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April 16. 2003
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Music will
feature some of
Portland’s best
musicians
The
P o r tla n d
R a in b o w
C o alitio n 's 14* A nnual Inner City
Blues Festival is this w eekend on
Saturday, April I9 fro m 6 :3 0 p .m .to
l2 :3 0 a.m at the M elody Ballroom ,
615S.E . Alder.
T h is y e a r ’s e v e n t, e n title d
“ K eeping It R eal", w ill highlight
som e o f P ortland’s m any aw ard
w inning ja z z and blues stars.
The evening starts with the Dave
Fleschner Trio, w ho w ill play a va
riety o f original songs and stan
dards in the tradition o f J immy Smith,
Jim m y M cG riffand Portland’s own
B illy Larkin and the D elegates.
N ext up is the Jim M esi Band,
fo llo w e d by th e e v e r-p o p u la r
N orm an Sylvester B and featuring
the vocal talents o f La Rhonda
Steele.
Then Raydell C lay will take the
stage w ith the rootsy R&B styles
he m ade popular perform ing in such
clubs as G eneva’s, the C otton Club,
N ieces and Texas II.
T h e a w a rd w in n in g L in d a
H om buckle Band w ill close o ff the
evening with a show case o f cutting
edge R&B and Funk grooves.
N o m inors w ill be adm itted be-
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Activity Calendar
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Mitt Dishman
7 7 N E L n tt
The public is invited to a free
dinner to pay respect and to honor
12 deceased am ateur boxers w ho
achieved notoriety and helped put
Portland on the m ap for fostering
outstanding boxing talent.
The honored athletes are Pete
Slmylli Tranim
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Breva
Wed
Sat
Fri
Thurs
Streiylh Trainng
Streoc lb Trainine
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African Dance
Chicago Step
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Linda Hornbuckle stars at Saturday's Inner City Blues Festival.
cause the M elody B allroom fea
tures a full-service, no host bar. Full
dinners o r entrees o f red beans, rice
barbecue ribs and chicken w ill be
av ailable for sale.
T ic k e ts are $ 15 o r $25 for tw o
and m ay be p u rch ased at M usic
M illennium , G e n e v a ’s S h ear P er
fectio n , R eflectio n s B o o k sto re,
D o ris C afé, D ale A n n ’s L adds
Inn o r from R ain b o w C o a litio n
mem bers.
Memorial Planned for Portland Boxers
Information
sought for many
of the amateur
fighters
Tues
Mon
G onzales, John How ard, Joel “JD ”
Stroud, Joe W est, Sam Johnson,
T onyJacobs, Clyde W illiam s, Herb
Le Suer, M arcellus, Joe H opkins,
Joe B anks and Pete V astine W hite.
Surviving families will be presented
w ith m em orial plaques during the
S aturday, A pril 26 d in n er at the
M att D ishm an C om m unity C enter,
77 N .E . Knott St.
O rganizers have not been able to
locate the w h ereab o u tso fth e fam i
lies o f W est, W illiam s, Le Suer,
H opkins and W hite. A nyone w ith
any inform ation on th e w h ere
abouts o f their relatives o r descen
den ts is en co u rag ed to con tact
H alim R ahsaan at 503-281-2804,
extension 115.
A dditionally, anyone w ith pho
tographs, m em entos o r old new s
stories about any o f the 12 boxers
are encouraged to bring the m em o
rabilia to the d inner for use in a
mem orial scrapbook.
A full dinner o f southern hom e
cooking and peach cobbler dessert
will be served.
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