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Page 4 May 23,2001 The Focus Entertainment Guide M M K M M H M I Ascending the Cosmic Mountain Through Wednesday, June 3 T he Portland A rt M useum , lo cated at 1219SW. Park Avenue will be offering an exhibition o f a selec tion o f Tibetan religious art and artifacts from Portland private col lections. The event is part o f the “ T ibetan Arts and Culture Festi val,” w hich includes Tibetan film, visual arts, music and dance. For m ore inform ation on the art show ing, call 503/226-2811. Our Dream Gallery Through Tuesday, June 9 O ur Dream G allery will present Ron Sm ith and The A rthur W right, two outstanding artists from N orth ern C alifornia with the show ing o f “This & T hat,” w hich w ill run through June 9. Ron Sm ith w ork ranges from images o f the A frican savannah to his Jazz series. A rthur W right also paints im ages o f A fri can w ildlife using a secret tech nique involving bleach and black paper. The gallery is located at 2209 F ortian i* (Dbaevuer Focus In N.E. Alberta St. Call 503/288-3024. The Language of Western Art Through Sunday, June 24 Join the Portland A rt M useum , located at 1219 SW'. Park A venue, for a fascinating look at A m erica’s tw o m ost celebrated W estern art ists, Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. T heir depictions o f bron cos and buffaloes, cow boys and A m erican Indians helped shape our view o f the A m erican W est o f the late 19Ih century. The exhibition runs until Sunday, June 24. It consists o f an exceptional group o f o v er 100 paintings, sculptures, w atercolors, draw ings, book illustrations and photo g rap h s. Rose Art Show Through June 29 T he O regon Society o f A rtists w ill be having the R ose A rt Show 2001 to parallel the P ortland Rose Festival. A ll m edia paintings de picting this y ea r’s them e “ C apture the E xcitem ent” or “T he R ose” will be on exhibit. T he event w ill be at 2185 S. W. Park Place. Call 503/223- 0706. K E H H E D Y S C H O oi I* Menamins t CLASS BEGINS W ITH A HEARTY BREAKFAST Monday through Saturday: 7am to 10:30am Sunday: 7am to 11:30am 5736 NE 33rd • Portland, Oregon (503) 2 4 9 -3 9 8 3 • tvww.nirmen<imin$.eom Visions and Visionaries Through Oct. 31 “ Visions and V isionaries,” thirty- plus paintings by im portant O regon artists from the era 1 8 8 0 -1 9 3 0 , will be exhibited at Pittock M ansion throughout M ay until Oct. 31. V isi tors m ay view “V isions and V ision- aries” 1 2 -4 p .m . daily. Significant, seldom -seen w orks by such lum i naries as C leveland Rockw ell, W ill iam Sam uel Parrott, M yra A lbert W iggins, C.E.S. W ood, and C lara Jane Stephes w ere painstakingly se lected for this event by G uest C ura tor, M ichael Parsons. The p ublic is encouraged to call 503/823*3624 for further inform ation. Jobs with Justice May 23, 24 and 27 T he Portland Jobs w ith Justice is h o stin g a M ini Film F estival - F undraiser Event. T hey w ill feature a back-to- back double feature show ing o f labor in the true sense. The event w ill be held at the L aurelhurst T h eater& Pub, 2734 S.E. Burnside. Featured films include “This is W hat D em ocracy Looks Like” and “ Bread & R oses.” American Indian Dance Theatre Friday, May 25 & Saturday, May 26 Y ou d o n ’t w ant to m iss the perform ance o f the A m erican In dian D ance th eatre (A ID T ) at C hinook W inds C asino & C o n vention C enter on M ay 25 an d 26. A ID T w as o riginally form ed in M ay 1987, w hen m ore than 20 N ative A m erican dancers, sing ers and drum m ers, representing a variety ofN orth A m erican T ribes, gathered in C olorado Springs to b eg in rehearsals w ith a rev o lu tionary new theatrical dance com pany. For m ore info., call 1-888- M AIN-ACT (624-6228)orFastixx, l-800-992-TTXX(8499). America's First Youth Orchestra Wednesday, May 30 & Thursday, May 31 T he P ortland Y outh P hilhar m onic is holding auditions for the 2001 -2002 Season on M ay 30 and 31. A pplications are required. A u ditioning string players m ust be at least 7 years old; w ind, brass and percussion players at least 13 years old. N o on e o v er 22 years old w ill be auditioned. For more information, call 503/223-5939. Reading by Ehud Havazelet Thursday, May 31 Ehud H avazelet is the author o f two story collections: “W hat Is It Then Betw een U s?” and m ost re cently, “ Like N ever