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• rg g— i * *'/># ** • ?-4 4 r > , V 7 ■ '. , - Ù j r . ’ó r ' - - ; • . . fL / r* y -• a <5- c . J?r * -? * I>V w" . \ £ - KA*“ •».■_• 2*^ w * * * •** J a ^ / *’ " . <<,>.» • » .< * -•■>• h í * • < * / ENTERTAINMENT Coll for arfists for flic Pacific Northwest ^¿¿Z ^ Arts Fair tAe 20tA Red H ouse P ainters, M aids of G ravity; 9 p.m. LaLuna. $7. T o n y S ta r lig h t. 9:30 p.m. Mount Tabor Pub. $5. T he All S tars. 10 p.m. Candle light Rooni. Free. H u m m ingflsh,C alam ity Jam. 10 p.m. Berbati’s Pan. $5. The Jim m ies, T he W eaklings, 10 p.m. Satyrieon. $5. J a c k M cM ahon. 8 p.m. Buffa lo Gap. Free. L inda H ornhuckle Band, 9:30 p.m. Key Largo. $7. Furleys & G uests. 9:30 p.m. Ash Street Saloon. Cover. lorn G rant, 8:30 Heathman Hotel. Free. Leroy V in negar Trio. 9 p.m. Atwater’s. Free. Dan F aehnle Q u a rte t. 9 p.m Jazz de Opus. Free. A nson W right Q uartet, 9 p in New Generafion Chorale Flashy Choir conductor Ricky Dillard (above) and his energetic New Generation Chorale (right) album is a smash; debuts on Billboard charts at #10. Funky Chieago-based ehoir lead er Rieky Dillard and the New Gener ation C horale's high-energetic new album. Worked It Out (Crystal Rose/ StarSong), is a bona fide smash hit. The album features songs such as the aerobic-like "W orked It O ut” and the choir's scintillating remake of the Jones Girls' R&B classic “Who Can I Run To?” The album was re leased in October and had pre-orders of 30,000--an extraordinary number of units lor a gospel project. The album debuted at #10 on Billboard's gospel chart. Brasserie Montmartre. Free. Recently, the choir was involved in a number of high-profile events to publicize the album in the Chicago market. On one night the Cubby Bear nightclub was jammed to capacity as the choir performed their songs for an audience of enthusiastic music retailers and industry personnel. A couple of days later, the choir went to Ricky’s alma mater, Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, and per formed before 1.500screaming teen agers during the school’s homecom ing program. The next day the choir made an in-store appearance at a Record Town outlet where more than 3(K) patrons passed through to meet the choir. The store tallied receipts over $8,300 that day. Chicago is all a buzz about the album and the choir has upcoming television appearanc es scheduled for WBBM and WGM in the Windy City. Ricky began his career as a mem ber of the Grammy winning Thomp son Community Singers. He would later form the New G en eration Chorale w ho's debut project I he Promise garnered a Grammy nomination. I'he second album A B azuka Jazz, 10 p.m. 1201 | Lounge & Cafe. Cover. Holy Ghost Fakeoverearned the Stel lar Award for album of the year. They also participated in PBS’s “Go ing Home Io Gospel” with Patti LaBelle. NBC's "Comic Relief Sa lutes Michael Jordan” and A BC's Paula Poundstone Show" among others. Dillard s next medium ofcon quest was motion pictures, with a starring role in Paramount Pictures' Leap of Faith This led to appear ances on "I'he Arsenio Hall Show" and the opportunity to serve as chon consultant for the movie "Sister Act II.” c \c r/7 7 ? Stittcidaq (Ac 2 ftA (S'/ins////ns Pink M artini. 10p.m. Berbati’s Pan. $7. Boys N ex t D o o r. 10 p.m. Dublin Pub. Free. IHIÄIFW O n A L lam a, P edro I.uz. 10 p.m. Satyrieon. $5. Jack M cM ahon, 8 p.m. Buffa lo Gap. Free. Duffy Bishop Band. 9:30 p.m. Key Largo. $7. Bellevue Art Museum is seek mg entries for the 1997 Pacific Northwest Arts Fair. The Fair, held since 1947 in Bellevue, W ashing ton. features more than 300juried artist booths, art exhibitions, dem onstrations, and Kidsfair, with art anil creative activities forehildren. The 50th anniversary Fair in 1996 drew 280,(XX) people, gener ating $ |. | million in art sales. Ju rors will select 3(X) artists for the mam Fair and an additional 25 artists for Kidsfair. Fan dates are July 25, 26 & 27, 1997. Artists from all slates and in all visual