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|Jorthuib ©bserucr May 01, 2002 Page B3 i F ocds I \ I I I I U S H IS c u ir The Jefferson Dancers JO I I May 1 -4 Jefferson High School’s renowned troupe performs dances from a variety of traditions in their annual spring concert. They will be performing at the Portland Center for Performing Arts - Newmark Theatre from Wednesday, May 1 - Saturday, May 4. For tick ets, call 503-224-4400, go online to www .ticketmaster.com. or they can be purchased at the PCPA box office on the day qf the performance only. Opera Legend at PSU Thursday, May 2 Marilyn Home, one of the most beloved and influential opera stars of the recorded age, will conduct a public master class at Portland State University on May 2nd as part of her residency at the PSU Department of Music. Master classes will be held in Lincoln Recital Hall, Rm.75. Call 503-790-ARTS. Chamber Music Northwest Thursday, May 2 The Portland-based Chamber Music Northwest presents the Opus One Piano Quartet in concert Thursday, May 2, 8 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in downtown Portland. Now in its 32nd year. Chamber Music Northwest is one of the leading presenters of chamber music in the U.S. offering more than 30 concerts throughout the year in Portland. Call 503-294-6400. Ceramic Showcase May 3,4 & 5 In Print An Eclectic Diva on the Rise Inside Animal Minds A Tortoise fo r the Queen o f Tonga Joi's previous groundbreaking debut album “Pendulum Vibe" established her as the originator o f new age soul. M ost m usic connoisseurs know Joi very well. They’ve got her critically acclaimed ’93 debut, "The Pendulum Vibe,” a bootleg of her second never released '97 album, “Amoeba Cleansing Syn drome,” and have seen her per form at least once before she got down with Lucy Pearl. In fact. they credit her with creating the neo-soul category although she's a lot funkier than the genre’s cur rent stars. Her newest endeavor, "Star Kitty’s Revenge” is a personal look into her thoughts, specifi cally relationships between men and women. At th e U< vies The Northwest’s largest display of clay art called the Ceramic Showcase 2002 will be at the Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A, 111 N.E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. will be held on May 3,4 and 5. There will be a children’s clay play area, demonstra tions by clay artists and a gallery of over 200 artists displaying their work for sale. Lakewood Theatre Chinook Winds Casino Portland Community College May 3 - June 9 May 4 & 5 May 6 -1 0 International dance performer Minh Tran will be the showcased performer during Portland Community College’s Art Beat 2002 from May 6-10. Each PCC campus will feature a variety of performances every day of the weeklong art festival. The event is free to the public. Physics and Cosmology From Near Death to New Life Healing Lazarus Lakewood Theatre Company concludes its 49th season on May 3 with the opening of the musical “Carousel,” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s lyrical and soulful story of a carousel barker who marries a pretty millhand and discovers love. Performances continue at the Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State St. in Lake Oswego until June 9. Call 503-635-3901. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, May 4 and 5 at Chinook Winds Casino. There will be a cash giveaway of $3,000 and a drawing for a Mexican Riviera cruise for two. Entry forms will be available at the Winners Circle from Saturday, May 4 through Sunday, May 5. Enjoy the weekend listening to Mariachi Jalisco music and try their Mexican meals in The Buffet and the Rogue River Room. B y J ulia W hitty A M ariner O riginal ; 2002 Bringing a new perspective and a singular voice to contem porary fiction, “A Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga” features lush, poignant stories about the natural world. Here are mammals, historical figures, everyday people who discover the liberating properties of memory and knowledge in the face of captivity and loneliness. We meet a forlorn tortoise forced to live among humans. We witness orcas at Ocean World staging a revolt, using celibacy as their weapon. In a French cave, a young computer animator draws parallels between Cro-Magnon and modem women. One story even travels to heaven, where Charles Darwin seeks the source of human happiness. In a voice as magical as it is informed, "A Tortoise for the Queen of Tonga” bridges the mythical and the mundane, the animal and the human. Tobey Maguire plays Spiderman. Spider-Man Peter Parker is a student who gains superhuman strength and the spiderlike ability to cling to