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November 27, 20 0 2 Page B2 Focus Tears o f Joy Puppet Theater Family Series presents Jungle Book, featuring the adventures of Mowgli as he tries to discover whether he is a monkey, a wolf or a man. Show times at the PCPA Dolores W inningstad Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, are Fridays, at 7:30 p.m„ Saturdays, at 11 a.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. For information, call 503-284-0557. GUILE The nationally known Jefferson High School dance team will talk on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Art Beat at 8 p.m. about why their artistic director trains them as if they were professionals and why they spend long after-school hours perfection their art. 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 a journey of emotional intensity 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 originally 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 Community College. For tickets, call 503-339-5131. Doug Woy Paintings; through Nov. 30 North Portland artist Doug Woy presents a new solo collection of mixed media pieces at Needful Things, 325 NW 6,h Ave. With a vision beyond his 22 years, Woy utilizes texture, complex layering techniques and found objects to create social commentary about poverty, domestic violence and other troubles found in blue-collar American life. Little Things; Nov. 28 through Dec. 23 United We Funk Tour; Sunday, Dec. 1 The Guardino Gallery at 2939 NE Alberta will show a collection of works smaller than seven inches. The show features work by 25 artists in a variety o f mediums including encaustic paintings, clay sculptures, blown glass, acrylic paintings, metal constructions, collages and pho tography. Last Thursday opening is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. pm Nov. 28. Call 503-281 -9048 for additional store hours. 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. IFCC Kwanza Celebration Show; Thursday, Dec. 5 - 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 of 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 to4 p.m. For more information, call 503-823-2070. 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 Me Anulty, Pattie Palmer- Baker and Julie Ann Smith will show a diverse body of work opening the Friday after Thanksgiving at the Talisman Gallery, 1476 NE Alberta. Gallery features glass works; Thursday, Dec. 5 through Jan. Portland’s Singing Christmas Tree; Friday, Nov. 29 - Wednesday, Dec. 4 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 Profit Organization '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 Ib is will be the place to be'.'.'. Sheraton Airport Hotel 8235 NE Airport Way Portland, Oregon Cannon’s Rib Express 503/288-3836 Hair Creations 503/281-1185 Nails by Esmeralda 503/288 3110 pnoettos ro benefit the * amc scholarship fono T he Soul-Filled Messiah featuring T he Disciples in Tall Jazz; Sunday, Dec. 1 Dick Bogle presents Tall Jazz at this Sunday Jazz at theGallery event at Alberta Arts Pavilion located at 2315 NE Alberta St. Tall Jazz features Mike Horsfall on vibes, Dan Presley on bass and Kurt Deutscher on drums from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for $8. Food and drink are available and children under 12 get in for $4. For more information, call 503-282-7700. Jefferson High School Dancers on OPB; Thursday, Nov. 28 Tickets can be purchased at: Fastixx 503/284 2435 Onestop Music. Inc. 503/284-2435 is open Tuesdays through Sun- r . days, fro m 9:30 a .m .- 5 : 3 0 p.m. The museum is located at 1945 S.E. W ater. Call 503-797-4000. Jungle Book; Through Dec. 1 Katie Harmon, Miss America 2002, will join more than 400other commit ted people in the choir and orchestra for this year’s full stage musical full of breathtaking beauty and pageantry. Show times are Friday, Nov. 29 at 2:30p.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and7 p.m., Sunday at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Keller Auditorium. Tickets are available by calling 503-557-TREE or visiting any Fastixx Ticket Location at Safeway. This month the non-profit gallery for homeless and transitional youth will showcase glass works by Erika Kohr and Mel George. Kohr’s pieces of mother’s dresses, fathers shoes, beating hearts and fragility pair well with George’s finely crafted miniature versions of ordinary things like bathtubs, folded paper airplanes and tiny polo shirts. Youth will exhibit work in various mediums, from chain mail to oil paints, graphite and plaster. The Klezmer-inspired band 3-Leg Torso will play on first Thurs- . day from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Flavazone; Saturday, Nov. 30 Jingle Bear Concert; Saturday, Dec. 7 The Portland Symphonic Girlchoir will feature its Prelude Singers, Debut Choir and Intermezzo Choir in the annual concert geared towards a youngeraudience. Music from around the world will be included and the audience can participate in sing-along carols. The concert will be held at the First United Methodist Church at 18th Ave. and SW Jefferson at 11 a.m. T icketsare$7foradultsand$5forchildrenandseniors. C all503- 226-6162 for more information. A Thanksgiving celebration of community, diversity and spirit will take place at 8:30 p.m. at Nocturnal, 1800 E