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Portland Observer
Black History Month • February 28, 1990
ENTERTAINMENT
Yukon Jack Arm Wrestling
Championships Set for March 6-8
at Champions in Portland
is supervised by the American Arm Wres
tling Association and features four separate
divisions. There will be dtree m en’s weight
classes-160 lbs. and under, 161-190, and
191 and over-and one women’s open divi
sion.
Winning competitors on March 6 and
March 7 will meet in the regional finals on
March 8. Overall winners will go home
$200 richer, while second place finishers
will earn $50 apiece. Trophies will also be
awarded to all winners and runners-up.
The Portland event is pari of a series of
Yukon Jack Arm Wrestling Championships
designed to find the finest arm wrestlers in
America. The national championships are
scheduled to take place in Chicago in April,
1990, with the winner in each division
earning $1,500.
Portland area men and women will have
the opportunity to compete for 41,000 in
prize money and at the same time help raise
funds for a worthy cause at the Yukon Jack
Arm Wrestling Championships, set for March
6-8 at Champions in Portland.
The competition, which is open to
everyone 21 years of age and older, will
benefit the Portland Chapter of the Mul
tiple Sclerosis Society. Each $7 entry fee,
for which competitors receive a free offi
cial souvenir T-shirt, will be donated to
M.S. Yukon Jack will make a matching
donation of all entry fees collected for the
event.
The double-elimination tournament,
which gets underway at 8:30 p.m. sharp
(with registration beginning at 7:00 p.m.).
School Readies Annual Multi-Cultural Fair
Spike Lee S nubbed By M otion Pic
ture Academy? Filmmaker Spike Lee whose
“ Do The Right T hing" was the talk of the
film circles last year, was all but snubbed
by this year’s academy award nominations,
receiving just a ‘ ‘best screenplay’' nod for
the controversial film. (Most felt a bid for
"b e st director” was assured). Word from
"4 0 Acres & A Mule Film works’ ’ and Lee
himself—who intends to be on hand for the
ceremonies, was simply this: "w e think
that we deserved m ore” . . . Meanwhile,
Denzel Washington, who stars in Lee’s
next film, received the nod for best support
ing actor for his part in “ G lory,” while
Morgan Freeman, as expected, capped the
nomination for “ best actor’' for his work in
“ Driving Miss D aisy" . . . In other award
news. Soul II Soul topped the list of those
vying for this year’s Soul Train Awards,
scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on
March 14. Don Cornelius arrived two hours
late to the brunch held annually at the
Beverly Hills Hotel. (Close friend Barry
White read off the nominations). One of the
first orders of business for Cornelius,
however, was a public apology to Capitol's
Stephanie Mills at
Seattle Paramount
March 7th
W hite Rose Ltd. is proud to announce
the appearance of Stephanie Mills at the
Paramount Theatre for one show on Wed
nesday, March 7th.
On the boards since the age of 15, when
she won the starring role of "D orothy” in
the Broadway production of “ The W iz,”
Stephanie Mills is a remarkable talent. This
tiny lady can belt out a song with the lung
power of someone twice her size and make
any song, and any audience, her own.
Leaving the company o f ‘ ‘The W iz’ ’
after five years of critical acclaim and SRO
crowds, Stephanie attacked the Pop and R
& B charts with the same fiery enthusiasm
she brought to her Broadway role. She
started out with “ W hat Cha Gonna Do
With My Lovin ” ’ in 1979 and then hit it big
with the million-selling ‘ ‘Never Knew Love
Like This Before.” And her hits just keep
on coming.
One thing’s for certain, when Stepha
nie Mills hits the stage at the Paramount
March 7th, you'll “ Feel the Fire.”
Tickets for Stephanie M ills’s single
performance at the Paramount Theatre are
on sale now at Ticketmaster, Frederick and
Nelson, Tower Video and the Paramount
ticket office. All seats are reserved at $21.50
(subject to convenience charge). Tickets
may be charged at 628-0888.
Step Johnson as his top rap artist —M.C.
