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November 01, 2000
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Focus Entertainment Guide
In Search of The
Promised Land
Until Wednesday, Jan. 3
The Portland Art Museum is
having its first exhibit o f In
Search o f the P rom ised Land:
Paintings by Frederic Edwin
Church, A m erica’s preem inent
p a in te r o f the New W orld.
Trained in the Hudson River
tradition o f landscape painting
- C h u rc h ’s m ost in flu en tial
teacher was Thom as C ole -
C hurch’s earliest paintings cel­
ebrate the history and the beauty
o f his native New England. The
Portland Art M useum is located
at 1219 SW Park Avenue.
The Northwest Film
and Video Festival
Thursday, Nov. 2 - Friday,
Nov. 10
The N orthw est Film & Video
Festival is the N orthw est’s pre­
miere show case o f new work by
in d ep en d en t film and video
makers living in W ashington,
Oregon, Idaho M ontana, Alaska
and B ritish C olum bia. T his
y ear’s Festival w ill prem iere
approxim ately 40 feature, docu­
m entary and short films drawn
from over 300 subm issions by
media m akers throughout the
region. The festival runs from
Nov. 2 - 10 at the Film C en ter’s
Guild Theatre (829 SW 9,h at
Taylor). Call 503/221-1156.
Northwest Women’s
Show
Friday, Nov. 3 - Sunday,
riod instrum ents in H istoric
Trinity Cathedral. A remarkable
concert experience, and a rare
treat for choral music lovers.
There will be a pre-concert lec­
ture in Kempton Hall 60 m in­
utes before concert. Call 503/
222-9811 or visit their website
at w w w .trinityconsort.org.
New American Opera
Sunday, Nov. 5
On Sunday at 3 p.m., Nov. 5,
com poser Robert Aldridge will
present concert excerpts from
his new oepra, Elmer Gantry at
the Old Church, 1422 SW 1 l ,h
Ave. in Portland. The concert
will feature perform ances by
soloists Kevin H elppie as Elmer
G antry, and A llison Swenson
as the R everend Sharon Fal­
coner. The concert will also fea­
ture gospel choruses from the
opera. *
The Human Rights
Watch Film Festival
Thursday, Nov. 9
The film , Live F ree or Die
will be presented at the Guild
Theatre, located at 829 SW 9,h
Ave. at 7 p.m. In a sm all New
England town, a doctor prac­
tices m edicine. An OB-GYN,
Dr. W ayne G oldner has deliv­
ered over 2,500 babies, and has
b e e n m a rk e d b e c a u s e he
chooses to provide legal abor­
tions. A stinging indictm ent o f
governm ent’s inability to pro­
tect citizens doing legitim ate
w ork. C all 503/221-1 156 or
v is it
th e ir
w e b s ite
at
www .nw film .org.
Nov. 5
The 9 th A nnual N orthw est
W om en’s Show will be held
from Friday, Nov. 3 through
Sunday, Nov. 5 at the Oregon
Convention C enter. This is a
chance to shop, sam ple and
gather inform ation from over
325 businesses and services tar­
geting women. A ttendance has
usually been anyw here from
15,000 to 20.000 For more in­
formation, call 425/485-2980 or
v is it
th e ir
w e b s ite
at
www.nwwomenshow.com
Mozart Requiem
Saturday, Nov. 4 and
Sunday, Nov. 5
T r in ity M u sic p re s e n ts
M ozart Requiem . Sacred cho­
ral m asterw orks o f the 17,h and
18lh centuries perform ed on pe­
Tears of Joy Theatre
Saturdays, Nov. 11, 18 & 25
Pull up a seat on the edge of
sanity for a hauntingly original re­
telling o f the Edgar Allan Poe clas­
sic. Tears o f Joy combines life-
sized puppets, Live Actors, and
masks to conjure a vision of moral­
ity as seen through the eyes of a
madman. This production will by
showing on Saturday nights at 8
p.m. on Nov. 11,18, and 25. Tears
o f Joy Theatre is located at 1111
SW Broadway. Call 503/248-0557
or 360/695-0477. Not recom ­
mended for children under 10.
Oregon Symphony
Celebrates Aaron
Copland’s 100th
Birthday
Saturday, Nov. 11 - Tuesday,
Nov. 21
Portland and the Oregon Sym­
phony will salute the life and times
o f beloved American composer
Aaron Copland on Nov. 1 1 - 2 1
in a 10-day 100th birthday cel­
ebration headed by Symphony
Resident Conductor and life-long
Copland champion Murry Sidlin.
The Portland Symphony is located
at 921 S W Washington, Suite 200.
For more information, call 503/
228-4150 or visit their website at
www.orsymDhony.org.
“Nepal - In the
Shadow of Mount
Everest”
Wednesday, Nov. 15
From the frozen heights o f
Mount Everest to the steamy
jungle lowlands o f Terai, N epal’s
landscape is as diverse as its
people. Though culturally
isolated from much o f the
world due to its rugged
mountainous landscape, 36
ethnic groups unite in the
world’s only Hindu King­
dom. This film, “Nepal - In
the Shadow o f M ount
Everest”, is narrated live
onstage by filmmaker Dale
Smith on Wednesday, Nov.
15 at the Scottish Rite Cen­
ter, located at 1512 SW
M orrison. Call 503/241-
2575.
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High School All-
Stars 2000
Professional entertainment com­
panies, non-profit organizations,
and the Portland Public School Dis­
trict have come together to form a
music education program for Port­
land Public Schools high school
students which allows them the rare
opportunity to record, produce and
display their diverse and high level
of musical talent. The “High School
All-Stars 2000" is a CD featuring
individual performances and re­
cordings by the C leveland,
Jefferson, Roosevelt and Madison
choirs. The CD is an eclectic col­
lage representing the diversity of
the students including Jazz, Gos­
pel, Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B andClas-
sical music. The “High School All-
Stars 2000 "will be produced on an
annual basis starting in 2000. The
albums will promote and display
the many talents of Portland area
high school students. All profits
will be donated to the Portland
Schools Foundation for music edu­
cation in our high schools.
The goal o f the project is to pro­
mote more expression in art among
students, set a foundation for com­
munity involvement, and raise
money for the musical programs.
Through this project, selected
students will have the opportunity
to participate in all stages of orga­
nizing a major musical production.
The students will be able to gain
valuable experience while invest­
ing a limited number of hours. In
addition, each student involved will
learn to work in a professional
environemnt while focusing on spe­
cific tasks.
Due to cuts in the budget, some
Portland area high schools do not
have a full time music instructor.
The Arts programs in the high
schools are very important because
they give students alternative
choices.
This CD provides students an
opportunity to express themselves
in a positive manner, while build­
ing their musical resumes. The pro­
gram has been started in order to
showcase students’ talents and to
provide an alternative source ofrev-
enue for the schools.
R unning out
of G uest R ooms ?
Portland Arts and
Lectures
Wednesday, Nov. 29
Since 1984, Portland Arts
& Lectures, located at 219
NW 12th, will be having John
Ridley, a comedian-tumed-
novelist who is one o f the
most prolific writers in Hol­
lyw ood on W ednesday,
Nov. 29. Ridley’s first pub­
lished novel, Stray Dogs
(1997), was snapped up by
Oliver Stone and made into
the movie U-Turn, starring
Sean Penn. Jennifer Lopez
and Nick Nolte. He currently
writes for the TV action-
drama Third Watch and has
just signed a two-book con­
tract with his publisher.
P u t y o u r re la tiv e s
in o n e o f o u r s .
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