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ENTERTAINMENT
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African Art Event To Benefit Severely Emotionally Disturbed Children
lectcd by royalty and international
Preparations are now being made Goldschmidt, former governor of Or sale and exhibit, making it the largest
celebrities such as The Prince of Wales,
for “Spirits in Stone,” a stunning ex egon; Vera Katz, mayor of Portland; exhibition of Shona sculpture ever
Queen Sophia o f Spain, Richard
hibit and sale of extraordinary Zimba Arlene Schnitzer, arts patron and ac presented in the Pacific Northwest.
Attenborough, actor Jimmy Stewart
bwe stone sculpture to be presented for tivist, and executive vice-president of The exhibition will host the majority
and many more.
the first time in Portland, May 7-15 at Harsch Investment Corporation; Harry of sculptures ranging from $50 to
Shona sculpture from Zimbabwe
Cheatham Hall, World Forestry Cen Demorest, president of Columbia For $2,000 with a few substantial pieces
first came to the attention of the West
est Products; Peter Jacobsen, golf pro as high as $20,000.
ter, 4033 S.W. Canyon Road.
in the 1960’s and has since been hailed
Shona sculpture has been col-
The exhibit, sponsored by Provi fessional; and Mel Renfro, former
dence Medical Foundation and Zim Dallas Cowboy, Hall of Fame athlete
The 36th Annual
babwe Shona Sculpture, will be open and president of Legends Honey Fried
free to the public from 12 noon 8pm Chicken; and the Portland-Mutare
EBONY FASHION FAIR
Sister City Association.
daily.
Presents
The art, carved by
the mostly self-taught
Zimbabwe artists, us
ing the varied serpen
tine stone found only
in their African coun
try sid e , has been
lau d ed aro u n d the
S p o n s o re d b y
world by critics for
beauty, naturalism and
PORTLAND CHAPTER
spiritual qualities of
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the work.
Benefit of
P ro ceed s w ill
LINKS EDUCATIONAL
b en efit P rovidence
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
M edical C e n te r’s
OREGON
Gately Child and Ado
lescent Day emotion
CONVENTION CENTER
ally disturbed children
Friday, April 2 2 ,1994
since 1986. Aprogram
8:00 p.m.
that has successfully
treated severely emo
Tickets available at:
tionally disturbed chil
Mrs. C's Wigs — 281 -6525
Shona Sculptor Crisin June Mutambika
dren since 1986. A
707 N.E. Fremont
Chiseling fine facial features
portion will also be
House of Sound — 281 -1502
dedicated to a special
3606 N. Williams Ave.
The stunning exhibition and sale
fund for African-American children
Daddio's Deli Mart — 335-3256
who receive care and treatment at the of Shona sculpture will begin with an
3536 N.E. MLK Jr. Blvd.
Gately program in Northeast Port invitation-only gala at the World For
estry Center, on May 6, honoring the
land.
Ticket Price: $25.00
Due to the severity of their emo ambassador from Zimbabwe, His Ex
tional problems, students referred to cellency Amos Midzi. More than 650
(Includes I yr. subscription to EBONY/EM or 6-month subscription tolET)
Gately are not able to learn in a public pieces of are being assembled for the
school setting. Gatcly’s high staff to
student ratio allows individualized PO R T L A N D R E PE R T O R Y T H E A T E R
treatment and educational programs
"A locker room romp...
that the students require.
clever and amusingly done I "
Zimbabwe Sons Sculpture will
— NY Times
March 26
donate a portion of its process to the
Child Survival Fund of Zimbabwe.
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through April 30
With the many difficult chal
(¡Dbserücr
lenges facing disturbed youth, several
community leaders have taken per
sonal responsibility to help with the
fundraiser. Included among the many
individuals committed to this project
are honorary committee Chairman,
James DcPriest, director of the Or-
egon Symphony; and members, Neil
by international art critics. In 1987,
Newsweek called Shona sculptures,
“The most important art form to
emerge from Africa this century.” An
art critic in The Economist declared,
“They are producing fine stone work-
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-the finest, some say in the world.”
For more information about the
Spirits in Stone” exhibit and sale,
please call Gately Child and Adoles
cent Day Treatment at (503) 287-
2672.
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