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Shakespeare In The Parks
Opens 25th Season
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Bicycling In Oregon
Exhibited
Cycling Oregon: 125 years of the bi­
cycle in Oregon’s history, opens Friday,
July 21 at the Oregon Historical Society.
Visitors will see an overview of cycling,
from early high-wheelers of the 1880s to
today’s state-of-the-art speedster. The ex­
hibit will be on view through Nov. 27.
Pool Movie Schedule
Set
The films Beetlejuice and The Last
Starfighter will be shown during Dive-In
Movies at Portland Parks and Recreation
pools. Special screens allow the audience
to enjoy all the action while lounging on a
smooth liquid surface. You can bring your
favorite floatation device. Beetlejuice will
be shown Aug. 12 at Buckman Pool, Aug.
13 and Columbia Pool and Aug. 14 at
Dishman Pool. The Last Starfighter plays
Aug. 26 at Wilson Pool, Aug. 27 and
Sellwood Pool and Aug. 28 at Montavilla
Pool. The movies will start at 8 p.m. Ad­
mission prices are $2.50 for adults, 18 and
older and $1 for kids, 17 and younger.
Fun Days Continue At
Pools
Fun Days are offered this summer at
Portland Parks and Recreation pools for a
variety of enjoyable aquatic activities for
young swimmers. It’s like being at a huge
pool party. Kids can participate in the
biggest splash contest, penny dives, water
basketball free throw contest and other
great water games. The schedule is as
follows: Aug. 2 - Creston Pool, Aug. 4 -
Pier Pool, Aug. 9 -Dishman Pool, Aug. 10-
Wilson Pool, Aug. 11 - Montavilla Pool,
Aug. 16 - Buckman Pool, Aug. 18 - MLC
Pool, Aug. 23 - Columbia Pool, Aug. 24 -
Peninsula Pool, and Aug. 25 - Grant Pool.
Call 823-SWIM for more information.
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o rtla n d A c to rs E n s e m b le
celebrates its 25th anniversary
of Shakespeare In The Parks
with a return tothe first play it produced
in 1970, the delightful romantic comedy
“As You Like It.” To mark this occasion,
director Tim Hill has chosen a neo-
traditional approach to bringing this
play to the parks in Portland.
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A cast of 14 creates two contrasting
worlds, the dark, oppressive court of the
usurping Duke Frederick and the idy 11 ic world
of Shakespeare’s boyhood playground, the
Forest of Arden. Love blossoms, wits duel and
eccentrics abound in this pastoral setting.
Portland Actors Ensemble brings to the
parks a wide variety of talented actors. Kristen
Brown and Steven Rouffey debut as the lovers
Rosalind and Orlando.
“As You Like It” opens on Saturday, July
30, at Laurelhurst Park, and runs through
Sept. 5. All performances begin at 3 p.m. and
run approximately two and one-half hours,
with one 15 minute intermission. Admission,
as always is free, but donations are accepted
before and after the show. All donations are
used to pay the actors and to fund next year’s
production of Shakespeare In The Parks.
The performance schedule:
July 30-31 Laurelhurst Park, SE 39th
and Ankeny. Bus lines 75, 15 and 20.
Aug. 6-7 Concordia College Soccer Field,
NE 27th and Holman. Bus lines 75,9 and 10.
Aug. 13-14 Washington Park, SW Lewis
and Clark Circle. Bus line 63.
Aug. 20-21 Gabriel Park, SW 45th and
Vermont. Bus line 1.
Aug. 27-28 South Park Blocks, Portland
State University. Bus Mall 6 and 8.
Sept. 3,4,5 Reed College, Eliot Hall,
32nd and Woodstock. Bus 75 and 19.
Cultural Concert
Planned
A multicultural concert will be held
Sunday, July 24 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
Cathedral Park in the North Portland St.
Johns Neighborhood. Performers include
Celtic Pride, a folk duo; Chris Kern and
Caton Lyles, steel drum and percussion;
the Aratas Hungarian Dancers; and the
Cultural Recreation Band, a young people’s
concert band.
The entertainment is free and open to
the public.
T
he Gladys McCoy Academy,
an alternative school program
has received $9,675 from the
Oregon Com m unity Foundation to
further the student outreach program
at the school.
Oregon Outreach has operated alterna­
tive schools in Portland for more than five
years, moving to its current, larger facility at
3802 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in
May. This was made possible by a contract to
locate and re-enroll school dropouts. The
onations are being sought to
help d e fra y the m e d ic a l
expensesof Dennis G. Payne,
a form er Portland resident who
u n d e rw e n t a s u c c e s s fu l heart
transplant.
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Thc friends of Dennis G. Payne Trans-
Orlando and Kammi Harris as Audrey. (Photo by Angela Meyer.)
