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African Festival Promise
The Homowo Festival of African
Arts, hosted by world renowned per
cussionist Obo Addy, returns to Ca
thedral Park on August 15 from 5-9
pm and August 16 from 1-9 pm.
Taking place under the St. Johns
Bridge, the ninth annual Ghanaian
harvest festival is an exciting mix ot
African music, dance, pageantry,
crafts and demonstrations that blends
tradition and fun. The event if tree,
although a $3 donation tor adults is
encouraged.
The festival begins Saturday
evening with high energy concerts
by Frank Ulwenya and Afrisound of
Kenya; the New Nile Orchestra, a
world music group that performs a
unique style o f Ethiopian music; and
the West African Highlife Band, an
all-star group of distinguished West
African music veterans responsible
for the rhythms found n music by
artists such as Paul Simon and The
Festivities will open on Sunday
with a processional featuring per
formers dressed in the traditional
clothing of one ot the five major
culture groups o f Ghana. The pro
cession will wind its way through the
audience with plenty of drumming,
dancing and singing; it will conclude
with performances on the stage. The
event will then break out into joyful
and spirited music by groups includ
ing Obo Addy and Okropong; Boka
Marimba, a dance band that focuses
on music from Zimbabwe and other
areas of Southeastern Africa; Rigo
Star, a soukous master who plays the
guitar based music of Congo; and
Kukrudu, A ddy’s contemporary
Homowo African Arts Festival
group that plays original music de
veloped from Highlife music.
Craft demonstrators will take
place all day Sunday and will feature
informal talks by a Ugandan
basketweaver, a Zimbabwean sculp
tor and an Ethiopian musical instru
ment maker. There will also be
demonstrations on beadwork and an
exhibitofAfricanbeadeddolls. Ven
dors will sell African and Caribbean
food and a variety of traditional
wares. Achildren’sareawillfeature
face painting, bead making and
storytelling. Children will also learn
to make African rainsticks and
masks.
Homowo’s meaning is tied to the
origin of the Ga people and their
migration to Ghana. The Ga trav
eled for many years before reaching
the west coast of Africa. Along the
way they experience famine, but
because they helped each other, they
survived. Later when their harvests
were bountiful, they held a teast at
which they jeered at the hunger and
hard times that had plagued them.
Despite All The Excitement, Food
Still The Star at 15th Annual Bite
There’s enough going on at the
1998 The Bite-A Taste o f Portland
that even if you’re under doctor’s
orders not to eat, you’ll enjoy the
live shows by VH-1 and the other
nearly 85 musical acts. But The
Bite is seriously about food, and
this year there’s lots o f it and it all
happens August 14, 15 & 16 at
Waterfront Park.
O f course. The Bite is still the
best place to sample the best from
local restaurants and Oregon win
eries. Twenty Portland area res
taurants will be on hand, preparing
sample-size portions o f their most
popular dishes. You’ll find lots of
international flavors such as gyros
from the Downtown Deli and Greek
Cusina, middle eastern favorites
like humus and shishkabobs from
Abou Karim, and the best of India
from Plainfield’s Mayur Restau
rant. Other eateries will feature
V H J B ig B re a k
interesting twists on local fare like
Misohapi’s Grilled Salmon Skewer
with Thai chilies, and Rock Bot
tom Restaurant’s Alder Smoked
Salmon Fish and Chips. Mazzi’sis
bringing Italian, Koji Osakaya fea
tures Japanese, and Casablanca
Moroccan will bring-you guess.
The excitement with food at last
year's Bite was so contagious Zareh
Marashleon is coming back as a
restaurateur. And this time he’s
bringing his new restaurant Tou
che. “ It looked like a lot o f fun,”
says Marashleon. “It’s a great way
to meet people and have them try
yourfood. A n d it’sach an ceto p u t
money into the community.” His
booth will feature Grilled Chicken
Skewers with Mediterranean spice,
a Mediterranean gyros sandwich,
and a Grilled Chicken Salad with
cumin and a vinaigrette dressing.
Bite goers can complement their
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offer sampling tastes o f their best
wines. Michelob will sample spe
cialty ales and lagers while Mill
stone will serve th eir locally
roasted coffee drinks and new ex
otic coffee blends.
The Bite festival is a major fund
raiser for Oregon Special Olym
pics. Admission is suggested $2
donation to OSO. The money
raised provide athletic training and
competition for mentally impaired
members of our community. Dur
ing the past 14 years, the Bite has
raised more than $2,000,000 for
this cause.
This year’s festival will require
the help of more than 1,000 volun
teers. Interested individuals or
groups can call the OSO office to
register 503-248-0600.
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