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Homowo Festival This Weekend at PSU
Cuban rhythms
beat at the
Oregon Zoo:
Stella Chiweshe
(left) will move
your body with
celestial mbira dza
vadzimu sounds
and Cubanismo
performs rich
orchestra sounds
fused with Cuban
jazz.
Cha-cha Cubana in Portland
Oregon Zoo concert goers can rumba, cha-cha or
just soak up the sound when Cubanismo performs on
Wednesday, Aug. 13, and relax as Stella Chiweshe,
"Queen o f Zimbabwe" reigns over the concert lawn
on Thursday, Aug. 14. Both concerts begin at 7 p.m.
Cubanismo fuses the traditional sounds o f Cuba
with contemporaryjazz idioms, and C'hiweshe’s Afri-
Patience Sewor and Kwaku Mensah participate in Homowo, a
harvest festival marked by traditional Ghanaian dancing, music,
crafts and food This year's annual event is held on Saturday,
Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10 on the South Park Blocks at Port
land State University.
(Photos by Julie Keefe)
Natural Medicine Benefit Concert
Jesse Colin Young, singer for The Youngbloods, will rock the Aladdin
Theater at 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 15 with a concert benefiting education
about naturopathic medicine. Tickets are $25 in advance. 3017 S.E.
Milwaukee Ave. For more information, call 503-233-9914 or visit
www.aladdm-theatcr.com.
Pioneer Square Concerts
Pioneer Courthouse Square is the place to be for free summer concerts from
5:30p.m. to7 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 27. The New Power Band will
play funk on Aug. 13 and the group I & I will move you with reggae sounds
on Aug. 27.701 S.W. 6,h Ave. (between Mon -on and Yamhill).
Celebrate African Culture
The Homowo Festival o f African Arts celebrates community, African
music, dance, pageantry, crafts and food from 1 to9p.m . Saturday, Aug.
9 and 1 to 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at the south Park Blocks on the Portland State
University Campus between southwest Harrison and southwest Col
lege streets. A $5 donation is appreciated. For more information, visit
www Jxjmowo.org or call 503-288-3025.
Shakespeare at Columbia Park
Portland Actors Ensemble present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at
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can rhythms to create a unique and enlightening
experience for listeners.
C'ubanismo’s 15-piece orchestra o f Cuban all
stars showcases some o f C uba’s hottest musicians.
Stella Chiweshe is one o f the only women in the
world playing a sacred homemade instrument used
in Shona ceremonies to call ancestral spirits.
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Concerts at Dawson Park
Columbia Park on North Lombard and Woolsey, Saturday, Aug. 9 and
Sunday, Aug. 10 at 3 p.m.
Summer concerts in the park are free, family friendly and begin at 6:30p.m.
Wednesdays at Dawson Park on North Stanton between Williams and
Vancouver. For more inform ation, call 503-823-PLAY or visit
www 4xjfllandparks.0rg.
KennedySchool Sing-along
Feel pretty at McMenamins Kennedy School’s sing along showing o f
"W est Side Story.” Dress up as your favorite Jet or Shark and sing along
a t2:30p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9orSunday, Aug. 10 .5 6 3 6 N.E. 33rd Ave. For
more information, cal 1503-249-3983 or visit www.nicnienamin5.com.
Swing Kitten in the Parks
A free, family-fun big band brings swing to Washington Park at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 6 and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17 at Lents Park, southeast
92nd, south ofHolgate. Formore information, call 503-823-PLAY.
Party at Music Millenium
Music M illenium’s 1 1* Annual Customer Appreciation BBQ is from 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. Enjoy live music and free food at 3 158
E. Burnside. Formore information, call 503-281 -8943.
Grassroots Underground
O.A.R., Slightly Stoopid and The Red West perform at the Roseland
Theater at 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 18. Tickets re $ 14 in advance or $ 17 at
the door. Formore information, call 503-224-8499.
Coco at Roseland
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Tommy Castro and Coco Montoya perform at the Roseland Theater at 7:30
p.m. Sept. 25. $ 16 in advance. Formore information, call 503-224-8499.
Musical Spitfire Grill Premiers
Lakewood Theatre Company presents “The Spitfire Grill” at 8 p.m.
Thursdays through Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays through Aug. 17. $26.
The musical with a soulful combination o f American folk and country,
is temporarily performing at Fir Acres Theatre, Lewis and Clark College,
0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Rd. Formore information, call 503-635-3901.
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Laser Motown at 0MSI
O M SI’s Murdock Planetarium featuresa fun-filled tribute to the Motown
sounds o f Diana Ross, The T emptations. The Four T ops and more. 1945
S.E. W ater Ave. For a schedule o f shows, call 503-797-4646 or visit
www.omsi.edu.
Symphony in Irving Park
Oregon Symphony performs at Irving Park at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23
at Northeast 7,h Avenue and Fremont at 7 p.m. For more information, call
503-823-PLAY.
IFCC Summer Festival
Interstate Avenue Cultural Center will coordinate music and kids art
booths for the Interstate Avenue Fair and Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Aug. I6and 17.T heIF C C islocatedat5340
N. Interstate. No admission is charged, but donations appreciated. For
more information, call 503-823-4322.
“Ceramics: All Levels”
Portland Community College offers high-fire stoneware clay classes this
summer. The first .class, takes,place Monday.sJhriiygh, A n y - T h e
second class takes place W ednesdays through Aug. 20. Both classes
meet at the following time and location: 6:30 p.m. to9:30 p.m. in Room 130
oftheTerrellHallBuildingat PCC’sCascadeCampus,705N. Killingsworth
St. For more information, call 503-978-5143.
Reparations Thursdays
David Park’s band. The Reparations, will play Thursdays at 9 p.m. with
DJ Chill and special guest performers and DJs at The Red Sea, 318 S.W.
Third Ave. Admission for those 21 and older is $5.
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