Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, September 03, 1997, Page 6, Image 6

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ENTERTAINMENT
Malcolm &
Eddie
Happy Birthday
Gary Wasington!
Hop© it's a great one!
From your loving family
Opening October 22nd
Group Events # Lodging
Theater # Restaurant
Tahj Mowry stars as T.J. Henderson, A ten year old whiz kid who
skips from fifth grade into a sophomore class in high school in
"Smart Guy", on the WB network
e ’s a genius. His IQ could
mieres in its second season Wednes­
probably defy. He can ana­
day, September 10 at 8:30 PM (ET/
lyze Latin American novelists, de­
PT) on the WB network.
fine an algebraic equation and ex­
Living with an raising a child
plain to the coach how to make the
prodigy calls for some creative agil­
winning play in the clutch moments
ity that would even make Einstein
of a basketball game. Did we men­
marvel.
tion that he’s 10-year-old, about
For the Hendersons, an African-
four-feet tall, and just skipped ahead
American family living in subur­
from fourth to tenth grade?
ban Washington, D.C., it’s a con­
Meet T.J. Henderson (TAHJ
tinual adjustment — with a few
Mowry), the whiz kid whose brain
bumps and jolts thrown in. T. J.
power has jet-propelled him into
seems like any other little boy, try­
high school and sent his family ca­
ing to race through his homework
reening on an unpredictable and
so he can go play, but his amazing
very funny collision course with the
intellectual gifts change every thing.
everyday world, in Walt Disney
T .J.’s family must take some ex­
Television’s “Smart G uy.”
traordinary steps to deal with that
The hal f-hour comedy series pre­
much brain power in the house.
H
Against his better judgment, Malcolm McGee somehow gets
roped into Eddie Sherman’s ploys and plots and must usually pull
him out o f trouble, in the half-hour comedy series "Malcolm &
Eddie" airing Mondays (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on UPN. Pictured
are Eddie Griffin (front) as Eddie Sherman and Malcolm-Jamal
Warner (back) as Malcolm McGee.
Make your reservations now for lodging or group meeting
space a t McMenamins Kennedy School. This historic 1915
elementry school is being renovated into a
community center like no other.
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Conveniently located near downtown and the airport,
the retreat center offers rooms for ten to 250 people,
catering services and great attractions including a brewery,
restaurant, movie theater, gymnasium and soaking pool.
Bed and breakfast rooms offer phones,
modem hook-ups and private baths.
For a limited time you can book a night’s stay for two,
including a full breakfast, for only $75 midweek,
$85 weekend. Make your reservation by
September 22, 1997 and stay before May 31, 1998
5736 NE 33rd • Portland, Oregon • (503) 492-0503
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B e e t h o v e n ’s
9 th Sym p h on y
Season-opening G ala!
Thursday, September 4 at 7 pm
J a m e s D e P r e is t , c o n d u c to r
R o c h e lle E llis , a o p ra n o
C h r is tin e M e a d o w s, m e z z o
B e m a r d in i, te n o r
Z eller, b a r ito n e
S y m p h o n ic C h oir
B r o w n e , d ir e c to r
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D minor, C h o ra l
Spon aorod h y
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w eek days 9am
: 7 9 0 -A R T S
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(Clockwise from center), T.J. (Tahj Mowry) and his sister Yvette
(essence Atkins) brother Marcus (Jason Weaver) and Marcus' best
friend Mo (Omar Gooding)
If that's not enough Beethoven for
you, we have an offer you’ll love!
B e e t h o v e n H it s
“Celebrating The
Faces Of Belmont”
nd Annual Belmont Street
Fair & Neighborhood Car
rtival When: Saturday. September
6. 1997 It) a m. to 6 p.m
Where: Southeast Belmont, be­
tween 30th and 39th Avenues
What: A street fair and carnival
promoting the unique character of
the Belmont Business District and
the Sunnyside Neighborhood
Contact: Kim Burnett at
Reach Community Development
Ph: 5O3/23I-O6K2,
Fax: 503/236-3429
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5pm
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Friday
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8.00 pm
In c lu d in g
Sym phony N o 3
The War o f Don Emmanuel ’s
Nether Parts is the rambunctious first
novel by Louis De Bernieres author o f
M u r r y S id lin , conductor
T h e F lo res ta n T r io
C o rio la n O v er tu r e
T r ip le C o n c e r to
S y m p h o n y N o . 3, E ro ic a
Corelli’s Mandolin, set in an impoverished,
violent, yet ravishingly beautiful country
T icket« $13-$42
W h e n y o u p u r c h a s e a t ic k e t fo r t h e
9 t h , w e ’ll le t y o u h a v e o n e fo r t h e
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somewhere in South America, where the haughty
Doña Constanza decides to divert a river to fill
her swimming pool, w ith consequences that are
I t ’s a d e a l aura t o p le a s e e v e n t h e
m o s t a r d e n t B e e th o -fa n !
at once tragic, heroic, and outrageously funny.
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