v *?* / f i iVJÀt ■ i ■ ■ k N r t - T he P ortland O bserver • M ay 17, 1995 P age BS 'it h <ni|e J Íü rtla n h ODhserucr ENTERTAINMENT Local Talent Sough! For Gershwin’s Porgy And Bess “Crimson Tide ” Top: Two dedicated career naval officers, Lieutenant Commander Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington, left) and Captain Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman, right) will soon find themselves caught in a mortal duel as they vie for control of the USS Alabama, a Trident Ballistic submarine with enough firepower to start World War III, in Hollywood Pictures' explosive drama “Crimson Tide. ” George Dzundza (center) stars as COB. Photo credit: Linda R. Chen ban League Of Portland Join Forces To Celebrate The Upcoming Production Of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess When the curtain goes up on Portland Opera’s summer produc tion of the Gershwin classic. Porgy and Bess, it will also go up on a unique partnership between the Portland Opera and the Urban League of Portland According to Portland Opera General Director Robert Bailey, the July 19 opening night of Porgy and Bess has been exclusively reserved for a special Urban League of Port land Benefit “ It is a distinct plea sure,” he commented, “to link arms with another o f the City’s tine insti tutions as we both help share one of our country’s most important musi cal creations with the entire City.” Lawrence J. Dark, President and CEO of the Urban League of Portland said, “Having recently moved to Portland from South Caro lina, I’ve had the opportunity to take in the sights and sounds of Charleston, the setting for Porgy and Bess. It’s a story about the human experience. Gershwin and his collaborators created an Amer ican opera about African Ameri cans which speaks to all races, reli gions, and ethnic groups. And it’s fun. “We are honored that the Port land Opera has presented this op portunity for us to bring people together to share in the joy of this major musical event." Porgy and Bess, a Houston Grand Opera production produced in association with Portland Opera and nine other opera companies, opens in Civic Auditorium July 19 and continue until July 29. When the curtain goes up on Portland Opera’s summer produc- Music Millennium (Left) Nia Long plays Debbie, a beautiful fitness instructor; (right) Pastor Cleaver (Bernie Mac, left), Smokey (Chris Tucker, center) and Craig Jones (Ice Cube, right) catch a glimpse of their beautiful neighbor in New Line Cinema's comedy, Friday. Photos by Nicola Goode/New Line Friday chronicles one looooong day in the life o f Craig Jones (Ice Cube), a South Central homeboy who’s trying his best to sidestep the pitfalls of growing up in the ‘hood’. Despite having lost his job -- on his day off—Craig is having trouble with his insanely jealous girlfriend, and his best friend Smokey (Chris Tuck er) is in the middle of a shady deal that’s gone sour. Before the sun sets, C raig has to bail his friend out o f trou ble, land a new jo b before his parents evict him, escape his girl friend long enough to capture a new w om an’s heart and survive a c lim a tic c o n f ro n ta tio n w ith Deebo (Tiny ‘Z eus’ Lister), the neighborhood menace. A lot can go down in the ‘hood between Thursday and Saturday... Written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh, Friday is directed by Gary David Sanborn And Roberta Flack To Headline Mt. Hood Festival Of Jazz Paul Kreider, President of the Mt. Hood Festival of Jazz, announced the addition of David Sanborn and Roberta Flack to the list of top acts expected to perform at the 1995 fes tival on August 5-6 at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham. Five-time Grammy winning sax ophonist Sanborn will perform with a 33-piece orchestra for his Saturday night headline performance. Legendary jazz and pop vocalist Flack will cap Sunday night’s line up with her first-ever festival appear ance. Rita Rega, President of the jazz Society of Oregon, praised the an nouncement. “With the addition of Sanborn and Flack, the festival rounds out a very strong line-up - certainly the best in years,” stated Rega. “ festival remains accessible to mainstream and hardcore jazz enl siast, and this year’s offering rec firms that it is one of the top j festivals in the world. K reider agreed: “The markable number o f first-time pearances matched with the h caliber o f acts - David Sanbo Roberta Flack, Lee R itenour a Larry C arlton, and the Geoi Shearing Quintet, to name a f — makes this y ear’s line-up o o f the most powerful ev er.” Gray, produced by Pat Charbonnet and executive produced by Ice Cube. W. E. Baker is co-producer and associate producers are Andre Robinson, Jr. and DJ Pooh. The film also stars Bernie Mac, John W itherspoon, Regina King, Nia Long, Anna M aria H o rsfo rd , Reynaldo Rey, Angela means and Paula Jai Parker. Friday is rated “R” and has a running time of 97 minutes. ' 32nd & E.Burnside 231-8926 23rd & NW Johnson 248-0163 Marquita as Bess and A Ivy Powell as Porgy tion of Gershwin’s legendary Porgy And Bess, several local people will be part of all the action. They will join the on-stage cast that has thrilled audiences throughout its national tour. Portland Opera is now seek ing interested children and an adult who meet the following criteria: • African-American children ages 7-!0. • 3 boys: approximately 4 ’4 " - 4 ’8" / 70 - 100 pounds. • I girl: approximately 4 ’4 " / 70 pounds. • Caucasian girl age 7-9; Appro, imateiy 4 ’4" / 78 pounds. • C aucasian woman; Approximat ly S ’5" /dress size 10-14. Ideally, the last two people are blonde mother/daughter team. 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