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January 7, 1987, Portland Observer, Page 5
THE ENTERTAINMENT SEEN
Blood Pressure Clinic
Get Fresh
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M entronn
A ct One
(blood
pressure) S c re en in g clinic is sche
fro m 1 :3 0 -3 p .m
2nd
A venue
New Edition
Club Ncveau
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H y p e rte n s io n
d uled T h u rs d a y , J a n u a ry 15, 1967.
at
a
LPs
public
Vr« . . . IVM m i un« Virt m
a
L»u*<-.«up Ml XU*» rW. m Sr ndMM I
at M erid ia n Park
H o sp ital. T u alatin
T h e clinic, staf
fed by hospital nurses a n d auxiliary
S»k k»n
IWr V S « t
U Urnc-m Viemea Ukxn
volu nteers, w ill be held in th e first
floor c a fe te ria c o n fe re n c e room s
Held over til Jan. 24th
T h ere is n o charge, and no app oin t
1
m e n t is n ecessary.
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12 Inches
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S to re fro n t T h e a tre
the NoithwaU Premiere of
MA RAINEY'S B U C K BOTTOM
CALL FOR TICKETS: 224-4001
For m o re infor
m a tio n . call 6 92 2 656
SOS Hand
For Backs Only
Club Noveao
Mention»«
Jixwfci Love
C o lo r o f t h e W e e k
R o y a l B lu e
W o rd o f th e W e e k
la y m a n — a n o n p r o fe s s io n a l
“ H e re 's to Y o u r B a c k " is the title
Ice T
o f a senior c o m m u n ity health edu
all at rock bottom prices
day, February 12, 12 30 p .m
M o n d a y S a tu r d a y 1 0 a m t o / p m
K ilh n g s w o rth
at the
5 0 3 -2 8 8 -6 3 3 8
S h e rw o o d S en ior C enter
S u n d ay T? noon to 6 p m
rk Lock
Walnut
catio n p ro g ram to be o ffe re d Thurs
Presen ted by Pat Q u in ta n a . Phy
T o rm u i
'Ll
me es
KUBCMOL
steal T herap ist on staff at M eridian
Park H o sp ital,
th e p resentatio n
is
part o f th e h ospital's “ H ealth w ise
for
S e n io rs "
series
e d u c a tio n
pro gram
T h e re is no c h arg e
T he p ro g ram is c o o rd in a te d by E
Ricky A p p le m a n , R N , M P H Com
418 SW 2nd
m u n ity
ting
Portland
D e v e lo p m e n t
S ervices,
h o sp ital's
ins at
w ho
o n g o in g
W a s h in g to n
an d
Consul
also oversees
h ealth
ab o u t
the pro
A t J a m is o n
“ C u tle r " a n d
J a n u a r y 24. 1967
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
T h e cu rtain closes
First th e re is a stunned silence, then scattered and.
finally, th u n d e ro u s applause
W h y you m ay ask?
M a R ainey . Black B o tto m
m o re than a story
m o re than o n e reason and fro m m o te than o ne point o f view
It's history
31 NW FIRST
III1 I1 I
NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT
Jan H
CHARLES NEVILLE it FLAM BEAUX
W eekend Jan 9 10
it's reality
it s p h e n o m e n a l
I state this for
SPECIALS
This story takes place in 1927 in a C hicago rec o rding studio w ith a re
k n o w s h o w to deal w ith those people
5%. 10%. 15% b 20% OFF
and the
All Dry Cleaning
o w n e r o f the record c o m p a n y w h o k n o w s that black artists like M a Rainey
and c o m p a n y are his only hop e o f saving his already sagging buiness
T he real story is th a t in 1927 the A m erican le c o id in g industry w a s in
d eep tro ub le and m an y o f the smaller labels fold ed , never to be h eard of
again
Begins 5 th o f J a n .
