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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.