March 7, 2001
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Entertainment
Guide
Saturday Storytime
Every Saturday
Every Saturday, we read your
favorite ch ild ren ’s books aloud
for children and their adult com
panions. Specifically for children
ages 0-6, Saturday Storytim e al
ways features refreshm ents and
a coloring activity,as w ell. This
month, w e’ll also have Storytimes
featuring books about Irish H eri
tage M onth and W om en’s H is
tory Month. Call 503/335-0201 for
inform ation about this w eek ’s
title.
Whiskey Dinners in
the Ballroom
Thursday, March 8
On T h u rs d a y , M a rc h 8,
M cM enam ins E dgefield serves
the Jam eson Irish W hiskey Din
ner in the Ballroom . Seating be
gins at 7 p.m ., as Executive C hef
Chris B erning prepares a special
menu o f four courses, each paired
w ith a Jam eson w h isk ey and
McMenamins Dry Irish Stout. For
reservations, call 503/669-8610.
Columbia River
History Program
Fri. March 9 & Sat.
March 10
On Friday, M arch 9 and S atur
day, M arch 10, renow ned N orth
west artist L illian Pitt and E liza
beth W oody w ill com bine image
and the spoken w ord to express
their perspectives o f Colum bia
R iver B asin history. This FREE
program entitled “M em ory and
Other Fam iliar W ords” w ill begin
at 7:30 p.m . on both nights. The
C enter for C olum bia R iver H is
tory is located at O.O. Howard
House, Suite D; 750 A nderson St.
in V ancouver, W ashington. Call
360/992-1821.
Metropolitan Youth
Symphony Spring
Concert Fri. March 9
The M etropolitan Y outh Sym
phony w ill present a concert for
spring on Friday, M arch 9. The
7:30 p.m. concert will be held at
the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall,
Portland. The concert w ill also
show case the w inner o f the an
nual concerto com petition. The
evening prom ises to delight the
whole family with wonderful mu
sic p resented by som e o f the
a rea’s finest young m usicians.
Call 503/239-4566.
Concert to Benefit
Domestic Violence
Survivors
Saturday, March 10
Michael Allen Harrison will be giv
ing a piano concert to benefit Human
Solutions’ work aiding survivors of
domestic violence. The concert will
be followed by a small auction. Hu
man Solutions’ programs include
services to families affected by do
mestic violence and pregnant and
parenting teens. The event will be on
Saturday, March 10, 7 p.m. at the
Persimmon Country Club, located at
500 SE. Butler Road in Gresham. Call
503/674-3385.
30th Annual
Instrumental Jazz
Festival
March 16 & 17
o rtland’s Most Leg
“ S w eet B a b y ” Jam es
endary Musicians Get
B enton - V ocals. “Sweet
Together for Regular Baby” started his career when
Gigs The Original Cats he are
joined the Frank Martin trio
Portland’s treasure o f jazz
for 4 years and then continued
musicians. Their live show can
as a prominent member of the
consist o f be-bop, straight,
legendary west coast vocal
swing, blues; any genre, any jazz groups The DelTones and
time. Not only are “The Origi The Audios during the Will
nal Cats” a link to another age
iams St. heyday during which
in America and specifically
he rant he famous “backyard”
Portland, “The Cats” are play after hours nightclub. Mr.
ing as good as ever! These
Benton continues to be in de
guys still have something to mand and his work on the lat
say. And w e’re still listening.
est Mel Brown release 'M is
Members of the group in ter Groove’ showcases his
clude:
timeless, soulful vocals.
B ob b y B ra d fo r d -
Bob H ernendez - Saxo
T ru m p e t. For the last 40 phone. After spending 35
years, Bobby has been con years in Las Vegas and be
sidered one of Portland’s most fore that time spent in New
important musical influences.
York, New Orleans, Los An
Recently Mr. Bradford was geles, a nd Monterey as a pro
co ax ed up on stag e by
fessional musician; Bob has
Branford Marsalis to sit in been a Portlander since 1986.
during a date here in town
He has performed and re
Bobby spend his early years corded with such acts as Billy
playing and touring with such Eckstine, Rosemary Clooney,
acts as Illinois Jacquet, Charlie L ionel
H am pton,
Ella
Barnett, Jabbo Smith, Ray Fitzgerald, Jack Constanzo,
Charles and Quincy Jones.
X avier Cougat, and Louis
C le v e
W illia m s
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Prima.
F r a n k de la R o sa -
T ro m b o n e. A first cousin
of Bobby Bradford’s, Cleve
B ass. Frank has played and
has been a fixture on the Port to u red w ith such h eav y
land scene since he and his weights as Harry “Sweets”
cousin arrived here from Ar Edison, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah
kansas more than 40 years
Vaughn, and Ernie Andrews.
ago. Mr. Williams has sat in
Mr. de la Rosa was a high-in
and toured with such heavy demand session player in Los
weights as Billie Holliday,
D inah W ash in g to n , Fats
Domino, Ernestine Anderson,
and lo cal g re a ts W arren
Bracken and Roscoe Weath
ers.
P
gather at Clackam as Com munity
College for the 30,h annual Instru
mental Jazz Festival on March 16
and 1 7 .The b esto fm id d le,ju n io r
high and high school bands from
O regon, W ashington, C alifornia
and Idaho will compete. The com
petition begins about 8 a.m. each
day in the Randall Gym. Final
com petitions will be held at 7:30
p.m. on both Friday and Satur
day. Call 503/657-6958, ext. 2434.
Women’s History
Month Book Party
Saturday, March 24
W om en’s H istory Month cel
ebration and book launch for the
new edition o f “The R adical
W om en M an ife sto : S o c ia list
Feminist Theory, Program and Or
ganizational S tructure.” F estivi
ties include a presentation on the
radical roots o f the fight for equal
rights, a tribute to trailblazing
forem others and readings from
the book. This event will be held
on Saturday, M arch 24, 6 p.m. at
Radical Women, located at 819 N.
Killingsworth. Call 503/240-4462.
Chinese Take-Out
Sat. March 24 & 31
“Chinese Take-O ut” is an in
novative and im aginative theatre
production for adults, will be per
fo rm e d
at
th e
D e lo ris
W inningstad Theatre located at
1111 SW. Broadway. The show
varies with what the audience
chooses to “ takeout.” Our host
takes our order from a menu o f
C hinese food nam es, and then
serves the order in the form o f
several vignettes. It is a brilliant
conceptual piece, unique and fully
developed. The pieces range from
whimsical to bawdy. Call 503/248-
0557.
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A ngeles for 30
years and was a
m em ber o f the
backing band for
Frank Sinatra and
the original “R a t______
P ack ”
the HHH
Sands Hotel in
Las Vegas.
PortlandJazz.com
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“ The
O riginal C ats.”
Catch local jazz
legends play at
Berbati’s Pan, lo
cated at 231 SW.
Ankeney St., from
W ednesday,
March 7 through
May 2. They will
also do live perfor
mances at the
Paragon Restau-
rant, located at 605 “Sweet Babv " James Benton
NW. 13th St., from
8:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. on Thurs on these acts, or to book them
for an event, call Tim Gallineau
day, March 29 and Thursday,
at
503/232-1556.
April 26. For more information
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Poems Over
Broadway
Friday, March 9
Poets o f all ages, styles and
skill levels are invited to read their
w ork in a com fortable, non-con-
frontational setting. Poetry lov
ers can sit in and listen as well.
Barnes & N oble B ooksellers, lo
cated at NE. 13,h & Broadw ay
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day, M arch 9 at 7 p.m. For more
information, call 503/335-0201.
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