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Super Rodeo
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (P R C A ) is to pro rodeo
what the N F L is to football. The P R C A ’s National Finals Rodeo is compar­
able to the Super Bowl. One o f the major events leading to the Finals or Su­
per Bowl o f prorodeo will take place when the sportscaster calls out on Jan­
uary 21 at Portland's M em orial Coliseum, "W elcom e to the 1983 series of
the W o rld ’s Toughest Rodeo” and pro rodeo begins.
The W o rld ’s Toughest Rodeo w ill be pulling its semis into Portland for
three performances o f professional rodeo competition January 21 thru Jan­
uary 23 at M em orial Coliseum.
This rodeo is unique in that all venues are held at m ajor indoor sports
arenas. It appears annually in Chicago, M inneapolis, Indianapolis, New
Y o rk , W ashington D .C ., and many other m etropolitan areas. The sche­
duled stop in Portland will be its first west coast appearance.
This is a top drawer event. It lives up to its name. N o sand lot teams on
this turf! Assurance o f quality came with the word that the P R C A had sanc­
tioned the rodeo. This means the contestants w ill be competing for an esti­
mated $25,000 in prize money and world championship points.
Melba Moore Time
M elb a M o o re , an incredibly dynam ic and successful en tertainer on
stage, screen and records, almost didn't enter the world o f show business.
The realization, in fact, that she could have missed perform ing altogether
and remained a grade school teacher led to the title track o f her first Capitol
album. The Other Side O f The Rainbow (October 1982).
The song's lyrics, co-written by M elba, express her feelings: " D o n 't let
nobody tell you what you cannot d o /D o n ’ t let nobody tell you what's im ­
possible for yo u /D o n 't let nobody tell you what you’ve got to do/Rem em -
ber if you don't follow your dreams you'll never know what's on the other
»ide of the rainbow ."
According to M elba, "W h e n I sing that song I'm pouring out my inner
¡eelings. Thai's really me. I'm always telling people to pay attention to their
daydreasm. I f you don’ t channel your energies in the proper way, it can be
almost a matter o f life an death. Getting into show business was an agon­
izing decision for me, but once I did it I realized I was finally doing what I
really wanted and needed to do with my life ."
That decision has taken Melba from the Broadway stage to television to
feature films and to the recording studio. Her album. The Other Side O f
The Rainbow, is the latest focus o f her artistic energies. Even before its re­
lease, a hit single, " L o v e ’s Cornin' At Y a ,” had emerged from the album
and danced its way into the Top 10 on the national soul charts.
" I had been around music all my life and I ’d been bitten by the perform ­
ing bug, but I didn't really know it at firs t," explains Melba about how she
almost missed her calling.
She came from a musical fam ily— her mother a singer and het father a
singer and piano player. M elba started piano and dance lessons at nine,
went to A rt & Music High School in northern New Jersey and graduated
from Teacher’s College in New York, where she majored in voice with a m i­
nor in piano. Melba taught music in public school for a year, but, she re­
calls, “ my parents convinced me to listen to my daydreams.” So. she began
singing popular songs in nightclubs and piano bars, which in turn led to re­
cording studio work singing background vocals.
As for the future, Melba says, “ I want to take my music to new levels; to
do more film and theatre and maybe a T V comedy series. I want to experi­
ment as much as possible in as many diverse areas o f entertainment as possi­
ble. It's vital to me. I d o n 't ever want to be afreaid again o f new ch al­
lenges."
Melba M oore is a unique entertainer who will continue to have one suc­
cess after,another. In her smash hit, "L o v e ’s Cornin' A t Y a " she sings the
words "straight on and full speed ahead." It's obvious that she means it.
Black Arts Unlim ited will be holding auditions for its theatre company
“ Nubian Actors Ensemble” January 20th and 21st, 27th, and 28th. The au­
ditions w ill take place at M allory Avenue Christian Church located at 126
N .E . Alberta between the hours o f 7:00-9:00 p.m.
The play is titled "W in e In The W ilderness." It will be produced by the
Wilson Center. W e are in need o f black actors: 2 men late twenties, I oldet
man to play as a sixty-year-old and two women. For further info please con­
tact Yolanda Raine, at 284-7034, or Elona Hendrix at 284 2491.
