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ENTERTAINMENT
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Jack McMahon B a n d 9 p in., But
falo Gap, free.
5 Fingers o f funk, Semi-Deluxe
10 p in., Berbati’s Pan, $7.
Tina Turner (above), treats her fans to songs from her first
studio CD in six years in Tina Turner’s Wildest Dreams
Concert, premier-ing exclusively on SHOWTIME on Saturday,
February 8 at 8:00 PM (ET/PT). Accompany-ing the concert is
a behind-the scenes piece, Inside Tina's Wildest Dreams,
which follows Turner and her entourage (left, I to r: Cynthia
Davila, Turner, Sharon Owens and Karen Owens) as they
prepare for SHOWTIME'S biggest concert event o f the year.
Bill Rhoades & The Party Kings
9:30p.m., Candlelight Room, free.
D J Gravy 10p.m., Saueebox, free.
Tarik and Julia Banzi 8 p.m.,
Cafe Sol, free.
La M a yo r S a lsa 9 :3 0 p .m .,
Sandoval’s, 133 S.W. 2nd Ave.,
223-7020, cover.
M ark Simon 7 p in., M arriott
Hotel, free.
Tom G rant K AO p in Heathman,
free.
Below, Clockwise, l-r: In Morningside Prep, Sherwin B. Woods and Lawrence B. Adisa are two students
from different backgrounds who form a friendship at a prestigious prep school, airing on SHOWTIME at
7:30pm (ET/PT) In Spark. Melissa DeSousa and Garvin Funches are stranded after their car breaks down,
airing on February 14 at 7:00pm (ET/PT). Rollin Herold and Michael Beach star in Fortunate Son. the story
of two brothers who are reunited after the death of their father, airing on February 12 at 7:30pm (ET/PT).
Gordon l^ e Quartet 9 p.m.. Bras
serie Montmartre, free
Leroy Vinnegar Big Band 9 p.m..
A tw ater’s, free
The Captain’s
Global Grooves
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Mary Kadderly Quartet 9 p in.,
Jazz de Opus, free.
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Jack McMahon Band 9 p . m .. B u f-
falo Gap, free.
D J Aquaman 10 p in., Saucebox,
tree.
Rubberneck 10 p.m., B erbati's
Pan. $7.
Tarik and Julia Banzi 8 p.m.,
Cafe Sol, free.
La M a yo r S a lsa 9 :3 0 p .m .,
Sandoval’s, 133 S.W 2nd Ave.,
223-7020, cover.
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The Instigators (Reggae) 9:30
p.m., Belm ont's, $4
Dub Dubrie 9:30 p.m.. Ash St.
Saloon, free.
Jaybird Koder & Andy Stokes 10
p.m., Candlelight Room, free.
Ron Steen Jam 3 p.m., Steen's
Coffeehouse, $ I
F ra n k E llio tt
Heathman, free.
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And receives the opportunity to
perform at The John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts in
Washington. D.C.
Robin Yu of Portland is the recip
ient of the 1997 Very Special Arts
Panasonic Young Soloists Award, a
national honor given each year to
talented young musicians with dis
abilities. Robin, a 17-year-old vio
linist who has Glycogen Storage
Disease (GSD)--a rare congenital
medical condition that affects I in
10 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 -will receive a $5,000
scholarship and the opportunity to
perform at The John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts in
W ashington, D C. on T uesday,
March 25, 1997.
The scholarship money will as
sist Robin in continuing her educa
tion and her musical aspirations. "I
love to express myself through m u
sic." said Robin “I want to show that
hard work can overcome disabling
conditions. We should do our best,
no matter what the circum stance.”
Robin has been playing the violin
for the past eleven years and has
been winning aw ards along her
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musical journey. She was a featured
soloist with the Oregon Symphony,
was recently selected to perform last
year as a soloist with ge Portland
Youth Philharm onic Preparatory
Orchestra.
Established by Very Special Arts
and sponsored by the Matsushita
Consumer Electronics Corporation,
the Panasonic Young Soloist Award
provides scholarships to students
with disabilities who wish to pursue
their interest in music. The award
recognizes students with disabili
ties, ages 25 and under, who have
exhibited outstanding talents as ei
ther vocalist or instrumentalists
Very Special Arts promotes arts,
education and creative expression,
involving children and adults with
disabilities, thereby strengthening the
human spirit and improving the qual
ity of life for all. Founded in 1974 by
Jean Kennedy Smith as an affiliate ol
The John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, Very Special Arts
offers programs in creative writing,
dance, drama, music and the visual
arts for individuals with disabilities in
all 50 states and in more than 86
countries worldwide.
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Portland youth wins national music award
CoNcoRd P icante
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M ac I e I fìne PtyRoux
Leroy Vinnegar Big Band 9p.m .,
A tw ater’s, free.
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The Global Grooves can he heard
on the Captain ’.v Mystic Voyage
on KM Hl) 89.1 EM every Tuesday at 10TM.
February is Black History M onth.
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Gordon Lee Quartet 9 p.m.. Bras
serie Montmartre, tree.
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Kelly Broadway Trio 8:30 p.m.,
Heathman, free.
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Mark Simon 7 p in., Marriott Ho
tel, free.
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John Nilsen 6:30 p.m., N orth
west Conservatory of Dance, I (X) I
S.E. T V . Highway, 693-8362, $5.
M ary Kadderly Quartet 9 p in.,
Jazz de Opus, free.
Above: Academy Award winners Sidney Poitier (left) and Michael
Caine (right) star in Mandela and De Klerk, a Showtime Original
Picture about two powerful men who shaped the future o f South
Africa. The Film premieres Sunday, February 16 at 8:00 PM (ET/PT)
on SHOWTIME as the centerpiece for the network s Black History
Month celebration.
J a n u a r y 4 - F e b ru a ry 1
adapted by
Elizabeth
Huddle from
the play by
August
Strindberg