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Join globe-trotting jazz
vocalist Rebecca Kilgore, in
her weekly radio series
featuring conversations with
musicians working In today's
jazz world. Each installment
brings you an interview with a
f noted jazz musician as her
guest, taped on location
anywhere from Portland to
Switzerland, plus excerpts
from the guest's
representative recordings
Documentary Pays Homage to R&B Legends
2001 a ta g e 8 4 ,sh o rtly a fte rth e film
was com pleted, creates several side-
splitting m om ents w ith his chatter
on his W D1A radio show .
W hile T hom as infuses the film
w ith acertain lightheartedness, it is
M oore w ho provides its em otional
center. A s part o f the duo Sam &
D ave, he had a string o f hits in the
1960s. B ut by the early ’ 70s, he was
‘Only the
Strong Survive’
takes name from
signature song
(A P )
W hen Jerry Butler
team ed w ith the fam ed produc­
tion duo K enneth G am ble and
Leon H u ff to w rite ‘O nly the
Strong Surv ive' in 1969, they were
in sp ire d by a rtis ts w h o had
proven their staying power.
M ore than 30 years later, B ut­
ler is featured in a docum entary
that takes its nam e from his sig­
nature song and pays hom age to
his legendary co n tem p o raries
w ho have kept going long after
the hits stopped.
Film m akers D. A. Pennebaker
and C hris H egedus and jo u rn al­
ist R oger F riedm an set out in the
sum m er o f 1999 to shine the spot­
light on these R& B stars w ho
largely had faded from mainstream
view . The stories o f Rufus T ho­
m as, Carla T hom as, Isaac Hayes,
R& B s t a r R u fu s T h o m a s d ie d
a t a g e 8 4 in D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 1 ,
s h o r tly a fte r “O nly th e S tro n g
S u rv iv e " w a s c o m p le te d .
Its being able to go through all the
things — positive or negative, right
or wrong — and come out and do
what you do best.
M ary W ilson, Sam M oore. TheC'hi-
Lites, A nn Peebles and B utler are
som etim es poignant, often funny - 60s R&B star Sam Moore, on why he chose to be a part of the Only the
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and inevitably uplifting. The ft Im is Strong Survive' documentary
playing in New Y ork, Los A ngeles
and other cities.
strung out on drugs. W ith the help still perform s frequently in addition
For m ost, the recognition is long o f w ife Joyce M oore, h e ’s been to carrying out his governm ental
overdue, but C arla T hom as says clean for 20 years and has resur­ duties. He says docum entaries like
that it gives them a second chance rected his career. For the past de­ this one and last y e a r’s S ta n d in g in
to return to the lim elight. T he film cade, th e y ’ve been fighting the the Shadow s o f M otow n show there
focuses largely on the M em phis record industry for fully funded will alw ays be love for R& B.
sound but also touches on D etroit pensions for artists. Still, his dis­
H ayes says the d ocum entary is
and C hicago soul and is dedicated cussion o f his drug years illustrates im portant because it helps preserve
to her father, R ufus T hom as. The how far a star can fall.
a m usical legacy that is often o b ­
w it and ageless enthusiasm o f the
“ I w anted people to know that scured by the attention paid these
o th er K ing o f M em phis is felt th a t’s w hat it’s all about — surviv­ days to hip-hop. Y ounger artists
thro u g h o u t.
ing," says M oore, w hose pow erful should know , he says, on w hose
T hom as, w ho died in D ecem ber ‘W hen Som ething Is W rong W ith shoulders they stand.
June Jam with The
Original Cats
I M l L IA IS H IM
The U rban L eague o f Portland invites
you to its June Jam , featuring The O riginal
C ats from 6 :30 to 8:30 p.m . Friday, June 27 at the
Multicultural Senior ServiceCenterat 5325 N.E. Martin
L uther King, Jr. Blvd. A dm ission is S3. For m ore
information, cal 1503-988-5470 extention 24545.
Cool Nutz Northwest Tour
The C ool N utz tour cruises through Portland W ednes­
day, June 25 w ith B one T hugs N H arm ony, DJ Chill
and m ore. Crystal Ballroom , 1332 W. Burnside St. For
m oreinform ation.call 503-841 -0995.
IFCC June Artists
V isual artists, B onnie M eltzer and Becca Bernstein
are this m o n th ’s Interstate Firehouse C ultural C enter
artists. M eltzer’s w ork focuses on native icons o f the
N orthw est. B e rn stein 's w ork is a series o f textural
paintings c entering on the relationship betw een
m others and daughters. B oth a rtists’ exhibits run
through June 27 with a late reception T hursday, June
26 at 7:30 p.m . The IFCC is located at 5340 N. Inter­
state G allery hours are T uesday through Friday, 11
a.m. through 6 p.m ., S aturdays 12 p.m . thro u g h 4 p .m .
