February 14, 2001
(Ehe Jlortlanh Observer
Prospective Gents Club cane
team and v o c a list L unora
Vinson. This event will take
place on W ednesday, Feb. 21
in the Robert Duncan Plaza,
333 SW First Ave. This y ear’s
them e is “Creating and D efin
ing th e A fric a n -A m e ric a n
Community: Family, Church,
Politics and Culture.”
Annual Soul Food
Dinner
Thursday, Feb. 22
Bon Apetit will present the
annual Soul Food Dinner on
Thursday, Feb. 22, 5 p.m. at
Lewis & Clark College (0615
SW Palatine Rd.; Fields Din
ing Room, Templeton Student
Center). The menu will include
BBQ ribs, chicken, red beans
and rice, fried okra, catfish
and other items. Cost for the
dinner will be $8, and is open to
the public. For more inform a
tion, call Ray W arren at 503/
768-7051.
First Annual Black
Music Celebration
Friday, Feb. 23 &
Saturday, Feb. 24
The First Annual Black M u
sic C elebration will feature
Thara M emory and the Super
Band, Bobby Torres and His
E nsem ble, vocalists N ancy
King and Margaret Linn, a 12-
piece string section. The pro
gram will chronicle the history
o f B lack Popular M usic in
Am erica. Call 503/295-6542.
Marylhurst Senior
Center
Sunday, Feb. 25
A c o n c e rt fea tu rin g the
M arylhurst Symphony Orches
tra along w ith A frican drum
ming, storytellers and some
special gust appearances by
Mel Brown, Janice Scroggins,
Bruce Sm ith, Israel Annoh,
C a to n
L y le s an d
B en
M cDonald. The orchestra will
perform three works, the last
o f which is the debut o f T hara’s
o riginal com position, “The
M iddle Passage.” Call 403/
699-6242 for ticket inform a
tion.
The Origin of
Oregon Rappers
Wednesday, Feb. 28
M ackin Rob (aka Young
Fam e) will discuss the origin
o f Oregon rappers from 12:30
- 1:30 p.m. in Rm. 122 o f
Terrell Hall at the Cascade
Cam pus o f Portland Com m u
nity College.
A Rendition of “I
Have A Dream”
Speech
Wednesday, Feb. 28
All PGE employees and lo
cal com m unity are invited to
attend a program for black his
tory where there will be a ren
dition o f Dr. K ing’s “ I Have A
Dream speech and other pro
gram activities will be given.
The event will be held at Two
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w orm ira a e c e n te r rla z a at
SW First and Salmon, from
noon - 1:30 p.m.
Hyalite Preserves African
American History
yalite, Inc. is a non gram builds self-esteem, pride and on the movement West. Actors
profit organization that personal responsibility. Hyalite o f all ethnic backgrounds needed.
is providing cultural, needs volunteers and financial sup For two scenes, we are looking
historical, artistic and educational
port. All donations are tax de for Chinese actors.
program s about the A frican ductible. Hyalite is developing a
Formore information, call Mark
American experience. The name television and radio documentary Little at 503/220-8282.
Hyalite means colorless, or
transparent. Just as the Opal
stone reflects light through it,
A frican A m ericans, as a
people, reflect the culture light
o f both Europeans and Afri
cans through their spiritual
essence.
Hyalite, Inc. is working to
focus the talents of a variety
o f A frican A m ericans in
mentoring programs for at-
G R E Y H O U N D
risk urban youth. Oregon’s
members of the Hyalite Buf
falo Soldiers Retrospective
Program provides mentoring,
May 2, - October 13, 2001
which includes art and his
tory workshops, outdoor ac
503-667-7700
tivities like camping, fishing,
horsemanship, canoeing and
historical reenactm ents o f
American history. This is so
that kids will contribute to
their communities as the pro-
H
H onoring Black History
M onth February-2001
Gerald M. Chase
Richard L. Weil
CHASE & WEIL, LLP
Attorneys at Law
722 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Suite 240
Portland, OR 97204
503-294-1414
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8203 N Ivanhoe Street • Portland • (503) 283-8520
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Food, ides iind wines nvtiihtble to go.
Pays Tribute To Black
History Month