October 30. 2002
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Hamilton Makes it to Big Screen
other elem ent o f it. Lisa G ay H am ilton
plays L ola Jansco w ho is part o f a trio
pursuingC 'harlie’s w idow Reggie, played
by T handie N ew ton, w ho they hope can
answ er their questions about a m issing
bundle o f money.
H am ilton, w h o ’s film credits include a
role in C lint E astw o o d 's T rue C rim e,
Q uentin T aran tin o ’s Jackie B row n, the
independents Palookaville and D runks,
th e Jo n a th a n D em m e film B elo v ed ,
S how tim e’s A H ouse D ivided opposite
Sam W aterson, and as O phelia in director
C am pbell S co tt’s independent film v er
sion o f H am let, said she feels fortunate to
Lisa G ay H am ilton, best know n for her
regular appearances as a paralegal recep
tionist turned full-fledged law yer on ‘T he
P r a c t i c e ,’ j o in s d ir e c to r J o n a th a n
D em m e’s all-star cast in the U niversal
P ictu res’ film The T ruth A bout C harlie.
Set in Paris, The T ruth A bout C harlie
is an exhilaratingcom bination ofrom ance
and suspense, igniting sparks o f all kinds
in A cadem y A w ard-w inning directo r
Jonathan D em m e’s fresh take on the 1963
Stanley Donen film Charade which starred
A udrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. D em m e
painstakingly retained the core o f the
original film while altering virtually every
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A F R IC A N A M E R IC A N
M E N 'S C L U B , IN C .
A Non Pruftt O»S«nu«uion
'In the Community
for the Community’
AAMC
Fashion
Show & Dance
S a tu rd a y , N o v e m b e r 3 0 , 2 0 0 2
9 :0 0 P M - 2 :0 0 A M
•th is w ill be the place io be«'.
Fetiluitng the Sound of:
w ork w ith Dem m e again.
“ I think every once in a w hile you get
lucky in life w ith som eone w ho com es
with great wealth, and I don ’ t mean money.
I m ean great w ealth o f love for hum anity
and for the craft,” H am ilton said. “ 1 think
Jonathan gets very excited and very high
o f f o f individuals w ho are ju st as excited
about life, and just as excited about the
work.”
Hamilton is also thrilled with the role o f
Lola, a character w ho allow s her to depart
from her television image as a minority
lawyer and heron-screen pattern o f playing
a slave.
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Portlander to Compete
on ‘The Weakest Link’
Judith Ford, a 57-year-old Port
land actor, will have the chance to
w alk aw ay with $ 100,000 if she can
prove she isn ’t the w eakest link on
Friday, N ov. 8.
Fordw illcom petetow in ‘unprec
edented am ounts o f m oney’
Dig
on th e la st d ay B
ig
M o n e y W in n e rs
Week, w hich b e
gins on M onday,
Nov. 4. It is the
first o f three weeks
o f special episodes
for the syndicated gam e
show, w hich airs at 10 a m. on
Portland’s KGW Channel 8.
“People will walk away with more
m oney than anyone ever before,”
a spokesperson for the show said.
O ther them es for special epi
sode w eeks o fT h e W eakest Length
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Sheraton Airport Hotel
8235 NE Airport Way
Portland, Oregon
Cannon s Rib Express 503/299-3836
Hair Creations 503/281-1185
Nails by Esmeralda - 503/288 3110
Tickets can ba purchased at:
Fasti« - 503/294 2435
Onestop Music. Inc 503/294-2435
Lisa Gay
Hamilton
include C ollege W eek, featuring
college students from around the
country on the w eek o f Nov. 11,
and Hard at W ork W eek on the
w eek on Nov. 18, w hich features
professionals com peting w ith their
coworkers. The week
includes a day
o f h a ird re s s
ers, radio per-
s o n a litie s ,
f ire fig h te rs ,
clo w n s in c o s
tu m e s a n d b o d y
builders.
“W e ’ve really got som e good
stu ff in there,” the spokesperson
said. “A nd w e're giving aw ay some
good m oney.”
This fall the syndicated show
upped its m axim um w innings from
$75,000to$100,000.
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THESHOW
THE SOCIAL, RACIAL ANO GENDER BIASES THAT STILL EXISTTODAY.
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MOST OFTHE ROLES HAVE TO BE FILLED BY BLACK ACTORS THERE ARE
SOMEROLES THAT ARE NOTORGIN SPECIFIC.
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BE PREPARED FOR CO LD READINGS
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Im ago T heatre presents Eugene Ionesco’s m ost profound w ork, “ Exit
the K ing,” at 17 SE 8Ih. The dram a, staring C arol T riffle and Jerry
M ouaw ad, is hailed by the Los A ngeles T im es as, “A soaring hym n
to e x is te n c e . . . the king w ho dies is all m en . . . a superb play,” and a
w ondrous w ork o f dark com edy about the final hours o f the once great
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Saturdays at 8 p.m. and S undays at 2 p.m. C all 503.231.9581.
