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A r f x f r . ENTERTAINMENT
Portland's Casey Explores
Future Of Entertainment
choices. And thanks to attractive,
affordable programming packages,
owners o f C-Bank dish systems can
w atch m o v ie s, m u sic , sp o rts,
children's programming and more,
all for a single affordable price.
“My custome have access to
such a tremendous variety o f stereo
TV programming, movies with Dolby
Surround sound, as well as a great
number o f'ra d io ’ services, it makes
sense for them to invest in additional
components to help bring a realistic-
cinema experience right into their
living rooms.”
Thanks to the launch of a new
satellite from nearby CapeCanavaral,
owners o f the new generation of
sm aller-sized (18-inch diam eter)
Digital S atellite System s (D SS)
dishes will soon be able to view over
150channels. Programming for DSS
is supplied by companies such as
United States Satellite Broadcasting.
The USSB package will offeragroup
of channels, including popular TV
services.
Hedy Casey of C enterpointe
Communications Inc., Portland, at­
tended the recent Satellite Broad­
casting and Communications A sso­
ciation convention in Orlando, Fla.
and was treated to an exciting ad­
vance look at the future of home
entertainment.
“Satellite TV is today’s infor­
mation superhighway,” said Hedy.
“Dish owners now have the ability to
watch hundreds of channels - all
with crystal clear pictures and super
high-quality audio - for an extremely
affordable price. And right now, the
satellite industry is going through an
eraof tremendous growth, which adds
to both the range o f viewing choices
and the affordability offered to con­
sumers.”
“Full-View” Satellite TV ; "Full-
view” C-Band satellite systems are
the mainstay of the Direct-to-Home
satellite TV industry. Owners o f C-
Band systems receive programming
from dozens of orbiting satel I i tes, for
a total of more than 260 viewing
Portland’s own Hedy Casey of Centerpointe Communications Inc.
meets with movie and TV personality Mr. T.
Visit 180 colleges and
suffer no jet-lag!
DePreist Announces
Commission
Small Surplus, Recording And
First Commercial Telecast
Demonstrate Artistic Strength As
Capital Base Slowly Builds;
10-Year Anniversaries Of Concert
Hall, Heathman Marked
Renowned A m erican C om ­
poser John Adams w ill pen a
work to com m em orate the O r­
egon Sym phony’s 1996 C en ten ­
nial, announced M usic D irec­
to r an d C o n d u c to r J a m e s
D ePresit today. The an n ou n ce­
ment was a h igh ligh t o f the
S y m p h o n y ’s 1994 A n n u a l
M eeting, held on stage at the
Arlene S chnitzer C oncert H all.
O u tg o in g B o a rd C h a ir m a n
W illiam C. Scott cited a $4,090
surplus and substantial en d ow ­
ment grow th as ind icators that
the Sym phony is a m ore fin a n ­
cially solid organ ization than
it was two years ago:
“ B a la n c in g the b u d g e t fo r
tw o y ears has not been a sim p le
ta s k ,” said S c o o t, “ an d it in no
way g u a ra n te e s th at the fin a n c ia l
c h a lle n g e s o f re c e n t y e a rs are
beh in d us. But I have c o n fid e n c e
in C h a ir-E le c t Bud L in d s tr a n d ’s
le a d e r s h ip - a n d th at he w ill tak e
ad v an tag e o f the u p c o m in g C en ­
ten n ial seaso n to ra ise m ore e n ­
d ow m en t, w ith the u ltim a te goal
o f c o v e rin g p re d ic ta b le e x p e n se s
w ith p re d ic ta b le in co m e ra th e r
than re ly in g on sp e c ia l an n u al
fu n d ra sisin g to b a la n c e the bud-
15, at 8 p.m . T he te le c a st w ill
fe a tu re the O reg o n S y m p h o n y ’s
S ep t. I 1 p e rfo rm a n c e o f Jo seph
S c h w a n tn e r’s “ New M o rning for
the W orld: D ay b reak o f F re e ­
d o m ,” in a d d itio n to in te rv ie w s
w ith S c h w a n tn e r and o th e rs re ­
g a rd in g the c iv il rig h ts le a d e r's
leg acy ; it w ill be c o -h o ste d by
D e P re ist and K O IN A n ch o r Ken
B o d d ie. T h is first c o m m e rc ia l
te le c a st w as m ade p o ssib le by a
p ro v isio n in the o rc h e s tra ’s new
m a ste r ag re e m e n t w hich allow s
fo r one fre e , local te le c a st per
seaso n .
Students and their parents can talk with
representatives of some 1 80 colleges
from across the country at the
1994 P ortland N a tio n a l College Fair
Friday, O ctober 14
Saturday, October 15
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
1 0 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at the Oregon Convention Center
Admission is Free!
Sponsored by the National Association of
College Admission Counselors
o f Color
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A Collection o f
A frican-A m erican
Poetry
7:30 pm , Wednesday, the 12TH of October
POWELL S CITY OF BOOKS
In Search Of Color Everywhere
A Collection Of African-American Poetry
Edited By E Ethelbert Miller
Illustrated by Terrance Cummings
“One beautiful, profound and stirring volume that encompasses the
awesome reach o f black creativity. ” — Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Four poem s by 1994 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry Y usef
Komunyakaa are among the 120 major African-A m erican poets
whose rich and beautiful works are represented in a forth-com ing
anthology o f poetry entitled In Search o f Color Everywhere: A
Collection o f African-Am erican Poetry (to be published by Steward,
Tabori & Chang in September, 1994). O ther poets in the volume
include Maya Angelou, Ntozake Shange, Langston Hughes, Alice
W alker and poet laureate Rita Dove.
In his introduction, editor and poet E. Ethelbert M iller explains
that he has assem bled the anthology to preserve the cultural memory
and glorious history of a people, drawing on a wide range o f talent:
"From Phillis W heatley to Public Enemy, African-American poets
continue to write about the world they see and the world they wish to
change,” he writes, “There is a faith in tomorrow, a vision of a better
world. There is the resilience of the blues, for we are also in our
blackness, blues people.”
The collection is a joyful and energetic anthology. A selection of
210 di verse poems, including spirituals and traditional verses, sing the
passion and dram a of African-A m erican life and are gathered into
seven chapters entitled Freedom; The Celebration of Blackness; Love
Poems; Family Gatherings; Healing Poems; Rituals: M usic, Dance,
and Sports; and the A merican Journal. The book is illustrated with
drawings by Terrance Cummings.
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