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National ComedySportz Teams Rally At Artquake
The two teams shake hands and
run to opposite sides o f the court,
glowering at each other as the re f
reviews the rules o f the game. After
the national anthem, the battle be
gins. This is no ordinary game. This
is a battle o f wits, where wordplay
and comedy are the name o f the
game, and players can be thrown out
for making the audience groan. This
game is called ComedySportz, and
now ComedySportz-Portland is go
ing national, at this year’s Artquake.
D uring the “ M oyer Theatres
ComdeySportz Championships at
A rtq u a k e ,”
“ a ctle te s”
fro m
ComedySportz-Portland w ill battle
wits against teams from Los Ange
les, San Jose, and current comedy
League o f America champs M ilw au
kee, Wisconsin, September I -3 1995.
This is the first year comedy has been
part o f the Artquake festival, which
is in its 19th year, and has become the
largest arts festival in Oregon. In
addition to comedy, Artquake w ill
continue their agenda o f theatre,
dance, film , visual arts, music, liter
ary arts, fine crafts, and culinary arts.
“ As the new, hot art form, we
feel C om deySportz w ill add to
Artquake’ s artistic agenda,” said
Karen Whitman, festival director.
The P o rtla n d C om de yS p ortz "actietes".
“ While improv comedy often gets a
bad rap, ComedySportz is consistent
with all o f Artquake’ s values. They
maintain a clean, family show, while
providing artistic stimulation for the
audience. The fact that this is a na
tional tournament only adds to the
excitement.”
ComedySportz is clean, impro
visational comedy perform ed by
actletes, based on suggestions from
th e ir audience. The o rig in a l
ComdeySportz was started in 1984
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it is
now in more than 20 cities nation
w id e . C o m e d y S p o rtz -P o rtla n d
opened in A p ril o f 1993, and has just
completed its 250th show.
Teams from around the nation
have been co m p e tin g in the
ComedySportz national tournaments
for the past eight years. The M ilw au
kee and Los Angeles teams have won
several tournaments in the past, and
San Jose had been in the top five
since 1993
P a tric k S h ort, fo u n d e r o f
ComedySportz-Portland, said, “ Port
land audiences are ready for the top
level o f improv, and this is it. I have
seeii and played against these teams
since 1988, and know how good they
are at what they do. Portland w ili
have to be pt its best to stay compet
itive. While we’re clearly the under
dogs, we have the home field advan
tage, and that’s a great recipe for fun.
And after all, isn’ t fun what this is all
about?”
Sponsors o f the ‘Moyer The
atres ComedySportz Championships
at Artquake” are Coffee People, Con-
tinental Airlines, K V O Advertising
& Public Relations, M icro Account
ing Systems, and Moyers Theatres.
Perform ances w ill take place
as follows:
• Friday, September 1 at9:00 p.m.
Portland vs. Milwaukee
• Saturday, September 2 at 3;00
p.m. A ll Four teams
• Saturday, September 2 at 8:00
p.m. San Jose vs. Milwaukee
• Saturday, September 2 at 10:00
p.m. Portland vs. Los Angeles
• Sunday, September 3 at Noon
Championships (A ll four)
Friday and Saturday evening
performances w ill take place at the
M oyer’ s L ittle Rosy Theatre, 1947
N W Kearney St., Portland, tickets
are $7.00 in advance/ $8.00 at the
door. Saturday at 3:00 p.m. and Sun
day noon performances w ill take
place at the Dolores Winningstad
Theatre at PCPA, 1111 SW Broad
way at Main, Portland. Tickets are
$4 00 in advance/ $5.00 at the door.
For reservations or more informa
tion, call 503-236-8888.
Classes Start September 14th!
Com edySportz Fall T ra in in g
C am p: ComedySportz Portland is
seeking a di verse, high-energy group
o f individuals for its next beginning
improv workshop series. Theatre,
comedy or improv experience OK
but not necessary - we are more inter
ested in your attitude and dedication
than your past. Players for our ongo
ing paid performances w ill be select
ed from the workshops. There is a
charge for the workshop series, but
payment plans are available and free
admissions to our shows are includ
ed. There are a limited number o f
scholarships available. Please call
Patrick or Ruth at 236-8888 for in
formation and registration.
