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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
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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.
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