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May 14. 2003 (Ehe 'fjortlanh (fib semer Page B3 F ùcus Jefferson’s Other Dance Group P erform ances by th e M odern D ance Lab a t J e ffe rso n High S ch o o l ta k e p la ce in th e north Portland sch o o l auditorium on Thursday and Friday nights. Dance Lab to thrill audiences with energetic, multi-ethic shows and exciting training K ay fo r ground for students inter m e rly w ith ested in the art o f m ove Do Jum p The- m ent and dance at Jefferson: * jV a ,re “ T h e y ’ ll The M odem Dance Lab. £ bring you cheering Local audiences will be to y o u r feet." thrilled at this creative, high- » Each ev en in g 's energy, m ulti-ethnic dance program will be troupe at their upcom ing per ‘ wide ranging from form ances on Thursday, May upbeat, dynam ic hip , Many people have heard o f 15 and Friday. May 16 at 7 p.m. in hop to haunting contem porary th e n a tio n a lly a c c la im e d the Jefferson High School A udi dances. Jefferson D ancers - a dance com torium , 5 2 10 N. Kerby. The perform ances will include pany at Jefferson High School. “ You w o n ’t w ant to m iss see an A frican courtship dance cel W hat people may not know is ing these w onderful dancers in ebrated at full moon and accom that there is another equally vital action,” says A aron W heeler - panied by local drum m er and cho- r e o g r a p h e r D e rre ll S ek o u b a W alker. Choreography for the dan ces is set by four form er Jefferson High School dancers, Eric Skinner o f Body Vox, and the dance la b 's internationally ac claimed Artistic Director, Melissa St.Clair. D oors fo r both p erfo rm an ces open at 6 :3 0 p.m . T ick ets at the d o o r are $8 for adults and $5 for stu d e n ts w ith ID, sen io r c iti zens and c h ild ren five years old or y o u n g er. For m ore in fo rm a tio n , call St. C la ir at 503-916- 5180. |Llnrtlanò (Obscruer Funk Brothers Find New Fame W o rld o f A u tos A su rg eo n who tre a te d 5 0 C ent for bullet w o u n d s th ree yea rs ago h a s s u e d th e rapper for m o re than $ 3 2 ,0 0 0 in unpaid m ed ica l bills. N ader P a ksim a s a y s in p a p ers i filed in M a n h a tta n 's S ta te S u p re m e Court la st w eek that h e o p era ted on 5 0 C ent (born C urtis J a ckso n ) in M ay 2 0 0 0 for se ve ra l g u n s h o t wounds. CANNON'S - RIB EXPRESS KI3II3VS 0\ EXCITIMi M3\ lNIIOES 111 III! WIKI IIS LITIUM, HIM ITITI KEKS 2003 Audi A4 Convertible - Unpaid Surgery Hounds 50 Cent U SX . - (FORMERLYCHUCK HINTON'S) Catering & Take-Out O ur S pecialty : R eal H ickory S moked B ar -B-Q • Sandwiches • Salads • Chicken • Pork Ribs • Beef Ribs Price tested..... $46,585.00 Engine.....3.0 liter dohe 30-valve V6 Transmission..... 5-speed automatic with Tiptronic HOIRS Mon.-Thurs. 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The DVD o f the docu Brothers, the Motown band that mentary was released earlier this was the subject o f a recent docu- week. p ien tary , say s band m em bers Music from the film netted the h a v e n ’t h ea rd g ro u p tw o fro m an y o f G ram m ys in M o to w n ’s big February. stars in years. A s h fo rd “(A nd) d o n 't said d esp ite e x p e c t to hear th e ir re c e n t from any ofthem,” success, none the percussionist o f M otow n’s said. “We never form er stars think about those have tried to freople. T h e ir reach out to pam es n ev e r th em , even - Funk Brothers percussionist Come up." W o n d e r, o f Jack Ashford T he F unk ------------------ w h o m Brothers were the house band that Ashford says: “We only taught played on most o f M otow n's big him half the stuff we knew.” gest hits and are credited with help H ow ever, A shford says the ing create the Motown sound. group holds no grudges against ; They toiled in obscurity behind the Motown greats. 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