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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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