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Page 4 July 25,2001 Focus In Print Entertainment Guide Eckhard Hahnel Through Aug. 24 Henry V July 26 - 28 E ckhard H ahnel w as born in D resden, G erm any in 1935. A lm ost n o th in g is know n o f his ch ild h o o d d uring the w ar w retch ed y ea rs o f W W II. W hat w e have in ste a d is a legacy o f im ag ery , th r o u g h p h o to g r a p h s b y h is d au g h ter, illu stratin g the life o f th e young, b lu e c o lla r class in G erm an y du rin g th e m id- 1950’s. T h e ex h ib it w ill be h eld at S K Jo se fsb erg S tudio, lo cated at 403 N .W . E lev en th A ve. from T u es d ay through S aturday, from N oon - 5 p.m . C all 503/241-9112. William Shakespeare’s Henry V will be presented by the new theatre com pany, Quintessence: lan g u ag e and Imagination Theatre. The play will by held at the Mago Hunt Center/ Univer sity o f Portland, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. at7:30p.m Call503/285-2826. Columbia Backyard Concerts Through Sept. 12 T he C olum bian B ackyard C on c e rts o ffe r eig h t co n certs around th e city and C lark C o u n ty . T hese concerts are m ostly on F riday and S atu rd ay ev en in g s, and run until m id -N o v em b er. C ity co n c erts at noon offers 10 hour-long W ednes day events, b egin n in g July 11 and concluding Septem ber 12. T he first se v en noon co n c erts are in E sther S h o rt P ark and the final three are in the S cu lp tu re G ard en at N inth S tre et and B roadw ay. G u ests are ask ed to b rin g b la n k ets and low - b ac k law n c h a irs to all concerts. P ic n ic s are e n c o u ra g e d , an d v en d o rs w ill be se llin g food. D ogs m u st b e leashed. Alt. Brew Fest Friday, July 27 - Saturday, July 28 Enjoy great beer and great music at the first annual Alt. Brew Fest, with two days oflive music including KINK 102 Showcase, and more than 30 beets on tap. The event will be heldatS.W .Nai to Parkway, between Stark and OakStreets in downtown Portland. Proceeds from the event benefit the River Network. Oregon Brewers Festival July 27, 28 and 29 A Beer Odyssey is the theme for this year’s Oregon Brewers Festival. The 14'*’ annual event, w hich features handcrafted beers from 72 o f the top independent breweries across thecoun- try, will take place July 27,28 and 29 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in down town Portland. Hours for the event are Noon to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, andNoonto7p.m. on Sunday. Formore info, call 503/778-5917 o r visit www.oregonbrewfestcom. Scriptfest 2000 July 27, 28 & Aug. 3, 4 FromJuly27throughAug.4,Rising Tide Productions presents “ScriptFest 2001," a series o f free world premier reading o f contemporary plays by local authors. .All Saturday readings are at the Central Library. ForthelocationofFri- day readings, call503/772-3123. Free World Music Concert Saturday, July 28 Big River Celebrates American History Aug. 2-5 Mark Twain’stimelessclassic,“Big River” sweeps us dow n the mighty M ississippi R iveras the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friends Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth o f the Ohio River. T he A m erican Heritage Theater Project and Port land Parks and Recreation Theater Program will present the musical “Big River” in W ashington Park A m phi theater at the Rose Test G ardens and theCrater A m phitheater at Mt. Tabor Com munity Park. Show runs Thure- day through Sunday at 7 p.m., and is free. “Big River” can be seen in Wash ington Park July 19-29 and at ML 4400 Free Jazz Improvisational Workshops Aug. 2 - 3 The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival will present two free jazz improvisational workshops as part o f the Festival’s Music Education Program. The work shops willincludea“Mas ter JazzGui- Legal Services WHY ARE YOU RENTING? Own Your Home The American Dream Preventive Legal Help & Assistance Defensive Driving Violations Comprehensive Wills & Yearly Updates BAD CREDIT • NO CREDIT BANKRUPTCY .w o Debts, Dispute Decisions, Divorce And more $26.00 or less per month Re-opening of Talisman Gallery Thursday, July 26 Talisman G allery announces a G rand R e-O pening celebration. Last Thursday, July 26, located at 1476N .E. Alberta St., from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. They will be featuring 14 N orthw est artist m em bers. The Group Show nuts July 2 6 - Aug. 25. Call 503/284-8800 or visit them on th e w e b at wxvw.taksmangallerv.com. tar” workshop taught by the renowned guitarist Dan Balmer on Thurs., Aug. 2, and the“Artofthe Duo” woikshop with vocalist Jenna Mamina and guitarist Andre Bush on Fri., Aug. 3. Both work shops wil be held from 5-7 p.m. at Babcock’s Music, 6405 E. Mill Plain Blvd., in Vancouver. The public is invited to the 8th An nual Free World Music Concert. All ages are welcome who are interested in learning about Japanese music and cultural fabric. Performing at the event will be Masumi Timson and Noriko Dozono o f Miyabi-Kai o f Porltand. This free concert will be held at the Community Music Center, located at 3350S.E.FrancisSt on Saturday, July 28,2 p.m. Call Michael Walsh a t503/ 823-3177. Nikka Costa Thursday, July 26 N ikka C o sat w ill show and p ro v e the re su lts to ev e ry o n e co m e sp rin g tim e o n h e r debut, “ E v e ry b o d y ’s G o t T h e ir S o m e th in g .” S h e ’s a re d h e a d , b u t s h e ’s no P ink: h e r w ay -so u lfu l vocals and rock-tinged b u t funky trac k s w ill ca u se m o re d o u b le tak es than M a d o n n a d id in the v irg in a l d ays o f m u sic video. N ik k a C o s ta w ill b e a t th e R oseland G rill on T hursday, July 2 6 ,8 p.m . C all 5 03/224-8499 for tic k e t in fo , o r g o o n lin e to www.fastLxx.com. (Elje P o rtlan d (Observer YOU ARE APPROVED! 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