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Act One
by Ken C o vin g to n
"They Don't Let Us Have Nothing"
Canadian M u sican Gordi M u n ro
To Entertain in Portland
G ordi M u n ro , a Canadian voca list, m usician and com p ose r w ill (x itlo rm
in co n ce rt Thursday. April 30. at 7 30 p rn at the P ortland C o m m u n ity Col
l e i |e i .1 ' <id«i C am pus A u d ito riu m , 706 N K illm g sw o rth A s u ri esslul and
w e ll r e s p e i terl e n te rta in e r. M r M u n ro plays die flu te h a rm o n ica and |>er
i ussions
The con cert w ill be free o f charge to the p u b lic as part o f an
A m e n t an tour by Mr M u n ro to e n te r tjin and teach about the un ifyin g pnn
ciples o f the B a h a 'i Faith He w ill also give a tree n o o n tim e c o n c e it on the
P o rtla n d S la te U n iversity c o m m o n s T hursday, A pril 30
36th A nnual D e b u ta n te Ball
O n S unday evening, Ju n e 28, 1987, Les Fem m es w ill present ap pro xi
m a te ly 20 de bu ta ntes and cavaliers at the 36th annual D e bu ta nte Ball
A ro u n d the them e "Today s Dream s. T o m o rro w s A c c o m p lis h m e n ts ,"
these yo u n g w o m e n and m en w ill m ake their pu blic de bu t ( e leb rating their
hig h scho ol gra d u a tio n s and ach ie vem en ts
This year. Les Fem m es have
th e d is tin c t ho n o r o f p re sen ting one o f the Host1 Festival Print esses
The hall w ill be gin at 7 (X) P M at the Red Lion J a n t/e n Beach w itti (ire
s e n t.itio n at 8 00 P M
M e l B row n Q u in te t To Play
A t PCC Cascade C am pus
O n« of P o rtla n d ' finest |<izz gro up s, the M el B row n Q uin tet, w ill present
a free < linn and con cert Thursday. M ay 28. at the P ortla nd C o m m u n ity
College C am pus Cascade. 706 N. K illm g sw o rth
The q u in te t s appearance is fie in g sponsored by ttie Case adit Cam pus
C u ltura l A ffa irs C o m m itte e, w ith c o o p e ra tio n fro m ttie PCC V oi a tio na l
M usk D e pa rtm e nt
The r Inn« w ill tie field at 3 p m in the a u d ito riu m of C. isi .life Hall It w ill
txt co n d u cte d tiy g ro u p m em bers in their spec lalities D iara M em ory tru m
pet M ichael York w o o d w in d s . G ordon Lee. piano Tim G ilson tiass and
M el B row n d ru m s The con cert w ill fo llo w at 6 p m
B o tli clinic and con cert w ill be open to the public
Further in fo rm a tio n is available from ttie PCC V oi ational M usic Depart
m e rit. 283 2641. Ext 5226
FLIRT BAND LIVE
The n ig h tc lu b is filled to ca p a city The dance flo o r is packed The band
is laying o u t the groove, ho t. hard, and fu n ky
Perspiration stream s d o w n the faces o f the band, as w ell as the audience,
especially those ro c k in g the dance floo r This is w h a t live m usic is all ab ou t
close and sp o n ta n e o u s c o n ta c t w ith the audience, the c ro w d , th e fo llo w
mg The bass player casts silent, c o n te n t glance at th e lead voca list rig h t
b e fore he h its th e n o te o f no tes, th e one th a t d rive s th e ho use w ild
He
then tu rn s a ro u n d and leans to w a rd the d ru m m e r, th e neck o f his gu itar
exte nde d like a so ld ie r's rifle w h e n m arch ing in to b a ttle
They sm ile and
engage in a silent duel tra d in g no te for note, lick fo r lick as th e rest o f the
band falls rig ht in to sync like o n ly tru e m usicians can
All o f the sudden
PO P' PO P1
like the soo un d o f a firecracker or a you ng cannon The
noise fills the roo m , ch a n g in g the atm osphere fro m jovial to one o f death
and shear pa nic
People are h ittin g the g ro u n d e ve ryw h e re a lo n g w ith
drinks, tables, and chairs. It's called survival •
The g u n m a n chooses a targe t The large b o un cer w h o said so m e th in g
he d id n 't like earlier H e 'd sho w him w h o w as M r Big n o w 1 PO P1 P O P 1
One o f the b u lle ts ca tch e s th e big m an in the shoulder rig h t be fore he dis
appears be hind th e bar
PO P1 One m ore fo r g o o d m easure, you
M
F
, you !
