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The Homowo
Festival o f African
Arts is the largest
cultural festival of
its kind in the
Pacific Northwest.
The festival
commences 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
www.homowo.ore.
Members of the Oto
tribe welcome
explorers Lewis and
Clark and their team
members with an
offering o f melons. In
celebration of this
8,000-mile trek
westward from the
mouth of the
Missouri river,
OMSI’s Omnimax
Theater will be
showing the fiim,
“Lewis & Clark: Great
Journey West" on
Aug. 16 to mark this
200"' year
anniversary.
At th e Movies
'Jisct o)ours
Signs
Morgan (Rory
Culkin) shows his
father, Graham
(Mel Gibson)
what's going on
within their
cornfields in
“Signs. ”
Set in Bucks County, Pa., this thriller focuses on the mysterious
appearance of a 500-foot design of circles and lines carved into the crops
of a family farm. Mel Gibson is Graham Hess, the family patriarch who
tries to find the truth behind the unfolding mystery. .Joaquin Phoenix
co-stars as Merrill Hess, G raham ’s brother and a former m inor league
baseball star. (G enre: thriller, supernatural; Rating: PG -13)
Runteldat
Comedian M artin Lawrence
is back on stage with his concert
film from the 2001 Runteldat tour.
Oregon Zoo Concerts; Saturday, Aug. 10
Over the past four decades, Joan Baez’s contemporary folk songs
have helped her define her generation. She continues her musical
work along with acting as a social activist and goodwill ambassador.
Baez will be performing at the Oregon Zoo’s SummerConcert Series
on Saturday, Aug. 10,7 p.m. Tickets are available at the zoo or any
Safeway FASTIXX ticket outlet, or by calling 503-224-8499. More
information is available online at www.oregonzoo.org.
Contact Lisa at 503-287-0822
THE MILLENNIUM 2 0 0 0 GROUP
Presents
Angelique Kidjo; Tuesday, Aug. 13
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With the theme “FreedomTakes Flight,"the 15,h 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. and on Aug.
18,5 p.m. For tickets, call 503-648-1102 o r503-224-5373 orgoonline
to www.rosefestival.org.
Martin Lawrence
live on his comedy tour.
Chinook Winds Casino; Sunday, Aug. 18
Put on your zoot suit and get ready to jum p and jive to the swinging
groove of a big band. Chinook Winds Casino invites swing lovers
to “Live a Little” as they present “It’s a Swing Thing,” a monthly
swing band dance in the Convention Center on Sundays, Aug. 18,
Sept. 22, Nov. 17 and Dec. 1. Doors open at 2 p.m. with free dance
lessons from 2 - 3 p.m. Call 1 -888-CHINOOK o r5 4 1 -996-LUCK.
In Print
The Life of a Temptress
by L ily P rior
H arper C ollins ; 2002
Lents Founders Day; Sunday, Aug. 18
The annual Lents Founders Day celebration in southeast Portland
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 information, call 503-823-
2223 or go online to www.PortlandParks.org.
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pected turn when she marries an
introverted beekeeper who disap
pears after finding his bride in the
arms of his apprentice, Rinaldo.
Assuming that the lovers murdered
him, the villagers drive Ramona
and Rinaldo to the neighboring
City where the birth of her un
w anted d au g h ter, B lan d in a,
cripples Ramona yet again.
shop ow ner, M ikey) and A n
drea Frye as the conniving sha
man. New actors, such as Maya
T hom as (playing Peggy, the
sharp-tongued daughter o f the
Rum shop ow ner), also make an
excellent showing.
In an isolated village, the
daughter of a local rum shopowner
has received adisappointing mar
riage proposal. In w alks the
stranger - Ken - running from the
authorities because he killed his
father. Instead of chastising him
or turning him in, he becomes the
toast o f the village.
The play unfolds in a seamless
combination of comedy and trag
edy with Ken ultimately prevail
ing to become the hero he once
merely pretended to be—"The
Playboy of the West Indies.”
For information go to the O r
eg o n S h a k e s p e a re F estiv al
website at www.osfashland.org
or call 541 -482-4331.
Lakewood Theatre Company; Through Aug. 18
The Lakewood Theatre Company is celebrating its 50"' anniversary
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.
