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Portland Observer, March 20, 1906, Page 5 Verbal agreements—beware Better Entertainm ent A ttraction* N etw ork (B E A N.) is an independ ently owned prom otion* company that also provide* a variety of *erv- ices to other organization* (light*, sound. P R .. perform er*, etc.). Re cently B E A N had an opportunity to provide lighting for the Youth Week Kick off event held in the Pioneer Square after the chairperson of the event. Ken Adair, decided w ithin the last tw o w e e k * before the event to accept B E A N * service*. The service* B.E A N provided were contracted, but additional expense was acquired that day and was necessary to com plete service* B E A N w as given permission by M r Adair to m ake addition* and he would m ake sure the expense would be taken care of. but sorry to say M r Adair did not uphold hi* verbal agreement and refused to pay the additional expense for soma reason of his own. Even though the expense was not paid. B E A N, was still liable for it and will accept it. but w ill from now on be careful in making verbal agreements w ith certain people Patricia bulitt p erform * one of the traditional Eskimo dance* she brought to Portland (Photo: Bonnie Kamin) Spring party Eskimo dance offers rare treat Calvin W alker will be having a Spring party at the Last Hurrah IS W. 5th and Alder) on M onday. March 25th at 9:00 p.m Singing along w ith Calvin will be M ary Lou Anderson, one of Portland'* finest female sing ers Also appearing that night will be comedian Francine Rafter of 2100 and the Clean Cut Vocals, Joe (BEAN) Keller. Petra Fisher. Richard Greer and M ary Turner. You. the public, are invited to attend thi* dy namic party and show Admission is only $3 00 See you there Blackrock 88 auditions Blackrock 88 auditions w ill be held on Friday night. March 29. at the M a tt Dishman C om m unity Center. 77 N.E. Knott St., phone 282 1460 The tim e w ill be 9.00 p.m. and the cost is $3 00 per person. $6 00 per couple Blackrock 88 is a teen dance show, the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest The show is open to students from the ages of 15 to 20 Those on the show are expected to act like young adults at all times — no bad language, drugs or bad attitudes will be toleratedl All dancer selections w ill be done by the show producer, J. W Friday, for Groove Factor Productions. We also are presently looking for a solid rap group to appear on the cable TV show. Rainbow City. All rap groups must pre register to par ticipate For more inform ation, you may call 282 1460 We look forw ard to seeing all the rappers and dancers on Friday, March 29. at the Blackrock 88 auditions. Be there or be square! Black rock 88 is a Grove Factor production. This event will be video taped for Cablecast on Cable T V. Central American film festival This week has been designated "Central America Week" by the Port land Central America Solidarity Committee IPCASC). Five short films will 1» presented at the First Congregational Church. 1126 S W Park, at 7 and »30 p m . on both Friday. March 22. and Saturday. March 23. Todns Sanins ( 'uchumatan Report from a Guatemalan I illave. was the 1983 Blue Ribbon winner in the American film festival -1 Time o f Danny, a film by the Rim and Television Collective of the Radio Venceramo* System/FMLN, won the Grand Coral 1st Prize. 1983. in the Festival of New Latin American Cinema N tt A o f Revolution, a film by Howard Enders, produced by ABC News and the Institute for Food and Development Policy, won the 1980 Dupont- Columbra University Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism ¿town o f the People, by Craven and Kraft has been deacribed by Beth Bates, film critic for In Ibeve Tunes, as "A poingiant picture of what the literacy cam pergn meant to the Nicaraguans " Lastly. Reuyanocchio, an animated short, depicts what is in store for us If Reagan continues to get hi* way The ad mission price for the Central American film festival is M OO. by Robert Lot Kian Il's not often that P ortland gets a chance to experience E skim o culture, but such an o p p o rtu n ity was made possible recently by the U nited In dians fo r Higher Education at PSU. The native Am erican student group, which promotes cross-cultural awarenev, and advocates f ix Indian students, brought an expert in Eskimo dance to the university on Feb. 28. Patricia Bulitt. o f Berkeley, C alifor nia, pertormed traditional dances and sang songs taught her by Eskimos o f Northern Alaska. She lived m Alaska in the late I97(k. teaching creative dance to Eskimo chil dren and adults as part o f the state arts program While there, she learned about traditional dances, costumes and masks which have almost been lost to progress. Bulitt captures the spin! o f Eskimo shaman dancers who transform them selves menially into seals, polar bears and other animal “ spirits.” In "M other o f M ukluk Seal Mask Dunce," she was a seal swimming beneath the waves, koking at fish Her costume