His eyes w ander th e ro o m for another target
He spots the sax player
frozen in fear on th e b a n d sta n d He raises his w e a p o n to aim then changes
his m in d A slo w , sick gn m m ace spreads across his face
Keep on play
mg. m an, just keep on playin g
Does th is so u n d like fic tio n to you7 W ell, m y b ro th e rs and sisters I wish
it was W ith all m y heart, I wist) it was
This in cid e n t to o k place S atu rday nigh t at .1 N o rth ea st P ortland nigh t
clut) I'm n o t g o in g to m e n tio n nam es, tiecause, one I m an e n te rta in m e n t
editor and n o t a n e w s reporter Tw o, I m asham ed and. three I'll bet you
already kn o w
M y reason for b rin in g th is to your a tte n tio n is rna ylie this in cid e n t fu rth e r
illu stra te s h o w it's up to us on h o w m u ch blai k e n te rta in m e n t is available
and w h e re it is available to be seen
This pa rticu la r c lu b where this in c id e n t or 1 urre d is Blai k o w n e d and did
not w a n t to in s titu te the use o f m etal d e te cto rs bet ause the m anagem ent
w a n ts pe op le to feel at ho m e in the ir esta b lish m e n t I w o nd er h o w m any of
this g u y 's frien ds kn e w he had a w e a p o n I w o n d e r h o w m any o th e rs carry
w e ap ons in to clu bs each and every w e eke nd
H ow ab ou t the d ru g p ro b
le m * W as the g u nm a n high? Did tie purchase th e d ru g s on the prem ises?
Did he do ttie dru gs on the prem ises also"1 H o w m any w itnessed it? W h a t
w o u ld have happened if som eone had w itn e sse d it and spoken up C ould
it have been avoided?
In th is instance it is by ttie grace o f G od ttia t som e on e w asn t seriously
irgured or even killed, for tfia t m atter
H o w eve r, the repercussions to the
c o m m u n ity and to Black en tertain ers w ill be serious
A lre a d y th is w e ek. I have had calls in q u irin g in to th is in c id e n t fro m
other clu b ow n e rs w h o feature live e n te rta in m e n t in the ir esta blishm en ts
Believe it or no t. clu b s d o w n to w n d o n o t o fte n book w h at is referred to as
"lo c a l Black e n te rta in m e n t for fear tfia t their fo llo w in g w ill d isru p t and
abuse their n o rm a l cliente le and have a generally undesirable e ffe c t overall
T tris after Is Black en tertain ers greatly
In any field, especially e n te rta in m e n t, the nam e of the gam e is e x jx js u re
or expansion
The m ore clubs you play, th e m o re you b u ild >1 fo llo w in g
The m ore o f a fo llo w in g you have, the m ore a tte n tio n you w ill get fro m
the p o w e rb ro ke rs in ttie in du stry b o o k in g agents, m anagers, producers,
eti
W ith o u t these people, you areer rem ains lim ite d to playin g th e same
c lu b s tim e a fte r tim e u n til the pe op le g ro w w e a iy o f yo u (no m a tte r h o w
g o o d you are), or you g ro w in to a fru s tra tio n th a t starts ea ting at your crea
tiv ity like cancer
(V a rie ty is the spice o f life 1) W o u ld n 't yo u like to see
som e on e fro m th e n e ig h b o rh o o d m ake a n a tio n a l success like Nu S hooz,
Tom G rant Je ff Lorber and oth ers w tio have com e o u t o f th e P ortla nd
m usic scene 7
W h e n you listen to com m e rcial radio, I'll bet you tfi.it 4 to 6 o u t o f every
