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
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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
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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
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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
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CELEBRATION OF JAZZ
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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.
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10% to 30%
MUSIC, HISTORY A N D
CELEBRATION IN FEBRUARY
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10-00 a m til 6:00 p.m
Monday thru Saturday
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