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gas d z -r.» *. Y2. M mnhw - ». - - »-T -¿i /C £ «« v» -* i * J*?4í* Z , •... *-•*’—■ »-.J*T W^»»l iitá W i i« , I 1 .T«BWJ4»»VÍ.' ■*#/>.» *3 « . . . „ . ,...• ,/ . . „»^-í 1 m-: P ori la n d O bserver » S eptember 4, 1996 P age B3 'V ftfd <Dlje 5?ortlaub ODbsmwr ENTERTAINMENT Demarest's moon is rising by B e i k y H akbison efit concerts fo r the W om en’ s The Theresa Demarest expresses her music in her songs reflecting innova tion all around her. ater Concert Series and the N o On 9 campaign A ll o f her music is a com fortable blend o f fo lk music and jazz. It lets One o f Theresa’ s most valued gifts in music are the artists she meets. Her band, Good Company, is comprised you listen and enjoy her voice re gardless o f your feelings and prefer o f many talented musicians such as Janice Scroggins. Janice is an ac ence in music style. The passion is m oving, the emotions wrap around the words and into your ears through her outlook on life. complished pianist who performs fre q u e n tly w ith T h e re sa . L in d a H ornbuckle and M yrtle B row n sings 'pnicbuf (6e 6(6 In appreciation o f her music, she has been nom inated this year fo r Sure hits. Film s o f M ichael Powell and Emeric Pressburger presented at the N orthw est F ilm Center, in clu d in g Spy in Black and C on traband, Friday, 7 pm; The Red Shoes, Sat., 7 and 9 : 15 pm., ‘filth P a ra lle l and One o f O u r A irc ra ft “ Contemporary S tylistic Songwriter o f the Year A w ard” from the P ort land S ongw riter’ s Association. women are w ell w orth watching. On lead guitar fo r Good Company is T im E llis. T im is a rare and talent ed guitarist, his sounds w ill stay w ith you fo r a long time. In 1993, the Portland M usic Asso c ia tio n ’ s Songw riter’ s Contest award ed her as a sem i-finalist. In 1992, they awarded her as the w inner in the F olk/A coustic Category fo r her song, The polish in Good Company are D ennis S p rin g e r on sax; Jim m y Solberg on bass; Jeff Cumpston on drums; and D ick Saunders on blues clarinet. “ Carry M e A w ay.” is M issing, Sun., 6 pm, 1219 S.W . Park Ave., 221-1156. Theresa has been perform ing in fo lk music since the m id-sixties. She You can enjoy these p ro ficie n t m usicians on Theresa’ s new C D , “ Moon R ising.” Dub Debrie. has traveled w idely around the States since then. A n encore performance, Fri. & Sat., 7 pm, Heathman Bakery & Pub, 901 S.W . Salmon St., 227-5700. Theresa has used her music fo r The band w ill have a C D release performance at the Portland Center fo r the P erform ing A rts, Saturday many causes; such as donating part o f her C D sales and perform ing ben September 7th, in the W inningstad Theater. w ith the Blues Masters; all o f these THERESA DEMAREST & GOOD COMPANY Theresa Demarest (center) is pictured here with Janice Scroggins, Linda Hornbuckle and Myrtle Brown. Join them for an even ing o f Folk/Jazz fused with Blues as they celebrate Demarest's latest CD "Moon Rising op Paperbacks The top 15 trade paperback bestsellers, according to the Aug. 26 edition o f Publishers Weekly: Hummingfish. H um m ingfish, Sweet V irg in ia w ill perform at B e rb a ti’ s Pan at 10 pm, 231 S.W . 3rd Ave., 227-9832. (6c 7(6 Tony Bennett. Check out the man, check out the magic, 7 pm, at the Sokol B lo s s e r W in e ry in D undee, $35.50 from Fastixx. A Cultural Revolution by P a m e l a J ordan 1 Snow F a llin g on Cedars, Dav id Guterson,Vintage, $12.00, Last Week: 1, Weeks on List: 46 2 C hicken Soup fo r the Soul, edited by Jack C anfield & Mark Hansen, Health Communications $I2.