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SECTION
B
Oregon
Ballet
Dancer Performs
C h o re o g ra p h e r/d a n c e r G reg g
Bielem eir pays homage to the lives
o f Elvis Presley and M arilyn M on­
roe during the interactive dance per­
formance “ Sightings,” on Thursday,
March 7 in the Grand Exhibit Hall
o f the Portland Art Museum, 1219
S.W. Park Ave.
“ Giselle’
regon Ballet Theatre will per­
form two distinct versions of
Giselle, March 7-10, 1 9 9 6 at
the Portland Civic Auditorium. The the­
atre open the program with the tradi­
tional 19th-century Giselle, followed by
innovative New York-based choreogra­
pher Donald Byrd's 20th-century inter­
pretation, Life Situations: Daydreams
on Giselle.
O
Pops Concert
Presented
The Mittleman Jewish Com m uni­
ty C enter O rchestra presents a spe­
cial pops concert March 10 at the
center, 665 1 S.W. C apitol Hwy. For
inform ation call 244-01 I I.
Heirloom Rugs
On Display
Heirloom quality rugs, handed
down through several family gener­
ations, are on display in V ancouver
at the Grand House Folk Art Center,
1101 O fficers Row. Rug hooking
dem onstrations and instruction will
also be shown throughout the event
which runs through March 24, Tues­
day through Saturdays, I 1 a m. to 4
p.m.
Museum Hosts
Family Day
Children and adults can spend an
afternoon immersed in Chinese cul­
ture on Sunday, March 10, when the
Portland Art Museum presents “Bur­
ied Tombs and Treasures o f C hina”
from I p.m. to 5 p.m. in the m use­
um ’s grand ballroom.
Downtown advertisement salutes Rod Strickland for choosing Portland. Now the Trail Blazer says he wants
out and refuses to play. Why? See sports, page B5.
Youth School
Sets Benefit
A roast and toast celebration in
honor o f Craig Berkman to benefit
the A lb in a Y outh O p p o rtu n ity
School. The April 10 gala at the
Benson Hotel will feature entertain­
ment, food, wine and a no-host bar.
For inform ation, call 288-5813 or
284-6033.
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Theatre Performs
The Liar
Continued to page B3
Workshop
On Violence
Alternatives
The Mt. Hood Com munity C ol­
lege Theatre Arts program will per­
form C arlo G o ld o n i’s The Liar,
March 1-2 and March 7-9 in the
school’s studio theatre. Evening per­
formances are held at 8 p.m., m ati­
nee shows are at 2 p.m. For tickets
and reservations call the MHCC Box
Office at 667-7154.
Irish Festival
Planned
Kells Irish Restaurant and Pub,
I 12 S.W. 2nd Ave. is planning it’s
annual St. P atrick’s Day Festival.
I he event, March 15-17, includes
Irish crafts and dancers and events
for children. An outdoor festival tent
will be made larger to feature more
imported Irish bands and Irish beers
and whiskey. Proceeds benefit the
Providence Child Center.
Home Buying
Tips Offered
Evening classes on what it takes
to buy a house are offered during
March on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings at Portland C om m unity
C ollege’s Cascade Hall A uditori­
um, 705 N. Killingsw orth. Call 282-
7744 for more inform ation.
SUBMISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
The traditional Giselle was originally cho­
reographed by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1841, featuring
a delightful score by Adolphe Adam. Giselle
is a bittersweet tale of love, deception, angry,
and madness. In Act I, Giselle, a young
peasant girl, falls in love with Albrecht, a
nobleman, who she believes to be a fellow
peasant When she realizes that she has been
betrayed, the shock proves too much for her
and she dies. -
In Act II, Giselle is summoned from her
grave by the Wilis - ghosts of maidens who
have loved dancing and died before their
wedding day - and ordered to dance Albrecht
to death. Just as Albrecht is about to die of
exhaustion, the dawn breaks the power o f the
Wilis and they fade away.
