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June os, 2002___________________________^ o r tla n h (ßb seruer__________________________________ Pase A3 Focus A weekly guide to events and activities in the Portland area. See’s Candles Jazz Band Classic Thursday, June 6 G.l. Joe’s 200 Race Saturday, June 8 Northwest Tibetan Cultural Assoc. Saturday, June 8 June 14 -1 6 Australian Dance Group Tuesday, June 18 June 8 & 9 Through June 9 Lakew ood Theatre Com pany concludes its 49**’ sea son on M ay 3 with the opening o f the musical “C arou sel,” Rodgers and H am m erstein's lyrical and soulful story o f a carousel barker who marries a pretty millhand and discovers love. Performances continue at the Lakew ood Center for the Arts, 368 S . State St. in Lake O sw ego until June 9. Call 503-635-3901. Friday, June 14 T h ere’s no m istaking the sound o f B onnie Raitt on her sixteenth album, entitled “Silver Lining.” She will 1-5. Final look Through June 16 A tradition for95 years, the festival bursts into bloom each spring to celebrate the City o f Roses events, excitem ent and entertainm ent for all ages. For a lis tin g o f c a le n d a r e v e n ts , g o o n lin e to www.rosefestival.org or call 503-227-2681. F or the 14th year, the Rose Festival is proud to host the Portland-K aohsiung Sister C ity A ssociation D ragon Boat Races. A lw ays exotic and exciting, m ore than 100 team s com pete w ith heats o f four team s com peting every six to eight m inutes. The races w ill be held on the W illam ette R iver near the H aw thorne B ridge on June 8 and 9, starting at 8 a.m . Spectators can w atch the races at the south end o f T om M cC all W aterfront Park. Bonnie Raltt Portland Arts Festival The annual, aw ard-w inning Portland A rts Festival will be scheduled at the E astbank E splanade Festival Plaza nexttoO M SI, from June 1 4 -1 6 . It’s a three-day celebration with displays o f 150 local, regional and national artists and exposes festival-goers to an elaborate exhibit of fine arts and crafts in 13 mediums. Call503-227-2681. Portland Rose Festival K hando Chazotsang, the niece o f H is H oliness the 14,h Dalai Lam a will be speaking on “T ibetan W om en Inside and O utside T ibet” on Saturday, June 8 at the Evans Auditorium o f the Lewis & Clark College, 0615 S. W. Palatine Hill Rd., 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 503- 222-7172. T o obtain m ore inform ation about the N orthw est T ibetan C ultural A ssociation, go online to w w w .nw tca.org. Lakewood Theatre June 14 -1 6 The G .l. Jo e ’s 200 returns to Portland International Racew ay for the 19,h tim e. T his year’s event features C A R T FedEx Series drivers. Legendary drivers such as M ario Andretti, A1 Unser, Danny Sullivan, Pamelli Jones and Johnny R utherford are scheduled to co m pete. The events are from June 14 - 1 6 . For tickets and information, call 503-227-2681. Join the festivities as Portland celebrates the signa ture event o f the Rose Festival, the Southw est A irlines G rand Floral Parade on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. - 1 2 p.m. T he Parade route winds its way from M emorial Coliseum to dow ntow n Portland. The G rand Floral Parade is the second largest all-floral parade in N orth A m erica. Dragon Boat Races Fusing Chinese acrobatic tradition with the avant-garde circus approach of Cirque du Soleil, they transcend the boundaries o f the imagination in a dynamic performance called “Dralion" from June 12 - July 7 under the Big Top, located at S. W. Moody, under the Marquam Bridge. Call 1-800-678- 5440. be perform ing on Friday, June 14 at the A rlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets are available at any Fastixx outlet or by calling 800-992-8499. The S ee’s C andies Jazz Band C lassic is an evening of great music perform ed by the best regional high school jazz bands. The event will be held on T hurs day, June 6,7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. It offers interpretations o f m usic from sm ooth swing to ju m p in ’ jazz. Com peting for first, second and third place trophies, each band is allow ed 15 m inutes to show case its talent. For tickets, call Ticketmaster at 503-224-4400. Rose Festival Parade O ut of Tne O richt The W iggles, who hail from A ustralia, are a four man song and dance group that have been entertaining children throughout the w orld for o ver 10 years. They w ill be perform ing at the N ew m ark Theatre on Tuesday, June 18 at 4 p.m and 7 p.m . For m ore information, call Fastixx at 800-992-8499. The Unstoppable WomanThursday, June 20 “T he U nstoppable W om an” is dedicated to w om en to help them free their spirit, break through obstacles, live their dream s and to never give up. T his is an exclusive three-hour speaking event that features authors C ynthia K ersey and D eborah O w ens on Thursday, June 20,6:15 p.m. at the N ewmark Theatre. For m ore inform ation, go online to w w w .pcpa.com . Nike Taste of Beaverton A rare collection of 350 Japanese art masterpieces from the age of Emperor Meiji, from 1868 - 1912, will be on display at the Portland Art Museum from June until Sept. 22. Shown here is a gold shrine (above), and a jeweled elephant (below). The exhibit is in association with Japan Summerfest, a Portland-wide festival of Japanese culture. For more information, call 503-226- 2811 or visit www.portlandartmuseum.org Light Rail, Bridge & more... 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