Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, December 02, 1998, Page 5, Image 5

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Baked Halibut With
M artinelli’s Cider
And Orange Liqueur
Glaze
2 % cup M artinelli’s Cider or
Apple Juice
16 cup Grand Mamier
2 tablespoons cornstarch
% cup freshly squeezed orange
juice
2 tablespoons fresh lemonjuice
1 16 pounds fresh halibut filets
salt and pepper to taste
Combine 2 cups Cider and Grand
Mamier in saucepan. Boil until re­
duced by half, about 15-20 min­
utes. Blend cornstarch with remain­
ing 16 cup o f Cider; stir into hot
mixture until thickened. Stir in or­
ange and lemon juices. Place hali­
but in baking dish, add water to
cover bottom, bake covered at 400
degrees Fahrenheit for about 20
minutes until just done. Serve with
sauce ladled over. Makes 4 serv­
ings. *Can substitute any firm fish.
— C hef Xavier Bauser, Benson
Hotel
HOT M ULLED OLDER
hat better place to spend
this holiday season than
i n ... the attic? Alice creeps into her
Victorian attic following the sound
ofher cat’s meowing, but things are
not what they seem to be. A tea
party explodes out o f a p h o n o ­
g rap h p la y e r, a ro c k in g c h a ir
tu rn s into a D uchess, and w here
is th a t v a n ish in g C h e sh ire C at?
A lic e in W o n d e r la n d ’s p e r ­
p etu al te a -tip p lin g w ill be at the
C o lu m b ia A rt C e n te r in
V a n c o u v e r D e c e m b e r 11-13.
T he tea c o n tin u e s to p o u r in
the W in n in g sta d T h e a tre at the
Portland C enter for the Perform ­
ing A rt D ecem ber 18-January 3.
E v en b e fo re the first p u p p et
a p p e a rs, tw o a ttic sp irits (the
p e p p e te e rs w ho tra n sfo rm the
a ttic re lic s) a p p e a r in the a u d i­
e n c e , a p p a r e n tly to s s s in g a
c a n d le flam e b ack and forth,
o v e r the heads o f the au d ien ce.
It is m om ents o f m agic such as
th e se th a t allo w s the w o rld o f
L ew is C a rro ll to liv e on stage.
T h ese sam e m om ents led critic
M ark L evenson to d e sc rib e this
fa ith fu l a d a p ta tio n as “ a new
tre a tm e n t th at ju s tif ie s a u d i­
ence atten tio n. C ong ratu latio n s
to all in v o lv e d in this sp le n d id
p ro d u c tio n .”
It is d e fin ite ly n e c e ssa ry to
heed A lic e ’s advice that “things
are n o t alw ays w hat they seem
to b e .” J u s t b e c a u se th is p e r­
Alice grows from Alice In Wonderland
fo rm a n c e fe a tu re s p u p p e try ,
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d o e s n ’t m ean i t ’s ju s t for kids.
and an sw er “ Y e s!”
now th a t w e h a v e seen each
A lice in W o n d e rla n d is an e n ­
T ears o f Jo y T h e a tre has w on
o th e r ,” sa id th e U n ic o rn , “ if
te rta in m e n t treat for th re e -y e ar
n a tio n a l and in te rn a tio n a l re c ­
o ld s, c o rp o ra te p re sid e n ts, and
y o u ’ll b e lie v e in m e, I ’ll b eliev e
o g n itio n for perfo rm an ces c re a t­
in you. Is th a t a b a rg a in ? ” T his
p a re n ts o f b o th . It p ro v id e s a
ing a th e a tric a l m agic th a t d e ­
is a p e rfo rm a n c e ev ent fo r a n y ­
fo u n d atio n to stim u late c re a tiv ­
lig h ts au d ien ces o f c h ild re n and
one w ho can a g ree w ith A lice
ity in the m inds o f all. “ W ell
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a d u l t s a lik e . R e s id e n t in
V an co u v er, W ashington, T ears
o f Jo y T h e a tre tours th ro u g h o u t
the U n ited S tates and abroad.
P erform ance tours have taken the
c o m p an y to Japan, C anada, Ko-
re a , H ong K ong and R u ssia.
T hree o f the th e a tre ’s p ro d u c ­
tions have rec e iv e d A m erican
p u p p e try ’s h ig h est aw ard , the
C itation o f E x c e lle n c e in th e A rt
o f P u p p e try from U N IM A -U SA .
The Grotto’s Festival of Lights Festival Named
One of 100 Best
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The Grotto's celebration offers 135 indoor music concerts performed by many o f the finest school, church
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and civic choral groups
portant community tradition. This is
he American Bus Associa
wonderful recognition for all o f our
tion (ABA) announced ear­
efforts, and our staff and volunteers
lier this month that The G rotto’s
efforts, to bring this annual gift to
Festival o f Lights in Portland, O r­
the people o f Portland. We are very
egon, has been designated as one of
appreciative o f being selected for
the Top 100 E vents in N orth
this award."
America for 1999.
Expected to welcome 55,000 visi­
“This is really very special and
tors this year. The G rotto’s Christ­
p e rfe c t tim in g , to o ,” said The
mas Festival o f Lights opens nightly
G rotto’s Executive Director, Father
(except C hristm as day) through
Jack Topper, OSM. “It just happens
Wednesday, December 30. This ecu­
that The Grotto will celebrate its 75,h
menical holiday festival is open
anniversary in 1999. So many people
nightly from 5 PM until 9:30 PM with
have contributed to the festival’s
The G rotto’s garden grounds clos­
successful development into an im­
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1 jug (1.5 liter) Martinelli’s Cider
or Apple Juice
15 whole cloves
10 inches stick cinnamon
16 teaspoon powdered allspice
Add spices to Cider and bring to
boiling point. Remove from heat
and let stand for an hour or more.