Giselle remains today a supreme achieve­
ment of the Romantic era. often described as
“the hamlet of dance,” since it provides the
ballerina with the challenges of both dancer
and actress.
Giselle will be accompanied by the Ore­
gon Ballet theatre Orchestra with Niel
DePonte conducting. OBT Ballet Master
Mark Goldweber will stage the ballet, with
lavish sets and costumes from American
Ballet Theatre in New York, Goldweber has
also staged Concerto Barocco, Rodeo, The
Sleeping Beauty Act III, Swan Lake Act II,
and Graduation Ball for Oregon Ballet The­
atre.
Life Situations: Daydreams on Giselle is
contemporary African-American choreogra­
pher Donald Byrd’s exploration and rethink­
ing of the movement and literary
Charlie Young and Kristin Squires o f Oregon Electric Construction (left) are am ong volunteers a ssist
relief. During the height o f the recent flooding, union electrical workers and contractors, took ju s t or
wiring for com puters, lighting fixtures and power outlets to g e t a Red Cross temporary headquarters
Katz And Engineers Honored
he Portland Metropolitan Cham­
ber of Commerce has awarded
its Chair’s Award for Public Ser­
vice to the U.S. Army Corps of Engi­
neers, employees of the City of Portland
and Portland Mayor Vera Katz for their
remarkable efforts on behalf of the citi­
zen s of Portland during the flood of
1996.
T
The Chair’s Award for Public Service
recognizes and publicly thanks civil servants
whose individual achievement, dedication to
their job and commitment to the ideals of
public service have greatly benefitted the
community.
Under the strong leadership of Mayor
Katz, city personnel responded to the emer­
gency in a heroic manner, working with cit­
izen volunteers to erect the now famous ply­
wood, concrete and sand bag barricade in a
very short time.
“City of Portland employees and citizen
volunteers pulled out all stops to prepare for
the worst flooding in 30 years,” said Poi tland
Mayor Vera Katz
Chamber chair Bruce B. Samson, Northwest
Natural Gas Company, in presenting the
awards.
Quick action on the part of the Corps of
Engineers in manipulating the more than 60
public and private dams in the Columbia and
Williamette River systems prevented flood
waters from inundating downtown Portland
By best estimates, the waters would have
been between six and eight feet over the sea
wall.
“By carefully manipulating the more than
60 public and private dams along the Colum­
bia and Willamette river systems, the Corps
o f Engineers saved the region millions of
dollars.” said Samson.
The Chair’s Award for Public Service is
presented at the Portland Chamber Business
Forum, a monthly breakfast meeting held
from September through April which offers
members and the public an opportunity to
learn about critical issues facing our commu­
nity from those most closely associated with
the issue Average attendance is more than
300 people.
The Portland Chamber, with more than
2,000 member firms employing more than
300,000 people, is the region’s largest busi­
ness organization
luncheon workshop called
“Against the Tide: A Faithful
Response to Violence" will be
held Thursday, March 7 from 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Lorenzen
Conference Center at Legacy Eman­
uel Hospital, 2 8 0 1 N. Gantenbeln.
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Presenters include Judge Roosevelt
Robinson, Chair of the Violence Preven­
tion Committee for the Regional Drug
Initiative; Linda Erwin, M.D., Trauma
Surgeon at Legacy Emanuel Hospital, who
will speak on the consequences of guns
and violence; and Annette Stixrud, Pro­
gram Director of Northwest Parish Nurse
Ministries, who will preview educational
material focusing on violence in the media
Sponsored by a grassroots task force of
concerned citizens called Interfaith Peace
Network, the workshop will introduce a
new resource manual focusing on domes­
tic violence, gun violence, child abuse,
elder abuse, parenting, violence in the
media, alcohol and drug abuse, and con­
flict resolution. The manual will contain
educational information, listings of local
resources and speakers, training guides
and action plans easily adaptable for pre­
sentations by faith leaders and educators
and other community groups.
The cost for the luncheon is $5. The
resource manual can be purchased for $ 10.
For reservations call 503-497-8167 by
March 4, 1996.