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Ms. D y n am ite, o th e rw ise
known as Niomi McClean Daley,
isn’t afraid to go against the grain,
or take a stand. In a world where
entertainers routinely glory in their
own gratification, the British star
has a different outlook.
On 'It Takes M ore,’ the lead
single from her U K, award-win
ning album ‘A Little Deeper,’
which just arrived in stores in the
U.S., she sings pointedly about
artists promoting rampant materi
alism and gratuitous sex and drug
use.
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Concert raises
money to help
public schools
Get The Blues...
(A P) — Q ueen L atifah will
reign as host o f this y e a r's
“VH1 Divas” concert, which will
fe a tu re p e rfo rm a n c e s from
Mary J. Blige, Jewel and Chaka
Khan.
The show is scheduled to air
live at 9 p.m. EDT May 22 from
the MGM G rand in Las Vegas.
Other scheduled m usicians will
he announced later.
W h ile p re v io u s “ D iv a s”
show s have included duets.
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¡Friday Freeway Blues ■ 4 pm to 6 pm
Rhapsody in Blues ■ 6 pm to 10 pm
Blues Palace ■ 10 pm to 2 am
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th is y e a r’s w ill have
even more o f an em pha
sis on them. The concert
series, now in its sixth
year, raises money for
V H l's Save the Music
Foundation, which- re
stores m usic program s
in A m e r ic a ’s p u b lic
schools.
Latifah, the 33-year-
old rapper and actress
who was nom inated this
year for a supporting-
actress O scar for “C h i
cago,” stars in the com
edy “Bringing Down the
H ouse” with Steve M ar
tin.
Latifah will reign as host of this
year's “VH1 Divas"concert. The
show is scheduled to air live on
May 22, 2003, from the MGM
Grand in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)
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Portland Center Stage ends its season with George
Bernard Shaw’ s humorous play, written in 1903,illus-
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(rates the timeless story of the mating dance from a satirical
point of view by exploring what women and men consider ideal in each
other for romance and contrasting that with the reality of romance.
Tickets for shows on April 10,12 and 13 are available at the Box office,
and range in prices from $ 12 for those aged 25 and younger, $47 for
those age 26 and older. The
Newmark Theater, 1111 S.W.
Broadway, host the play. For more
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ReparationsThursdays
David Park's new band, The Repa
rations, will play every Thursday
at 9 p.m. with DJ Chill and special
guest performers and DJs at The
Red Sea, 318 S.W. Third Ave. Ad
mission for those 21 and older is
$5.
NW Photography at the
Talisman
Openings Now Available
In the Following Fields:
A show featuring two northwest
photographers, Dan Bronson and
John McAnulty,can be viewed all
month at the Talisman Gallery. 1476
N.E. Alberta, Bronson explores the
beauty of life by capturing infra
red life on film to create surreal
landscapes and figure studies with
a sensuous yet classic quality.
McAnulty shows the beauty of
nature with highly saturated im
ages o f the northwest and south
western deserts.
Joe Mus Paintings
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because So Serious Records presi
dent and Seattle Mariners outfielder
Kenny Kelly and vice president
Chris Young were waiting to hear
him. Two days later, he had his
record deal.
It was an opportunity he couldn’t
pass up. He says his small hom e
town o f Ocala, Fla., offered few
chances to be heard.
A gospel quartet he was in won
a $1 „200 recording deal in Nash
ville. But they soon broke up and he
went solo.
Though he grew up singing in
the church. Woods also loved R&B,
hip-hop and the blues. His first
single, ‘Marriott,’ isataleo f infidel
ity that shows his storytelling tal
ents.
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Woods says his original goal
was to be a gospel artist. On his
debut, there’s a song that sums up
his fortunes so far: ‘Answered
Prayer.’
Writer Seeks Credit
for Latifah Movie
“Man and Superman”
up to $ 8 0 0 .0 0 per month for
Mr \.U ¡onni f.u.ud
FEW , otherw ise known as
Frank E. Woods, spent seemingly
endless months working various
retail jobs by day, writing music at
night and hoping that the one-
song demo he had recorded would
catch the ear of a record execu
tive.
