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Page 6, Portland Observer. April 30. 1986 DOWN THE ROAD Seattle/Tacoma Sat. May 3rd. Dionne W a rw ic k ........................................The Paramount (20«) 628-1414 Thur-S at "The Look Alike C e le b ritie s ".................... The Cotton Club (206) 328-1333 Word of the Week: Egocentric — Self centered Color of the Week: Tangerine Orange A c t O ne ABOUT TOWN By Ken Covington Featuring Michael Jackson, Tina Turner. Prince. James Brown PORTRAIT OF AN ENTERTAINER TERRI’S Ladies and gentlemen introducing an illu sio n o f Patti La hclle' The spotlight comes up and across the stage comes unleashed energy, stom ping, busking and Happing If you do n't pinch yourself you would swear it was the lady herself but underneath the jew elry. makeup and clothes is Wendcl Jackson actor Some ina> ta ll it female Impersonation but aside the fact that he does males too this is at ting in rare form Traditionally a cto n and actresses study script and bring it to l i l t Wendcl studies entertainers hour after hour and brings them to you inch lo r inch Dress, facial expressions, movement, attitude and style This is not an easy task and to witness a performance sou would think it was second nature, but being ihe perfectionist he is the homework has been done Ten years ago as a freshman at Franklin High Sch<K>l W’cndcl began drama classes and was an exceptional student His instructor saw the potential and helped arrange a transfer to Jefferson High School known throughout the Northwest for their Perform ing Arts Department Once again W'cndel stood out and was accepted upon graduation Io the Dance School of Harlem This exposure to Ihe arts and entertainment that New York offers along w ith intense study soon had Wendcl confident, refined and hungry for a piece o f the action At the urging o f his fnends Wendcl entered a local lip sync contest as the dynamic Donna Summer W endcl brought the’ house down and o f course took first prize hands down A s th c M C presented the prize he asked " h e r " name The lady said Wanda Kentucky Jackson but my triends call me W'cndel and w ith that removed Ihe w ig and took a bow The audience roared, the management was wrecked and W'cndel found home This was a way to combine the talent and energy that is W'cndel Jackson W endcl left New York as a student for the last tim e He vowed to return a star FRESH FISH & SEAFOODS 3225 N.E. Union Ave. Open 9 a m • 9 p in M Sat Sun 4-9 p in WEEKLY SPECIALS!) RED SNAPPER BLACK COD LING GOD SHRIMP CRAB- RED PERCH BLACK SEA BASS Specializing In W hole Fish The new Eldorado Restaurant Lounge & Nite Club lo r (he hesi eating, entertainment and atmosphere in Northeast Portland Fri. & Sat. the Dennis Springer Quartet Sun.-Mon. the Janis Scroggins Quartet Please call for reservations 284-8654 Fantasy LTD , Salem to Seattle Soon his bookings had him perform ing at least live days week alter week This gave him a chance to refine- and combine lip sync, comedy and impersonation into oik - dynamic oik man or woman show Today his schedule includes ( a lilo rnia. Colorado, t lah. Nevada. lexas, Arizona. British Colum bia and M exico He has appeared on Town H a ll. Dance Fever. American Bandstand, Puttin on the Hits and I.ye on I. A Even though his travels h jve taken him tar and wide his most memorable experience* is here in t begun In late 84 a record store in Albany Io appear as Prince at their grand opening Ihe news spread lar and wide and on opening day A lb an y's population must have tripled Wendcl entered town in a Purple lim osinc and the streets were so crowded with screaming, shouting, crying tails that the lim o could not get through Along tlx- route he was supposed to distribute pictures and albums but the Irenzied crowd soon prohibited even that When the lim o fina lly made it to the store the ow ner greeted him at the car and begged him to leave w hile he still had a store left. Amongst all the glitter and glamour W endcl still remains a scry humble and sincere man though a simple walk to the store involves stopping to say hello and speak I o o ik ol his many Ians W'cndel is still expanding his talent and has recently started singing live so next tim e you see the name Wanda Kentucky Jackson treat yourself to anenjoyahle evening and catch a rising star You may see Prince. Diana Ross. Patti la h c lle . fin a Turner. Sade. W hitney Houston o r tusi plain Wanda, whatever the evening calls tor, I personally guarantee that W’endel’ s show is a winning ticket Keep your