Thank you for supporting Port
land’s hottest comedy Improv!
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“P i c n i c B y T h e P o i n t s "
The Oregon Convention Center
invites Oregonians to celebrate its
5th anniversary at “ Picnic By The
Points” , September 8,9 and 10,1995.
The tw o day outdoor festival on
Saturday and Sunday w ill transform
the OCC parking lot into Oregon’ s
largest picnic celebration, featuring
fun activities for the whole fam ily
(clowns, face painters, and OM SI
hands-on science fair), a variety o f
local Northeast neighborhood food
booths, and mainstage entertainment
with Portland’ s top blues and gospel
artists, including Cascade Blues As
sociation “ M uddy Awards” winners
Paul deLay, Linda H ornbuckle,
Janice Scroggins and Curtis Salgado.
On Saturday versatile lady Linda
Hombuckle sings the blues, but on
Sunday she teams with Jan ice and the
Youth Gospel Choir to close out the
day. Watch fo r the complete blues
and gospel line-up prior to the week
end event. The hours are 12 noon
until 9 p.m. w ith the building open
for self-guided walk-arounds from 2
p.m. until 6 p.m. A surprise birthday
celebration w ith free cake w ill be
held at the end o f the evening.
“ Oregonians have made the
Convention Center a huge success,
so “ Picnic By the Points” is more
than just a birthday party, it’ s our
books, M ike Burton, and a special
birthday celebration for everyone.
The Portland Oregon Visitors Asso
ciation is planning a fam trip in con
junction with this event and the week
end activities.
A recently completed study com-
missioned by the Oregon Depart
ment o f Economic Development
showed that the OCC business creat
ed more than 6,000 jobs in 1994 and
has had a five year local financial
impact o f $1.46 billion. “ This is a
case where reality has far surpassed
all expectations,” said Blosser. “ Pic
nic By The Points” w ill celebrate the
successes o f the past five years and
look forward to the next five.”
Tickets on sale at F A S T IX X
(subject to convenience charges) and
at the gate the days o f the events.
Proceeds from the nominal “ gate-
charge” w ill benefit selected non
profits in the North and Northeast
neighborhoods adjacent to the Ore
gon Convention Center. And you can
leave your car at home - come to the
Picnic on T ri-M et, show p ro o f o f
your fare at the picnic and get a free
ride home. The follow ing lines serve
the OCC and Rose Quarter Transit
Center across the street -- M A X , I
Greeley, 4 Fessenden, 5 ,6 ,8 NE 15,
10 N E 33rd, 40 Mocks Crest, 41
way o f thanking our neighbors, local
businesses and the entire region for
making this all happen,” said Je ff
Blosser, OCC Director.
In addition to the weekend fes
tivities, there w ill be a gala luncheon
on Friday, September 8, at noon in
the Bud Clark Ballroom titled “ W e’ ve
proven Our Points” . Tables o f ten
and individual tickets w ill be sold.
The fun planned for the luncheon
includes a video and a slide show, the
Golden Point awards ceremony (def
initely to compete with Oscar, Emmy
and Tony) which w ill recognize those
people or organizations who have
helped put the OCC into the record
Fremont, 63, 70, 77 and 91X.
“ P ic n ic B y The P o in ts” is
generously sponsored by Pepsi
C o la , GES E x p o s itio n Services,
T ri-M e t, N o rth w e s t N a tu ra l Gas,
W id m e r B re w in g and D on W irfs
and Associates. V in ta g e T ro lle y
extended hours are co m p lim e n ts
o f Red L io n L lo y d C enter.
For more inform ation about
“ Picnic By the Points” , please call
Lynda Grice at 284-5293 or Nancy
Goss Duran at 235-7709.
Entertainment Line-Up
• 5:30pm Linda Hornbuckle & Friends
• 7pm Curtis Salgado Band
• 8:45pm Birthday celebration
Sunday, Sep. 10, A ll Gospel Day
• I pm Portland Mass Choir
tist Choir
• 5pm Inspirational Sounds
• 6pm Heavenbound
• 7pm Tracey Harris
• 8pm Linda Hornbuckle, Janice
Scroggins and the Youth Gospel Choir
• 9pm Birthday celebration
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