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Page B4 ®{|e Jlortlanò (Bbseruer celebrates Black History Month C M 9 T O M PRINTBD O A It M l MTS M O M S C fA D S PMZZLK9 C M B R O ttX Ity SILK S C R U M NUMMRS q u ic k o i r r s i W I m 2 0 4 II Kllllngsuotlh (Vancouver St.) Portland, O R97211 b an d b tsh irts@ earth lin k .n et p iti* alti, trill? J • a »all! (lilt continued SOS-XS4-1S1O Shone f O1-XS4-191O la x Rob Scheps Big Band returns A fter a m onth-long perform ance hiatus in the C anadian R ockies com posing new w ork to show case tliroughout the m onth o f February, the R ob Scheps Big Band is back with a m am m oth incarnation o f m usic. A lan Jones is back on the kit and D ick T itterington jo in s the band on trum pet. T hey will play at D isjecta, 116 N.E. R ussell, on M onday, Feb. 24 from 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m . A dm ission is $5 and the show is open to all ages. LOCK & KEY ; j * ; « _ Alberta Arts Pavilion Musical Madness photos by D avid Y andell FULL LOCKSMITH • SERVICE • RE-KEY AND INSTALL LOCKS LOCKED 0UT7-WE MAKE KEYS FROM SCRATCH HOUSE, OFHCE OR CAR A little girl bruised by debris from last month's Colima, Mexico earthquake stands among the ruins other former home. Two Locations: Portland 503-284-9582 Oregon City 503-656-2116 A Portland photogra pher captured this picture o f a collapsed wall and other debris that littered a neigh borhood o f Colima, Mexico ju st a few days after a 7.8 magnitude quake shook the city. S erving P o rtla n d /M e tro area (N, NE, SE, SW & NW) Kenneth D. Scott Sr. S a les C onsultant E-Mail: scott 1150@ m sn.com (5 0 3 ) 6 4 6 -0 5 1 6 . (8 0 0 ) 3 6 7 -3 6 4 0 F a x (5 0 3 ) 6 4 3 -9 9 3 4 . C e ll (5 0 3 ) 8 6 9 -3 5 5 9 ¡0760 SW C anyon Rd. Beverton, O R 97005 M ichael E. Harper, Sr. Agent VTATEFARM1NSURANCLCOMPANIES HOME OFFICES: BLOOMINGTON. ILLINOIS 24 H our G ood N eighbor S ervice® Colima Quake Documented Portland photographer surveys damage of Mexican quake by M ichael L eighton T he P ortland O bserver A local p hotographer recently brought hom e pictures and stories from C olim a, M exico after visiting the city to o ffer help to residents dealing w ith the afterm ath o f a 7.8 m agnitude quake. David Yandell said m edia reports put the Jan. 21 q u ak e's death toll at 28 people with 10,000 residents left hom eless, but the people he talked to at shelters and in C olim a neighbor hoods, estim ated that 60 to 70 people died, with more people missing. Y andell said he saw hundreds o f adobe houses com pletely dem ol ished, and saw churches with huge structural cracks. Y andell is a R adio C ab driver from Portland w ho frequently comes to the aid o f P ortland’s disadvan taged. Each year he helps hundreds o f local residents during cam paigns to donate turkeys to the needy for the holidays. He also collects and delivers school supplies and bi cycles for deserving kids. D uring his visit to M exico, he helped quake victim s carry bricks aw ay from dem olished hom es and bought sodas for victim s. The R ob Scheps B ig Band and Salon D es R efuse w ill play on T uesday, ■ Feb. 25 at the A lberta A rts Pavilion, 2315 N.E. A lberta, from 8:30p.m . . to 12:30a.m . during an evening o f avant-garde m usic, funk, jazz, poetry and dance. A dm ission is $6 with a $ 1 discount for contribution o f tw o or m ore cans o f food for the N ortheast Em ergency Food Bank. For m ore ' information, call 503-282-7700. < ‘Our Town’ at the Portland International Film Fest T horton W ilder goes to C om pton in this inspired look at the survival o f the arts in the heart o f the ghetto. W ith no budget, no stage and a ton o f am bition, tw o teachers and 24 students set forth to execute the first theater production attem pted at M anuel D om inguez High School in m ore than 20 years and to dem onstrate that th ere’s m ore to their school than riots and basketball. D irected by Scott H am ilton K ennedy, ‘O ur T o w n ' closely follow s these students through their em pow ering and conflict ridden rehearsals and into their hom es and hearts. T he m ovie will show at the B roadw ay M etroplex, 1000S.W . B roadw ay, on W ednesday, Feb. 25 at 6:45 p.m . ’ • k • i > •. 1 Conscripts O n T hursday, Feb. 27 at D isjecta, 116 N .E. R ussell, there w ill be a ;■ perform ance o f ‘C o n scrip ts,’ a w ork for voices and large ensem bles w ith w ords by John C rouse and m usic directed by Stanley Z appa. The ensem ble consists o f a six-person percussion section, three saxo- j phones, one trum pet, one vibraphone, one acoustic bass and four readers. The m usic is im provised. D oors will open at 8 p.m. and all ages’ adm ission is $5. For m ore inform ation, call 503-331-0136. PCC Kit Kat Klub Cabaret Production T he P ortland C om m unity C ollege T heater A rts departm ent presents . the fabulous m usical, the K it K at K lub, at 7:30 p.m. on F riday, M arch 7 through Sunday, M arch 9 and Friday, M arch 13 through Sunday, ■ M arch 15. The show features an em cee that leads the audience through a w ild and decadent journey into B erlin’s Kit Kat K lub in 1929.T heplay follow s the character o f C liff B radshaw as he m eets Sally B ow les and • the girls o f the Kit K at C lub. The production contains m ature subject m atter that may not be suitable for younger audience m em bers. T ickets are $8 for general adm ission and $5 for students and seniors. T he play will be perform ed at the Perform ing A rts C enter at the Sylvania C am pus, 12000S W 49th Ave. F or tickets or inform ation, call 503-977-4949. “MISSIONARY GOSPEL SINGER” Cho‘Revolution Tour’ R O S E E. FR A N K S W ith the sam e unbridled, no holds- barred hum or that has m ade her fam ous, M argaret C ho w ill tackle the axis o f evil, her travels through T h ialan d ’s red light district, the explosion o f child birth, bartering • sex for household chores, revolu- • tionizing your self-esteem , the jo y ■ o f bodily functions, her looser e x boyfriend, and o f course, her world- fam ous m other and m uch m ore that cannot be printed. C ho will perform in P ortland on T hursday, M arch 13 • at the Arlene Schnitzer C onceit Hall .. Booking Information 503-335-0701 Email: rosegospelOyahoo.com Title of N ew CD: O ne Sweet Day H. & B. Too Northwest Angels For All Your Musical Needs Call DAN FRANKS or R O S E E. 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