When ready to serve, reheat and
ing at 10 PM.
The G rotto’s Christmas Festival
o f Lights blends the sights, sounds,
and emotions which are so intrinsi­
cally a part o f this special holiday
season. The festival features m ag­
nificent holiday music concerts,
spectacular lighting displays, a dra­
matic living-history theaterprogram,
and great family entertainment for
children o f all ages, all presented in
a pristine garden sanctuary sur­
rounded by towering fir trees.
Recognized as the largest holi­
day choral festival in the United
States, The Grotto’s celebration of­
fers 135 indoor music concerts per­
formed by many of the finest school,
church, andcivic choral groups from
around the Pacific Northwest. Con­
certs are presented hourly each night
in The Grotto’s 600-seat chapel,
known for its cathedral quality
acoustics. This family-oriented fes­
tival also offers wonderful hand-
puppet shows, a live animal petting
zoo, and outdoor caroling.
For further information, please
contact Peter Mott, Festival Coordi-
nator, at 503/254-7371.
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Part One: Time For Success For Asian/Pacific Islander Youth
any o f the essen tial
th in g s th a t A sia n and
P acific Isla n d e r young p eo p le
need in o rd er to th riv e are m iss­
ing from th eir lives. T h a t’s the
co n clu sio n o f a survey that in ­
clu d e d 774 A sian and P acific Is­
lan d er six th , eig h th and tenth
grade stu d en ts (as part o f a su r­
vey o f 10,000 stu d en ts o v erall)
w ith in M ultnom ah C ounty. The
survey m easured the p resen ce o f
40 assets or b u ild in g blo ck s -
th at all young p eo p le need to
grow up healthy, caring and com ­
p e te n t.
O n av erag e, as o u r su rv ey re ­
v ealed , local A sian and Pacific
Islan d er youth have only 18 o f
these 40 assets, leaving them v u l­
n erab le to m any p roblem s.
A s th is re se a rc h re p o rt r e ­
v eals, you can do a great deal.
F or exam ple, m ost A sian and P a­
cific Islan d er youth are o p tim is­
tic ab o u t the future, but only a
third know how to plan ahead and
m ake choices. T his is som ething
com m u n ity m em bers can m odel
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and teach. W hile tw o -th ird s are
m o tiv ated to do w ell in school,
o n ly one in five say th e ir parents
are a c tiv e ly in v o lv e d in th e ir
sch o o ls. O ur A sian and Pacific
Islan d er young peo p le place a
high value on helping others, p ro ­
m oting eq u a lity , and reducing
h u n g er an d po v erty , but only one
in fo u r say that youth are given
u sefu l ro les in our com m unity.
W e can find those ro les fo r our
young peo p le. O ur ch ild re n have
stro n g m o tiv atio n to do w ell, but
m any are m issing assets like se lf­
esteem th at they need to ensure
su c c e ss.
The in n er stren g th s and a tti­
tudes o f A sian and P acific Is­
lan d er youth c o n tra d ic t the m yth
that young peo p le sim ply d o n ’t
c a re . M o st h av e frie n d s w ho
m odel resp o n sib le b e h a v io r and
m any are in volved in com m unity
serv ice and th e ir re lig io u s co m ­
m u n ities. T hey are m o tiv ated to
do w ell in school, care about o th ­
ers, stan d up for w hat they b e ­
lieve in, and those inner strengths
allow them to see a b rig h t future
for them selves.
A sian an d P a c ific Is la n d e r
youths c o n tin u e to b eliev e and
to care and to hope even as they
lack su p p o rt th at can virtu ally
guarantee success.
W hile m any A sian and Pacific
Islander youth have m any inner
stre n g th s, th ey su ffe r b ecause
they d o n ’t have enough adult in­
volvem ent in th e ir lives. The vast
m a jo rity o f th e se y o u th s say
adults d o n ’t value young people.
M ost say they d o n ’t have a p o si­
tive adult role m odel. M any say
they d o n ’t have caring neighbors.
T hese are th in g s ad ults can help
to fix.
T hrough this su rv ey , we d is­
covered that m any A sian and Pa­
cific Islan d er young people feel
they have fam ily su p p o rt and
love, but a su rp risin g num ber say
they do not. T he m a jo rity say
their fam ily d o e sn ’t com m unicate
w ell. M any youth need adults
who can help them to b u ild se lf­
esteem and learn d e c isio n -m a k ­
ing skills.
On the average, our A sian and
P acific Islan d er youth have ju st
18 o f the 40 asse ts they need,
b u t it d o e sn ’t have to stay that
w ay. T his im p o rtan t research
show s that for our A sian and
P acific Islan d er young people to
succeed, we m ust take the tim e
to show them w e care for them ,
take the tim e to com m unicate
w ith them , and take the tim e to
su p p o rt them . By doing so, we
give our youth the assets they
need to succeed.
T h is im p o rta n t p o r tr a it o f
A sian and P acific Islander youth
is part o f a com m unity-w ide cam ­
paign c a lle d T a k e T h e T im e . To
order additional reports, call 503/
248-5066.
A profile on Aalan/PacNIc
lalander Youth waa conducted
by Multnomah Commiaalon on
Children A FamIHea.
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