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November 20. 2002 Page B2 Blithe Spirit; through Dec 8 Focus I S T E R T A IS The Lakewood Theatre Company pre sents Noel Cow ard's comedy about a man who is literally haunted by his past. After his first wife, Elvira, passes away, british novelist Charles Condomine remarries and life seems fine until he invites Madam Arcati into his home to do a seance as research for a new book. Madam Arcati rematerializes Elvira and what follows is a comic haunting between battling brides and the complete disruption of Condom ine’s peaceful life. Thursday through Saturday nights show time is at 8 p.m., Sundays at 7 p.m. Admission is $20, $18 for students and seniors. The Lakewood Center for the Arts is located at 368 S. State St. in Lake Ose wgo. Call 503-625-3901. A A fl ■ comes to Portland for a special all- ages concert beginning at 7 p.m. at the Aladdin Theater,3O17SEMilwaukie.Tick- r ets are available through Ticketmaster out lets or by calling 503-224-4400. . CLIDE Fall Jazz Concert at IFCC; Sunday, Nov. 24 Come from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to enjoy the sensational tunes by the Ruppert Blaize Band, featuring Ruppert on vocals, Joe Millward on piano and bass, Marty Higgins on drums and Ed Snyder on guitar. The Portland Community College 16-member jazz band will open the show under the direction of Frank Leuck. Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center is located at 5340 N. Interstate Ave. Jefferson High School Dancers on OPB; Thursday, Nov. 28 Jungle Book; Friday, Nov. 15 through Dec. 1 The nationally known Jefferson High School dance team will talk on Tears of Joy Puppet Theater Family Series presents Jungle Book, Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Art Beat at 8 p.m. about why their artistic featuring the adventures of Mowgli as he tries to discover whether he director trains them as if they were professionals and why they spend isam onkey, a wolf ora man. Show times at the PCPA Dolores Winningstad long after-school hours perfection their art. Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, are Fridays, at 7:30p.m ., Saturdays, at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. For information, call 503-284-0557. Little Things; Nov. 28 through Dec. 23 The Guardino Gallery at 2939 NE Alberta will show acollection of works Doug Woy Paintings; through Nov. 30 smaller than seven inches. The show features work by 25 artists in a North Portland artist Doug W o/presents a new solo col lection of mixed variety of mediums including encaustic paintings, clay sculptures, media pieces at Needful Things, 325 NW 6lh Ave. With a vision beyond blown glass, acrylic paintings, metal constructions, collages and pho his 22 years, Woy utilizes texture, complex layering techniques and found tography. Last Thursday opening is from 6p.m. to9 p.m. pm Nov. 28. Call objects to create social commentary about poverty, domestic violence 503-281 -9048 for additional store hours. and other troubles found in blue-collar American life. Saturday Night Soul at the Sheraton Airport; Nov. 23 A premier entertainment and promotion company, V. S O . P. Presents, will kick off the holiday season with a night of music featuring artists from brothers Ishaq and William Shamsud-Din’s record label, Socc It 2 My Pockets Records. For more information, call 503-358-0562. Stanley Clarke; Sunday, Nov. 24 Brilliant bassist Stanley Clarke made his name in the 70’s playing with Photoah Sanders, Mel Lewis, Horace Silver, Stan Gertz, Dexter Gordon, Art Blakley and, most notably, with Chick Corea in Return to Forever. He V.S.O.P. PRESENTS: L'lili, SOCC It 2 my pockets records <&. Big Dubya's 3 a i u r i l a y I S i g .111 S o u 1 November 23, 2002 9pm until Location: Airport Sheraton Classic Soul from the 70’s 80 S & 90 S Guest Appearance by BIG DUB YA sponsored by Free CD's to the first 50 people Free DVD Player to the 500th person CLARK COLLEGE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ASCC CLUBS MULTI-CULTURAL STUDENTS U NITED & THE THEATRE CLUB SPOTS WHFXE DECKERTHEATRE.COLLEGE WHEN: NOVEM BER21,6:30to9:00 Advance at all Fasttixx outlets 503 224-8499 Dress Code’. Impressive A V.S.O.P Production 50 3.3 5 8 .0 5 6 2 NOVEMBER 22,6:30to9:00 NO VERMBER 23,1:00 to 3:00 call backs 3:30 to 5:30 America Graphics 50 3.3 5 8 .2 1 6 0 AFRICAN A M E R IC A N M E N ’ S CLUB, IN C . TH ESH O W: A N o n Profit Organization A HISTORICAL ARTISTIC PIECE THAT ILLUSTRATES 'In th e C o m m u n ity . fo r the C o m m u n ity' THE S O C IA L RACIAL, AND GENDER BIASES THAT STILL EXISTTODAY. THECAST IWOSTOFTHE ROLES HAVE TO BE FILLED BYBLACK ACTORSTHEREARE SO M E ROLES THAT ARE NOTORGIN SPECIFIC. D I R E C T O R : ANN-MARI BRYANT 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 TYûs will be the place to beVA Abstract and Representational Group Show; Friday, Nov. 29 through Dec. Artists Robert Shepard, Gail Jordan, Miriam Badyrka, Roger Friedel, Dean Shapiro, David Coddington, Juergen Eckstein, Raina Imig, John McAnulty, Pattie Palmer-Baker and Julie Ann Smith will