Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 03, 1977, Page 6, Image 6

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    ¡TO ANDRE GARAND
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d w d q; night. On t h e e »
. as m aay « f you kaaw. dfed oí
1 0 3 0 a m KRAZY K A I «>oo's komix
1 0 3 5 UNCLE HOMERS JAZZHOLE COVER
o u r longest running ja z z p ro g ra m
Z O O o m JAZZ RAF «/GEORGE
cookm ia z z i blues a ll a fte rn o o n
8 0 0 KD NEY S IE W
blues »»/John H ead
8 0 0 YOUR KMO OF SOUL SHOW
bold,
b la c k A to g e th e r m u s ic v /M ich a el U
O O O RAOO L A B
collages o f ro ck,
ja z z a n d ^som etim es a v a n ^ -q a rd
m usic */R ic k M itchell and
Wife)
»aad. The » caaaa frum «ta n ü « a& ovar tae
to pay trib u te te o » of the finest haat p ia ra n aa
i mecbesJ easts Andre meuiTwd ia the year
tbe multitudse o f p u d a e iu m il talent that
at the aid Efes lo d g e aa Morriaea. It
> that there w a s ta f e o f a a k u tg tk m a a annual afiair. On
G o a l lorn a a Gaea D u a w a d . th e M ai Bbowa
Trio, A aa Young. T h e W altar Bridges Band. H o w ard Young Trio, M a r iam»» Mayfield
Trio, Cnimt Datch T rio, M ary F W d Trio, Steve Wolfe, and maay more
Andre Gersad has played with n e k heavyw eights a a Lea Rawls. Paul Desmond.
Canaan McRae. Nancy Wilson. Roger » fille r, the M ills Brothers aad » o ra . We'D all
anas Andre, the » a n
aad las music.
» oa fee d Sunday i
«ch a tremendous !
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ASZMAR C L E W -A STAR ON THE I
As with moat perform ers, it takes years and years of daily practice ia order to i
one profiaent at his a rt. I f there would be an exception to the rule in th e musical
it would undoubtedly be in the field of opera.
E ither staging, dancing or in the case of one rising star, concert p 1»« — , Asa
Gfenn. is unquestionably a star on the nee. As witnessed by i
people wbo were on band to bear fans F rid a y night at tbe year aa d a h alf old King
Neighborhood F a c ility under tbe directorship of James Loving who came op with the
idea of having Gfenn perform several months ago. T b e idea w m v e ry en lig h ten «» to
many - including m e. Glenn ia one e i tbe » o a t confident entertainers I ’ve ever seen.
He knows his instru m en t, his capabilities aad obviously where he's going
A o e m a r Gfenn began ta kin g lemons only eight years ago whack, according to moat
ia daameal muac. is late eonfederag th at he's SB years old now. B ut according to
muwcai coaches. he's so talented now th at b it late start won't have than mack of mi
impart on Ms fu tu re.
Gfenn madfed a t Pacific Vmversny where be received a Beckafor's D egree ia Fine
A rts in 1973, H r has been tbe r e c < « t of tb e 1973 state aw w d for eompoaitian from
tbe Oregon Music Teacher s Association.
Gfenn is currently assistant director of Po rtlan d Boys Choir, w hich baa received
national attention down through the years.
The evening's p ro gram consumed of the m asters in the area of classical m uax such as
Raetanantnofi. G ershw in. Brabama. Chapin, and a few other notables. Fran kly. Tee
never been into “T b e Classics’ however Asxem ar Glean baa cast a show er of light «hw
can only illuminate as tim
MARCH 5th thru 13th
ASZM AR G LENN
Symposium discusses Black
oral, written traditions
A free public i
C B B O K IT O U T
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Betty Hodges, fo rm e rly tbe librarian M t b e A lbina Branch L fo ra ry . has resigned ber
posttion to relocate in tbe Bay Arne around See Francisco. Betty has been a very
positive f a r » m tb e A lb in a Community and w e w in nuse ber very much. B e tty, we all
wish you tbe very beat ia your future endeavors aad whatever tb e fu ture hokfe in
store. I am sure yo u 'll be saeceoaful nt it.
