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glifi? jo d ia n i» ©haeraer Focus Martial Arts To Benfit Jefferson Arts Program Focus A S U P P L E M E N T ________ « O F P o rtlan d ’s prem ier m artial artists a re k ic k in g in to s u p p o r t th e Jefferson A rts M agnet program , best known for the n ationally acclaim ed Jefferson D ancers. “A rtF o rc e ,” a p e rf o rm a n c e of dance, m usic and m artial arts, will w Observer and under. All proceeds will b enefit J e ffe rso n ’s P erfo rm in g a n d V isual A rts p rogram . According to Fred Locke, the Mag net C oordinator o f Jefferson’s arts pro g ram , b udget cuts an d th e lack of be held at 4 PM Saturday, May 15, at Jefferson H igh School. Tickets for th e event are $10 for adults an d $5 for b o th seniors and children age 12 stable funding remain a major concern for the entire program . T he Jefferson Dancers were able to continue to per form this year only because of “a gen erous one-time g ran t of $45,000 from a .1-« P G E/Enron.” A rtForce will attem pt to restore funding to parts of the program whose budgets have been cut. “T here is a natural connection be tween martial arts and dance,” says Gil Johnson, head instructor at the School of Traditional Taekwon-do. “Both are concerned with movement that is at once structured and creative. And if you hare seen the Jefferson Dancers, you know they excel because of the same discipline, - Publisher Chuck Washington Editor Larry J. Jackson, Sr. Director o f Advertising Tony Washington Copy Editor Joy Ramos Creative Director in r indomitable ln m itilH Ip s n irit th that commitment and spirit creates a black belt martial artist. “W hen we learned that this valu able m agnet arts program needed to replace lost funding, we decided to do our p art,” Johnson adds. T h e ArtForce program will feature demonstrations of aikido, karate, kendo (Japanese sword art), kung fu, jujitsu, t’ai chi and taekwon-do. T he talent of the m agnet arts program will also be displayed including per fo rm a n c e s by th e Jefferson D ancers, d i rected by Ju lan e Stites; the M odem Dance Lab, directed by Melissa St. Clair, and the Jefferson Jazz Combo, directed by Ronnye Harrison. Participating martial arts schools include the Academ y of K ung Fu, Garden Home T ’ai Chi Center, Obukan Kendo Club, Portland Aikikai, the School of Traditional Taekwon-do and Tradi tional Okinawan Karate Heather Fairchild 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. ***~ Portland, OR 97211 503-2884)033 Fax 503-288-0015 e-mail: The high-flying students from the School of showcase their talents May 15 * * * * « * ' ■ Î Ï S ^ o ï- d ï School's Magnet Arts programs. The School of Traditional Taekwon ao operates two schools serving the North and Northeast neighborhoods. news@ portlandobserver.net D e a d l i n e s lm s u b in ille d n ia liii.il: Articles: Friday by 5 p . m . Ads: Monday by Noon Focus welcomes freelance sub missions. Manuscripts and pho tographs can be returned if ac companied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. All created display ads become the sole property of the news paper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written con sent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of the ad. ISWTI m rartad OtMrar L earn to speak C h in ese o r S p an ish. Study astro n o m y o r o rn ith o l ogy. E x p lo re th e film s o f A lfre d H itch co c k . S tu d y e n v iro n m e n ta l science o r learn golf. Lewis & C lark o ffe rs a w id e ra n g e o f e x c itin g c o u rs e s fo r u n d e r g r a d u a te a c a d em ic cre d it d u rin g two su m m er sessions: M ay 10 to J u n e 18 an d June 21 to Ju ly 30. S u m m er Session is for a d u lt stu d e n ts lo o k in g fo r a c h a lle n g in g le a rn in g e x p e rie n c e , in d iv id u a ls who w ant to seriously explore a sub ject thro u g h classroom study, as well as tra d itio n a l u n d e rg ra d u a te s who w ant to earn acad em ic credit. S u m m e r S e ss io n c o u rs e s a re available on an o pen adm ission b a sis. T h a t m eans stu d en ts may enroll in co u rses w ith o u t go in g th ro u g h the form al ad m issio n process. V isit th e S u m m er S essio n W eb site at w ww.lclark.edu/ -cas/sum m er o r call Group. P roceeds from the e v e n t w ill go to th e dance, music, television production, theatre and visual arts departm ents a t J e f f e r s o n H ig h School. Tickets will be sold at the high school and at the participating m a r tia l a rts schools. For m ore inform ation about purchasing tick e ts , c o n ta c t J u d y S a n fo rd a t J e ffe rs o n H igh School. C all 916- PGE - E nron F o u n d a tio n p re s e n ts M ay M ay M ay M ay 8 PM 2 PM 8 PM 2 PM 7 PM 6 & 8 8 7 9 N c w m a r k T h e a tre P o r tla n d C e n te r to r th e P e r fo r m in g A rts T ic k e t- A v a ila b le a t th e PC P A B o x O ffic e 11 11 I SW B ro a d w a y ) A ll F re d M e y e r F a s tix x O u tle ts (2 2 4 T IX X I S i f, 50 , 4 50 10 50 A ll S e a ts R e s e rv e d T ic k e ts - ,u b |e r t to PAC S u r c h a r g e 503/768-7297. .a./A .'J'SfV • • • • • > t e > . «-• -jÁ-, •'¿i ■“ " •« ’