Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, October 13, 1999, Page 21, Image 21

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E stab lish ed in 1997, N O R T H
S T A R B A L L R O O M w as re n o ­
vated by C h risty E ugenis in o rd e r to
create an in v itin g m ix e d -u se ev en t
space cate rin g to a w id e ra n g e o f
groups. L ocated in the heart o fN o rth
P ortland, th e B allro o m has In c o m e
a nexis o f a rtistic , civ ic, p ro fe s­
sional and celeb rato ry activ ity . A rt­
ists know it as a reh earsal an d p e r­
form ance space; co m m u n ity lead ­
ers, as a m e etin g p lace , a n d the
n eig h b o rh o o d as a w elc o m e d p ri­
vate event facility. T he in tersec tio n
o f th ese in terests an d en e rg ie s in ­
form the sp irit o f this F a ll’s N o rth
S tar B a llro o m ’s P e rfo rm a n c e S a ­
lon Series.
T he P e rfo rm an ce S alo n S eries,
w hile artistic in in ten t, a lso seek s to
raise issues an d p ro v o k e q u estio n s.
T his reflects the B a llro o m ’s ro le as
a co m m u n ity c e n te r in a d iv e rse and
vital n eig h b o rh o o d and m irro rs the
interests o f m an y artists at th e clo se
o fth e 20lh century. T he P erfo rm an ce
Salon S eries presents serious them es
g iven c re ativ e, so m etim es h u m o r­
ous, alw ay s lively ex p ressio n . M er­
rym ak ing c o n clu d e s e ach ev en in g
as d an cin g to life o r d j’d m u sic
reigns from 11 P M - 1 A M .
The N O R T H STA R B A L L ­
R O O M is a m u lti-u se R en aissan ce-
s t y le b u i l d i n g a t 6 3 5 N o r th
K illingsw orth C ourt, one blocksouth
o f Killingsworth Street at B orthw ick
m North Portland, presents the debut
o fa fascinating perform ing arts series.
The last one w ill be held on N ovem ber
12.
A s conceived and produced by
Christy Eugenis and H arriet Fasenfest
North Star B allroom ’s Perform ance
Salon Series w ill conclude w ith C on­
sum ption in N ovem ber. M aking cre­
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site’s several spaces o f varying sizes,
each evening in the Perform ance Sa­
lon Series o tters a m enu o f arts expe­
riences. M ainstage (ballroom ) artists
m ay be popular (Jesu s Presley) or
cutting edge (M ira n d a J u ly ) , w ell
k n o w n ( G r e g g B ie le m e lr)
o r e m e r g in g ( R o c h e l l e
H a r t) , w ith m a n y c re atin g
p ie c e s to b e se e n fo r th e
first (a n d p erh ap s o n ly ) tim e
a t th e P e rfo rm a n c e S alo n
S eries. M a in sta g e p e rfo r­
m a n c e s w ill b e fla n k e d by
20th Annual
»lack Colleges
Conference
The 20th Annual Black Colleges Confer­
ence will be held on Saturday, October 30
at Portland Community College, 705 N.
Killingsworth from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM.
Student registration is free, adults are
$10. Space is limited. Registration forms
must be received by October 15. Students
should check with their school counselors
for registration forms or call 503/249-
7744 and leave a message.
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