Then two years ago, the soul
ful South Florida singer got a 3
a.m. phone call that started things
breaking his way.
The singer’s friend and pro
ducer Gerry Williams told him to
get down to the studio pronto
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surprise breakout hit when it was
released in Europe in July. ‘A Little
D eeper’ won Britain’s prestigious
Mercury Music Prize for best al
bum, three Music of Black Origin
awards and two Brit Awards.
“I was very surprised by people’s
reaction, especially here (in the
U.K.) where it’s not really a popular
thing for young, urban artists to
succeed in the way I have,” Ms.
Dynamite said. "Most of our main
stream music is pop music, which is
really boring to me.”
She now hopes to make a transi
tion to the U.S. market. 'It Takes
More' started airing on video outlets
this week, and she is eager to see if
she can make lightning strike twice.
FEW’S first
single
‘Marriott’ is a
tale of
infidelity
Die Alberta Arts Pavilion and Our
Dream Gallery will feature the paint
ings of Joe Mus all month long at
2315 N.E. Alberta St. For more
information, call 5O3-282-77OO.
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(A P )— A New York lawyer who claims
she had the original idea for the box-office
hit “ Bringing Down the House" filed a $15
million copyright lawsuit against star Queen
Latifah and the m ovie’s other producers.
Marie Flaherty claims the movie is a rip-
off o f “Amoral Dilemma," a screenplay she
wrote several years ago about a lawyer who
meets a prisoner online, only to have the
prisoner wreak havoc in his life.
"Bringing Down the House,” a comedy
starring Latifah and Steve Martin, is about
a prisoner who meets a lawyer in a chat
room, then weasels her way into his life in
hopes he can exonerate her.
The movie has been atop the box-office
charts since it was released earlier this
month, raking in $83.3 million through last
weekend.
rjm Acock photography
Photographs by Tim Acock will be showing all
month at the GuardinoGallery, 2939N.E. Alberta. Acock
is an Alberta Street neighbor who focuses his lens on the street
at night and uses the ambient light of street lamps and store windows
to illuminate features that go unnoticed during the day. Also showing
with Acock are Rachael C’henven Powers mixed media constructions. For
more information, call 503-281 -9048.
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center’s April Artists
Artists Madeline Georgette and Susan Murrell are featured at the IFCC
for April s leach Tolerance Month. G eorgette's series o f paintings,
“Building Communities: Truth and Reconciliation", portrays visual
documentation of Apartheid history. Murrell presents “New Work:
Abstract Landscapes”, exploring the mystery o f nature and man. IFCC
is located at 5340 N. Interstate Ave.
Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
Celebrating national Jazz Appreciation Month, the Mt. Hood festival
runs daylong featuring George Mitchell, In Good Measure and Smart
WylenTrio. The April 9 festival begins with Mitchell playing from 11 a m.
to 1 p.m. at the Jazzy Bagel, 5 East Powell Blvd., followed by In Good
Measure from 5 p in. to 7:30 p.m. at Boccelli's, 246 North Main. In the
evening, the Stuart Wylen Trio plays in the lounge at Port Hailing
BrewingCo. For mote information, call SueO'Halloran, 503-661-8000or
Kathy Everett, 503-665-3827
“Facing Mekka"
Rennie Harris' latest hip-hop creation combines movement, rhythm,
sound and image to unite people and cultures. The event will be held at
The Lincoln Performance Hall at Portland State University, S.W. Park at
Market, Thursday, April 10 through Saturday, April 12 starting 8:(M) p.m.
Tickets begin at $ 12 for col lege students with ID and seniors 62 and over.
Adult tickets are $24 plus a service fee. Tickets available at PSU Box
Office 1825 S.W. Broadway and all Ticketmaster outlets
Sicilian Saxophone Master
Gianni Gebbia returns to Portland fora rare U.S. performance accom pa
nied by pianist. Garth Powell, and percussionist, Matthew Goodheart.
The trio will play improvised jazz. This is their first Portland show as a
group. The Creative Music Guild, at 3350 S.E. Francis St . hosts the trio
Friday, April 18. Tickets are available at the door for $15.00 general
admission and $12.00forCreative Guild members. Doors open at 7:00p.m.
and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. All ages welcome.