Page 8, Portland Observer, September 23, 1987
Cabaret:
Obo Addy & Kukrudu
Ghanaian master drummer Obo Addy and his band Kukrudu present
an hour-long free concert at Portland State at noon Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The performance will take place on the stage in Smith Center s Parkway
Commons ( 1825 SW Broadway, first floor) and everyone is welcome
"Great party music" . . . "jazz-rock riffs with African polyrhythms
. . . "healing music; it makes people feel good." These are descriptions
Whitney Houstons, Janet Jackson,
or Anita Baker: Who's Best?
Gailann M. W atts as Ellen; M ichael Gould as M ilt (in suit); Randy
Patterson as Harry.
With 22 million record sales and numerous awards between them,
Whitney Houston, Anita Baker and Janet Jackson have their fans debating
over whe is the greatest of the three, reports the October Ebony.
Whitney Houston, whose debut album sold more than 14 million
copies and who debuted at No. 1 on the pop charts with the first single
from her second album, is called by her fans, "the All-American girl who
stands apart from the rock-oriented singers by mixing pop with rhythm
Columbia Opens 2nd Season With LUV
Murray Schisgal's hilarious coiuedy-spoof LUV will come to the
Columbia Theater September 25 and play through October 31. Veteran
actor/director Scott Parker has asseinbled a truly fine cast to portray the
very funny and miserable trio of Harry, Milt and Ellen who are all the victims
of lifes trials and tribulations. LUV is a masterful satire on both American
theater and the American way of life.
LUV opens September 25th and will play Thursday, Friday and Satur
day evenings at 8:00 p.m. through October 31. Tickets are $15.00 for the
opening night gala ($7.00 tax deductible), $8.00 regular Friday and Satur
day and $7.00 Thursday. Special student and senior ticket rate (2 1 on
Thursday and $1.00 off Friday and Saturday), and group rates are available.
Season Tickets are still also available. For information and/or reservations,
call the theater at 232-7005 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. There
will be a special actors benefit Saturday, October 17th.
PCC Serves Tea and Tour
At Historic Rose Garden
Linda Corbett, gardener for the City of Portland, will conduct a Port
land Community College tour of the historic Peninsula Park Rose Garden
from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, September 25.
Corbett will point out differences among rose varieties planted in the
garden and discuss interesting aspects of the garden itself. Following the
tour, the group will have tea and dessert at the Peninsula Park Community
Center.
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Senior citizens are especially welcome, said Corbett, and may waive
the $4 tuition, paying only a special fee of $2.50. The park community cen
ter is located at 6400 N. Albina Ave.
Further information is available , 244-6111, Ext. 5205.
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Obo Addy & his band, K ukrudu, appear at PSU Sept. 30 in the
Sm ith Center's Parkway N orth for an hour-long concert at noon.
The public in w elcom e.
of the music of Obo Addy. They alsc indicate the broad audience touched
by this music.
Addy's concerts are often prefaced by traditional Ghanian rituals. His
work is spiritual, reflective of the culture and country that is Ghana. This
gift of music which Obo Addy and his band offer is African in spirit but
mirrors the American influences to which they have been exposed. It s a
successful blend. His concerts are well attended; his audiences enthusia
stic, his fans span the West Coast and grow more numerous by the year.
The complex rhythms and spirit of Obo Addy ft Kukrudu are free for
the listening Wednesday, Sept. 30, at noon on the PSU campus. Be ener
gized!
For information on this and other Cabaret performances, call 464-4452.
and blues."
"In my book, Janet is best. She dances like no one else, and her songs
are excellent. She has the kind of music that makes you feel good," says
a Janet Jackson fan. Other fans agree, making sales of her "Control
album in excess of five million copies.
Anita Baker's three million selling "Rapture" LP has caused her fans to
say, "If you like good singing there's no one better than Anita Baker. She
has a distinctive voice that's reminiscent of the old jazz singers, but at the
same time she's very contemporary."
Help! Help! Help!
The George Carter/Piedmont Loaves ft Fishes Center is in need of
volunteers to drive 1 hour of any day, Monday through Friday, beginning at
11 a.m. to deliver Meals-on-Wheels for elderly homebound. Please call
285-5348 (between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.).
THEATRE
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Sun., Sept. 20
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SE 9TH & SANDY
7 50 a d vance
9 50 at door
Tickets Available At
G I Joe s, Music Millenium, Rockport Records
2nd Avenue Records Horseshoe Music
Pine Street Theatre
SE 9th at Sandy
$5 00 at the door
Portland's Largest Dance Floor
Phone: 235-0027
Advance Tickets on Sale Now! Usual Outlets
G O LD EN P A LA C E
Special Chinese R estaurant
234-9311
AFRICAN
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AFRO-AMERICAN
, STORYTELLING
ITIONS
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
Lunch
Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday,
September 26, 1987
D inner
1:30-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Saturday 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Mr. Phan Thanh Ly
Welcome Everyone
W ith this coupon buy a meel and you w ill get an egg roll free
Coupon good for dinner only.
For '87
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Hurry before '88 is here.
There'll be Something New & Exciting to Learn
Hope to see you.
Classes Begin
512 N. Killings worth
Enjoy the finest selection of Chinese cuisine
prepared by 20-year Master Chef Mrs. Wong
Chang. Uttering Hunan, Szechwan and Man
darin specialties in a comfortable atmosphere
with friendly service.
13 blocks from the Coliseum between N.E. 2nd end 3rd)
Willie M orrow
Reverse Permanent Wave
North Portland
Branch Library
Auditorium
Lounge Open to M id n ig h t
220 N.E. Weidler
Look! W e Have Classes on the
Sunday, October 18,1987, 2:00 p.m.
Program funded by Oregon C o m m u te*
for the H u m s n lU n
MULTNOMAH COUNTY
LIBRARY
Come in or call for information:
6720 N.E. Union
Local storytellers will present their interpretations of African and Afro
Portland, OR 97221
American folktales
Professor Emeritus Spencer G Shaw. University of Washington, will
present stories and Interpretation He will also lead a panel discussion
(503) 283-4123
during the program.
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