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« ir «r •# ■*' < * * 4 9 * / / s * * V ? S «r z ’/ X » * * • • * • » « * ? * •*» July 8 , 1992...The Portland Observer...Page 9 Portland Observer ENTERTAINMENT "Hands Down the Best Movie of the Summer! ___ "Two Thumbs Up!"s.sKeL»EBERr . I I Nwd Rosen W NCN RADIO NEW YORK "Avery funny movie... Moore Little To Represent Wylie Draper, Featured Preformer In Two- Part Miniseries “The Jacksons - An american Dream ” On of the year's most cheerful, most relaxed most easily enjoyable comedies." -Vincent Canby, New Yortt Times "The one film for everyone! Rich with humor, heart and Hometown, USA." -Bill Harris .SHOWTIME "This summer's first terrific movie! A film of sensibility, intelligence, wit and humor. It will tug at your heart." - Jeffrey Lyons, SNEAK PREVIEWS tom * g e e n a D a v is hanks * m adonna OF THEIR OWN imi} ' r’5 »: - »’ 5 * 'i i» « • ’ ' * '.!? i"' in 1M5 9« h ,: thin»*} « i’8-r-tit, i-,».- DC I ■ S ,.» . w ,j 9 » ilW »> r |«,n ii»r »«t ♦ v k lT i- MW UUIV'IO NOW SHOWING LLOYD CINEMAS IQS. * GRESHAM CINEMAS : saavi Visit Baskin BROADWAY METROPLEX I ixn«i| 248 6960 _M. I l l l l WESTGATE ju o n j 1 i IGARD CINEMAS |(0<M*T ¿ **4 9 7 3 Actor, dancer and choreographer W ylie Draper has signed with Moore Little, Inc. for national press representa tion. Draper, who has captured the plum role o f Michael Jackson in the two-part miniseries, “The Jacksons — An Ameri can D ream,” for ABC-TV is currently filming on location in Los Angeles until July. D raper will portray the older Michael Jackson during the “T hriller’ hysteria, and The Jackson’s history making Victory W orld Tour. The series is scheduled to air in November. Draper, a native of W arner Robins, GA., was chosen to portray the legend ary gloved one following a series o f auditions held in Los Angeles. Before landing the role of Michael Jackson, Draper worked as a lead dancer with the Norwegian Cruise Line, where he re mains undercon tract. Former dance stints include W alt Disney W orld’s “Pleasure Island,” the Lakeview Theater produc tions of “ A Chorus Line,” and “O kla homa” and the Connec tic ut Candle wood Playhouse Production o f “ Dreamgirls,” Being chosen to portray Jackson, whom he deeply admires and respects, is a major thrill for young Draper. The four- hour film tells the story o f Joseph and Katherine Jackson, who had adream for their five children, and the dazzling success of the rem arkable youngsters who became The Jackson Five. The story will begin in 1945 with the courtship of Joseph and Katherine and climax with the 1984 victory Tour that made American music history. The series is being made with the cooperation of Jackson family members and by a production team headed by executive producers Stan M argulies (“Roots,” “Separate But Equal”) and Suzanne de Passe (“Lonesome Dove,” “ Small Sacrifices’). The producers are Jermaine Jack- son and Margaret Maldonado Jackson. The film is being directed by Karen Arthur (“Fall From G race”) with chore ography by M ichael Peters (“Thriller," “ Beat It,” and B roadw ay’s “Dream G irls”) from a screenplay by Joyce Eliason (“ Small Sacrifices”). Robbins to enter "A League Of Their Own" Sweepstakes I ' I JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME DOEPH LUNDGREN I P r AD L ..J » ¿j È í¡ i % • .*1? i •' ■) '4 A lm o s t h u m a n . Yamhill, 226-4026. PORTLAND OBSERVER 'The Eyes and Ears of the Community A lm o s t u n d e r c o n t r o l . Office: (503)288-0033 Fax#: (503)288-0015 UNIVERSAL SDIDIER T h e fu t u r e h as a had a t t it u d e . I l|¿>l t I HI* .'¿ t : : si Mt R S T A R T S FRIDAY, JU L Y 10th BEAVERTON DRIVE-IN I MD-M72 J L - l l l l I Pfilewiui jV iafif SPftectof July 8 & 9 O riginal Price $ 10.00 with Coupon $5.00 each Jabett's Beauty & Barur Supply 5834 NE M artin Luther King Blvd. Ponlond O Uarv«r Coupon must «company A r tis t V ie w s : In fo rm a l T o u rs W ith L o c a l A rtis ts A t T h e P o rtla n d A rt M u se u m This summer, gain an artist’s per spective on the contem porary art from the Broad Foundation through a special series o f informal tours. These tours involve artists from the community and are schedule during our special Thurs day evening hours (open until 9:00 p.m. through A ugust 27th). M eet the artist in the Sculpture Court, and join them in observing and discussing the works on display. Ju ly 16th: Bob Hanson and Laura Ross-Paul Ju ly 30th: Michale Brophy, Judy Cooke and Paul Green A ugust 13th: Steve H aycsandPaul Sutinen A ugust 27th: Anne Griffin John son Summer Hours: ONLY AT -.dttfPurchat« For Best Results Advertise in the Observer names together as sm oothly as their voices blend together in song. The platinum success o f forever My Lady is the latestchapterof Jodeci’s remarkable success story, to date, the album has placed three hit single son the charts. “G otta Love,” the first, was a Top Ten R&B single. The romantic ballad, “Forever My