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A Castle Rock Entertainm ent
presentation o f a Columbia Pictures’
release, “ Needful Things” is the cin ­
ematic retelling o f Stephen K in g ’s
NO. 1 best selling novel. The mystery
th rille r stars Ed Harris, M ax von
Sydow and Bonnie Bedelia. Fraser
Heston directs w ith a screenplay
adapted from K in g ’s novel by W .D.
Richter. Peter Yates is the executive
producer w ith Jack Cummins as pro­
ducer. “ Needful Things” is d istrib ­
uted domestically by Columbia Pic-
turesand internationally by New Line
Pictures.
“ Needful Things” is rated “ R”
and has a n in nin g time o f approxi­
mately 118 minutes.
MYCAP Board
Fuses Diverse
Talents
Renowned A fric a n -A m e ric a n
artist Varnctte P. Honeywood con­
tributed her talents to the creation o f
the signature logo for the Black Com­
munity Crusade for Children (BCCC).
Ms. Honeywoods’ popular depictions
o f Black lifestyles became nationally-
known when they were seen through­
out the Huxtable household on the
long-running h it sitcom, “ The Cosby
Show” .
“ We knew we needed a special
visual image to convey the essence o f
the BCCC,” said M arian W right
Edelman, president and founder o f
the C hildren’s Defense Fund, where
the BCCC is coordinated. “ We wanted
to convey the ideas o f love, warmth
and unity w hich represent the mis­
sion o f the B C C C . V a rn e tte
Honeywood was the first and obvious
choice to create the BCCC logo.”
“ I used the Black Community
Crusade for C hildren’s philosophy in
When the Board o f Directors
c re a tin g th is a r tw o r k ,” M s.
o f M in o rity Youth Concerns A c ­
Honeywood explains. “ The adults
tion Program, Inc. meets, a wide
represent the Black community and
range o f professional skills, per­
its diversity. The children touching
sonal talents and community con­
hands represent a basic message: The
nections arc at the table. The board
Black community must work together,
has undergone a gradual process
pull together and support one an­
o f recomposition in recent months.
other.
Its current members appear ready
Ms. Honeywood donated the art­
to roll up their sleeves and get to
work, which is featured in a special
work.
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BCCC poster and a lim ited-edition
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work was used on the children’s De­
fense Fund’ s poster for the teen preg­
nancy prevention campaign She also
created artw ork fo r presenters at
C D F’s “ Beat the Odds” awards cer­
emony, in 1990.
J e ff e ra is . SIXTY SFCONI) P R fV ItW
"DEVILISHLY DELICIOUS
The hippest adaptation of a Stephen King novel since The Shining.
- Rod Lurie. LOS ANGLLES MAGAZINL
"MADLY AMUSING
for fans of Grand Guignol.
American style"
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...The most effective and
entertaining Stephen King
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"GREAT FUN.
Stephen King fans should
squeal with glee over
this one.'
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Bob Healy.
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Tabari D. Jones
Meet Tabari Jones. Destined for
stardom as early as age 5, when he
started singing in thechildren's choir
at church in Omaha, Nebraska where
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Show: 8:00 - Midnight
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TEMPLE
S.W. 10th
OMOWA FESTIVAL
an African Harvest Festival
2:45 pm
Obo Addy’s Okropong
with Ghanaian
guest artists
5:00 pm
Kukrudu
Sunday,
August 29,
1993
2 pm - 7:30 pm
Rose Garden
Amphitheatre
FREE!
6:00 pm
Les Tetes Brulees
Part of the
Bank of America
Rose Garden
Concert series
Funding for the Festival comes from The National Endowment for the Arts, Metropolitan Arts
Commission. Oregon Arts Commission, Collins Foundation, and Templeton Foundation.
O fficials announced the signing
o f an agreement for the acquisition ot
Pacific Health & Life Insurance Com­
pany, the Bend, Oregon-based com­
pany, by Washington Alaska Group
Services, Inc., a subsidiary o f Blue
Cross o f Washington and Alaska.
The parent company is one o f the
largest health sen ices carriers in the
state o f Washington. Approval o f the
transaction has been requested from
the insurance departments o f both
Oregon and Washington.
The procurement o f the finan­
cially strong and growing Pacific
Health & Life by one o f Washington
and Alaska's foremost health ser­
vices carriers represents a leap for-
ward for both o f these stable compa­
nies.
Pacific Health & Life w ill not
change its name and company s man­
agement and employees w ill retain
their current positions. The organiza­
tion w ill remain an Oregon-based
company. There are no plans to ex­
pand Pacific Health & L ife ’s market­
ing area into the state o f Washington
Executives anticipate that this
new relationship w ill contribute to
the growth o f Oregon’ s th ird largest
indemnity health insurance company.
