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Pag«4 Portland Observar Thursday. M archi, 1978 C&fr 5 'Tieca Celebrity Attractions by Ruth Spencer s *- a / / . * Ti 1 tìO * < v -a presents M r James L o v in g and Ms, Marion Gilmore are planning an en gagement party in May. land Public Schools. Thank you Ms. Jackson for your many years o f service. Ms. Ray E. Brown has resigned her position at the University o f Ore gon Health Sciences Center as A f firmative Action Officer. Ms. Brown w ill continue her doc toral. Damon Bagley has resigned from his position as counselor at Benson High School. •••••••••• K F . Booker returned this week from a brief vacation in Mexico. •••••••••• Ms. Ann W illiams who livers in Honolulu is visiting her mother Mrs. Charles E. Williams, Sr. Soma of the Characters of the Fashion Extravaganza: Left to right: Glenda Parks: Regina Graen; Mary Strayhand; Anise Hall. Fashion Coordinator; and Beverley Strickland. Allen Temple presents fashions The Young Adults o f Allen Tem- p k C.M.E. Church present their an nual Luncheon Fashion Show, Saturday, M arch 10th at the Sheraton H otel— Lloyd Center at 1:00 p.m. It is truly a “ Fashion Ex travaganza“ w ith fashions for all ages from the mature adults to child ren o f every age. Come and enjoy this gala event. A glimpse o f some of the “ W iz” characters might even be found in this unique Fashion Extra vaganza. Lunch w ill be served at 1:00 p.m. and the fashion show w ill begin at 2:00 p.m. all taking place at the ( g ( U Sheraton-Lloyd Center. Donations are $10 each which includes the Lunch eon and Fashion Show. The Young A d u lt members o f A llen Temple C.M.E. Church may be contacted if you have not already secured your ticket. This Annual Event sponsored by the Young Adults o f Allen Temple is one o f the events they present to wards the funding o f the Mammoth Tea effort o f Allen Temple C.M.E. Church. The Mammoth Tea drive culminates on the first o f A p ril at Allen Temple C.M .E. Church. Rev erend T.L. Strayhand, Pastor. l l © i March 19 through 24 "THE WIZ' IZ A WOW!" —William Glover, Associated Press The Reverend Leslie White ad dressed the congregation at Bethel A M E Church on the occasion o f their Men’s Day activities Sunday, March 4th. Reverend White, a graduate o f Jefferson High School and Morris Brown College. A tlanta, Georgia, spoke on the subject: "B e o f Good Cheer, Wait on the Lord.” •••• • • • • • ft The Reverend Ellis Casson return ed to Portland recently to visit with his mother. The Reverend Casson is pastoring in Santa Monica, California. .................. Ms. Mattye lies a native o f Chica go is making her home in Portland. Ms. lies taught twenty-eight years in Chicago. She is a member o f Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. V at the Auditorium • • • • ■ % S S • Mr. and Mrs. Lucious Hicks, Ms. Brenda Knapper and Bob Boyer at tended the NAACP Regional Lead ership Conference in Oakland. •••••••••ft ft by Allen Jones Vacation tim« In Jamaica. Waat Indiea. »or John and Earlina Panaon. Mary Martin Brltt, nawlywada Gaorge and Linda Jonaa. Paul and Ganava Knauls SPECTRUM IN BLUE ANGELA BOFILL Angela BofiU is unknown . except to Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat and the New York Daily News. Before he died. Cannonball Adderley praised the 24-year-old songstress’ abilities. Dizzy Gillespie — who has performed on bills with Angie at Madison Square Garden and the Newport Jazz Festival — sings her praises. Downbeat called her musical talents "uncanny’ ’ and compared her singing to that o f a "seasoned pro.” And the New York Daily News declared that “ music critics forecast a bright future” for her. It’s not surprising that people who’ve heard Angie know she’s loaded with po tential. She started singing at age four, encouraged by a father who’s tenor won numerous competitions in Latin clubs around New York. He once had the honor o f singing with internationally-known Cuban band leader Machito. After two years o f piano lessons from ages ten to twelve, Angie was able to compose songs. This ultimately led to her forming a band while in high school. Jokingly called the Puerto Rican Supremes, they played church and high school dances. One member. Buddy Williams, appears on Angie’s debut album. “ Angie.” W hen Angela graduated Hunter College High School, her teachers and prin cipal predicted she’d become famous. A t the Manhattan School o f Music she found herself the only voice major experimenting with jazz. And while singing with Ricardo Morrero and “ The Group,” she toured the "c u c h ifrito ” circuit o f small Latin clubs and recorded a single, “ M y Friend,” which got her nominatea for best Latin female vocalist by Latin New York m a g a rin e After leaving Morrero's band at age 21 to go solo, Angie composed a multi- media