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Page 8 February 21,2001 ©If e ©beertier Black History Month Events Black Pioneers o f the Oregon Country February - March 14 The End o f the Oregon Trail Inter pretive Center will feature the exhibit “ Black Pioneers ofthe Oregon Coun try” w hich runs throughout Febru ary until M arch 14 in honor o f Black History Month. The Pioneer Fam ily o f the M onth exhibit is on the H am m er Fam ily. The W illam ette Trades & C raft W orkshop has hands-on activities; presenters w ill focus on m edicine, sew ing and toys. Visitors can see old medical instruments and salves and can practice m aking old fashioned splints. The End o f the Oregon Trail Interpretive C enter is located at 1726 W ashington St. in OregonCity. Call503/657-9336, e x t 0. T h e ir w e b s ite a d d re s s is www.endoftheoregontrail.org. PGE African American "Network Wednesday, Feb. 21 AD PG E employees and local com m unity are invited to attend a talk on the A frican A m erican perspective in the media. Local television, radio broadcasters and new spaper jo u r nalists (including Renee M itchell and M ichael O ttey o f the “ O rego nian”) are scheduled to attend. This event w ill be held at T w o W orld T rade C enter plaza, located at SW F irst and Salm on, from noon - 1 :3 0 p.m. Federal Agency Celebrates Black History Month Wednesday, Feb. 21 Roy Jay, president and chief execu tive officer o f the Oregon Convention and V isitor Services Network will speak. Featured entertainment will be the Grant High School gospel choir, the Bridge Builders Prospective Gents Club cane team and vocalist Lunora V inson. This event will take place on W ednesday, Feb. 21 in the Robert D uncan Plaza, 333 S W First Ave. This y ear’s theme is “C reating and D efining the A fri can-A m erican Com m unity; Family, C hurch, Politics and C ulture.” Harvest hands near Moro, Oregon. (Photo courtesy o f OHS) Annual Soul Food Dinner Thursday, Feb. 22 Bon Apetit will present the annual Soul Food D inner on Thursday, Feb. 2 2,5 p.m. at Ix w is & C lark College, 0615 SW Palatine Rd.; Fields Dining Room , Tem pleton Student Center. T he m enu will include B B Q 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. Form ore information, call Ray W arrenat503/768-7051. Grant High School Royal Blues Friday, Feb. 23 M ichael A llen Harrison, one ofthe N orthw est’s m ost loved music com posers, arrangers, pianists and per formers, will play a benefit concert Friday, Feb. 23 at the G rant High School A uditorium in Portland. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. The C e lebrity Concert will benefit the G rant H igh School Royal Blues, the re now ned 31-voice choir o f this di verse Northeast Portland school. The Royal Blues, w ho will jo in Harrison and Julianne Johnson on stage, are raising fu n d s fo r th e ir d rea m o f a 15-day c o n c e rt to u r th is su m m er in E ngland an d S cotland. C all 503/ 916-5160, ext. 468. B r e a k f a s t . . . S e v e n D a y s a W eek M onday th ro u g h F riday: 7:00am to 10:30am S a tu rd ay: 7:00am to 11:30am • S u n d ay: 7:00am to 12:30pm 5736 NF 33r<! • Portl.md, Oregon • (505) 249-3 9 8 3 www.mc men«» mi ns.com Rebuilding a Broken Bridge Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb. 24 D ebo K otun, au th o r o f the novel “A b ik u ," w ill speak at a B lack H is tory M o n th p re se n ta tio n a t the G iffo rd P in c h o t N a tio n a l F o re st H eadquarters, located at 10600 NE. 51 “ C irc le , in O rc h a rd s sta rtin g at M u sic C eleb ration alo n g w ith A fric an d ru m m in g , s to ry te lle rs, an d so m e sp e c ia l guest ap p earan ces b y M el B row n, Ja n ic e S cro g g in s, B ru ce S m ith , Israel A n n o h , C a to n L y les an d Ben M cD onald. T he orchestra w ill p erfo rm th ree w o rk s, th e last o f w h ich is th e d eb u t o f T h a ra ’s o rig in a l c o m p o s itio n , “ T h e M id d le P a ssa g e .” C a ll 4 0 3 /6 9 9 - 6242 fo r tic k et in fo rm atio n . Friday, Feb. 23 & Saturday, Feb. 24 Africans in America Tuesday, Feb. 27 T h e F irst A n n u al B lac k M u sic C e le b ra tio n w ill fea tu re T h ara M e m o ry a n d th e S u p er B and, B o b b y T o rre s an d H is E n sem b le, v o c a lists N an cy K ing an d M a rg a ret L inn, a 12 -p iece strin g section. T h e p ro g ra m w ill ch ro n ic le the h isto ry o f B lack P o p u lar M usic in A m erica. Call 503/295-6542. P o rtlan d S tate U n iv e rsity is sp o n so rin g P art 4 in a se rie s o f lectu res on A fric an s in A m erica. T h e e v e n t is c o -sp o n so re d by the A sso c, o f A fric an S tu d en ts and B lack S tudies D ept. F o r a d d i tio n a l i n f o r m a t i o n , a s k f o r D ram ain e o r Ja ta u n e at 5 0 3 /7 2 5 - 5660. Does Race Really M atter? Saturday, Feb. 24 The Origin of Oregon Rappers Wednesday, Feb. 28 T he SEI Pam plin Fellow s will be co n d u c tin g th e ir first T een Sum - m ito f2 0 0 1 o n F e b . 2 4 , 1 2 :3 0 p .m . at th e C e n te r fo r S e lf E n h an c e m en t, 3 9 2 0 N. K erb y A ve. T he topic o f th is su m m it w ill b e “ D oes R ace R eally M a tte r? ” T een s from th e lo c al co m m u n ity w ill en g ag e in p ro v o c a tiv e d ia lo g u e on such to p ic s as “ I n te r r a c ia l D a tin g / F rie n d sh ip s,” “ H ip -H o p ’s In flu en c e on W h ite te e n a g e rs,” an d “ P u b lic P e rc e p tio n s o f D iffe re n t R ace G ro u p s.” M a c k in R o b , a .k .a . Y o u n g F am e, w ill d isc u ss th e o rig in o f O reg o n rappers from 12:30 - 1 :30 p.m . in R m . 122 o f T e rre ll H all at the C ascad e C a m p u s o f P o rtlan d C o m m u n ity C ollege. 11 a.m . on F rid a y , Feb. 23 and on S atu rd ay , Feb. 24, he w ill speak at 10 a.m . at a ch u rch lo cated at 3605 E. 13,hSt. M r. K o tu n ’s to p ic, “ R e b u ild in g A B ro k en B rid g e ,” e x p lo re s th e re la tio n sh ip b etw e en A fric an s in A m eric a an d A fric an A m erican s. First Annual Black Marylhurst Senior Center Sunday, Feb. 25 A c o n c e r t f e a t u r i n g th e M a ry lh u rst S y m p h o n y O rc h estra A Rendition of “I Have A Dream” Speech Wednesday, Feb. 28 All PG E em ployees and local com m unity are invited to attend a program for black history w here there will be a rendition ofD r. K ing’s “ I H ave A D ream ” speech and other program activities will be given. The event will be held at Tw o W orld Trade C enter Plaza at SW First and Salm on, from n o o n - 1:30 p.m.