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Celebrate
Asian Day
Portland Com m unity College’ s
student government association will
sponsor a tree performance o f two
one-act plays by Black playwrights
on Wednesday, May 14, at 2:30
P m. m Room ST-A7 at the Sylvania
Center. 12000 S. W. 49th Avenue.
I he performance is by the Port-
land-based Neighborhood Theater
Company.
LeRoi Jone's play the Dutchman
will star Nathaniel Haynes, a PCC
broadcasting graduate and Portland
actor, and Lisa ST. Martin.
I he fir s t M ilita n t M in iste r, a
comedy by Ben Caldwell, will star
Henry Nelson, Portland actor and
educator, and Richard Jones, who
has perform ed in P ortland and
1 Seattle productions.
Nathaniel Haynes is director o f
the two plays. Junn W ilson is
assistant director.
Bobby Campbell, President o f the
I CC Black C ultural Association, is
coordinating the events.
The Dutchman is a play set on a
subway train in New York with two
characters, a Black man represent
ing she poor and oppressed, and a
white woman who represents
American values. She begins the
play by (lining with the man, then
turns on him and kills him.
Ben Caldwell's comic-drama. The
firs t Militant Minister, is set in the
home ot a Black m inister who
returns from a meeting and begins
praying aloud in one room o f his
home unaware that a burglar,
played by Henry Nelson, is in the
other room, answering the prayers
aloud as though he were God.
PCC presents
Black plays
In
1979 President
C arter
proclaimed the first week in May as
A s ian/P acific American Heritage
Week. This year May 7-13th was o f
ficially designated again as a time
for all to observe the contributions
that have been made by Asian
Am ericans in this c ountry. The
P ortland Asian Am erican com
munities have joined together to
share th e ir unique and diverse
culture and heritage during this
historic week by organizing a day o f
"C E LE B R A T IO N .”
‘ •C E L E B R A T IO N ’ ’ w ill take
place May 10, 1980 at Catlin Gabel
School. The day will begin at 12:00
p.m . w ith a wide variety o f ac
tivities. The main floor o f the Catlin
Gabel "b a rn ” w ill house a m ulti
cultural fair which w ill have booths
with inform ation about Portland’ s
Asian Am erican organizations,
literature, arts, and foods. In the
"b a rn ” w ill also be a "C h ild re n ’ s
Corner,” a photo exhibit on "Asian
American Family L ite ,” and films
that explore a wide range o f Asian
American experience.
Outside, adjacent to the "b a rn ”
local community performing groups
will be featured. The multi-cultural
fair and performances w ill end at
6:00. An art show by Asian
American artists w ill be on display
throughout the day. In the lobby o f
the P erform ing A rts Center a
cocktail hour w ill be held from 6:00
- 7:30 an Asian American dance and
performing group from Los Angeles
w ill present an original play entitled
“ Chop Suey” that explores what it
is like to grow up as an Asian in
America.
The schedule o f events are as
follows: M ulti-cultural Fair, 12:00 -
6:00, Cocktail Hour, 6:00 - 7:30,
"C hop Suey” An Asian American
Musical, 7:30 - 9:30. For further in
formation about tickets for the per
formance call 659-2321 or write to
P.O. Box 3141 Portland, Oregon
97208.
Auditions
scheduled
Auditions w ill be held fo r two
Portland Black Repretory Theatre
summer productions, "Evolution of
the Blues” by John Hendricks and
"F o r Colored Girls Who Have Con
sidered Suicide/When the Rainbow
is Enuf” by Ntazoke Shange.
A u d itio n s fo r both plays are
May 12 and 13th at 7:30 p.m. at the
King
N eighborhood
F a c ility
Cafetorium, and May 17 and 18 at
the Northwest A rtists W orkshop,
117 N.W. 5th Avenue at 6:30 p.m.
Re-elect
CHARLES JORDAN
City Council
Position 4
Charles Jordan has shown a strong support for
citizen participation in local government on a more
personal level, in his respect and dignified treat
ment of citizens testifying before City Council.
Charles Jordan has strived to make Equal Em
ployment Opportunity for minorities and women in
the City of Portland a fact, as well as an ideal.
Charles Jordan implemented a Neighborhood In
formation Program which provides social and
economic profiles of every neighborhood to be
used for improvement projects and needs
assessment on an equitable basis.
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