XEht gortlanh (Bbseruer celebrates Black History Month
26.2003
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DMX and Jet Li Join Forces in ‘Cradle 2 the Grave
Film about
kidnapping and
diamonds features
a strong,
multicultural cast
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kfeU
; Leader. Thief. W arrior. Father.
' Arm ed w ith a potent co m b in a
tion of charism a, street sm arts and
m artial arts expertise, T ony Fait
(D M X ) navigates the m enace o f
the urban landscape w ith p assio n
ate precision, taking care o f busi
ness and his fiercely loyal crew o f
p ro fessio n als (A n th o n y A n d e r
son, G abrielle Union and D rag-O n)
a dedication surpassed only by his
lo v e fo r h is y o u n g d a u g h te r
•V anessa (Paige Hurd).
■ A fter p u jlin g o ffa com plex heist
|nvolving a cache o f black d ia
m onds, Fait quickly com es fist-to-
fist with Su (Jet Li), a T aiw anese
governm ent agent w ho has p u r
sued the extraordinary stones half
w ay across the w orld. As lethal as
he is relentless, Su is n 't ju s t h u n t
ing dow n diam onds - h e’s hunting
the ruthless Ling (M ark D acascos),
his form er partner, w ho kidnaps
F a it’s daughter in a ploy to ex-
• th a n g e her for the stolen jew els.
' But w hen w ord hits the street
.that Fait stashed the stones with
■
DMX and Taiwanese Intelligence officer (Jet
Li) are in a race against the clock to find a
precious cache o f black diamonds.
his fence A rchie (Tom Arnold), the
diam onds prom ptly w ind up in the
hands o f a pow erful crim e lord (Chi
McBride).
His back to the wall. Fait mobilizes
his crew , suspends his strict no
guns policy and prepares to unleash
every force at his disposal to save
his daughter. But only Su knows
Ling well enough to anticipate his
every move - and after he dispenses
with L ing’s operatives in an explo
sive display o f martial prow ess. Fait
realizes Su could be his best hope for
bringing Vanessa hom e alive.
A dversaries by cotie but allied
by circum stance, the m aster th ief
and the en igm atic agent jo in forces
to w age w ar on their com m on
en em y : Su to ex act rev en g e
against the m an w ho once tried
to take his life and Fait to rescue
V anessa, the one person that he
cannot live w ithout.
The film opens nationw ide on
Friday, Feb. 28.
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Get The Blues...
Norah Jones Sweeps Grammies I Blues Festival
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co n tin u ed
(A P) — T he sultry ja z z sound o f new co m er N orah Jones
seduced the m usic industry on its biggest night, beating out
crow d favorite B ruce Springsteen as the G ram m y A w ards
returned to his hom e turf.
Jones earned five G ram m ys on Sunday, including album
and record o f the year, and her disc w as responsible for eight
trophies4>vec?IL A /U sc sh e'th o u g h t w oujd appeal only to
ja z z purists has sold m ore than 6 m illion copies w orldw ide
and becom e the talk o f the m usic business.
“I feel really blessed and really lucky to have had the year
I had, said the 23-year-old, w ho w as raised in Texas.
, Jones, w ho em erged last year after signing w ith the tiny
Blue N ote label, also w on for best fem ale pop vocal, best new
artist and best pop album . T he song, “D o n 't K now W hy”
w on song o f the year for songw riter Jesse H arris. The
producer and engineer o f h er album also accepted trophies.
. ‘Venus’ looks at race,
class and gender
il
™
Portland State U niversity’s T heater A td f
departm ent w ill kick o ff their w inter season with
S uzan-L ori P a rk ’s “ V enus,” a daring play that ex am
ines the issues o f race, sexuality and gender. The
dram a is the true story o f Sarah B aartm an, a young
S o u th A fric a n w o m a n w h o b e c o m e s “ V e n u s
H ottentot” in an 1810 L ondon freak show . T he p h e
nom ena that results is the creation o f a full-blow n diva
w ho received a high degree o f celebrity, only to have
parts o f her body preserved and put on disp lay after
her death. T he perform ance w ill take place at the
L incoln P erform ance H all, 1620 S.W . Park A ve., on
W ednesday, Feb. 26 through S aturday, M arch 1. For
tickets, call 503-725-3307.
