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P age B3 T he P ortland O bserver • M arch 3 0 , 1994 Ä L ¿fe ENTERTAINMENT Ballet, Opera, Symphony And Theatre Artists To Perform Free Programs At Portland Saturday Market P ortland’s best perform ing art ists will present free public program s for Art is alive, at Portland Saturday M arket, Saturdays, A pril 9 & 16. Art is Alive features perform ers from O regon Ballet T heatre, the Portland O pera Association, the O regon Sym phony, and Portland Repertory T he atre in 40-m inute audience-partici patory program s at A nkeny Plaza stage in W aterfront Park directly across from Portland Saturday Market. April 9, the Stradivarius Strings o f the Oregon Sym phony performs “The Many M oods o f M usic” at 12 and 2 p.m. V iolinists Hugh Ew art and Tristan Lehnert, violist Ron W illiams, and cellist Tim othy Scott have been featured perform ers at Portland area events for 17 years. At 1 and 3 pm, the Portland Repertory Theatre will p er form sketches from the aw ard-w in ning com edy “U p ’n ’U nder” by John Godber. This story o f the w orst am a te u r ru g b y team w h o ta k e s on Y orkshire’s best team, is currently playing at the REP. Program s for Saturday, A pril 16 Soul Sistahs Visit United States E-T-E-R-N -A -L!!!!!! Seven let ters and a sizzling top 20 R& B/Pop jam entitled, “ Stay” from their debut album Always & Forever on EM I/ ERG is scheduled to visit the United States. This dope UK band will experi ence the US flava as they launch their press and prom otional tour in M arch. Eternal will make their US television debut on M T V ’s Spring Break on M arch 14th. Also, scheduled is B E T ’s V ideo L P and a host o f other national TV appearances. These soul sistahs will shoot the video for their second single, “Just A Step Form H eaven” directed by famed director Matthew Rolston. This hip and funky director transform ed “W hatta M an,” by the funky divas Salt-n-Pcpa & En Vogue into one o f the m ost sensational video o f the year. feature the artists o f the Portland O pera at 12 and 2 pm perform ing “A rt is Calling For Me: An A fternoon o f Broadway and light opera”. The O regon Ballet Theatre presents “ Bal let to Basketball” program at 1 and 3 pm. This program was rated one of the top ten in the country by Young Audiences o f America. Saturday, A pril 16, A rt is alive features mural artist Larry Kangas O regon S ymphony J A M E S securing the nationally recognized talent for the first ever Rose Festival - sanctioned event on the W ashington side o f the river. The gates will open Friday, June 17, at 4:30 p.m . A dm isión to the outdoor concert wi 11 be $ 15. The open ing acts will be the only paid perfor m ances o f the three day festival. Alvin and the C hipm unks with the Straw berry Jam Band will perform 2 p.m., Saturday. For additional information please contact C hris Thom pson, Executive Director, 573-4468 or Rusty Moe, 696-8031, FAX (206) 696-8009. Summer Volunteer Opportunities At OMSI The Oregon Museum o f Science and Industry is now recruiting volun teers for its sum m er schedule. V olun teer Inform ation Fair sessions will be held on W ednesday, April 6, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 9, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.; and W ednes day, April 27, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. All inform ation sessions will be held at O M SI, located at 1945 S.E. W ater Avenue. All volunteers arc required to at tend a visitor services orientation and appropriate science content training. V olunteers must be over age 16. For more inform ation on sum m er v o lu n te e r o p p o rtu n itie s , c o n ta c t Marcia Hale, Volunteer Services M an ager at 503-797-4644. I is i Music Friday & Saturday 8pm-Midnight ♦ March 27,7:30 pm ♦ March 28,8pm ♦ March 29,7:30pm Katia and M arielle Labeque BERLIOZ & POULENC featuring Louisiana style cuisine a t its finest T ickets start at $10.50 At Bourbon Street we’ re proud to offer the finest ribs, (Students/seniors 1/2 price 1 hr. before concert) IN C O N C E R T N orm an Leyden, conductor D udley Moore teams up with the Oregon Svm phonv for an evening o f muste and ' - udley " t h him i n self , r playing -' comedy, featuring D Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, M ozart's P iano Concerto No. 21 in C M ajor, and a whole lot more! ♦ April 17,7:30pm ♦ April 18,8pm ♦ April 19,7:30pm Sponsored bv U S West BEETHOVEN & STRAVINSKY .Michael M organ, < < in d u cto r Awadagin Pratt, piane) T ickets start at $10.50 THE DUTTON FAMILY! or 1-800-228-7343 ARLENE PO R TLA N D S C H N IT Z E R 93/94 S p o n s o re d b y P O R T LA N D CHAPTER THE LINKS, INC. B enefit o f LINKS EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND Friday, April 22,199 4 8:00 p.m. freshest seafood, delicious fettucini and blackened BCllEBCN Mrs. C's W igs — 2 8 1 -6 5 2 5 707 N.E. Frem ont H ouse o f Sound — 281 -1502 3 6 0 6 N. W illiam s Ave. D ad d io 's Deli M art — 3 3 5 -3 2 5 6 3 5 3 6 N.E. MLK Jr. Blvd. smnr BAR & GRILL 15900 Boones Ferry Road in Lake Grove, Oregon Ticket Price: $ 2 5 .0 0 (Includes I