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r y»i *W» fc » » , vVvvWvVVfW -w "w > v 4r « « A pril 1 , 1992...The Portland ()bserver...Page 5 Portland Observer ENTERTAINMENT D e lic io u s ly H eavy MTV .. 4- r.v * . • kath y ^ ledce • I.?» . «• 1» à -•V * “■’S ’- r ft.;? > , A • ‘ J'*'.*' <» «• - r 5 A *# Del icious Vinyl artists The Brand New Heavies, featuring guest vocalist N ’ Dea Davenport, arrived direct from London to perform at M TV ’s spring break jam in Florida. The group delighted fans by performing their forthcoming single, “Dream come True ’92", on M TV ’s “Beauty & The Beach.” Pictured (1-r) are Maxton Beasley (BNH), N ’Dea Davenport, “ Beauty & The Beach” co-host Tisha Campbell (House Party) and Simon Bartholomew (BNH). The BNH’s U.S. tour is scheduled to kick off in early May. (The B rand Ne Heavies/Delicious Vinyl our interest. Thank Stephanie Yu and Z Wright, cohosts for 3-2-1 contact Extras, help kids from a New York ecology club explore the natural resources of Manhattan. Look for "Get Busy: How Kids Can Save the Planet" and "A Popular Little Planet" scheduled to air on Earth Day on public television. Photo: Richard Termine (4/2/92, 8:00 p.m. ET, one you.) "A... My Name Is Alice", A Review hour) A rtis ts o f A ll D is c ip lin e s The Oregon Arts Commission an nounces upcoming touring and resi dency opportunities for artists o f all disciplines. Shelley Matthews, Minority O ut reach Coordinator for the Metropolitan and Oregon Arts Commissions, will facilitate an A rts-In -E d u catio n A p plication Sem inar on T h u rsd ay , A pril 9th, from 3-5 p.m. The seminar will be held in the City Hall Building, Room 321,1220 S.W. Fifth Avenue. The m is sion o f the Arts-In-Education program is to offer lifelong learning in the arts to all O regonians, to enrich the educa tional experience for children K-12 in all arts with the guidance o f profes sional artists, and to support the arts as basic to education. A pplications are currently being accepted for Jackson and Jo sep h in e C o u n tie s, D ouglas County, Coos andC urry Counties, Lin coln and Tillamook Counties, Eastern Oregon, and Film/Video. Touring artists may now submit applications to the Oregon Arts Com mission for inclusion in Oregon On Tour! Oregon on Tour! contains a juried selection o f professional touring artists, ensembles and com panies based in O r egon which represent a wide variety o f performing arts disciplines and styles. Oregon on Tour! is published every two years and applications for the 1993-95 publication must be submitted by May 1, 1992. For applications or further infor mation on these or other Arts Com m is sio n p ro g ra m s , c o n ta c t S h e lle y M atthewsat the Metropolitan Arts Com mission , 1120 S . W . Fi fth Avenue, Port land, Oregon 97204, or call (503) 796- 5111. Inquires may also be addressed to the Oregon Arts Commission, 835 S urn - mer Street, NE, Salem, OR (503) 378- 3625. essa I FCC Make 1992 your year to dis cover the IF C C . W e’re located on Interstate Avenue in a vintage F ire house and we celebrate C u ltu ra l diversity through the performing arts, serving as a C enter where artists and the community come together. IFCC...the place for T h e a tre , featuring scripts with a cul tural slant, for Classes creating new works in theatre and dance, for viewing art with an ethnic flair in our G a lle ry , for exploring the char acter o f diverse cultures through our New Faces script readings, and for an introduction to some o f the best performing companies in our C om m unity. Discover the IFCC! Call 823-2000 BET F a sh io n P re v ie w ‘92 F rom A fric a to A m e ric a The 3 4 lh A n n u al EBONY Fashion Fair Presents Sponsored by Portland Chapter The Links, Inc. Benefit of LINKS EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Masonic Temple 1119 S.W . P ark Ave. Portland, Oregon F r id a y , A p r il 24, 199 2 8:00 p.m. Ticket Price: $25.00 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: Mrs. C's Wigs, 707 N.E. Fremont House ot Sound, 3606 N. Williams Ave. P&J's B eauty & Barber Supplies. 2948 N.E. ML.K.Jr. Blvd. Ticket Prices: (Includes 1 yr subscription to EBONY/EM or 6-month subscription to JET) B ET’s firstannual cultural couture fashion extravaganza, “BET Fashion Preview ‘92—From Africa to A m erica” was aired on BET, Saturday, March 28. The event was recorded at Los A ngeles’ Biltmore Hotel January 13. H o sted by co m e d ia n T om m y Davidson and actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, this fashion extravaganza included a line-up o f contem porary sportswear, business wear, evening wear, high-fash ion African wear, and cultural couture from some o f the hottest and brightest African-American designers in today’s fashion industry. The evening’s entertainm ent fea tured performances by recording artists Vesta W illiam s (A&M ), Tony Terry (E pic), Jennifer H olliday (A rista), Shanice W ilson (Motown) and C hristo pher W illiams (Uptown/M CA). To help aid the current crisis of infant mortality within the com m uni ties, the proceeds from the fashion show were given to the W atts Health Founda- tion/D rew -M edical “ H ealthy Black Babies Project.” B O S T O N ’S M IN I M A R K E T N E E D S Y O U R SU PPO R T! BY D. BELL The Oregon Stage Company is once again producing the popular musical revue "A... My Name Is Alice". The revue is a thoroughly resound ing trek through the pratfalls and vul nerabilities of being a woman. The solid Five m ember cast portray various aspects of being a woman from childhood to mature triends. 