any surface after being bitten by a genetically altered spider. He vows to use his abilities to fight crime, and eventually comes to understand the words of his beloved Uncle Ben: “With great power comes great responsibility.” (Genre: action, adventure, adaptation, fantasy; Rating: PG-13) B y L ewis R ichmond P ocket B ooks ; 2002 For Lewis Richmond, over coming a swift and devastating brain injury - one that left him unable to sit up or speak - was only the beginning of a journey of recovery. As the 52-year-old Buddhist teacher soon discov ered, regaining his health would be the most difficult thing he could ever imagine. But love, courage, and the Buddhist teach ings that sustained him through out his adult life would help guide him not only back to wellness, but to rebirth and transformation. Richmond's timely, compassionate memoir, “Healing Lazarus” can help anyone on the road back to health - be it from illness, life crisis, or other catastrophe. kfvi h d f°r the love of ^azz Friday, May 10 The Institute for Science, Engineering and Public Policy is presenting a lecture by Dr. Lawrence Krauss, Professor of Physics at Case Western Reserve University. He is a pioneer at the interface between elementary particle physics and cosmol ogy, where his studies include the early universe, and other topics. He will be speaking on Friday, May 10, 7 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Call 232-2300. Alberta Street Art Hop Saturday, May 11 Alberta Street will be having their annual Art Hop on Saturday, May 11. The event includes interactive art activities for the public, along with live performances and art exhibitions featur ing artists for the public, along with live performances and art exhbitions featuring artists such as Sonia Kasparian. The Art Hop is free and is located at N.E. Alberta St., between 10lh and 31’* S treets. C all 503-281-9048 or go online to www.artonalberta.org. World Affairs Council Tuesday, May 14 The World Affairs Council is hosting a lecture by Thomas Friedman, one of the foremost journalists of our time. In his presentation, Friedman will discuss the implications of a new world order for American Foreign Policy. He is the author of the book, “The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globaliza tion.” The event will be held on Tuesday, May 14 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Call 503-552-9888. Portland Community Dance Festival Young viewers get a fun lesson in art appreciation with M. Warzoné. Alberta Street will be having their annual Art Hop on Saturday, May 11. The event includes interactive art activities for the public, along with live performances and art exhibitions featuring local artists like Sonia Kasparian, along with live performances. The Art Hop is free and is located at N.E. Alberta, between l Q h and 31s' Streets. For more information, call 503-281-9048 or go online to www. arton alberta. org. May 18 & 19 Joint Forces Dance Company presents the Portland Community Dance Festival. It is a weekend of dance, music, and theatre for everybody, May 18 and 19 at the Multnomah Arts Center. The festival offers dance workshops on numerous styles from contact improvisation to children’s movement classes and West African dancing. To pre-register, call 541-342-3273 or send an email to alito22 @ yahoo.com. Comedy of Jerry Seinfeld Mothers Day Dinner Show and Dance Friday, May 24 Formerly the funniest man on television, Jerry Seinfeld is not the funniest man on state, as he tours the country with his live stand up comedy. He will be performing at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. For tickets, call Ticketmaster at 503-224-4400 or go online to ATTHEELKSLODGE www.ticketmaster.com. 0MSI Exhibit . May 25 - Sept. 8 The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is having an exhibit on microbes, the smallest forms of life on Earth. The interactive, 3,000-square-foot exhibit reveals exactly what mi crobes are, explores the history of infectious diseases and shows how researchers and individuals fight infection worldwide. For more information, call 503-797-4000. Rose Festival Queen’s Coronation 89.1 Thursday, May 30 This year’s queen will be chosen for the Rose Festival on Thursday, May 30 at 8 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The show will be broadcast live for local television. Tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster by calling 503-224-4400 or by going online to www.tkketmaster.com- 06 N. Tillam ook St. Portland, Oregon (Williams/Tillamook) May 12, 2002 4 PM-9 PM M ichael A gent E. H arper , S r . 4004 SW Barbur Boulevard Portland. 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