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»■* • r «*t • * • • * • Volume XXVI III, Number 7 . ♦ r* • »'•Al 'A -a I • • « < • » ♦ '♦ » a • -V-'/'« ■ - •T ♦ « • r* *“♦ » « * Com m itted lo eultural dixersity. http? \v\v vv.portlaiidobserver.net <TTi|e ^ o rtla n ù (Obscrucr ZiT n nt m n u t t u VLua I e n h a r- t«»«v *f<tr*»r'«« FEBRUARY 17.1999 SECTION B - Kirk Franklin & Family roll up on Y2K Preparation Garden The Portland H eart-Centered Y2K A c tion Team is dedicated to the work ofbuild- ing neighborhood and com m unity relation ships for preparedness and resiliency. Sev eral experts will share their know ledge on Saturday, February 27, from 8 AM to 4 PM at Portland State University at Smith Memo rial Center( 1825 SW Broadway). Make-Up Tips K nown as the "m ake-up artist to the stars,” the name SAM FINE has becom e synonymous with African-American beauty. Fans will be able to greet-and-meet Sam, see a make-up dem onstration and ask ques tions. He will be at Nordstroms in downtown Portland on M arch 6. Goodwill Volleyball Tour Sports For Y outh Foundation, Inc. is currently accepting applications for boys and girls aged 15-19, who are accom plished High School orC lub volleyball players and good citizens, both in their school and com munity, to take part in the 1999 Goodwill A mbassadors W orld Tours. 1999 m arks the 16,h year that the Goodwill Am bassadors have conducted world tours for Junior vol leyball players. The 1999 tour will travel to London, Paris, Geneva, Venice, and Rome. Registration deadline is M arch 151*. C all425/ 251 -6675 or email info@vollevballnw.com High Blood Pressure The National Kidney foundation o f O r egon & SW W ashington has a FREE m edi cal program scheduled for Saturday, Febru ary 27, from 10 AM to 11:30 AM at Pacific Pointe Retirem ent Inn, 11777 SW Queen Elizabeth in King City. “Living w ith High Blood Pressure” is an inform ative program about dealing with high blood pressure, how to avoid it and w hat can be done once you have it. Dr. Sharon Anderson will present valuable materials and slide presentation, along with answering questions. If it lives up to it’s billing as a Gospel Extravaganza... Portland is in for a treat as Grammy Award Winning Kirk Franklin his support cast "Family" prepare to "bless you" in a Soul Searching , heart Warming Challenge to be "all God had intended for you to be" Oregon Tradeswomen T he n ex t m e e tin g o f th e O re g o n Tradeswom en Network is scheduled for Thursday, February 18 at 6 PM at the State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon St., Room 120. The topic o f this m onth’s meeting is “Presenting Your Trade.” Attendees will leant how to speak to girls and w om en about their trades career. Childcare is provided and everyone is welcome. The meetings are free, no pre-registration is required. For more information, call 943-2228. Your Child's Agenda “Y our C hild’s Agenda" is a workshop based upon the prem ise that in order to recognize, honor, and support you child’s agenda through his or herow n unique quali ties, you first need to identify, honor, and celebrate your own as a parent. This two- hour workshop will be held on February 20 at A Teacher’s Space (2755 N E Broadway). Cost is $35. Participants m ust pre-register and pre-pay by calling 288-3577. Image Management Learn how to create powerful style, im age, and presence that m akes you radiate and attract others! By simply making adjust ments within ourselves, w e are able to create incredible results and satisfaction in our lives. On Saturday, March 6 attend a Suc cess G uaranteed Seminar at The Friendly