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September 26, 2001 MINORITY BUSINESS H, « f> e c i a 1 v o l i t a n ,F VJx A lb e rts Street Court is a Proud Sponsor o f Minority Business Bands and Clubs United for M u s ic fe s t iS o r th iv e s t Known for their exhilarating, positive-energy Zimbabwe sound. Boka Marimba, pictured left, is ready to overwhelm the audience at the upcoming Musicfest Northwest. ALBERTA STREET MARKET 915 NE Alberta Portland, OR 97211 Leading the revolution o f anew wave o f hip hop in Portland is Lifesavas, pictured below, Solomon David (left) and Marvin Irving, an influential duo o f artists that will be performing at the Musicfest Northwest. 503-281-6388 LILIAN SEVIER ADAMS 1101 NE Alberta Portland, OR 97211 503-281-0262 503-284-8458 î l ’r J n r tla n b (P h s e w e r 5 0 3 .2 8 8 .0 0 3 3 ads@portlandobserver.com M ore than 50 fine art w orks from estates o f tw o P o rt land artists w ill help dozens o f hom eless people im prove their artistic talents. T he art w orks are from the private collections o f tw o deceased artists, C onnie Stanton and R ita Jasper. T he w orks w ill be offered for sale in a w eek long silent auction. V iew ing and silent bidding begin on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 5 p.m . atS t. M ary’sC athedral C en ter, N .W . 17fh and D avis. L ater auctions w ill be on Sept. 23, 26 and 30. C all Charles L ehm an a t503-224- 2770. McMenamin's Oktoberfest Celebration Sept. 27 & 30 ACCURACY GRINDING 1301 NE Alberta Portland, OR 97211 adven i sc in Art Auction for Homeless < Artists Sept. 26 & 30 Y ou h e a r it so m etim es: Portland’s music scene has known better days the town is “dead”; things just aren’t as cool as they were in the heyday o f the early ‘90s. Hogwash. Portland’s music is more diverse, adventurous and capable of more good than ever. And we have the proof. The first-ever Music North west will take over Portland clubs for three raucous nights, Sept. 20-22. The festival will feature more than 130 bands from Portland, the Northwest and around the country, em bracing rock, punk, hip-hop, folk, alt-country, blues, jazz, ex perimental and electronic. M usicfest N orthw est w rist bands are now on sale at Music Millennium and Fastixx locations. For a schedule o f music offered, go o n lin e to www.musicfesmw.com orcall 503- 243-2122. Step Aside Pokeman,iHere Comes... M c M e n a m in s E d g e fie ld w e lc o m e s the F all season w ith tw o G e rm a n -in sp ire d O k to b e rfe st ev en ts. T h ere w ill be a B re w e r’s D in n er w ith G erm an-inspired feast th a t in c lu d e s hearty ales a n d th e M c M e n a m in s - S tyle O k to b e rfe st C e le b ra tio n o n S u nday, Sept. 30. T h e re w ill be live m usic o f all styles, a frien d ly g o lf to u rn a m e n t, b ra tw u rst and h a n d c ra fted ales ro u n d o u t th is a n n u a l O k to b e r f e s t c e le b ra tio n . T h e re is n o a d m is s io n c h a r g e . C a ll 503-669-8610. Pacific Crest Wind Symphony Sept. 29 ys G oing back to school has never been this much fun . . . Currently in Japan and airing on TV Tokyo, Yu-Gi- Oh! is a top-rated animated television series. It airs in the United States through Kids’ WB on Saturday mornings. Yu-Gi-Oh!, based on the comic book series, follows the adventures o f Yugi, a smaller than average high school student - and an easy target for bullies. When his grandfather, a local game shop manager, gives him an ancient Egyptian riddle called the “Millennium Puzzle,” and Yugi pieces it together, he unexpectedly becomes the powerful “Game King,” an alter ego. When Yugi gets into sticky situations, the “Game King” takes over and protects Yugi and his friends. The game is o n .. .as Yugi plays games to defeat his monster rivals. W illpower . O N S A IE R IG H T N O W at W eig ht W atchers fu n n y th in g about w illpow er you have a lot more of it on a full stomach th a n an e m p ty o ne. 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O re g o n (5 0 3 ) 2 4 9 - 3 9 8 3 • w w w .m cm enam ins.com Join any meetingl For more information Call weekday* 8:30 am to 5:00 pm ( 503)297-1021 (or to« free l-e77 2S71O21) www.wetghtwatchefB.com P o r tla n d ’s o w n P a c if ic C rest W ind S ym phony w ill p ro v id e a ro u sin g o p en in g to th e e ig h th se a so n o f W a rn e r P acific C o lle g e ’s p o p u la r “C o n c e rts in the C h a p e l” c h a m b e r m u sic series o n S atu rd a y , Sept, 29 a t 7 :3 0 p.m . P lan n ed w ith c h ild re n in m ind, th'e new season w ill feature both a c h ild re n ’s c h o ir and a youthful handbell choir. F or tickets and inform ation, call 503-517-1061. Cols Oct. 2 - 7t C a ts, A m e ric a ’s fa v o rite m u sic a l is back. T h e show , that rev o lu tio n ized m u s ic a l th e a te r is c o m in g to K eller- A udi to riu m fo r one w eek- o n ly , fro m O ct. 2-7. 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