P a g . 4 Portland Observer Decem ber 20. 1979
ENTERTAINMENT
HAPPENINGS
ENTERTAINMENT
Christmas Specials on Ch. 10
K O A I’ I V w ill present a iu illic i » o i l i l pieu uei o l a < liris im .is classic oil
" A m a h l a n il ihe n ix h l vrt<fi«rs " sta rrin g R o he il Sapolsky .is A m a lil and leresa
S iialas. I lie opera was a long lim e las o i He on co n in ici ical teles ision lo t years.
" A n ii/ h l '’ is die m oving s lo iy o l a sup pled slieplie id hoy w ho lived nearly
2(11X1 years ago.
One n ig lil A m a lil and Ins n io llie i aie visited in llie ir hum ble lull by three
la b iilo u s ly rich kings. I lie roya l s is iio is are lia v e lu ig lo llc llilc h v in Io honor die
newborn ( Im si t lu ld w ith precious g ills A u ia lil's most precious possession is
Ins crutch, bill he o ile rs ii lo Ihe kings lo lake lo lle lh le h e iu M ira c u lo u s ly , his
lainuess is cured and he is p e rm ilie d lo fo llo w in g the kings io Bethlehem.
O n Sunday, December 21 ^il 6 p .m ., I led Kogers galhets w ith Ins regulars
and a tw elve-year-old ballet ma lo r "C h ris im a s lim e tviih Khsler Kuners. " I he
ba lle rin a is a lr.u d her fa m ily w ill not reach ihe neighbor lio tx l in tune lo r Ihe
( h iisim a s celelu alion .
I ike much o l w hal Rogers dix*s in all o l Ins p ro g ia n is, this special lo r Ihe
w hole fa m ily , expresses Roger's p h ilo so p h y dial patience, giving lo olhers, and
helping one's le llo w aie essential p a ils o l the spun o l ihe h o lid ay season.
Im in e d ia ie ly fo llo w in g " M is t e r U n g e r s " is a d i a iu a ii/ a iio n o l D y la n
I liom as* ".•I ( h ih l's C h ris tm a s in H a le s " w u h a cto rs fro m the N a tio n a l
Ih e a lie o l Ihe Deal I lie p to g ia m is in itia le d by Sit M ichael Redgiave and
signed visual u a iia lio n by Ite iu a id llia g g
G e o rg e T N ie re n b e rg
S a t u r d a y D e c e m b e r 22 s h o w in g o f V O I f l / 'S O V I f 1 / l/'S . h
d o c u m e n ta ry c e le b ra tio n ot the e rt of tup d a n c in g as p ra c tic e d by San d
m a n S im s C h u c k G reen and B unny B rig g s The film has b ee n h ig h ly ac
cla im e d b o th for its e n te rta in m e n t v a lu e a n d its h is to ric a l d o c u m e n ta tio n
of Black A m e ric a n art
S B I f l / ’S O V t f ) Z l / ’S w ill be p re s e n te d tw ic e a t 7 a n d 8 30 p m in
the S w a n n A u d ito riu m o f the P o rtla n d A rt M u s e u m at S W Park and
M a d is o n A d m is s io n is *2 w ith re d u c e d a d m is s io n tor s tu d e n ts c h ild re n
and senior c itize n s
I he I male m tins senes, lo i kids w ho can slay up la ic on Ihe n ig lil o l ( lu is l
mas, is ihe touching slo ry o l a young g ill's uusellishness d u rin g ihe ho lid ay
seasonal I I 10 I he s lo iy is cap lio ue d lo i ihe deal
I m ille d , "C h n s lm a s I ai e " llie s lo ty fo llo w s ( e liu e and her gia iid m a m a
and ilie u h ie together as lace m akers < hie ( lu isim a s I ve C eliue o ile rs a sm all
blue how l as a g ill lo t I e I’elil lesus Bui dm mg llie n ig lil a died steals die o l
le i mg
As ihe I ale m i I olds, llie lives o l ( eliue, ( u a ml mama and i he llie il aie woven
lo g e lh e i like the m l i i d l e lace ( u a m l ma ma is teas lung ( eliue l o make.
Ih e nexl yeai Ihe ho le guI and hei g ia m lm o ih e i aie in due circum stances
Bui a k iim k on the d o o i changes a ll dial
W hen ( elu.e m ils in Ihe w in d o w , w lic ie a yeai ago she had le il her o lT e iin g ,
she find s llie sm all blue bow l fille d w uh gold coins ( eliue believes I e I ’e lil
lesus has seen llieil need am i ies|sonded m kin d I lid d e u m ihe shadow nulside
is ilie iIn e I. who was le lo im e d bv llie s p itil o l lose and uusellish givm g
D o n 'i miss aus o l I lies w o m lei I ill ( lu isim a s sjxv nils on (>1 PBS channels 10-
I'o i lla u d . 7 ( oi sal I is, and 11-1 a ( uandc
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T h . u p liftin g von as ot th e H A W K IN S F A M IL Y S IN G F H S o n « o f A m « i u « s
m o s t p o p u la r gospol g ro u p s w ill b . hoard on O V f H E A S Y tbo n a tio n a l
a w a rd w in n in g P B S san a s on a g in g b o a te d by H u g h D o w n s T ue s d a y
D e c e m b e r 25 at 6 JO p m on C h a n n e l 10 K O A P
Hawkins singers have many happy days.
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a io u m l Ihe w o ik l \ m l , ii was a hupps d a s o n O l / A’ / I S ) , w hen dies inincsl
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hung l o g e i l x t ."
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Record industry finds Gold & Platinum
in Black music market
Black M usic is keeping die record industry a llo u i. and Black execuiises are
behind dirs success says "B la c k In ic rp ris c ” m aga/m c m Ils Decernbei issue.
In " ( u tk iy u ig in die Sound o l D o lla rs ". Black I nlerpr.se examines .be role
o l Black execuiiyes m an m dt.siry which has long ignored them ouis.de Ihe
a v o id in g sim ho. Blacks arc now ,x*neiratmg ihe record m d t.siry Ih io u g h ihe
Black music m a ike l.
to d a y , m ost o l the n a tio n 's lo p record com panies liaye Black m usic
thsisum s headed and s ia llc d hugely by Blacks. I he increase in ihe ........ .. ol
Blacks in Ihe in du stry has coincided w ilh ihe rise in Black music sales. In I97K,
Black m usic com prised 25 per eeni o l the inarkei and $2 b illio n m sales. In eon
ira s i, m .iio i m a ike l sales aie couium m g lo decrease and iw o B in ds o l all new
ieleaves aie eonsuleied econom ic failures by die industry.