w®
a te
M u s t pick up w ith in 30 days
A fe w of th e larger and m o re open m in d e d com pan ies d ecid ed to
M a i been serving the North and Northeast Com munity
record the music th a t w as the rage o f the |et set it the roaring tw en tie s
for 70 yea n
T here w a s quite a hi’ o f c o n tro ve rs y surrounding the n ew m usic end the
fast service
m o v e w a s a o efin ite >ast resort
You
Yo u see
the only place you c ou ld hear
this m usic live w as in B o w d y Houses (illicit houses of p ro stitution and
d rinking) w h e re n o self resp ecting citizen should h ave b een seen b ut a
m ajo rity c ou ld be fo u n d
CALVIN WALKER
PORTLAND CLEANING WORKS
is m o re than a play,
the senior center or c o m m u n ity de
hey mrc /T
th r u
P h o t o b y S ta v e W a r n e r
g ra in or h ealth screening, c o n tac t
p artm e n t at the T u alatin hospital
Nyew usi
N o w p la y in g T h u rs , F ri., S a t ., 8 0 0 p m
cordin g engineer w h o
Thurs
M a R a in e y 's B la c k B o t t o m '', d ir e c te d
P ic t u r e d
A s k a r i —" S l o w D r a g "
senior
centers in Tigard, S h e rw o o d , Dur
For in fo rm atio n
Zagone
screen
C o u n ty
h am / Tualatin.
Forty percent of food poisoning oc
curs between May and October The
most common forms corns from
eating picnic food like potato salad,
ham. fried chicken and many meats
S t o r e f r o n t T h e a tr e p r e s e n ts
by J o h n
ha v e
Dry Cleaning, laundered shirts, alterations
trie d
th e
Now
try
Di>y Cleaning
th e
B eat
M on through Fn
HAM
Sat
6 30 PM
9 AM
1PM
A ak fo r N e llie or Frances
The m usic w as a m ix tu re of d ee p sou thern blues and an u p te m p o and
g utsy m usic n ow k n o w n as ra g tim e
Sunday. Jan. 11
3954 N. Williams Ave.
w ritten and p erfo rm e d try black artists
w h o , for the m ost p art, w ore uneduC tie d and u n in fo rm ed in the areas per
COOL R
282-8361
In 1927. w h ile these artists could be signed and recorded for a fe w hun
NORTON BUFFALO
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tam ing to their livelyhood
M onday Jan 12
dred dollars (if th a tl. the record industry soared to a p h e n o m e n a l $53 m illion
Tuesday J a n . 13
dollars in record sales.
HYPERTENSION
RANDZ’ s
C o in c id e n ta l, black artists o n e « again saved the
industry in the early 1980s
M ich a e l J ackso n and Prince p u m p e d m illions
upon millions back into the ind ustry th a t w a s diving on its feet
W ednesday Jan 14
But, as I m e n tio n e d earlier
W / B L U E S S IS T E R S
Randy's
Restaurant
FAMOUS
B oth of
th e m are sharp business m e n am i got and are g ettin g their |ust desserts
RAZORBACKS
in 1927 til,, ks got reco gn itio n, like Louis A rm
strong. Billie H oliday, W C
446 N E K ilhngsw orth
H a n d y an d others, but m ost died poor and
Is Under New
Management
fru strate d individuals
Jet Limousine Service
serving the greater Portland area with style
M a R ainey's Black B o tto m “ ca p tu re s the |uy, the pain, the fru stration
and the lifestyle o f these colorful individuals and makes you feel, a n d I m ean
NEW HOURS
fe e l w h a t it m ust h ave been like and is like in tod ay s w orld
S o m e h ave had the gall to w rite that this p ortrayal is iust a lm u t th e old
days and old situations
“ M a Rainey
e"
but as long as there is racism and ex p lo ita tio n .
will live a n d b reath fire i inging the false realities of those w h o
w ish to live in a non existent w orld
a t®
aY
t e s t 9®
M on
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w ith o u t a cast to do it |ustice and bring it to life
tY ® ‘
$35.00
$30.00
1 0 % o ff R a n d y 's " B ig G u y " 'A p o u n d b u r g e r
P o r t la n d
O b s e rve r
and
gel
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S lo w D ra g “ and Rick Jones w h o plays Levee as w ell as co
All in all, " M a R a in e y ’s Black B o tto m “ is s o m e th in g that you h ave to see
M y w o rd s can n o t express or do justice to s o m e th in g that can m a k e you
laug h, cry, be angry, and m ost of all m a k e you think
H e ld O v e r ‘til J a n
D ire c te d
th e
I especially enio yed N e y w u s i Askari
by J o h n
Z ag on e.