L au relh u rst P ark, W ashington Park,
the South Park Blocks and R eed C ollege
sites are especially w h eelchair acces­
sible. A udience m em bers are encouraged
to bring beverages, su n screeen and hats
along w ith the usual picnic item s; som e
perform ance sites do not have readily
a c c e s s ib le
s o u rc e s
o f d rin k in g
w ater.form ation
Depot Run/Walk
Oregon Outreach Grant
Fund To Help
Heart Transplant Cost
Payne was diagnosed w ith h y p er­
trophic card io m y opathy, an infectio n /
virus that d estro y s the m uscles o f the
heart last A pril w hile still in P ortland.
In F eb ru ary , his heart and health began
to rapidly d eterio rate forcing him to
quit work and o b tain a heart tran sp lan t
as the only ch ance for survival.
“On May 13th, I received a new heart
with the blessings of God and I was released
from the hospital in 10 days and am now at
home starting my recovery program, Payne
said.
The cost of surgery, hospitalization and
post-surgery clinical care is astronomical.
Payne will be required to take several
an ti-re jectio n m ed icatio n s, including
Cyclosporine, a drug which prevents the
body from rejecting a transplanted organ.
Thescdrugs willcostapproximately $10,000
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Payne and his family currently reside in
Shakcr Heights, Ohio.
“As You Like It, "cast members James C. Lawrence as Touchstone (from left), Kristen Brown as Rosalind, Steve Rouffey as
Dennis G. Payne
plant Fund has been set up through the
National Heart Assist and Transplant Fund
(NHATF). Contributions are tax deductible.
Checks can be made payable to NHATF:
Friends of Dennis G. Payne, P.O. Box 163,
Heaverford, PA 19041. NHATF is a non-
profit organizauon dedicated to provide di-
rect assistance to the heart and lung trans-
plant community and to promote organ do-
"or awareness. For information call 1-800-
NHATF-99.
contract is with Portland Public Schools, and
was established as a result of Dr. Jack
Bierwirth’s foresight in recognizing the need
to have grass-roots organizations work di­
rectly within the neighborhoods to locate and
enroll these youth. Many of these students
will be enrolling in regular District programs
in the Fall, thus providing additional income
for the District.
Oregon Outreach now provides educa­
tion, counseling, drug/alcohol intervention
and prevention, job readiness training and job
placement for more than 50 students each
year at McCoy Academy, plus an additional
40-50 students at its six satellite locations.
The dollars from the Oregon Community
Foundation will be utilized by Oregon Out­
reach to locate more youth between the ages
of 14 and 21 who have dropped out of school.
The Oregon Community Foundation,
established in 1973, is collection of individu­
als charitable funds and resources given by
Oregonians to enhance and support the qual­
ity of life in their communities. The Oregon
Community Foundation makes grants through
an application process that involves local
citizens in the review and evaluation of re­
quests for funds. Pre-application materials
are available through the Foundations’ Port­
land office. Individuals or businesses inter­
ested in establishing a fund may also contact
the Portland office at 62 SW Morrison St.,
Suite 725, Portland, Oregon 97205.
Portland is one of nine cities selected to host Office Depot's Corporate Fitness
Series. Participants warm up (above) in Miami before one of the recent races.
Corporate Challenges Emerge From
5K Run/Walk And Picnic
ace officials announced that
several corporate challenges
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land’s Office Depot 5K Run/Walk and
Picnic Thursday, July 21 at 6:30pm.
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U.S. Bank has challenged Key Bank,
First Interstate, and Bank of America; Nike
has challenged Adidas and Avia; and Legacy
Health System s has challenged K aiser
Permanente, OHSU, Portland Adventist and
Sisters of Providence.
The 5-kilom eter (3.1 m ile) race along
W aterfront Park is open to em ployees
throughout the city . P articip an ts co m ­
pete in d iv id u a lly and w ith co m pany
team s to win aw ards in 36 industry c a t­
egories. D edicated to running and w a lk ­
ing for fun and h ealth , the ev en t also
encourages a little friendly com petition.
“C orporate Am erica has becom e such
a stressful place to w ork, so it is im p o r­
tant for com panies to provide em ployees
with ways to keep fit,” said Jeff G a llo ­
w ay, race d irecto r and form er O lym pic
runner. “ A lthough com panies o ften fo ­
cus on the bottom lin e, the ev en t is a
good way to see how well o n e ’s com p eti­
tors are ’ru n n in g ’ a com pany on a fitness
lev el.”
Portland is one of nine cities selected
nationwide to host the race. Sponsors include
The Business Journal, KXL-AM/FM, TCI
Cablevision of Oregon, Tri-Met and North­
west Sports. For registration and informa­
tion, call 1-800-200-2771.
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