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ENTERTAINMENT
Photographs by Richard Brown
Pottery by Sheman Haggar
Paintings by Phil Reid
Date/Time: Decei iber 5th. - Janu­
ary 2, 1992
12 - 6 p.m. Daily
Place: Shades Of Color
316 N.E. Thompson SL
Portland, Oregon 97212
Reception: December 5th, First
Thursday (6-9)
Public invited.
Shades of Color Gallery is excited
to present works by three local artist.
The exhibit will include photographs
by Richard Brown, Pottery by sherrian
Haggar, and paintings by Phil Reid.
Richard Brown was born in Har­
lem and attended the School of Indus­
trial Arts in New York City. Richard
spent twenty years in the service, which
took him to the Philippines, Thailand,
Vietnam, Turkey, Yugoslavia and all
over Europe, he concentrated on Pho­
tographing people.
His commitment to protraying
people as they are, not relying on stero-
types, has marked his work since that
time.
Sherrian Haggar has been involved
in art shows over the last 15 years. Her
work has been shown in galleries,
churches, City Hall, Portland State
University, PCC just to name a few.
Watercolor, Oil painting and pottery
are the medias in which she works.
Phil Reid started drawing at the
age of five. In 1973 he began to create
and develope his own style. His love of
music has influenced his paintings and
drawings. While painting Phil listens
to music and emerses him self into the
canvas letting each painting session
take care o f itself. “ The challenge with
paintings is that each day brings about
something different.”
Portland Civic Theatre returns to
the Portland scene as a school for chil­
dren and a children’s theatre company.
Plagued by debts, Portland Civic The­
atre closed in the spring of 1990. It
began its revival last May when the
owner of the nearby Mallory Hotel
bought the building. Included in the
lease agreement was a clause that the
building continue as a theatre school.
When Portland Civic Theatre
opened over 65 years ago, it began as a
theatre school. It now has returned to
its roots. The Civic Theatre Board has
worked hard for the last eighteen months
to pay off the Theatre’s debts to reopen
this fall with a clean slate.
In September, 1991, they officially
merged with Portland Theatre Acad­
emy, a samll and popular theatre school
that had been renting space from the
Civic Theatre building. Several of the
teachers, John Monteverde, Caren
Graham, Carolyn Hulbert and Elaine
Gamer, had formerly taught at the School
of the Portland Civic Theatre. When it
closed, they helped form the Portland
Theatre Academy.
With the merger, many parents on
the board of Portland Theatre Acad­
emy have joined the Civic Theatre board.
With the addition of some interested
business and professional people, ev­
ery board seat is now filled, and new
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The first ferris wheel was erected
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Take a marvelous food such as
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new dishes for your holiday meals.
Wonderfully versatile, cranberry
sauce is definitely not just for Thanks­
giving—it's great for any and all oc­
casions. Sauce that's leftover from
other dishes can make an especially
delightful dip for holiday parties. This
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is a new twist on traditional Thanks­
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period. “ It was funny,” Wansel says
“ because a lot of people enjoyed what
I was doing, but everybody had their
own way of relating to i t
In between touring and recording
his own albums through the early Eight­
ies, Dexter emerged as an important
producer, arranger and songwriter
working with a breathtaking range of
artists from the Jacksons, to Teddy
Pendergrass, to Stevie Wonder, to Jean
Came. His name can also be found on
some 30 gold and platinum albums in
one capacity or another.
Universe is a tasteful blend of
diverse sounds and styles that is cohe­
sively bound together. From the moody
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yet mellow “ After the Storm;” the
exquisite “ Let the Wind Blow Angels”
(based on a passage from Revelations
in the Bible, and a song that ‘ ‘combines
the Zulu beat from soweto with the
Jundenoo beat from the Bahamas’ ’ as
well as the Beth-El Tabernacle Choir)
to groove-laden tracks like the hypnotic
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Universe is a unique collection of
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Motown's smiling sensation Shanice Wilson is joined by Ronnie DeVoe,
Ricky Bell and Bobby Brown on the set of Another Bad Creation's recent
“Spydermann" video shoot. Shanice has good reason to smile; her just-
released "I Love Your Smile" single and Inner Child album, both produced
by Grammy-winning hitmaker Narada Michael Walden (Whitney Houston,
Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, etc.), have won the ears and hearts of
radio and fans alike. Pictured (l-r) Ronnie, Shanice, Ricky and Bobby.
Phila-Jazz-Weekend
South Africa, Ethiopia, Brazil,
Trinidad, Canada and the United States
- it’ll be a truly international exchange
ofm usic, mirth and culture Fed. 14-17,
1992, when jazz artists from around
the world perform here during the Fourth
Annual Spectacor Presidential Jazz
Weekend.
