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<53 * « # ★★★★ ★★★★ Page 5 Portland Observer February 16, 1989 ENTERTAINMENT ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ * ★ * ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ * ★ ★ ★ ★ * ★ ★ ************* ★★★ i t . BEHIND THE SCENES w M M Gill said he never dreamt he would be here this soon. And everybody was still talking about the arrest o f form er New Edition m em ber Bobby Brown for lewdness during the Heartbreak tour’s Colum bus, G eorgia s tin t Brown was L/sa Collins arrested as he cam e off stage but was I back onstage a little over an hour later hi A nd the w inners are: For those o f you after having paid a fine o f about $700 for who didn’t catch the 16th annual American his bump-and-gnnd number. Brown who ¡ M usic Awards televised the first week in contends its the same show h e’s done February some o f the big winners include across the country said, “ the people in ¡Gladys Knight and the Pips (favorite duo Georgia are a little behind the tim es.” o f the group); A1 B. Sure (favorite new O.J Simpson will face W ife-beating artist); G eorge M ichaels (favorite male Charges: A m isdem eanor charge filed vocalist); “ F aith ” was voted favorite by the L.A. City Attorney’s office alleges R&B a lb u m , w h ile F re d d ie that 41 -year old O.J. S impson struck 29- Jackson’s” Nice N ’ Slow ” D.J. Jazzy year old wife Nicole with open and closed Jeff & The Fresh Prince nabbed honors fists and pulled her hair while threatening as favorite rap artists, while their L.P., to kill her in a quarrel that got out o f hand “ H e ’s the D.J., I ’m The Rapper” was early last month. A statem ent released voted favorite rap album. O f course, the by the couple referred to the com plaint big story at the aw ards was the fluff as som ething neither o f them believed betw een superstars M ichael Jackson and should have been done. Nonetheless, Eddie M urphy which started when Simpson is scheduled for a court M ichael, who was burdened down with appearance on February 17. two trophies stepped forward to reach Grace Jones gets Scare: It was quite a the m ike and asked Murphy to adjust the scare for actress-singer Grace Jones stand for him. Murphy began to and then early tw o weeks ago when hubby stopped him self saying that M ichael said m usician Christopher “ Stanley, 38 if " lik e I w as w orking for him ..and I vanished from the couple’s New York Started to do it,too” Despite the incident, apartm ent. He was found the next day the tw o did posed together for pictures walking incoherently in the middle of backstage.. Elsewhere backstage..Michael M anhattan’s morning rush-hour traffic. did congratulate G eorge M ichaels on his Short Takes: Lavon M uham m ad, the winnings. M ichaels who said he was woman claim ing to be married to honored to win in the soul category still superstar M ichael Jackson and finds itdifficult to believe his acceptance sporting the name “ Billie Jean is that large. W hen asked about his Jackson was sentenced to two and one crossover appeal, M ichaels replied “ I half years in jail for violating a court can’t explain i t I have no idea” ... Whitney order to steer clear o f t h e Houston says that while rum or has it that s u p e r s t a r . . Meanwhile she’s agreed to do numerous film projects superstar Michael Jackson spent the she is still ju st looking over scripts but weekend in “ Stockton, California with does intend to make her silver screen the kids that survived debut soon...N atalie Cole was still last m onth’s schoolyard massacre that stepping lightly w hile still recovering left five children dead..Jermaine from her recent foot surgery.. Veteran Jackson lashed out at LaToya for N ew A d d itio n m e m b e rs w ere her Playboy display last week in disappointed they didn’t win (for favorite USA Today stating, “ it w asn’t even k dpo or group) but new m em ber Johnny done in a tasteful manner. lEIC'OAICW/^ DCHJMD CIEIPEK1Í El by Garland Lee Thompson IFCC Theatre Has Smash Hit In ‘The Colored M useum ” A fter playing in Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco, George C. W olfe’s Off-Broadway hit comedy, “ The Colored Museum,” opened in Portland three weeks ago at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center and has been playing to sellout standing room only houses. Even during the coldest February weather in town in 30 years, this “ hot ticket” show has been packing them in with all colors, ages and sizes. “ The Colored Museum,” directed by A1 Jamison; musical director, Janice Scroggins; features Brenda Phillips, jazz singer; debuts Shirley Nanette in her first book show and also features Denise W illiams, Neal Thom as, Louise M oaning and the “ new com edy find of the year,” G regory Donovan. “ The Colored M useum ,” presents 8 p.m. performances on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday only. The show is scheduled to run through February 19 at the IFCC. “ The 11 exhibits” will move to the W inningstad Theatre in the Perform ing Arts Center where it will play 2 p.m. matinees for the Portland Public Schools on Tuesday, Thursday and W ednesday February 21- 23. Thursday, Friday and Saturday perform ances revert back to the 8 p.m. schedule from February 23-25. So get your tickets now, theatre fans, because this one is not to be missed. 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F or consideration, or developing O SF-com pliant softw are w hich will be o f Seatde Softw are E ngineer ing G ro u p is now seeking o u tstan d in g architects and developers to help us d e Portland Black Professional Network Celebrates Black History Month By m ore inform ation about this exciting opportunity, T h e recent industry 2:30PM A.B. Hidgon, P.O. Box 26006, Dayton, OH 45426 • Security, secure system s proprietary operating sys tems. W e’re aggressively equivalent stature. American theatre fans will love and not forget after we pass through this current Black History Month this will be an ’891iving cultural treat. An African- American “ Saturday Night Live” at “ The M useum.” “ Right on, Sue Busby and the IFCC. MAYA ANGELOU TO M AKE RARE A PPE A R A N C E AT JE F F E R S O N H IG H Some years ago back in 1973 I had the pleasure of managing “ Swept Away ,a Broadway show at the 48th Street Playhouse. It was directed by Rip Tom and starred Maya Angelou and the late great actress, Geraldine Page. It was a two-character play by Jerome Kilty about the life story o f Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln. Miss Angelou brilliantly played the role of Elizabeth, Mrs. L incoln’s personal A fric a n -A m e ric a n se a m tre ss and confidante who wrote a book about her experience with the L incoln’s. It was a great experience for me, then a new African-American stage manager on Broadway. This was my second production in New York so the chance to work with both these wonderful actress made me their fans forever. G eraldine Page succum bed to death last year. And now Maya Angelou, author, poet, actress, singer is coming to my old alma mater, Jefferson High School, Friday, February 24,1989 at 9:30 A.M. to speak to over 1,200 area high school students. M iss Angelou who is a dynamic talent and a growing legend in her own right, is visiting the Northwest to perform in the Portland Arts and Lecture series, W ednesday,February22,1989. Tickets for that event arc sold out. She originally was scheduled to appear here in Portland last year, but had to postpone that engagem ent due to a conflict in her schedule This series is the first in which the Portland Arts and Lectures have involved the Portland Public Schools. A limited number of students from each of Portland’s high schools will attend the performance. The school presentation is made possible through the support of Kaiser Permanente and the Oregon Com m ittee for the Humanities. This is a great idea for Black History Month, ’89. Right on the mark, Portland Arts and Lecture Series! Some great men have literally failed their way to success. 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