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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.
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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.
Auditioners must be able to a
tend the July 17 audition, and if si
lected, be available for the July I
dress rehearsal and all performam
es, from July 19-29.
Interested parties should cor
tact Marjorie Anderson at the Pori
land Opera, 295-3515 to schedule a
audition.
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