The four-day, citywide celebra­
tion during Black History Month is a
salute to the international language of
music. Local, regional, national and
interantional jazz artists will present a
broad spectrum of jazz rhythms and
styles. Form swing to bebop, fusion
and beyond, jazz master and emerging
artists will share their repertoire at jazz
events around the city and around the
clock.
Artisits performing during the
weekend include Mercer Ellington with
the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Dakota
Staton and Abbey Lincoln, Ethiopia’s
Aster Awete, the Afro-Latin sounds of
Papo Vazquez Bomba Jazz and the
Teddy Panama Latin Jazz Ensemble,
South Africa’s Mahlathini and the Ma-
hotella Queens, the Max Roach Quar­
tet, Clark Terry, John Blake and the
Clifford Jordan Big Band.
In addition to the stage perform­
ance there will also Bo jazz workshops
for children, a multi-cultural craft ba­
zaar, a jazz bus tour of neighborhood
jazz clubs, a jazz laser show, tours of
Philadelphia’s historic sites, jazz
brunches and lunches and more.
To receive a Fourth Annual Spec­
tacor Presidential Jazz Weekend bro­
chure and complete visitors’ informa­
tion, call the Philadelphia Visitors Center
at 215/636-1666. The jazz brochure
contains a ticket order form. Tickets
may also be ordered through Ticket-
master or purchased at the door, but
seating is limited at most events, tick­
ets go on sale January 1992.
Contact: Philadelphia convention
and vistors Bureau Diane Miller-Hatcher,
215/636-3316
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committees have been formed to raise
funds and generate support for the school.
The primary goal of the theatre is
to provide a top-notch theatre school
for children and adults. The school
offers quarterly eight to nine week classes
for ages six to adult including perform­
ance showcases, acting skills, improvi­
sation, audition workshops and move­
ment for the theatre.
The school also offers four to five
children’s theatre productions a year
using children and adults from the the­
atre school. This year’s productions
include Annabelle Broom, One Thou­
sand Cranes, How to Eat Like A Child
and Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.
For the Christmas season Portland
Civic Theatre Academy is producing
the modem holiday classic, The Best
Christmas Pageant Ever on the main-
stage December 13 through December
24. This is a delightful Christmas tale
about the Herdman children, possibly
the worst kids ever, who lie, cheat and
steal their way into the Christmas pag­
eant. Both they and the audience are
transformed by the power of theatre
and the magic of Christmas.
For details about the school or board,
call Portland Civic Theatre Academy
at 248-9158. For information about Best
Christmas Pageant Ever, call the box
office at 226-4026.
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Universe Featuring Dexter Wansel
From the almost classical opening
strains of “ Vision Quest” through the
African-flavored “ Let The Wind Blow
Angels” to the reflective, plaintive sound
of “ Ancient Mariner,” the self-titled
debut album by Universe featuring
Dexter Wansel is very special indeed.
Virtually defining the term “ fusion”
in the musical sense this project en­
compasses everything from jazz to new
age, from funky rhythms to music that
can best be defined as “ quintessential
quiet storm ” It also heralds the return
of multitalented musician, producer,
arranger and songwriter Dexter Wansel.
The concept for Universe was
generated almost 15 years ago by ex­
ecutive producer Kenneth Gamble, co-
owner of Philadelphia International
Records (P.I.R.). The album relfects
his personal philosophy of the universe
as “ a group of people being brought
together through divine inspiration to
develop a comprehensive view of the
highest quality of life, based on prin­
ciple, fact and truth."
Bom in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylva­
nia, Wansel began studying music in
junior high school, later teaming up
with classmate Stanley Clarke to form
a high school musical group. After
serving three years in the armed forces,
Dexter returned to Philadelphia to play
cocktail piano at various restaurants
and clubs throughout the city. “ That’s
where I learned how to construct a
song,” he recalls.
Appealing to a broad audience,
album such as What the World Ls Coming
To (1977), Voyager (1979) and Time Is
Slipping Away (1980) helped create a
devoted following for Wansel, who
toured consistently throughout that time
They Love Shanice’s Smile
Portland Civic Theatre Returns As
Portland Civic Theatre Academy
Art Exhibit: “ Flash, Fire, & Oil"
Jim Werner
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1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 12-ounce package OCEAN
SPRAY' Fresh or Frozen
Cranberries
2 tablespoons chopped jalapeno
peppers (canned or bottled!
1 teaspoon dried coriander
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 green onion, white and green
parts, sliced
1 teaspoon lime juice
Combine water and sugar in a
medium saucepan. Bring to a boil.
Add cranberries: return to a boil.
Gently boil cranberries for ten min­
utes, without stirring. Pour into a
medium glass mixing bowl. Gently
stir in remaining ingredients.
Place a piece of plastic wrap di­
rectly on sauce. Cool at room tem­
perature and refrigerate. Serve at
room temperature.
Makes about 2 1/2 cups sauce.
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