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Page 6 Portland Observer Thursday November 9. 1978 , iT 'W ESSENCE - S O C IA L C LU B • • Essence is a relatively new community-based organization comprized of eleven progressive young Black women. During the formative stage Essence was — and still does host card parties, w me sips and the like — to let the com munity know they are here to do some positive things m the .Albina community. Essence's coming out dance was last week at the Elks Lodge. The attendance was very impressive for the first time — but it was billed as a “ disco dance** — and according to d u b members the enure affair was a success. Members of the club consist of: Kim Lowe. President; Karen Green, Vice President; Janet Hurst, Treasurer; Kathy Fuller, Business Manager; Terri Mc Clendon. Secretary ; Pamela Gaines, Linda Warren, Cornelia Steppes, Ester Shaw, Rose Washington and Toni Rawls. Later 1 contacted dub President Kim Lowe to get an impression of some of the future goals of Essence. Jones. Now that Essence has had their first successful affair, would you have done anything different? Lowe. Yes! We would have made sure no other organizations were having a dance on the same night. Jones: In organizing Essence, did you see the need to fill a social void in the community? Lowe. As a matter-of-fact yes. Particularly dunng the winter months when there's not really that much happening. You get tired of going to the same nightclubs ail the time. Jones: Has Essence projected any long range community goals? Lowe; Our primary long range goal is to initiate a scholarship program for deserving youth in our community . Jones. W hat’s next on your social calendar? Lowe We’ll be hosting a dance at the end of the month for youth 21 years and under at the Esquire Club. Jones. What rewards does Essence plan to procure from this community ef fort? Lowe; Respect. Jones: You can't ask for more than that I suppose — thank you and the best to Essence in the future. Lowe; Thank you, for all of us. JOIN ART ALEXANDER Every Saturday Right After JAZZ ALIVE From 10 PM 'Til Midnight FOR FUNK 'N STUFF . . . Funk . . . S o u l. . . A fro-L atin. . . J a z z . . . Occasional Poetry and a bit o f Comedy SOMETHING FOR YOUR FEET AND Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine will be appearing at Reed College Commons. Sunday, November 12th at 8:00 p.m . Admission S3, tickets available at: House o f Sound, Music M illenium, Longhair Music and SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEAD Django a. The Past Grand Matrons and Past Grand Patrons Council of Prince Hall Grand Chapter and the Past Matrons and Past Patrons Councils of the con stituent chapters of Prince Hall Grand Chapter invite the public to a reception honoring Lavoia I. Brown. Grand Worth? Matron and William 8 Odom. Jr.. Grand Worth? Patron of Prince Hall Grand Chapter, O .E.S., State of Oregon and Its Jurisdiction, Sunday. November 19th, 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Prince Hall Masonic Temple. 120 N.E. Russell Street. The constituent chapters of Pnnce Hail Grand Chapter are Enterprise #1, Portland; Blue Mountain #2, LaGrande; Deborah #3, Eugene; Searchlight #4, Portland; Electa #5, Portland; Adah »6, Portland; Alfred E. David «8, Mountain Home, Idaho; Starlight #12, Great Falls, Montana. KOAC-AM Mono 550 KOAP-FM Stereo 91.5 This Ad Made Possible By The Corporation For Public Broadcasting STOP LOOKING BUY TOMORROW'S SECURITY FOR YOUR FAMILY TODAY The Albina Action Center will hold Energy Conservation Workshops. At King Neighborhood Facility, 4815 N.E. 7th. November 7th at 10:00 a.m ., November 21st at 7:00 p.m ., December 6th at 10:00 a.m ., December 28th at 7:00 p.m. and January 10th at 7.-00 p.m. For information call: 288-8345. ‘ Rip City Follies returns to Portland Friday and Saturday, November 17th and 18th at 9:00 p.m. at the Arbuckle Flat Coffeehouse. 1532 S.W. Momson. 'Rip City Follies’ performed Portland’s Family Circus Theater, the P acific N o rth w est’s m ost renowned people’s theater is present ly touring Oregon and Washington. The Family Circus has performed original comedy on the west coast since 1972. The style is fast-paced, full of movement and music incor porating circus techniques, mime and the surprises o f folk theater. Their sets are ingenious as their shows are designed to travel and play to a wide variety of audiences. Their current show “ Rip City Follies.” written, produced, design ed, directed and p erfo rm ed by the collective, was inspired by the great vaudeville shows of the 20’s and 30* s. ln content it deals with the d estru c tio n o f cheap inner city housing. Millie and Max, retired vaudevillians; H a rry the hotel manager; Gussie, a waitress in the local soul kitchen; and K arl, a warehouse worker are all faced with eviction when InterCon Bank decides to demolish their residence hotel. L nwilling to take this show of ‘urban removal’ lying down they take on the banker, tangle with the mayor and finally stage a show of their own: an evening’s vaudeville at the doomed