Portland Observer, October 1,1961 Page 11
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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.
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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.
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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.
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