media are eligible. Jurying is by slides only. Participating art ists must be present during the event. For a prospectus, contact: Pacific Northwest Arts Fair. 301 Bellevue Square. Bellevue, WA 98(X)4, (206)454-4900, fax (206) 454-4102. Entries must be post marked by February 28, 1997. Awards totalling $5,(XX) will be presented. Winners will be chosen from accepted artists prior to the Fair (by slides) and the opening morning of the event. Please note: an evaluation of fees and sales commission charged to artists may result in some chang es for the 1997 Fair. The Pacif ic Northwest Arts Fair is presented by Bellevue Art Mu seum. All proceeds from the event benefit the Museum and I I other non-profit organizations. The Fair is sponsored by U.S. Bank and Kidsfair is sponsored by The Seat tle Times. Advertise In (Tljc IJorthutò öDhsrrtu'r Call 503-288-0033 V olcanoes & G uests, 9:30p.m. | Ash Street Saloon. Cover. Larry A dair, 7 p.m. Edgefield | Winery. Free. Kelly B roadw ay Trio. 8:30 p.m. Heathman Hotel. Free. Leroy V innegar Trio, 9 p in, | Atwater’s. Free. MIRACLE THEATRE PRESENTS Dan F aeh nle Q uartet. 9 p.m. Jazz de Opus. Free. FESTIVAL DE NAVIDAD A nson W right Q uartet, 9 p.m Brasserie Montmartre. Free. M ilagro ScatcCeuf (Ac 22tA itti DEC 6 - 1 5 S team y W indow s. 9:30 p.m. H arrington's. Cover. Deep Love w ith DJ G ravy, 10 p.m. Berbati’s Pan. $3. M el, F orehead, Jolly M on. 10 | p.m. Satyrieon. $4. M ike H o r se fa ll, 7:3 0 p.m. | Heathman Hotel. Free. Dan Balm er Trio, 8:30 p in. Jazz de Opus. Free. LL Cool J releases g re a te s t h its album DefJam Records is set to release LL Cool J’s greatest hits package, entitled All World. All World includes the classics, Rock The Bells , "I m Bad and “Jack The Ripper”, as well as his current platinum plus hits, "Doin' It" and "Loungin'". LL Cool J (shown above) is a record breaker in the rap genre. He was the first Def Jam artist to release a single, (I Need A Beat), the first to release an album, (Radio), the first rap artist to hit #1 on Billboard s Black Singles Chart, (I Need Love), the first rap artist to amass six consecutive platinum- plus selling albums, seven gold singles, over 30 million worldwide album sales and the first rap artist to go acoustic on MTV Unplugged". All World hit stores November 5th. M iracle .4 MULTICULTURAL CHRISTMAS CELEBRA TION EOR ALL AGES! A LATINO SCIENCE FICTION PASTORELA! 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In March, 1997, it is scheduled to be on display at the public library in Salem. 1 he exhibit includes creations by girls living in Oregon. Girls organi zations and groups in Oregon are invited to contribute artwork, sto ries, poetry, photos etc which con vey the challenges, dreams and ben efits of being a girl. For more infor mation on the exhibit or to learn more about how you can contribute to the exhibit, call Sylvia Erickson at 848-7672 or Suzanne Hanchette at 788-2766. I’he WEBB for Equality, Devel opment and Peace, local sponsor of this exhibit, is a network of men and women in Oregon and S.W. Wash inglon which formed as a result of the 1995 U N Fourth World Confer ence on Women in Beijing, China. I he mission of the organization is to provide for the exchange of informa tion. promote activities and support ongoing efforts to improve the status of women and girls. “The brilliance of Silent Night is that [Mary Higgins) Clark is a real pro, and one o f the few writing today who knows how to con struct a holiday-time story th at’s genuinely thrilling and sus penseful.” -1 land Walton, Iktrn il News Chris Rock to headline his own talk show Red hot comic Chris Rock, whose acerbic observations on the contem porary scene have earned him criti cal acclaim and legions of fans, will headline a late-night talk show on HBO next year, it was announced today by Chris Albrecht, president, H B O O rig in a l P ro g ra m m in g Launching in February and slated for an initial run if five weekly editions. 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