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Blues Club Recruiting Members
The Cascade Blues Associa
tion will be holding their January
(ieneral Membership Meeting on
Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 7 p.m. to
9 p.m., at The Melody Ballroom
located at 615 S.E. Alder St. The
meeting is free and open to the
public o f all ages in a non-smok
ing room.
Entertainment will be provided
by acoustic guitarist Delmark
Goldfarb with bass player Dan
Davis. G oldfarb is a nationally-
recognized musician who plays
in the old Southern Jug Band and
Delta blues styles.
The second act o f the evening
will be the M otor Jon U ltim ate
Blues Band, an electric outfit
guaranteed to get the audience
up and dancing.
There will also be a free raffle
ticket drawing for all in attendance
to win concert tickets, CDs and
other fun items. A winner-take-all
draw ingw illalsobeheldforaSl per
ticket chance to win a multi-CD
package.
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L IV E T O P N A M E
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The Lost Youth o f Sudan saw their villages in the Sahara desert burned and their families destroyed before wandering across the
desert and resettling in the Pacific Northwest. The Lost Youth will dance out their stories at the Lincoln Performance Hall on
Saturday, Jan. 18. Proceeds from the performance will benefit the tuition fund for the Lost Youth of Sudan. A donation o f $20 is
requested, but not required.
L o s t Y o u th L>nd VVatj to L o rtia n d
Sudanese immigrants dance out their stories of survival
On Saturday, Jan. 18, Portland
State University and the Mosaic
Multicultural Foundation presents
an even ing o f story, song and dance
featuring the Lost Youth o f Sudan
w ith s to ry te lle r, m y th o lo g ist
Michael Meade.
The harrowing journey o f the
Lost Y outh has been told from many
perspectives. After a year in the
United States, they are now ready
to reveal one o f the lessons learned
through theirhardship. Their expe
riences encourage recognition o f
the refugee in everyone, the part o f
each person that knows what it
means to be lost in this world.
As children, these youth saw
their villages burned and families
destroyed before beginning to
wander across the Sahara desert.
Each time they found a haven, the
misfortunes o f war drove them fur
ther into an uncertain future. Hunted
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MICHAEL BARTLE & BLUE SUEDE
Saturday & Sunday
January 11 & 12
Tickets • $10
unique in expressing themselves
through traditional dance and origi
nal songs that describe key scenes
and emotional moments in their
search for refuge.
the camaraderie o f performing to
gether. In this time when war and
terror threaten so widely, their wi I
to survive, their indomitable spirit
and infectious jo y provide hope
and direction for others. Through
dancing, the Lost Youth find them
The Lost Youth who recently settled in the
selves again and again and in so
Pacific Northwest are unique in expressing
doing invite everyone present to
themselves through traditional dance and
find the spirit o f their own life.
Now, the Lost Youth seek pro
original songs that describe key scenes and
fessional training and higher edu
emotional moments in their search fo r refuge.
cation in order to establish them
selves in America. Benefit perfor
by armies, lions and hyenas, suffer
The evening is entitled ‘Danc mances are enabling them to pur
ing starvation and disease, they ing When Found’ because the Lost sue their educational goals.
became miraculous survivors.
Youth find them selves through
The performance begins at 7 p.m.
The Lost Youth who recently dance. They tap ancestral roots in the Lincoln Performance Hall at
settled in the Pacific Northwest are and create a sense o f home through PSU. Suggested donation for is $20.
Plays explore controversial themes
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On Thursday, Jan. 9 and Friday. Jan. 10 Readers _
Theatre Repertory will present three short plays that tell
stories about racism, genocide and homophobia. Director Mary
McDonald-Lewis hopes people will come to see 1 Am a Black Girl, The
Spelling Bee and The Killing Hand with one mindset and leave with
another. Blackfish Gallery is located at 420 NW 9th Ave. Curtain is at
8p.m., and admission is $8. Shows always run one hour.
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THE COASTERS & THE DRIFTERS
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
January 17,18 & 19
Tickets • $15 to $25
IFCC Kwanza Celebration Show
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 o f Kwanza. 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. through Jan. For more information, call
503-823-2070.
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Underthe Knife
Curator Zefrey Throwell brings a
handful of Portland’s most exciting
young artists to Disjecta for a con
cept show insistent upon exploring
the results o f artists forgoing the
fam i I iari ty o f the brush for the edgi-
ness o f the palette knife. The show
opens on Jan. 8 from 7 p.m. to 11
p.m. and runs through the 31st,
Thursday’s through Saturday’s I
p.m. to 7 p.m. Disjecta is located at
116 NE Russell St.
‘Breath Control’ explores
history of hip-hop
Director Joey Garfield uses inter
views, live performances, archival
footage and animation to bring to
light this important ingredient o f
Hip-Hop’s identity. With the help
ofBeat Box pioneers Doug E. Fresh,
Biz Markie and The Fat Boys, the
documentary traces the art form
from its basic beat happenings in
the 1980’s to its present day multi
layered, polyrhythmic figureheads.
Saturday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at The
Guild Theatre.
All Ages Music
DisjecfU is proud to host and bear
responsibility for the only all ages
show The Young People wil I play in
Portland. The show starts at 9p.m.
Sat., Jan. 11 and will also feature
L.A. bands The Get Hustle and The
Formless. Admission is $6. Disjecta
is located at 116 NE Russell St.
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