August 26, 1987, Portland Observer, Page 5 Free Outdoor Events for PCPA's Opening Week PARK BLOCK STAGE: Location on Park Avenue between South west Main and Salmon streets. ' ; .... i H i « ■ein u .Ulf f F J ^ i , 4 . IF-1 I ■ : ‘ <• j i ; Jh mb 1 1 * ¿Jk Roots, Rhythm and Rejoice: A Spectrum of Black Music B w jjB KHH f H F B fc W A B I Jr •4> ' i F B ' •IB x ¿E i r "wSw V. JT L. t TJ xJUw\ B X' ? Aug. 29, Saturday, 2-6 p.m. Obo A dd y and K ukrudu: Addy and his nine-piece group bridge the cultural gap between Africa and America with a blend of musical sounds. Playing the traditional and contemporary music of Ghana, West Africa, Kukrudu has toured the United States and Canada. Its music features gui tar, horns and Addy's intense drums. M t. O livette Jubilee Singers: This marks a rare appearance for the choir cut out of the context of the church where it accompanies the ser vices with its spiritual experssion. This group features 12 of the best gospel singers in the region. 14 Karat Soul: This a cappella do-wop group from New York brings the street-corner sounds of the '50s and '60s into the 80s with soulful har mony. Cool 'R: Portland's premier funk group featuring Nate Phillips and his band. This group's recent record release has garnered strong regional inte rest. The Great Northwest Blues Jam Aug. 30, Sunday, 2-6 p.m. This major blues event brings together the hottest blues musicians in the Northwest, including: The Lloyd Jones Struggle: The band opens the day with its version of blues and soul. Jones has gained critical attention with his original songs and interpretations of old standards. Joining the Struggle in order of ap pearance are: C urtis Salgado: Formerly a partner with Lloyd Jones in In Yo' Face, Salgado is known for his gutsy vocal style and his work with Robert Cray. Undeclared fro n t-ru n n e r fo r the D em ocratic n om ina tio n fo r Presi dent, Rev. Jesse Jackson quiets a standing ovation fro m the 1500 plus c ro w d th a t attended the R ainbow C oalition Rally held at the M em orial Coliseum Saturday night. Jackson, in to w n fo r the N ational W om en's Caucus, m et w ith the "L a bo r fo r Jackson Com- m itte e ", "O re g o n ia n " Editorial Board, and the City Club. He also attended a brunch as the guest of Rev. & Mrs. Swicegood and friends and a reception at the M a rrio tt Hotel. Photo by Richard J. B row n Paul deLay: One of the finest blues harmonica players in the country, deLay has maintained the longest-running, Chicago-based group in the region. Isaac S cott: Playing in the style of Albert Collins, Scott is a premier Seattle blues artist. His sizzling guitar and strong vocals give him a distinc tive style. Norm an Sylvester: Playing his own style of Northwest blues, West Coast favorite Norman Sylvester covers everything from traditional to soul- "Run Jesse Run" ful rhythm and blues. Brown-Bag Carribbean Reggae: Bakrabata by Steven Bailey "Run Jesse Run" shouted the crowd, and the coalition all stood proud. His poetry in prose, and social themes, A sense of realness and idealic dreams. "Run Jesse Run," that says it all. Over 1500 people enthusiastically cheered and applauded Rev. Jesse Jackson at his recent Coliseum appearance. Speaking in support of the Oregon Rainbow Coalition, and as a certain Presidential candidate. Jack- son presented himself as a real and deserving front-runner for the U.S. Presidency. Jackson has stronger presence than four years ago, and his following represents a diverse group of labor, environmental, religious, and social interests. His theme is that of unifying America behind the goals of our historical ideals. His common-sense approach to our country's social needs, as well as his evaluation of our monitary and foreign policy crisis, left most of the audience believing in his dream of American excellence. While our national media has consistently downplayed the realistic chances and front-runner status of Jackson, the crowd in Portland found new reason to believe. "They say I'm in front because of name familiarity. If I was Jesse Joseph Kennedy in Massachusets or Jesse Jackson Rocke feller in New York, then I might win on name familiarity. My name familiar ity is from service." Jackson also stated that most polls with labor showed him so far in the lead that the pollsters throw out the results and "divide the votes among the frontrunners." As the Rainbow Coalition unites little America behind Jesse, he will indeed have the numerical base to realize our dreams. He may not win the Presidency or even the Democratic nomination. But this will not be for lack of support for his fundamental values, but rather for a lack of the support at the voting booth. We need to register and we need to vote, for this election offers a choice. 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W ill accept late appts. 9-5 Portland Soloist Sings at Her Wedding oy Rosemary Daniels Debora Wells, the daughter of Bishop and Mrs. A.A. Wells of Em manuel Temple Church, is a graduate of George Fox College. She works at Pacific Power. The groom is Curtis Kimbrough, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders of California. His tribe mother, Mrs. Mary Jones, was his acting mother during the ceremony. Curtis is also a graduate of George Fox College and is the park director at Woodlawn Park. The wedding was held at Maranatha Church August 22nd at 1:00. Over 600 people attended the beautiful purple and white ceremony. The altar was decorated with huge green ferns and accented with large purple bows. Over 65 candles were lit by Michael Jackson and Marcus Pollard as Debora and Bishop Wells marched down the double white run ners. (She had two white runners: one for her entrance and the second runner for her exit.) Debora is one of Portland's finest soloists. She has sung for many functions throughout the city. At the end of the ceremony. Debora sang to Curtis. The Emmanuel Temnle Youth Choir and friends were seated on the end of each pew in the sanctuary and they stood in the center aisle as back ground. Eighty voices filled the church with L.O.V.E. All the wedding party were family members from Seattle, Washington; Mississippi; Atlanta, Georgia; and Portland, Oregon. Many family mem bers arrived for this special occassion. The couple will honeymoon in Hawaii.