Go to Paris without leaving Portland
Until M arch 23, the Portland A rt M useum w ill feature
‘Paris to Portland: Im pressionist and Post-Im pression-
jst M asters in P ortland C o llectio n s.’ The show in
cludes 165 w orks draw n from private collections in the
Portland area and has w ork by C ezanne, Renoir, Monet,
G auguin, P icasso and prints by T oulouse-L autrec,
am ongst others.
ReparationsThursdays
Dav id P ark's new band. The R epara
tions, will play every Thursday night
at 9 p.m. with DJ Chill and special
guest performers and DJs at The Red
Sea,318S.W . Third Ave. Admission
for those 21 and older is $5.
Coyote Tales
The Tears o f Joy P uppet theatre
will present ‘C oyote T ales’ on S at
urday at 11 a.m . and Sunday at 2
p.m. and 4 p.m. at the W inningstad
Theatre, 1111 S.W . Broadway. Fast
paced and funny, ‘C oyote T ales'
tells the story o f how C oyote got
his nam e and how he gets him self in
and out o f trouble with friends and
foes. F or inform ation o r reserv a
tions, call 503-248-0557.
„
cWBF''
Since its inception, the event has raised
more than $2 million and 700,000 pounds o f
food for h unger relief. T he need this year is
particularly acute since O regon continues
to have the highest unem ploym ent rate
and the highest hunger rate in the nation.
For
m o re
in f o r m a tio n ,
se e
w w w .w aterfrontbluesfest.com .
Friday Freeway Blues ■ 4 pm to 6 pm
Rhapsody in Blues ■ 6 pm to 10 pm 1
Blues Palace • 10 pm to 2 am
percussion section, three saxo-
phones, one trum pet, one vibra-
phone, one acoustic bass and four
"The Ailey performers are truly
in a class of their own."
readers. D oors w ill open at 8 p.m. and all
ag es' adm ission is $5. For more inform ation, call 503-
331-0136.
-Newsday
The Sting Trio of New York
O ne of the m ost preem inent ch am b er ja z z g roups in
the world today will play at the First Christian Church,
1315 S.W . Broadw ay, on Saturday, M arch 1 at 8 p.m.
C reated o v er 25 years ago, the trio features tw o o f its
original m em bers. John Lindberg on bass and Jam es
E m ery on guitar. T he new addition to the group is
violinist R ob T hom as, a P ortland native who has not
played locally since 1979. F or m ore inform ation, call
503-772-0772.
p r e se n ts
A L V I N A IL E Y
A merican D ance T heater
Michael Vlatkovich and Dottie Grossman
As a part o f the New M usic at the M ississippi, im pro
visational jazz musician M ichael Vlatkovich and poet
Dottie G rossm an will perform at the M ississippi Pizza
Pub, 3552 N M ississippi Ave. on Tuesday, M arch 4
from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. There is a $7 cover charge.
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JU D ITH JAMISON, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Masazumi Chaya, ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Madam’s Suburban Salon
1631 NE Alberta Street
Portland, Oregon
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 4 & 5, 7:30 PM
ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALC
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(503) 288-1053
Special
Pedicure
$25.0«
A DIFFERENT PROGRAM EACH NIGHT,
BOTH ENDING WITH AILEY’S
MASTERPIECE REVELATIONS
TICKETS: $18-$60 plus service fee.
Discounts for students/seniors/ groups.
PCPA Box Office, and all t i c k e t i n g * t o r outlets,
including select Fred Meyer stores. 503-224-4400
I Love to do Feet.
Info/groups 8 or more: 503-245-1600, EXT. 201
Conscripts
On T hursday, Feb. 27 at D isjecta.
116 N.E. R ussell, there will be a
performance o f ‘C onscripts,’ a work
for voices and large ensem bles with
w ords by John C rouse and m usic
directed by Stanley Zappa. The e n
sem ble consists o f a six-person
O regon F ood Bank.
Last year’s lineup drew more than 120,(XX)
people to M cC all W aterfront Park and
raised m ore than $300,(XX) and 115,(XX)
pounds o f food. In addition, the Em pty
B ow ls project, co ordinated by the O regon
P o tters ^A ssociation ra is e d a m o ri than
$16,062. ’ • '
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Jazzy newcomer Norah Jones
tries to hold all five o f her
Grammy Awards.
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