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October 24, 2001
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Bettering the Lives
of Rural Africans
Colorful entertainment by African performers will be the highlight
of a fund-raising event for needy rural Africans on Saturday, Oct.
2 7 at the Radisson Hotel.
Oregon-IjS Outreach is spon­
soring their first fund-raising ban­
quet that would benefit rural Afri­
cans in need o f services for sur­
vival. The gala event, which in­
cludes good food and entertain­
ment, will be held at the Radisson
Hotel, 1441 NE. 2nd Ave. on Satur­
day, O ct 27,from6:30p.m.-2a.m.
Keynote speakers will be Oregon
Senator Avel Gordley and Judge
Andrew Okon from Nigeria.
T his is an o p p o rtu n ity to
share in the greater vision o f the
organization to provide basic
necessities for m any A fricans:
health care clinics, access to
w ater and scholarships for a
better education.
To purchase tickets, call Or-
egon-US Outreach at 503-530-
8873 or Charles Archibong at 503-
259-9924. All ticket sales and do­
nations are tax deductible.
U n d e r th e Brig
Top a t S EI!
Come dressed in your best
costume to the Center for Self
Enhancement,
3920 N. Kerby Ave.
3-Ring Circus
Wednesday, October 31,
Face Painting
5:00pm to 7:00 pm
Lots of Candy
All children through middle
Haunted House
school age are welcome!
Games
You must have a ticket to attend!
Tickets are available at SEI
October 22-26, 9am to 6 pm!
A candy donation is asked of all
attendees.
And Much,
Much More!
A t th e M cvies
Bones
F o u r kids
m ove in to a
mysterious, de­
crepit building
in a bad part of
town to open a
d a n c e clu b .
Tw enty years
ago, the house
b e lo n g e d to
Jimmy Bones,
Snoop Dogg as Jimmy Bones and Pam
a leg e n d a ry Grier as Pearl in “Bones. '
protector and
patron of the neighborhood when it was a thriving community.
As the kids experience a series of strange and unexplainably
terrifying events, they uncover an awful truth - Bones was
betrayed and murdered by those closest to him. Now his spirit
will haunt them and hunt them down as he seeks retribution for
his death. (Genre: supernatural, action, thriller; Rating: R;
R unning time: 93 mins.)
IYainine
Day
Everyday there is a
war being waged on
Am erica's inner city
streets - a war between
residents, drug dealers
and the people sworn to
protect one from the Brett Sorensen (left) is violently
other. This war has its confronted by Denzel Washington in
casualties, none greater “Training Day. ’
than L.A.P.D. Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris, a 13-year
veteran narcotics officer whose questionable methodology blurs
the line between legality and corruption.
This crime tale shadows Alonzo as he tests the resolve of
wide-eyed, idealistic rookie Jake Hoyt, who has one day and
one day only to prove himself to his fiercely charismatic
superior. Over the next 24-hours, Jake will be pulled deeper and
deeper into the ethical mire of A lonzo's logic as both men put
their lives and career on the line to serve their conflicting notions
of justice. (G enre: crime, police, drama, action; Rating: R;
From Hell
Running time: 120 mins.)
Scotland Yard Inspec­
tor Frank Abberline's new
assignment is to investi­
gate the brutal “Jack the
Ripper” murders in the
Whitechapel district of
London. Virtually driven
to madness during his
hunt, he uncovers a con­
spiracy involving the government, a string of prostitutes and
blackmail that could lead straight to the Royal Palace. (Genre:
13 Ghosts
adaptation, historical, thriller; Rating: R; Running time:
84 mins.)
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with diversity
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A family inherits a spectacular old house from an eccentric
uncle. There's just one problem: the house seems to have a
dangerous agenda all its own. Trapped in their new home by
strangely shifting walls, the family encounters powerful and
vengeful entities that threaten to annihilate anyone in their path.
Soon the family is joined by an offbeat ghost hunter who is
determined to free the spirits imprisoned in the house. Caught
in a frantic race to save themselves before it is too late, the
human inhabitants realize the house is a riddle which contains
the key to their imminent salvation - or destruction. (Genre:
supernatural, thriller, remake; Rating: PG -13)
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503.288.0033
or email:
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party
Wednesday, October 31
1:30pm to 7pm
M l ages welcome for no cover charge
Trick-or-Treating
Weiss & Patricia
Haunted Halloween Magic Show
6pm in the Theater
Kids under 12 must be accompanied by adult
•Major Support for White Bird/Portlnbcf Pubi
Schools O utreach Project provided by
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