Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 30, 1994, Page 9, Image 9

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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
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- udley
" t h him
i n self
, r playing
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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
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Ticket Price: $ 2 5 .0 0
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(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.’
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228-1353
W eekdays, 9am-5pm
224-4400 Ticketm aster
M on-Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 10am-6pm
(Service charge may’ apply.)
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♦ Pre-Concert Conversation one hour
before performance
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Carrie Mae Weems Going Home silver print
C a r r ie
M ae
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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
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"A locker room romp...
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March 26
through April 30
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MARCH 19 - APRIL 16
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Box Office 974-6588
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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
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by John
Godber
WINNER OF
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AWARD!
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