show adiverse body of work opening the Friday after Thanksgiving at the Talisman Gallery, 1476 NE Alberta. Thanksgiving Fashion Show and Dance; Saturday, Nov. 30 The African-American Men’s Club will host an evening o f fashion and dance with proceeds benefiting the AAMC Scholarship Fund. For $20 get live music by Ocean 503, free food and cash bar at the Sheraton Airport, 8235 NE Airport Way from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets are available at One Stop Records, Cannon's Rib Express, Hair Creations and Nails by Esmere Ida and through Fastixx at www.fastixx.com. Coastal Rhythm and Blues Concert and Dance; Saturday, Nov. 30 Chinook W inds C asino in Lincoln City will host this event for it’s second year with music to rock the coast and get thè fans out on the dance floor. The evening features Linda H ornbuckle with her soul- tinged hybrid o f blues, R&B and soul, The Patrick Lam b Band and T he N orm an Sylvester Band, a Portland-based band w ho has shared the stage with BB King, Buddy G uy, Jam es C otton, Junior W ells and O tis Clay. T ickets are $12 in advance at $15 at the door. Call 1-88- M AIN-ACT or Fastixx at 1 -800-992-TIXX. 0MSI Exhibit; Through Jan. 5 W hat was life on Earth like in the years between the dinosaur extinction and the rise of humans? Visitors can find out from now until Jan. 5, as the Oregon Museum o f Science and Industry presents “When Crocodiles Ruled," afascinating exhibit that chronicles some of the 60 million years of time between dinosaurs and humans. OMSI is open Tuesdays through Sundays, from 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The museum is located at 1945 S.E. Water. Call 503-797-4000. Gospel and Blues; Sunday, Dec. 1 Joined by Janice Scroggins, Rue de Blues, Don Latarski and a full gospel chorus, vocalist Marilyn Keller will take audience members on ajoum ey of emotional entensity through the history of gospel and the blues. Keller will sing, play and demonstrate the birth of gospel in the spiritual and African chants which were origionally performed to invoke the spirits of the ancestors and praise the name of the Lord. The performance starts at 3 p.m. in the Chemeketa Auditorium building 6 at Chemeketa Commu nity College. For tickets, call 503-339-5131. United We Funk Tour; Sunday, Dec. 1 Dazz-Band, Bar Kay’s, Club Nouveau and Michael Cooper will perform at the Roseland Theater Sunday, Dec. 1. Tickets are available now through Fastixx by calling 1-800-992-8499, or by calling One Love Records/One Stop Records at 503-283-5300. 1. 3MINUTEMONOLOUGE 2. BE PREPARED FOR COLD READINGS The Mad Day: Summer of '68; Through Dec. 29th 3. FOR MORE INFORMATION E-MAIL M EAT R1RIO8O8@HQTMA1L.COM OR (360)225-7922 When lost photographs of the Beatles resurfaced in one of Tom Murray’s drawers, the now world-renowned photographer knew he was on to something. The photographs, taken in the streets were of the last publicity shot ever taken of the ‘Fab Four’ as a group. 11 years agoChristie’s Auction House valued the original negatives at $2.3 million, but this year Portlanders with out that kind of cash can see some of these rare photos at the Photographic Image Gallery at 208 SW First St. through Dec. 29. featuring the Sound of: Advertise with diversity z/z The Port lurid Observer ** «nd Merlai* S h eraton A irp ort H otel call 503.288.0033 or email: ads@portlandobserver.com 8235 NE Airport Way Portland, Oregon tickets can bo purchased at Fastixx 503/284 2435 Onestop Music. Inc 503/284-2435 Cannon s R»b Express 503/288-3836 Hair Creations 503/281 1185 Natls by EsmeroWa 503/288-3110 P R O C E E D S TO B EN EFIT I H E AAMC SC H O L A R S H IP I U N O B illy R e e v ’ s I X z -» R estaurant £ B ar ’“ w - People can’t seem to get enough of our great food.Great specials daily! IT’S THE BEST IN TOW N! We a re th e p e r fe c t a fte r w ork h angou t. Billy Reed’s Restaurant and Bar Is proud to bring you a great Thanksgiving Dinner. You don’t have to cook! Leave that to Billy Reed’s.3 great entrees on the day of thanks. #1- Roasted Turkey Dinner-$19.95; jK2-Alaskan Seared Salmon Dinner-$21.95 or #2-Slow Roasted Prime Rib Dinner. All dinners are served with soup, salad and dessert. 3 PM-10 PM, November 28, 2002. Get your reservations early! — Bring the entire family!!! 2808 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97212 (503) billyreeds @ stdairy.com cmailto: billyreeds @ stdairy com> Your neighborhood Restaurant & Bar The Place to be in the Soul o f Portland 493-8127 IFCC Kwanza Celebration Show; Thursday, Dec. 5 through Jan. Over twenty local African American artists will exhibit textiles, paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, mixed media works and sculptures to reflect on one or more o f the seven principles of Kwanza. The public is invited to attend the First Thursday opening with a live performance of traditional drumming and dance from West Africa. The IFCC is located at 5340 N. Interstate Ave. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 11 a m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, call 503-823-2070. 9 et V e
