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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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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
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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
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.
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s ig n e r M ary R o b in e tte H a rriso n ,
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