Burnside. The evening features an eclectic mix of art, music and entertainment. See review on next page for more information. Cost is $10, with proceeds benefiting Stars in Progress. Soul Filled Messiah; Saturday, Nov. 30 - Monday, Dec. 2 D irected by Dr. Bruce Brown with Special guests M arilyn K eller and D arrell Grant, a soul-filled messiah will feature the Disciples in Song, the Portland State Cham ber C hoir and the Choral Cross-Ties. Adm is sion is $15 on Saturday, at the First U nited M ethodist Church at 8 p.m. and on M onday and Tuesday at the A ugustana Lutheran C hurch at 7 p.m. The Rich Halley Trio; Saturday, Dec. 7 N ative O regonian im proviser/com poser Rich H alley w ill play make his talents know n on both soprano and tenor saxophones along with trio members Dave Storrs, on drums and precussion, and Clyde Reed, on bass. Los A ngeles-based m aster trum peter Bobby Bradford will jo in the trio for this concert at The C om m unity M usic C enter, 3350 Thanksgiving Fashion Show and Dance; Saturday, Nov. 30 SE Francis St. at 8 p.m. General adm ission is $ 12 and $ 10 for Creative The African-American M en’s Club will host an evening of fashion and M usic G uild m em bers and students. For more inform ation, call 503- dance with proceeds benefiting the AAMC Scholarship Fund. For $20 772-0772. 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 Rick McNutt Quartet: Sunday, Dec. 8 at One Stop Records, Cannon’s Rib Express, Hair Creations and Nails by Dick Bogle presents the quartet for this Sunday Jazz at the Gallery event at the Alberta Arts Pavilion, located at 2315 NE Alberta St. The Rick Esmerelda and through Fastixx at www.fastixx.com. McNutt Quartet features McNutt on vibes, Paul Hunter on drums, John Coastal Rhythm and Blues Concert and Dance; Walling on Bass and Gene Denardo on guitar from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for $8. Saturday, Nov. 30 Food and drink are available and children under 12 get in for $4. For more Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City will host this event for it’s second information, call 503-282-7700. year with music to rock the coast and get the fans out on the dance floor. The evening features Linda Hombuckle with her soul-tinged hybrid of FREESTYLE - The Art of Rhyme; Fit, Dec. 13 and Sat., Dec. 14 blues, R& B and soul. The Patrick Lamb Band and The Norman Sylvester The G uild T heater at 829 SW 9th Ave. at T aylor w ill show two Band, a Portland-based band who has shared the stage with BB King, advance screenings o f this aw ard w inning docum entary film shot Buddy Guy, James Cotton. Junior Wells and Otis Clay. Tickets are $12 over the course o f seven years by a collective o f students, D J’s, in advance at $ 15 at the door. Call 1 -88-M AIN-ACT or Fastixx at 1 -800- filmmakers and M C’ s. FREESTYLE takes viewers through the dim en sions o f hip-hop as an art form through its exam ination o f perfor 992-TIXX. mances by M os Def, Freestyle Fellow ship, Lord Finesse, Supernatu 0MSI Exhibit; Through Jan. 5 ral, MC Juice, The Roots, The Last Poets, Planet Asia and many more. W hat was life on Earth like in the years betw een the dinosaur As it traces the story o f a group of underground hop-hop M C ’s from extinction and the rise o f hum ans? V isitors can find out from now the 80’s to the present, FREESTY LE provides an authentic look into until Jan. 5, as the O regon M useum o f Science and Industry presents the life, music and culture o f hip-hop in A m erica. Film m akers will be “W hen C rocodiles R uled,” a fascinating exhibit that chronicles some on hand for questions after the screening with an O pen Mic to follow . o f the 60 m illion years o f tim e betw een dinosaurs and hum ans. OM SI Show tim es are Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 9 p.m. Song, P ortlan d State C h am b er C hoir, C ho ral Cross-Ties r\ * -directed by D r. B ruce B ro w n e - special guests M arilyn K eller an d D arrell G ra n t Nov. 30 a t First United M ethodist C h u rch, 8 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2 at A ugustana L u th e ra n C h u rc h , 7 p.m. G eneral A dm ission $15 S tu d en t/S en iors $10 Tickets available a t T ick etm aster o r a t the door F o r m ore info call FU M C a t 228-3195 o r A LC at 288-6174 Old School Funk Plays Portland Sunday continued fro m M etro p u re fu n k . S in c e th e la te 6 0 s th ro u g h o u t th e 80 s th e fu n k re in e d su p re m e an d m o st o f t o d a y 's y o u n g e r a r tis ts ow e polish up the C ad illac and com e get your gro o v e on. Y ou w ill dance and party like n ev er b e fore. T h is is an o ld school funk and soul rh y th m and blu es in the tradition o f Soul T rain, G ood T im e s , c o lla r d g r e e n s a n d yam s. It’s g o n n a be a stone groove. th e ir m u s ic a l r o o ts to th e fu n k ! W ithout the funk there w ould be no S noop D ogg o r N elly or m any o f to d a y ’s a rtists th at sam ple the O ld S chool m usic. P ro m o ters say if there w as ev er a co n cert you d o n ’t w ant to m iss this is it! So break out y o u r fu r and a llig a to r shoes T ic k e ts are a v ailab le at all fastix x S afew ay lo catio n s o r at O ne L ove R e c o rd s and O ne S to p R eco rd s. 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