• • " h* . • * •. ' f .? ■ ; . • • • •• < • F . . / ’ « •• * * • • • *- * •• 5 x ; > *• P age B2 <Hl)e 'JJJortlanh © bseruer ENTERTAINMENT NW Black Music Month Celebration Portland w ill host the 3rd Annual Northwest Black Music Month Cel ebration, June 6-8, 1996. Sponsored by UnForgettable Entertainment, the three-day event w ill give radio, record company executives, artists, music retailers, concert promoters and club owners and opportunity to meet and network in the city o f roses. The 1996 Northwest Black Music Month Celebration calendar o f events: • Thursday, June 6 - VIP Recep tion, Host: Mr. Lawrence Dark, Pres ident and CEO Urban League o f Portland, special guest Irene Stokes, Los Angeles. • Friday, June 7 - Artist Autograph Signing, House o f Sound Records, 3620 N. Williams, 3-6 pm, AR T n’ SOUL w ill make an appearance at One Stop Records, Music Galore, Pearl’s Music. • Friday, June 7 - Artist Showcase, Roseland Theater, 8 N.W. 6th, MC “ Mama Stokes” , 12 local artist from R &B - Gospel w ill participate. A ll patrons who attend the Showcase Showdown w ill have a chance to win a trip to Hollywood, CA and be in a movie with IM M A TU R E , A ll ages, 7:00 pm, tickets $7.00. • F rid ay June 7- Atlantic Records Recording Group, AR T n ’ SOUL, (produced by Tony, Toni, Tone - Timothey Christian) performing live at SHANG O’s Bar and G rill, 333 S.W. Park, 21 and over, 9:00 pm, tickets $10.00 •S aturday, June 8 -M usic Seminar, Isaac and Peggy Brooks Building, As Big As Texas Itself... Joe M c B rid e appears in P o rt land to support new release Keys to Y o u r H eart Vocalist/pianistJoe M cBride w ill headline K K JZ ’s concert for KKJZ Day at the Imperial Tombs o f China on June 2 1 at the Portland A rt Muse um, 1219 SW Park Avenue from 3 to 7 p.m. M cB ride’ s 6 p.m. show w ill fea ture selections from his brand new recording, Keys to Your Heart, which is the most added record this week on NAC/Jazz radio. A n in fe c tio u s blend o f o r ig i n al in s tru m e n ta ls and v o c a l tra c k s . K e ys T o Y o u r H e a rt shows the gro w th o f M c B rid e ’ s U p to w n /U n iv e rs a l Records I re co rd in g a rtist M o n ifa h , “ The New F irs t Lady O f U ptow n released the second s in g le , I “ Y o u ” from her fo rth c o m in g d eb ut a lb u m I ments. M o o d s ... M o - s p ir it- lift in g m usic style. Featur ing special guests ran gin g from veteran E arth, W in d and F ire m em ber P h ilip B a ile y to co n te m p o -ja zz fa v o rite s G rove r W a sh in gton , Jr. (soprano sax) and L a rry C a rlto n (e le c tric g u i ta r), M c B rid e ’ s new release is a blend o f the s in g e r/s o n g w rite r’ s fa v o rite m usical styles -- ja z z , bebop, R & B , fu n k, gospel and h ip -h o p. N orm al tic k e t p rice to the Im p e ria l Tom bs o fC h in a is $ 1 3 but on June 21 K K J Z listeners w ill receive a $2 d iscount. For fu r ther in fo rm a tio n , c a ll the K K J Z liste n e r lin e at 503-733-5733. “ Y o u ” is the fo llo w -u p to current h it single “ I M iss You (C om e Back H o m e )’’ re- | m ix fe a tu rin g A Z . On “ Y o u ,” M o n ifa h show- | cases her s o u lfu l s in g in g style- I her -a b u b b lin g synthesis o f blues, jja z z , h ip -h o p and R & B . The sing le features a top I notch p ro d u c tio n team in c lu d ing H eavy D (S oul IV Real) and V in c e n t H e rb e rt (T o n i | B ra xton , W h it-n e y H ouston). A rt n ‘ S o u l 3620N. W illiam s(nextdoorto House o f Sound Records), record label rep resentatives to producers w ill be on the panel, 10:00 am- 4:00 pm. A celebration o f urban music, this promises to be an exciting musical event for Portland. The general pub lic is invited to attend the June 7th and 8th festivities. Tickets for the A rtist