Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, February 12, 2003, Page 14, Image 14

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celebrates Black History Month
February 12, 2003
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Amerie (above) and Ashanti (right) took three Soul Train nominations each.
Ladies Lead in Nominations
(A P ) — R & B in g en u es "Foolish” and Amerie' s "Why D on’l
A sh an ti an d A m erie c o l­ We Fall In Love ” were among nomi­
lected a leading three nom i­ nees for best female R&B single.
natio n s fo r the annual Soul
A sh an ti, w ho w on tw o honors
T rain M u sic A w ards.
fo r fav o rite new hip-hop-R & B
A sh an ti’s self-titled a l­ a rtist and new pop artist at the
bum and A m erie’s “All I A m erican M usic A w ards and has
H a v e ” w ere nam ed in the fiv e n o m in atio n s for the u p co m ­
best fem ale R&B album cat­ ing G ram m y s, w as also n o m i­
e g o ry , w h ile A s h a n ti’s nated for soul o r rap album o f the
year.
Amerie had an ad-
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d itio n al m en tio n for
best new artist.
T he S oul T rain M usic A w ards,
started 17 y ears ag o by the sy n ­
dicated m usic show “Soul T ra in ,”
c e le b rates a rtists in R & B , hip-
hop, rap and g o sp e l m usic. T he
aw ards w ill be p resen ted d u rin g a
M arch 1 cerem o n y at the P a s a ­
den a C iv ic A u d ito riu m .
T he aw ard s arc d e te rm in e d by
a gro u p o f rad io sta tio n p ro fe s ­
sionals, ta len t m an ag e rs and p e r­
form ers.
I M I L IA IS HI M
A d m its
Go to Paris without leaving Portland
P a te r n ity
(A P ) — Ice-T , a sta r o f
television’s “Law & Order: Spe­
cial Victims Unit, "acknowledged
he’s the father o f a school clerk ’s
15-m onth-old son and w as or­
dered to pay $4,000 a m onth for
tem porary support for the child.
He w aived his right to a p ater­
nity trial last week after M anhat­
tan Family Court Hearing Officer
D avid K irschblum said a DNA
report proves the rapper-actor is
the father o f K evin Ice M arrow.
Ice-T, w hose real nam e is
T racy M arrow , initially denied
he was ever intim ate with Linda
M arie Sanchez, 27.
S an ch ez’ law yer, Suzanne
Law & Order actor Ice-T
K im berly Bracker, asked for
$ 8 ,0 0 0
a m o n th ,
but
K irschblum aw arded Sanchez
$4,(MX) a m onth, pending the
outcom e o f a trial on a final
support am ount.
Ice-T told the court he earns
about $25,000 for each o f 22
episodes a year o f his televi­
sion show . He also lectures a
few tim es a year for about
$5,000 to $ 10,000 per appear­
ance and is starting a new
clothing line called Ice W ear.
B racker said Sanchez lives
in the B edford section o f the
Bronx and takes hom e $589
every tw o w eeks as a clerical
worker.
Until M arch 23, the Portland A rt M useum will feature Paris to Portland:
Im pressionist and Post-Im pressionist M asters in Portland C o llections.’
The show includes 165 w orks draw n from private collections in the
Portland area and has w ork by C ezanne, Renoir, M onet, G auguin, Picasso
and prints by T oulouse-L autrec, am ongst others. S om e o f these w orks
have never before been seen in public.
Sculpture on paper by Paige Saez
Show ing until Feb. 28 at D isjecta, Paige Saez will present her new w orks
on w hich she doctors old m edical file stickers into inform al geom etric
shapes that resem ble floor plans, cruise ships, cityscapes or robots with
a limited color patters or red, w hite and black. W ith sparse architecturally
inspired designs o f stickers and enam el, S aez’s w ork em anates a m uted
com m otion o f m echanics and m athem atics that appeals to both material
and spatial sensibilities.
Rob Scheps Big Band returns
A fter a m onth-long perform ance hiatus in the C anadian R ockies to
com pose new w orks fo r the b and to show case th ro u g h o u t the m onth
o f F eb ru ary , the R ob S ch ep s B ig B and is back w ith a m am m oth
in carn atio n o f m usic. A lan Jo n es is back on the kit and D ick
T itte rin g to n jo in s the band on trum pet. T he g ro u p w ill play at
D isjecta on M onday, F eb. 24 from 9 p.m . to 12:30 a.m . A d m issio n is
$5 and the show i i open to all ages.
Reparationsand
the Black Notes
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Pizza - by - the - Slice
Calzones - Salad - Spaghetti
Sonia Sanchez poetry
reading
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$2.00 off any medium,
large, or giant pizza
Not valid with other offers
Expires 3/31/03
February 1 5 ,2 0 0 3
12 noon - Rose Garden Arena
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SAVE SPRING SPORTS
AND SAVE S3
$1 from each ticket sold through January 31,2003
will be donated to the Portland Interscholastic League
campaign to save spring sports.
Four tickets per coupon. Cannot be combined with other offers Not good on
Magic Circle or VIP seats Offer good while supplies last.
Vkk» hemf (7001) S Nnrsmrtti Bcieftoll Hoi ni feme's lobe W Bunn Awnrd (1999)
D avid Parks, original m em ber o f
indi-rock band H itting Birth and
founder o f hip-hop group H ungry
M ob is ready to set P ortland on fire
w ith his new band ‘R eparations.’
The group blends a mix o f hip-hop,
R& B, jazz and A frican rhythm and
they will play in celebration o f Black
H istory m onth w ith G em ini, a duo
o f ladies that fall into place with a
neo-soul sound, the rising reggae
singers o f B lessed Love and the
hot R&B cover band B lack N otes •
with D JO G O ncatthe Fez Ballroom,
316S.W . 1 l lh S t.,on Saturday, Feb.
Lover Cha
2 5 at O v e r
A frican A m erican author Sonia
Sanchez will read her poetry and
sign any o f her 16 books at the Reed
C o lle g e K aul A u d ito riu m on
W ednesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Sanchez, nationally know n for her
involvem ent in the B lack A rts
M ovem ent, has read her poetry
and lectured nationw ide about her
w ork during the civil rights m ove­
m ent. She is the author o f ‘H om e-
com ing,’ ‘W eaB addD D D P eople,’
‘H om egirls and H andgrenades,’
‘W ounded in the House o f a Friend,'
and m ost recently, ‘Shake Loose
M y S kin.’
Back to the Doo Wop days
High school friends from D etroit’s
N orth End, Levi Stubbs, R enoldo
“O b ie” B enson, A bdul "D u k e”
F akir and Law rence Payton began
m arveling their audiences with an
infectious blend o f pure vocal pow er
and sweet harm onies in 1954. Once
they signed with M otow n R ecords
in the 60s as the F our T ops, the
group churned out hit after hit even­
tually ending with an induction into
the Rock and Roll Hall o f Fame.
W ith 43 years o f playing history,
the group will play at C hinook
W inds C asinoon Friday. M arch 21
and Saturday, M arch 22 at 8 p.m.
T ickets are $25 to $40 depending
on seat location. For m ore inform a­
tion o r to buy tickets, call 1-888-
624-6228, or Fastixx at 1-800-992-
8499.