(Ebe ÿÎo rila n h ©bseruer visual arts, m usic and dance. For m ore inform ation on the art show ­ ing, call 503/226-281 1. 30th Annual Instrumental Jazz Festival March 16 & 17 T alented young jazz m usicians from around the N orthw est will 1 gather at C lackam as C om m unity C ollege for the 3O'h annual Instru­ m ental Jazz Festival on M arch 16 and 17. T he best o f m iddle, jun io r high and high school bands from Oregon, W ashington, California and Idaho w ill com pete. T he com peti­ tion begins about 8 a.m. each day in the Randall Gym. Final com petitions w ill be held at 7:30 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. C all 503/657- 6958,ext. 2434. St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Saturday, March 17 , » The A ll-Ireland C ultural Society o f O regon is presenting their 61” annual St. P atric k ’s D ay celebra- tion. T his y ea r’s celebration w ill be held S aturday, M arch 17 at the Pol­ ish Hall located at 3 832 N. Interstate A ve. D oors w ill open at 1:30 p.m ., w here events continue until 10 p.m. A n additional event, a m ass in honor o f St. Patrick, w ill be conducted at 8 a.m . on Saturday, M arch 17 at St. B irgitta’s C hurch, located at 11820 N W St. H elens Rd. C all 503/286- 4812. Student Original Film Art Festival Saturday, March 17 " T he third annual International SOFA (Student O riginal Film A rt) Festival features short film s by high school, college and am ateur film ­ makers from all over the United States and abroad. A udiences w ill experi- ence diverse film ing and art styles, subjects, and genre, including nar­ rative, d o cu m en tary , anim ation, music video, expository and experi­ m ental film. T he show ing w ill be held at W ilsonville H igh School A u­ d ito riu m , lo c ate d at 6 8 8 0 SW . W ilsonville Rd. on Saturday, M arch 17, from 7 p.m. -1 1 p.m. Call 503/673- 7610. Tibet and the Dalai Lama for Kids Saturday, March 17 The C atlin G abel School, located at 8825 S W. B arnes Rd. w ill be giv­ ing a day-long te ac h ers’ w orkshop featuring N orthw est T ibetans and Tibet scholars. This is for kids from Kindergarten to 12lh grade. For m ore inform ation, call the N orthw est T i­ betan C ultural A ssociation at 206/ 781-8060 or visit their w ebsite at w w w.G lobalSourceNetw ork.org. Coastal Casino Chip & Memoribilia Show March 17 & 18 C asino chips and m em orabilia have becom e very p opular on the collectibles m arket so, it’s perfect tim ing for the C oastal C asino C hip & Memorabilia Show which is sched­ uled for M arch 17 & 18 at C hinook W inds Casino in Lincoln City. The sh o w ru n sfro m 10a.m . to 5 p .m .o n Friday, M arch 17 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, M arch 18. FOCUS March 14,2001 order in the form o f several vignettes. It is a b rillian t conceptual piece, unique and fully developed. The pieces range from w him sical to bawdy. Call 503/248-0557. Oscar Night America Sunday, March 25 T h ro u g h V o lu n te e rs o f A m e r ic a , O r e g o n ’s 5 ,h A n n u a l O scar N ight A m erica G ala w ill be held on M arch 25 at the P ortland A rt M u seu m , D o w n to w n P o rt­ land. T h e o nly P o rtland A cad ­ em y A w ards gala ev en t officially san ctio n ed by th e A cad em y o f M o tio n P ictu re s A rts an d S ci­ en ces - w ill offer P o rtlan d m ovie fans a ch an ce to celeb rate O scar n ig h t in g r a n d s ty le , v ie w a liv e b r o a d c a s t o f th e A n n u al A c a d e m y A w a r d C e re m o n y o v e r a f o u r - c o u r s e d in n e r an d b id o n f a n ta s tic ite m s lik e a M e rc e d e s 3 8 0 S L a n d a 17’ S u n R a y S k i B oat. T he VIP reception starts at 3 p.m. and the live b ro ad casts o f the A cadem y A w ards from H ollyw ood begins at 5 p .m . (Etje ^ J n r tla n h Sunday Book Group Sunday, March 18 T he S un d ay B o o k G ro u p is a m onthly gro u p , h o ste d by B arnes & N o b le B o o k selle rs, lo c ate d at NE. 13lh and B ro ad w ay . T hey w ill be d isc u ssin g title s o f in te re st to A fric an -A m erica n s. T h e g a th e r­ ing w ill be on S u n d ay , M arch 18, 7p.m . F orm o re in fo .,call 503/335- 0201. Page 3 ffib s e ru e r INVITE YOU AND A GUEST TO A SPECIAL SCREENING After a lifetime o f playing the field, four friends have to d o something they never thought possible...grow up. Columbia Symphony’s March Concert Friday, March 23 M orris CHESTNUT d . l . bill HUGHLEY BELLAMY SHEMAR MOORE THE H uw E dw ards leads the C o lu m ­ bia S ym pho n y O rc h e stra o f P o rt­ land in a p erfo rm an ce title d “ N a ­ tional P rid e” on F riday, M arch 23, at 8 p.m . at the F irs t U n ite d M eth- odistC hurch, 1838 SW. Jefferson in Portland. O regon Sym phony clari­ netist Y oshinori N akao is the fea­ tured soloist. A pre-concert talk begins at 7:15 p.m. Call 503/234-4077 or Fastixx a t503/224-8499. BROTHERS T h e re is n o thing like a g o o d w oman to m ake a b ro th er w ant to be a man. Women’s History Month Book Party Saturday, March 24 W om en’s H istory M onth cel­ ebration and book launch for the new edition o P ’The Radical W omen M a n ife s to : S o c ia lis t F e m in ist Theory, Program and Organizational Structure.” Festivities includeapre- sentation on the radical roots o f the fight for equal rights, a tribute to trailblazing forem others and read­ ings from the book. This event w ill be held on Saturday, M arch 24, 6 p.m. at Radical W om en, located at 819 N. Killings worth. Call 503/240- 4462. Chinese Take-Out Saturdays, March 24 and 31 “C hinese T ake-O ut” is an inno­ vative and im aginative theatre pro­ duction foradults, will be perform ed at the D eloris W inningstad Theatre located at 1111 SW. Broadway. The show varies with w hat the audience chooses to “takeout.” O ur host takes our order from a m enu o f Chinese food nam es, and then serves the aa ans «n i nw w an l w i : im» iw w mi «: « « muri ,« u ' am hm ® «¡ — wiatWÂLWæwiMiKiliÉHnMi®, nr KHummin J§§S L_ J. iony.com/thebrothers Monday M ardi 19 7:30 pm (a the Lloyd Mall Cinemas Hick up a complimentary pass for Two at (L ije p o r t l a n h (O h se ru c i 4747 NE MLK Blvd (One Block South o f Alberta) I lie Brothers Opens Nationally Friday, March 23'