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«8<W»ö4w • • t áwi»'w<Í » M » FEB. 3, 1999 Page B5 lije {JertLmà <f%wvwtr FOCUS Playing For Keeps Michael Jordan and th e World H e M ade Over the course o f his extraordi nary career, Pulitzer-Prize winning jo u rn a list and h isto ria n D avid Halberstam has explored as no one else could the dynam ic personali ties and pivotal events that best define crucial m om ents in A m eri can history. Now, in PLA YING FOR KEEPS: M ichael Jordan and the W orld He Made (Random House; $24.95) H alberstam turns his attention to our time, and our greatest star - M ichael Jordan. In the course o f chronicling his m eteoric ascent from high school phenom to sex time world cham pion with the C hi cago Bulls, H alberstam presents a m ulti-faceted portrait o f Jordan - the brilliant athlete, the fiery com petitor, the shrew d businessm an - and explains the forces that have converged to make an A merican basketball player into a global icon, perhaps the most famous being on the planet. P LA YIN G FO R K E E P S also gives an inside look at the people and com m ercial forces that have dram atically changed the NBA. In ju st over a decade, the NBA has evolved from a struggling league without corporate or network spon sors to one whose popularity and profile have virtually eclipsed that o f football and basketball. The transformation, due in large p art to su p e rsta rs like M agic Johnson, Larry Bird and M ichael Jordan, has both benefited the new generation o f players in the NBA and c re a te d pro b lem s for the league. ‘The world Jordan made ’ is mani fest in the recent NBA lockout. d slMPL 280^8022— ACTIVATE YOUR CELLULAR PHONE OR PAGER $19.99 NEED A CELLULAR PHONE? — Z— S NO PHONE AT HOME? NO PROBLEM PHONE RECONNECTION $45 SPECIAL $89.99 • • • INCLUDES: • Cellular Phone • Car Charger • Activation • 25 Minutes Airtime No credit checks No deposits Service in 2-3 days Come see us at 3939 NE MLK JR BLVD .EPS 23 IV ICR A EL David Halberstam ÎP C C ÇàdeRy CeieòRàres 5(<\cb ÌAiscoRy M EL GIBSON GDonth d i c h d o R h s By phitem on "C. Reid PAYBACK press my love for blues and ja z z through draw ing and p a in tin g .” E lem ents o f an im age such as a sax o p h o n ist or bluesm an h o ld ing a gu itar take o f f in an im pro v isatio n al dance form m irroring the im provisational nature o f jazz. T he solitary, com plex w orld o f the bluesm an is rev erberated, for exam ple, in R e id ’s H e a d in ’ For the C ity B lues through elongated lines, m an ip u lated im agery, and exaggerated form. T hrough the years, R eid has been very active on the arts scene in P ortland having served on the boards o f A rtQ uake and the P a cific NW C ollege o f Art and serv ing as a p a n e list for the R egional A rts and C u ltu re C ouncil. T he In te rsta te F ireh o u se C u l tu ra l C en ter, in p a rtn e rsh ip w ith P ortland Parks & R ecreation, is a n o n - p r o f it, c o m m u n ity -b a s e d p e rfo rm in g and v isual arts c e n t e r w ith an e m p h a s is on m u lticu ltu ral issues and persp ec tiv e s. » 4 Æ. PARAMOUNT PICTURES i r a s m ICON m M il GIBSON "PAYBACK" GREGG HENRY MARIABELLQ DAVID PAYMER CHRIS BOARDMAN M N McEVEETY " Æ RICHARO STARK BRIAN HIIGI1AND aid TEBRY HAYIS BRUCE DAVEY ,wtT! BRIAN HEIGEIAND Î S s s 3 * * 8 3 «KIMI SNMMCIN ÏMISI UMIUK Os «w. STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Call Theatre For Showtimes Special Engagement No Passes 7 T B -8 O « O » 4 T U A L A T IN F A M IL Y IH t A IW E S en tin e J — ip ecia V d o n c e rt f o r rJLoveri O n f i i Sunday, February 14 at 7:30 pm Murry Sidlin. conductor Bring your sweetheart to our annual ‘Voncert for lovers for an evening of romantic music performed in the beautiful surroundings of the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Enjoy romantic arias from (Above) Headin' For The City Blues - oil painting, 1992 by Philemon T. Reid The In terstate F ireh o u se C ul- iral C en ter kicks o f f B lack H is- iry M onth w ith e x h ib itio n s o f ain tin g s and p e n & inks by a n c o u v e r, W a sh in g to n a rtist hilem on T. Reid, February 4-27, ?99. A free p ublic o p en in g recep- on will be hosted by the IFCC on le first T h u rsd ay , F eb ru ary 4, om 5 to 7:30 PM . T he IFCC is icated at 5340 N. Interstate Ave. alle ry hours are T uesd ay - Sat- rday, noon to 5 PM . R e id ’s oil p ain tin g s o f jazz and lues m usicians reveal a keen abil- y to adap t m aterials into a per- anal vehicle for expression. That i, tailo rin g the sty les o f abstrac- on and cubism to his subjects. "O v e r the last sev eral years ly subject m atter has been m usi- al," acco rd in g to R eid. “ I ex- La Boheme, love songs from COLD SNAP DISCOUNT COUPON SAVE 2< A GALLON West Side Story. Gershwin’s sparkling overture to Girl Crazy and other beauti ful selections. Sponsored by the Andrianoff Family Supported by K IOS fin A Willamette Week Housewarmers O il Company, your first choice for premium home heating oil at a discount, offers m ore savings for heating oil users. Now, for a lim ited time, you can take advantage o f our COLD SNAP DISCOUNT COUPON and save an EXTRA 2< a gallon before the w inter rush begins. 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