As a w holly owned subsidiary o f
Washington Alaska Group Sen ices.
Pacific Health & Life w ill be able to
develop and offer expanded products
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featured as “ Nat K in g Cole” in a
local stage production “ Red Beans
& Rice” 1992; he portrayed a stand
in role in the featured film “ Free
and services that w ill better sene
Oregonians
“ Our primary consideration in
this arrangement is our customer,
said Ted Dicken, Pacific Health &
Life Insurance Company president
and chief executive officer “ This
change w ill allow Pacific Health &
Life to maintain its independence and
personalized service. At the same
time, it allow s us to offer our custom­
ers the enhanced and competitive
benefit options that they 've been ask­
ing for "
Expanded and new product op­
tions currently being considered b\
Pacific Health & Life include addi­
tional managed care programs, such
as HMOs and PPOs for groups, and a
customized, short-term temporary
health care product w ith extremely
competitive rates for individuals
“ This is an exciting opportunity
for both companies,” said Dicken.
“ And the added competition w ill only
serve to benefit Oregon consumers by
offering individuals and groups more
choices and options.”
“ This is a business venture that
w ill be advantageous to both compa­
nies.” said Betty Woods, president
and ch ie f executive officer o f Pacific
Health & L ife 's new parent company
"W e anticipate that his acquisition
w ill enhance the competitiveness o f
each company.
All-Star Finale Follows
All-Wet Season
K B O O -F M
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Come see Tabari Jones at the
Sabin Multicultural Festival
August 29th, Sunday at 5pm (at
the Sabin Elementary School)
Oregon’s Pacific Health & Life Insurance to Be Acquired
Featuring african music, dance, food & crafts
2:00 pm
Mai Chi and Kubatana
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he was born.
A t the tender age o f 14, Tabari
started ig n itin g audiences in a
professional way when he took to
the stage the R &B sounds o f Luther
Vandross, his “ favorite male vocal­
ist.” Because o f his strong vocal
resemblance to Luth er Vandross,
Tabari is referred to by his fans as
“ L il L u ” When he joined The Royal
Court Band, the most popular band
in his home town; he quickly gained
lead singer status. T abari along
w ith the band opened concerts for
Run D .M .C., K e ith Sweat, Melissa
M organ, and Levert. Tabari was
also featured on the band’ s twelve
inch single entitled “ Tears.” Other
accomplishments to date are, ACTSO
1989, Tw o-tim e W in ne r o f Port­
land’ s N ight at the A pollo 1990-91,
W illy ” 1993 as well. Tabari recently
shared a few “ very im pressive”
impromptu moments on stage w ith
n a tio n a lly know n a rtis t Chante
Moore in concert w ith Portrait June
30, 1993.
Presently. Tabari is spending
much o f his time in the recording
studio preparing demo material, as
well as lending v ocal support to other
artists' music projects. W hile per­
form ing locally, he has rapidly gained
much recognition and respect in the
Northwest area as a m ulti-talented
artist; in the two years that he has
lived in Portland. Since then, he has
been widely recognized as one o f
“ Portland's most prom ising male
vocal artists.”
Tabari's goal is to release his
first single this year. He also aspires
to land a recording contract w ith a
major recording label. Hopefully his
attendance at “ The Black Music Expo”
w ill make his dream come true
1993
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Well, music fans, it's been a long,
cold, wet sum m er-and frankly, wc
here at Pioneer Courthouse Square
arc pretty darn sick o f dealing w ith
rained-out concerts, mildewed sound
equipment grumpy stage crews and
skimpy audiences
Finally, however, w c’vc found a
silver lin in g in all those clouds Two
great bands w hich had performances
canceled earlier during our Starbucks
by Starlight series w ill team up M on­
day, August 30, for a double-header
raindatc concert The result should be
a terrific evening o f jazz.
First up at 5:30 is the M arinannc
M a y fie ld Q uartet T h is w ill be
M ayfield's last performance in Port­
land before moving to Hawaii and for
both sentimental and musical rea­
sons, it shouldn’t I k missed Lcros
Vinncgar, M cl Brown and GcolTLcc
provide (he backing for a classy
scndofT.
Then at 7pm, Obo Adds. Jancic
Scroggins and Friends w ill present a
program o f African-flavored jazz by
composers ra n g in g fro m D iz z y
G illicspie and M iles Davis to Scott
Joplin For Addy much o f the music
w ill be a reminder o f his early y,
when he played Am erican big-l
music in Ghana; for Scroggins
concert w ill once again demons
the case at w hich she crosses all
sical borders.
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Consolation Prize: three hours of
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