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Committed to cultural diversity.
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Diversity A t Oregon Shakespeare Festival
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Fly Tying
Exhibit Opens
The intricate and colorful craft o f fly
tying and rod building will be on display
when the Flyfisher’s Club o f Oregon ex­
hibit their skills at the World Forest Cen­
ter. Visitors are welcome to the event Fri­
day and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
the World Forestry Center.
Older Women’s
Group Meets
The Older W omen’s League invites the
public to hear a report on the recent United
Nations Conference on Women during an
open discussion Saturday, from 10 a.m. to
noon, at the Portland Impact Senior Cen­
ter, 4610 S.E. Belmont.
Movie director Otis De Marko (Douglas Markkanen, above left) greets August
Strindberg (Philip Davidson) as Micki Kidde (Karole Foreman) looks on in the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 1996 production o f Drury Pifer's “Strindberg in
Hollywood. "
Neil Diamond
Sets Concert
Solo Artist Neil Diamond has sched­
uled a July 29 concert at the new Rose
Garden arena. Tickets are on sale at the
Rose Garden ticket office, Blazers on
Broadway and all G.l. Jo e’s Ticketmaster
outlets.
Deacon Jones
Performs
The ambassador o f the blues Deacon
I Jones performs Thursday at 9:30 p.m. at
Key Largo, 3 I N.W. First Ave. Since 1963
I when he first hit the Chicago music scene j
with Baby Huey, Deacon has been associ­
ated with many o f the finest names in show
business.
Irish Festival
At Kells
The 6th annual Kells Portland St.
Patrick’s Irish Festival is an authentic Irish
i event with fun for the entire family. Sched-
I uled March 15-17, the celebration at 112
S.W. Second Ave. will include authentic
Irish crafts, dancers, a genealogist and
| activities for all ages.
The medical advice of Dr. Toxin (Derrick Lee Weeden, far right) surprises (left to
right) Dr. Mortice (David Kelly), Dr. Snot (U. Jonathan Toppo), Gorgibus (Sandy
McCallum) and Dr. Prophylactus (Robert Vincent Frank) in the Oregon Shakespeare
Festival's 1996 production o f "Moliere Plays Paris," translated and contrived by
Nagle Jackson.
Paulina (Tamu Gray, foreground) unveils a statute o f Hermione (Lise Bruneau) in
the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 1996 production o f William Shakespeare's
“The Winter Tale. ”
A
n exciting diverse 1 9 9 6 season
has beg u n a t th e O regon
S h a k e s p e a re
F e s tiv a l
in
Ashland.
Women’s History
Celebrated
C u rren tly four indoor plays a re being
p erform ed at the festival in A shland.
L ater, the o u td o o r season w ill open
and in July the festival features the w orld
prem ier o f “ I he D arker Face o fth e e a rth ”
by A frican A m erican playw right Rita
D ove, the form er U S. Poet L aureate.
For tick ets and inform ation, call the
Tri-Met Adds More Advocates
1 he Women’s Union and Resource Cen-
I ter at Portland State University has sched­
uled several events to recognize March as
I women s history month. Admission is free.
' For a calendar o f events, call Oona Jenkins
I at 725-5672.
Low Blood
Pressure Help
A seminar on how to lower your blood
pressure and cholesterol wi 11 be he Id Thurs­
day and Friday at 7:15 p.m. at the Stone
Tower Church, 3010 N.E. Holladay. The
program includes 15 different methods to
lower blood pressure and cholesterol with­
out medications.
Chinese Treasures
On Display
Children and adults can spend an after­
noon immersed in Chinese culture Sunday
when the Portland Art Museum presents
Buried Tombs and Treasures o f China
from I p.m. to 5 p.m.
SUBM ISSIONS: Community
Calendar information will be given
priority if dated two weeks
before the event date.
Portland
Teens Go
To The
Capital
z e a r S w e e t and S u -m a r
Dawson from the Portland Op­
portunities Center, 7 1 7 N.
Klllingsworth Court, have been se­
lected to attend the National Young
Leaders Conference, M arch 1 2 -1 7 in
Washington D.C.
I
Franklin Presents
Oklahoma!
Franklin High S c h o o l’s p erfo rm in g
a rts pro g ram p re se n ts the m u sical
O klahom a! T h ursday and F riday at
7:30 p.m. I he school hopes to g en er
ate enough ex tra revenue w ith the per
form ance to keep the e x tra c u rric u la r
th eater p iu g ia m aliv e th ro u g h next
y e a r's budget cuts.
O regon S h ak esp eare Festival box office
at ( 5 4 1) 482-433 I . Box office hours are
T u esd ay -S u n d ay s, 9:30 a.m . to 8 p.m.
and M ondays, 9:30 a.m . to 5 p.m.
Tri-Met is boosting customer service and security by a s s ig n in g m ô r^id ë ^d v ô c à tè s
ri-Met is expanding efforts to
ship with the Multnomah County District
improve custom er service and
Attorney’s Office.
safety by hiring 1 0 AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a national service program
workers as Community Safety Advocates
sim ilartoadom estic PeaceCorps. It’sgoal is
who are now riding the transit system.
to improve the community, while training
T
The advocates carry two-way radios, re­
port any problems to police, and assist cus­
tomers with route schedule and other infor­
mation.
The public service w o rk ers w ill ride
Max light rail and selected bus routes in
the Lloyd D istrict, so u th east and n o rth ­
east P ortland and on the dow ntow n P o rt­
land T ran sit Mall.
I he program is funded through a partner­
leaders for the future.
The A m eriC orps ad d itio n to T ri-M et
is an ex ten sio n o f the cu rren t R ider A d­
vocate program and o th e r security m ea­
sures im plem ented by T ri-M et o v er the
past five years.
Most recently. Rider Advocates have in­
volved 10 north and northeast Portland resi­
dents who ride eight different bus routes in
the region.
fo ride the transit system.
I he effort resulted from the support ofthe
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and
provides services ranging from summoning
emergency medical assistance to rewarding
youth for good behavior, officials said
The other security efforts initiated by Tri-
Met over the five year period, include, pay­
ing for 16 Portland police officers and two
Gresham police to patrol to the Tri-Met sys­
tem, hiringa Multnomah County deputy sher­
iff to coordinate Tri-Met security programs;
paying for a deputy district attorney to pros­
ecute crimes against Tri-Met and installing
security cameras a, three MAX stations and
on 40 buses.
The co n feren ce is a le a d e rsh ip e n ­
richm ent program for high school stu ­
dents w ho have d e m o n stra te d le a d e r­
ship po ten tial and sc h o la stic m erit.
The them e o f the c o n fe re n ce is the
L eaders o f T o m orrow m eeting the
L eaders o f T oday.
The students w ill in teract w ith key
political leaders and new sm akers from
the three bran ch es o f g o v ern m en t, the
m edia and the d ip lo m a tic corps.
H ighlights o f th e program include
w elcom ing rem arks from the flo o r o f
the U nited S tates H ouse o f R e p re se n ­
tatives and a panel d isc u ssio n with
prom inent jo u rn a lis ts a, the N ational
Press C lub
The sc h o la rs w ill visit foreign em ­
bassies and receiv e p o lic y b rie fin g s
from sen io r go v ern m en t o ffic ia ls.
The c o n fe re n ce is sp o n so re d by the
C o n g r e s s io n a l Y o u th L e a d e r s h ip
C ouncil, a n o n p ro fit n o n p a rtisa n e d u ­
catio n al o rg a n iz a tio n