hotel — rallying cry for their fellow residents. A generous dose of music, tap dancing, songs, comeds and en semble juggling combine to create a highly entertaining satire on the pit- falls o f city planning. The entire company is diverse. This is theatre with a difference, an uplifting ex perience, upbeat, sensitive and very moving. Block Catholics present awards P o rtla n d Black Lay C atholic C aucus will host its first annual awards dinner. Saturday, November 18, 1978. Mass will be at 5:00 p.m. with dinner following in the St. An drew’s Community Center, N.E. 8th and Alberta. Award recipients will be: Clifford Cam pbell, Education, first C hair man Archdiocese Board of Educa tio n , A n n u al C liffo rd C am p bell A rchdiocesian aw ard nam ed for him ; M aurice L ucas, Y outh, summer basketball camps over the city; Gladys and Bill McCoy. Lay Leadership and Political A ction; Pollyanna Reed, Community Ser vice, Founder of St. Vincent De Paul Nursery formerly St. Martin Daycare Center; Francesca Gabriel, St. An drew’s, Ida Shepherd, Immaculate Heart — Liturgy — first gospel choir Presidents; and Sam Jackson Jr., first P resident Black Lay C atholic Caucus. SHOP E* IEN O W S FOR sizes r»w • • m i • M • S»t«»s* •* O raeW r M ill, 1 1 , 1 , • i t » • I l ■W'ow, . JJ-V « M l . j« ,k * s i o,..,,«« • 3 3 ^ * W m < • La*« Q * . *O • * » • • m a a k s i ot.itM» . H orkshops in modem dance, ballet, jazz and fo lk dance will be offered to Oregon high school students Saturday (November 18th) at the University of Oregon. The All State High School Dance Day, to be held in Rooms 353 and 354 of the Gerlinger Hall Annex, is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Each student will be able to participate in each of the four one-hour classes in groups arranged according to the students' experience Cost of registration is 51. The deadline is Wednesday (November 15th), call 686-3386 The newly merged Washington-Monroe High School is proud to announce the first dramatic production of this school year, David and Lisa, by James Reach. It retells the strange and appealing story of two mentally-disturbed adolescents Production dates: November 16th, 17th. and 18th at 8:00 p.m. Admission. 52 for adults. $ 1.50 for students. The Baba Tunde Bebop Band will perform at the Family Circus Studio at 221 S.E. 11th on Friday and Saturday, November 10th and 11th The Band features Thera Memory, Jim Pepper, Warren Rand. Don Mumford, Peter Boe and Phil Baker. Cover is 52. Music starts at 9:00 p.m. Beginning Sunday, October 29th, Kelle? Point Park will observe new dosing hours. The 100-acre park, which is owned and operated by tbe Port of P o rt land, will be closed at 6:00 p.m. The park opens at 8:00 a.m. and is for public use seven days a week Kelley Point Park, located at the confluence of the Columbia and W illamette Rivers, is reached via North Marine Drive. The park is closed on Thanksgiving. Christmas and New Years Day. The Center for Urban Education (CUE) is launching its 10th anniversary celebration with a film festival on November 19th, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, S.W Jefferson and 18th Streets, P ort land. Three films which have been produced by the Center will be featured at the festival: Where Her Gifts Are Respected’’ (28 minutes) directed by Mary Beth Onk, examines the role of women in the church; “ The People Are Danc ing Again (28 minutes) directed by John Volkman and Harry Dawson, Jr, looks at the restoration of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians; and The Thorne fam ily Film (82 minutes) directed by David M ilholland, documents the effects of urbanization upon a pioneer Oregon family. (221- 0984, A public lecture, "W ood Stoves — Installation and Use" will be given at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Wednesday, November 15th, at 7:30 p.m M att Greenslade, a fourteen-year veteran with the Portland Fire Bureau’s Fire Prevention Division, will give the talk in OMSI’s Main Auditorium. He will discuss the current choices available in wood stoves, their use and main tenance. He will also present a step-by-step outline for safe home installation of a wood stove. Admission to the lecture, which is sponsored by the OMSI Energy Center, is $2 for the general public and 51 for students and OMSI, payable at the door. November 15th, Portland Development Commission. Landlord-Tenant In form ation Session, p.m., PCC Community Education Center, 3600 S.E. 79th. L eft Naw 3 bedroom home In Vancouver with good access to future I 205 bridge. Includes 2 baths, double garage, brick fireplace, range, dish washer. garbage disposal, w /w carpets. Energy efficient with 10 year Home Owner's Warranty Cash price »42.500. 9 h % Annual Percentage Rate with 360 monthly payments at $354 principal and interest plus estimated taxes and insurance Veterans move-m for $100 00. FHA pur chaser's move-in approximately $2200.00. ¡ ermitage ~ e,«. Vane 694 8577 Ptld 223 8229 REALTY 4715 Si Johns Road Vancouver. Wash 9Mb M s S s ib F O. 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