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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1978)
Salem NAACP sponsors Wino Sip TO G E TH E R WE STA N D is the theme of the Fourth Annual Wine Taste and Fashion Show sponsored by Salem, Oregon Branch NAACP. Guest models will be Marion County Board of Commissioners’ Chairman Pat McCarthy and his wife, Betty. Special Guest Commentator for the show will be John Davis, of K G W -TV Channel 8 News, assisted by Fashion Coordinator, Zoe Wilson Music for the evening will be provided by "Black Velvet,” a nine- piece combo that is the traveling troupe o f the Sound of Jefferson, that out-. I KJ Veda and Dick Gregory admire Image Award given Gregory for humanitarian efforts. Stevie Wonder and friend standing musical ensemble from Port land’s Jefferson High School. Salem Branch’s Wine Taste and Fashion Show has fast become the most popular event in Salem in June of each year. This gala event will be held Satur day, June 17th, from 8:00 p.m. ‘til midnight at the Black Angus, 220 Commercial S.E. in Salem. Tickets are $8.50 each and can be obtained from Stevens & Sons or from the NA AC P Office, in the Oregon Building, third floor, phone 363-0957. In salute to the outstanding contributions made in the field of needed services for Senior Citizens, as well as leadership in the community, the Urban League Senior Adult Service Center and it’s Advisory Board will be holding a reception for M r. Otto G . Rutherford. M r. Rutherford, former director o f the Senior Adult Service Center, was forced into early retirement due to illness. Among his list o f achievements are: former President o f the King Neighborhood Association, former President of the Portland Branch N A A C P , Director of Housing O .E .O ., and many more. The reception will be held, Sunday, June 25th, at the Urban League Senior Adult Service Center, at 4:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and join in wishing him well. The Entertainment Committee of the N A A C P 69th Annual National Conven tion is giving its last pre-convention activity on Saturday, June 17th, at the Royal Esquire Club, N .E . 17th Avenue and Alberta Street, Portland. It ’s a June Teenth Disco. And it promises to be a fun affair, bringing back memories of the past. One is asked to come dressed as a famous Black personality or in fashions from one’s favorite era. There will be prizes, food, and good music. Ken Berry will be the DJ for the evening, so you know it’s going to jump. The hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Admission is $2.50 per person. Aretha Franklin and keilet Patterson prepare behind stage for Image Award presentations. hummers (cea 1er) prepares for her introduction. NAACP presents Image Awards’ by O. B. HUI Amid the glamor and excitement o f Hollywood and the rumors o f internal strugle for control and prestige, the 11th Annual N A A C P Image Awards were presented on Friday, June 9th at the Century Plaza Hotel. Black America’s biggest names o f stage and screen, along with the heavyweights from the music and records industry, gathered in anticipation o f their names being signaled out from the heated competition o f nominees, as this year’ s recipients o f the coveteda wards. Eleven candidates including Bill Cosby, Ben Vereen, Lou Gossett, Bill Dee Williams, Lola Folana and Melba were in line for the Entertainer o f the Year award. One could hear a pin drop prior to the tenacious applause which ensued with the naming of Ben Vereen as winner in this category. Throughout the course o f the evening the audience was treated to a full course meal at tables costing up to a thousand dollars each, and a wide variety o f live performances by dancers, singers, and the music o f an excellent orchestra under the direction o f Barnum. Most memorable was the signing o f " L ift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” by Kellee Patterson. However, the show stopper on this occasion was none other than soul brother Stevie Wonder, who brought down the house with a solor performed as a trubute to the late South African leader, Steve Biko. The winning nominees in their respective fields were: Television: Best Actor - James Earl Jones, ‘The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened” . Best Actress - Isabel Sanford, “ The Jeffersons” ; Director — Jack Shear, “ The Jeffersons” ; Producer -- Don Nicholl, “ The Jeffersons” . Recording: Groups - Commodores; Gospel -- James Cleveland; Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald; Blues - B.B. King. Movies: Best Musical Score -- Piece o f the Action, Curtis Mayfield, vocals Mavis Staples. Best Screen play - A Piece of the Action, Melvin Van Pebbles, Kenneth Bos, Laurence DuKore and Leon Capetanos; Director - A Piece o f the Action - Sidney Poitier; Actress - Cicely Tyson, A Hero A in’t Nothing but a Sandwich; Actor - Paul W infield, A Hero Aint Nothing but a Sandwich. Stage: Best Production -- The Wiz. Hone lii -Hie J& k 'Jazz at the Bank’ features Noia Jean Bogle A real treat awaits Portland area jazz fans as Nola Jean Bogle, one of the top jazz singers in the Northwest, headlines “ Jazz at the Bank,” Satur day, June 24th at 8:30 p.m ., at the Oregon Bank in Lake Oswego (4th and A Streets). Miss Bogle will make her second ap pearance at the annual summer event, having thrilled the jazz loving audien ce in 1975 with her interpretations of ballads and jazz standards. Miss Bogle was an outstanding member o f the Portland jazz com munity for nearly ten years, singing with the City's best at such places as Sidney’s, The River Queen, The Ben son Hotel, The Thunderbird and The Beachcomber. She went into semi- retirement in the early 70’s and her fans considered themselves lucky in deed when they were able to hear her sitting in on rare occasions at local jazz spots. Her material runs the gamut from the sensitive ballad "The Nearness of You” to the hard swinging and demanding “ Bye, Bye, Blackbird.” Jazz at the Bank has a special meaning to Miss Bogle, who says it provides an opportunity for her to per form for an audience which comes only to listen to the artist. She says, “ Jazz at the Bank” is like a dream come true for most club singers like myself who sometimes feel cast in the role as background music for drinking and socializing.” She has selected an outstanding quartet of Portland jazz players to ac company her. Dynamic drummer Mel Brown, pianist George Svetich, trum peter Thara Memory and bassist Brad Herrett are all well known to Portland area jazz aficionados. Admission is a $4 donation to the Andre Garand Scholarship Fund. Tickets are available at Stevens & Sons, Meier & Frank and at the door. baiUBB Friday, June 23,8 p.m. Jefferson High School, 5210 N. 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