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January 29,1986, Portland Observer, Page7 Norman Sylvester Band to appear THE NORMAN SYLVESTER BAND TheN orm anS ylveaterB and w ill appear at the Royal Esquire Club. 1708 N.E A lberta. S aturday. Feb. 1. 8. and 22. The band w ill also per form at Cicso and Pancho's, 107 N .W . 5th Ave.. Friday and Saturday. Feb. 14 and 15. F riday and Saturday. Feb. 28 and M ar. 1. A ll these perform ances w ill sta rt at 10 00 p.m and end at 2:00 a m. There's no cover charge at Cisco and Pancho's or at the Royal Esquire Club. The Norm an Sylvester Band is a four-piece blues and RAB band that plays blues w ith a down-home fla ir and RAB w ith a funky and soulful touch. Combining gospel harm ony and a contem porary dance beat, the band produces a sound that's pleasing to the ear and groat fo r kicking the dust o ff your shoes. This Friday ft Saturday M E M B E R A N D G U EST a t th e ROYAL ESQUIRE CLUB Best of Portland benefit 1708 N .E . A lb e rta Portland. Oregon The Oregon Special Olym pics w ill be the benefactor of this year's "Best of P o rtla n d " ce le brity fashion show, auction and dinner, co-sponsored by the P ortland T ra il Blazers and 62-KGW Radio. The show w ill be held Sunday evening. Feb. 2 at the dow ntow n Portland Masonic Temple. The "B est of P o rtla n d " w ill feature Blazer playors. television and radio personalities, noted Portland journalists, other professional athletes, prom inent businessmen and women as w ell as political figures. There w ill also be a diverse selection of auction items, including some exciting surprises not to be found anvw here else, according to A drianna C arr, chairperson of the "Best of P o rtlan d." Seating is lim ited and reservations are recommended. Tickets are available fo r $75 per couple or $40 per person and are available only through Oregon Special Olympics. 110 S.E. T aylor. Call 295-4637 fo r an invita tion or 230-9400 to purchase tickets. DEAR CUSTOMERS It Is that time of the year again Come on in and get your clothes at our low. low special spring prices to help fig h u ls in g prices SPECIAL BUDGET PRICES Beginning Fet. 1, 1986 Serving the Community 19 Years as of this Jan 3rd / CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS Be Looking for You "Nellie" Manager Clothes must be picked up on or by March 31, 1986 Extra for Silk, Whites, Trims, Fur, Rhinestones. Leather, Beaded Brown Sugar, a four-part series, profiles the lives and careers of America's dark divas "—the Black female performers who over the las, 80 years have enriched national popular culture with their extraordinary talents (Clockwise from top left) Legendary blues singer Bessie Smith, singer and actress Ethel Waters, actress Dorothy Dandridge, and actress Cicely Tyson (in a production still from the film Sounder PanUa+td Gl&atusUf WaitzA 3954 N. Williams Ave Portland. OR 97227 Phone 282-8361 Black H isto ry M onth on OPB The Rance Allen group in their first West Coast appearance, will be in concert March Sat the Benson High School Auditorium, 546 N E 12th Ave. Grammy award-nominee Vanessa Bell Armstrong will also perform at Benson High in the same concert 8 :00 p m Doors open at 7:30 p m . Reserved tickets, $16 50 Ticket outlets: Christian Supply, Stevens and Son, Lloyd Center. House of Sound, 3634 N.W. Williams Ave. (287-1960). Stewardship Promotions Presents Rance Allen Group BENSON HIGH SCHOOl AUDITORIUM 54c NE l?fh Ave Portland O regon Vanessa Bell Armstrong M AR C H 8 RESERVED $16.50 8 0 0 PM Doors ope n a t 7 3 0 PM ticbei Ou’iei* Cr» »tian Sucoiy S’even* s Son lioya C e 'e House ot Sounoi N Wii'q-n* Ave (267 1060' (Alplja Üàappa JKlplja ¿Sorority, <3lnc. Zeta Sigma Omega presents Its Founder's Day Celebration Feb. 1 5 ,1 9 8 6 at the Red Lion (Lloyd Center) 6:00 p.m. Cocktails 7:00 p.m. Dinner 8:00 p.m. Program BANQUET & TICKETS: $25 00 DONATION Guest Speaker MARTIN LUTHER KING III Donation will benefit the Martin Luther King & Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarship Funds for ticket information Call 284-2 • • • A . T í* D uring F ebruary's trib u te m id celebration of Black History, Oregon Public Broadcasting presents specials and series that highlight the pride, pain and progress of Black Am ericans, ns w ell as their c u ltu ra l and p o litic a l co ntributions to Am erican society. BROWN SUCAH Sundays. Feb 2. 