Assistant
Please d on t miss itl
2 4 th
D ire c to r.
Rick
Jones,
MRS. C’s
WIGS
Cast (in order o f a p p e a ra n c e )
Spec ia'
v a n t" ; D avid LoVrne as " Irv in " ; Al Jam is o n as " C u tle r" ; A n th o n y P A rm
D ra g " ;
/
VtdaY
Jerry S ie fe rt or Earle T aylor as " S tu rd y
N y e w u s i A skari as “ S lo w
I
M usical
D ire c to r, T ed d y D eane
Rick J o n es as
" L e v e e S h e i l a D ale as “ M a R a m e y “ ; W a n d a W a ld e n as “ Dussie M a e " ;
K e n n e th D e m b o as " S y lv e s te r" ; and J o h n R o bert B ro w n as the "P o lic e
W E A V IN G H A IR
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9 a .m . 1 p .m .
Sunday
M e n t io n
strong as " T o le d o " ;
Call (206) 254-3762
8 a in. m id nig ht
S a tu rd a y
foo tb all or any sport, th e team s m ay h ave stars, but in order to w in . it takes
w h o plays
8 p .m
I will state the n am es and
directs, also learning to play the tru m p e t just for this part
prices start at
Full Bar
Color TV
A M /F M Stereo
Telephone
>er hour, first 2 hours
Full Clim ate Control
Com plim entary Bottle of Champagne ,
Fast and Courteous Service Including iter hour proceeding
Nails on the Run: Pedicures b
Manicures by special request
6am
6 a .m . m id nig ht
cha ra cte rs p ortrayed at the end of ihis article, but und erstan d th a t, like
tea m e ffo rt, and this play is a w in n er
We offer
Thurs
Friday
A play like “ M a R a in e y “ c o u ld n ’t live as it d oes at the S to re fro n t Theatre
jazzy
rest
Hours
B e e G ’ s ............................................................................
Fri. S at
S .E
$? 3 4 5
« g . by H A b M ‘,« 4 $
b
up
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A N O *« C K M XA A S N A T A t « f O t f * M X M A '| « V i l l i
W ig S ty lin g $7.50 AND UP
3 9 th b H o lg a t e . 771 0742
S at , M e l B row n Q u in te t
K e y L a r g o ......................................................................... 3 1 N W
(long or specialty styles slightly higher!
1st A v e ., 2 2 3 9919
T h u rs ., Charles N eville b F lam beax,
Fri. S a t., C alvin W a lk e r; S u n , C o ol 'R
L ast H u rra h
H a ir
M ich a e l H o lid ay Ef Co
H o b b i t ............ ...................................................
Fri
5 700 N E U n io n , 281 -1 1 7 6
Hum an
....................................................................... 566 S W
A ld e r , 2 24 1336
BRAIDS $2.95
Fri. S a t., D a n Reed N e tw o rk ; S u n ., H yperten sion
J a z z Q u a r r y ...........................................................1111 S W
J e f f e r s o n , 222 7422
Fri. S at , Richie Cole
O C a l l a h a n 's ............................................................. 11660 S W
C a n y o n . 6 26 2223
Cool 'R
R a m o s .............................................................................. 1425 N W
G lis a n , 221 1150
S u n ., J a m W / Ron S teen
R o y a l E s q u i r e ............................................................. 1708 N .E . A lb e r t a . 287 5146
Fri
S a t., Billy Larkin b Co. W / Dr Rock
R u s ty P e l i c a n ....................................................
T ues
4630 S W
M a c a d a m . 222 4630
S a t.. D u ca t
S h a n g h a i L o u n g e ....................................... 0 3 0 9 S .W
M o n t g o m e r y . 2 2 0 1866
9300
Bonnie
S u n ., D an Reed N e tw o rk
S t a r r y N i g h t ...............................................................................
8 N W
6 th . 227 0071
309 S W
3 rd . 222 9180
S a t , R o b ert Cray in C o ncert
T h ir d A v e
MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
C l u b ..................................................................
F ri.-S a t., Ron S te e n
M RS. C ’s W IG S
707 N.E. Fremont 2 8 1 -6 5 2 5
Cleeed ten. A Moe. ORIN Tee«. Otre U t 11:30 AM le 5:00 FM
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