Showcase and Concert w ill be available at all Fred Meyer Fastixx. M y th m a k e r C elebrates S o lstice It’s The Solstice. It’s Pride Week. The w orld is a moody adolescent and Mama Earth is not happy. What to do? What to do? Come caper through Chaos Theo ry with Lightweaver and the Fey Rhymer. Cheer for Young Woman Mish Mash as she becomes Woman Who Lives W ith Wonder. The Mythmaker is James Griener in a tour-de-force solo performance written by Judith Catterall. They weave together contemporary issues and ancient spiritual traditions from around the glove to create a w itty web o f original stories, music and commentary. Mythmaker runs at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center for two weekends, June 13-23. Performanc es are at 8 p.m. on Thursdays. F ri days and Saturdays, with 2 p.m. mat inees on Saturday and Sundays. Res ervations can be made by calling 823-2000. The co m m ercial sing le w ill I also contain the “ I M iss You J(C om e B ack H o m e )” re m ix I w ith rapper A Z on the b-side. The talented songstress was I d iscovered by U ptow n Presi- I dent and recording a rtist Heavy D. Since h erde bu t last fa ll w ith | “ I M is s Y o u (C o m e B a c k I H om e),” a featured song on the New Y o rk U nd erco ver sound track, M o n ifa h ’ s vocal p ro w less has garnered c ritic a l ac- | claim and national reco gn ition . J o e M c B rid e A c c o rd in g to V ib e maga Iz in e , her v o ic e “ flo w s lik e m aple syrup...and burns lik e old w h is k y .” SUN. JUNE 16 S H OW M AN IN C . PR O U D LY PR ES ENT S ÏÏH je ^ o r t l a n ò O b a e r u e r WELCOMES Say YES to the best summer of your life with Portland Actor's Kvo 3 -w eek sessions for Grades 2-K> Call 274-1717 to register STARRING t — BOBBY y 'B lU E " BLAND ÉC MUSIC! Portland Actor's Conservatory 1436 SW Montgomery, Portland, 97201 Scholarships are available -TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT'' • T PITY THE FOOL FUN! 'Al *1 &X MEM M YTHM AKER ALVIN V YOUNGBLOOD', hart SHANNON!^ « *5 FAMILY hide PACKA6ES AVAILABLE! & THE MEMBERSHIP SH O W TIM E 3 P M OATES OPEN 2PM K ID S U N D ER 1 2 FREE • ALL AGES • NO OUTSIDE FOOO OR BEVERAGES • NO OOOS • NO RECORDING DEVICES OR CAMERAS PERMITTED .SANO CHAIRS ONLY Advertise For Diversity In OAK/ PARK s p o r t ia n i» (© h s e ru e r EAST END OF THE SELLW OOD BRIDGE T. '5 K r TS AT ALL T'CKETMASTER OUTLETS. R I8 EXPRESS 2 8 8 3 8 3 6 . ONE STOP MUSIC 2 8 4 2 4 3 6 HOUSE OF SOUND 2 8 7 1 9 6 0 OR CHARGE BY PHONE 2 2 4 4 4 0 0 • SUBJECT TO SERVICE CHARGE Call: 503-288-0033 TW O TH UM BS UP! s r A ★ ★ ★ One o f the m ost im p o rta n t film s p ) 6 7 ^ r k k jz ......... LIVE M JAZZ! AT THE ALADDIN THEATER EH IL W A U K IE AT P O W E — ——1 S E L L -S o U ffE h n ever made about the A fric a n A m e rican experience.” - MICHAEl MEWED, S hm A Prrww, PBS TV N w M ftm nrw sAnsiii Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center A l F reeman , J r . P hyi icu R ashad L eon Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8 pm O n c e U p o n a T i m e ... Saturday, Sunday at 2 pm W hen W e W i re C o e o r e d o m i « « s e in e e r « w t t . w n bimbi « m i rsh r. « « ami «» m • I » « M RW< ■ X tltW M lt M < > m RHtjRSWI EXCLUSIVE POfiTlANO ENGAGEMENT STARTS FRIDAY, JUNE 7 R O Y H AR G R O VE 5/ AY Z June 13-23 Stories that celebrate the weave o f life. Told by James Griener. W ritten by Judith Catterall. $12 general; $10 students fit seniors. Matinees only $6 all tickets. Call 823-2000 for reservations. C A S S A N D R A W ILS O N & C O U R T N E Y S A T . M A Y P IN E 2 5 A N E V E N IN G W IT H JO E SA M PLE S U N . JU NE 2 1ICKUS AT All TICKETMASTER OUTLETS, MUSIC MILLENNIUM i ALAOOIN BO» OFFICE OR CHARCf BV PHONE 224 4400 ____ I i, SUBJECT TO SERVICE CHARGE