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5* V ■ Volume XXVII. Number 54 Committed to cultural diversity. JAN. 14. 1998 ^ n rtla n b Of)bsert nm mu nt to a le n d a r CC Audition for a Musical D irector Stan Foote w ill be holding auditions by appointment to complete the cast o f L a k e w o o d T h e a tre Com pany’ s musical production o f C om pany, on Jan.24 and Jan.25. The d irec tor is seeking four men and six women between the ages o f 20-50. C all the the atre at 635-3901 during the hours o f 9- 5 weekdays to schedule an appointment Intern at Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood is now re cru it ing student interns for its Education and Training, Special Events, and Public A ffa irs programs. Planned Parenthood provides health care services, advocacy, and education in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Contact A lic ia L uchow ski at 775-4931 ext. 209. Learn about Co-Housing Come find out about C o-H ousing, a lifestyle popular throughout Europe and now available in Portland! In dividu al residences are clustered around green spaces w hile additional amenities pro vide for optional shared meals, children 's play spaces, shared workshops and more! Free video screenings o f "C o-H ousing: N eighborhoods fo r People," w ill be shown on M onday, Feb.2 and Tuesday, March 3 at 7:30 PM at 2901 SE Steele. Call Cascadia Commons C o-H ousing at 650-7169 fo r recorded inform ation. Free Acupuncture Clinic The Oregon College o f O riental M edi cine is offering a free Acupuncture clinic. Get treated for Stress, Insomnia, Head aches, and Neck and Shoulder Tension on Saturday, Jan. 24. A ll clin ics are w alk-in clinics, open from 9 - 1 I A M . No appointments are necessary. C all 254- 3566 fo r details. International Film Festival Back By Popular Demand January 27 - February 1, 1 9 9 8 at the Civic Auditorium o llo w in g its s e llo u t P ortland prem iere engagem ent in Feb ru a ry , S T O M P r e tu rn s to crash, sweep, and drum out P o rtla n d ’ s m id -w in te r blues. S TO M P , the in te rn a tio n a l percus sion sensation, w ill once again lig h t up the C iv ic A u d ito riu m in P ortland fo r a o n e -w e e k , e ig h t-p e rfo rm a n c e run . STO M P continues its phenomenal runs w ith tw o concurrent natio na l tours, co verin g o ver 50 c itie s on the road, as w e ll as the New Y o rk com pany at The Orpheum Theatre. S T O M P has been an o v e rw h e lm in g success m arked by rave review s, num erous awards, a c e l ebrated appearance on last ye a r’ s oscar telecast, and Academ y A w a rd n o m in a tion fo r a short film ca lle d Broom s by STO M P creators Luke C ressw ell and Steve M c N ic h o la s , T V appearances ranging fro m “ Late Show W ith D avid L e tterm a n ” to "M a s te r R ogers’ N e ig h b orho od ," three N orth A m e rican tours, and a series o f a w a rd -w in n in g national com m ercials. T he e ig h t-m e m b e r p e rc u s s io n groups have caused a sensation at e v ery one o f its g ro u n d -b re a kin g appear ances. The perform ers "m ake a rhyth m out o f anything we can get our hands on the makes a sound,” says c o -fo u n d e r/ d ire cto r Luke C ressw ell. Synchronized s tiff-b ris tle broom s become a sweep ing orchestra; e ig ht Z ip p o lig h te rs flip open and closed to create a fie ry fugue; wooden poles thum p and clack in a rh y th m ic e xplosio n. S T O M P uses e v e ry th in g but co n ventional percussion instrum ents--gar- bage cans, tea chests, p la s tic bags, and boots. F The 21st Annual Portland Interna tional F ilm Festival begins Feb. 12 through March I . There are more than fifty new film s from established and emerging film m akers lig h tin g up the screen. See the best in new w orld c in ema. Cheryl Smith Receives Ocean Spray Grant Festival Volunteers Volunteers are needed fo r the 5th Annual C h ild re n ’ s Clean W ater Festi val, which w ill be held M arch 20 at Portland C om m unity C ollege’ s Rock Creek campus. A lim ited number o f schools may participate. Schools have u ntil Friday, Jan. 16 to register fo r the event. Call 725-8288. heryl Smith, a Portland figure M usicians, M anagers, P u b licists W riters, Promoters, M usic business Organizations,etc. are co rd ia lly invited to an open discussion on the state o f the local music industry. The event is sched uled fo r Jan. 1 7 at I I A M - 1 PM. C all 284 5931 or 235-8791. Year of the Tiger Hospice Training V olunteers are needed to help K a i ser Permanente hospice patients and th e ir fa m ilies w ith com panionship and b a s ic p h y s ic a l c a re . K a is e r Permanente is a n o n -p ro fit o rg a n iza tio n. Free vo lu ntee r tra in in g begins Thursday, Jan.29. C all 499-5285 or (36 0) 694-2210. Horizontal Show V ita G a lle ry at 820 N W G lisa n in I P o rtla n d ’ s Pearl d is tric t w ill present "The H o rizo n ta l S h o w ," an in v ita tio n a l g ro u p show fe a tu rin g new I w orks, a ll h o riz o n ta l, by eleven V ita G a lle ry