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September 05, 2001
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Collector Brings Unusual Cargo From Heart of Africa
P ortland w ill see the arrival -
w ithin a w eek or so - o f a m ost
interesting consignm ent o f trea­
s u r e s th a t h a v e c o m e to
A m erica from the heart o f
Africa.
Al J. V enter, who
lives at the m outh o f
the C olum bia River
and w ho spends half
th is y ear abroad as
a fo re ig n c o rre ­
spondent, spent a
m o n th -lo n g a s ­
signm ent to C en­
tral Africa collect­
ing A frican art.
H e b ro u g h t a
container load o f the
art in Zam bia, wltich
a spokesperson for
the A m erican Embassy
in L usaka said, was re­
garded as am ong the best
crafted w orkm anship in all o f
black Africa.
V enter bought m ore than a
thousand pieces. He is eager that
the people o f O regon share this
discovery w ith him.
“W hat m akes this lot different,
is that so m uch o f it is good old-
fashioned A frican art. V ery few
tourists go to Zam bia in any event,
so w hat these people produce,
they tend to m ake for them selves,’
he explained.
T here are som e ‘touristy’ pro­
ductions, like large carved tables,
chairs and other item s, all o f solid
M eet Designer Misook
Thursday, Sept. 6
M isook Doolittle, designer o fh er
nam esake collection w ill m ake a
p erso n al
a p p e aran c e
at
N ordstrom W ashington Square
on Thursday, Sept. 6, from 3 p.m.
- 8 p.m. in the Studio 121, Encore
an d P e tite s d e p a rtm e n ts on
TW O. Ms. Doolittle will be intro­
ducing her new k nitw ear co llec­
tion pieces with color blocking in
olive, raspberry and anim al print
as w ell as assist custom ers with
their selections. C all 503-620-
0555.
Portland Bridge Exhibit
Thursday, Sept. 6
“ R e d is c o v e r in g P o r t l a n d ’s
W illamette River Bridges,” an ex­
hibit o f contem porary and his­
toric photographs and architec­
tu ral d raw in g s o f P o rtla n d ’s
W illam ette River bridges, opens
w ith a First T hursday reception
on Sept. 6 at the R egion 1 O ffice
o f the O regon D epartm ent o f
T ra n sp o rta tio n in P o rtla n d ’s
O ldtow n. T he reception w ill be
from 5:30 p.m . - 8:30 p.m ., in
O D O T ’s public m eeting room
lobby, 123 N.W . Flanders St.
Some o f the best-
crafted workmanship
o f black Africa is part
o f an Oregon man's
new collection.
“The people go from the cities
into the forest and there they have
all the w ood they need. I t's fo rth e
taking. So w hile m ost o f the art­
w orks are m odest, you have som e
very large, solid pieces. N o w ood
veneers here. It’s not necessary,”
he said.
A nother part o f the collection
includes a copper frieze th at’s
A frican teak, ebony or m ukw a
w ood, but the bulk o f the carvings
are a sheer, natural delight. A fri­
can h a rd w o o d s p re d o m in a te .
H ighly polished, you can see the
grain o f the w ood, deep inside.
O ne o f the advantages o f buy­
ing art in Zam bia, Venter said, was
that the w ood n eeded by the
craftsm en w as readily available.
about six feet across. V enter m ain­
tains that it is as beautifully crafted
as anything produced by a French
master.
Is he likely to go back to A frica
and do it again? H e is not so sure.
“T here are w ars or unrest in
three o f the four countries that
border on Zam bia: A ngola to the
w est, the C ongo w ith a terrible
bloody conflagration to the north
an d Z im b a b w e w h ich , sad ly ,
seem s to be unraveling in the
south. T his sort o f things has a
tendency o f overflow ing its bor­
d ers,’ he observes.
Still, he reckons that Zam bia is
one o f A frica’s loveliest countries.
The A frican sale occurs on Sept
7th-9th. Call 360-777-8131 for info.
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5325 N Williams Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97217
Jadakiss has attracted the
attention o f acclaimed
megastars Sean "Puffy"
Combs, and Notorious B.I.G.