1 hey also among other tilings take a look at women Landrum, Gail Hebert, and Chrisse Roccaro, possess excellent voices, and lend vitality to the various characters they p o rtra y . D ire c to r M ic h e lle Blackman keeps the action crisp and fast paced, moving smoothly from one skit to the next. You may V:atch the performance at the Rock Creek Campus o f Portland Community College now through April in the office. All the performers; Brenda Phill ips, Patti Voglino, Quigley Provost- 26th. For ticket information, you may cal’ 224-8499 nr 690-7328. Unforgettable Performance Following her "Unforgettable"performance at the world famous Apollo Theatre on February 21, 1992, Elektra recording artist Natalie Cole greeted her guests at the door of Sylvia's where the reception was held. The performance was a benefit to raise money for the effort to turn the Apollo Theatre into a non-profit performance center. Pictured from left to right are Natalie Cole, Dexter Moore, Director of Writer-Publisher Relations BMI, and Frances Preston, BMI's President and CEO. T.N.T. Cleo-Lilliann Social Club P LE A S E SUPPO RT Y O U R C O M M U N IT Y S TO R E I T ’ S A M U S T. P LE A S E R E F R A IN F R O M D R IN K IN G The Theatre of New Tricks o f fers a factory for theatrical minds every Sun day at 1:00 p.m. at The Howling Frog Cafe, 314 N.W. Sixth. 4 m o’ info dial 241-8622 or 233-5967. A D V E R T IS E ’’ O N T H E STO R E G R O U N D S Featuring A N D O N T H E O L D FR E D M E Y E R P A R K IN G LO T. U N N E E D E D P R O B LE M S . C O M E B Y FOR A L L N e w D a n c e F lo o r Y O U R S H O P P IN G N E E D S . W E W O R K W IT H O L C C . M e m b e rs h ip A p p lic a tio n s A v a ila b le L O C A T E D A T 726 N.E. K IL L IN G S W O R T H 3041 N. W illia m s A ve. 282-6776 4 t * : u. : , Param ount’s Comedy Series for CBS-TV Returns W ednesday, April 8 at 8:00 p.m. The Royal Fam ily, the half-hour comedy series starring Della Reese and Jackee, from Eddie Murphy Television in association with the Network Televi sion division of Paramount Pictures, returns with seven new episodes on W ednesday, April 8 at 8:00 p.m. The Royal Fam ily premiered last fall, starring Redd Foxx and Della Reese. A fterFoxx’sdeath,E m m y Award-win ning actress Jackee (“227”) joined the cast. Jackee portrays Ruth aka Coco, Victoria R oyal’s (Della Reese) long- lost, free-spirited daughter who moved in after her father A1 Royal (Redd Fox x) passed away. The scries also starts Mariann Aalda as daughter Elizabeth, who returns to her parents’ home to raise the children when her marriage breaks up; Sylver Gregory as the 16-year-old feminist Kim; Larenz Tate as the “city-w ise” 15-ycar-old Curtis; Naya Rivera as 4- year old Hillary and Shabaka, whopor- trays W illis Tillis, an old friend of A1 Royal who fills in as a “father figure” for the kids, and has had a crush on Ruth since high school. The Royal Fam ily was created by Eddie Murphy who is executive pro ducer. The cc-cxccutivc producers arc Mark McClaffcrty, Lenny Ripps and Rob Dames. Shelly Jensen, D avid Garber and Deborah Leschin arc pro ducers. 3 2 N D & E BURNSIDE 2 3 1 -8 9 2 6 Fri & S a t 10 p.m . to 2 p.m . if4»«*<4/iA4XX X.4 4 A X /f t 4.X I 4 4 * M 4 ♦ < 4 A « * ' A 'S'*'■££ K* / • ’ ' ' '> * MUSIC MILLENNIUM ' K .4 • « ■ < ? •r- -'V if' 7.7 & ■ >-• T.- ’.< y. A l The Royal Family D .J. D avid P ro b y IT C A U S E S M A N Y *4 Kathy Sledge considered calling her new album KATHY W ITH A “ K” because, she says, so many people m is takenly spell it with a “C .” But it’s hard to imagine anyone mistaking her styl ishly seductive voice after listening to HEART. KATHY SLEDGE’S debut album for Epic Records and her first solo outing since leaving her sisters Debbie, Kim and Joni in the acclaim ed pop-soul group Sister Sledge. HEART is Kathy Sledge with a ’90s edge. It’s an album filled with songs about strength and sweetness and sometimes-sad conditions for which there are no easy solutions. But love, illuminated by the first single “Take Me Back (To Love),” is never far away - and K athy’s clear, assured voice con veys everything she knows about long ing and vulnerability. “Sledge’s in stantly recognizable voice, “ wrote Bill- board, “ sounds as powerful as it did on classics like ‘We Are Fam ily.’ W e’re waiting on the edge of our seat for her comeback album, H EA RT.” The wait is over. Kathy co-wrote three songs on HEART, including “Ev ery Little W ay,” “C areful” and the title track, “heart.” “This project is my baby,” she says with justifiable pride. “ I’ve nurtured it, and I feel really good about it. It’s m e.” Kathy Sledge was but a child when she discovered her g lorious gift o f song. Both her parents were entertainers: her mother was a singer, and her father part of the tap-dancing duo Fred & Sledge, which broke color barriers on Broad way and television. Kathy and her sisters made their performing debut at the W illiams Temple Church in Phila delphia. Their grandm other, opera singer Viola Beatrice W illiams, nur tured their deep love for spiritual m u sic. “She taught us how to harm onize,” Kathy remembers. “Some of my earli est memories are singing at her tea parties and banquets as ‘ M rs. Wi 11 iams ’ grandchildren.’ ” 23R D & N W JOHNSON 2 4 8 -0 1 6 3 7.„' , •JS.,/ •>
