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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1978)
», -, Sherrian Warren, one of several artists represented at Northeast YW CA "Parade of Talent" set for September 19th. LCMT M ART — From left to right: Vonda Johnson, Grace Mason and Sherrian Warren work on paintings for Northeast YW CA "Parade of Talent." YWCA summer students prepare 'Parade of Talents’ The results o f a summerful o f classes at the Northeast YW C A will be on display September 19th from 10:00 a.m. to noon under the banner of “ Parade of Talents.” located at the Northeast Center, 126 N .E . Alberta. YW CA Volunteers w ill be honored and refreshments will be served. An exhibit of art work, a fashion show from the Sewing Center, and a demonstration o f yoga and slim- nastics w ill highlite the Parade, The exhibit will give people an op portunity to sign up for the Y W C A ’s schedule of fall activities as well as enjoy the results of summer. Among the new programs being offered is “ Noon Day Activities,” a special lunch time series o f discussions and exercise for working women and homemakers. Also in the works for fall are classes in oil painting, yoga and fur niture refinishing. A field trip to Fah-Nee-Ta is planned for Septem ber 22nd. - THE FIFTH DIMENSION 5th Dimeasioa: From Aquarius to Star Daaciag In 1965, a little known singing group called The 5th Dimension got together and recorded a song called “ Up, U p, and Aw ay,” that turned out to be one o f the biggest smash hits in music history. The single won four Grammy Awards, the group catapulted to stardom, and their story has been one o f success ever since. Today, the 5th Dimension is one of the most popular singing groups in the world. They have released no less than a dozen hit albums and fourteen gold records, including such blockbuster hits as “ Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In ,” “ One Less Bell to Answer,” "W edding Bell Blues,” and “ Stoned Soul Picnic” — and their new Motown album “ STAR D A N C IN G ” promises to be equally as successful. They have toured extensively throughout the U n ited States, Europe and the Orient and continue longevity is their upbeat, easy listening sound. The kind o f qjusic they generate has a broad-based audience appeal that most other groups haven't quite been able to match. Another reason is that the group has grown and changed with the times, and has adapted their style accordingly. Today, with three new members, Teri Bryant, Mic Bell, Lou Court ney, plus original members Florence LaR ue G ordon and L aM o n te SPORTS H O U R JOE’S PLACE 1801 N .E . A lb e r t a W IL L DRAFT Y O U FOR O N L Y Days: Sat., Sun., A M on. Call: 2 8 8 -8 7 6 8 15< For woro Information IHELP W A N T E D M B M H H H E L P WANTE ELP WANTED ICHURCHS FRIED CHICKE Seeks Managers and Trainees in Portland. McLemore, the group’s current act is an exciting combination o f the old and new. “ People who come to hear the 5th Dimension expect to hear some o f our old hits,” says Florence, “ so o f course they are included, but we have more versatility now — we’re more spontaneous.” Preferring to be innovators, not imitators, the group did not jump on the bandwagon o f the heavy metal sounds in the 1960’s, nor do they in tend to jump on the bandwagon of punk-rock in the 1970’s. Instead, they have taken the time and effort *to carefully cultivate a new sound that is distinctly their own. Together the group has more vocal range than ever — their material is more daring, more varied. On stage the group still perform s w ith the same highly polished professionalism they always did but they are less inhibited, more com fortable, and the results are gratifying. W ith such a dynamic new com bination o f talent and material, and a new album recently released on Motown Records, it looks like the 5th Dimension may once again make music history. The Fifth Dimension will be ap pearing at the “ Festival o f the 60’s” at Oregon State University on Sep tember 9th. Portland Observer Thursday, September 7,1978 Page 5 4-H aids community gardens M A R IE ’S KITCHE There’ s a good old fashioned “ hoe-down” at North Williams and Skidmore in Portland this week, but this one is coming up greens and not roses. With the help of Urban 4-H youth, the plot of land on this u.ban Port land corner is being weeded and tend ed carefully following seeding early this month by members of The Albina Action Center. (T A A C ) Urban 4-H members participated by manning hoes and sharing in the weeding chores. Cleaning up the garden plot at the Skidmore corner were 4-H members Terrell Jenkins, W illiam Shamsud- Din, Royce Hardy, Kimberly Kim- mons, Lisa M cD o n n e ll and Stephanie Cole. With them, and also wielding a hoe, was Urban 4-H Director, Ira D. Mumford. “ A hoe in the hand is worth a bushel o f greens on this corner” noted Mumford, who urges people of the Albina community to take ad vantage o f the T A A C garden project. The garden plots are available to the public, announces Rose Taylor, Director of T A A C , who adds that those participating in the program share their harvests with an elderly, low-incom e or handicapped in dividual. Gardeners also agree to harvest only those crops which arc assigned by the T A A C garden coordinator. Garden plots can be assigned by Judy Bowek, Coordinator, at the King Neighborhood F acility or T A A C offices, 707 N .E . K n ott Street. She can be reached by phone at 288-8345. The second planting this year will yield a crop o f collards, mustard greens, swiss chard and beets. Sum mer seeding is in progress now. In the spring, fields will be seeded with corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, cabbage and broccoli. In addition to providing fresh produce to anyone who agrees to the conditions for gardening the land, there is a “ gleaning” provision, providing for the gathering of crops that remain in the fields after the harvest. As far back as Moses’ tim e, gleaning was a means to prevent waste and providing an adequate diet for low-income families. In 1977, gleaning programs in Oregon provided more than 132 tons of produce that would have been left in Oregon fields. AT ANYTIME T u e a -T h u ra 6:30 am -6 pm — Frl- Sat 6:30 am-3:30 am — Sun 6:30 a m -3 :X p m SPECIAL CHITTLINGS DAILY 5246 N.E. 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