consisted o f a seal mask recreated from a 1910 Eskimo mask and a parka made from the cleaned and dried intestines o f seals. Traditional songs, drum m ing and chants accxxnpamed this dance. Spring Vacation The parka’s rattling and cracklings added to the sptntual atmosphere as Bulitt took on the fearful, otherworldly aspeci o f the shaman. In " I undra Trance," she danced and sang walking gximey songs taught her by (In in a M cIntyre from Eek, Alaska and Neva Rivers from Hixiper Bay, Alaska. Bulitt's performance represented the story telling, stationary dame forms o f tw o o f the five Eskim o groups, the Y u p 'ik and the Inupiaq. T ra d itio n a l ly, men sing and play drum s and both men and women dance Gestures are repeated to the left and the right to create a feeling o f balance. E skim o dance is p rim itive in the pure sense o f the w ord w ithout the derogatory connotations. "A lm o s t like h a ik u ," said an observer in the audience, o f the to ta lly spare move ment that nevertheless energetically suggests vivid image. A non-E skim o, B ulitt said her Eskim o friends had given their per mission fo r her to act as an emissary o f their culture. A fte r her p e rfo rm ance, she showed slides o f those who had taught her their dances and songs. Their pre-fab houses were surrounded by snow in m id M ay, and they had " fis h hanging out to d ry on the w ire ,” she said. DANCE and Rhyme Show Thursday. March 28. 1985 Starry Night IN .W . 6th ft Burnside) 9:00p.m. until 1:00a.m. Feeturing Untouchable Rappers The Two M ike Jammas East-West Crew Lady Love Larry Bell The Chaz and more High School & older $000 W per couple American Friends Service Committee 2249 E. B u rn s id e S tre e t P o rtla n d , O R 97204 (503) 230 9427 Tbq P .S.U . Black Cultural Affairs Board is giving a spring vacation dance for returning college students at the Portland M o to r Hotel. 1414 S W 6th Ave., Friday. M arch 29th from 8 p.m. to 2 a m. The cover is >3 00. and $1 00 for students w ith college I D card*, w ith an open bar available for 21 and over. All college student* are invited to m eet other college students. Little Laurie Durvin g e t* into the act during the performance of Win nie The Pooh at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center. Laurie does a jig w ith Tiger (Heidi Durrow) while Piglet (M ark Durrow) and Pooh (M ark Blake) look on. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) f !■ S p e c ia l C o u p o n j NEW STYLIST A Friendly Relaxed Professional Atmosphere 'liq ) March Coupon Special vidual» who cere about soar. (ustice. peace and humanitarian service Ils work 1» tuned on a profound Quaker belief in the dignity end worth of every person and a laith in the power of love and nonviolence to bring about change Thia conviction n eapreued in action pro gram» which »erve irm»a who need help OPEN MON Through SAT evenings available The P o rtla n d O ffic e 1» e part of the Northwest Region ot AFSC, acting a» a resource on Validated Parking Dental Inauranca Accepted « aiOIW AMar a broad range ot peace and community relations issues th e 1‘o rilan il Office o f A tS t has many resources Io share, m cludini both paid and free publications, a lendint library, y w v l rrs, and audio visual materials available fo r rental 228 3009 Roof« 100a TH E P O R T L A N D OFFICE P R O G R A M S . . . Manager Stylist Sharon Jerry Duckett, Stylist • Terry, Stylist COUPON D is a rm a m e n t P ro g ra m No Check« C om plete E ntertainm ent Service* Reg $35.00 R elaxera Perm $20.00 JANAE HAIRSTYLE BETTER ENTERTAINMf NT ATTRACTIONS NETWORK 4711 N. Interstate 249-8440 ••A c As pert of a growing international effort, this program works on a local end regional level Io build e broad movement lor [>ea< e and Paulette W .tlw ei 230 9A27 • Promotion! •M anaging •Booking •Publicity •Protect Layout« •Program Coordination •B an d ! •D an cer! •A c to n • P A Equipment •Lighting •D isco Unit Er 0 J CURLS *30°° I Tha American Friends Service Committee n a Quaker orgenization supported by indi DR. EDWARD E WARD DMD ADA Member 1 ; W H A T IS AFSC? DOWNTOWN PORTLAND no dentistry V o ff per person $R 00 PSU Spring Dance $5°° Presented by ius I k e •f C e n tra l A m e r ic a /H u m e n rlgbta and Qlobal J u s tic e The Central America program focuses on U S foreign policy as it rotate! to human right! in Third W orld nations Terry SoReHe 230 9A27 P o rtla n d ers O rg a n ise d fo r S o u th e rn A fric a n Freed om The South Africa program provides public education on the relitiei ol Southern Africa with an emphasis on apartheid »1 South Africa Aval Gordley end Elizabeth Groff 230 9427 ;• ■ X •? E D U C A T IO N P R O G R A M The Fducetion Program provides public education on discipline issues end school edvo cates for students/parents experiencing problems with school Keren Powell end Shaman Magyar Contact Joe (Bean) Keller • Home 232 9071 • Office 283 2486 230 9479 adj * V • J S ; ' - P' , ■ ■ ■ , . ■ ■ ’ ¿ - .a . .• » * .a . . . ' , 7-, ■ - - - . >■
