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ENTERTAINMENT
Late Night With
"The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show"
arking the return of Keenen
his directorial debut with the feature
Ivory Wayans to televi
film “I’m Gonna Gil You Sucka,”
and affectio n ate send-up of
sion, “ T he K eenen Ivory
“blaxploitation” films, and also
Wayans Show” brings a youthful
starred andw’rotethe screenplay He
energy and irreverence to late night,
went in to write, direct and star in "A
premiering this summer in national
Low Down Dirty Sham e," produce
syndication (check local listings).
Don’t Be A Menace to South Central
Actor, director, writer and pro
While Drinking Your Juice in the
ducer Keenen Ivory Wayans is best
Hood," and star in the action thriller
know as the driving force behind
"The Glimmer Man" with Steven
the Emmy Award-winning sketch
Seagal. Most recently, he starred in
comedy series “In Living Color. ”
and
wrote New Line’s upcoming
Keenen will host and executive pro
“Most
W anted.” His vision is to
duce "The Keenen Ivory Wayans
create
a late-night program un
show,” which he describes as “talk/
like
any
other, seam lessly tying
variety with an attitude, "featuring
together
celeb rity interview s,
celebrity guests, musical perfor
live
bands,
com edy sketches and
mances and the cutting-edge hu
game
elem
ents.
In an exciting
mor fo r which he is legendary.
and
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Keenen first came to national
popular
form
ats,
night
after night
prominence as the co-star and co
viewers
will
see
their
favorite
author of the critically-acclaimed
p
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o
n
a
litie
s
and
p
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rfo
rm e rs
comedy film "Hollywood Shuffle"
showcased
in
surprising
ways.
with Robert Townsend. He made
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Senior Summer
Festival Shows
off Artwork
Senior artists age 50 and over are
encouraged to bring their water-re
lated artwork to be exhibited at the
Senior Summer Festival, slated Fri
day, Sept. 5, from 3:30 to 9 p.m. at
the Water Resources Education Cen
ter, 4600 Columbia Way. This is the
second year the festival has featured
a senior artshow.
All art mediums will be accepted
including photography, painting, ce
ramics, quilts, wall hangings, dolls
and woodcarvings. Each exhibit must
have a water-related theme.
Artists can take their materials to
the Water Resources Education Cen
ter on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 25
and 26, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Exhibits must be picked up on Mon
day, Sept. 15, by 4 p.m. Entry forms
and information arc available at
LuepkeCenter, I009E. McLoughlin
Blvd.
The Senior Summer Festival will
also feature music, a car show, fish
printing, concessions and a water-
theme baseball cap competition.
Harpo Marx’s Son to
Perform At Benson
B
rings Ins multi-faceted enter
tainment skills to the Benson
Hotel’s Lobby Court from 8:00p.m.
to midnight Sunday through Thurs
day, August 17-21 and August 24-
28. There is no cover charge.
Marx blends piano artistry with
humorous stories of growing up in a
family that included his lather (the
he City of Vancouver Teen
silent brother in the movies) and
Enrichment Program has
wacky uncles Groucho, Chico,
planned several trips for young
Gummo and Zeppo.
people ages 13 to 20. Call 696-
Marx, who studied at the Julliard
8219 to register and for more in
School of Music, composes music
formation.
for motion pictures, television, the
ater and ballet. A well known pia
MUSIC A T ST.
nist with a repertoire of thousands
of standards and show tunes. Marx
JOSEPH
has produced and arranged for
From Now Until August 29,
prominent jazz and pop recording
1997
artists.
ancouver auditions are
Portland’ s historic Benson Hotel
now open for the 80-voice
is celebrating its 85th anniversary
chorale and 20-voice chamber
this vear.
choir of St. Joseph. The chorale
Entertainment Specialist
and chamber choir are part of the
Bravo! Vancouver Concert Series.
Night Clubs
The 1997-98 season includes
Company Picnics
Handel’s “Messiah” and the Verdi
Family Reunions
“Requiem.”
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Christmas Parties
Private Parties
Etc.
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SUNDAY, AUGUST T7, 1 TO 8 PM
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Donations encouraged/Children free
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