B efore,” w hich w on the O regon Book A w ard and w as nam ed a N otable Book o f the Y ear by the N ew Y ork and Los Ange les Times. H e will be giving a reading on Thursday, M ay 3 1,8 p.m. atPS U , located on cam pus at the Smith M e morial Center, C ascade Room. For more information, call 503/725-5666. Wilsonville Festival of the Arts Friday, June 1 T he W ilsonville Festival o f the A rts 2001 is a three-day celebration that recognizes both established and em erging visual and perform ing art ists from around the Pacific N orth west. The Festival offers two exhibi tion opportunities for visual artists: The Open Show (non-juned and open to all artists), and an outdoor Arts & CraftsFairandGardenArtShow(open to artisans o f fine w ares). The event will be at the grounds o f W ilsonville High School, located at 6880 SW. Wilsonville Rd. Call 503/673-7619. Cooking with Tea Saturday, June 2 D iana Rosen, author o f “Cooking W ith Tea,” will have tw o tea tastings and a dem o o f using tea for cooking and C h ef W em ischner will prepare three o f the dishes from their book at “ In G ood Taste” on Saturday, June 2 from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. The class is open to the public and registration can be made by calling 503/248-2015. The school is located at 231 N.W . 11th Ave. Call the num berabove or access them online at www.gayleiolley.com. Rose City Chamber Orchestra Rose City Chamber Orchestra pre sents its fifth concert o f the season with guest conductor Jam es Smith o f the U niversity o f W isconsin on Sun day, June 3 at 3 p.m. at the Central Lutheran Church, located at 2104 N.E. H ancock. T he concert w ill play Francaix’s Sept D anses, H aydn’s Sym phony No. 96 “M iracle” and Brahms ' Serenade No. 1. Op. 11. A Time for Justice Friday, June 8 M orris Dees, chieftrial counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center, wil 1 be the speaker at the annual Danie 1 J. & Elizabeth O. Cohn/Rose WTiite lecture at Northwest Portland ’ s Con gregation Beth Israel on Friday, June 8 at 8 p.m. The title o f Mr. D ees’ speech is “A Time for Justice.” Dees has made headlines by successfully litigating against racist groups, and persuading juries to find the groups’ leaders accountable for hate crim es com m itted by their followers. Call 503/222-1069. Good in the Hood Festival & Parade Friday, June 22 The “G ood in the H ood” Festival and Parade begins Friday, June 22 through Sunday, June 24,2001. The festival is located on the H oly Re deem er A rea School C am pus at 127 North Portland Blvd. The parade route is east on Russell St. to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, north to Portland Blvd. Then west to H oly Redeem er Area School Campus. Call Paul Knauls at 503/285-1159 or email him at D aulsriagenevas.net. Rose Festival Airshow Sunday, July 1 Buy early and save! Through the month ofMarch, Rose Festival Airshow tickets will be on sale. Purchase one adult general admission ticket for the Saturday or Sunday show and receive one youth (age5-12 (general admission ticket free. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 503/ 224-4400and at the H i 1 Lsboro Chamber ofCommerceat503/648-l 102.Orvisit www.rosefestival.org online. Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival July 4 - 8 M ore than 80 blues artists per forming on three stages at the W est C oast’s largest blues festival expands to five full days this year over the extended July 4 weekend. T he 2001 Safeway W aterfront Blues Festival will begin Wednesday, July 4 at noon. The independence day celebrations will culminate in a spectacular fire works show over the Willamette River at 10 p.m. The festival is held at the south endofT om M cC all W aterfront Park in dow ntow n Portland, Oregon. Janet Jackson at the Rose Garden Saturday, July 7 Janet Jackson is com ing to the Rose Garden on Saturday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. I f you rem em ber the big dance numbers and spectacular stage production, you will not be let down. The “All For Y ou” tour is guaran teed to include the production that has distinguished her tours since the 1990 Rhythm Nation tour, and will sh o w o ffJan et’s new found freedom a n d d e s ire to h a v e fu n . C a ll Ticketmaster at503/224-4400 formore information. On th e w eb, v is it w w w .ro s e q u a rte r.c o m or www.ticketmaster.com.