(X), Last Week: 2, Weeks on List: 108 ipating in the band. The instructors check Dozens o f youngsters honk horns, giggle and stroll over the grassy hills o f t-aurelhursl Park, gravitation to four report cards regularly. The checking pays ofl. Harrison says the overall grade point average o f the band is 3.5. Malcolm Lewis, a student at Beau rows o f chairs bent in a semi-circle. It's the makeshift bandstand at the scene o f mont Middle School said his grades got better when he joined the band. yet another summer concert fo r the Cultural Recreation Band. 3 7 H abits o f H ig h ly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey, Simon & S ch u ste r/F ire sid c, $12.00, Last Week: 3, Weeks on List. 290 “ M y GPA was 3.5, now it’s around 4.0,” said Lewis. “ I get to play harder kinds o f music than I did in my school band, and I get to do more soloing.” Pre-concert commotion centers around executive director Ronnye Harrison, as kids run up to him asking about instru 4 R e v iv in g O p h e lia . M a ry Pipher, B allantine, $12.50, Last Week: 5, Weeks on List: 71 5 I)r. A tk in s ’ New Diet R evolu tion, D r RobertC. Atkins, M. Evans, $12.95, Last Week: 7, Weeks on List: 33 Young composers. ments, music stands, and uniforms. “ I don’t know whose brainchild it was The Y oung Composers C o l lective is a benefit concert fo r to get rid o f music when they looked for things to cut in schools, but it obviously Malcom's mom, Lynda said her son’s self-discipline has improved because he knows if he wants to keep playing solos in the band he’s got to stay on top o f his hum anitarian aid to Chiapas, came from someone who didn't care about the long-term welfare o f children," said Harrison. practicing. She enrolled Malcolm and his 11 -year-old brother, Adam in the band because she said she and her husband ‘That’s why it’s more critical than ever we exist," Harrison added. never had an opportunity to play music when they were growing up. She also The band’s existence gave 10-year- old Bianca Coleman the chance to play wanted her children to be exposed to a broad range o f music. excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Ballet Swan Lake, and Bizet’s Opera Carmen. Before she joined CRB she’d never heard o f either composer. “They’ re not interested in just rap music," said Lewis. “ They listen to jazz, and classical, too.” “ I don’t really know what it is,” said Coleman politely, as she fidgeted with her create musical prodigies, but well-round ed, productive individuals. clarinet. “ But I like it because I can play it, Award winning music teacher Greg McKelvey, and local musician Thara Memory started the band in 1992 to “ Of the 175 kids we have this year maybe 25 will go on to be professional musicians. O f that 25, maybe 15 w ill be really great professionals, and o f that 15 maybe two w ill be outstanding, remem bered for life musicians, but all o f them provide youngsters in inner north and northeast Portland an opportunity to per form and study music. They also wanted List: 72 w ill be positively affected by the experi ence," said Harrison. During the seven week summer pro to give kids an alternative to gangs, drugs and other negative influences that often mess up lives. 10 The L ia rs ’ C lu b , Mary Karr P enguin, $11.95, Last W eek:9, Weeks on List: 16 gram students meet four days a week, four hours each day w orking on a wide range o f musical selections. When school begins students meet at M e xico , 7 pm, C lin to n Street Theater, 2522 S.E. C lin to n St., 238-8899. Theresa Demarest. Demarest is jo in e d by Linda H o m b u ckle , Janice Scroggins and M y rtle B row n fo r a “ Neo- fo lk/jazz-fused w ith blues” mu sical celebration to o ffic ia lly re lease the C D , 7:30 pm, at the W inningstadTheatre, t i l l S.W. B ro a d w a y , S 1 0 -S 1 4 fro m Fastixx. Allman Brothers Band. These G eorgia boys and their fans ro ll into Champoeg Park, 7 p m , $ 3 0 in a d v a n c e fro m TicketM aster. River rocks. The Meyer Memorial Trust, Black United Fund, World Arts Foundation, R iver R evival, 11 am to 8 pm, Portland Parks and Recreation and pri S ellw ood R ive rfro