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P o rtla nd G ets
Kirk Green
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Portland, O regon - Retired Holly
wood an d Broadway actor R hodes
Reason, along with KATU’s Rhonda
Shelby will host Portland’s T hird An
nual O scar Night America. Mr. Rea
son is an active voting M em ber of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences (the Academy); as such he
will be sharing insights into the nomi
nation and voting procedures of the
Academy throughout the program.
Oscar Night America is a fundraiser
for Volunteers of America of Oregon
and the Oregon Film and Video Foun
dation, and is Portland’s only Academy
A wards G ala au th o rized and sanc
tioned by the Academy of Motion Pic
ture Arts and Sciences. All guest attend
ing will receive an official program ,
identical to the program distributed at
the main event in Hollywood.
T he awards will be Sunday, M arch
21st, from 4 to 9 P.M., at the Sheraton
at the A irport.
Kirk Green will be doing several singing engagements
throughout Portland.
B y J oy R amos
Kirk G reen, the nationally renown
singing sensation b ehind the m axi
single, “Make (rood Love To M e” will
be taking his class-act perform ance to
vveral entertainm ent venues through
out Portland.
T he vocalist/ pianist/ producer is
scheduled to play at the Cleo-Lillian
Social C lub on M arch 19 and 26 as a
grand show of support to preserve this
historic landm ark that he regards as “a
place that has given the Northeast com
munity a sense of worth and purpose."
T h e C leo-L illian Social C lu b is
under threat of closure by the City of
Portland due to com plaints by neigh
bors about too m uch noise from m em
bers and guests leaving the club. In re
sponse, the managem ent has proposed
a plan to change their musical form at
to feature Jazz and Blues artists. Kirk
G reen was rehired by Xavier Brown
ing of C leo’s because of his mass ap
peal and ability to attract a m ature au
dience that values and respects neigh
borhood viability. G reen understands
the establishm ent’s dilem m a and has
readily agreed to help make
Cleo’s a positive com m unity
environment.
K irk’s musical style is di
verse a n d w ell-received by
m ainstream listeners. He can
b e h e a rd o v er th e ra d io
through the KKJZ station that
occasionally plays his music.
Kirk will be launching three
new C D ’s featuring Jazz, R&B
and Gospel where some of his
original compositions are fea
tu red . H e has ex ten d ed his
musical influence oversees to
T hailand with the recent re
lease of his vocals hit entitled
“R enato C urato.”
Kirk Green will also be per
forming at the following loca
tions in Portland:
• “T h e H o t S p o t” (in NE.
A lb in a & L o m b a rd ) ev ery
Wednesday evening. This is an
open mic event.
• “Mr. B row n’s R e sta u ra n t
Lounge" on March 20 for their
G rand O pening.
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