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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.
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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.
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c re a te the lush w orld o f the play.
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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
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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
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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.
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