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Page 6 Portland Observer, August 29, 1984 ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK Complete Entertainment Services •M anaging • Booking •PubAcitv • Protact Layout» • Program Coordination Joe "H ean " Keller, Entertainment Editor •Banda • Dancer» End of Summer Jam •Actors •P A Equipment • Lighting • Draco Unit b O J BETTE* ENTERTAINMENT ATTRACTIONS NETWORM Contact Joe (Been) KaMer • Home 232 9871 • Office 283 2486 The lest outside concert preeented by B .E .A .N . will take piece on Labor D ay, S ep tem ber 3rd. at Irving Park (N .E . 7th F rem ont). The End of the Summer Jem thia year will feature live muaic by the Plus Tax Band, French K ite, Calvin W alker b Sandra Simona, the 3-D Band and Street Muaic. Along with the live entertainm ent the King'a Ransom jewelry atore will be aponaoring. their 2nd Annual Tennis Tournament. The Tennis Tournament will begin at 8:00 a m. to be followed by the rest of the fe s tiv itie s at 3:00 p m. The public is invited to spend the day. l\cy jt NoeiHvriS’ nest avenue • pootlano ooegon • 2 n w BETWEEN COUCH ANO BURNSIDE IN HIS TOPIC O lO TOWN « Aug. 31st thru Sept. 6th Fri. A Sat........................................................................... Crazy 8 ‘s Sun.......................................................................John Lee H ooker M on................................................................................. The Skins Tues....................................................................................Crazy 8 ‘s Wed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The R itm o Tropical Group Thurs................................................. Son Seals with Los L o b o ’s Charles (Rhythm) Lewis, the man end his horn. (P h o to : R ich ard J. B ro w n ) Rhythm man rocks Portland by Joe (Bean) Keller B re a k D a n c e w in n e rs a t Old T o w n S alo o n . Il-r) Eddla H u d so n , 2nd p la c e . *60.00: B en S te w a rd . 3rd p la c e . *26.00: A n th o n y A m a to . 1st p la ce . *100.00: an d LaRon H arp er. 4 th p la ce , vid eo ta p e . (P h o to : R ich ard J. B ro w n ) Reagan and th e KKK (Continued fro m Pane 2, Column 6) Bradford Reynolds, applauded the ruling as "an exhilarating decision. .. The court has propelled us down the road we have been u rg in g ." Black leaders took the decision rathet differently. NAACP leader Benjamin Hooks called it a "severe b lo w " to legal efforts to fight racism. Even Black Repu blicans view the entire direction o f the Reagan A dm inistration in the area of civil rights as nothing short o f disasterous. W illiam T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary o f T ra n sportation in the Ford A d ministration. terms these policies as "just about I00 percent wrong, and despicable." Reynolds’ positions are "n ot consistent with the law " and in C olem an’s judgm ent, w ill hurt "the long-range interests of the country." In the next four years, at least three and perhaps as many as five new Supreme Court justices will be appointed. I f Reagan makes the selection of these judges, civil rights will be crippled, if not totally rever sed, for the next thirty years. The C iv il Rights Commission will become more reactionary, and racist vigilante violence is bound to in crease. The Kian clearly under stands the importance o f this elec tion— which is why it has begun to quietly register white rural voters in Georgia and Alabam a. Despite M ondale’s political inadequacies, the Black voter who stays home this November is only assisting the Kian and Reagan to turn more civil rights into "civil wrongs.” evening appts. 4:00-7:00 p.m. ★ Prizes ★ Them is no heed that we can t do, because "It s About Hair", A New Salon just for you Spe cializing in Hair Relaxing, Blow S tyle . B um per Iro ns, Bob b Style Cuts. Curls and N ew East Coast Hair Colors. For the past five years. Charles (Rhythm) Lewis has been truly dedicated to entertaining the public with hia diverse solos and outstanding saxophone performances I have observed and monitored h it ability to master and con trol the tenor, alto and soprano home and the grow th which has been ac complished by such a young artist. I can truly say that Charles (Rhythm) Lewis will ba a nam e to look and listen for in the fu tu re. Ha began hia musical career approximately 7 years ego, in high school, and received a scholarship to co n tin u e his m usical en d eavo rs. Than ha pro ceed ed to e d u c a te h im s e lf th ro ug h PC C C aacada; lea rn in g all th e fa c e ts of the techniques necessary to become one of the beat in hia field. W e, as a com munity, should ahow all support possible to artists, such as Lewis, for the effort they put into representing not only the com m unity, but the City of Portland aa w ell. Charles (R hythm ) Lewis is currently playing saxophone and singing w ith the Street Muaic Band. You can sea and hear them per form on Labor Day, September 3rd, at Irving Park, N.E. 7th and Fremont, along with other local bends Don't Miss Sugar Cane Alley [ Lunch, Dinner, Drinks — 223-9919 KBOO ♦ -------------------- ---- 9 0 . / im ♦ Sexual Abuse of Children ♦ T uas.-Fri. A u g u s t 28th-31st • 9:30 a .m . For parents, children, offenders and you. by Lanita Duke G R A S S R O O T N E W S , N. W — If you ever hoped, cried or struggled for something or someone then you must see Sugar Cane Alley. It is more than a movie, it's an experience The "a lley " in the film is a sugar cane plantation on the island of Mar tinique where the colonialism gives workers an "overseer" and racism in a class conscious society provides them no way out. The story revolves around Jose, en 11 -year old boy, and M ’M an Tina, hia grandmother. She refuses to allow Joss to cut cans aa aha stands in the field with sugar cane in one hand and a hoa in the other, "I w o n 't let you end up in the cans. " Because of his grandm other’s determ ination and resiliency, Jose used education to re-route hia future away from the sugar cans. On the first day of class, the teacher h a t the entire class w rite, "Learning it the key that opens the second door to freedom " As he passes his school exam s, th e process of econom ic elim ination restricts a fem ale claaamata from trying out for a scholarship because her father needs her to work. The teacher tells M ’Man Tine, “ It's up to Jose." Jose wins the scholarship but finds out it pays only one-fourth of the tuition still ow ing, *87.50. M 'M a n Tina reacts as if it was a million dollars, but answers her frustration w ith, "They don't know I'm a fighting woman ." She shakes her fist in the air with her heed uplifted She moves to the city of Fort de Franca, lives in a large crate, and takas in laundry so that Jose can attend school Genius knows no race or class and an essay written by Jose is so good, his instructor accuses him of cheating. But later ha recants, apologizes and obtains a full scholarship for Joss. "R eal students are hard to fin d ," ha states, reflecting on Jose s intellect. T h e re is a su b tle m aaaaga aa p o w e rfu l as his strid e to w a rd s ed u ca tio n — J o s s 's aw aken ing Black co nsciousness D e ve lo p ed and fostered by an elderly man who imparts wisdom , culture and an identity with Africa to an attentive Jose His Black consciousness defends the race when a theatre clerk curses the Bieck race after she is robbed "No white says I hate my race because of the actions of o n e ," Jose says Sugar Cane A lley quietly stirs an amotion of hope when you see accom plishmenta brought about through struggle In the summer of '84, it is nice to see a movie w ith a young Black male aa a central character who is not braakdancingl For people of color, it's a "must see". Not only for its con sciousness, pride and emphasis on education, but for its love, spirit and hope. Sugar Cane Alley it playing at the Fine Arta. 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