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A Stomp Odyssey
The smash hit “Stomp " transforms the
ordinary into the extraordinary by giving
everyday life a rhythm. The international
sensation uses lighters, brooms, pipes and
garbage lids, anything but conventional per
cussion instruments, to fill the stage with
compelling and infectious rhythms, suitable for
the whole family. Stomp is making its second
stop in Portland as part of Keller Auditorium’s
Broadway in Portland series with perfor-
L mances Tuesday, Aug. 12 through Sun
day, Aug. 17. For more information, call
503-248-4335.
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Revolutionary
On Display
Pioneer feminist
explored at North
Portland Library
The nationally acclaimed tour
ing exhibit, “This is w om an’s
h our.. .’’— The Life o f Mary Baker
Eddy, will be on display at the North
Portland branch o f the Multnomah
County Library from Friday, Aug. 8
through Sept. 10.
A reception on opening night
will include a brief talk on Eddy’s
life and transforming ideas. The
lib ra ry is lo c ate d at 512 N.
Killingsworth St. Admission is free
and the public is invited to attend.
The multimedia exhibit high
lights the compelling story o f Mary
Baker Eddy, a 19lh century reformer
Mars Stars at 0msi
Mars is the star o f the show, in a
special sky watch party sponsored
by the Oregon Museum o f Science
and Industry.
OMSI will join the Rose City
Astronomers and Vancouver Side
walk Astronomers for a special Mars
Viewing Party, Saturday, Aug. 23
from 8:30p.m . tomidnight.
Mars will not only be in direct
alignment with the sun and Earth,
an occurrence referred to as the
Martian Opposition, but it will also
be closer to Earth than humankind
has ever seen.
“T hat’s because o f the planets’
elliptical orbits,” said Jim Todd,
OMSI Murdock Planetarium man-
ager. “They do not orbit in perfect
circles, so it takes 60,000 years for
Earth and Mars to meet up at their
closest possible point,” he said.
Forinformation call503-797-4610.
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Artist Gets Political
Simmons faces
subpoena after
challenging
mandatory drug tests
Mary Baker Eddy
who rose above personal battles
with illness and society's restric
tions on women to become a noted
author, healer, teacher and pub
lisher, founding the Christian Sci
ence M onitor at age 87.
Her best-selling work. Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
tures, discusses healing and the
relationship between spirituality
and health. The book has sold
more than 10 million copies.
For more information, go to
w w w.m ultcolib.org or call the
North Portland Library at 503-988-
5394.
G IA N T
(AP) — Hip-hop mogul Russell
Simmons faces an Aug. 20 deadline
to comply with a state subpoena into
whether he violated lobbying laws
while trying to reform the state’s
mandatory dmg sentencing statutes.
Simmons and former NAAC'P
leader Benjamin Chavis had sought
a temporary restraining order in fed
eral court in Manhattan to put a hold
on a state lobbying commission in
vestigating the civic leaders.
State law requires lobbyists to
register and document their spend
ing to reveal the pressure and influ
ence on state lawmakers and offi
cials.
Simmons and Chavis said they
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were exercising their constitu
tional right to petition govern
ment and were unaware o f the
State Lobbying Act requirements.
The two men and the Coalition o f
Fairness had sought reform or
repeal o f the Rockefeller-era drug
laws that mandate long sentences
even for possessing and selling
small amounts o f illegal drugs.
Hip-hop mogul Russell
Simmons, faces an Aug. 20
deadline to comply with d sfate
subpoena into whether he
violated lobbying. (AP photo)
PIZZA
A G O GO
Alberta Gallery
Anniversary
Talisman Gallery at 1476 N.E.
Alberta St., will feature all o f its
artists during a second anniver
sary show through Aug. 24.
An artists’ reception was held
on Thursday, July 31, the opening
night o f the exhibit.
The featured artists are Serena
B a rto n , B u c k B ra d e n ,D a n
Bronson. M ichael de Forest, Fran
Hepp, Inanna M cGraw, Marvella
M cPartland, Rob Ramage, C hris
tina R iccetti, Allen Schm ertzler,
G ail Jordan, M iriam Badyrka,
R oger F riedel, D ean S hapiro,
D a v id C o d d in g to n , Ju e rg e n
E c k s te in , R a in a Im ig , Jo h n
M cA nulty, Pattie Palm er-B aker
and Julie Ann Smith.
Talisman Gallery is an artist
owned cooperative dedicated to
creating a dynamic and diverse
community o f artists.
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