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• \ .n . 4 ' Volume XXIV Number 38 Serving the community through cultural diversity September 21, 1994 .’ A ¿ . i i . ». Í * K .' • • c • > ?• t., (Z* (Elie ^Jortlanh (DHserUer SECTION i'c •».- B -<.'•» */-• r '- . t z|Y o m in u n i t y vLL a l e n d ;i v Marine Band Coming To Portland “The President’s Own” United Stated Marine Band will perform Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Portland at the Benson High School auditorium. Tickets are available at the Portland Chamber of Commerce. For tick ets you can stop by in person or mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Band Tickets; Portland Chamber; 221 N.W. Second Ave., Portland, OR 97209- 3999. Tickets are free, but limited to four per request. Fine Wine And Art Explodes “The Tasting,” a fine wine and arts festival for North Portland’s Delaunay Youth and Family Center, takes place Saturday, Oct. 1 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the “Painted Lady,” the historic Penner home at 7009 N. Portsmouth Ave. Tick ets are $25. Quilts by Stephanie Parrish Taylor, paintings by Kimberly Culbertson, photography by Anthony Parker, glass- work by Susan Parker and pottery by Leslie Lee are among the fine arts fea tured. Brewers Hold Octoberfest Portland Brewing and its Brewhouse Taproom and Grill will be transformed into a huge German village with live music from “Edelweiss” and authentic German food for its second annual Octoberfest. Admission to the Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 event is free and children are welcome when accompanied by a parent. Lending A Helping Hand Moose Leads Walk-A-Thon : -.T 7 , •w J - Supporting United Negro College Fund upporters of youth and education get to g e th e r Saturday for the fifth annual Walk-a-Mile to Save-a-Mind walk- a-thon for the United Negro College Fund. S P o r t la n d P o l ic e C h ie f C h arles M oose and form er P o r t land S ch ool D istr ic t S u p e r in ten d e n t M atth ew P ro p h et w ill lead th e w ay as th e e v e n t’s h o n orary c o -c h a ir s. T h e fu n -fille d day o f fa m ily fitn e ss a n d g e n e r o sity b e g in s S a tu r d a y at 9 a.m . at G ra n t P ark, at th e co rn er o f N o r th e a st 33 A ven u e and B razee. R e g is tra tio n w ill b egin at 7 :3 0 a .m . H u n d r e d s o f p a r tic ip a n ts are e x p e c te d . A b ou t $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 in d o n a tio n s are is fo re c a ste d to be raised fo r c o lle g e s c h o la r sh ip s. U N C F in stitu tio n s p r o vid e a c c ess to h ig h er e d u c a tio n as w ell as su p p o rt and m o tiv a tio n fo r m a n y s tu d e n ts w h o m ig h t n ot o th e rw ise be a b le to a tten d c o lle g e . O regon is h om e to sc o re s o f stu d e n ts and alu m n i o f U N C F sc h o o ls. Key Bank closed many of its branch offices for one day last week for its “Neighbors Make The Difference” campaign. Employees traded their regular work day suits for working clothes to prune trees (left), sew Christmas stockings for charities (right), and perform many other public service jobs in areas all over the Portland metropolitan area and across the state. World Heritage To Shine At Firehouse Party stage of international dance and music w ill light up com m unity spirit as the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center presents a fundraising party, “IFCC Passport to Different Worlds.” A Minority Singers, Actors Wanted A multi-cultural theater production at Maryhurst College needs minority ac tors and singers of all ages for an upcom ing presentation of “Amahl and the Night Visions.” Prior experience is not required. Auditions are held Saturday. Call Nancy Olson Chatalas for an appointment at 778-8389. Emotional Well-being For Seniors A peer counseling program. Volun teers Involved for the Emotional Well being of Seniors, meets every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Multicultural Senior Center, 5325 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. This can be a wonderful support group for you if are experiencing some changes in you life, depression, anxiety, confusion, grief or adjustments to physi cal illness. American Indian Culture Examined You can explore the conflicts and commonalities between European reli gious tradition and Northwest native In dians during the free program “Sacred Encounters." The multi media presenta tion is held Thursday. Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Portland State University’s Smith Center. Renter’s Rights Forum, Tuesday A forum to address the rights and responsibilities of renters will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m at the Piedmont Friends Church, 5736 N Albina Ave. Speakers include representatives from Multnomah County Legal Aid. Portland HousingCen- ter, Oregon Legal Services and the YMCA Tenants can learn to protect them selves under Oregon' slandlord/tenant act. Please send all Community Calendar information two weeks in advance of event or deadline date. Filipino dance by Teatro Bagong Silangan will be just some of the entertainment during Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center's Passport to Different Worlds, the fourth annual fundraiser for the non-profit community arts organization. The soiree is held Sunday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the historic landmark, IFCC and Patton Park, adjacent to the center at 5340 N. Interstate. Oregon Native Americans will kick off the festivities with traditional dance and drum ming. Then moving around the world, the entertainment will showcase the native peoples and customs of Southeast Asia. The Philippines, Japan and Spain. The entertainment schedule includes the Bow and Arrow C ulture C lub, a trad i tional N ative A m erican dance group; C hisao Hata, a Japanese A m erican Cho- r e o g ra p h e r/d a n c e r; T e a tro B ag o n g Silangan, traditional F ilipino dance; and Tam ara C atillo-G ray, a Spanish ch o re ographer with dancers perform ing “Los V iejito s,” Dance of the O ld men. Musical entertainment is provided by Janice Scroggings and Lyndee Mah. The IFCC encourages all cultures to show case their heritage through the arts to preserve our past w hile paving a way for our com m unity’s cultural future. w*; h l Students Honored With Scholarships T hree young men from Portland are being honored for leadership and achievement in school. The Zeta Nu chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity has granted $500 scholarships to the graduating black high school seniors based on their scholastic achievements, lead ership qualities, community involvement and desire to achieve at a higher education. The 1994 recipients are U llysses C ow ser from R oosevelt High School. Jaison Linton from Grant High School and Marvin McKinney from Benson High School. “The Omega brothers arc extremely proud of our scholarship recipients and we wish them much success in their college years and the years beyond," an Omega rep resentative said i i iv £ ss» ï S3 Jaison Linton of Grant High School. Ullysses Cowser of Roosevelt High School. Marvin McKinney of Benson High School. Cowser will be majoring in electronics at Portland State University. Linton plans to be a business major at Grambling State Uni- versity and McKinney w ill enroll in math and electrical engineering at Fort Valley State University in Georgia The Omega fraternity is dedicated to assisting young black men in pursuing their education goals. • . ’.lv a z... ■
