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Coming To Portland "Evolution Of The Soul Brother*
presents
A n th o n y D . S p ire s a n d w rite r,
d ire c to r, a n d a c to r
Stop by Portland Observer,
4747 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.
to receive your complimentary movie ticket
to a 7/22 advanced showing.
Limited Quantities, one ticket per person. Offer good while supplies last.
Refined
Hair Design'
Y ou w ill sit back and enjoy the
hilarious, side-splitting comedy that
takes an up-beat look at the adven­
tures and misadventures o f the fa­
mous, infamous, and proverbial “ soul
brother” .
“ Soul B rother” takes a satirical
look at the crazy and unorthodox way
our soul brothers deal w ith a variety o f
elements The m ix o f non-stop com­
edy and thum ping music w o rkin g si­
multaneously w ith proven material,
tim ely message and a strong ensemble
w ill render “ Soul B rother,” the most
talked about play o f the year.
“ Soul B rother” is the seventh, co­
w ritin g ; producing; dire ctin g collabo­
ration between w rite r, producer, ac­
to r, P ortland born, L in c o ln H igh
School graduate, A nthony D. Spires
and w riter.director, actor, D onald E.
Lacy, Jr. and tw o Los Angeles-based
artists. Spires observed that “ the so
cia l clim ate, A m e rica ’ s present love
a ffa ir w ith Black comedy, and that
people want more from contemporary
Black Theatre means that the time is
perfect fo r our brand o f theatre.”
The presentation w ill take place
on Sunday, July 18,1993 at 8pm.,at
the A rlene Schnitzcr Concert Hall,
1111 SW Broadway.
The Cast Of "Evolution Of The Soul Brother
“ E vo lu tio n O f The Soul Brother,” is a
hilarious, side-splitting comedy that
takes an up-beat lo o k at the adven­
tures and misadventures o f the fa ­
mous, infamous, and proverbial “ soul
brother.” This unique and tim ely stage
play is as current and topical as the
inner-city itself, yet as in te llig e n tly
and s k illfu lly w ritten as traditional
B lack Theatre.
“ Soul B rother” takes a comedic and
satirical lo o k at the crazy and unor­
thodox way our soul brothers deal
w ith : their women, their w o rld , their
environm ent and in e vita bly, how they
respond to the roles w hich society has
appointed them to. “ Soul B rother,” is
a cleverly constructed tw o-act play
w hich uses vignettes that are expertly
interw oven w ith a contem porary and
nostalgic music soundtrack - “ S oulful
sentimental jo u rn e y” . This m ix o f non­
stop comedy and thum ping music
w o rkin g sim ultaneously w ith proven
m aterial, tim e ly message and a strong
ensemble w ill render “ Soul B rother,”
The most talked about play o f the year.
The 15 Top-Grossing Movies, Year Of Release, Total Gross
1. “ E.T. - The Extraterrestrial, “ 1982, $399.8 m illion.
2. “ Star Wars,” 1977, $322 m illion.
3. “ Home Alone,” 1990, $281.6 m illion.
•/. “ Return o f the Jedi,” 1983, $263 m illio n .
5. “ Jaws,” 1975, $260 m illion.
6. “ Batman,” 1989, $251.2 m illion.
7 “ Raiders o f the Lost A rk ,” 1981, $242.4 m illion.
8. "Beverly H ills Cop,” 1984, $234.8 m illio n .
9. “ The Empire Strikes Back,” 1980, $223 m illion.
10. “ Ghostbusters,” 1984, $220.9 m illion.
11. “ Ghost,” 1990, $217 m illion.
12. “ Back to the Future,” 1985, $208.2 m illio n .
13. “ Aladdin,” 1992, $206.3 m illion.
14. “ Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” 1991, $204 m illion.
75. “ Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” 1987, $197.2 m illio n .y
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O U T S T A N D IN G R A D IO S T A T IO N
Volunteers Make
Artquake Happen
Artquakc. O regon’ s largest festi­
val o f the arts, has launched its annual
search for art gallery guides, soft d rin k
d is p e n s e rs , stage c re w p c o p lc ,
c h ild re n ’ s a ctivity helpers, and other
volunteer assistants. The 17th annual
celebration. A rtq u a ke '93 w ill be
staged on Southwest Broadway and in
(he park blocks in dow n-tow n P ort­
land on Labor Day weekend. Sept 4-
6.
O ver 1000 volunteers arc needed
this year fo r a successful festival, ac­
cording to JcfT Strag. Volunteer C oor­
d in a to r Volunteers may choose from
4 0 d iffcrcn tjo b s. from selling t-shirts,
posters and mugs to interpreting for
the hearing impaired, is an essential
part o f the festival.
Artquake volunteers arc o f all
ages from 8 on up. and need not have
experience to perform jo b Jobs su it­
able for fam ilies arc also available. A
1 1/2-hour orientation is scheduled
for August 25 A ll volunteers w ill
receive a com plim entary t-shirt.
Prospective volunteers may con­
tact Strang at (503)323-9080 for fu r­
ther inform ation, in clu d in g a flyer
lis tin g all o f the volunteer jobs for
A rtquakc '93.
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The Struggle For
Democracy In Zaire
90.7 FM P O R T L A N D
23rd & NW JOHNSON
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Free Contact Lenses
On Friday July 16th at 1:30pm
the Fulani! cable show on (ch 21)
will feature Lambert Mende
Omalanga, the Minister of Com­
munications of the transitional
government of Zaire. Please tune
in and join concerned citizens at a
forum at the Koinona House, 633
SW Montgomery, on Tuesday,
July 27th @ 7:15pm to discuss
the conditions of democracy in
Zaire.