9. 16. and 23: 2:30 p.m. A lively fo u r-p a rt series on the lives and careers of Am erican Black women perform ers who. over the last 80 years, have enriched our national popular c u ltu re w ith th e ir talents. Featuring (osephine Baker. Ethel W aters. Dorothy Dandridge. A retha Franklin. Bessie Smith. Diana Ross and many others. Hosted by Billy Dee W illiam s AM ERICAN MUSICAL THEATER THEEMONISHA Sunday. Feb. 2. 1:00 Wigs, Hairpieces and Beauty Sup,rh» Wholesale and Retail p.m. A folk opera w ritte n by Scot, |oplin in 1908. Treemonisho combines opera and rag. w ith an up-from -slavery. educat ion-over superstition theme. Perform ed by the Houston G rand Opera CHEAT PERFORMANCES THE COTTON C H UI REMEMBERED Friday. Feb. 7. 9 p.m. Famous Cotton Club perform ers attending a reunion, rem em lair in interview s, perform ance and film d ip s the h isto ric heyday of the Cotton Club A rtis ts include Cab Cutaway, the N icholas Brothers and Adelaid Hall. A W ALK THROUGH THE 20th CENTURY W ITH BILL MOYERS: THE SECOND A M E H ItA N REVOLUTION (2 parts) Monday. Feb. 10 and 17: 10 p.m A tw o-par, series hosted by Ossie Davis and Kuby Doe on the H istory of Blacks in Am erica up through the C ivil Rights Movement, and then c iv il rights strugglos of the pas, several decades. The series focuses on the philosophical disputes between Booker T. W ashington and W E B. DuBois, the ca re er of M arcus Garvey. DANCE THEATER OE HARLEM A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Friday, Feb. 21. 9 p.m. Based on the play by Tennessee W illiam s, the Dance Theater of H arlem movingly combines ballet and modern dance to the highly charged movie score by Alex N orth. Featured dancers are Lowell Smith (form erly a dance in s tru c to r a, P ortland's lefferson High School) and Stella Kowalski. PAUL ROBESON M A N OF CONSCIENCE Sunday. Feb. 23. 1 p.m. N a rra te d by Sidney Poitier. this is the story of Paul Robeson whose dedication to ra c ia l justice led to a career of inspiration and tragedy. The film focuses on Robeson's life ns a p erform er from the 1930s through the 5Os. Red Cross cares about kids program 1000 Wigs • Carefree Displayed to Choose From • Andre Douglas • t .1 . I' ' I 20% OFF From 10:00 a m. til 6 00 p m * z >4A N4W'S < 3 Ev«*nh« Location 1106 N.E. B ro ad w ay Tuesdays 7:30 I’ M VOICES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT W ednesdays 7:30 I’ M PROFILES IN JAZZ S a tu rd ays H I ’M KOAP FM 91.5 GW CON I1JH K BROADCASTING F* • Eva Gabor • Rene o, Pans All Human Hair, Naomi Sim's and Andre Douglas CELEBRATION OF JAZZ • , „4 ? t 'I-. OFF SELECTED STYLES la c ro » horn Sa,eway Uoyd Center I Portland Oregon Tel. 282 1664 BLACK HISTORY MONTH The p ublic is invited to attend a special tw o-hour program on some solutions to the problems of adequate care fo r preschoolers and e arly elem entary "latchkey" children. The program is sche duled for Thursday. Jan. 30, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. a, the Rod Cross H eadquarters, 3131 N. Vancou ver Ave. Special guest speakers fo r the day w ill be Superintendent of Schools Dr. M atthew Prophet and State Senator Nancy Ryles. The Oregon T ra il C hapter of the A m erican Red Cross w ill present inform ation on three of its c u rre n t program s: "W h e n I'm In C harge." a tra in in g program for th ird and fo u rth graders who are left alone a fte r school: a tra in in g program fo r child-care providers being developed w ith a special project g ra n, from United W ay; and the "S up pe r S itte r" course w hich tra in s adolescents to care fo r younger c h ild re n in th e ir own fam ilies or in th e ir neighborood. • ’ 10% to 30% MUSIC, HISTORY A N D CELEBRATION IN FEBRUARY T r •è . W igland ' I 1 Store Hours 10-00 a m til 6:00 p.m Monday thru Saturday I I
