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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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503-2884)033
Fax 503-288-0015
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