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P age AS F ebruary 15, 1995 • T he P ortland O bserver //A ®Ije JJorthxnb (Oh semer ENTERTAINMENT Boyz II Hen To Hit Portland Stage T ickets are now on sale at T ic k e tm a ste r o u tle ts in P o rtlan d for the u p com ing co n cert o f Boyz II M en T he h ig h ly -a c c la im e d and aw ard in g w inning group w ill take to the M em o rial C o liseu m stage F rid ay , M arch 3 at 7:30 p.m . T ick ets are $25 and $35. “T he last tw o and a h a lf to th ree y ears have been a c o n tin u ous jo y rid e ,” said g ro u p m em ber M ichael M cC ary, his boom ing bass b eam in g w ith jo y . “ W e ’ve b e e n w e lc o m e d a ll o v e r th e w orld. W e 'v e been h o n o red by our p eers and fans. W e ’ve been su ccessfu l. W e ’ve stra ig h te n e d out our b u sin e ss. T he next thing for us to do was o u r seco n d a l bu m .” Boyz II M en is fo llo w in g up on an album th at p ro d u ced m ore than seven m illio n sales w o rld w ide. tw o G ram m ys, th ree A m er ican M usic A w ard s, tw o Soul T rain A w ards, tw o N A A C P Im age A w ards, tw o M TV A w ards, one W orld M usic A w ard, and a fo u n d atio n o f fans that m ade a C h ristm as album go platinum af te r only one single. T he album II, the second c o l lectio n o f orig in al m aterial from B oyz II M en, p ro v id e s a look at all the shades, stages and rhythm s o f rom ance. B oyz II M en update the b est M otow n tra d itio n s: The T e m p ta tio n s ’ to u c h , T he S u p r e m e ’s s e d u c t i o n , S m o k e y R o b in s o n ’s s o n g w r itin g an d o v erall top p ro d u c tio n . T heir first sin g le, “ I ’ll M ake L ove To Y o u ,” re u n ite d them w ith one o f the fin est so n g w riters W anya Morris (from left), N a te Morris, S h a w n S to c k m a n a n d M ichael S. M cC ary o f B o y z // M en will b e in P ortland M arch 3 for a c o n c e rt a t M em orial C oliseum . o p e ra tin g in co n te m p o ra ry m u- sic today - B ab y tace “ End o f the R oad" held the N o. 1 p o sitio n on the p o p u la r m usic ch arts for 13 w eeks, lo n g e r than any single for an e n tire g e n e ra tio n s - e c lip sin g E lvis P re s le y 's m ost su ccessfu l c h a rt p e rfo rm a n c e 25 y e a rs be- fore. PCC Cascade African Film Festival The Cascade Festival o f Afri can Films, held annually at the Cas cade Campus o f Portland Commu nity College,began this year on Thursday, Feb. 2. Now in its fifth year, the festi val is part o f the month-long Black History Month celebration which takes place each February at the North Portland campus. All events are free and open to the public. The 1995 festival opened with a showing o f Sankofa on Feb. 2. The two-hour film was made in Ghana and Jamaica in 1993. Pro ducer Hile Germina will be in Port land on that day and will be present to introduce and discuss the film. The show ing will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium o f Jefferson High School, 5210 N. Kerby. Other films to be shown will take place in Room 122 o f Terrell Hall at the PCC Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth Street. The films are: • O n Feb. 16, Sam ba T ra o re (B u rk in a F a so ), d ir e c te d by I d r is s a O u e d r a o g o , w ill be show n, also at 2 and 7:30 p.m . A young man takes the w ealth from b ig -city living back to his villag e, w here he is very p o p u lar as a re su lt, u n til his p ast begins to catch up w ith him. • M andabi (The Money Or der) from Senegal, directed by Ousmane Sembene, is planned for Feb. 23. The story is o f an older man livingcontentedly with his two wives outside Dakar. His life is turned upside down when he re ceives a money order from his neph ew who is working in Paris. This film is 90 minutes long. Family Film Day will take place Saturday, Feb. 25, beginning at p.m. in Room 122, Terrell Hall F o u r sh o rt films based on W est A frican folktales will be shown •T h e G o o d and the Evil(Ivo ry Coast) and T he Lesson of the Th ree Th ieves (Gambia). Each fi Im runs 26 minutes. O n M arch 2, the film festival will conclude with the African W omen’s Documentary Day. There will be two showings, at 2 and at 7:30 p.m. Tw o films will be shown each time. They are: • These H ands, a 1992 film d ire c te d by F lo ra M 'm b u g u - Schelling. It is about Tanzanian women whose work is crushing stones for use as concrete in the construction industry. In additioh the women care for their children and each other, breaking the monot ony with an occasional song or dance. Without dialogue or narra tion. the film is engrossing and even hypnotic. • W om en W ith O pen Eyes was made in 1994, and is directed by Anne-Laure Folly. Four contem porary West African women dis cuss marital rights, sexual health and reproduction, female genital mutilation and women’s role in pol itic and economic life o f their coun tries. This film won a Silver Medal at the International Television Fes tival in Monte Carlo last year. It is in French with English subtitles and lasts 52 minutes. For more information on the Cascade Festival o f African Films or other Black History Month events at PCC, call Sonya Key- Bender at 978-5256. Join us in celebrating the A N N IV E R S A R Y 3Tife j.Inrtlaith (©hseruer W ORLD A Miracle In Portland The magic o f dance is that it changes lives. Without dance, at least one lit tle girl might not have learned to tell one day o f the week from another. And she certainly w ouldn't have all the self-esteem and confidence she has today. You see, this little girl was a cocaine baby. And although she was eventually adopted by a loving mother, it w asn't the end o f her difficulties. As she grew , her m other noticed that she was h av ing tro u b le le a rn in g ; for in stance, she c o u ld n 't tell the days o f the week ap art Then, through her school, she heard ab o u t O r egon Ballet T h e a tre 's o u treach program o f A Jrican D ance and she w anted to go The c la sse s were tree and h e ld on Tuesdays. Her m other en ro lle d her in the ass She loved African Dance She participated. She practiced. She waited eagerly for each class. Each Tuesday. Before long, this little girl knew which day Tuesday was -- and she knew all the days in between too. Then another m iracle hap pened. Her African Dance teacher from OBT noticed how much she loved dancing - and how talented she was. Through another OBT outreach program, project FIND (Find a Inspire New Dancers), she was invited to audition, and was accepted, for the special program which offers sliding scale fee class es for talented and motivated stu dents from minority and low in come families. Today, you'll find that young lady dancing working hard and happily, growing in skill and confidence as she takes her classes every Tuesday BEAT * am i'anM DANCE PARTY Feb. 23, Obo Addy & Kukrudu March 23, La Mayor Salsa Orch. April 20, Boka Marimba May 5, Cinco de Mayo Party 8-11 p.m. Admission: 2-for-$7 on Thursdays; $7 for May 5. Party information: 503 • 797 • 4000 o m aO M M USIUM o r SCftNCt ANO 1945 SE WATER AVE. L PORTLAND, OREGON