W hen Jadakiss hit the rap scene
w ith his deafening group, the Lox,
all hell broke loose. W hy, you may
ask, w ell, prim arily because there
had never been a hip-hop group
w ho revolutionized the sound o f
hip-hop m usic as fast as they did.
N ow , as one o f the toughest
and tightest em cees to ev er grip
the m ic, Jadakiss, the L o x ’s front
m an, is on the m ove to jum p-start
his solo career w ith his unprec­
edented album - “ K iss T he G am e
G oodbye.”
Swimming Free
Sepl. 6 - Oct. 27
O M N I gallery w ill have an ex ­
hibit called “Sw im m ing Free,”
from Sept. 6 - Oct. 27. T he cel­
ebrated artists w ill be Susan
T r u e b lo o d
S tu a r t, R e ik o
Kageyaina and Terry Lyman. The
show will run from Sept. 6 through
Oct. 27. For m ore inform ation,-
call503-224-2754.
Conference for Women
Playwrights
Sept. 6 - 9
The Regional C onference o f The
International C entre for W om en
Playwrights, with registration and
readings to all. “D ow n to Earth:
P ra c tic a l S essio n s fo r P la y ­
w rights,” a N orthw est R egional
C onference for the International
C entre for W om en Playw rights,
will be held in cooperation w ith
Portland State U niversity and
T ygres H eart T heatre. T he co n ­
ference includes w orkshops on
playw riting, m arketing, d r a m a -
tu rg y , and production. For m ore
info., call 503/590-6916, or go *
online to their w eb address at
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Gospel Event of the Year
Saturday, Sept. 8
Change is good.
D& G M inistries presents the
gospel event o f the year with
G erutha Favorel in concert at the
N ew Song C om m unity C hurch,
located at N.E. M L K & Russell
St. on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 7:30
p.m. T he concert is free and open
to the public. Favorel, one o f
P o rtland’s prem ier gospel per­
form ers, will be jo in ed by pianist
Paul G reenidge w ho has played
for n ational reco rd in g artists
Patty A ustin and Jam es Ingram .
Favorel w as a form er Rose Festi­
val princess and has perform ed
onstage in the US and Europe.
Call503-287-0042or503-872-2Q26.
And it’s not as hard
as you may think.
A lot of things, from the growth in high-tech industries to increased
population, tell us the energy crunch our region is facing right now
will continue for awhile. Dealing with it means that each of us has to
change the way we use energy. And we have to start now.
Here are some changes and tips that will make a difference now
and in the future:
■ Switch to compact fluorescent
bulbs in lights that remain on
three or more hours per day.
They use only one quarter
the energy of regular bulbs.
■ Clean lightbulbs and fixtures.
Dust can reduce light output
by as much as 10 percent!
■ Turn off one 60-watt light that
would normally be on during
the peak summer hours of
2 p.m. to 8 p.m. If every one
of our 1.5 million customers
did, the energy saved could
power about 45,000 homes.
Festival Latino
■ Install dimmers. The amount
you dim equals your energy
saved. For example, lights
dimm ed 15 percent reduces
energy consumption up to
15 percent.
■ Install motion sensors or
timers to automatically turn
lights on and off. Motion
sensor lighting is great for
outdoors and in your work­
shop or laundry room.
Timers are the right choice
if you'd like an indoor light
switched on and off at
specific times.
Rose City Chamber Orchestra
Sunday, Sept. 9
O n Sunday, Sept. 9 at 3 p.m. at
C entral Lutheran C hurch in N.E.
Portland, Rose City Cham ber O r­
chestra will kick o ff a new season
w ith a c la s s ic a l m ix tu re o f
B e e th o v e n ,
M o zart
an d
M yslivecek. This special perfor­
m ance will be conducted by guest
conductor M ark Perlm an. For
more info., call 503-921 -2785, or
visit w w w .rosecity.org.
■ Make saving energy a habit.
Do the bright thing.
Call us a t 1-800-222-4335,
and ask for a copy of our
Bright Ideas booklet.
Sept. 8
Portland Parks and Recreation is
sponsoring the event. Festival
Latino will be having Latin music
and dance from M exico, Central
and South A m erica, and the C ar­
ibbean, including Los Palm eros
M ariachi, Ballet Folklórico Ollin,
The Lions o f Batucada and more.
For m ore inform ation, call 503/
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