Hammer failed to gain any nominations.
Cornelius said he had nothing to do with it.
Nonetheless, Janet Jackson, Bobby Brown,
Luther Vandross, Eric Gable and Quincy
Jones nabbed three nominations each Quincy
Jones appears to be the “ music man of the
hour” as he is also slated for a special
tribute that night . . . And Lee Bailey of
Radioscope and his fashionplate wife, Diane,
have scheduled a special radio salute to
Jones for his musical contributions.
H earts For Ella: Ella Fitzgerald was
recently feted with a star-studded tribute,
billed “ Hearts For Ella” at Lincoln Center
in New York. On hand for the festive occa
sion was Lena Home, Manhattan Transfer,
Mayor David Dinkins, Cab Calloway, and
Bobby McFerrin. The 71-year old ailing
performer was helped to the stage, but once
on it, she knew just what to do as she treated
the packed house to an impromptu version
of one of her all-time favorites—"H oney
suckle Rose.” Proceeds from the gala went
to benefit the American Heart Association
. . . Speaking of charity, a date w ith Ray
P ark er J r . cost one single lady $1,900 at
the Fourth Annual Bachelor Auction held
by Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles.
Parker was one of 45 celebrity bachelors
who paraded down a runway while over 600
women shouted out their bids. Way to go,
R ay!... (As to rumors of a serious romance
between heretofore good friends, Cree
Summer and castmate Kadeem Hardison,
Cree came down with the flue and had to
rearrange her appointment to talk with me,
but I promise to have some answer for your
next week).
“ 227” To Go On H iatus? Among the
latest changes at NBC-TV, is the removal
of ” 227” from their prime-time Saturday
night lineup. At press time, the series was
slated to return sometime later in the sea
son. The official reason for the change in
programming, which is scheduled to go
into effect during the first week of March,
was to try out some new TV series.
S hort Takes: Sammy Davis Jr. re
mains hospitalized suffering from a recur
ring bout of the throat cancer that was
detected last f a ll. . . Ike T u rn er, form er
husband of S u p erstar T ina T urner, was
sentenced to four years in state prison for
his latest cocaine-related conviction. Turner
will have to serve about 18 months before
he is eligible for p aro le. . . Our congratula
tions go out to 16-year old, brainy Cosby
co-star, Tempestt Bledsoe, who recently
became a finalist for a National Merit
Scholarship. Bledsoe maintains a straight-
A average.
Next Week: Actor Courtney Vance
generates excitement in the upcoming "Hunt
For Red O ctober," and w e'll have all the
highlights o f the recent Grammy festivities.
TWICE A W INNER-Rap star Young MC won a Grammy Award recently as
the “ Best New Rap Artist” just a few days after the announcement that he had
been signed to write and perform a series of national radio commercials for
Pepsi-Cola. Pepsi-Cola officials say the first of the commercials, titled, “ The
Choice,” are set to debut on Urban Contemporary and Top 40 stations
nationwide and will feature the young artist drawing amusing parallels
between his choice of soft drinks and other choices in life. Young MC won the
Grammy Award with the song, “ Bust a Move.”
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McDonald’s World’s Largest Concert
Marilyn McCoo’s talented voice will be one of more than eight million united
by song on Thursday, March 8th during the “ McDonald’s World’s Largest
Concert” to be broadcast on PBS beginning at 1 p.m. (EST). Children from
around the world w ill participate in the concert, the centerpiece of the Music
Educators National Conference (MENC) held during March as part of the
organization’s celebration of “ Music In Our Schools.”
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Student-produced arts and crafts are
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Boise-Eliot Elementary stages its ninth-
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2).
Themed " A Celebration of Peoples,"
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Calvin Walker & the Answer
Friday, March 2nd
B.M.I. Showcase
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Brydg Beauty Stab
Dub Squad Nero’s Rome
Sunday, March 4th
So-Do-i & B B C.
Monday, March 5th
Final Exam
Tuesday, March 6th
Snapper Head
Wednesday, March 7th
Big House