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June 10, 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 7 Portland Observer ENTERTAINMENT Urban Talent Offers Classes The Urban Talent Association w ill be offering acting classes fo r children and adults beginning the week o f June 22. For Class schedule and registration inform ation call 287-8065. H appy 17 th B irthday Chaka Khan To Be Honored By The I.A.A.A.M. In addition to all Fred Meyer Fasti xx Outlets, tickets for Portland’ s A p ollo N ight can be purchased at House O f Sound, One Stop Records and Studio 14. A p ollo N ight is Saturday, June 27, 1992 at The Roseland Theater. Tickets are $7.00 advance and $9.00 door (does not include service charge). Produced by the Urban Entertain lonka Martin ment C oalition. Love Mommy Oyter Band To Play Free Show ■55» a»5 M U S IC M IL L E N N IU M Material Issue In Store Friday, June 19th-3PM C hicago’ s M aterial Issue make their second in store appearance at Music M ille n n iu m ’ s Eastside location (32nd & Burnside) on Friday, June 19th at 3PM. Touring in support o f their new Mercury Records release “ Destination Universe,” M aterial Issue play guitar driven-hook laden pop, featuring tight harmonies and smart songwriting. M a terial Issue is Jim Ellison (vocals, g ui tar), Ted Ansani (bass, vocals)and M ike Zelenko (drums). 11 Four-Star Line-Up Featured In “Siskel & Ebert Talk About The New Black Cinema With Whoopi Goldberg, Spike Lee, John Singleton And Wesley Snipes” One-Hour Special Addressing media Images O f African-Americans To Air On Station Across The Country June 5-21 Additional Outlets Added For Apollo Night K B O O welcomes Oyster Band to play a Free a ll ages show at 8:00 p.m., June 14,1992 at the Roseland Theater. Pick up your free tickets now to see Oyster Band juxtapose dark lyrics w ith an up-tempo delivery. For an emphatic, bubbly, bouncing evening come to the Roseland Theater and see Oyster Band. Free tickets are available at Music M uillennium East or Northwest 23rd. I f 32ND & E BURNSIDE 2 3 1 -8 9 2 6 23RD & N W JOHNSON 2 4 8 -0 1 6 3 PORTLAND OBSERVER 'The Eyes and Ears of the Community’ Office: (503)288-0033 Fax#: (503)288-0015 KMHD FM89.1 Hot from the success o f both a Billboard number one (# 1) Dance Single and an R & R number one (#1) Urban single for “ Love You A ll M y L ife tim e ,” Warner Bros. Records recording artist Chaka Khan w ill be receiving an award from the International Association o f African-Am erican Music (I.A .A .A .M .) on June 13th. Ms. Khan w ill be honored for her years o f excellence in the music in d u stry. Her newest alb um , The Woman I Am , has been receiving rave reviews from music critics alike. Plans are currently being made fo r a Chaka Khan summer tour in the United States while her Japanese tour is play ing to sold-out audiences. The I.A .A .A .M . is a non-profit organization created to preserve and promote African-Am erican music. In their newest hour-long special “ Siskel & Ebert Talk About The New Black Cinema W ith W hoopi Goldberg, Spike Lee, John Singleton And Wesley Snipes," movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert address a subject straight out o f today’ s headlines: media images o f A frican Americans. W hoopi Goldberg, Spike Lee, John Singleton and Wesley Snipes jo in their hosts fo r a critica l look at where A frican americans are in the movies today, as w ell as what lies ahead. The special w ill air on stations across the country June 5-21 (check local listings fo r date and time). A t the fabled Cannes F ilm Festi val, Roger Ebert catches up w ith actress W hoopi Goldberg and director Spike Lee. An Oscar-winner fo r “ Ghost,” Goldberg stars in the soon-to-be re leased film version o f the Broadway hit musical “ Sarafina! ’ which recently took her to South Africa. She is one o f the few A frica n American actresses ac knowledged as a m ajor box-office star and knows firsthand the d iffic u lty black women have making their mark in H o l lywood. No stranger to controversy, Lee, director o f the acclaimed “ Do the R ight T hing” and “ J ungle Fever,” is currently editing “ M alcolm X ,” his epic biogra phy o f M alcolm X , and one o f the first film s ever to have a black hero as its central character. In Los Angeles, Gene Siskel talks to actor Wesley Snipes and director John Single’on. snipes, star o f such film s as the recently released “ W hite Men Can’ t Jump,” “ New Jack C ity " and Lee’ s “ Jungle Fever,” is one o f the fastest-rising A frican Am erican actors today. C ritics and audiences agree that his performances have made him a powerful screen presence. Singleton, who made his directo rial debut w ith the acclaimed film “ Boyz *N ’ the Hood,” is the first A f r i can Am erican to be nominated fo r a Best D irector Oscar as w ell as the youngest nominee in that category. A native o f Los Angeles, he speaks about the recent events on his home turf, offering his perspective on the crisis that captured the w o rld ’ s attention. A ll four m ovie professionals talk about the pressures o f being an A frica n American in the film industry, inclu d ing their frustrations w ith the system and t e sweetness o f their triumphs. T o gether w ith Siskel and Ebert, the special takes a personal look at the lives o f these four entertainers and e xam in e s the r o le , o f A fr ic a n Am erican’ s in cinema - past, present and future. “ Siskel & Ebert” is distributed by Buena Vista Television, which is a subsidary o f The W alt Disney com pany. 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