No adm ission is charged, but donations appreciated.
For more information, call 503-823-2072,503-823-2071
or online: v
c o m p u te rs
African Film Festival
a d v e n tu r e
S pan ish
g o lf
ennis
c 1,1 ^Jortlattb (jDbsetucr
call 503.388.0033 or email: adsidport landobserver.com
stonew are for al I levels o f e x ­
p erience -w ith fun in m ind. The
first c la ss takes place M ondays b e ­
ginning Ju n e 23 through A ugust 18. T he
second class takes place W ednesdays beginning
June 25 through A ugust 20. B oth classes m eet at the
follow ing tim e and location: 6:30 p.m . to 9:30 p.m . in
R oom l3 0 o f th e T e r r e ll H all B uilding at P C C ’s C a s­
cade C am pus, 705 N. K illingsw orth St. Each class
costs $131.50. C A L L IG R A P H Y : S w eeping-brush
strokes and easy -to -leam shaping m ake up Portland
C om m unity C o lle g e 's italic calligraphy class. The
class w elcom es the new and those looking to fine tune
their R enaissance hand at italic. C lass runs T h u rs­
days, June 26 and ends A ug.t 7. C lass sessions run
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Room 304 o f the Student C enter
B u ild in g at P C C ’s C a sc a d e C a m p u s , 705 N.
Kil lingsw orth. T he cost is $99. F or m ore inform ation,
call 503-978-5143.
Drawing for Drawing Enthusiasts
C apture the hum an form by learning draw ing tech­
niques from Instructor, M arko P o lo —using live m od­
els. D raw ing class m eets Saturdays June 28 through
Aug. 9 from 9:30 a.m . to 12 a.m . in R oom 203 o f the
Terrell Hall B uildingat P ortlandC om m unityC ollege’s
C ascade C am pus, 705 N. K illingsw orh. The class
costs $105. For m ore inform ation, call 503-978-5143.
Multicultural Arts Camps
T hroughout the m onth o f June, T he Film C enter
presents films from the African Film Festival. “Bronx-
Barbes” and “ T he F ather" com prise the final day o f
film s T hursday, June 19 beginning 7:30 p.m . at the
G uild T heatre, 829 S.W . 9lh A ve. A dm ission tickets
cost $6.50. M em ber, student and senior tickets cost
$5.50. T he first film , “ B ronx-B arbes" follow s tw o
accidental-m urdering adolescent b o y s' adventures
through an A frican shantytow n w here A frican gangs
im itate N ew York B ronx gangs. The m otion picture
was film ed on the Ivory C oast. T he ev en in g ’s second
film "T he F ather" is a film about an artist sheltering
friends in E thiopia during the 1974 D erg period. All
locations w ere film ed in E thiopia.
T he Interstate F irehouse C ultural C en ter offers three
sum m er-art cam ps, each w ith different them es: A fri­
can arts, L atino arts and A sian arts. D ays are split
betw een visual arts and perform ing arts. O ne cam p
runs each w eek, and the first cam p, A frican arts,
begins T uesday, July 8. T he L atino arts cam p begins
T uesday, July 15 and T he A sian arts cam p begins
T uesday, July 22. T uesdays, W ednesdays and T h u rs­
days com prise the cam p w eek. C am p days are 9 a.m .
through 4 p.m . T he cost for children o f IFC C m em bers
is $90 per w eek per student. T he cost for children o f
non-IFC C m em bers is $100 per w eek p e r student -
som e scholarships available. Y outh in third grade or
above are appropriate and supplies are included in the
cam p prices. Form ore inform ation, call 503-823-2001.
Two PCC Community Classes: “Ceramics:
All Levels" & “Calligraphy Class All Levels”
Reparations Thursdays
C E R A M IC S : Portland ( 'om munity Col lege offers high-
fire stonew are clay classes this sum m er. T he identical
classes feature techniques for creating creative-clay
Advertise with diversity in
M y B a b y ’ is o n e o f th e f ilm ’sh ig h -
lights. “ It’s being able to go through
all the things — p ositive o r nega­
tive, right or w ro n g — and com e out
and d o w hat y o u d o best.”
H is story c ontrasts w ith that o f
B utler, a C ook C ounty co m m is­
sioner in C hicago since 1985. The
Icem an says he had his share o f
c are er peaks and valleys, but he
D avid P a rk ’s new band. T he R eparations, will play
every T hursday at 9 p.m . w ith DJ C hill and special
guest perform ers and D Js at T he Red Sea, 318 S.W .
T hird A ve. A dm ission fo r those 21 and o ld er is $5.