n t Park, 234- 9694. vate donations help fund the organiza tion. Portland Community College Cas cade Campus acts as the group’s home. Stcttdoif (6c Z(6 Matinee music. The H o llis T a y lo r T rio opens the 26th season o f the Reed C o l lege M usic Matinee series, 3 pm, V o llu m Lecture H a ll, 777-7755. Soprano battle. The Oregon Sym phony pre sents lyric soprano Kathleen Bat tle at the special gala event, 7 pm, A rlene Schintzer Concert H all, S.W. Broadw ay & M ain St., 228-4294. Fact or fiction. D avid Rubin gives a lecture entitled “ The O ld G lo ry E x h ib i tion: Fact o f F ictio n ,” in con ju n c tio n w ith A C L U ’ s Uncen sored C elebration, 2 pm, Port- and A rt Museum, Berg Swann A u d ito riu m , 1219 S.W . Park A ve , 2 2 6 -2 8 1 1. M urkoff & S. Hathaway, Workman $10.95, Last Week: 13, Weeks on List: 147 7 A 3 rd S erving o f C hicken Soup fo r the Soul, edited by Jack Canfield & Mark Hansen, Health C o m m u n ic a tio n s , $12.95, Last Week: 6, Weeks on List: 18 Hamson said C R B ’s goal isn’t to and I’m really proud that I know how to play it and I didn't mess up.” C urtis Salgado, Paul deLay, H igher G round and others per form at RiverRocks: A Clean 6 W h a t to Expect W hen Y o u ’ re E x p e c tin g , A . E isenberg, 7 a.m., and take private lessons from one o f the C R B 's 15 instructors. This past spring C R B ’ s advance concert band wowed judges at the Oregon State Concert Band festival. 8 M e m n o ch the D e vil, Anne Rice, Ballantine, $ 14.00, Last Week 4, Weeks on List: 3 9 Ten S tu p id T hings W om en Do to Mess U p T h e ir Lives,!aura S ch le ssin g e r, H a rp e rP e re n n ia l $10.00, Last Week: +, Weeks on . Weeks on List: 22 jazz band also took first place in their division at the 1996 M t. Hood Jazz must maintain good grades while partic Miles, Vintage, $15.00,Last Week: Band competition. 12, Weeks on List: 10 H k A portion of the proceed« from Ihw performance benefit Doernbecher Children • HoepMal J hu SEPT 18 ..................................................... 7 00PM) Sai SEPT 2, , , 3 0 A M f 3 30PM Sun. SEPT 2 2 ............................. , :30PM 7 30PM 5:30PM ON TICKETS FOR KIDS UNDER 12! with coupon» from KENNY ROGERS Courtesy ot KRTV TV / KENNY ROGER* Week: 14, Weeks on List: 21 ★ TO BUY TICKETS: ROSE GARDEN BOX OFFICE and all Ticket Centers including G.l. Joe s outlets ¡no service charge) (service charge ot S I 75 per ticket S2 SO service charge per trefrer on Ringside Seels) * CHARGE BY PHONE: (50 3) 2 2 4 -4 4 0 0 (service charge of S ! 00 per ticket. SB 00 maximum par order plus S1 00 handling charge per order, S2 SO service charge per ticket on Ringside Seats plus St 00 handling charge per order) ALL SEATS RESERVED $ 1 0 .5 0 -$ 1 2 .5 0 -$ 1 4 .5 0 14 A Good W a lk Spoiled. John Thrift wav PRICE INCLUDES TAX Feinstein, Little, Brown, $13.95, Last Week: 11, Weeks on List: 11 15 G o d : A B io g ra p h y , Jack featuring: Special RINGSIDE SEATS Available Wherever Tickets Are Sold EXPERIENCE RINGLING ONLINE! 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SEPT. 18 * 7:00 PM Norton, $ 13.00, Last Week: 8, Weeks on List: 4 Instructors conduct three levels o f con Jr SEPT. 18 thru 2 2 ROSE GARDEN 11 T ra in s p o ttin g , Irvine Welsh, cert band as well as a jazz ensemble. Participants range in age from 6 to 18. Teaching musicianship is only one of r H « 1 Z \ FIRST TIME IN THE ROSE GARDEN! * 5 DAYS ONL Y! CD RELEASE CONCERT 0» Saturday * September 7 th - 7 :3 0 PM f! at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts - Winningstad Theater ~ 1111 S.W. Broadway 1 . . J An evening of Neo-Folk/Jazz fused with Blues celebrating Theresa Demarest’s latest CD “ Moon Rising” | J?5HUA R tC 9R D 5 r,cWs * *"dP^ on !l0,a^ ct: ¡J*1 S14 - Second Her $12 - TNrd Tier $10 * ■ *» !*« *„.UcihOiihorllvwrtF-hW.rhNtaidFMlta For information call toll free 1.888.771.6893