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Entertainment Guide
Free Jazz
Improvisational
Workshops
Aug. 2 - 3
Journey, Peter
Frampton and John
Waite in Concert
Friday, Aug. 3
The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival will
present two free ja z z im provisa­
tional w orkshops as part o f the
Festival’s M usic Education Pro­
gram. The workshops will include
a “M aster Jazz G uitar” w orkshop
taught by the renow ned guitarist
Dan Balmer on Thurs., Aug. 2, and
the “Art o f the D uo” w orkshop
w ith vocalist Jenna M am ina and
guitarist Andre Bush on Fri., Aug.
3. Both workshops wil be held from
5-7 p.m. at Babcock’s Music, 6405 E.
Mill Plain Blvd., in Vancouver.
Bill Graham Presents/SFX is
pleased to announce a live con­
cert perform ance by Journey with
special guests Peter Frampton and
John W aite at the Rose Garden.
Show tim e is 6:30 p.m.
T ic k e ts are for sale at all
T icketm aster outlets including
M eier & Frank and GI Jo e ’s loca­
tions and the Rose Q uarter ticket
office.
Call 503/224-4400 to charge by
phone, or purchase tickets online
by logging on to ww w .sfx.com or
w ww.ticketmaster.com.
Big River Celebrates
American History
Aug. 2-5
Mark Twain’s timeless classic,
“Big River” sweeps us down the
mighty Mississippi River as the irre­
pressible H uck Finn helps his
friends Jim, a slave, escape to free­
dom at the mouth o f the Ohio ’
River. The American Heritage!
Theater Project and P ortland'
Parks and Recreation. The- '
ater Program will present th e :
musical “Big River” in Wash­
ington Park Amphitheater at
the Rose Test Gardens and 1
the Crater Amphitheater at
Mt. Tabor Community Park.
Show runs Thursday through
Sunday at 7 p.m., and is free.
“Big River” can be seen in
Washington Park July 19-29
and at Mt. Tabor Park Au­
gust 2-5.
Area: One Music
Festival
Friday, Aug. 3
In the sam e w ay that
Lollapalooza redefined the
notion o f m usic festivals
and opened the door for
aw areness and acceptance
o f alternative m usic a de­
cade ago, the goal o f Area:
One is to bring together the
best in m usic - contem po­
rary, cutting edge and elec­
tronic. The artist confirm ed
to perform are New O rder,
Oukast, The Roots, N elly
Furtado, Paul O akenfold,
Rinocerose, The O rb and
Timo Maas. The will be at
the Gorge A m phitheatre on
Friday, Aug. 3, 5 p.m. For
ticket information, call 206/
628-0888 or go online to
ww w .ticketm aster.com or
w w w .hobconcerts.com .
Lloyd’s Blues Music
Festival
Saturday, Aug. 4
A lineup o f great musicians will
be on hand for the L loyd’s Blues
Music Festival. The show will star
BB K ing, Buddy Guy, John Hiatt
& The Goners and Tommy Castro.
This event w ill be held on Satur­
day, A ugust 4 at Colum bia M ead­
ows in St. Helens, OR. Tickets are
avai lable by calling 503/224-8499
or toll free at 800/992-8499, or
online at w w w .fastixx.com . For
more inform ation, visit their pro­
m o tio n s
w e b s ite
at
w w w .doubletee.com .
Scriptfest 2000
Friday, Aug. 3 &
Saturday, Aug. 4
On Aug. 3 and 4, Rising Tide
Productions presents “ScriptFest
2001,” a series o f free w orld pre­
m ier reading o f contem porary
plays by local authors. The Satur­
day reading will be at the Central
Library. Forthe location o f Friday
reading, call 503/772-3123.
Tool with King
Crimson
Sunday, Aug. 5
SinceT ool’s first full-length al­
bum was released in 1993, these
L. A. rockers have won lots o f fans
and critical acclaim w ith their
grinding, post-Jane’s A ddiction
(The .lortlanò ©bseruer
heavy m etal. T heir dark, angry
lyrics and num bing guitar drilling
appeal both to m etalheads and
alternative rock fans. Tool with
opening act King Cnm son will be
playing at the Huit Center on Sun­
day, Aug. 5 ,8 p.m. Call 541 /682-5OOO
o r v is it them
o n lin e
at
www.hultcenter.org.
Fashion Show at
Chinese Garden
Sunday, Aug. 5
Hawaii-based clothing designer
Anne Namba will present her cur­
rent line on Sunday, Aug. 5, from 2-
4 p.m. at the Portland Classical Chi­
nese Garden. The show is free with
admission to the Garden. Nam ba’s
clothes feature butterfly and porce­
lain motifs inspired by China ’ s Qing
Dynasty. She has dressed Sen.
Hillary Clinton and Aretha Franklin
among other notables.
Eric Clapton at the
Rose Garden
Tuesday, Aug. 7
Rose Quarter Ticket Office, on the
Web at www.rosequarter.com or
w w w .tic k e tm a s te r.c o m ,
at
Ticketmaster locations, or by call­
ing Ticketmaster at 503/224-4400.
Wynonna to Perform
at Chinook Winds
Casino
Friday, Aug. 10 and
Saturday, Aug. 11
D on’t have to “Tell Me Why”
you m issed the appearance o f
Wynonna at Chinook Winds Ca­
sino & Convention Center on Au­
gust 10 and 11. Each show starts at
8 p.m. For more information, or to
obtain tickets, call 1-888-MAIN-
ACT (624-6228) or Fastixx, 1-800-
992-TIXX(8499).
Stevie Nicks at Rose
Garden
Saturday, Aug. 11
*
In support o f her latest Reprise
recording, “Trouble in Shangri-la,”
legendary rock poet, Stevie Nicks
will be appearing at the Rose Gar­
D on’t miss Eric Clapton when
den. Probably best known for her
this triple inductee in the Rock &
mystical chanteuse image and work
Roll Hall o f Famer comes through 1
with 1970’ssuper group Fleetwood
the Rose City, guitar on fire, to en­
Mac, her acclaimed solo projects
tertain at the Rose Garden on Tues- '
such as “Bella Donna,” “The Wild
day, August 7 at 7:30 p.m. In addi- '
tion, Doyle Bramhall II who debuted ' Heart,” “Rock A Little” and the
“Other Side o f the Mirror” have all
as a recording artist in 1992, with 1
been platinum sellers. To buy tick­
Charlie Sexton, as a member o f the '
ets, call 503/224-4400 or go online to
band Arc Angel will join Clapton o n 1
www.ticketmaster.com.
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