J anuary 20, 1993 • T he P ortland O bserver
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-langin' with Homegirls: Rap star Queen Latilah joins ner sesame
Street Safari Sisters (I to r). Prairie Dawn and Merry Monster, as
hey search high and low for the missing letter “O". Latifah's
performance with the muppets airs on Sesame Street February 1 on
?BS (Check local TV listings.)
'Proriit- CTW/Michael Benabib
1993 Lilia Jewel Award For
Oregon Women Artists Now
Accepting Applications
& “around the way,” R&B, hip-hop should sound o f Uptow n/M CA
songstress M ary J. Blige explodes on her debut album , W hat s the 411 ’, a ten-
track show case that Mary describes as “purely self expressive.” "W h at's the
411?” featuring rap artist G rand Puba. W hatever your pleasure, Mary delivers
m usic to relax, party, groove or m ake lov e to.
T he success o f her first single, “You Rem ind Me, has given M ary a strong
foundation. T rack after track, her irrepressible, free-style should smoothly
blends together m essages o f love and rom ance w ith a deeper hip-hop vibe.
“W hen I sing, I sing from my heart and soul, an d w hen 1 perform , I w ant my
audience to know that 1 really believe in w hat 1 m singing, and to leel the soul
that I feel. "M ary ’s natural diversity and innovative style m ake her a tren d ­
setter in the m usic w orld H er ability to com bine soulful, classic R&B w ith the
raw energy o f hip-hop m akes her a tim eless artist w ho will no doubt bridge
m any o f the generation gaps in black music.
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— PRESENTS —
A R eel M usic * B lack H istory M o n t h C o ncert
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The M cKenzie River G athering
Foundation (MRG) is now accepting
application's for the 1993 L ilia Jewel
Award for Oregon W omen A rtists, in
the category of music and/or dance
T he deadline for applications to be
received in M R G ’s Portland office
(only) is 5:00 p m. on M arch 15th
T he $2,500 award will be m ade by
June 1st 1993.
M usicians, composers, dancers
and choreographers are eligible to
apply for the 1993 award. Selection of
the aw ard recipient will be by a panel
o f w omen artists, who will m ake their
decision based on work com pleted by
artists w ithin the past three years
The annual Lilia Jewel Award is
a special project o f the M cKenzie
river G athering Foundation, a pro­
gressive community foundation serv­
ing the state o f Oregon MRG recog­
nizes that w om en artists have tradi-
6 HARLES BROWN
or Bobby Brow n, the past five tude o f the music and production o f
years have been one incredible new his new album called ‘Bobby’.
Brown is busy tending to his
jo u rn ey . 1 9 8 8 ’s D o n 't Be
superstar status. T entative plans
Cruel, only his second M CA LP,
has sold m ore than 8 m illion copies call for an international tour to
worldw ide to date. A nd now. w ith begin in late ’92 or early ’93, an d
his nam e an d im age clearly etched Bobby can ’t wait. “I love it! T h ere’s
on pop m u sic’s honor roll. Bobby som ething about being in front o f a
Brow n prepares Tor w hat he calls crowd that ju st hypes m e up and
m akes me w ant to be the center o f
“T he N ext Phase.”
Hav ing v ocally m atured in the attention.” “I ’m ready to show the
years since D o n 't B e Cruel, he w orld w hat Bobby Brow n is m ade
sounds better than ever. But star­ of...” Indeed. As Bobby h im self
dom h asn ’t dulled Bobby ’s street- w ould say, "Looks like it’s gonna
edge, w hich is reflected in the atti­ be another one of those funky ones,”
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tionally been underfunded, an d has
established this aw ard to provide sup­
port and recognition to w om en artists
o f O regon A rtists w ho have been
further m arginalized due to race and/
or sexual orientation are particularly
encouragedtoapply Applications may
be received by sending a stam ped,
self-addressed enveloped to M RG/
Lilia Jewel Award, 3558 S.E. Haw­
thorne, Suite 105, Portland. O R 9 7 2 14.
T he Lilia Jewel A w ard is the only
grant available to individuals through
the M cKenzie River G athering Foun­
dation. and the only specific arts fund­
ing offered M RG ’s m ajor focus is to
p ro v id e g r a n ts fo r p ro g re s s iv e ,
grassroots organizing in the areas of
peace, hum an rights and the environ­
ment. For more inform ation about
A n inform ational m eeting on vol­
M R G 'S regular g ran tm ak in g p ro ­
unteering to become a tour guide for
gram s. contact the Eugene office at
the Perform ing A rts C enter will be on
454 W illamette, Eugene. O R 97401.
Saturday. January 30th at 10:00am in
the N ew T heatre B uilding Lobby.
T he tours last approxim ately one
hour and are conducted every W ednes­
day at 11:00am and Saturdays every
h alf hour betw een 11:00-l :00pm. For
m ore inform ation call 274-6552 or
248-4335.
Join The Cast
And Crew Of The
Performing Arts
Center As a Tour
Guide
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T he P ortland M usic A ssociation
is proud to announce the 9th A nnual
M ayor’s Ball, to be held on Friday,
April 23rd, 1993 at the M em orial
C oliseum .
The event w ill feature the best o f
P ortland’s live original m usic, and is
still the largest collection o f talent
under one roof, in one night, an y ­
w here in the w orld. T he 1993 them e
and beneficiaries w ill b e announced
shortly.
P erform ers/groups interested in
perform ing should send prom otional
m aterials to: T alen t C om m ittee, c/o
Portland M usic A ssociation , P.O.
Box 6723. Portland, O R 97228. P ack­
ets should include a band bio, current
tape, photo, contact person and any
other current prom otional m aterials.
V olunteer positions are available
in all areas. C all the Portland M usic
A ssociation at 223-9681 for m ore in ­
form ation.
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