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The Jefferson Dancers
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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
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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
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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-
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