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cert will be held at the Arlene and 31
Schnitzer Concert Hall, Port
“Chinese Take-Out” is an
land.
innovative and imaginative
The concert will also show theatre production for adults,
case the winner of the an will be perform ed at the
nual concerto competition. Deloris Winningstad Theatre
The evening promises to de located at 1111 SW. Broad
light the whole family with way. The show varies with
wonderful music presented what the audience chooses
by some of the area’s finest to “takeout.” Our host takes
young musicians. Call 503/ our order from a menu of
239-4566.
Chinese food names, and then
serves the order in the form
Poems Over
of several vignettes. It
Broadway
is a brilliant conceptual
Friday, March 9
piece, unique and fully
Poets of all ages, styles developed. The pieces
•and skill levels are invited to range from whimsical to
read their work in a comfort bawdy. Call 503/248-
able, non-confrontational set 0557.
ting. Poetry lovers can sit in
Oscar Night
and listen as well. Barnes &
Noble Booksellers, located at America
NE. 13th & Broadway (Lloyd Sunday, March
Center) will be hosting “ Po 25
ems Over Broadway” on Fri
Through Volunteers
day, March 9 at 7 p.m. For of America Oregon’s 5th
more information, call 503/ Annual O scar N ight '
335-0201.
America Gala will be
Women’s History
Month Book Party
Saturday, March 24
Women’s His
tory Month cel
ebration and book
launch for the new
edition o f “The
Radical Women
Manifesto: Social
ist
F em inist
Theory, Program
and O rg a n iz a
tional Structure.”
Festivities include
a presentation on
• the radical roots
of the fight for
equal rights, atrib
ute totrailblazing
foremothers and
readings from the
book. This event
will be held on
Saturday, March
2 4,6 p.m. at Radi
cal Women, lo
cated at 819 N.
K illin g s w o rth .
C all 503/240-
4462.
Chinese
Take-Out
Saturdays,
March 24
held on March 25 at the
Portland Art Museum,
D ow ntow n P o rtlan d .
February 28,2001
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The only Portland Academy
Awards gala event officially
sanctioned by the Academy
of Motion Pictures Arts and
Sciences - will offer Port
land movie fans a chance to
celeb rate O scar night in
grand style, view a live
broadcast o f the Annual
Academy Award Ceremony
over a four-course dinner and
bid on fantastic items like a
Mercedes 380 SL and a 17’
School and da Vinci Middle
School have celebrated the
Art Show and Sell.
Anyone wanting to check
out the latest art in the region
The 11th Annual Art is invited to attend.
This is a show of over one
Show & Sell
hundred distinguished, pro
Sunday, April 6 &
fessional artists from the
community.
Monday, April 7
Call Emily Crawford at
April 6 and 7 will mark the
eleventh year that Buckman 503/636-8319 or Tia Regan
A rts M agnet Elem entary at 503/287-3223.
Sun Ray Ski Boat. The VIP
reception starts at 3 p.m. and
the live broadcasts of the
Academy Awards from Hol
lywood begins at 5 p.m.
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