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May 16, 2001 Page 5 ®br ^Jnrtlaub O bserver FT D FR GRACE The Nobility of Aging B y C hester H iggins J&, TW B ookmark : 2000 . Forword by Maya Angelou Through the lens of the camera, Chester Higgins Jr. takes a look at eighty thriving African american men and women who have found beauty within themselves and are experiencing aging with energy, wit, and grace. “Elder Grace,” a love song to the nobility of aging, is a powerful book based on the traveling photographic exhibition of the same name featuring personal portraits of African Ameri can elders. Complementing each beautiful portrait are the subject’s own thoughts and comments that collectively express a certain wisdom about life and aging, bringing comfort and inspiration to grandparents, children, grand children, and anyone thinking about the issues of aging. “M aya A ngelou is a poet, historian, lecturer, author, actress, playw right, civil rights activist, producer, and director.” • '^T h I e LEGENDARY ? M C M E N A M IN S CAFE, SALOON ànd HOTEL ROCK Plotting the Perfect Scam B y M f . l T aylor W illiam M orrow & C ompany . Queen $45 Full $35 •4, Bunk $25 * European-style lodging^ . with shared baths. * Room rates are the same for single or * double occupancy. i Add ,11.5,% cixinty room r.uj. For information call toll-free -866-27.1-3377 503-335-8900 or’frdm Portland ____ > McMENAMINS W FllTE EAGLE 836 NORTH RUSSELL • PORTI.\NI) • (503) ¿82-6810 w w w .m c n i c n .i n i i n s .c o m I nc : 1999 Expertly evoking black life in the South in the late 1920s, “The Mitt Man” begins with the picaresque tale of a small time New Orleans hustler named King Fish. T his man is b e tte r at preaching than picking pock ets, and it is getting caught while trying to lift the wallet of a wealthy white man that sets him on the path to his destiny - a complex road that leads him from the pavement to the pulpit and, ultimately, to the penitentiary. Once in jail, King Fish meets a brash young slickster from New Y ork nam ed Jimmie Lamar. King Fish decides that Jimmie is the per T".. t ‘ fect pupil for his les V sons in the art of the con game - and to gether they devise a brilliant swindle for Jimmie to take to the streets of Harlem. But when he ar rives in New York, young Jimmie gets much more than he bargained for... »