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September 24. 2003
Focus
Art Talks and Walks
B eyo n ce
K n o w les s ta r s
in a n e w
m o v ie , “The
Fighting
T e m p ta tio n s ."
A r tis t L orna N a kell e x h ib its h e r w ork a t th e IFCC through O ct. 3 0 .
Beyonce Switches
Stage for Screen
Comedy pairs
her with Cuba
Gooding Jr.
(A P )— In her new m ovie, “The
Fighting T em ptations,” Beyonce
K now les plays a singer - but th at’s
w here the sim ilarities betw een the
superstar and her ch aracter end.
B ey o n ce’s “ Lily" is a single
w om an with a young son and q u es
tionable m orals. W hen film m akers
learned that Beyonce - w ho has a
sexy yet sugary-sw eet persona -
w as interested in playing the role,
she says they attem pted to change
the character to m atch her w hole
som e im age.
“ I w as like no, it m akes the ch ar
acter m ore interesting. I’m b eco m -
ing an actress, so the m ore depth to
the ch aracter, the b etter,” she said.
A lthough K now les m ade her
m ovie debut as Foxxy C leopatra in
last y e a r’s blockbuster, “A ustin
Pow ers in G oldm em ber,” sh e ’s
know n m ore for musical sm ash hits
I ike “Crazy I n Love.” Now she wanks
to be ju st as big as an actress. “The
FightingTem ptations” could be her
vehicle - the fami ly friendly com edy
that rom antically pairs her with O s
car w innerC uba G ooding Jr.
K now les found this role after
her decision to take acting m ore
seriously.
"I told my agent the next m ovie
I d id , I w an ted to m ak e su re th at
it w as so m eth in g th at w as real, it
w as a re a listic c h a ra c te r, an d I
w a n te d to m ak e su re th at I co u ld
sh o w a little m o re o f m y ran g e
an d ad d m o re d ra m a tic s c e n e s ,”
sh e said .
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•; October 23—28
The Interstate FirehouseCultural
C enter and Froelick G allery mark
First T hursday w ith the O ct. 2 re
ception o f tw o accom plished art
ists.
L om a N akell and R ick Bartow
are displaying their w orks at the
IFCC M ain G allery, 5340 N. Inter
state A venue, through Oct. 30.
N akell presents “N onverbal,”
paintings that capture the sym bol
ism o f body language w ith the
study o f kinesis, A m erican sign
language and observation o f cul
tural gestures.
N akell will give an artist’s talk
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on last Thursday,
O c t.
30.
B artow ’s “Through M any Eyes,”
in clu d es d raw in g s, m asks and
sculptures w ith essays that offer a
m ulti-faceted look at the com plexi
ties o f the artistic process.
Bartow will discuss his w ork
during an IFC C reception at 7 p.m.
W ednesday, Oct. 22.
O regon a r tis t R ick B a rto w illu s tra te s th e a r tis tic p r o c e s s in h is
e x h ib it a t th e IFCC.
MMM
Film Explores Life
on Minimum Wage
Singer Charged in Car Shooting
(A P ) — R & B singer
Sisqo w as arrested after
he allegedly shot at a
car from the front porch
o f his hom e and resisted
arrest, Baltimore County
police said.
T he 2 4 -y e a r-o ld
s in g e r, w h o s e le g a l
nam e
is
M a r k S is q o
A n d rew s, w as arrested
S ept. 13 an d ch a rg e d w ith first-
an d sec o n d -d e g re e a ssa u lt, re c k
less e n d a n g e rm e n t an d resistin g
arrest.
A man visiting a
neighbor early that
day told police that a
Tnan started firing at
his vehicle w hile he
w as sitting in his v e
hicle No one was in
ju red in the shoot
ing.
Police said they
found two 9 mm shel 1
casing on A ndrew s’ front porch
and a bullet in his foyer.
A ndrews w as released on bai 1.
N o court date has been set.
In te rsta te F ireh o u se C ultural C e n te r c h o s e
a lin e u p o f film s to s tim u la te a n d e n te r
tain for th e u p c o m in g S tu d e n t /S e n i o r
M a tin e e film s e r ie s . T he title s a re N ickel
a n d D im ed, Through C o y o te 's E yes,
K ris tm u s Karel, T hree Billy G o a ts a n d The
O u tc a s ts o f P o k e r Flat. T he first film,
N ickel a n d D im ed, e x p lo r e s life in A m erica
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a .m . O ct. 1 5 a n d 1 6 . All o th e r s h o w s
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Heading Out
Take a Trip
B ookies Sports Bar and Lounge
o ffe rs e n te rta in m e n t T h u rs d a y s
through Saturdays in O ctober. M utha Funk
Jam plays T hursdays, DJ "T L uv’ ja m s on Friday, Oct.
3, Black N otes perform s Saturday, Oct. 4 and O cean
503 perform s Friday and Saturday, O ct. 10 and 11.
Take a trip through tim e to find the
hottest poetry, hip hop and soul influ
encing Portland W ednesdays at the O hm . $7
cover. 3 1 N W 1 st Ave.
Fairy Forest
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G et aquick g lim pseoffairy life, build fairy houses and
sing and dance to fairy songs at a Fairies in the Forest
party at the H oyt A rboretum from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, O ct. 5. C ost is $ 10 per child, free for parents.
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F rien d s o f T rees h o sts a C o m m u n iT re e festival
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T he W est End Players perform H arper L ee’s “To Kill
a M ockingbird” w eekends from O ct. 19 through Nov.
2 at the W est End Theater, 1220 SW T aylor St. Tickets
are S 10. For m ore information, call 503-288-7465.
Get Involved!
The Portland G ay M en ’s C horus is currently accept
ing new m em bers. T his energetic group needs people
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Wild Party
Coco Performs at Roseland
Excite your child with a birthday party in the w oods,
m eadow o r near a pond, hosted by Portland Parks and
R ees staff. T hem es include forest fairies, Indian leg
ends, Lewis and Clark exploration, anim al tracking,
cam ouflage critters and “w h at’s in a w aterdrop.”
Parties begin at S 100 for 1 Ochi Idren, including games,
activities and favors. For m ore inform ation, call 503-
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T om m y C astro and C oco M ontoya perform at the
Roseland Theater at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25. $ 16 in advance.
For m ore information, call 503-224-8499.
Reparations Thursdays
D avid P ark's band. The R eparations, will play T hurs
days at 9 p.m. with DJ Chill and special guest perform
ers and DJs at The Red Sea, 318 S.W . T hird Ave.
A dm ission for those 21 and older is $5.
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