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F o cu s.
August 15,2001
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Wednesday, Aug. 15
W ith the release o f their new
album “Take O ff Y our Pants and
Jacket,” B link 182 w ith special
guests N ew Found G lory, w ill be
at the Memorial Coliseum on Aug.
15 at 7 p.m. Floor seating is gen­
eral adm ission, no chairs, and the
rest is reserved. Tickets are avail­
able at the Rose Q uarter Ticket
O ff ic e , o n th e W e b at
w w w .r o s e q u a r te r .c o m
or
w w w .tic k e tm a s te r .c o m , at
T icketm aster locations, or call
Ticketm aster at 503/224-4400.
Elephant Garlic Festival
A ug-1 7 - 1 9
T here will be garlic foods galore
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with garlic ice cream, garlic chips,
garlic lattes and oth er treats at
this year’s Elephant G arlic Festi­
val, A ug. 17 - 1 9 in N orth Plains,
O R. T here will be live music and
the ever popular G rand Festival
P arade as the featured attraction.
For m ore inform ation, contact the
N orth Plains A rea C ham ber o f
Com m erce at 888/771 -3708.
Lents Founders Day
Aug. 1 8 & 1 9
A F ound er’s D ay C elebration, a
tw o-day celebration, will be held
at L ents Park, located at S.E. 9 2 nd
and H olgate. O n Saturday, Aug.
18, there will be m usic puppets, a
fun run, farmer’s market, and dedi -
cation o f a new plaza. M usic by
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the Providence Stage B and (big
band jazz) and a parade w ill b e '
held on Sunday, Aug. 19. For
more info., call 503/823-2223 or
g o o n lin e to th e w e b site at
w w w.PortlandParks.org.
3 0 Odd Foot of Grunts
Wednesday, Aug. 22
R ussell Crow e brings his brand
o f A u s tr a lia n r o c k to th e
Roseland T heatre. This is the
first show that has been sold out
in 1 d ay ! The remain­
ing tickets are going
fast. A second show
has been added.
T he band w ill be
p la y in g at th e
R o sela n d T h ea tre
on
W ednesday,
Aug. 22. O pen to all
ages. C all for tickets
at 5 0 3 /2 2 4 -8 4 9 9 ,
8 0 0 /9 9 2 -8 4 9 9 , o r
o n lin e
at
M t. Hood
Huckleberry Festival
Aug. 2 4 ,2 5 & 26
H u c k le b e rrie s are
n o w in s e a s o n .
M a rk in g
th is
e v e n t is th e a n ­
n u a l M t. H o o d
H u c k le b e rry F e s ­
t i v a l & B a r lo w
T ra il D ay s at th e
M t. H o o d V illa g e ,
lo c a te d a t 6 5 0 0 0
E a s t U .S . H ig h ­
w ay
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in
B rig h tw o o d .
T h e re w ill be
p le n ty o f h u c k le ­
b e rry fo o d s , w a ­
te rm e lo n c o n te s t,
N a tiv e A m e ric a n t
c e re m o n ie s and
m ore for the w h o le
fam ily. A d m issio n
a n d p a r k i n g is
fre e . F o r m o re in ­
f o r m a tio n , c a ll
503/622-4798.
Run fur the Wind II
Friday, Aug. 2 4 -
(5 0 5 )2 4 9 -5 9 8 5
Sunduy, Aug. 26
1% 1% U . I 1 H I I K ' l l c l I l l i l l S . « O l l i
Chinook W inds C a­
sino & C onvention
C e n te r is h o stin g
(Efyc ^o rtlan h ©bseruer
“Run for the W ind II,” A ugust
24-26. Saddle up and cruise to the
coast for sum m er’s coolest bike
event at C hinook W inds C asino,
Run for the W ind II, a benefit for
the O regon V eterans M otorcycle
A ssociation H elp O regon ’ s v et­
eran com m unity w hile enjoying
three days o f fun, excitem ent and
good lim es...p lu s a chance to
w in an Indian M otorcycle. For
m o re in fo rm a tio n , c a ll L es
Eisenbarth at 1 -888-244-6665, ext.
5839.
Homowo Festival of African Arts
Saturday, Aug. 25 & Sunday, Aug. 26
The twelfth annual H om ow o Fes­
tival o f A frican A rts w ill be held
at Portland State U niversity’s
South Park Blocks on Aug. 25
and 26, from 1-8 p.m. The event is
expected to attract m ore than
10,000 people over the tw o days.