Call The New Alliance Party Of
Oregon for more details: 281-
6375
Other show times include: Tues­
day, July 20th @ 5:30pm on
channel 33 on Sunday, July 25th
@ 5:30pm on Channel 11.
A vailable Through Study
F or more in fo rm a tio n, contact:
Steven flctchcr, D irector o f Com-'
m unity relations (503) 224-2323
Oregon Ballet Theatre Serves Up
‘‘Pas De Deuce” - A Tennis Event
The T ra il B lazers' B ill Schonely
to Host the Evening Festivities And
Tickets to the 1994 French Open to be
A uctioned
Oregon B allet Theatre kicks o ff
its T h ird A nnual "Pas de Deuce,” a
d a y -lo n g te n n is event to b e n e fit
O regon's prem ier professional ballet
company, on Saturday. August 14,
1993.
The event w ill begin w ith mixed
doubles round-robin tennis tourna­
ments at over 20 o f the Portland
areas most exclusive private tennis
courts. U S T A professional Wayne
Pickard. D irector o f Tennis for the
M ultnom ah A th le tic Club, w ill coor­
dinate the court assignments and
to u rn a m e n t p la y A b r ie f te n n is
“ c lin ic ” w ill be conducted at each
court by a U S T A pro. b e g inn in g
at 2:00 p m Tournam ent play w ill
take take place from 3:00 p m to6;00
oldies” sounds o f local band. Last
pm .
Kiss.
The entry fee for the "Pas de
Deuce" event is $ 125 per person ($250
per couple) for both tennis play and
the awards/dinner dance Reservations
for tournament play must be received
by July 31,1993. Tickets for the awards
ceremony and dinner dance arc also
available at a cost o f $100 per person
For further inform ation on the "Pas de
Deuce" event, contact the Oregon
B allet Theatre office during regular
business hours, (503) 227-0977.
Coopcrati ng sponsors for the 1993
“ Pas de Deuce" tennis event include
Am erican A irlin e s. B litz-W einhard
Company. Fnlo-Lay. Latitudes. Lo u i­
s ia n a -P a c ific
C o rp o ra tio n ,
PlantScapingby O rkin. Rex H ill Vine­
yards, S chultz/W ack/W cir. and West
Coast Productions
T his fu n -fille d afternoon o f ten­
nis play, sponsored by C ronin and
Caplan Realty Group. Inc., Subani o f
Am erica, and W iedcn & Kennedy,
w ill be followed by evening festivities
at the Louisiana-Pacific Tennis Cen­
ter on the campus o f the University o f
Portland Popular sports announcer
B ill Schonely, "the voice o f the P ort­
land T ra il Blazers," w ill be (he guest
emcee for the evening events, an­
n o u n c in g the e x h ib itio n te n n is
match and the winners from each
court, as w ell as serving as the auc­
tioneer. T h is year's grand auction
item w ill be a trip for two to Paris,
w ith tickets fo r the 1994 French
O pen T e n n is T o u rn a m e n t T h e
barbecue b u ffe t d in n e r w il l be
followed by dancing to the "golden
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The Metropolitan Arts Commission
Announce Competitions
The M e tro p o litan A rts C om m is­
sion is pleased to announce tw o public
art com petitions that are currently
open to visual artists in Oregon and
W ashington Entries are being sought
for cover art fo r the N orthw est M usic
C om pilation Compact D isc The CD
w ill include a selection o f regional
music in jazz, e th n ic/tra d itio n a l, and
classical music genres The music se­
lection com m ittee w ill be com pleting
th e ir w o rk by August 1993. To have
artw ork considered fo r the cover o f
this im portant new C D. artists from
Clackamas. M ultnom ah, W ashington
and C lark counties arc inv ited to sub­
m it slides o f existin g artw ork w hich
w ill appear in whole o r in pan on the
cover o f the Northwest M usic C om pi­
lation C D The artist w ill be paid
$ 1.000 for the use o f his/her artw ork
Deadline for submission o f slides is
5:00 p m . Friday. July 30th.
A rtists from Oregon and Wash­
ington arc invited to apply fo r a Per­
cent fo r Public A rt project at the Matt
Dishm an C o m m u n ity Center The
Center is located at 77 N E K nott Street
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in the E lio t Neighborhood, one o f
Portland's older and more cu ltu ra lly
div erse neighborhoods The Dishm an
Public A rtC o m m iitcccn co u ra g e sa n -
ists to come up w ith creative ap­
proaches to the lig h tin g , but the range
o f possibilities and locations is open
A rtists are strongly encouraged to v isit
the site, i f at a ll possible The budget
fo r the project is $22,000 Deadline
fo r submission o f slides is August
16th.
Entry form s fo r these projects are
available at the M etropolitan A rts
Commission in the Portland B u ild ­
ing. 1120 SW F ifth Avenue. Suite
1023. O r call K ris tin Law Calhoun,
Public A rt Program Manager, at 823-
5401, for inform ation
Save O utdoor Sculpture! is a v o l­
unteer project dedicated to the co n d i­
tion assessment o f outdoor sculpture
and to raising public awareness about i
the need to care fo r these objects The
protect is currently seeking volunteer
involvem ent in a variety o f capacities
For more inform ation call K ris tin Law
Calhoun. 823-5401