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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
J E W T U .A ’S Presents: M a. beck by popular demand one night only - Thursday. March
fed. A b o on the 6th . one mgbt only, the Big Band of W alter Bridges.
U P T H E DO W N S T A IR C A S E
P.ARCHMAN F A R M S
S A W S H ID E W A Y
Monday. Dennis I
■ with i
ib e ra o í 1
Steve Wolfe. D an Friesen. Boo Stan and John Stowell
Shades c i Blue
M A R K E T P L A C E . Lake O s w ego - Shirs w ith J e ff Lorber
i to explore the
i of Afro-Am erican lite ra tu re in
both oral and w ritten farms w ill be held
at Reed College oe Wednesday evening.
March 16. at 8 p.m. in tbe college's faculty
office building lounge.
Participants in “lite ra t urg e i Blacks in
America: O ral and W ritte n Traditm ee"
include Sberley Anne W illiams, author
and chairperson of tbe literatu re deport­
ment of tbe University of California a t
San Diego: Robert Chnsznnn, author -
critic: and Eugene B. Redmond. Author-
critic and professor of English and poot-
in-remdenee at California State Univers­
ity. Sacramento.
In Afro-Am erican literatu re tw o v e ry
significant truditaaua are reflected: th e
oral tradition of gospels. spirituals. Musa?'
field hoffers. sermons. speeches, and
Folklore w ith a music derived from
Africa: and a w ritten tradition whose
engine include tbe slave narratives,
abolitionist literatu re, aotebeiluic fiction,
poetry and essays. E u ro American im
pr es e io a s . as well as more recent influ
eoees from tbe lite ra tu re of Latin Am er
ica. Asia and A b ies.
T be symposium w ill focus on the role
filled by tbe lite ra tu re of Black people in
the soda! struggles for equity, equality
and a meaningful id entity, both as an
instrum ent in these tedious tasks and as
aa iQuminatioe of them. A ttentio n will be
directed to tbe relationship between
lite ra tu re and society, between the cul­
tu re of a people and th eir political
Sberley Anne W illiam s ia tbe author o f
G H * B irth he f ir f e k t e m . A
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Study of N e o Rl e rk L ttern tare. 1972. and
Tbe Penceck Peema, 1975. H er stones
and poems b are appeared in N e w L e t­
ters. Tbs Partisan Review, lew s Review.
Meeenefcneetta Review and other period­
icals.
Robert Chnaman ia publisher of Tbe
H eck Schafer and president of the Black
W orld Foundation, organisations be co­
founded in 1 9 » . A poet and essayist, his
works have been published in T h e fletm
d ^ f i e ^ ^ f ^ t u r a t u r K Heck World.
Tfema, Sevea Days, The W hole E arth
C e i e l e g . and other publications. H e ie
co-editor of the anthology i
so M E G fìe m
THINGS TO see
ON TV!
SATUhDAY » 4 5
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Le.g end o f
V a le n tin o
SUNDAY 7 2 0 PM.
MONDAY 10 15 PM
O A S IS IN
SPACE
Pleasure At Her
Majesty's
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1973.
1974.
M r. Chrisman baa taught English aad
Black Studies at the U n iversity of Cab-
forma. San Fraadeco State University,
the University of San Fraadeco. the
University of Haw aii aad Contra Coeta
College.
Eugene B. Redmond has achieved
diatinction in several areas of w riting
including poetry, dram a, journalism. ant
en tiosm . He has published five books or
poetry and recorded an album reading kk
own verse to musical accompaniment.
Co-founder and publisher of fifed
R iver W riters Preee. M r. Redmond aim
is literary executor for tbe estate of thi
late author H enry Dumas.
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