&. THE ENTERTAINMENT SEEN Act One by Ken C ovington The House T h at Berry Built “ Hey, m an, not like th a t! You are supposed to take tw o steps back, spin to the right and clap tw ice, then slide le ft." "A lrig h t, alright, alright. I g ot it now , but w hen I saw them on the Ed Sullivan S h ow last n ig h t, they slid to the r ig h t!" "Y ea, w ell, w h ich w ay did you w atch your TV. Did you sit in fro n t like regular folks w here the steps are backw ards, or do y'all w atch the back o f your T V !" The boys how l in laughter, some even fall against the wall weak fro m g ut-w re n ch in g g u ffa w s th a t seem to bounce o ff every wall in the tin y school bathroom w here today, in fro n t o f the m irror, they have suddenly becom e the T em ptations. Does this sound familiar? I'm sure it m ust, because all over the co un try all little boys and girls w ere im ita tin g either the T em ptations and The Sup- remes; or Sm okey, Stevie W o n de r or M artha and the Vandellas during the 60's and 70 s: the golden age o f the baby boom ers. M o to w n is responsible fo r treating the w orld to some o f th e finest Black entertainm ent ever kn ow n. Richard Pryor, Grover W a sh in gton , J r., M arvin Gaye, and Lionel Richie are am ong the golden list o f names from M o to w n that shaped the very d irection and status o f R &B m usic in th e w orld today. In the m id-70's w hen H ollyw oo d w as cranking o u t the Black exploitation film s, Berry Gordy produced a m odern m asterpiece called "L a d y Sings the Blues" th a t show ed the rest o f the nation th a t Blacks can act and produce quality film s and quality roles and role m odels; another first fo r Blacks via M o to w n . W hen you think o f the to p names in m usic today, am ong them are Diana Ross and Micael Jackson, b oth o f w ho m are no longer w ith M o to w n but ow e an a w fu l lot to the genius o f Berry G ordy. A s I m en tion ed earlier, in the m id-70's w hen Berry G ordy w as producing "L a d y Sings the Blues” , he m oved his w hole operation from D etroit, th e M o to r City, to Los Angeles, "th e plastic paradise", and so ended the real golden age o f the M o to w n Sound D o n 't get me w ro ng . M any good things still flo w e d fro m the "h o u se that Berry b u ilt": movies like "M o h a g a n y ", "T h e W iz " , and "T h e Last D ra g o n "; new artists like Bobby N unn, Finis Henderson, De Barge and even Ben Linder M e m o ria l Fund 740 N.E Kilhngsworth fo r V io lin & A benefit Folk Dance w ill be held J u ly 24, 1987 from 7 - 10 p .m . at the Garden Home Recreation Center, 7475 S .W . Oleson Road, Portland, Ore gon. The proceeds fro m this benefit dance w ill help continue Ben's h um an itarian w o rk in Nicaragua. There w ill be fo lk dancing w ith experienced leaders as w ell as Nicaraguan slides and inform a tion . Refreshm ents w ill be served. There is a suggested donation o f $4.00, w h ich is tax deductible. This event is sponsored by the W est Hills U nitarian Fellow ship's Social Concerns C om m ittee and the Portland C orinto Sister C ity Association. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t Garden Hom e Recreation Center, 244 PIPES • SCREENS « PAPER CIGARETTES - Reg. $1.18 100' $1.23 ( 18 yrs Et older only) is Dr. M artin Luther King, and M artin came fro m God. H ow m any tim es can w e turn on the TV or radio and hear background m usic from the golden age o f M o to w n ; h ow m any M o to w n Revues w ill there be; and how m any more plays and stories w ill be w ritte n about the magic th a t flow ed fro m the "h o u se that Berry b u ilt"? The question w ill not be answerable until the end o f tim e. U ntil then, Berry, here's to you! M u s ic Folk Dance P o rtla n d Pipes & T o b a c c o Co. Star Search w inner Sam Harris. M o to w n is no longer "T h e Sound o f Young A m e ric a ", b ut by no means is it a thing o f the past. Everyone ca n 't be on to p forever; it's just not m eant to be that w ay. But never before and never again w ill there be a period and a com pany that touched the hearts and m inds o f the w ho le w orld and changed the image o f the A frica n-A m erican . The nearest I can com e to it French T h e a te r C o m p an y at th e In te rs ta te Firehouse C u ltu ra l C en ter Friday, S a tu rd a y and Sunday th ro u g h July 26, 1987. Photo by R ichard J. B ro w n A iea (Ju lie Serq u in ia) sits stage fro n t w h ile Rusty (N eal T h o m as) and his son, Val (H en ry M e ls o n ), discuss h o w he (Val) should deal w ith th e results of his actio n s in the play "S p lit S e co n d ". The play, d ire cted by M ic h a e l J. G ra n t, is being p erfo rm e d by PassinA rt: A HRS- Tues Fri. 11 A M -7 PM • Sat, 11 A M -6 PM 284-7040 1 10 1._____________ [ ★ s OYER THEATRES 4 SR BARGAIN-*3 (E A nlrt 0UL Sitara T*1C 5 H 30 ,L0 P M | Piano Violinist Pierre d'A rch am be au and pianist C hristopher Schindler w ill pre sent an evening o f cham ber m usic by French com posers at 8 p .m . Friday, July 24, at the Old C hurch. Adm ission to the recital is $5.00 general and $4.00 students and seniors, tickets at th e door. The program w ill feature music by Faure, Debussy and Messiaen. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , call the Old C hurch, 222-2031. The Old C hurch is located at 1422 S .W . 11th, on the ROSE MOYER 5TH AVENUE 224 «PP 249 6965 • 16591 SE DIVISION 1 W h ite w u le i Sum m er The Squeeze 1 The G ood Father 2 U n to in h iib ’es 2 H o llyw o o d S h u ffle 3 Spaceballs 4 Adv w ‘ or the M unn 248-6966 • 15 AT STAFFORD H IT B ab ysittin g Roxanne 6 Weekends Are Fun At The W a d in g GRANO PARKWAY J .iw c- I h r - Revenge 5 H • 516 SW HALL Northeast corner o f S .W . 11th & Clay. FLIRT B A N D LIVE L__ 1 Roxxane 2 Revenge of The Nerds II 3 Spaceballs 1 H 1 1 U n tóte hables 2 P te d aioi 3 S paceballs 4 Full M«‘tal Jacket 1 la b a m h a 2 Roxanne 1 U n touchables 3 U n touchables 2 Roxanne 3 W h ite W a ter S um m er 232 2665 • 3792 SE HAWTHORNE The Return of DOLBY STEREO | I iMSUEC’ EC THEATRES /A $1.99 ¿2 Pepsi 6 p k /1 2 o z . Revenge o f the Netds II Raising A rizona B ill's K w ik M a rt' The Squeeze R u n n in g S< « fe d 760-2195 • SE TT2TH AT ~ L. 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