cars and eyes open Portland, because cream always rises to the top It s IUK6 and Wendcl is one w ho's definitely in the m ix proud to prese nt A Total Experience in Sound every week at the Royal Esquire Club 1708 N.E. Alberta 287-5145 featuring Blue Monday with the Lady In Blues THE NVZSJCAi. TECHNICIANS H ot Ten A lb u m s Weil is Ladies N ile with Dr. Rock Technical Trivia with a special surprise for the ladies Q What was Prince Rogers Nelson's first top ten hit ' Fri and Sat Nite Disco with the "Doc" 1 2 .1 4 let him t ill your party prescription MEMBER AND GUEST w ig ^ H a ir p t e c e s a n T ^ e a u t ^ S u p p T e T Sale & Restyling Cashflow Control Do Me Baby Sands o f Tim e ' Pat i,I. 6 7 Rapture I he Source High Priority Precious Moments Shirley M urdok 8 9 10 C ashtlow /Poly gram Janet Jackson/ A A M Melisa M organ/C apitol S O S Band/Tahu M n c c /W a m e r Bros Anita Baker/hlektra Grand Master Flash/Flektra Chcrrellc/Tabu Jermaine Jackson/Artsta Shirley M urdok/E lcktra 8L6I P.W | W H*»S V N ail* Eyelashes • I s j (i.ib o r • Horn free • Rene n t Pans • Carefree • Zurs and mure • Andre Douglu-i Mother's Day Special 10% — 50% off p — l^ìì mn mg I I I I I IH I SB SB SB COUPON SAVER 20% DISCOUNT s M l s I I I MS N O I INCI t D I D IONE PER CUSTOMER _ EXPIRES 5-30-1986 I I I I I # H B IH I ^ B BB I^B I W IG L A N D W IG IA N D W IG I A N D W IG I A N D 1106N .E. B ro ad w a y la c ro » horn Satrvvav Itoyd Cantari Tel. 282-1664 J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ L 0 ^ ^ ^ ^ U ^ M )C ^ x ii^ 4 o n d a ^ h r i^ a h jr d a ^ It Sound and Beauty at IFCC b \ Hob l.olhuin I he Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center scores again w ith "Sound and B e a u t y t w o one act plays that trans port ihe audience to the mysterious O rient Both plays, " I h e House ot Sleeping Beauties, and " T h e Sound o l a V o ic e ." hy Chinese Am erican playw right David Henry Hwang, are set in Japan and each has only a man and a woman as characters I he plays probe the psychic depths in relations between men and women Ihe characters' struggle to know is com pli cated by mysterious fate, ever present, never ceasing, like the ix c a n waves one character keeps alluding to In " T h e H o use o t S le e p in g Beauties.” an aging w riter visits a brothel frequented by old men w h o pay to sleep next to beautiful naked v irgins Customers must he gentlemen, the madam tells him . and mu.»t not molest her girls Ih e old man asks a lot o f questions. He w ants to find out w hat attracts other old men hack again and again so he can w rite a story about it But he must confront the madam, who guards the mystery Their inter change forms the drama, a drama w hich causes them both to sec their lives in a new light ” 1 have grow n in this h o u se ." he says, before com m ittin g suicide "T h e Sound o f a V o ic e " is a folk tale about a wandering Samurai warrm r and a beautiful woman who lives alone in the forest The locals think the woman is a witch because o f her solit ary life , and the w am o r has come to k ill her Bui he is attracted to her against his w ill They tall in love for a briel lim e, hut the w a m o rc a n 't escape his role He fails Io understand, and is threatened by, her quiet, artistic life In a beautiful scene, she dances alone late at night in a garden bathed in pink light He peeks at her. and secs hut diK sn 't understand her m ystery, which is perhaps the mystery o f her being female T raditional m u s k . costumes, sets and lightin g, complete the feeling o f being transported to the O rient, if only fo r a few hours Costumes and sets hy Carey Wong stand out especially. They include a g ilt kim ono w ith a Hashing p ca cixk. and an aulhentx- painted ce ra m k fire pot and cast iron pot hanger "T h e House o f Sleeping Beauties” stars Seattle actors Henry Fujita as the w rite r and N ik k i Louis as the madam In "T h e Sound o f a V o ic e ." dancer Vincent Martinez plays (he w a rrio r, and June Yoshiko Tanoue the woman o f the w txxls Ihe Eldorado t. luh. 5016 NE U nion, 284-11654. Fn-Sat. Ihe Dennis Springer Quartet Sun M on . I he Janis Scroggins Quartet The Last Hurrah. 555 SW A ld er, 224-1336. Fn Sal C o o l'R K ry Largo, t | NW 1st, 223-9199. Wed Jahhraltcr (reggae A fund Iron) New Y o rk ) Bee Gees. 5700 NF U nion. 281 1176, Sat . Robhv Robinson Remus. 1425 NW G lisan. 221 1150. Sun Ron Steen T rio In Concert: Set. May 2nd, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. Jeffer son Performing Arts Center, 5210 N. Kerby.
