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ENTERTAINMENT
Singer Jody Watley to Release 45 Minute
“Dance to Fitness” Video on April 8
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Platinum record selling artist Jody
W atley and PPI E n te rta in m e n t
Grouphave announced the release of
the star’s exercise video, Jody W atley:
Dance to Fitness. T he45 minute video,
which com bines exercise and choreo­
graphed dance steps, will feature music
from the singer’s two platinum albums,
Jody Watley (1988) and Larger than
Life (1989). The video wil ship plati­
num and will be available at major
video retail outlet s on April 23.
“ I think the time is right for a new
music video concept,” said W atley.
‘‘Everyone likes to dance and learn the
steps of their favorite performers. Dance
to Fitness is the ultimate video experi­
ence because it com bines dance, fitness
and the excitem ent of my life perform ­
ances.” W atley, who won a Grammy
Award for Best Artist in 1988, has
quickly established herself as one o f the
more important new entertainers in the
music industry.
Her hits include,
‘‘Looking For a New Love,” ‘‘D on’t
You Want Me,” “ Some Kind of Lover,”
and “ Real L ove,” all o f which will be
8 p .m .
Intermediate Theatre
ftjrtlantd Center tor the Performing Arts
T ick ets: $5, $9, $11
PCPA Box Office:
248-4496
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Play Ball!
Northwest Theatre of the Deaf
and the IFCC will present the west
coast premiere o f The Signal S ea­
son of D um m y Hoy by Allen Meyer
and Michael Nowak. The year is
1886 and W illiam Ellsworth Hoy is
about to becom e the first deaf player
in the history o f professional base­
ball. In his 14 year major league
career Hoy becam e one o f the top
base stealers o f all time and broke a
National Leguc fielding record. But
he is most remembered for creating
the familiar hand signals that um­
pires use.
Directed by Michael Nowak, the
show features Dean Patrick Cannav-
ino of the National Theatre of the
D eaf in the title role.
T he Signal Season of D um m y
Hoy runs April 20-May 13 at the
IFCC Theatre, Fridays and Satur­
days at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
General admission is SIO. Students,
seniors and groups of ten or more
pay S8.
Discount coupons and
Artseards are accepted at all Sunday
matinees. Call (503) 243-7931 for
information and reservations. All
performances will be sign interpreted.
The 1990 Ebony Fashion Fair
Fashion Magic
The 32nd Annual Ebony Fashion
Fair will appear in Portland at the Earle
A. Chiles Center, University of Port­
land, on Friday, April 27, at 8:00 p.m.
This famed traveling fashion show is
produced by Ebony m agazine and is
sponsored by the Portland Chapter of
Links, Inc., for the benefit of L inks’
Educational and Scholarship Fund.
Mrs. Eunice W. Johnson, Producer
and D irector o f the show, personaly
selects fashions from the exclusive
collections o f famed designers such as
Frank Composto, Bill Blass, Bob Mackie,
G iorgio Sant’Angelo, Fabrice, Patrick
Kelly and Bruce Oldfield.
Mrs. Johnson is meticulous and thor­
ough in purchasing the m ost spectacu­
lar fashions available for Ebony Fash­
ion Fair audiences.
M ore than 200 exquisite garments
com plete with the latest accessories, 10
female and 2 male models, commenta-
tor, music director, stage and business
managers, and wardrobe staff travel
from coast to to a st on a special char­
tered Greyhound bus. Because o f the
unprecedented demand for sponsorship
of the show by charitable organizations
around the country, Ebony Fashion Fair
now tours two seasons. The east and
midwest from September through De­
cember and the southwest from January
through May, appearing in more than
191 cities.
Mrs. Jacquelyn Brown, General
Chairperson o f the benefit performance
indicates ticket sales are going excep­
tionally well and expects an even larger
attendance than last year. Tickets may
be purchased at Mrs. C ’s W igs (707 NE
Fremont), House of Sound (3606 N.
W illiams Ave.), and Earle A. Chiles
Center, University of Portland (5000 N.
W illamette Boulevard).
Proceeds from previous shows made
it possible to make contributions to
many local charities such as: POIC
(Portland Opportunities Industrializa­
tion Center); NAACP - locally and
nationally; St. V incent De Paul Child
Development Center; Volunteers of
America Day Nursery Fund; Multnomah
Association for Retarded Children;
Un ited N egro College Fund-locally and
nationally; American Cancer Society,
Oregon Division; Kidney Association
of Oregon; UN1CF; Ethiopian Aid
(Afrieare, Inc.); American Heart A sso­
ciation, Oregon Affiliate, Inc.; Kerr
Young Parents Program; Self Enhance­
ment; American Dance Theatre (E liza­
beth ABTS); Interestate Firehouse C ul­
tural Center; and many other groups
and organizations.
The 32nd Annual
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Benefit of
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Friday, April 27, 1990
8:00 p.m.
Ticket Prices:
$20.00, $25.00
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:
Mrs. C's Wigs, 707 N.E. Fremont
House of Sound,
3606 N. Williams Ave.
Earle A. Chiles Center
Ticket prices include one year
subscription to EBONY, EM,
or six months to JET.
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P.I.T. Club Is lo cate d at 231 SW Ankeny
on the com er of 3rd & Ankeny,
one block south of Burnside
228-2237
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included on Dance to Fitness.
W atley, who is known for her high-
energy performances, was recently
named one o f A m erica’s Ten M ost
Beautiful W omen by Harper’s Bazaar
in 1989 and chosen by People m aga­
zine as one o f the Fifty Most Beautiful
People in the W orld in 1990.
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