Food addiction & Melanin Definciencies
• Shocking Truth About Computers
• Nutritional Causes of White Racism
Rose Festival Airshow; Aug. 17 & 18
(G enre: com edy, docum entary,
stand-up com edy; Rating: R )
Mustapha Matura's play “Play
boy of the West Indies” is a cul
tural translation of John Millington
Synge's play “Playboy o f the
Western World," in which the lat
ter has been translated into a time
from Matura's past, in Mayaro,
Trinidad in August 1950.
This play, directed by Kenny
Leon, is notable for a racially
diverse cast of talented actors.
Oregon Shakespeare veteran ac
to rs include K evin K enerly
(playing Ken), Josia Phillips
(playing the carousing rum -
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2 free breakfasts, slots, blackjack,
bingo roulette, video poker.
August 1 5 -1 8 , 2002
Angelique Kidjo is not only one of the spunkiest, most electrifying
performers in the pop world today, but she’s also one of its most
forward and creative thinkers, an artist whose mission has been to
explore the relationships of diverse musical cultures. She will be
performing with special guest Corey Harris on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 8
p.m. at the Roseland Theatre. For tickets, call 503-224-8499,800-992-
8499 or go online to www.fastixx.com.
Martin
Lawrence Live:
Set in Italy, “Nectar" is an
adult fairy-tale of a morally defi
cient chambermaid whose be
witching aroma transforms the
male population of the colorful
village where she lives. An un
sig h tly
a lb in o , R am o n a
Drottoveo is, by most accounts,
a truly vile person. Possessing
an inexplicably intoxicating
scent that drives men to erotic
madness, Ramona's ‘powers’ al
low her to be ruthless to the men
who worship her and absurdly
self-centered to those around
her. While the inhabitants of the
Estate where she works are
aware of her vices, they cannot
overcome them.
Ramona’s life takes an unex-
Winnemucca, Nevada
Poetry Contest; Friday, Aug. 9
Write a poem and win the $ 1,000 grand prize! Holly wood’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
of21 lines or less to Free Poetry Contest, 1626N. Wilcox Ave. #126,
Hollywood, CA 90028. Or enter online at www.famouspoets.com.
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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
For your convienience, tickets are available by calling:
(503) 288-5331, (503) 288-2118, (503) 289-3490
Email: Millennium2000Group@yahoo.com
All tickets are on a first come first serve basis
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Bruce Springsteen; Tuesday, Aug. 20
Thanks to his rebellious persona, small town outsider lyrics and
memorable pop tune, Bruce Springsteen has become one of the most
popular rock musicians of the past 30 years. He will be performing at
the Rose Garden on Tuesday, Aug. 20,7:30 p.m. For tickets informa
tion, call 503-224-4400. Limit is 4 tickets per person.
The Pacific Festival Ballet; Aug. 20 & 23
The Pacific Festival Ballet will perform at the O regon Zoo
A m phitheatre on Aug. 20 and 2 3,7 p.m. This is a fam ily-oriented
program featuring many classical ballet favorites. Principal danc
ers from various ballet troupes will be performing. For tickets, call
or visit any Safew ay Fastixx outlet or call 503-224-8499. For
information, call 503-977-1753.
Festa Italiana; Friday, Aug. 23
The Italian community was very visible in Portland 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 503-768-5634.
Oregon State Fair Concerts; Aug. 23,26 & 30
The Oregon State Fair has booked the first four big-nam e 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. R ockin’ Roadhouse is perform ing on M onday, Aug. 26.
The Charlie D aniels Band plays great country music on Friday,
Aug. 30. And, taking the stage on M onday, Sept. 2 will be Fabian,
Jan and Dean and the Surfaris. All concerts start at 7 p.m. Tickets
are sold at any Safew ay Fastixx outlet. Call 503-244-8499 or go
on I i ne to w w w .fastixx.com .
Festival Latino; Saturday, Aug. 24
Listen to the sounds o f Latin music with dance from M exico,
Central A m erica, South Am erica and the Caribbean on Saturday,
Aug. 24, from 2-8 p.m. in Cathedral Park, under the St. Johns
Bridge. A Festival Latino Soccer Tournament will be held on Aug.
1 7 - 1 8 and 23 - 24 at Pier and N orthgate Parks. For more
information, call 503-823-4529.
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