jazz suite, "Under the Moon and Over the S ky," which she performed in association with the Brooklyn Academy o f Music. She also sang with Capitol Records reggae group Inner Circle at New Y ork’s Bottom Line, Cleveland’s Bogart’s and the Stardust in Los Angeles. Angie was a lead soloist with New Y ork’s Dance Theater o f Harlem Chorus, for which she also arranged and occasionally composed and conducted. She has performed at Madison Square Garden on the bill with such artists as Stan Getz, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa and Bob Hope. And she headlined numerous northeastern jazz clubs at the helm o f her own quartet. Brought to Dave Crusin and Larry Rosen o f GRP Records by flautist Dave V alentin, Angie recorded her debut album by day while traveling bv night to Philadelphia's Shubert Theater to work with the Dance Theater o f Harlem. Listen to "A n g ie ” and you’ ll agree: Angela B ofill has established an im pressive track record and has a promising future . . . especially fo r an unknown. Ms. M ary Edwards, Regional D i rector o f the National Council o f Christians and Jews and Vice Chair person o f the Coalition for School Integration told the Portland School Board at its February 26th meeting that district policies and programs had caused scattering o f Black children, inefficient administration, inequita ble d iscipline, denial o f equal choice, indifferent handling o f m inority cultures in the curriculum and discrimination in the hiring o f Black teachers. Osly J. Gates, D irector o f the City-County Commission on Aging w ill attend the 29th Annual Meeting o f the National Council on the Aging in C incinnati, Ohio, March 25th- 28th. N C O A Board M em ber, Chairman o f the Committee on M i nority Elderly Concerns and Former Vice-President, M r. Gates w ill con duct two workshops — one on the m inority elderly and the second on the functioning o f Commissions on Aging, using the Portland experience as a model. The Reverend O.B. Williams will celebrate his 34th anniversary as pastor o f Vancouver Avenue Baptist C hurch M arch 7th-11th w ith a banquet March 10th at the River Queen. The Gentlemen o f Leisure honored two young athletes with a surprise “ victory” party last Sun day. Honored with trophies and $25 savings bonds were: David Lewis, A ll-S ta te basketball player and Senior at Grant High School, and A nthony Amado. 98 pound A A A w restling cham pion and W orld School Boy Champion, a Sopho more at Benson. Ms. Edith Jackson, Boise Elemen tary School teacher for many years, has voluntarily retired from the Port- Tax workshop scheduled A n in fo rm a tio n a l session on federal income taxes w ill be sponsor ed by the C ity o f Portland Develop ment Com m ission on M arch 15, 1979, from 7:30-10:00 p.m. at the Portland Community College, Cas cade Center located at 705 N. Killings worth in Room B-48, Cas cade Hall. The session w ill feature Ms. Mary Lee Planer who works for the U.S. Department o f Internal Revenue Ser vice. Ms. Planer is the taxpayer education coordinator who directs the volunteers in tax assistance (V IT A ) program. She also educates tax practitioners and conducts month ly business seminars. Ms. Planer w ill discuss itemized deductions, energy credits, adjust ments to income, and future changes for 1979. A short film on tax prep aration will be shown at the end o f the session. The New Musical Version of “ The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ’ WINNER! 7 TONY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL! Starring Deborah Malone as Dorothy 1976 GRAMMV AWARD WINNER BEST ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM PRICE SCHEDULE MON. TUES. WED. & THURS. EVENINGS 8:15 P.M. ’ 13.00,’ 11.00, ’ 9.00 FRIDAY & SATURDAY EVENINGS 8:15 P.M. ’ 15.00,’ 12.50,’ 10.00 WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY MATINEES 2:30 P.M. ’ 12.00, ’ 10.00, ’ 8.00 Tickets available at CELEBRITY ATTRACTIONS; G. I. JOES, Beaverton, North Portland. Oak Grove & Rock wood: Meier & Frank, Downtown; Stevens & Son Lloyd Center; Auditorium Box Office. Mall Orders: Enclose stamped self-addressed envelope and 50* per order for handling Mall your check or money order to: Celebrity Attractions. 1010 S. W. Morrison. Portland. OR 97205. Phone reservations 226-4371 ALL SALES FINAL NO REFUNDS NO EXCHANGES ■ • OdX3 TV lN 3W N Q gIA N 3 H22TV3 3T3HM • OPEN UNDER NEW M ANAG EM ENT NORTHSIDE FISH MARKET O FISH & SEA FOOD OF A IL KIN D S • WHOLE EARTH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO • March 29. 30. 31 & A p ril I, 1979 M em orial Coliseum Com plex Portland. Oregon Fish flown fresh from the South. Fresh F.iiteriainment • Speakers • Workshops • Films Alternative Lifestyle Appropriate Tech n o lo » Exhibits Mance A. 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