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Satisfy Your Blues
and BBQ Fix
The Annual Inner City
Blues Festival Returns
On Saturday, April 21, the
Portland Rainbow Coalition/
New Party & Jobs with Jus­
tice will be hosting the 12,h
Annual Inner City Blues Fes­
tival. This year, there will be
many musical talents along
with good food at the event
called “ Blues & BBQ 2001.”
It will be held at the Melody
Ballroom, located at 615 SE.
Alder, from 7 p.m. - 12:30
a.m.
The evening’s entertain­
ment starts off with Country
Blues music by Kinzel &
Hyde. Later acts include: the
Power Band, Jim Mesi with
Mel Solomon, the Hot Shot
Tap Dancers, the Paul Delay
Band and Norman Sylvester
Band with La Rhonda Steele.
For food, there will be lots
o f BBQ ribs and chicken for
sale along with red beans and
rice.
The Melody Ballroom is a
non-smoking building. Doors
will open early for the Blues
Festival, starting at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, con­
tact Bob Gross at 503/235-
9800 or Jan Mihara at 503/
235-6971.
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[TWELFTH ANNUAL
Sponsored by
Inner City Blues Festival
Sat, April 21, MELODY BALLROOM,
*
615SE Alder, 7pm-12.30am
"BLUES & BBQ 2001"
Paul Delay Band
Sonny Hess & the Power Band
Norman Sylvester Band
with LaRhonda Steele
Lynnann Hyde & Stuart Kinsel
Jim Mesi Band with Mel Solomon
M.C. Paul Knauls
$15 or 2/$25 , includes Red Beans and Rice
BBQ ribs & chicken for sale, No-host, full-service bar, 21 & over
Benefit PORTLAND RAINBOW COALITION/
New Party & Jobs with Justice
co-sponsor Cascade Blues Association CBA members $1 off
tickets: M. Millenium. Genevas. Reflections. McPeets Portland Pub
The Links, Inc.
Benefit of
LINKS E D U C A T IO N A L /
S C H O LA R S H IP F U N D
Portland Marriott Downtown
Portland, OR
Friday, April 20, 2001
8:00 pm
T icket p ric e $35
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707 NE Fremont
5401 NE Cullv Blvd
503-281-6525
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1615 NE Killingsworth
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All
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or
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