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October 4, 2000 Page A6 Jurtlanh - (Tlje Jìortlanb (f)hseruer The Focus lOliBfruer estival Celebrates Chinook’s Return The 17,h annual Salmon Festi val at Metro’s Oxbow Regional Park celebrates the return o f fall chinook salmon to the Sandy River with a variety of activities for all ages, rhe festival offers a fun, informative way to understand more about the salmon’s struggle for survival and what people can do to help ensure that salmon con tinue to be part f the pacific North west culture. It takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and C louds and rain m ake idea salmon viewing conditions. Rair helps move the fish into spawning areas where the viewing is best clouds allow better viewing into th< water. The exhibit arena , entertain ment stage, children activities an< food court are sheltered. Oxbow Regional Park is located i miles east of Gresham on the Sand) River. Follow the signs to the park trav eling east on Southeast Division Street Sorry, pets are not allowed in the park. Free Art Contest Open to Area Students McMenamins Y ou can be an aw ard w inn ing a rtis t. A rts and K ids is p leased to a n n o u n c e that $38,000 in p rizes and sc h o la rsh ip s w ill be aw arded th is y e a r in i t ’s A nnual A rt C o m p e titio n . S tu d e n ts from the P o rtla n d area, p a rtic u la rly b e g in n e rs, are w e lc o m e ’to try to w in th e ir share o f o v e r 115 prizes. T he d e a d lin e for the co n test is D ec. 31. T he c o n te st is open to e v e ry one 17 y e a rs o f age and y o unger Cafe & Saloon L iv e M u s ic N ig h t l y H ea rty P ub F are S p ir it s A v a i l a b l e in m a n y F o r m s 836 Sunday, Oct. 14 and 15. Admission is $6 per vehicle. Visitors can take a horse-drawn wagon ride to the River Learning Cen ter, where naturalists lead guided walks along the riverbank to witness salmon spawning or learn more about salmon at the School o f Fish. The mam festival area is an opportunity to enjoy environmental exhibits, arts, music, Native American dancing, storytelling, children's crafts and games and food. N RUSSELL STREET • PORTLAND (5 0 3 ) 2 8 2 -6 8 1 O W W W .M C M E N A M IN S .C O M and en try is FREE. “ E veryone w ill enjoy an equal chance o f w inning the co n test sin c e e n tra n ts w ill be ju d g e d u s in g a g e - a p p r o p r ia te s t a n d a rd s ,” sta te d D e id ra H am pt, C o n te st D irecto r. “ M any o f the a rtists w ho e n ter this co n test w ill gain n atio n al re c o g n itio n through the p u b li catio n o f th e ir a rtw o rk ,” c o n tin ued H am pt. In ad d itio n to the 115 sc h o l a r s h ip s a n d p r iz e s t o ta lin g $38,000 th at w ill be aw arded to young a rtists, a $ 1,000 g ra n t w ill be aw arded to the sch o o ls o f the five fin a lists for art ed u c a tio n o r to p ro v id e su p p lie s o r art- re la te d technology. To en ter, send O N E o rig in al w ork o f art, any style and any m edium - A ll e n trie s m ust in c lu d e the c h ild ’s nam e, address and age on the back. A rtw ork sh o u ld be sen t to: A rts and K ids, Suite 101-2112, 3600 C ro n d a ll L a n e , O w in g s M ills, MD 21117. E ntries m ust be p o stm a rk e d by Dec. 31. A rtw ork ca n n o t be re tu rn e d . A rts and K ids is an o rg a n iz a tio n d ed icated to b rin g in g the w o rk o f y o u n g a r tis ts to the p u b lic ’s a tte n tio n . In the last ten years, th ey have aw arded o v er $1 0 0 ,0 0 0 to ta l en ted a rtists, m ost o f w hom have n e v e r before e n te re d - o r e x p e c te d to w in - any type o f a r tistic c o m p etitio n . Y ou can v isit th e ir w e b site at w w w .A rtsan d K id s.co m . A DePriest Project Family Jazz Concert Featuring: Blue N ote R ecording A rtist Javon Jackson backed by: Gordon Lee - piano Phil Sparks - bass Mario DePriest- vocals Akbar DePriest - drums Brenda Phillips (from left) Dominique Vazquez, Bobby Fouther, John Barry and Hakim Muhammad in the drama, House of Art. $12.00 G eneral A dm ission $ 7.00 C hildren & S eniors Group rates all ages. Call 292-OG74 Sponsored in part by kmhd for the love of jazz University of Portland & KMHD Residing at the dark end o f the street, H ouse o f Art recasts the familiar sights and souncd o f home within the complex framework of modem society. This daynamic dancetheater piece weaves dance?, dialogue, and original music into a tapestry as dense as its themes: homelessness, substance abuse, bi-cultural family issues, and do mestic violence. The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC) presents Bobby Fouther’s House o f Art, the creative culmination o f Bobby Fouther’s tenure as 1999-2000 Artist-in-Residence. The choreographer/direc- tor has spent the past year working with a tight-knit ensemble of actors, dancer, and musicians in order to realize this no-holds-barred, multi-disciplinary drama. The production runs October 13-15 at the IFCC, located at 5340 N. Interstate Ave. Brenda Phillips’ role as “mother of the House” represents the strength of family which is at the heart of this unforgiving tale o f woe. The acclaimed Equity actress, recently featured in Artists Repertory Theater's production of A Raisin in the Sun, is joined by Jo,in Barry. Tami Castilly-Gray, Hakim Muhammad,a nd Dominique Vazquez to complete the cast. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students/seniors. Call 503/ 823-2070. Saturday, October 14th 2000, 7:00 pm Buckley Center Auditorium kmhd* U niversity of Portland 5000 N Willamette Blvd. yy.i ONE 1615 N.E. K illin g sw o r th P ortlan d . O reg o n 97211 STOP 89.1 503/284 2435 Fax 503/3311442 J SMOKEY R O B IN S O N MUSIC, INC. S to r e H ours: M on - Sat. Bobby Fouther’s House of Art Tackles Plaguing Social Ills 10 AM & PM X Smooth as silk, Smokey brings Motown to our town. 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