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D E C . 3 0 , 1997 l i j e |JnrtIanò <J)b Sl'iWiT ï b e Jtìortlanò (Oh serti er e s HT E RT AIH M E HT ^ r a c e cS/n/tô 5eac£es 5Jfivcan 7)ance C/ass 5 7 / 5 ^ 5 0 / Bruce Smith, who created Northwest Afrikan American Ballet, will teach a nine-week African dance class at Portland State University, Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning January 12 and continuing through March II. Classes will focus on the technique of West African dance, drum rhythms, and culture. Classes take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 207 of the Peter Stott Center (formerly PSU's Health & Physical Education building), located at 930 S IV Hall. Bruce Smith has studied and performed drumming for 25 years. Fifteen o f those years have been dedicated to the study o f African hand drumming with internationally known Master drummers . During the summers of 1981, 1986, and 1989, Smith traveled to five countries in l i e s / Africa to research traditional drum and dance techniques. This experience inspired his to create the renowned Northwest Afrikan American Ballet. For more information call the World Dance N o r th w e s t Office at 725-5670. The name Margaret means "pearl. CENTERVILLE WESTERN STORES Wrangler inq FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 8 00 PM KOIN TV6 Family Night Jones, who participated in the m aking o f the film, says Spielberg did a com m endable job. ". ..I think lie's made every effort he can to try to be as exact and as right as he can be about the characters," accord ing to J o n e s , w ho a d d s th a t S p ie lb e rg had se v e ra l e x p e rts w orking on the set. C o n c e rn in g the d eb ate over w hether a non-A frican A m erican, such as him self, can fully do ju s tice to a story like "A m istad," Jones says: "If anyone is trained to work in historical docum ents and is true to the docum ents, it d o esn ’t m atter what color or what gender (they are).” This week on A m erica’s Black Forum , Jones discusses Ins book “ M utiny on the A m istad" and why the story has only recently com e to light. "...T he central myth of sla very is that Black people accepted their plight. They were passive...I think ' A m istad’ is going to throw a great deal of light on the period." <SSOClA"” C’Tl Rose G arden SATURDAY SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 JANUARY 10 2:30 PM 8:00 PM KPDX Fox49/KWJJ Radio KUPL Great Paper Kids’ Club Day! 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