
in th,e one-day event, the largest gather
ing u ( its type ever held here.
T h e festival « i l l be held id conjunction
w ith ij»r . n n W W - igh bo rt.tr celebration
in t h * w aterfront park beginning at 10
,.m . ¿nd concluding w ith a fireworks dis
play t
10 p m. T here to no admiaaion
charge-
The Folkfeat w ill present continoua
performances a t three locations in the
park, on stages and in sloping, natural
am phitheatre areas. Among the preform
wow.
T here also w ill be dozens of children s
activities snd games, a puppet theatre,
strolling downs, a mime troupe and fun
workshops for every age group.
Funding snd services for the Folkfeat
are being provided by the American Re
volution Bicentennial Commission of
Oregon, participating cultural groups.
Neighbor sponsors and donations by
downtown businessmen through the
Portland Presidents Council.
Summer concert
A summer concert of light classical
band music has been scheduled by the
Portland Community College Concert
Band a t the Peninsula Park Gazebo, 6400
N. Albina, a t 7:80 p.m.. July 18th.
Anthony T u rrie tta directs the 45-
member group.
Concerts have also been scheduled for
August 9th a t the Tigard Care Center
and August 29th a t the Washington Park
Am phitheatre, both to start a t 7:80 p.m.
Park concert
The scheduled concerts for the sum
mer. a t L air H ill Park, sponsored by
Portland Youth Advocates, Arbuckle
Flat, and Summer "76 are listed below.
The concerts are free, and are on Thurs
day evenings from 7-10 p.m.
July 16th - A fte r The Rain
July 22nd - Last Straw
July 29th - Scorby, Slating and Friends
August 6th - Blue Sun Rythm Band
August 19th - Greencorn, w ith a square
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Chior program
M t Olivet choir will present a Bicen
tennial Black Heritage program which
w ill include heirloom and antique display
Sunday 5:00 p.m. at M t O livet Baptist
church, 116 N .E . Schuyler.
ROZELL’S
2nd Anniversary Celebration
June 16 - July 17, 1976
FREE PRIZES
10 - Speed Bike A M /F M Clock Radio $25 Food
BE A W IN N E R - STO P BY R O Z E LL 'S A N D SIG N U P
D R A W IN G O N J U L Y IT , A T 3:30 P .M .
J-00 a m. to 10:00 p.m.. Sun-Thurs
O00 a.m. to 12 midnight, F ri & Sat
•1 . B.B. King and Bobby Blue Bland - Live
2. McCoy Tyn er - F ly w ith the Wind
•3 . Stanley T urrn tin e - Everybody Come Out
*4. George Benson - Good King Bad
5.Crusaders - Those Southern Knights
*6 . Isley Brothers - Harvest
7. Ester Satterfield - Need To Be
•8. Lou Rawls - A ll Things In Tim e
•9. John Handy - H ard W o rk (buy thia one now)
ing highlights, in addition to music, sing
ing snd dancing by groups in native cos
tumes. w ill be the raising of a Scandinav
ian Midsommarfest pole. O riental m artial
arts. French fencing and Syrian belly-
dancing. Crafts exhibits and demonstra
tions w ill include Japanese brush calli
graphy. Finnish weaving. Ukrainian egg
painting and a N ative American pow
N .E . U N IO N A T A IN S W O R T H
10. Box Scaggs - Lowdown
Note: These albums are not listed in the order of their sales or popularity.
W H A T S H A P P E N IN G IN E N T E R T A IN M E N T
ROBERT FO U TH E R A N D JU D Y M A D D E N
July 18th
August 22nd Jazz D e Opus presents Barney Kesseli snd H erb Ellis. (Get your tickets
Artistic X-pansion arrives
by Pat Laaley
The Albina A r t Center will hold an art,
clothing and crafts exhibit entitled “A r
tistic X-pensions." The display w ill be
open on July 18th through July 30th.
Featured will be the combined talents of
tw o young dynamic Black artists: Robert
Fouther and Judy Madden.
Fashions, jew elry, paintings, drawings
and prints are the duo talents of Fouther
and Madden that w ill be presented.
26 year old Fouther has s wide back
ground of activities. Some of his honors
include an award in clothing and jew elry
designing, dancing, painting, photogra
phy and he to an a rt instructor who has
contributed his works snd talents to some
21 exhibits, shows and productions in the
past six years. Fouther’s fashions have
been displayed in the local press, on T .V .
media, the University of Oregon Black
A rts Festival, and benefit shows for the
M artin Luther King Scholarship Fund
and the Black Educational School. As a
costume designer snd choreographer, he
exhibited his talents as part of the E n tity
Perform ing A rts Group at the World's
F air in Spokane, Washington in 1974. His
first competition title was won at the age
of 12.
“I started making clothes when I got
too big to buy them," says Fouther. who
once weighed 260 pounds, "and because I
like to be comfortable, I design a lot of
non-restrictive clothing which tend a
have a strong African influence Robert
Fouther has educational background from
Jefferson High, class of '68, snd U n iver
sity of Oregon.
Judy Madden and Fouther were school
mates at University of Oregon snd the
Artistic X-psnsion does re-unite them.
Miss Madden received her bachelor
degree in Fine A rts in painting in 1975.
She to a 24 year old native of Oakland's
Skyline High's, snd came to Oregon via a
transfer from the M ills College, of Cali
fornia, Upward Bound Program to the
U niversity of Oregon in 1970. She worked
as an a rt consultant and instructor, as
well as an edcuationsl program director
snd newsletter director. H er works have
been displayed in Eugene's M ark Kerns
Gallery, the U niversity of Oregon Center
for Self Development, snd the U niversity
of Oregon Black A rts Festival.
In 1975. Miss Madden had her first
showing in Portland at the "360 Degrees
of Blackness" fine performing arts show.
H er studies at the U niversity of Oregon
include a great deal of Black History. “I
am concurrent w ith Malcom X when he
said that in order for you to know your
Paramount Northw est presents Pleasure.
now.)
self and move ahead, you must be aware
of your history."
Miss Madden's contributions to X-pan-
sions includes brightly colored abstracts
and portraits. She says she is currently
expanding and experim enting w ith a
combination of the two. This combination,
as well s Ms. Madden's fascination with
Egyption a rt, are included in the show.
Both artists agree that during their six
year aquaintance, they have shared a lot
and have learned quite a bit from each
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The Albina A r t Center to located at 8
N .E . Killingsworth. Exh ibit hours are 9
to 5 daily. For more information call the
center a t 288-6766. A reception for the
artists w ill be held on July 18th, 1976
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Hikes planned
Beautiful hiking trails in the metropoli
tan area have been identified by north
east Portland resident Ruth Evans snd
w ill be shared in a Portland Community
College event a t the Cascade Center, 705
N. Killingsworth, July 21st at 7 p.m.
Evans said, “Almost anyone can enjoy
hiking trails w ithout being a super-
athlete to do i t " She w ill hand out m ater
ials to help make hiking in the city more
enjoyable.
P a rt of the tim e w ill be spend discuss
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and high nutritional snacks to take along
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Reservations for the $1 session should
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