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Portland Observer, October 1,1961 Page 11 ►uve m o n e y on your in su ran ce. Auto • Life • Fire Commercial.Truck Monthly Payments brought to you every week by ~ AMERICAN STATE BANK How our language changes: an English king once said a building was "aw fu l" and " a rtific ia l" -a n d he m eant it as a c o m p lim e n t, " A w f u l" once m ean t "aw e-inspiring" and "artificial" once m eant "full of art." A fter the Bible, w hat's the largest-selling book in America? Answer: The World Almanac. The highest-paid artist of all time was Pablo Picasso. It s estim ated that his paintings and sculptures are worth over 700 million dollars. f «mets N e* WwW Ute insurance Co Janie. Scroggins, at the piano, seta the musical anvironmant for "Dig and Ba Dug," based on the Meicer Island WA works of Langston Hughas and narratad by Harb Cawthorne Music sets stage for Hughes "D ig and Be Dug In R eturn," the dynamic oral history program still running at Portland State Univer sity's Lincoln Hall Auditorium, begins with Herb Cawthorne, who portrays Langston Hughes, walking into his apartment to talk with Black students about writing and his career. One o f (he students is playing Hughes’ piano. As he walks in she stops. " D o n ’t stop playing,” he says. “ Keep playing. Music helps me think. What's your name? Janice! Well, Janice, I bet I ’ve got a memory to go with every song you know. So keep playing." This sincere exchange between two artists begins an evening of music, poetry, and history that takes the audience through the ups and downs o f Hughes’ life, through his poetry and his love o f music. The memories flow. The songs bring forth the memories and the memories bring forth the songs. The "Janice” is Janice Scroggins, a local pianist who is gaining a wide reputation for her full range o f musical talents. She is a woman with a “ touch.” The piano she plays in "D ig and Be Dug In Return” is as much a part o f the oral history production as arc the words written by Jeana Woolley and the delivery o f Herb Cawthorne. While Herb Cawthorne delivers the words o f Langston Hughes— his poems and experiences, Janice Scroggins lends texture and melody to the script, supporting Hughes* moods and feelings. About the musical arrangements for the program, Ms. Scroggins says, "T h e material I am working with in this production reminds me o f my high school days and growing up in Oklahoma. This production gives me a change to work with a range o f musical musical forms, forms, from from differem different time time periods, but all o f the material comes out o f the Black experien ce— from classical to spirituals, from gospel to blues and jazz. I t ’s representative o f Langston Hughes' love o f music, and it’s represen tative o f the Black experience in America.” Dig and Be Dug In Return” reveals Janice Scroggins as a musician o f exceptional range and taste. The production has given her the opportunity to pull together a wide collection o f musical experien ces. " I have wanted to perform pieces from different eras, different styles, and play them the way they are supposed to be played. With the Hughes production, musically, everything is in perspective.” It is Ms. Scroggins* sensitivity that is so striking in this program. She sets the mood and lone, establishes the flow, and gives the transitions in Hughes* thoughts and memories continuity and ease. Janice Scroggins says it well her self: “ The music has to support the mood o f what's happening in the script in Hughes’ life, just like a musical arrangement for a movie. The touch and feel o f the music is very important in this production, more important than the notes. This is what has been so unique about arranging and performing the music for ‘ Dig and Be Dug In Return.* " Final performances o f the oral history program on Langston Hughes will show at Portland Slate University’s Lincoln Hall Auditorium , October I, 2 and J at 8 P m. The program is funded by the Oregon Committee for the Humanities. Admission is free. To celebrate the successful com pletion o f the first run o f "D ig and Be Dug In R eturn," Oral History Programs will hold a reception at American State k O n r v a 1« r.,n«win Geneva’s following the Friday evening performance, October 2. t he public is invited. Subscribe Today tor and clear materials aid the tutors to help their student. Northeast Portland schools where H O S T S tutors are needed are Beach, Hum boldt, King. Sabin and Irvington. For more inform ation about the program , please call the school o f your choice or M arsha F a rro w , Portland Public Schools HOSTS co ordinator, 249-2000, ext. 381. 2 7 3 7 N. E. U n io n P o rtla n d , O reg o n 9 7 2 1 2 SAFEWAY Canned Food Sale ^Campbell's Green r® Sweet Peas Condensed Tom ato... 10.75-oz. Town House... 17-Ounce Can Tomato Case Of 24, »7.85. ..'A Case, *3.95 Bartlett Pears O BH 16-oz far Case Of 24, »7.85... ’A Case, »3.95 Fruit Cocktail Town House. Halves or Slices Hunt's tomatoes stew ed tomatoes Town H ouse... 17-0unceCan Stewed or Whole. 14.5-oz. Can I Case Of 24, »11.69 ...»A Case. »5.89 Case Of 24, »11.69 ...'¿Case, »5.89 ® Cling Peaches ®. Sandwich Bread ® Zee Paper Napkins ® Blue Mt. Pet Food ®. 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Condition or Lotic Shampoo. 11-oz S Jackson addresses forum M aynard Jackson, M ayor o f A t lanta, Georgia, will be the keynote speaker at O A B A Econom ic Ban quet on Saturday evening, October 17th, during the “ O A B A Summit.” G overnor Vic Atiyeh will address the summit on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 10am. “ The summit is designed to bring people together to discuss current economic conditions and reforms (at the local, state and national lev els) that affect Black people. It will provide inform ation on topics and issues that are crucial to Black peo ple and (heir active involvement in the economy,” according to Calvin O .L . Henry, O A B A President. The sum m it was called by the Oregon Assembly For Black Affairs to develop strategies for economic development and greater economic independence among Blacks in Ore- Carolyn M. Leonard, the Summit Chairperson, noted that the summit will conduct six workshops, on Saturday, October 17, 1981. These workshops arc: A crash course in fi nancial survival; Survival o f Black businesses during the '80s; How to start your own business; G o vern m ent’s impact on economic devel opment; the politics o f business-net works and mentors; and E x p e ri ences o f Black entrepreneurs. She stated: “ Each summit participant will have an opportunity to attend two work shops.” According to Leonard, “ the high light o f the sum m it m ight be the panel discussion on Econom ics: "G e ttin g what you want from the Econom y." President Ronald Rea gan's Econom ic Plan and “ What the O regon Econom y means to Black People” are the main features o f the panel. Price« Effective W ed. Sept. 30 Thru. Tuee., Oct. 6 at all Portland Sales Limited To Retail Quantities RUSSET Potatoej I I Ö l i . n U S. No 2 au r v All Purpose ' Swift's Ham All American Boneless Hams The summit will be held on Octo ber 17-18, 1981, at the Thunderbird Jantzen Beach M o to r Inn in P o rt lan d, O reg o n. 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