Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (March 16, 1994)
P age B3 T he P ortland O bserver • M arch 16, 1994 E N T E R T A IN M E N T Inner City Blues Festival - March 26 March cial Cruises BERLIOZ & POL LENC ♦ .March 27, 7:30 pm ♦ March 28,8pm ♦ March 29,7:30pm J aines D e Pre ist, uwu/utk* Katia & M aneUe 1 ch eq u e, duo pianos Sponsored by Tht ( kegonuin Spring Break Cruise March 23, 24 & 25 1-3:00 PM Berlioz Romeo et Juliette, G p l7 'Poulenc Concerto for Tuo llanos in I) minor Tickets start at $10.50 Katia and M anche l-abeque (Students.seniors 1/2 price 1 h r before conce rt, Dinner on one level, danc ing on another, plus an open top deck to enjoy the glittering Portland skylinel These three- hour cruises are among our most popular events! M a rc h 1 8 th T h e RHYTHM CREW Jazz/Pop/Rock DUDLEY M O O RE IN C O N C ER T N orm an Leyden, conductor Dudley Moore teams up wuh the Oregon Symphony for an evening of music and comedy, featuring Dudley himself playing Gershwin j Rhapsody in Blue, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, and a whole lot more .1 Tickets: $17.50-550 M a rch 2 5 th ’3 2 . 9 5 Norman Sylvester Band The Portland Rainbow C oalition is hosting the F ifth Annual In n e rC ity Blues Festival on Saturday, March 26, 6:30 pm - 1 am at the Texas 11 Restaurant and Lounge, 1708 NE Alberta. This years event “ The Boogie Cat & The Rose C ity A ll-S tars” w ill feature the popular Norman Sylvester Band starring 1992 M uddy Aw ard W inning saxophonist Patrick Lamb. Also stated is the Jim M csi Band featuring Steve Bradley on guitar and 1993 M uddy Aw ard w inning vocalist L ily W ilde. Special guest artists in clude K ita M ontgom ery, Julianne Johnson, plus a line up o f Portland's best blues artists. O p e n in g the s h o w w i l l be L e n a n n e S y lv e s te r and Janice Scroggins presenting a tribute to B illie H ollida y. For the fifth straight year, the master o f ceremonies fo r the year w ill be Paul Knauls, form erowner o f the C otton C lub and Geneva's. Joining the featured performers w ill be an impressive lis t o f some o f Portland's best blues artists taking time o ff from their busy schedules to perform at the benefit. Invited guests include Ralph Black, Paulette Davis, M el Solomon, Linda Madison, Johnny W ard and R ico Lopez. T ic k e ts are S8.00 advance. $10.00 at the door and may be p u r chased from M usic M illen ium , L o cals O nly, Mona's Ethnic Fashions, at the Texas II or from the members o f the Rainbow C oalition. A beans and rice entree w ill be provided w ith the price o f admission and B B Q dinners w ill be available fo r sale by the Texas II. Due to O LC C regulations no m inors w ill be allowed. Proceeds from the event w ill go to promote the ongoing activities o f the Portland Rainbow C oalition. The event is co-sponsored by the Cascade Blues Association. CB A members w ill be adm itted at $1 o ff. per person 7 -1 0 PM Children age 4-12 only $2.95 Adults only $ 10.95 Historical Narrations & Scavenger Hunt Games Our Easter brunch and dinner cruises will give you the chance to get away from it all and spend some quality time with family and friends. Stemwheelers owned 9t operated by the Port ot Cascade Locks I 223-3928 Ext. 141 •&THE BOOGIE CAT & THE ROSE CITY ALL-STARS * Pratt was recently featured on CBS' "Sunday M o rnin g ” ; don't miss his first Portland performance! Sponsored by U S ITest Mozart: Six German Dances * Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, “Emperor" Stravinsky The Rite of Spring D IN N E R D A N C E S FOR RESERVATIONS AMD . INFORMATION PLEASE CALL T E X A S II, 1708 N E A L B E R T A ,S a t , M arch 26, 6 :30 pm - 1am M ichael Morgan, conductor Awadagin Pratt, piano F R ID A Y F IF T H A N N U A L Inner City Blues Festival BEETHOVEN & STRAVINSKY ♦ April 17,7:30pm ♦ Apnl 18,8pm ♦ April 19,7:30pm W A L K IN ' A F T E R M ID N IG H T Urban Country T icke ts stan at $10.50 Awadagin Pratt ( S tudents seniors 1/2 pnee 1 h r before concert i M E R V Y N ’S K ID S C O N C E R T Charge Tickets! THE DUTTON FAMILY! or 1-800-228-7343 SUNDAY, APRIL 10,3PM 'Soloist featured in this work ♦ Pre-Concert Conversation one hour before performance 228-1353 Weekdays, 9am-5pm 224-4400 Ticketm aster M on-Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 10am-6pm (Service charge may apply.) H u rry — L im it e d S e a t in g ARLENE S C H N IT Z E R CONCERT HALL SW B R O A D W A Y a n d M A IN P