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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Food, ides iind wines nvtiihtble to go.
Pays Tribute To Black
History Month