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.VTc*. . »« ,. . -w1 *« • w »r. I .♦<%> W * 4 r« W JA N . 14, 1998 Page B3 Ilfp JUriüwh ----------------------------------------- (£lje ^Jortlanb ffibseruer ENTERTAINMENT B etvis io ( / x / i i é i t JIer/> /Viifs Happy Birthday Deandr'e Washington Herb Ritts em erged during the ex travagant Reagan years and helped shape the style o f glitz-and-tell publi cations such as Vanity Fair By 1987, h e’d become a celebrity in his own right... (and he has become)...one of our most important portrait photogra phers. Ritts bestow s a very modern star treatment on his subject- know ing, but far from form al.” -American Photographer Herb Ritts, one o f the forem ost international fashion,celebrity and tine arts photographers, will exhibit his photographs at the Gallery o f contem porary Art o f Lew is & Clark College. 0 6 15 S.W. Palatine Hill Road. T hurs day, Jan. 22, Saturday, March 14. the survey show includes his photograph:, o f celebrities, fashion, Africa, and the nude figure. Opening reception is W ednesday, Jan. 2 1 ,5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibition is made possible through the Fahey/Klein Gallery of Los Angeles. From Mom & Dad and all the family. Much Love! /A b o v e : Herb Ritts’ work also is on exhibit at SK Josefsberg Studio. Jan. 15 to Feb. 28. "H erb Ritts is a significant contem porary artist whose work has m ade an indelible impression on our lives,” com m ents Tracy Savage, gallery di rector. "You never forget a Herb Ritts image. His work is that stunning." Ritts has published his editorial photographs in m agazines such as Vanity Fair, Vogue, Interview and Rolling Stone. And he has helped to visually shape the corporate image of Calvin Klein, G iorgio Armani and the Kashiro and Darati- Tight View, Africa, 1993 Herb Ritts, Courtesy Herb Ritts, Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery GAP His portraits o f celebrities redefine conceptions o f glam our and beauty. “W hat is really important is being able to make a photograph o f a person that holds up on its own as a photo graph," Herb Ritts said. "I want the subject to em erge in terms o f the way that person is. I like to capture the person’s personality as well as get som ething that is offbeat, out o f the Left: Christy Turlington, 1988 Herb Ritts, Courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 *4 6 0 1 ¡LLOYD MALL CINEMAS J ACT III 1RD LEVEL FOOO COU R T/ 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 *4 6 1 8 SOUTHGATE A C T III THEATR ES ordinary.” His image o f A frica capture the majesty of Africa’s wildlife, the beauty of its land and the spirit of its people. 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 * 4 6 2 3 F 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 * 4 6 0 6 A C T III TH E A TR ES 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 * 4 6 2 0 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 * 4 6 1 9 z ts CLACKAM A S / ACT Ml THEATRES 164TH I DIVISION I A C T III TH E A TR ES A C T III TH E A TR E S 6 5 3 -9 9 9 9 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 * 4 6 2 7 OAK GROVE 8 T IG A R D / F A M IL Y T H E A T R E S j 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 * 4 6 0 5 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 * 4 6 3 0 (E S j 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 * 4 6 2 9 H IX A C T III TH E A T R E S 2 2 5 -5 5 5 5 * 4 6 0 3 C O R N E L IU S H IL L T O P 9 AC T III TH E A TR ES A C T III T H E A TR E S A C T III TH E A TR ES Special Engagement -No Posses - Coll Theatre For Showtimes AND AT OTHER SELECT THEATRES were first m arried by Young Audience in 1977 with 1,562 students at 32 schools running to raise money to fund arts in their school. Once the m oney- per-lap funds were com puted, the new event was declared a rousing success with the collection o f $ 11,500in fund ing for arts education program s at participating