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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1994)
P age B3 T he P ortland O bserver • S eptember 21, 1994 A rts ENTERTAINMENT Legendary entertainer and recording artist Millie Jackson with co-stars Reynaldo Rey and Douglas Knyght-Smith are crackin' up laughing over the airwaves during an in studio guest appearance to promote their hit new play “Young Man, Older Woman. The last leg of their ’94 national performance tour will take place this through December. The play is a take off from Millie’s previously recorded works. Songwriter Dawn-jog Releases CD Portland area songwriter and singer Dawn-joy has a new self-titled CD release which is being distrib uted at area music stores, including Music Millennium. Dawn-joy features a mix of popular music and some country sounds. The songs include Maybe, Just For My Baby, ‘Round In Circles, Fly Over Countries, Things That You Do, My Man, Friend For Life, 1 Can’t Take It, Someday, Kick It! Never Outrun Love, We Don’t Play Any more and I’m For You. Guitars, sax, trumpet and back ground vocals were recorded at Co coa Mill Music in Beaverton. The former Aloha High School student has several years of experi ence in voice, modeling and acting. She was a soloist for former presidents George Bush and Ronald Reagan and was a frequent singer of the National Anthem for the Portland Trail Blazer basketball games. » Oregon Ballet Theatre Offers “Magic Of Dance” To Portland-Area Students Oregon Ballet Theatre has an nounced the fifth annual series of free performances for Portland-area students entitled “Magic of Dance.” The first performance is sched uled for Friday. October 14, at 10:45 am, in Portland Civic Auditorium. This date is also teacher in-service day for Oregon and Washington, so home schools, private schools and social service agencies are encour aged to sign up. Reservations can be made by contacting Sandy Baldwin at 227- 0977. Oregon Bal let Theatre's purpose is to offer the highest quality profes sional ballet to the people of Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, and the United States, to both entertain and educate audiences, and to encourage the cre ative talents of dancers, choreogra phers, composers, and musicians. Dawn-you has been a member of Concert Choir. Vocal Jazz En semble, Women’s Chamber Choir, Madrigal Choir and with Portland Community College and Aloha High School. She was crowned 1987 Miss Teen Hemisphere and 1989 Miss Teen Cinderella, Talent and Beauty Awards. and A h m a d R ashad. Photo b y Don Perdue/CTW Jacobs Performs In Portland Opera Open Bass-baritone Sherman Ray Jacobs, whose rich voice is rapidly earning him a reputation as one of the most promising young singers on the operatic stage today, stars in Port land Opera’s upcoming production of La Boheme. D uring A rtq u ak e, Jacobs brought a packed Pioneer Courthouse Square audience to its feet with his powerful rendition of “OP Man River as he and the rest of the La Boheme cast performed in a free concert. A seamless blend of tenderness, frivolity and fiery passions, La Boheme runs the gamut of human emotion. The engaging music, both high-spirited and heart-wrenching, as well as the unpretentious and ap pealing characters make La Boheme one of the most popular operas in the modern repertoire. Phone: (503) 319-6343 Looking for professional Musicians to cover album tracks as well as top 40 pop and top 40 pop-country music. Advertise In Œ lie freshest seafood, delicious fettucim and blackened 636-0017 Complete Decorating Service For All Occasions And Events - WEDDINGS - GRAND OPENINGS - CORPORATE - - FUNCTIONS - BANQUETS - BIRTHDAYS - - FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL - R e m e m b e r...W e C a n D e c o ra te Y o u r H allo w een P a rty ! 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