10 songs ate by Black a rtists So w h y , th e n , o u t o f all o f ttie larger clu bs
and all th e P ortla nd bands, is there on ly 1 all Black band w o rk in g these
places Think ab o u t it next tim e you hear. "T h e y d o n 't let us have n o th in
M ake sure tfia t th e they ' is n 't us
at THE ROYAL ESQUIRE
Fri b S a t M a y 1st b 2 n d
w D J D r R ock
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2
c o n tin u in g tfie tra d itio n
o f the g o o d g ro ove
Je ffe rs o n High S c h o o l's class o f 1967 w ill hold their 30tfi year reunion
A ug ust 14th and 15th at the C olum bia River Red Lion Inn A ll class m em
W a lly
a n d M a g g ie S e a ts as W e n d y
P h o to b y C lif f o r d V e l S m ith
"A n g ry H o u sew ives" Returns
To S to re fro n t Stage
S to re fro n t Theatre s long run ning hit Angry H ousew ives re opened on
T hursday A p ril 23 at 8 p m and c o n tin u e s th ro u g h Ju n e 28 tfi .it the d o w n
to w n th e a tre 6 S W Third at Burnside
The longest ru n n in g m usical in P ortland theatre h isto ry. A n g ry House
w ives w ill have co m p le te d tw o full years by the end o f June
T ickets fo r
A n g ry H ousew ives
are $12 regular $10 stud ents and
seniors
Call 224 4001 fo r advance reservations
P erform ances are at
8 00 p m T hursday. Friday and S aturday and 7 00 p m S unday A pril 23
th ro u g h Ju n e 9
A ll S to re fro n t Theatre p ro d u c tio n s are m ade possible,
in part, by fu n d in g fro m the M e tro p o lita n A rts C om m ission
Jazz Festival Foundation
Initiates N e w Event
The M t H o od Festival of Jazz F oun da tion w ill sponsor the M t Hood
In te rn a tio n a l W ine Expenence on Friday July 24 The event is a new aildi
lio n to ttie eve nts sponsored by the M t H ood I estival of Jazz
Ttie W in e Experience w ill feature F len ch and O regon w ines in a dinner
and w in e ta stin g event to be held on the M t H ood C o m m u n ity College
cam p us here
M ore details w ill tie annourn ed next m o n th
fix
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tl. I M ill
I la m er
pre sen t an
u n p re ce d e n te d season of
new 1 h u re n g r.ip h ic getm
l.y n n D a ile y s K llm g h t
S u ite . P au l R ussell s
In u iiiiin ti
Rachel
D a m p e r! s T c rritic . B ru c
S m ith s S e ie k u n d .i,
J u la n e S t i t e s
h o ik in g
t i k i » . and tw o new b a lle t
fro m t he B e | l l l g < f i l l I a l
B a lle t
B r illia n t new
dances a ll'
Two
p e rfo rm a n ce s only
Kai1
n ig h t a to ta lly d iffe re n t
p ro g ra m
T ic k e ts a v a ila b le now a
C iv il-
J effe rso n High Reunion
bers are asked to c o n ta c t Jack Stacey. 236 8741
and to up da te the Class o f 1967 m ailing list
R ic k J o n e s as
X u d ito riu iu
Box
( fflic e 1248 I I'M.
Steyeri
and Sun. Dance
Togs
for furthe r in fo rm a tio n
The Jefferson Dancers
Weekends Are Fun At The
M W H M .p fH II \\|» < | \ I t
\ l lU lf f R I I M
S» ROYAL
ESQUIRE
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ROY DECARAVA
PHOTOGRAPHS
AND
JAZZ PORTRAITS
Billy Larkin ft Ralph Black
featuring
Ron Steen
every
PORTLAND ART MUSEUM APRIL 1
MAY 31
Wed - Frf. 4 30 til 9 00
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
OTHER SIDE RESTAURANT
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