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July 31, 2002 PaKe B2_________________________ nrtje JJnrtlanb (f)h ser Her : ( I II K Jazz Concert Benefit; Thursday, Aug. 1 Portland to Host The New Chitlin’ Circuit A kick-off event to a new trav eling Chitlin’ Circuit will be held Sunday, Aug. 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Reflections Bookstore, 446 N.E. Killingsworth. “The new Chitlin’ Circuit is a throwback to a time when public accommodations were denied to people o f A frican descent throughout the United States,” saidO.B. Hill,thecircuit’sprimary creator. (Ljsu cJours Winnemucca, Nevada $49.95 includes 2 days & 2 nights. 2 free breakfasts, slots, blackjack, bingo roulette, video poker. August 15 - 18, 2002 Today’s caravan will travel to various cities and designated sites of significance, holding forums on reparations to descendants of enslaved Africans, and offering vital historical information to the public. * Artists and performers will be featured in an entertainment pro gram consisting of vendors, Afri can dance, drumming, spoken word, hip-hop music, theatrical performances, short essays, gos pel, and rhythm and blues vocals. Local politicians will also address the gatherings. Musicians, performers, and entertainers traveled the old Chitlin’ Circuit during the Jim Crow era. The talented descen dants of enslaved Africans played to a network of small and large nightclubs scattered in black neighborhoods throughout the nation. It was a safe haven for such travelers in general, includ ing some of the most highly ac claimed recording artists of the time. Denied public accommoda tions as well as human dignity, the oldChitlin’ Circuit riders relied on local residents, churches and be nevolent organizations for food, housing, advice and direction. For more information, contact O.B. Hill at Reflections Bookstore at503-288-2940. Mt. Hood Jazz Festival; Aug. 3 & 4 After months of uncertainty, there will be a Mt. Hood Jazz Festival on Saturday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4 with gates opening each day at 2 p.m. The sounds of straight-ahead jazz will drift through historic downtown Gresham from the 17.5 acre Gresham Main City Park at the intersection of Main and Powell. For advance tickets, call 1-800-992-T1XX. For non-ticket informa tion, call 503-665-3827. Poetry Contest; Friday, Aug. 9 Write and poem and win the $1,000 grand prize! Hollywood’s Famous Poets Society is sponsoring a new poetry contest, open to everyone. There is no entry fee, and nothing to buy. To enter, send one poem of 21 lines or less to Free Poetry Contest, 1626N. Wilcox Ave. #126, Hollywood, CA 90028. Or enter onljne at www.famouspoets.com. Rose Festival Airshow; Aug. 17 & 18 Contact Lisa at 503-287-0822 RiverView Guesthouse Bed & Breakfast Rozell & Beatrice Gilmore, owners “Home Away From Home The smooth sounds of the Dan Balmer Group will return to southwest Portland on Thursday, Aug. 1, in a benefit concert for Hopewell House Hospice Center. The tenth annual “Jazz Under the Stars,” supporting Hopewell House’s charity care fund, will be held on the Hopewell House grounds, 6171 S.W. Capitol Highway, 7 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 503-221 -1054 or 503-244-7890. 99 3909 N. Overlook Terrace, Portland, OR 97227 (503)287-3937 fax (503) 249-8956 Rest comfortably in one o f three smoke- free rooms, each with cable TV, telephone and accomodations for toddlers and babies. www.riverviewguesthousebb.com Reigning as an R&B diva, Alicia Keys will be performing at the Theatre o f the Clouds at the Rose Garden on Monday, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available by calling 503-224-4400. In fluencedinA frica at a time when Cuban music and American soul were combined, Ricardo Lemvo formed a band call Makina Loca in the 1990's to incorporate the sounds he grew up listening to. The group will be performing at the Oregon Zoo Summer Concert Series on Thursday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. For tickets, they can be purchased at the Zoo reception office, a Safeway Fastixx Ticket Center or by going online to www.Fastixx.com. Lents Founders Day; Aug. 18 The annual Lents Founders Day celebration in southeast Port land will be held at the Lents Park Gazebo Stage. There will be a parade at noon time, with big band jazz from the Providence Stage Band at 1 p.m. and