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Page 6 Portland Observar January 24,1980 ENTERTAINMENT HAPPENINGS "Moving on up" " C a n ’t S top Dancing, " the 12-inch single fro m S Y L V E S T E R 'S latest Fantasy double album . L iv in g P roof, shows up on B illb o a rd ’ s disco chart this week at no. 2. Reviews have been extremely enthusiastic, along the lines o f Brian C hin's Record W o rld rave: ENTERTAINMENT Harlem Globetrotters to appear at Memorial Coliseum DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SAVE ON YOUR FOOD BILL? W e offer savings of up to 40% and more on fine quality wonder and products, plus large discounts on other baked goods Besides our day low prices, w e feature in store specials daily Just look or le gain" signs on the displays in our store Discover for yourself w >a sands of smart shoppers in the area have found nr u The H arlem G lobetrotters, who have been applauded by 95 m illio n fans in 97 d iffe re n t countries, w ill make th e ir annual P o rtla n d appearance on Sun day, January 27, at M e m o ria l C oliseum . Game time is 2:30 p.m. N o basketball team in histo ry has w on more games (13,871 at the season’ s start) in m ore places than the G lob e tro tte rs, who w ill play m ore than 400 games this season. Stars o f the G lobetrotters, w ho w ill face the C a lifo rn ia C hiefs in P o rtla n d , are L o u is D u n b a r, th ird -h ig h e s t scorer in H o u sto n h is to ry , and James (T w iggy) Sanders fro m Johnson C. S m ith U niversity in N o rth C a ro lin a . Both are veterans o f the u n it. There is a sort o f P o rtla n d T ra il Blazers’ fla vo r to the T ro tte rs w ho w ill visit P o rtla n d . One o f the T ro tte rs is R ickey B ro w n , 6-9 fo rw a rd fro m U n iv e rs ity o f A labam a, d ra fte d by P o rtla n d in the th ird round in 1977 and a college team mate o f T. R. Dunn o f the Blazers. A n o th e r is Osborne L o c k h a rt, a high school and college team mate o f T ra il Blazer M ychal Thom pson. B oth L o ckh a rt and T hom pson are fro m Nassau in the Bahamas, both attended Jackson H ig h School in M ia m i and U n ive rsity o f M innesota. Tickets fo r the January 27 game are on sale at M e m o ria l C oliseum and all regular ticket agencies o f the T ra il Blazers. Prices are $7.50 and $6.00 fo r adults and $5.00 and $4.00 fo r students through high school age. You'll be amazed at the savings you Food stam p s gladly accep ted S A T IS F A C T IO N G UARANTEED You m u » l be completely satisfied with every purchase or we will cheerfully refund your purchase price WONDER-HOSTESS THRIFTSHOP 115 N. Cook St. C o rn er o f V a n c o u v e r b C o o k S t.. P o rtlan d , O regon O pen M o n th ru S a t —9am 6pm —Closed Sundays Sylvester “ Sylvester's showmanship and sensitivity are dazzling th ro u g h o u t...T h e tu m u ltu o u s welcome given (the hallarás on Side 3) made me wish that Sylvester w ould become the new pop idol o f this generation and inculcate fa ith and friendship in everyone... L iv in g P r o o f \s a w o rk o f marvelous ver s a tility and great w arm th. I can’ t imagine how Sylvester could please us m ore.” HARLEM GIOOETROTTERS in person! SUNDAY Melba Moore and fire prevention week Jan. 27 P rio r to her perform ance at a private disco in M a n h a tta n , volunteer ju n io r firem en fo r New Y o rk C ity show E pic recording artist M elba M o ore how to give m outh to m outh resuscitation to disco dancers burned out on the dance flo o r fro m her latest LP Burn. Later, Ms. M oore ascended a cherry picker surrounded by fire engines, and along w ith to p fire o ffic ia ls changed te m p o ra rily rechristened Tim es Square F ire P revention Square. M elba congratulated the fire departm ent on their vigorous e ffo rts to educate the p u b lic on fire prevention. Later, M elba gave away copies o f her latest Epic L P B urn 2:30 p.m. morial Coliseum ADULTS $7.50 & $6.00 Students thru H.S. $5 & $4 Richie Cole to appear at Reed College. Pleasure " G lid e ” has most assuredly been a breakthrough record fo r P L E A S U R E , the enorm ously talented ten-tnan band fro m P o rtland, Oregon. Taken fro m their fifth Fantasy album , Euture Now, " G lid e " has enjoyed m a jo r success as an R&B single, and is just now starting to happen on pop stations. For the past tw o or three months, Pleasure has m aintained a high road p ro file , playing on bills w ith groups like the Barkays, Con Funk Shun, and L T D , before thousands o f fans. T hey’ re about to enter Fantasy’ s Berkeley studios w ith engineer/producer Phil K a ffe l to begin w ork on their next LP. Richie C ole and A lto Madness, a jazz group fe a tu rin g saxaphonist Cole, w ill appear in concert at Reed College Saturday, February 9, at 8 p .m . in the c o m m u n ity ce n te r. T he c o n c e rt, sponsored by the Reed C o lle g e student body, is open to the p u b lic. A dm ission is $4 fo r the general p ublic. Tickets are available at L o n g h a ir M usic, the Reed student activities o ffic e , o r at the door. A fte r an extended stay at the Stardust H otel in Las Vegas, M r. C ole has form ed his ow n g roup “ A lto Madness.” His latest record is “ Last Tango in P aris,” where he perform s w ith the Ramone Balve T rio . Further in fo rm a tio n is available by calling 771-1112, ext. 280. Tickets at= Memorial Coliseum & All Blazer Outlets ENERGY. 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