TOM
BRADLEY
Gospel
Singing
The Singing Lady. Tremeine Hawkins, will ba at Portland Stata
University's Black Cultural A ffairs Board Saturday January 29th.
1983. Hosted by Kan Barry, she will ba In the Smith Canter. 3rd floor.
This will ba the Black Cultural 2nd Annual Gospel Festival.
CONCERT
PERSON
S T A R R IN G
JOHNNY CASH
fe a tu rin g
JUNE CARTER
a n d the
GREAT EIGHTIES / 8
P lus S p e c ia l G u e s ts
C IN D Y C A S H & RO SEY C A R T E R
CIVIC AUDITORIUM
Ticket»: *12.75 & *11.25. (Inci. 25* users f e e ) On sale at C ivic Aud
Box Office. 222 SW Clav, Portland 97201 Also at Meier & Frank.
Downtown - Stevens & Son. Salem A Lloyd Center - Gl Joe Stores
In N P o rt. Beaverton. Rockwood. Oak Grove & Eastport Mail or­
ders to Civic Aud Box Office - Enel. SASE w/check or m.o. Call
248-4496 for details Hear Johnny & June on KWJJ!
MILLER HIGH LIFE
“ IW o r id 's C
The World'» Toughest Rodeo will be at the M em orial Coliseum,
Friday. Jan 21, and Saturday. Jan. 22, et 7:30 p.m .; Sunday. Jen. 23
at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. 86. 86.60. and 88.
The holder of seven world championship bullriding titles, Don Gay, has
already committed to compete in Portland. Gay is being brought to town by
the event's m ajor sponsor. M ille r H ig h L ife Beer. The producer expects
most or all o f the nation's top rodeo athletes to compete at the Coliseum.
This is attributed to several factors. First, it is a prestigious event featuring
the sports top livestock and large amount o f prize money. Second, P o rt­
land s excellent air transportation service makes this rodeo easily accessible
for the traveling cowboy. T hird , the facilities o f M em orial Coliseum meet
and even exceed the demands for a major indoor pro rodeo.
In its two and a h a lf hours, it has got something fo r everybody: a free
country living trade show on the arena concourse; from California the Riata
Ranch Cowboys, six beautiful talented girls doing acrobatic horse riding,
trick roping and a country wester music performance; Rodeo's own 'Emmet
K elly,’ Tom m y Lucia o f W eatherford, Texas; live brass band; spotlights;
rodeo matadors wearing baggy pants and grease paint with more tricks and
courage than is imaginablle— and. oh, yes, seven tough rodeo events includ­
ing bronc riding, steer wrestling, cowgirls barrel racing and bullriding.
" I f a m ajo r sport and an entertainm ent spectacular,” says producer
Steve Gander. "People enjoy clean fam ily entertainment in addition to the
dyed-in-the-wool rodeo events. At Mem orial Coliseum on January 21 thru
23, they will see things they've never seen at a rodeo before."
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'URAL A FFA IR S BOARD
Gospel Festival
f e a t u r in g
T ram ain e
H aw kins
Portland State University
Smith Center 3rd Floor
SUNDAY at 7:00 am
KOIN Channel 6
WORLD CHAMPION COWBOYS’
RODEO S TOP LIVESTOCK!
GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT!
Three Big Performances
Frioav January 21 — 7 30 p m
Satu'Oay January 22 — 7 30 p m
Sunday January 2 3 — 1 30 p m
Ticket Prices SS 00. 56 50 SB 00
Special D iscou nt,' k ,< js 12 ano unoe- - Man pr,Ce on Sunoa>
S e nic Citizens — S2 00 oh on Sunday Groups 25 o ' more — S2 00
oh on Fnday and Sunday S’ 00 oh on Saturday Call 503 235-8771
for group information
Tickets On Sale Now- Portland Memorial Coliseum Bo« Oh.ce •
G i Joe Sto-es • Me-e- a Fun« Stores (Downtown Sa.em Euoene
• Freoer c* & Ne'son (Downtown*
Or Cali 503 239 4422 Out
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Sat., Jan. 29th, 7:00 p.m.
The show will be boated by Ken Berry
A bo fw lu n n g Tu n. Sound ft H o u m of P i.y w for AN Nmiona (Young Adult Chou)
$3.00 Admission
Admit One* No R efu n d
FRIDAY FAMILY NIGHT
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