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Myriad of Talent
Roseland Theater welcomes Lucky Dube with I & I andO . B. Addy at 8 p.m.,
Saturday.Oct. 4;Twiztid with Woltpac, the R.O.C. and Society O ne atXp.m.
Nov. 5; L essT hanJak ew ith F allD u tB o y atX p .m . Nov. !2 ;an d B .B . King
at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23. Tickets are on sale now by calling 503-224-84X9.
Blues Sensation
Jonny Lang perform s with special guests at X p.m . O ct. 30 at C hiles
Center. Fortickets, call 503-244-X499.
Rock Legend
S antana w ill perform with special guests at the Rose G arden A rena,
T heateroftheC loud sat7 :3 0 p .m . Nov. l6.T ick etsare$ 5 5 .5 0 .F o rtick ets,
call 5( »3-224-4400.
Don't be a Hater
C ool N utz prepares for the release o f his latest album I H ate C ool Nutz
w ith aH ip H o p all-ag essh o w atth eA lad d in T h eater.3 0 l7 S .fi. M ilwaukie
Ave., on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Tickets are $ 16 in advance. For tickets, call 503-
227-1975.
Roll in the Hay
Roll in the hay at a hay ride at K ruger's Farm on Sauvie Island in O ctober.
D elight in the autum n w ith a day o f hay rides, pum pkin picking, a com
m aze w ith carm el apples, pum kin pie and hot cider. $3. For m ore
information, call 503-621 -34X9.
Cirque Extravaganza
C irque Du Soleil presents acclaim ed Alegría under the white G rand
Chapiteau on Southwest Moody Avenue through Oct. 26. Tickets start at
S45.Formoreinf0nnation.callX00-67X-5440orvisitwww.ciiquedusoleil.com.
Take a Trip
Take a trip through time to find the hottest poetry, hip hop and soul
influencing Portland W ednesdays at theO hm . $7 cover. 3 1 N. W. First Ave.
Fairy Forest
G et a quick glim pse o f fairy life, build fairy houses and sing and dance
to fairy songs at a Fairies in the Forest party at the Hoyt A rboretum from
1 to 3:30 p.m . Sunday, O ct. 5. C ost is $ 10 p erch ild , free forparents. For
registration, call 503-823-3601.
Trees Have Friends
Friends o f Trees hosts a C om m uniT ree festival from 10 a.m . to 4 p.m .,
Sunday, Oct. 5 at 3 117 N.E. MLK Blvd. The celebration includes fun tips
for identifying trees, a naturescape garden tour, paperm aking and other
show cases. Form ore inform ation, call 503-282-8846.
October 01. 2003
Focus
Musicians Launch
‘Smack the Vote’
Entertainers push fans to voting booth
(A P )— The body-slamming pro­
m oters o f professional w restling
and the m avens o f hip-hop music
are team ing up to bring their fans to
w hat may be an unfamiI iar place —
the voting booth.
The unlikely partnership between
W orld W restling Entertainment and
the H ip-H op Summ it Action Net­
work
called “Sm ackdow n Your
Vote!” — wants to get 2 million more
18- to 30-year-olds to register and
east their votes in the 2004 presiden­
tial election than did in 2000.
“ W ow. The W W E and hip hop
together — there goes the neigh­
b orhood, h u h ?" q u ip p ed W W E
chairm an Vince M cM ahon at a news
conference. He w as jo in ed by Rev.
Run, aka Joseph Sim m ons, o f the
hip-hopgroupR un-D M C and w res­
tling stars B radshaw and M aven,
am ong others.
Known more for promot ing bone-
jarring w restling spectacles than for
his political savvy, M cM ahon said
the tw o groups are forming a “tag Russell Simmons (right) and Rev. Run o f Run DMC announce a voter
team cham pionship com bination to drive called “Smackdown Your Vote," a partnership o f the Hip Hop
go out and find these new people, Sum m it Action Network and World W restling Entertainm ent,
sign them up and get them to vote.”
The groups w ill register voters and create public service announce­ inform young people w hy voting is!
at hip-hop concerts and w restling m ents to prom ote voter registra­ im portant,” said Benjam in Chavis,*
events around the country, hold tion and voting.
C E O and president o f the action
rallies at colleges and high schools
“ W e’re going to w ork hard and network.
Smithsonian CultureFest
A rich and scholarly partner in culture
com es to O regon as Sm ithsonian m agazine
hosts C ulture Fest 2003. T he celebration, on
Nov. 8. features an assortm ent o f p erfo r­
m ances, lectures and program s.
Smithsonian Scholars will explore topics rang­
ing from live insects to musical instrum ents at
venues such as the O regon Zoo and C hildren’s
M useum, O regon M useum o f Science and In­
dustry and Portland C om m unity College.
F o r in fo rm a tio n call 1 -8 0 0 -7 7 4 -5 0 2 0
Belafonte Leads Voter Drive i
(A P)
H arry B elafonte, lectur­
M ade fam ous by his 1957 “ Ba­
ing atacom m unity organizing work­ nana Boat S ong," B elafonte has'
shop, told participants the only way been active in the ci vi I rights m ove­
out o f poverty is through the vot­ m ent since the 1950s.
ing booth.
