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Volume XXVII. Number 54
Committed to cultural diversity.
JAN. 14. 1998
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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
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