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C hristm as R evels celebrate w inter solstice w ith French m edieval song
CONTR IB UTED STORV
for
T he P ortland O bserver
Portland Revels will present its fifth
annual Christm as Revels holiday
program on D ecem ber 10, 11, 12,
14 and 15 at the Scottish R ite
T heater, SW 15th & M orrison,
Portland, OR. Show times are Friday
at 7:30 PM; Saturday at 1 PM and
7:30 PM; Sunday at 1 PM and 5
PM ; T uesday at 7:30 PM ; and
W ednesday at 7:30 PM.
This year’s C hristm as Revels, a
family celebration o f the w inter
solstice, will take the audience to
medieval France and England where
King A rthur and his nephew , Sir
G aw ain, encounter a rem arkable
seasonal challenge. Directed by Pam
Livingstone, with Robert I .ockwood
as M u sic D ir e c to r, th e 1999
C h ristm a s R e v els w ill o ffe r a
medieval feast o f m usic, theater and
The 1999 Christmas Revels will
transport the audience to
medieval France fo r a holiday
feast o f music, theatre and dance.
dance.
The Portland Revels has been hailed
by W il lam ette W eek as * ‘Portland ’ s
best family-oriented holiday event.”
This year, in beautiful costum es o f
the period, accom panied by an early
m usic consort and the P ortland
Brass Quintet, the Revels’ adult and
children’s choruses will sing a range
o f c o m p o s e d a n d tr a d itio n a l
m edieval songs - m ost o f them in
French. The B ridgetow n M orris
M en will perform morris dancing,
the A bbots Brom ley H om Dance
and a Y orkshire rapper sw ord
dance; and actors K eith Scales
and Burl Ross will take the
lead in the exciting story o f Sir
G aw ain and the G reen Knight.
T h e re a ls o w ill b e a
lin g u is tic a lly
fra c tu r e d
“ Franglais” m um m ers’ play -
a death and resurrection farce
in a wonderful m ixup ofFrench
and English that is magically
c o m p re h e n sib le - and the
custom ary participation o f the
Vegas style games at Chinook Winds Casino
CO NTR IB UTED STORY
for
T he P ortland O bserver
custom er demand. C hinook W inds
is the third casino in the state to
offer Class III games. A ccording to
Tribal C hairm an, D elores Pigsley,
additional revenue generated by the
new games will go back to the Tribe,
to be used for health, education,
housing, econom ic developm ent
and charitable contributions as is
stipulated in the T ribe’s long-term
plan in agreem ent with the Indian
G a m in g R e g u la to ry A c t. A
percentage o f the proceeds will go
back into the su rro u n d in g
com m unity in the form o f
charitable donations. Chinook
W inds was chosen as the co
w inner ofB usiness o f the Y ear
in Lincoln City for 1997 for
the m any contributions w hich
have already been m ade to the
area. In addition, C hinook
w inds em ploys 735 people,
w hich in itself has a strong
e c o n o m ic im p a c t o n th e
surrounding com m unities.
A ribbon cutting cerem ony took
place Friday, N ovem ber 12, 1999
to c e le b ra te th e lo n g -a w a ite d
opening o f Las V egas style gam es
at Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln
City. The new gam es will include
Craps, R oulette, Pai-G ow Poker,
Let-it-Ride, Caribbean Stud, A ruba
Stud, Progressive Blackjack, and
Big 6 W heel in addition to Bingo,
Keno, Poker, Blackjack, and
th e 1 ,000 s lo t m a c h in e s
a lre a d y a v a ila b le to th e
casino’s patrons.
It took nearly tw o years o f
n e g o tia tio n s b e tw e e n the
S tate o f O re g o n an d the
C onfederated Tribes o f Siletz
to reach an agreem ent w hich
w ould allow the casino to
bring these gam es on line.
T h e C o m p a c t fo r th e
operation o f class III gam ing
u n d er the Indian G am ing
R e g u la to ry A c t (w h ic h
Remember the "Unknown Comic?” Well he's
includes the new gam es) was
along with Portland's own Michael "Winnemuca" Jenkins.
sig n ed by G o v ern o r John
See them live!
K itzhaber on Septem ber 14
and then sent to the Secretary
o f Interior for approval. The
S e c re ta ry o f th e In te rio r
approved the com pact and it
becam e effective O ctober 29,
audience in singing w ith the chorus
and dancing around the hall to the
energetic and infectious “ Lord o f
the D ance.”
Tickets are available by calling the
Portland R evels at 224-7411 or
FAST1XX at 224-8499. Tickets
also m ay be ordered by m ail from
Portland Revels at P.O. Box 12108,
Portland, O R 97212. Tickets are
$19.50 for adults, $10 for children
CRC *
CRRISCnViS
RCÜCCS
A French Medieval Celebration
of the Winter Solstice
Choral Songs + Early Music Performers
Brass & Tympani
Children’s Songs & Games
Traditional Dances
Carols & Drama
December 1 0 , 1 1 , 1 2 , 1 4 , & 15, Evenings; with Matinees Dec 11 & 12
Scottish Rite Center
SW 15th & Morrison, PortJond
Revels Telephone Order (5 0 3 ) 2 2 4 7 4 1 1
Fostixx (5 0 3 ) 2 2 4 8 4 9 9
P r e s e n te d b y P o r tla n d R e v e ls
For further information: www.teleport c om /no nprofit/revels
ELVIS WADE
CHRISTMAS SHOW
DECEMBER 10 « 11
Jimmy Walke
70’s Comedy
Review
SAM MOORE & LITTLE EVA
JANUARY 14 > 15
RAUL REVERE
AND THE RAIDERS
JANUARY 2 8 a 8 9
BOBBY VINTON
FEBRUARY 11 a 12
kitty wells , johnny russell
AND lOHNMY COUMTERRT
a 26
TONY ORLANDO
MARCH 1 0 a 11
November 27
6 pm Dinner Show $3 5 - $45
10 pm Cocktail Show $1 5 -*2 5
FEBRUARY 2 5
For tickets and information
call 1-BBS-MAIN ACT or
1999.
The term s o f the agreem ent
a llo w the C a sin o to add
additional casino style gam es
as the opportunity presents.
In addition, the new C om pact
authorizes C hinook W inds
Casino to increase the num ber
o f slo t m achines to m eet
( 12 and under), and $ 15 for seniors
(65+), plus handling charge. A 10%
d isco u n t is av ailab le for block
purchases o f 10 or m ore tickets for
the sam e show . T he th eater is
w heelchair accessible and on the
M A X line.
For inform ation about the holiday
show o r Portland R e v els, call 503-
224-7411 or w w w .teleport.com /
nonprofit/revels.
C h in o o k W inds C asino
Fr& a t A to r ra r
Tickets on sale 60 days prior to show date
1 -888-C H IN O O K • O N THE BEACH IN LINCOLN CITY, OREGON
www.chinookwindscasino.com
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