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ENTERTAINMENT
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for flic Pacific
Northwest
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Arts Fair
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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.”
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Pink M artini. 10p.m. Berbati’s
Pan. $7.
Boys N ex t D o o r. 10 p.m.
Dublin Pub. Free.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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T od ay’s Girls...Tomorrow’s Women: a Perilous Patti’
W om en E m p o w ered B eyond
Beijing (W EBB) for Equality, De
velopment and Peace is sponsoring
the local showing of a photographic
exhibit on the girl child. The exhibit,
developed by UNICEF, is entitled
“T oday' s G i rls.. .Tom orrow ' s W om
en: A Perilous Path”. The exhibit is
currently on display through Decem
ber 24th at the UNICEF card shop in
the Galleria, 921 S.W. Morrison in
Portland. There is no charge to view
the exhibit.
The Oregon exhibit is a portion of
a larger UNICEFexhibit which leads
the viewer down a path of photo
graphs. images stories and facts about
the risks and the wonderful possibil
ities facing today’s girls. The exhibit
has been shown since 1993 at the
United Nations Headquarters in New
York, the Human Rights NGO Fo
rum in Vienna, and at the Fourth
World Conference on Women in
C hina. I his is the first showing of the
exhibit on the west coast. 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.
The Chris Rock Show will be pre
sented live from New York and fea
ture guests from entertainment, pub
lishing and other fields.
“From his convention coverage
for Politically Incorrect’ on Com e
dy Central to his HBO specials, Chris
has demonstrated a remarkable tal
ent for skewering conventional, es
tablished opinions," Albrecht said.
“He never fails to surprise or enter
tain. This new weekly program will
allow him to be as topical as he
wants."
Rock headlined last June’s “HBO
Comedy Hour" special "Bring the
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