Hawaiian music at 2:30 p.m. For more informa tion, call 503-823-2223 or go online to www.PortlandParks.org. Lakewood Theatre Company; Through Aug. 18 The Lakewood Theatre Company is celebrating its 50lh anniver sary season with "Quilters,” a musical about the lives of pioneer women who helped tame America's wild frontiers. The show runs until Aug. 18. The theatre is located at Lakewood Center, 368 S. State St. in Lake Oswego. For reservations, call 503-635-3901. The Pacific Festival Ballet; Aug. 20 & 23 The Pacific Festival Ballet will perform at the Oregon Zoo ; Amphitheatre on Aug. 20 and 23,7 p.m. This is a family-oriented program featuring many classical ballet favorites. Principal danc ers from various ballet troupes will be performing. For tickets, call or visit any Safeway Fastixx outlet or call 503-224-8499. For information, call 503-977-1753. Festa Itallana; Friday, Aug. 23 The Italian community was very visible in Portalnd up to 1938. Celebrate the Italian in us all with food, wine and music at the Pioneer Courthouse Square, located at 612 S.W. Sixth Ave., on ; Friday, Aug. 23. For more information, call 50.3-768-5634. Oregon State Fair Concerts; Aug. 23,26 & 30 The Oregon State Fair has booked the first four big-name acts for its 2002 concert series. Tickets are available through Aug. 21. On Friday, Aug. 23, Lifehouse, a modern rock L.A. band will be playing. Rockin’ Roadhouse is performing on Monday, Aug. 26. The Charlie Daniels Band plays great country music on Friday, Aug. 30. And, taking the stage on Monday, Sept. 2 will be Fabian, . Jan and Dean and the Surfaris. All concerts start at 7 p.m. Tickets are sold at any Safeway Fastixx outlet. Call 503-244-8499 or go . ’ online to www.fastixx.com. At th e Aievies Austin Powers in Goldmember Teaming up with the mysterious yet pe culiar Goldmember, Dr. Evil hatches a time-traveling scheme to take over the world—one that involves the kid napping of Nigel Powers, Austin’s beloved father and England’s most renowned spy. As he chases the villains through time, Austin visits 1975 and joins forces with his old flame, the streetwise and stylish detective Foxxy Cleopatra. Together Austin and Foxxy must find a way to save Nigel and stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their m ischievous mayhem. (Genre: prequel, comedy) ’ With the theme “Freedom Takes Flight,” the 15"' annual Rose Festival Airshow presents the excitement of aerobatic pilots, the latest in military technology on exhibit, interactive displays and amazing ground acts. The shows will be held on Aug. 17,11 a.m. andon Aug. 18,5 p.m. For tickets, call 503-648-1102 or 503-224- 5373 or go online to www.rosefestival.org. Homowo Festival of African Arts; Aug. 24 & 25 The Homowo Festival of African Arts is the largest cultural ' festival of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. The festival com mences with a traditional processional with volunteers dressed in royalty. There will be music, food and children’s activities. It , will be held at Portland State University’s South Park Blocks on Aug. 24 and 25, 1 p.m. Call 503-288-3025 or go online to . ’ W W W . homowo,org. Talisman Gallery; Through Aug. 25 Austin Powers' old love interest, detective Foxxy Cleopatra, played by Beyonce Knowles. The Talisman Gallery will be celebrating its One Year Anniver sary on Alberta Street with a 19 member Group Show. The celebration continues through Aug. 25 at 1476 N.E. Alberta Street. For more information, call 503-284-8800. THE MILLENNIUM 2 0 0 0 GROUP BBUnO** Presents LLAILA O AFRIKA Author of “ Nutricide” The most shocking, first and only book on nutrition caused diseases ever written Speak* On: • • • • • • Food addiction & Melanin Deflnclencles Shocking Truth About Computers Nutritional Causes of White Racism PMS Learning Disorders Melanin Deficiencies How to Liberate Children & Yourself from Nutrlonal Restralts Information about: • Cancer • High Blood Pressure * Diabetes • Strokes Kidney Failure Heart Attacks FIND OUT ABOUT TOXIC MEDICAL DRUGS, DANGEROUS SURGERIES, AND JUNK FOODI Saturday, August 17th • * Mallory Avenue Christian Church ♦ 126 NE Alberta • Doors Open at 5:30 • Event starts at 6:30pm Tickets are available at: Fastixx Locations, One Stop Records, Geneva’s Hair Salon, Dean's Beauty & Barber Shop, JP’s Framing, Reflections Book Store . 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