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August 20. 2003 (El|e Jlortkmò ©baeruer Page B3 Focus Legends Highlight Weekend of Jazz Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival to fill Esther Short Park Over the past five years, the Vancouver Wine and Jazz F estival has presented world-class jazz art ists but this year’s Festival at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver may be the best lineup yet. Grammy-winner and Rock and Roll Hall ofFam e blues guitarist Bo Diddley appears on Friday, Aug 22. “The O riginator" is considered to be among the earliest musicians to blend blues and Jazz into rock n’ roll. On Saturday, Aug. 23, TheTemp- tations, the four-time Grammy-win ning R&B band, will present their 40 years o f vocal hits. The legend ary group continues to draw huge crowds around the United States and abroad. Grammy-winning virtuoso trum peter and Latin jazz giant Arturo Sandoval graces the festival stage on Sunday, Aug. 24. Sandoval has ju s t re le a se d “ T ru m p et Evolution,“an album that pays trib ute to the styles o f 19 different world-class trumpeters, from King Oliver to Wynton Marsalis. A total o f 17 jazz, blues and swing bands perform throughout the T A total o f 17 jazz, blues and swing bands perform throughout the weekend... weekend, including the Seattle Jazz Singers and the 17-piece Pacific Jazz Orchestra in a performance c a lle d “ A trib u te to B enny Goodman.” Network Announces Diversity Institute (AP) — CBS is setting up an institute to coordinate writing, di recting and acting programs in tended to foster diversity at the network. It will com bine a 2-year-old mi nority talent program with two new programs intended to identify and produce ethnic writers and direc- Multi-Ethnic Music Night tors, the network said Wednesday. “The establishment o f the Diver sity Institute is an important step forward in C B S’s ongoing effort to develop talent as diverse as our au dience,” said Leslie Moonves, CBS chairman and chiefexecuti veofficer. The programs will provide men tors and the chance to meet with ■ producers, network executives and agents, CBS said. Applications for the writing and directing program are being accepted online. In 1999, the major broadcast net works came under fire from civil rights groups for a lack o f ra’cial diversity in program m ing and agreed to make improvements. Local Notes at McCalls Blacknotes will perform from 9 p.m. to 1 a m. on Sept. 7 at McCall’s on W aterfront,atA m ada’sC afein Vancouver,from 9p.m . to 1 a.m .on Sept. 13 and from 8:30 p.m. to I a.m. on Sept. 19 at Billy Reed's in northeast Portland. Their first CD, “Lend Us Your Ear,” is coming soon! Farmland Music Series Debuts Pioneer Courthouse Square is the place to be for free summer con certs from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. each W ednesday this month. I & I will move you with reggae sounds on Aug. 27. Oregon Symphony performs at Irving Park at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at Northeast 7"' Avenue and Fremont at 7 p.m. For more information, call 503-823-PLAY. BUY ANY 2 NEW OR USED CLOSE-OUT CD’S, GET ONE FOR FREE!! USED VHS TAPES 3 FOR $15!! USED DVDS 2 FOR $20!! FREE JAZZ PEAK PERFORMANCES CD (off the Hook) Reparations Thursdays he I s l e y B rothers ¿7 Selling Album "Body Kiss" T O P T E N L IS T Busta Rhymes -- "It Aint Safe No More” R eal H ickory S moked B ar -B-Q Bone Crusher - "Atlenchun" • Chicken • P ork Ribs • Reef Ribs 5 0 3 -7 7 7 -3 9 0 0 T O ur S pecialty : • Sandwiches • Salads 5924 se 47th & Woodstock T.B. E nterprises P resents MUSIC, INC. Catering & Take-Out Whitney Houston - "Just Whitney” WC -- "Ghetto Heisman" l ickets go on sale Ju ly 14, 200.1 A vailable <« I be C rystal ballroom , I errell brandnn's barbershop a n d any Iieketm asters outlets. ________ Price $40.(10 y „ I I I, I,. I I Toni Braxton -- "More Than A Woman" HOURS Mon.-I'hurs. I lam-9pm Fri.