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Portland Observer
ENTERTAINMENT
Oregon Stage Company to Revive
“ A...My Name Is Alice”
photo by John Solem
Brenda Phillips and Cherie Price, cast members o f
The popular musical revue ” A...My
Name Is Alice” will return to the stage
with its original cast, beginning Janu
ary 17, 1992, presented by Oregon
Stage Company, Washington County’s
Professional Theatre. Performances
will continue through February 23 at
the Forum Theatre, located in Build
ing Three o f the Rock Creek campus of
Portland Com m unity College, 17705
NW Springville Road.
“ A...My Name is A lice” is an
irreverent m usical celebration of the
pleasures and problems o f being a
woman in the 1990s. Its twenty-odd
songs and sketches range from moving
“A.. My Name is A lice."
and heartwarming to witty and dow n
right outrageous. Enthusiastic critical
and audience response resulted in an
extended run for the Oregon Stage
Company production last spring, and
the play has a history o f long runs in
other cities such as Seattle, M inneapo
lis, San Francisco, New York, and else
where.
Directed and choreographed by
Michelle Blackm on, ‘‘A...My Name Is
A lice” features a highly talented cast
of Portland actresses: Linda Brown,
Gail Hebert, Brenda Phillips, Cherie
Price andC hrisse Roccaro. Reviews of
the show have been unanimously posi-
Sweethearts Over
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F a sh io n s fo r M other and C hild
T h u rsd a y, F ebruary 13,1992
At th e H eathm an H otel
Tea C o u rt 3:30-5:30pm
For more information, contact Tricia
Knoll, 823-2227
Please join The Friends o f the
C hildren’s Museum and JEBE Designs
in a benefit High Tea and Fashion Show!
Come to the Heathman Hotel on
Thrusday, February 13 at 3:30pm for
and afternoon o f color, elegance and
fun. Bring your children or grandchil
dren and enjoy mother and child fash
ions, special treats and some wonderful
door prizes!
Tickets ar $20.00 Per person and
may be reserved by calling the C hil
dren’s Museum, 823-2227 with a M as
terCard or VISA number.
All proceeds benefit the programs
o f the C hildren’s Museum.
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Do you know someone who makes
quilts or rag rugs? W ho are the finest
singers and carvers in your com m u
nity? Have you written down your
fam ily’s traditional recipes?
These are the arts o f everyday life
that the Portland African-American Folk
Arts Project is working to preserve.
They are looking for people who prac
tice these and other traditional arts.
They are also looking for community
m em bers interested in learning to rec
ord and preserve this rich local heri
tage.
All interested persons are invited
to an introductory meeting. It will be
held on Saturday, February 1 at 10 a.m.
at the King Facility, 4815 N.E. 7th.
Come and learn about the project!
For further information, call
Community Researcher, Richard Brown
at 289-0707.
The Project is sponsored by the
Oregon Folk Arts Program , the Oregon
A rtsCom m ission, the National Endow
ment for the Arts, and the Oregon Com
munity Foundation.
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live, with such glowing rem arks as
“ the cast gets straight A ’s,” “ a sure
hit,” “ highly entertaining,” “ very
funny and often poignant,” “ enthusi
astic applause,” and “ a sid e splitting,
rip-roaringly funny musical revue, one
of the best you’ll ever see!” Music di
rection is by Karl M ansfield, scene
design by Mark Loring, costumes by
W anda Walden and lighting by David
A lexanderTallm an. The onstage band
features Karl Mansfield, Wendy Karden
and Spanky Hopkins.
Performances of “ A...My Name
is Alice’ ’ will be Thursday, Friday and
Saturday 8pm, and Sunday 7pm, from
January 17 - February 23. (No Tues
day, W ednesday or matinee perform
ances.) Ticket pricesare$16on Thurs
day and Sunday, S18 on Friday and
Saturday. There is a $2 discount for
students, seniors and groups o f 20 or
more. Rush tickets for students, sen
iors and members of the Portland Area
Theatre Alliance are available for $5
on a space-available, non-reserved basis
at fifteen minutes before curtain time.
Oregon Stage Company also honors
the Young Audiences ArtsCard, and
participates in PDX/TIX, the half-price
day-of-show ticket booth in the Galleria
sponsored by the Portland Area The
atre Alliance.
To purchase tickets in advance,
visit any Fred Meyer FASTIXX outlet,
or call FASTIXX at 224-8499 (224-
TIXX). The Oregon Stage Company
ticket office is also available for spe
cial requests, season ticket inform a
tion, etc. at 690-7328.
R in g C i r c u s o f F u n
A Three-Ring Circus o f Fun, a
Kids Club event, comes to Pioneer Place
on Sunday, February 9 , 2-4pm.
Educator/entertainer extraordinaire,
Jay Harris, highlights the program with
his Celestial Circus, a captivating dis
play o f juggling, pantomiming, music
and entertainment. Also featured is
D an’l BToon’s Bloonskin Caps, creat
ing distinctive balloon hats for children
to take home. Pepperm int the Clown
completes the trio, opening every child’s
imagination with his fabulous face
painting.
Pioneer Place Kids Club is a free
program offering educational and fun
experiences to children between the
ages o f five and ten. M embership privi
leges include free participation in
monthly Kids Club activities. Children
may register at the Pioneer Place Infor
mation Desk or call 228-5800.
Pioneer Place, located in dow n
town Portland, was developed by Rouse-
Portland, Inc., an affiliate o f The Rouse
Com pany, Colum bia, Maryland.
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D ance Theatre of Harlem will make its
trium pahnat return to Portland for three
perform ances at the Civic Auditorium
on February 7-9, presented by Oregon
Ballet Theatre and sponsored by Secu
rity Pacific Bank.
The neo-classical troupe will per
form two mixed repertory programs,
including two works by contemporary
m aster choreographer Glen Tetley, and
ballets by August Boumonville, Boyston
M aldoom, G eoffrey Holder, Robert
North and Billy W ilson. Performance
times are February 7 at 7:30pm, Febru
ary 8 at 8:00pm ., and February 9 at
2:00pm.
Dance Theatre o f Harlem was e s
tablished in 1969 by former New York
City Ballet star Arthur Mitchell follow
ing the assassination o f Martin Luther
King, Jr. Mr. M itchell’s goal was to
give H arlem ’s econom ically and cul
turally disadvantaged youth an outlet
for cultural achievement. From humble
beginnings thecom pany has grown into
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Dance Threatre o f H arlem ’s ap
pearances in February, which also marks
Black History M onth, will be cele
brated with a num ber of special events.
Following the opening night perform
ance, a cham pagne and dessert recep
tion for dancers and guests will be held
to benefit the Urban League o f Portland
Guild. In step with D TH ’s goal of
reaching out to young children, OBT
will host Portland schoolchildren at a
special dress rehcrsal on February 7. A
traveling Dance Theatre of Harlem photo
exhibition and special in-school pres
entations have also taken place ra^repa-
ration for the C om pany’s .visit.
Tickets for Oregon Ballet Theatre’s
presentation o f Dance Theatre o f Har
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office (248-4496), and at the OBT ticket
office (227-6867). Ticket prices are
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are avialable and may be purchased at
a discount for groups o f 15 or more.
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