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Page 4 (Jl?? $.hirtl;tnb © bseruer August 23, 2000 Music m R o d e r » r F ranklin rU8jrULEQKILAfU2^Q8ù£RYtK Thanks to community participation, positive feedback, and the hard work o f many volunteers, Hip Hop in the Park (H H IP) is back to offer Northeast Portland another FREE dose o f multimedia performing arts aimed at raising awareness about national and local human rights violations. In order to effectively strive for social change we must join forces with our neighbors and build solid com m unity support networks. To help to empower and educate one another as well as combat the evil stereotypes that Hip Hop in the Park divide us. If we really want to put an end to environmental racism, institutional racism, m andatory minimums and police brutality, we must come together and act as one. HHIP is the vehicle that will bring us together. Our willingness to take the message to our “soul spaces” and then to our neighborhoods will be the deciding factor in how effective we are at achieving social justice in Northeast Portland. T h e e c le c tic b le n d o f ta le n t assem bling in A lberta Park on August 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. is a must see for citizens en v isio n in g social ju stic e and in c lu sio n in o u r d iv e rsifie d neighborhoods. There will be p resentations and inform ation distributed on topics such as fair housing, campaign finance reform, p riso n re fo rm , air q u a lity , environmental classism, Mumia A bu-Jam al’s case, racial justice outreach, mandatory minimums, police accountability, and much more. In addition to the informational booths and speakers, HHIP will host some the area’s most prolific spoken word artist poets, street thespians, dancers, and musicians. This year’s list ofbands include some o f the best recording artists in the city and region. The The Jazz on the Water F estival at Hood River CONTRIBUTED S IQ & l tor T he P ori land O bserver V erve recording artist R ussell m alo n e, K enny B a rro n , R oy Hargrove, and Dee Dee Bridgewater will perform at the Jazz on the Water Festival in Hood River, Oregon, on September 9 and 10. Georgia native Russell M alone has established him self as one o f the leading voices in Jazz guitar through his recordings as a leader and especially during his time spent touring and recording with vocalist/ pianist Diana K rall’s trio. He just released his Verve Records debut, entitled Look W ho’s Here. The album features ten songs, including three Malone originals. Also on the album are M alone’s interpretations o f such songs as Cole Porter’s “Get Out o f Town,” and the theme from The Odd Couple. Malone performs w ith his quartet on Saturday, September 9 at 12 p.m. Philadelphia-born Kenny Barron has played with artists ranging from Roy Haynes to Dizzy Gillespie during his thirty-plus years as a p ro fe ssio n a l m u sic ia n . L ong considered one o f the finest pianists in jazz, Barron has released several recordings on the Verve label in the 1990s. His most recent album as a leader is Spirit Song. Barron will p e rfo rm w ith h is q u a rte t on Saturday, September 9, 2000 at 2 p.m. GRAMMY-winning trumpeter Roy H argrove’s new album is M oment to Moment, which features twelve beautiful ballads. This new album , H a rg ro v e ’s first re le a se sin c e 1 9 9 7 ’s groundbreaking Hahana, also includes H argrove’s in te rp re ta tio n o f Pat M etheny’s “A lw ays and F orever.” H argrove will perform with his quintet on Saturday, September9,2000 at 7 p.m . D ee D ee B rid g e w a te r re c e n tly released a new recording, Live at Yoshi’s, on Verve Records. The set features songs from the acclaimed vocalist’s performances at the Oakland, CA club in April o f 1998. Bridgewater will perform with her band on Sunday, September 10, 2000 at 5:45 p.m. Garrison Keillor brings tales to Portland CONTRIBUTED STORY eub J jil E ukicasb TJ bsekyeb Garrison Keillor, whose signature M in n eso ta m o n o lo g u e s h av e attracted a loyal audience o f nearly 2.8 million over public radio, will bring an evening o f music, comedy and storytelling to the A rlene Schnitzer C oncert H all in the Portland Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, August 29 at 7:30 p.m. This is the first Oregon Symphony presentation o f 20 Special Event Concerts o f the 2000-2001 season. Guest conductor Philip Brunelle will be jo in in g th e e v e n in g ’s collaboration ofclassical music and humor. The program will include M endelssohn’s “A M idsum m er N ight’s Dream,” Glinka’s “Russian and Ludmilla Overture,” and “Ode to N ot So B ad ,” in sp ired by Beethoven. K e illo r’s “ A P ra irie H om e Comapanion” is broadcast on more than 485 public radio stations across America and internationally. He has authored 11 books, including “The Old Man Who loved Cheese" (1996) and “Wobegon Boy” (1997). His most recent book, “Me: By Jimmy “Big Boy” Valente as told to Garrison Keillor,” was published in March 1999. Keillor received a Grammy Award for his recording o f“ Lake W obegon Days,” two ACE Awards for c a b le te le v is io n and a G eorge F o ster Peabody Award. He also was inducted into the Radio Hall o f Fame and w as p re se n te d w ith a National Humanities Medal from the N a tio n a l E n d o w m en t fo r the H um anities. T ickets are limited, ranging in price from $20 to $75, and may be purchased at the Oregon Symphony ticket office (923 SW Washington) Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm, or charged by phone at 228-1353 or 800/228-7343. E a rth to n e s in sp irin g reg g ae message will blend splendidly with funky, hip-hop beats and the p o litic a lly c o n sc ie n c e ly ric s delivered by Source o f Labor, Shipw reck, F orgotten D ialect, E m erge M c ’s, M a g e stiq , U n d e sira b le s, S ecret S o ciety , Socialistics, and Masters o f Funk. On August 27, 2000 HHIP will return to Alberta Park, located at NE 22nd and NE Killingsworth for the se c o n d an n u al h ip -h o p e x tra v a g a n z a . T he FR EE celebration will begin at 1:00 p.m. w ith a perform ance by m aster drummer Bara Mboup and end at 8:00 p .m ., sh o rtly a fte r the nationally acclaimed Cali Agents rock the microphone. There will be free food, supervised children’s activities and lots o f fun and excitement for all ages. F or m ore in fo rm atio n , please contact Roderick Franklin event coordinator at 503/ 754-5674 or visit the HHIP information line at 503/471-1671. 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