Lady” then hit the Number O ne stop on the R&B charts and was a Top 25 pop hit. “ Stay’ is Jodeci’s second Number One R&B hit in a row and a major hit on the pop charts as well. Jodeci’s successes, however, have not been limited to the recording studio and the concert stage. They made their motion picture debut in a cam eo ap pearance, singing in a nightclub, in the film Strictly Business. The group also contributed a previously unreleased song, “L et’s Fly,” to the film ’s MCA Records soundtrack album. Jodeci then contributed two funky versions (“ Hip Hop V ersion” and“ Movie Vet sion”>of the A ssociation’s ‘6 0 ’s hit “Cherish” to the MCA Records soundtrack album to Fried Green Tomatoes. Directed to Uptown Records in MCA ’ s New York offices, Jodeci played their demo tape. After one song, they were told to sing live. They did and sang magnificently. W ithin45 minutes Jodeci had an offer to record with Uptown/ M a jo r W o rk s O n L o a n A t T h e P o rtla n d A rt M use um George Rankins and William Ray are featured in the cast o f the Portland Black Repertory production of, Fraternity, opening July 10 thru August 2, Tuesday thru Sundays at the Portland Civic Theatre Building, 1530 SW A lm o s t p e r f e c t . It has been said that time flies when you’re having fun. It that’s true then Jodeci are having the tim es o f their lives. It has only been one year since U p to w n /M C A R e c o rd s re le a s e d Jodeci ’ s debut album, Forever My Lady, but in those few months, the group has rocketed to the head o f the class o f the new school of m odem ‘9O’sR & B ,pow ered by both popular and critical ac claim . Forever My Lady has been awarded platinum sta tu s(l million cop ies sold), and Jodeci has charted tw o consecutiveN um berO ne R&B singles: “ Forever My Lady” and “ Stay.” It’s no accident that Jodeci has been hailed as “ the smoothest soul sound around” by Entertainm ent W eekly. Such accolades, how ever, only begin to describe the effect that Jodeci’s sweet, sexy, soulful, gospel-flavored style of R&B has on its listeners. As if platinum sales and critical praise weren ’ t enough, Jodeci has even taken the con cert stage by storm. Among their fans, Jodeci’s live performances generate the kind of near-hysterical levels o f excite m ent traditionally asso ciated w ith Beatlemania or showtime at H arlem ’s Apollo Theatre. This is truly a group proud o f its family ties. The group’s name, in fact, a combination of JoJO, DeVante and K- Ci, reflects this strong sense o f brother hood and harm ony, blending their Through August 27th, the Museum will be open every Thursday night until 9:00 p.m. The Cafe and Museum Shop too. First Thursday arc free from 4-9 p.m. Other Thursdays, regular adm is sion applies. Regular Museum hours are: T ues day through Saturday: 11 am to 5 pm: Sunday: 1 to 5 pm: and First Thursday: 11 am to 9 pm Admission for adults are S4: stu dents, $2; children 6-12, S I; and chil dren under 6 arc admitted free. Seniors arc free every Thursday. O re g o n S ta te F a ir S e a rc h e s F o r V o c a lis ts The Oregon State Fair is searching for individuals interested in singing the National Anthem prior to all scheduled concerts at the Oregon State Fair this year. A pplicants must be experienced, and able to sing cither acappclla or with acoustical accom panim ent. The per formers will have the chance to dem on strate their talent, plus receive free ad mission to the Fair for their participa tion. Interested and experienced indi viduals should contact Concert Ser vices at (503) 364-3123, or send a biog raphy and dem o cassette to: Concert Services, 289 Church St., Salem, OR 97301. The Oregon State Fair is August 27-Septcmbcr 7. During July and August, a num ber of m ajor paintings by contemporary artists Ross Blcckner, Malcolm M orley, David Deutsch, Sigmar Poke, Mark Innerst and Susan Rothenberg will be exhibited in the Portland A rt Museum ’ s Sculpture Court and Corridor Gallery. The w orks have recently been ac quired by the Eli Broad Family Founda tion, which has loaned them to the Museum. Each o f the artists has been shown widely, both nationally and in ternationally. Among the works in- phe (1976), R othenberg’s Trum peter (1984), In n erst’s The M arketplace (1990) and sigm ar P olke’s Homme Chantant La M arsaillaise (1989). Also included in the exhibition will be The Seed Protectors (1987), a major painting by N orw egian a rtist O dd Nerdrum whose paintings were also included in the recent exhibition Strange V is ta s , Im a g in e d H is to rie s . T he Nerdrum Painting is on long-term loan to the Museum from Robert Feldman, New York, New York. eluded are Morley s Age ot Catastro- KMHD FM89.1 . .. A ll Jazz, A l l the T im e . T h e F u ll S p e c tru m o f Jazz... M U S IC M IL L E N N IU M 32N D & E BURNSIDE 2 3 1 -0 9 2 6 23R D & N W JOHNSON 2480163 ...7 D a y s a W eek, 365 D a y s a Year. 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