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OBT Conducts In-
School Residencies
at Two Portland
Elementary Schools
Oregon B allet T heatre (O B T ) is
currently conducting in-school resi­
dencies at two P ortland elem entary
schools through its education o u t­
reach program, Project F I N.D. (Find
and Inspire New D ancers). T hrough
the month o f M ay, a total o f 100 third
and fourth graders from M eriw ether
Lew is and B rooklyn elem entary
schools w ill be p a rtic ip a tin g in
dance, m ovem ent and music classes.
In addition to providing arts educa­
tion, Project F.I.N .D . classes bring
opportunities for students to con­
nect dance and m usic to academ ic
areas such as E nglish, m ath and so­
cial sciences.
Project F.I.N.D. provides partici­
pating children w ith classes in m u­
sic and a w ide range o f dance and
m ovem ent styles, including contem ­
porary dance, yoga, P eruvian folk
dance, tai chi, and A frican dance.
This y ear’s students w ill also re­
ceive instruction in the geography
and cultural influences ofeach m ove­
m ent form and learn how m ath con­
cepts, w riting and storytelling can
be an integral part o f dance. T hey
w ill also have inform al show ings o f
class projects, to u r O regon B allet
T h eatre’s dance studios in dow n­
tow n Portland, and have in-school
visits w ith professional dancers from
O B T ’s com pany. T he students re­
cently attended an O regon Ballet
T heatre “ M agic o f D ance” program
- a fully-produced perform ance at
the PortlandC ivic A uditorium , com ­
plete w ith costum es, scenery, and
lighting - featuring ballets danced
by the professional com pany and
students from T he School o f O regon
Ballet Theatre.
Som e o f the m any benefits to
P roject F.I.N .D . students are en ­
hanced m u lti-cu ltu ral aw areness,
self-esteem , control and self-disci­
pline; im proved listening skills and
ability to follow directions and pay
attention to detail; g reater recogni­
tion o f personal space and consider­
ation o f others; and a sense o f ac­
com plishm ent. A lso, up to 50 Project
F.I.N .D . students have the opportu­
nity each year to take p ail in a free,
tw o-w eek sum m er dance w orkshop
d u r in g d u r in g O re g o n B a lle t
T h e a tre ’s ann u al o u td o o r dance
event, “ O B T E xposed."
Schools that have participated in
the program in the past are Applegate,
A rd e n w ald , B each , B o ise-E lio t,
C larendon, Faubion, Lincoln Park,
N ortheast C om m unity, Peninsula,
Riverside, Shaver, V em on and Vose.
Texaco, American State Bank Partners with Portland
Community College in Community Mural Contest
P O R T L A N D
Is Your Vision
ig Enough?
Ifyour ability to see the big picture
in the Northeast Portland com m unity
is only m atched by your artistic abil­
ity, Portland C om m unity College
wants to hear from you.
A m eric an S tate B ank, T ex aco
and PC C are b an d in g to g e th e r to
find th e rig h t a rtist to m ak e th eir
m ark on the south w all o f A m erican
S tate B an k o f f N o rth e a st M artin
L u th er K in g Jr. B lvd. W ith the
them e “ T ra n sfo rm ed by T im e - A
H isto ry o f C o m m u n ity S tre n g th ,”
a rtists w ill be ask ed to p resen t
ju d g e s w ith artw o rk th at cap tu res
the h isto ry o f th e co m m u n ity . T he
m u ral w ill c o v e r a 16-foot by 50-
Reach For
foot surface. A n o ffic ia l u n v eilin g
o f the co m p leted m ural is te n ta ­
tiv ely sc h ed u led for S eptem ber.
A rtwork m ust be subm itted to the
A sso ciated Students o f P ortland
Com m unity College (ASPCC) office
at PC C ’s Cascade Cam pus, SC 103,
by 5 PM, W ednesday, M ay 12.
For artw ork design specifics and
subm ission and application details,
call Kendi Esary at978-5781. Informa­
tion can also be obtained by attend­
ing a kickoff cerem ony for the mural
art contest on Tuesday, April 6 at the
C ascad e
C a m p u s,
705
N.
Killingsworth, in Room 122ofTerrell
Hall, from noon to 1 PM.
Travel Back in Time
PCC Renaissance Fair
C om e one, com e all to the three-
d ay R en aissan ce F air at P ortland
C o m m u n ity C o lle g e ’s S y lv a n ia
Cam pus, 1 2000S W .49'h A ve., April
13-15 from 8 AM to 5 PM. T he event
is free an d o pen to the p ublic. Food
an d b ev erag es are also free to v isi­
tors o f th e fair.
F air re v e le rs w ill be trea ted to
era-specific live entertainm ent, lav­
ish ly d e c o ra te d b o o th s, fire d a n c ­
ing, m ock b a ttle s by th e S o ciety
fo r C r e a tiv e A n a c h ro n ism an d
m ore. A p e ttin g zo o fo r y o u n g ­
ste rs an d a ta tto o artist fo r body
a rt-m in d e d ad u lts w ill also be
sta rre d attra c tio n s at th e fair.
dren ages 30 m onths to six years. Free
M inority m iddle school students
bus transportation will be provided
will get a firsthand look at college life
Some of this year’s festivities
from central locations in Portland,
on a m ajor university cam pus during
include:
Salem and W oodbum on a space-
this year’s “R each for S uccess" visi­
T u e s d a y , A p ril 13 - T h ro u g h ­
available basis.
tation day on Saturday, April 17, at
out the D ay the Society fo rC reativ e
For more inform ation, or to pre­
the U niversity o f Oregon.
register,
contact the UO Office o f A nach ro n ism w ill be pu ttin g on
About 150 students o f color, their
m ock fights, p roviding for oth er in­
Student Retention Programs, 541 /346-
parents and school counselors from
form ation and other spontaneous
1152.
all over O regon are expected to at­
acts. A lso, from noon to 1 PM .A kala
tend the free event, w hich is spon­
s o r e d b y th e U O O ff ic e o f
M ulticultural Affairs, the O ffice o f
Student Retention Program s and the
O ffice o f Admissions.
Registration begins at 9 AM in the
Ballroom o f the Erb M em orial Union
(EM U), 1222 E. 13"'Ave. on the UO
campus. Participation w ill be lim ited
to the first 150 students on a first-
come, first-served basis, with a March
26 pre-registration deadline.
Each year, the UO offers “ Reach
for Success” to encourage and sup­
port African-American, Asian-Ameri­
can or Pacific Islander, C hicano or
Latino and N ative A m erican students
in pursuing their educational goals.
The program gives students and their
families the chance to experience first­
hand the m any opportunities avail­
able in higher education.
Jose Rom ero, director o f special
projects for the W oodburn School
District and an UO alum nus, w ill de­
liver the keynote address at 9.30 AM
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UO faculty, adm inistrators and
graduate students w ill teach m ini­
classes on 14 different subjects, in­
cluding art, science, business, law,
the Internet and journalism . C am pus
tours and sessions about adm ission
requirem ents, financial aid and hos­
ing also will be available for students.
W orkshops for parents w ill ad­
dress topics such as paying for col­
lege, adm issions options, cam pus
and com m unity resources, and “help­
ing your child succeed in school.”
These w orkshops w ill be offered in
Spanish as w ell as English. T hose
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other languages at the tim e o f regis­
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Childcare will be available for chil­
, a ritualistic fire dancing troupe will
b e perform ing o utside S y lv an ia’s
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W e d n e s d a y , A p ril 14 - A p et­
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T h u r s d a y , A p ril 1 5 - B e tw e e n
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