artists. The e x h ib it runs u n til Jan.3 1. begin skating with Galena Zmievskaya, the skater and Grant High School coach ol Oksana Baiul and V ikto r Petrenko. graduate, who trains out o f the Smith takes ballet and trains with weights International Skating Center o f Connecticut also Her well rounded training paid off this was selected as a recipient o f an Ocean Spray November when she won an alternate spot Travel and Training Grant. Thanks to a pro lorthe Sectional competition, one stepaway gram created by the Women’s Sports Foun from Nationals. dation and supported by Ocean Spray, the “ The Foundation thanks Ocean Spray for Travel and Training Grant w ill provide direct its support o f female athletes," said Bemta financial assistance to aspiring athletes with Fitzgerald Mosley, president o f the Women’ s successful competitive records who have the Sports Foundation. “ Many up and coming potential to achieve higher performance lev female athletes benefit from the funding o f els and rankings. the Ocean Spray Travel and Training Fund. Over 78 individuals and teams applied for As women’ s sports continue to reach an the grant and Smith was one o f the 30 winners other level, it is crucial for corporations to selected. She has had an impressive record support the dreams and the goals o f our across the country, from Seattle to Boston. future champions.” Smith has proven her ability time and again "As women's sports become more and as she moved up the ranks in the figure more popular - in terms o f participation, fan skating world. Two years ago, she moved to attendance and media attention - all o f us at the small training town o f Simsbury, C T to Ocean Spray are proud o f the part we play. C Open Discussion The Northwest China C ouncil w ill hold its Eighth Annual Chinese New Year Banquet and Flying Horse A uction at the Legin Restaurant on Saturday, Feb.7 at 5PM. The public is welcome to the event. Reservations must be made | by Jan.23. C all 725-4567. SECTION Cheryl Smith Figure Skater Neighborhood Association At Odds Over 7-Plex he Sabin Community Development January 15th. Corporation and the Concordia Neighbors feel that the immediate area Neighborhood Association are at already has too much low-income housing, odds over a seven-plex the former plans and to that the project would "destabilize" the build, and that the latter approved three neighborhood. They would prefer to see months ago. owner-occupied housing at a slightly lower Last week, with a roomful o f angry neigh density. They also leel that providing only bors in attendance, Concordia voted to op five off-street parking spaces w ill mean there pose the low income housing project planned w ill be on-street parking congestion at their for a lot on Northeast Killingsworth Street expense. ‘T i l come home and not have a and 27th Avenue until Sabin CDC and such place to park because o f your wonderful residentscan reach consensus on what should plan," one resident complained be built there. Sabin CDC representatives say that neigh Sabin CDC development director Jane borhood stability includes providing low Ediger told the Observer that she is look i ng at income housing in neighborhoods for people the financial impact o f changes before re now in danger o f being forced out o f their porting to the non-profit's board on January homeseconomically. "W e've seen long-time, 13th. The project is scheduled for a hearing contributing resident families forced out o f before the Portland Design Commission on the area when then homes were sold out from T under them," Ediger said. Board member and former northwest neighborhood office coordinator Margaret Strachan added that when neighborhoods tried to upgrade northwest Portland. “ We were too successful. It's no longer a place for starving artists. We don't want to make the same mistakes here.” Sabin leaders say that they have proceeded based on the Concordia general membership vote on September 28. "Y ou gave your okay, and we ve spent a significant amount o f money based on that." This leads to a related issue; lack o f notice. Nearby residents say they were not n o tilie d o l the p ro je c t p rio r to the Concordia Association's vole o f support lor the project on September 28; Concordia and Sabin CDC leaders each say they as sumed the other would perform this task. Sabin employee Linda Greer says she d is tributed 500 dyers about the project in the area after Tnanksgiving. but some resi dents deny receiving them. Concordia o f fice r George xxxxxx says his association acted as las! as it did because Sabin pushed for an immediate response. Ediger denies this. The property is zoned R2A This, Ediger told Concordia last week, means that Sabin ( IX s basic plans are allowed by right, and only the project’ s design is subject to public- review. This drew an angry response from former Concordia chair Ron Fossum. He was dis turbed by the “ absolute arrogance" o f the non-profit group “ Income here and say, 'We C ontinued to P age Aft
