Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, May 23, 2001, Page 15, Image 15

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May 23, 2001
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The Crowning Moment:
Who will be this year’s
Queen of Rosaria?
The R ose Festival Q u e e n ’s
C oronation is an ev en in g o f
entertainm ent and excitem ent
as the P o rtlan d R ose Festi-
The Pre-Broad way
Run of Imago's
FROGZ...
playing now
through
July 29th.
val A sso c ia tio n announces
th e 2001 R o s e F e s tiv a l
Q ueen. M em bers o f the 2001
R ose F estival C ourt are in ­
tro d u c e d by peers
who represent their
r e s p e c t i v e h ig h
s c h o o ls .
E ach
C o u rt
M em ber
p r e s e n ts a b r ie f
speech and is fea ­
tured in a video.
T his y e a r’s fea ­
tured p erfo rm er at
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Ocean 503 is made up o f Oregon’s top players. Each member is dynamic, professional and well seasoned in musical entertainment.
LaRlionda Steel’s soulful lead vocals will sooth and excite you. With roots in gospel, LaRhonda has wooed music lovers with her heartfelt
bluesy chops. LaRhonda has performed with the Norman Sylvester Band, the No Delay Band and other Portland favorites. She has performed
inTheMountHoodJazzFestival 1997 and several
Waterfront Blues Festivals, 1995-1999.
The funky, jazzy styling o f
M e G a le
Roberts on bass and
b a c k -^ jg ro u n d
vocals will make your |
body
move.
MeGale has o v er,
25 years experi-,
ence, and
h a s
to u re d f
and re­
co rded)
w ith
D o n n ie j
Ifcihaway I
a n d *
Millie Jackson. With a jazzy smooth flair, Mark
Steele on piano, synthesizer and background vo­
cals will entice you with his fluid style. Mark has
performed with such greets as Clark Terry and
Lionel Hampton and with local favorites Calvin
Walker, JC Rico and Norman Sylvester.
Keeping you up and grooving is Jeff Ward on
drums and background vocals. Strong church
and family ties has given Jeff the support and
experience to be one o f the best drummers in the
Northwest. Jeffhas performed and recorded with
many local artists including Obo Addi. Playing
lead and rhythm guitar and also singing lead
vocals is Steve Smith. Steve has recorded with
John Smith, the founder ofN u Shooz and has also
performed in several theatrical productions in­
cluding 1999 Portland Center Stage’s production
ofW illiam Shakespeare’s "As You Like It.”
He has performed with local favorites Terry
Rob and Ike Willis.
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communication (25%) and pres­
ence (25%). Court Members are
elected by vote o f their respec­
tive student bodies.
Randall Realty Corp, is proud
to sponsor the Rose Festival
Court scholarship program. Each
Court Member receives a $3,000
college scholarship.
The Rose Festival Q ueen’s
Coronation will be televised live
on KOfN 6 TV from the Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall, from 8-
9:30 p.m. and rebroadcast on
Saturday, June 2 from 6:30 - 8
p.m. This year’s hosts areKOIN
6 T V ’s M ike Donahue and
Shirley Hancock, with Kelley
Day. K103 fm is the official
radio partner of the Rose Festi­
val Queen’s Coronation.
For more information, visit
them
o n lin e
at
www.rosefestival.org.
Take a Musical Journey from
Old School to New School
T hursdays 7:30
Fridays 7:30
Saturdays 1:30/7:30
Sundays 1:30/5:30
As seen on Broadway...
the R ose F estival Q u e e n ’s
C oronation is the aw ard-w in­
ning Prairie High School jazz
band under the d ire c tio n o f
A lan A ldridge from B rush
P rairie, W ash. T he band p e r­
form s a ja z z re n d itio n o f the
them e from “ 2001: A Space
O d y ssey ” arran g ed by Jon
N ew ton as the show begins.
The* group also p rese n ts a
cover o f Cyndi L auper’s 1986
G ram m y-nom inated hit single
“True C o lo rs,” w hich featues
soloist Jonette H agebusch, a
senior at Prairie High School.
The Rose Festival Court is
com prised o f 14 outstanding
w om en who w ere selected
from 14 P ortland-area high
schools by their respective stu­
dent bodies. Each Court Mem­
b er re p re se n ts her school
throughout the months o f May
and June at many community
events, including meetings with
business leaders, visits to hospi­
tals and meetings with a variety
o f civic groups.
To qualify for the Rose Festi­
val Court, young women must
be full-time students, members
o f their graduating classes, have
grade point averages o f at least
2.75, demonstrate good citizen­
ship and have good attendance
records. The candidates are
evaluated on character (50%),
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