T here w ill be A frican m usic and
d a n c e p rese n tatio n s, A frican
food, children’s activities and
folk art dem onstrations through­
out the w eekend. C all 503/288-
3025
o r go
o n lin e
to
w w w.hom ow o.org.
Ftnix TX
Sunday, Aug. 26
A lso know n as R iverfenix. this
H ouston-based group consists
o f singer/guitarists W illie and
D am on, bassist A dam and drum ­
m er D onnie. Fenix T X will be
perform ing, plus other guest per­
form ers Lefty and T en Tim es a
Day on Sunday, Aug. 2 6 ,8 p.m.
at the Roseland Theatre. Call 503/
224-8499.
Ringo Starr in Concert
Monday, Aug. 27
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band
will be playing at the Arlene
S chnitzer Concert Hall on M on­
day. August 27 at 7:30 p.m .. Tick­
ets are on sale through Fastixx by
calling 503/224-8499. For more
information, call Double Tee Pro­
m otions at 503/221-0288 or go
online to w w w .doubletee.com .
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, Aug. 29
As a bonus to all m em bers o f the
com m unity, the V ancouver Sym ­
phony O rchestra will perform a
free concert on W ednesday, Aug.
29, at 7 p.m. in E sther Short Park.
T he perform ance, sopnsored by
the C ity o f V ancouver, is an ad ­
dition to the Sum m er Concert
se rie s an d fe a tu re s G eo rg es
B izet's “L ’ Arlesienne : Suite #2”
and Aram K hachaturian ' s “M as­
q uerade.”
Outdoor Oregon Symphony
Thursday, Aug. 30
T he Portland Parks and R ecre­
ation is hosting a m usical event
w ith the Portland Y outh Philhar­
m onic playing at 5 p.m. and the
O regon S ym phony playing at 7
p .m . at W a te r f r o n t P a rk ,
H aw thorne Bridge Bow l. For
m ore inform ation, call 503/823-
PLAY.
Cake
Friday, Aug. 31
C a k e r o lls o u t th e c a r p e t fo r
g u ita r ro c k on “ C o m fo rt
E a g le ,” th e b a n d 's f o u rth a l ­
b u m an d th e ir firs t fo r C o lu m ­
b ia. O n C a k e ’s p re v io u s th ree
re c o rd s , fo lk , h ip -h o p ., an d
c o u n t r i f ie d b lu e s a ll lin e -
d a n c e d b e h in d k its c h y tr u m ­
p e t riffs . T h e b a n d w ill be
p e r fo rm in g on F rid a y , A u g .
31 at th e R o s e la n d T h e a tre .
F o r tic k ets, call 5 0 3 /2 2 4 -8 4 0 0 ,
to ll fre e 8 0 0 /9 9 2 - 8 4 9 9 . o r
on 1 i ne at w w w .fastixx.com .
The Black Crowes
Sunday, Sept. 2
At the tim e o f their 1990 debut,
the kind o f rock & roll the Black
C row es specialize in w as o ut o f
style. T he Black C row es repli­
cated that Stonesy sw agger and
Faces boogie perfectly. V ocalist
Chris R obinson appropriated the
sound and style o f vintage Rod
S tew art w h ile g u ita rist R ich
Robinson fused Keith R ichards’
lean attack with Ron W o o d ’s
messy rhythm ic sense. T he Black
C row es w ill be at the R oseland
T heatre on Sunday, Sept. 2, 8
p.m. Call 503/224-8499 for ticket
in f o ., o r g o o n lin e to
Conference for Women Play­
wrights
Sept. 6 - 9
T h e R e g io n a l C o n fe re n c e o f
T h e I n te r n a tio n a l C e n tre fo r
W o m e n P la y w r ig h ts , w ith
r e g is tra tio n an d re a d in g s to
all. “ D o w n to E arth : P ra c tic a l
S e s s io n s fo r P la y w r ig h ts ,” a
N o rth w e s t R e g io n a l C o n f e r ­
e n c e fo th e in te rn a tio n a l C e n ­
tre fo r W o m en P la y w rig h ts ,
w ill be h e ld in c o o p e r a tio n
w ith P o rtla n d S ta te U n iv e r ­
sity a n d T y g re s H e a rt T h e ­
atre . T h e c o n fe re n c e in c lu d e s
w o rk s h o p s o n p la y w r itin g ,
m a rk e tin g , d ra m a tu rg y , n ad
p r o d u c tio n . F o r m o re in fo .,
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