-Sat. I lam-1Opm Sun. llam -8pm CATERING EVENTS LARGE AND SMALL Fish Sandwich — $8°° Fish Dinner — $10°° FRIDAY & SATURDAY * * * N ew L ocation * * * 5410 N.E. 33 rd annually for a short story published in English by an African writer, Writers bom anywhere on the Af- rican Continent. G I A I N T STORE WIDE S A L EL I I David Park's band. The Reparations, will play Thursdays at 9 p.m. with DJ Chill and special guest performers and D.ls at The Red Sea, 3 18 S. W. Third Ave. Admission for those 2 1 and older is $5. (FORMERLYCHUCKHIN ION'S) Musical Spitfire Grill Premiers Summer concerts in the park are Monday night for her tale o f a Rwandan refugee after the 1994 genocide. ” The SI 5,000 Caine Prize is given Symphony in Irving Park _ z = RIB EXPRESS = = _ Tommy Castro and Coco Montoya perform at the Roseland Theater at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25. $ 16 in advance. For more information, call 503-224- 8499. Concerts at Dawson Park O M SI’s Murdock Planetarium featuresa fun-filled tribute to thcMotown sounds of Diana Ross. I he Temptations, The Four Tops and more. 1945 S.E. Water Ave. For a schedule o f shows, call 503-797-4646 or visit www.omsi.edu. CANNON'S Coco Performs at Roseland Lakewood Theatre Company pre sents “The Spitfire Grill” at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday. $26. The musical with a soulful combination o f American folk and country, performs at Fir Acres Theatre, LewisandClarkCol- lege,0615 S. W. Palatine Hill Rd. For moreinformation,call503-635-390l. (A P ) K en y a n a u th o r Y vonne A dhiam bo O w uor has won the Caine Prize for African W riting for her story “ W eight o f W hispers.” The author, who was bom in Nairobi and is executive director ol the Zanzibar International Film Festival, collected the award Laser Motown at 0MSI The Blue Monk on Belmont offers live music on weeknights and Saturdays. John Butler performs Wednesday, Aug. 19, Matt Wayne Quartet performs Thursday, Aug. 21, MS Tobin Quartet on the 22™' and Andre St. James with Roger Woods on Aug. 23. For more infomiation, call 503-595-0575 tion with the Seattle Jazz Singers. The Festival also features food And, with an eye looking toward from nine o f the Vancouver-Port the future, the Festival will present land area’s best restaurants. The two o f the best student ensembles wide variety o f cuisine includes in the area: The Metropolitan Youth blackened salmon, deli sandwiches, Symphony Jazz Orchestra and the salads, bento, Cajun, Tex-Mex, Arts and Communication Magnet Asian and more. A cadem y Jazz O rchestra from Tickets for all day admission are Beaverton both under the direction $ 10 on Friday and $ 15 on Saturday o f the trumpeter Thara Memory. and Sunday. Hours are 4 p.m. to 10 The Festival has also become rec pm on Friday; 11 a.m .to 10p.m. on ognized as one o f the Northwest’s Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 pm on best events for sampling and tasting Sunday. great wines. Wines form Oregon, For m ore inform ation visit Washington, Idaho, California and www.vancouverwinejazz.com or Australia will be available for sam call the Festival Ticket line at 360- pling and purchase. 9064)441. Kenyan Author Wins Writing Award GUIDE ► Music at the Monk Pioneer Square Concerts the Seattle M en's Chorus. The festival will expand itsoffer- ings this year, by including jazz dance. The Washington State Bal let w ill be performing in collabora- free, family friendly and beginat6:30p.m. Wednes days at Dawson Park on North Stanton between Williams and Vancouver. For more information, call 503- 823-PLAY orvisitwww.poftlandparks.org. Mississippi Pizza Pub invites you to a bilingual show by Kathleen “Catalina” Juergens at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25. Her incisive lyrics have become a Portland fixture from peace rallies toC ity Council meetings. 3552 N. Mississippi. Kruger’s Farm on Sauvie Island Debuts a Thursday music series with The Flat Mountain Girls on Aug. 2 1 and Lingonberry Jam on Aug. 28. All shows are from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Free. For more information, call 503-621 -3489.17100 N.W. Sauvie Island Rd. Other groups include the Mel Brown Trio, Seattle Jazz Trio, The W o o lies, p ia n ists T h o m as Rheingans, and captain Smarty Pants, the vocal jazz ensemble from 503-288-3836 Crystal Ballroom 1332 W Burnside 9:00pm Until Solange - "Solo Star" Erie Sermon - "React" ’» p a rty /C o n c e rt/A ftc rp .iity TLC3D "Friday After Next Snd Trk" The Isley Brothers 1615 N.E. Killingsworth Portland, OR 97211 503/284-2435 503/289-8906 FAX This is d 21 & over d ffa ir Dress 2 Ini press For more information check www txandonbarberjhop com I h m ftt X i w - t 4 « igrm rnt ir ti 9 1 1 MA4*» t — .... .............. ... 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