House (1737 N W 26,h & Thurman). The event will begin at 8 :30 AM until 12:30PM . Call Image Resources at 503/452-8986. Stop Smoking Stop smoking with Chinese medicine. Smoking affects all aspects o f health, espe cially heart and lung systems. Free screen ing teaches what Classical Chinese m edi cine can do to help quit smoking. Saturday, February 20,9 A M - 1 PM at Natural Health Center-East, o f the National College o f Naturopathic Medicine, 11231 SE Market. Call 255-7355, ext. 0 for appointment. For com plete list o f free screenings, call 499- 4343,ext. 103. Continued to page SI B M I , S S |O \ S : ( o n i n il l lt i li ( . I I t i I < l i I in t in in u liin i n ill lie v ix e n pI im ilx il i l . H i ll In n " ei'K s h e lm e th e e l e n i (I, lie . The National Endowment For The Arts Sends A Local theatre Company To India S c o tt spent th ree w eeks in India ta lk in g w ith the p e o p le , v id e o ta p ing th e ir p e rfo rm a n c e s, re c o rd in g th e ir m u sic, ta s tin g th e ir liv e s. T hey com e back w ith custom b u ilt drum s and h an d-w oven te x tile s to c re a te the lush w orld o f the play. For N ath an K um ar S c o tt th is w as a trip hom e. He grew up in In d ia . It was jo u rn e y b ack to his c h ild h o o d only to find a n c ie n t lore c o n c ern e d w ith issu e s as c u rre n t as g lo b al w arm ing, “ i t ’s m essage is so re le v a n t to d ay . The sto ry te lls us o f a tim e w hen the w orld w as g e ttin g so h o t th a t r iv e r s , la k e s , and ponds w ere d ry in g up th e iro n s m e lte rs w ere ru n n in g th e ir fu rn aces day and n ig h t w ith o u t s to p p in g .” “ T he S e c re t o f S in g b o n g a ” o p en s a the C olum bia A rt C e n te r on F eb ru ary 12,h - 14th and c o n tin u es at the P o rtlan d C e n te r fo r the P e rfo rm in g A rts F e b ru a ry 26 - M arch 14"1. P e rfo rm a n c e s are F ri d ay s at 7:30pm , S a tu rd a y s at 2pm and 7:30pm and S undays at 2 p.m . T ic k e ts are $12 for a d u lts and $9 fo r c h ild re n and are a v a ila b le by c a llin g The T ears o f Joy box o f f ic e . P o r tla n d : 2 4 8 -0 5 5 7 V an co u v er: 695-0477 = T hey w ent h a lf w ay aro u n d the g lo b e, d e lv e d in to the s to rie s , m u sic and a rt o f an a n c ie n t c u ltu re , and cam e back w ith a leg e n d that s trik e s s tra n g e ly c lo se to hom e to d ay . T he N a tio n a l e n d o w m en t for the A rts e s s e n tia lly c o m m is sio n ed “ T ears o f Joy T h e a tre ” to tra v e l to India and com e hom e w ith a p u p p et th e a tre p iece in sp ire d by the trib a l tra d itio n s o f In d ia. T he r e s u lt is “ T he S e c re t o f S in g b o n g a .” T he le g e n d c o m e s from the M unda P e o p le, a trib e in N o rth e a ste rn In d ia. T hey te ll o f g reed y iron sm e lte rs who cut dow n the sa cre d Sarjom tree to fuel th e ir fu rn a c e s . The sm oke and c la n g in g o f th e ir ham m ers rise to the h e a v en s and d is tu rb even th e c re a to r, S ingbonga. Singbonga uses a sm all boy to save the Sarjom tre e and the sm e lte rs are d e stro y e d by th e ir ow n g re e d . S in g o n g a tu rn s th e s m e lte r ’s fa m ilie s into b u tte r flie s , s p irits w hose p u rp o se is to p ro tect n a tu re . Even today b u tte rflie s , re m in d p e o p le o f th e ,s e c r e t o f S in g b o n g a. D ire c to r Jodi E ic h e lb e rg e r, d e s ig n e r M ary R o b in e tte H a rriso n , and p la y w r ig h t N a th a n K u m a r ■ ï W fc , fe iS s S -A'<J»».<W M|l l iMWI«lll. ll l ll l l|l I J 1 i à b M f c t- X , . ■ - Æ - .. S