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Sagebrush Puppeteer Brings South African Folktale
“Abiyoyo’s coming Run for Your Lives.”
Classic
Take 19 chefs from famous res
taurants around the world, stir in
some hot after-dinner dance mu
sic to spice things up, and serve it
in a dramatic outdoor setting by
the beautiful Broken Top club
house.
That ’s the recipe for what prom
ises to be the premier epicurean
event ofthe Pacific Northwest this
sum m er--the 1996 edition o f The
Sagebrush Classic Feast, coming
Saturday, July 20.
The event, jointly sponsored
by The Deschutes Brewery and
Broken Top, benefits the Rosie
Bareis Community Campus, a cen
ter for programs that help young
people and families in Central
Oregon.
It started seven years ago as a
small golf tournament, originally
called “The Sagebrush Scramble,”
and by last year had grown into
Bend’s biggest summer party, with
nearly 700 diners enjoying the spe
cialties o f chefs from 10 restau
rants across the country. This year
the sponsors expect 1,000 guests
at the dinner and 250 golfers play
ing in the pro-am G olf tournament
that takes place the day before.
The big change this year is that
the Classic Feast will have an in
ternational flavor. Seven chefs
from distinguished restaurants in
countries from Sw itzerland to
Singapore will join eight from fa
mous American restaurants and
four from Central O regon’s top
dining spots to prepare and serve
their favorite creations at the buf
fet-style dinner.
The greedy giant Abiyoyo has re
turned to wreak havoc on a South
African township. Only a small boy
with a ukelele and his magic wand-
wielding father, once banished by
their community, dare to defy him
Master Puppeteer Rick Manning
brings this traditional Zulu folktale
to life Thursday and Friday, May 30-
3 1 at the Interstate Firehouse Cultur
al Center, 5340 N Interstate Ave.
Performances will be at 9:30 and
11.30 each day.
The production, part o f the F ire
house’s 10 Annual Student Matinee
Series, features four-foot-tall hand
carved marionettes, elaborate sets
and lively South African Folk I tines
incorporated with jazz and rhythm
and blues.
Mann ¡ng has performed extensive
ly as a member o f the Theatre de
Marionette and has led marionette
workshops as an artist-in-residence
in public schools. He carves and cos
tumes his own string marionettes out
o f the wood, leather and fabric, then
manipulates them from behind the
scenes. It's a form of live theater that
has excised in various forms around
the world, but is now disappearing.
He says, do to its extreme complex-
ity.
Constructing and operating a mar
ionette involved a precise understand
ing ofbalance, motion and materials.
It requires a lengthy apprenticeship
to be mastered.
Manning writes the scrips for all
his productions. “ I take an Afro-cen
tric perspective in my work,” he says.
"I want children to know about their
rich African cultural heritage.”
I he series is designed for elemen
tary school aged children and a ques
tion and answer session with Man
ning will follow. Call 823-2000 for
reservations.
The Northwest Afrikan American
Ballet will perform its annual Rose
Festival concert at the Intermediate
Theatre Friday, May 3 1 st at 8:00 p.m.
The Northwest Afrikan American
Ballet (NW AAB) presents some of
the finest productions of African
music and dance in American. They
electrifies the stage with high energy
dance m ovements from Senegal,
Guinea and Mali regions of West
Africa. The Ballet consists of 16
dancers and musicians who fill the
stage with colorful traditional cos
tumes and an elaborate stage setting
of an African village.
Premiering at this concert will be
Under the Baobob Tree, an interpre
tive melodramatic folktale.
The NWAAB was founded in
1981 by Bruce Smith. Mr. Smith has
studied drumming for over 25 years.
He has traveled abroad to five coun
tries in West Africa.
To obtain Ticketts call Portland
Center for the Preforming Arts box
office or call Fasti xx (503)224-8499.
Portlanders can cruise down the
highways and byways o f American
with Summer Angels, Some Are Not,
the comedy musical review.
The revels in a MiniVan will give
a preview performance Friday, May
31 with regular shows June 1, 7-8,
14-15 and 21-22. All performances
are at 8 p.m.
SASAN has already been flying
down the highways in 1996, but they
return to their home town (Port land)
for refueling after an exhilarating
trip to Los Angeles in search o f
truth, ju stice and the Am erican
Dreamcicle. The infamous Angels
comedy music caravan is fully load
ed with a room full o f topical tunes,
current event capers, and all the ex
tras. Take a test drive.
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to look back: Move forward! This
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standing negotiations, and
marital status. Imprint your style,
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marriage partner. Be fair.
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this is now !” A Gemini is
in the picture. It may be tim e to
tear down, in order to’rebuiId.
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spirituality, foreign lands, and the
adventure o f discovery.
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change, tra v e l, a
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Sandcasfle
Festival
The first ever three day weekend
long festival to celebrate the art of
sand building is scheduled in Can
non Beach May 31 through June 2.
The sandcastle contest is believed to
be the oldest in the nation.
The event begins Friday with the
lighting of the “every one is invited"
bon fire. Saturday from 5 to 11 a m. is
the 33rd sandcastle com petition.
10,000tickets for the downtown grand
prize drawing will be given away.
Contestants must register by 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 29. Contest infor
mation and entry forms are available at
the Cannon Beach Chamber of Com
merce, P.O. Box 64. Cannon Beach,
OR. 97110 or call (503) 436-2623.
Imago Theater hold its yearly open auditions for actors dancers anil
Physical performers fo r the 1996-97 season.
Roles will he cast fo r experimental and popular works that will he
presented at the Imago Theater in Portland as well at national and
international engagements. All performers will'J irst he seen in groups
and no prepared audition material is necessary.
Sign up fo r an audition by calling 288-7756. Auditions will he held
Tuesday, May 28 between 1:80 and 8:30 p.m. or Wednesday May 29
between 6:80 and 8:.II) p.m. at the Imago Theatre. 17 SE 8th Air. Dress
for a nun ement audition. C all 2O8-949.I for recorded information.
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