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(Hiv Fortiani» © tw r m ---------------- < The Focus Focus -------------------- September 6, 2000 --- Pages Smokey Robinson to perform at Chinook Winds been inducted into both the Rock ‘n ’ Roll Hall o f Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall o f Fame. He is also a recipient o f the Soul Train “Heritage Award” and MARAS “Lifetime Achievement Award.” With a voice as smooth as silk and as timeless as the passions he sings about, Smokey’s music has never lost its smoldering allure. Smokey still sings with the same sensual p assio n th a t g e n e ra tio n s o f Americans have come to love. As Smokey says, “My songs are written about love. It’s an ever-lasting su b je c t. L ove alw ays has significance and it never goes out of style.” Concert time is 8 pm. both Friday and Saturday night with ticket prices ranging from $35 - $60, depending on seat locaiton. For more information, or to obtain tickets, call 1-888-M AIN-ACT (624-6228) or Fred Meyer Fastixx, 1-800-992-TIXX (8499). • The M ira cle m an com es to Oregon CONTRIBUTED STORY tor T he P ortland O bserser Smokey Robinson brings the silky sounds o f M otown to Chinook W inds Casino, October 13 & 14. A founding M otow n executive, songwriter and producer, Smokey began his c a re e r fro n tin g the Miracles, as w ell as composing tunes for other M otown acts. While performing with the Miracles his song-writing credits included R&B and Rock standards including “Shop Around,” “Goint To A Go-Go,” “Y ou’ve Really G ot A Hold On Me,” “Tears O f A Clown,” “Ooh B aby B ab y ,” “ I S eco n d T hat Emotion,” and “More Love.” The singer is just as renowned for the songs he com posed for other Motown artists including classics like The Temptations’ “My Girl,” “Get Ready” and “The Way You Do The Things You Do;” Mary W ell’s “You Beat Me To The P unch,’ “ M y G uy” and “Two Lovers”; Marvin Gaye’s “Ain’tThat Peculiar” and “I’ll Be Doggone” and The Marvelettes’ “D on’t Mess With Bill.” His songs have been recorded by a diverse array o f artists worldwide, including The Beatles, D ’Angelo, Terence Trent D ’ Arby, Aretha Franklin, Jackson 5, Massive Attack, Dolly Parton, the Rolling Stones and others. Smokey has 36 top 40 hits to his credit. He has received the Grammy “Living Legend” Award, and has A in ’t N othin’ DO LEM ITE But a Buncha IN TOWN ONE NITE ONLY Bull «MONTEGOMER PARK SEPT.10TH DOORS OPEN @ 8 RAY MOORE "THE REAL KING OF COMEDY" WITH SPECIAL GUEST S A S S E Y CONTRIBUTED STORY for T he P ortland O bserver A in’t N othin’ But a Buncha Bull is a new comedy that will open September 8 at the Wilson Center, YWCA, SW 10th and Main Streets. It plays Thursdays through Sundays at 8 p.m. through October 7. Bunch Bull was written by Wil Sharp and is directed by Edgar Reynolds. In it, a young African American man, a white collar worker, moves from Seattle to Drywell, a small town in southern Oregon. He is there to run a diner he inherited from w hite relatives. D ryw ell residents who frequent the diner are divided about the newcomer, especially when a local young woman takes a romantic interest in him. A candid look at the realities o f race relationships in rural Oregon, the comedy has been developed over a year at Artists Repertory Theatre, Miracle Theatre and the Northwest Playwrights Guild. Ticket prices are $10-12, available at 788- 7390. ------- "----- Advertise in \ The Focus c a ll 2 8 8 - 0 0 3 3 ________ X OFFICIAL MEET & GREET AFTER SHOW "DA CLUB" tumuli M A V E PORTLAND TICKETS TICKETfllRSTER DORIS CAFE 5 O NESTO PRECO RDS GALORE B A LZER S B R O U G H T T O Y O U B Y L IL D A N A D A IN