O R T L A N D C E N T E R F O R T H E P E R F O R M IN G ARTS " You can't keep fa u ltin g m e fo r doing the best I can. I k n o w yo u the best thing ever cam e ou t o f m y life. You w aiting fo r this tenure, I'm w aiting fo r this gigolo, different prize, M ay dee, h u t the need's the s a m e ." NORM AN SYLVESTER BAND withPatrick Lamb, sax Music Millennium JIM M E S l B A N D w ith S te v e B ra d le y ; L ily W ild e , voca ls S P E C IA L G U E S T A R T IS T S Kita M ontgom ery, J u lia n n e J o h n s o n , and more O P E N IN G T H E S H O W L ive M usic Friday & Saturday 8pm -M idnight L e n a n n e S y lv e s te r & J a n ic e S c r o g g in s l presentin g a trib u te to B illie H olliday w ith P a u l K n a u ls , M a ster ot C e re m o n ie s $8 ad vance, $10 a t the door, 21 and ove r R ice & B eans Inclu ded, N o-H o st bar. B arb eque S p e cia ls tor sale B enefit for the P O R T L A N D R A IN B O W C O A L IT IO N co -sponso r C a sca d e B lues A ssoc. C B A m e m b e rs $1 off tickets: M u sic M illenium , L o cals O nly, M o na's E thnic F a s h io n s,T e xa s II .Ç O co <u We bring the world to you. G R E A T B R IT A IN B Y C A N A L Travel England, Scotland, Wales via luxury barge Narrated by Fran R eidelberger Friday, M arch 18 • 7:30PM Arlene Schnitzer C oncert HalJ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tickets available at all Fred Meyer FASTIXX outlets. Call 224-8499 i or 1 -800-992-8499 outside Portland. I Coming April 20, 1994: IRELAND - by Lynn & Julie Bramkamp 32nd & E. Burnside 231-8926 23rd & NW Johnson 248-0163 Help N eeded W ith S hipm ent Of Books To A frica Wednesday Jam Session b y C heryl L. W est MARCH 19 - APRIL 14 featuring Louisiana style cuisine a t its finest $ At Bourbon Street we're proud io offer the finest ribs, freshest seafood, delicious fettucini and blackened repou^jhti/'espeare^estiva/ In the In te rm e d ia te T h e a tre o f the P o rtla n d C e n te r fo r the P e rfo rm in g A rts 15900 Boones Ferry Road in Lake Grove, Oregon t ill SW B ro a d w a y 636-0017 Shirley N a n e tte At Sunday Jazz Tickets $9 - $30 Box Office 274-4588 Tickets also available .it Fred Meyer la s tiw 224 1 l \ \ sponsored in part by a generous gift from The w inter concert scries w ill continueevery Sunday through March 27 at The O ld Church, 1422 SW 11 th, The Gresham Sister C ity Asso Portland, Oregon, 222-2031. ciation is currently w orking on an exciting, global project called “ Books For Y outh” / The goal o f the comm u nity-based project is to send books and other sorely needed educational mate rials to schools in Gresham’s sister c ity , O w erri, Nigeria. The people o f O w erri are very excited about the project and have already set up a sys tem to receive and distribute the edu UttVEST BOOTSY BOLI j INS ABOVE! RIM DUANE MARTIN LEON TUPAC SHAKUR MARLON WATANS 82nd A venue 9 4 0 0 SE 1 2 n d 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 + 4414 J antzen B each JANTZEN BEACMCENTER 2 2 ^ 5 5 5 4 + 4403 E vergreen P arkway 7 1 4 5 t h « EVERGREEN PKWV 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 + 4 6 2 5 Jg g 2 2 1 ( 1 * S i BURNSIDE 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 ♦ 4420 T igard C inemas L loyd C inemas IS 1 O N E M U U N O M A H 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 + 44 0 0 G resham III I I 4 2 4 SW P A C IF IC (MWV 9 9) 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 ♦ 4 6 2 7 DO STARTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23RP cational supplies. T o date, the response fro m the c o m m u n ity has been o u ts ta n d in g . V o lu n te e rs have c o lle c te d several thousand boo ks and o th e r educa tio n a l m a te ria ls , and have raised a s u b s ta n tia l p o rtio n o f the funds needed fo r s h ip p in g expenses. From Parliament BODTSYS RUBBER Ken Onyima Gresham Sister C ity Association 1333 N W Eastman Parkway Gresham, OR 97030 The “ Books For Y o uth ” project is an excellent opportunity to help our N igerian frien ds help themselves through education. I f there arc any questions about the project or the Sis ter C ity program, parties arc encour aged to contact Ken O nyim a, 503- 669-2521 or 503-232-2772 o r Scott M cClure 503-669-2668 or 503-654- u a u 3675. PRESENTS Bernie Worrell lues Mar 29 $ 1 3 .5 0 ADV • OVER 21 ADVANCE TICKETS AT A U Gl X X S/TKKETMASTER LOCATIONS. A ||| SU6JECT TO SERVICE CHARGE. CHARGE BY PHONE 3 2 4 -4 4 0 0 L