yr. subscription to EBONY/EM or 6-month subscription to )ET) co LU (Students/semors 1/2 pnce 1 hr. before concert) Charge Tickets! Hurry — Limited Seating The Rapture o f fashion Pratt was recently featured on C BS' ‘ Sunday M orning"; don 't miss his first Portland performance! MERVYN’S KIDS CONCERT SUNDAY, APRIL 10,3PM P resents 636-0017 Tickets: $17.5O-$5O M ozart: S ix German Dances ★ Beethoven: P iano Concerto No. 5 in E -flat Major, “Em peror” Stravinsky The R ite o f Spring Awadagin Pratt EBONY FASHION FAIR T ickets a v ailab le at: Berlioz: Romeo et Juliette, O p 17 * Poulenc: Concerto for "'ivo Two Pu Pianos in D minor DUDLEY MOORE Dudley Moore T h e 3 6 th A nnual Wednesday Jam Session dishes. Enjoy the big screen IV In our lounge. Thursday April 7 8pm ABOVE RIM Jam es D ePreist, t onductnr Katia & M arielle l .abeque, dtu> piaran Sponsored by The Oregonian W w4w. WBAJ Radio OREGON CONVENTION CENTER M u s ic D i r e c t o r &• C o n d u c t o r D E P R E I S T Where Summer Begins T he T em p tatio n s and form er Supreme. M ary W ilson will perform Friday night, June 17, as opening acts for the V ancouver Festival, “W here Sum m er B egins”. The T em ptations have had such hits as “ My G irl,” “Just My Im agina tion,” and “G et Ready” . Mary W ilson is a form er m em ber o f the Supremes. “W ith the M otown sound we're lo o k in g fo rw a rd to tu rn in g 12 dowtown city blocks into a huge cel ebration. W e w ant to set a m ood that will encourage everyone to participate,” said Brian Wolfe, board president. W olfe and the board are elated at leasing a team o f local artists in paint ing a historical mural in one day. The 12' x 20' m ural will feature the m ulti cultural history o f Portland’s first 100 years o f trade and com m erce. The mural will be painted from 10 am - 5 pm in A nkeny Plaza in W aterfront Park across from Portland Saturday M arket. T he project is a joint effort with O ld Tow n/C hinatow n and the Historic Old Tow n Association. Art is Alive visitors may enter a drawing to win dinner at D elfm a’s and a pair o f tickets to the ballet, the opera, the theatre and the symphony, as well as Portland Saturday Market gift certificates and other items. Port land Saturday Market customers will receive a set of Portland Saturday Market notecards free with purchases of S20 or more on both Saturdays. Portland Saturday M arket is the country’s largest open air market in continuous operation, with nearly 300 booth spaces and over 500 active ven dors. It opened in Old Tow n in June 1974. Vendors must make and sell their own products and are accepted into the market based on the handcraftedness and quality of their products. The boundaries of Portland Sat urday M arket are Front Avenue and First Street, from under the Burnside Bridge to the Fire Station, however the m arket’s crowds attract other ven dors to the area. Booths outside the market boundaries do not m eet m ar ket qualifications and are unaffiliated with Portland Saturday Market. 'EÏE-POWNG BASKETBALL A C M PUTS THE W TO SHAKE.’ -Paul 228-1353 W eekdays, 9am-5pm 224-4400 Ticketm aster M on-Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 10am-6pm (Service charge may’ apply.) ★ Soloist featured in this work ♦ Pre-Concert Conversation one hour before performance CO NCERT LU < HALL SW BRO ADW AY and M A IN CENTER FOR THE P E R F O R M IN G ARTS LU can't keep fa u ltin g m e fo r do in g the best I can. I k n o w yo u the best thing ever cam e out o f m y life. You w aiting fo r this tenure, I'm w aiting fo r this gigolo, d ifferen t prize, M avdee, h u t the need's the s a m e ." " Y o h O' < Carrie Mae Weems Going Home silver print C a r r ie M ae eems M arch 29 - M ay 22, 1994 Born and raised in Portland, Carrie M ae Weems has received international acclaim for her hard-hitting photographic style. For fifteen years, she has been confronting issues of identity, race and gender through a forceful combination of imagery, texts and ironic humor. An A n / On The Edge program sponsored by Philip Morris Companies. Inc T he P o r t l a n d A bt M useum 1219 SW P ark A venue 15031 2 2 6 -2 8 1 1 PORTLAND REPERTORY THEATER "A locker room romp... clever and amusingly done I " - NY Times WEST COAST PREMIERE! March 26 through April 30 b y C heryl I.. W est MARCH 19 - APRIL 16 / vgon Jfbt/kespt’an ; fèstii a / In the In te rm e d ia te T heatre o f the P o rtla n d C e n te r fo r the P e rfo rm in g A rts 1111 SW B ro a d w a y Tickets $9 • $30 Box Office 974-6588 l r c k c t N . i h o j v . i i h b l e . i t I re d M c v c r I j x t i w 224 I I W sponsored in part by a generous gift from iiK W E s r Music Millennium 32nd & E. Burnside 231-8926 23rd & NW Johnson 248-0163 This hilarious comedy follows the trainer of the worst amateur rugby team In Eng land who bets his house that his sorry collection of misfits can beat the best team In Yorkshire. Located In the World Trade Center, The REP offers a unique and cosmopolitan setting to enjoy profes sional theater at Its best! by John Godber WINNER OF THE OLIVIER AWARD! B o x O ffice: 2 2 4 -4 4 9 1 I 2 ■ W 1 ' : - •.. .* ■ 1 S < . .’W W , M ît