schools. Little did they know that 20 years later over 16,(MX) runners would bring in over one-third ran their laps and collected $161.222 in pledges to pay tor quality arts expe riences as an all-important part ot their of a million dollars. As word spread about the fun anil profitable Run For T he Arts, and the “budget w o lf' starting huffing and puffing at school doors, Young Audi ences found schools both wanted and needed Run For The Arts on a yearly basis. Ten years alter the first “3 -2 -1 go", run For The Arts growth was phenom enal In 1987, students at 82 sc bools pas sellout their sponsor sheets education. Run For The Arts fund raising be- cam eevenm orecriticalin 1990 That’s when M easure Five passed in Oregon, and the educational com m unity was strongly feeling the boa-strength squeeze ofincreasing service demands at odds with budget cutbacks w ith / im m y Friends Saturday, January 17 from 7:00 - 11:00 pm HF James DePreist, conductor Ron Steen Sextet: Japanese American Mochitsuki N ew Year's Celebration 1 i Try your hand at pounding rice with huge w ooden m allets...feel the pow er of taiko from behind the drum as you join in the beat , hear stories from com munity m em bers about past festivities...and dance to the rhythm o f the drum in celebration o f new Attention Song Writers Ï Hollywood Agent I Looking For New I Stars * t 1 j ï i j Get Your Som» To The Right , I I by J.J. Johnson. 1 People In Hollywood R/B, RAP, Gospel, j Tickets start at $13 ’ Western I I Poems, And other Compositions Phil Baker, bass; Bill Beach, piano Carlton Jackson/Dave Mills Big Band Shirley Nanette, vocalist Our first "Jazz with Jimmy" sold out in 1996 so we just had to do it again! This year, as part of the Jazz Society's 1st Jazz Festival, we're featunng some of the best jazz talent around and our orchestra beginnings. Join us in sharing the Japanese A m erican traditions o f the Ne w Y ear with a participatory evening o f sto ries, treats, rice pounding and - of course - taiko drum m ing! O n S atu r day, January 24th, 7:00 - 9 :00 p.m. at the M ultnom ah C enter A uditorium . P ortland T aiko and the P ortland C h a p te r o f the J A C L (Ja p a n e se American Citizens L eague) will again performing Ellington's rhythmic Suite from the Hirer, John Lewis' Three little Feelings and Poem for Brass Hon Steen Spcnscrcd by ADC Senlrot, ¡iippcrtcd by Willtmtttt With, KMHD sndlhi fan Sooctf cl Orcfcn I resurrect the tradition of m ochitsuki. or rice cake pounding, for the 1998 O shogatsu (New Year). O shogatsu. or N ew Y e a r's F esti val. is an im portant celebration in both Japan and in the Japanese A m eri can com m unity in Portland. M ochi, or rice cakes, are an integral part ot the New Y ear’s tradition, sym b o liz ing good fortune for the year to com e Space Lim ited. C all 295-9709 for Ron Steen, drums; Hadley Caliman, tenor sax; Julian Priester, trombone; Paul Mazio, trumpet; Send Samples ’ . To 1745 N. Wilcox Ave. , #461 , , I I 1 Holly wood, C A 90028 OR Call j (213)460-4443 , I Vour Connection In Hollywood I • 1 Portland Taiki 1997 Rich Iwasaki Photography | , This t rent is perl cl thf / in Scmlf 11st ¡ u i fislivil 2 2 8 a13 S 3 (1-800-228-7343) - Mon. - Sat. 9am - Spm www.orsymphony.org • Ticketmaster: 790-ARTS ¡ M iuic for everyone James DePreist, Music Director & Conductor Arlene S chnitzer Concert H all * SW Main A Broadway J TT7X GRAND PARKWAY Feet Becom e S o le S u p p o rt F op Apts The thump! thump! thump! of young feet on grass and pavement has been music to the ears of the arts education com m unity in Oregon and Southwest W ashington for 20 years now. W hat started as a small e very-other-year fund raising effort called Run For The Arts has bloomed into a m ajor fund raising event that is the sole support for arts education in some schools. Arts education and the jogging event THX W ESTG ATE 5 A C T III TH E A TR ES f f 19 GRESHAM 4 THX M O V IE S O N T V THX J DIVISION ST. 13