Falkenhayn and Bonnema at Guardino Gallery;
Oct 31 - Nov. 26
These tw o friends wil I be exhibiting m etal w ire artw ork fo ra show titled
' Its all R elative.’ Falkenhayn shapes w ire into life-sized fem ale figures
that focus on w om en related issues and the roles w om en play. Som e
o f the them es N ancy B o n n em a’s sm all w ire jew elry pieces include
dress form s and spools o f thread.
G uardino is open T uesday through
T hursday from 11 a.m . to 5 p.m .,
Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to
6 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. For m ore inform ation, call
503-281-9048.
ALL children must be accompanied by an adult.
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• A P e t t in g Z o o
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R e p t ile W o r ld
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James DePreist. Music Director & Conductor
Exit the King; through Nov. 3
FREE Admission - FREE Candy
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M aster contrabassist M ark H elia’s perform s w ith Tony M alaby on
tenor sax and Tom R ainey on drum s. All excellent im provisers, the
group has been described as “one o f the sw ingiest, m ost consistently
surprising ja z z trios on the plan et.” T his all ages show w ill take place
at T he C om m unity M usic C enter, 3350 SE Francis St., at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $ 12. Call 503-772-0772 for more information.
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IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ASCC CLUBS
MULTI-CULTURAL STUDENTS UNITED
& THE THEATRE CLUB SPOTS
A HISTORICAL ARTISTIC PIECE THAT ILLUSTRATES
Mark Helias’ Open Loose; Friday, Nov 1.
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E N T E R T A IN M E N T
D ance T ro u p e
H ig h S c h o o l
• F re e C andy
■ T h e ''H a u n t e d S a f a r i "
• B a llo o n a r t i s t s
LEGENDARY
LOU
RAW LS
Saturday, November 2 at 8:00 p.m.
• F a c e p a i n t in g A m o re !
D O N A T IO N S
ALSO
Portland Center Stage presents Sam
S h ep ard ’s fiercely com ic retelling
o f the C ain and A bel m yth w here
Eden is a ‘70s era suburban kitchen
40 miles east o f L. A. The play about
sibling rivalry betw een tw o broth
ers, one a successful screenw riter
and the oth er an ex-con, questions
identity and the double-sided con
flicts and contradictions inherent
in everyone. E vening show s at the
Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broad
w ay, are T uesdays, W ednesdays
and Sundays at 7 p.m ., T hursday
through Saturday at 8 p.m , with
Sunday m atinees at 2 p.m. Call 503-
274-6588 fortickets.
W ELCOM E
Sunday, November 3 at 3:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Monday, November 4 at 8:00 p.m.
Lou Rawls, vocalist
Charles Prince, conductor | Jeff Colella, conductor
Sweet as sugar, soft as velvet, strong as
steel, smooth as butter." That's the
voice responsible for an astonishing
60-plus albums and 15 Grammy
nominations. From gospel to
blues to jazz to soul to pop,
nobody does it better than
the legendary Lou Rawls.
S ponsored by .
Bank of America
Emotions; Wednesday, Nov. 6
M edia s u p p o rt by
Newsradlo 750 KXL
& Oregon Business
Magazine
Tickets start at $23 *
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ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL
SW Main A Broadway • Portland Center lor the Performing Arts
Blithe Spirit; Nov. 1 - Dec 8
T he L.akewood T heatre C om pany
presents N oel C o w a rd 's com edy
about a man w ho is 1 itérai ly haunted
by his past. A fter his first w ife,
Elvira, passes aw ay, british novel
ist C harles C ondom ine rem arries
and life seem s fine until he invites
M adam A rcati into his hom e to do
a séance. W hat follow s is a com ic
haunting betw een battling brides.
T hursday through S aturday nights
show tim e is at 8 p.m ., Sundays at
7 p.m . A dm ission is $20, $18 for
students and seniors. T he Lake-
w ood C enter for the A rts is located
at 368 S. State St. in L ake O sew go.
Call 503-625-3901.
True West;
Fit, Nov. 1 - Sun., Nov. 17
D O N ’T FORGET! B R IN G A C A N OF
F O O D T O S U P P O R T S E I ' S H O L ID A Y
F O O D D R IV E .
CANDY
Raffi Concert; Friday, Nov. 1
Raffi, best know n for revolutioniz
ing ch ild ren ’s m usic during the
1980’s, has sold m ore than eight
m illion copies o f his ch ild ren ’s al
b u m s w o rld w id e. T h is sin g er-
songw riter blends folk, reggae,
ragtim e, gospel, jazz, country and
calypso influences into his sound.
H e will be playing at the K eller
A uditorium on Friday, N ov. 1, 7
p.m. at the K eller A uditorium . For
information, call 503-221 -0288.
NICKATINA
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C om e to S w eetw aters, 3350 SE
M orrison St., at 7:30 p.m . to hear
poetry from som e o f P ortland’s
m o st p ro m isin g y o u n g p o ets.
S a m u e l I rv in g a n d M a rq u is
S to u d a m ire , a u th o rs an d c o
founders o f the P ortland-based
p u b lish in g co m p an y . A b stract
V isionz, will host the first o f w hat
they hope will be m any bi-w eekly
poetry nights called ‘E m otions.’
C aribbean m eals o f assorted veg
etarian and spicy chicken dishes
are included in the $ 10 adm ission
price. F or m ore inform ation call,
503-238-4771.