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l> A 'l Volume \ . \ I X , Number 12 Committed to cultural diversity. \v w w. po rt I a n d o h s e rv e r. net MARCH 5 I. 1999 <371 je ^Jarilatth C0bserïier nnx in u n i tu a I f it b a r (C The Fantasticks Lakewood Theatre Company will be having open call auditions on Sunday, April 11 to complete its casting o f the musical comedy. The Fantasticks, directed by Ron Daum. Actors will receive remu neration. Each actor should prepare a c las sie Broadway song for the audition. Lake- wood Theatre Company supports and en courages multi-ethnic diversity in its cast ing. Call the theatre at 503/635-3901 during the hours o f 9-5 weekdays to schedule an appointment. Wisdom of the Elders It's That Time! Model Movement & Attitude All women dream o f walking through the door o f a party only to have every head turn. Venus Imaging Education will impart to you the secrets that professional models use to command this attention. Our enter taining class will infuse you with confi dence as we teach you how to walk, move, stand & turn like a professional model. Call 360/882-4416. Your Advertising Dollar The Women Entrepreneurs o f Oregon (W.E.O.), Lake Oswego/W est Linn Chap ter will be hosting a speaking event on Monday, April 12, from 5:45 to 8 PM at Stuff Pizza(4200 Mercantile Dr.). Loni Sander’s lecture topic will be on “Make the Most o f | Your Advertising Dollar". Call 656-6127. Give It Up! A Question Of Mercy Artists Repertory Theatre takes a pow erful look at love, compassion and dignity with its production o f A Question ofM ercy by David Rabe. Closely based on an essay by Dr. Richard Selzer, the play confronts the emotional tribulations o f loved ones and a physician in helping a terminally ill patient plan his suicide. A Question o f | Mercy runs through Sunday, April 25 at Artists Repertory Theatre’s main stage - The Reiersgaard Theatre (located at 1516 S W Alder). Call 503/241 -1 ART. It'll go whether you like it or not. Sistas In Motion Sistas In Motion, dedicated to the cul tural and educational empowerment of Arican American women through travel, is now open for second quarter enrollment. Membership entitles women 30% to 70% savings offered by all travel vendors, and 10% to 25% discounts on national tours, co n certs, and events (i.e. A AW OT, UniverSOULCircus, The Harlem Nutcracker, Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, ESSENCE Music Festival and more). Call 310/323-59O3 or email inmotion79@hotmail.com. Rem eber to adjust your clock a hour ahead on Sunday, 2 :0 0 a . m . Hispanic and Native Americans gathered at Linfield College for "An Afternoon of Wisdom of the Elders." For more details, see El Observador de Portland section It's also a good tim e to check th e batteries in your sm oke alarm s as well. Cancer Awareness Many cancers are caused or aggravated by lifestyle choices. Learn how to keep cancer at bay with good nutrition. In a free one-on-one session Saturday, April 10,12- 4 PM at Natural Center-East, o f the Na tional College o f Naturopathic Medicine, 11231 SEM arket.Call255-7355,ext.Ofor appointment. For complete list o f free screenings, call 499-4343, ext. 103. Earth & Spirit The Natural Way lecture series will be hosting a talk on Wednesday, March 31 by Sister Jose Hobday, a Seneca E Ider, Sister of | Franciscan Order and the author o f Simple Living: The Way to Inner Freedom. The event will be held in the Unity World Healing Center(on366Third Street) in Lake Oswego, from7:30-9:30PM. Star Wars Collection This spring break, A.C. G ilbert’s Dis covery Village gave you a few reasons to stay in Salem! Monday, March 22 through Friday, M arch 26 everyone was invited to “spring into art’’ at the Village! “Space ship to Tatooine" arrived at the Village spring break! Visit Jordan H ofer’s exten sive Star Wars collection on the Toy I Inventor’s W orkshop, including many o f the original Star Wars action figures, a real light saber, a life-sized Yoda and new figures from Episode 1. Call 503/371-3631. st ItM ls s K ) \ s ( i un 1111111 it \ < . i I i im I. ii intuì i i i u l i n i i " ill bi n i ' i ll Housing Our Families Abandon Project B y L u P ihlemam Housing Our Families has put its pro posed Fargo 10 housing development proposal on hold. HOF interim director Joan Miggins told the Observer that the agency didn’t want to undertake such a complex project, utilizing property tax credits, “until we get our house in order.” The Boise N eighborhood A ssocia tion had opposed the proposed 10- unit row house developm ent at North B orthw ick A venue and Fargo Street, and had successfully put a hold on a $361,000 federal grant, based on d is satisfaction with HOF. The non-profit agency has allow ed drug dealing in its B etty Cam pbell Building and M aya A ngelou apartm ent com plex, critics charge, and has been unresponsive to com m unity concerns Thom as D. W alsh, co-developer and contrac tor on the Fargo 10 project, told the O bserver that he still intends to attem pt to build it, but is “in limbo at the m om ent.” Creating a partnership with another non-profit agency to build affordable housing would be “our first c h o ic e .” A nother p o ssib ility is a “ speculative" venture to offer the units for sale at market rate. Chris Brown, co-chair o f the Boise A ssociation, says that the group has not yet had a chance to take a position on the project, but that m ost members would probably prefer to see owner- occupied dwellings on the site. W alsh says building in this way w ould am ount to “a $1 m illion bet. I d o n ’t know what the m arket size is for that kind o f housing in that location.” pi nuns il d u ll il t " o " t t U* lu ll in ' I In-1 \ i i l l d . i l c m m a m m m The recent 42-unit K nott Street Town Home project, east o f N ortheast M ar tin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at K nott Street, was a success, he says, but “That was closer to Irvington and its higher property values.” H ow ever, he adds, “ Perhaps w e ’ll do it and grit our te e th .” Meanwhile, HOF and Boise are con tinuing negotiations to resolve their differences. W hile neither w ished to discuss specifics w hile the talks are under way, both say there has been definite progress. B row n adds, “The w ithdraw al from the Fargo 10, w hich caught us o ff guard, certainly d id n 't h urt.” Brow n heard the announcem ent as a pledge by H OF to do no more developm ent in Boise for the tim e b e ing. M iggins says that “at this point we hav* no new projects planned." A sked about a planned developm ent on N ortheast 10th Avenue south o f A lberta Street, in the King neighbor hood, she says, “ 1 d o n ’t know if it is proceeding o r n ot.” M iggins is the latest in a series o f interim directors w ho have m anaged HOF since G retchen D ursch left in O ctober. Part o f the problem was that the agency b o ard’s first choice for a perm anent successor later turned the jo b dow n, and other candidates w ere deem ed unsatisfactory, M iggins says. HOF is now going through a new re cruiting effort for the directorship, M iggins says.