“ I’m responding to the o utreach
“ V oting is the m ost powerful by citizens in this com m unity to
w eapon poor people have,” the 76- help them achieve their hopes and
year-old actor, singer and political desire o f getting out from under the
activist said. “There are a lot more oppressive condition o f poverty,”
poor people than rich people. So if he said. “T hat struggle has been
they’d all vote, w e’d win every time.” going on here for a long tim e.” •
Harry Belafonte
w ww. c u lturefest.com.
Wild Party
Zookeeper for a Day
Excite your child with a birthday party in the w oods, m eadow o r n ear a
pond, hosted by Portland Parks and R ecreation staff. T hem es include
forest fairies, Indian legends, Lewis and C lark exploration, anim al
tracking, cam ouflage critters and “w h at’s in a w aterdrop.“ Parties begin
at $ 100 for 10 children, including gam es, activities and favors. For m ore
information, call 503-823-3601.
Encounters gets participants behind the scenes
Heading Out
Bookies Sports Bar and Lounge offers entertainm ent Thursdays through
Saturdays in O ctober. M utha Funk Jam plays T hursdays, DJ "T L u v ’
jam s on Friday, Oct. 3, Black N otes perform s Saturday, Oct. 4 and O cean
503 perform s Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10 and 11.
Become a community “
radio hero!
Donate some o f your
valuable time
The level o f
commitment is up
to you.
Volunteers are
needed to
answer phones
October 23—28
Elete provides a sexy line o f fashion-forward sportswear for women.
Sexy Jerseys Hit Stores
Get
involved...
Call 505-^91-7607
CANNON'S
RIB EXPRESS = z _
(FORM ERLYCHUCKHINTON'S)
A thletically chic dressers have a
new option with a sexy line o f fash-
ion-forw ard sporty w ear, from run­
ning shoes to casm ere leisure suits
to denim and tee shirts. Elete, a
pioneer in the sport culture arena,
m akes its w o m en ’s line available in
O cto b er at M acy’s and through
www.vletecouture.com.
T he c o m p an y has u n v eiled a
strik in g ad c am p a ig n a p p e a rin g
in E ssen ce, In S ty le and H oney
m ag azin es. E lc te ’s sp o k esp eo p le
in clu d e T e n n e sse e T itan s run-
n in g b ack E ddie G e o rg e, P itts­
b u rg h S te e le r s ru n n in g b a c k
Jero m e B ettis and M arcelle Larcie
o f B lack E n tertain m en t T e le v i­
sio n .
“ W e'v e recognized that m any
w om en have difficulty ftn d in g jer-
seys that com plim ent their figures.
O ur research has show n that m any
o f them purchase child jersey s or
buy bugger jersey s and alter them ,”
said resp ected sp o rts ag e n t C.
Lam ont Sm ith, w ho leads the Elete
all-pro team.
G et a o n e -o f-a -
k in d
i n s i d e r ’s
glim pse into anim al
life
th a t
o n ly
zo o k eep ers e x p eri­
ence w ith the O regon
Z o o ’s B e h in d th e
S cen es E nco u n ters
running through the
fall.
Z o o e d u c a to r s
and keepers fam iliar­
ize participants with
the a n im als’ enclo­
sures, feedings, hab­
its and m ore. Som e
to u r s e v e n h a v e
hands on encounters
w ith the anim als.
“ T h e s e e x p e r i­
ences are m em orable
for both people and
the a n im a ls ,” said
A pril Y oder, senior Zoo visitors go behind the normal viewing
e le p h a n t k e e p e r. areas to g et up close and personal with
"M any o f the anim als the elephants.
at the zoo, esp ecially the e l­ tour o f the hospital led by V eteri­
ephants, need mental stim ulation. narian Lisa H arrenstein, G iraffe
T hese tours are great for keeping E ncounters on N ov. 15, and El­
theanim alsthinking.T hey’realso ephant E ncounters on Dec. 6.
great for the public because they
T ickets are S I00 and registra­
get to see how intelligent the ani­ tion is required.
m als really are.”
T w o Paw T ours include a Pri­
T he O regon Z oo offers a vari­ m ate E ncounter on O ct. 18, an
ety o f different tours for every Endangered Species Encounter on
interest level. T he fall tours are O ct. 19 a B ear E ncounter on Nov.
broken into tw o categories:
1 and an E lephant E nrichm ent
T hree Paw Tours give the pub­ Encounteron Nov. 23, for$40each.
lic the m ost intim ate access to the
T o reserve a space, call 503-
anim als and include H ospital En­ 2 2 0 -2 7 8 1. For m ore inform ation,
counters on Sunday, O ct.5, for a call 503-226-15 6 1.
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R eal H ickory S moked B ar -B-Q
• San d w ich es • Salads
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lusic is th e m o st
in t thing
>e ev e r do ne or am
lik e ly to do.
c a n say o u t loud to all
th e w o rld
h a t I’ve b een saying to
m y s e lf for years
HOIRS
Mon.-Thurs. 1 lam -9pm
Fri.-Sat. 11 am-10pm
Sun. I lant-Xpm
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E llington’s
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se E llin gton
presented by:
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&
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with Seattle Repertoiy lazz Orchestra
www.oregonrepsingcrs.org
O ctober 4. 8pm • October 5. 2pm • October 5. 7pm
all concerts at First United Methodist Church • I8J5 SW (clferson SI.
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