October08,2003________________________ ®JjeÇortlanb (fihaeruer MED Week_______________ Focus 503-460-3830 Cedric Goes Undercover Fabulous C edric T he E ntertainer stars as a hard charging private investigator G us Petch, in Intolerable C ruelty produced by U niversal Pictures and opening in theaters nationw ide on F riday,O ct. 10. A mix ofB everly Hills high glam o u r and m aliciously com petitive fun, it brings togeth er a cast o f unusual pedigree, includingG eorge C looney, A cadem y A w ard w inner C atherine Z eta-Jones, O scar w in n e r G e o ffre y R u sh , E d w ard H erm ann, Richard Jenkins and O s car w inner B illy B ob Thornton. The picture is the story o fa prom i nent Los A ngeles divorce attorney M iles M assey (C looney) w ho has reached a career plateau and begins to look for new challenges. He finds his greatest challenge when he meets the m uch-divorced M arilyn Rexroth (Zeta-Jones), a hard-headed w om an pursuing financial independence through serial m atrim ony. U nder handed tactics, deceptions and an undeniable attraction escalate as M arilyn and M iles square o ff per sonally and professionally in this classic battle o f the sexes. “G us Petch is a little overly seri o u s," says C edric about his ch arac ter. “ He is a little ex-m ilitary - m ore m erchant m arine or probably a gen eral in the Salvation A rm y. A nd he expects people to give him a lot o f respect fo rh isjo b . H e w a sh ire d b y M arilyn R exroth to gather incrim i- (A P)— Ray C harles cel eb rated his 73rd birthday w ith a cake shaped like a p ia n o a n d v is its fro m Q uincy Jones and W illie N elson. ” 1’ve been lucky to have done so m any things these 73 years, but th ere’s a lot m ore I w ant to do in life, especially w ith longtim e frie n d s lik e W illie an d Q u in c y ,” the leg en d a ry m usician said at his private Ray C harles studio. H e’s recorded classic songs A t th e festivities. C harles also Limit 10 per family • Coupon Expires 10/20/03 an n o u n ced a b lu es songw riting including "W h a t’d 1 S ay” and contest, w hich h e ’ II ju d g e with help “G eorgia on M y M ind.” from Flea from the R ed Hot Chili P eppers, A licia K eys and Roger C om e c e le b ra te o u r c o n n e c tio n to salm o n an d n a tu re W aters o f Pink Floyd. T eenagers can subm it the lyrics e 20th annual to a blues song and five w inners w ill be flow n to L os A ngeles to w ork w ith C harles in producing the so n g . C h a rle s has b een re stin g b e c a u se o f a hip ailm e n t, but has sta rte d w o rk on a d u e ts alb u m to fe a tu re B .B . K in g an d o thers. Sponsors • Metro C h a rle s , w h o w as 7 w h en he lost • Oregon Trout his ey esig h t, has w on 13 G ram m y • Mt. Hood National Forest A w a rd s , in c lu d in g a L ifetim e • Portland Water Bureau 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Columbia River Inter-Tribal A ch iev em en t A w ard. H e also was Fish Commission Saturday and Sunday, o n e o f th e o rig in a l in d u ctees to • Ecotrust th e R ock and Roll H all o f Fam e in Oct. 11 and 12 • Portland General Electric 1986. • Bureau of Land Management D on't be afraid 503-265-0024 Located at 722 N Summer 503-460-3830 • Open 7 days a w eek Fresh Local Grown Blackeye Peas Now In! Great Local Produce Every day Fresh Local Grown Collard or Mustard Greens 5 bunches for $1.00 “Intolerable C ruelty." n a tin g e v id e n c e a g a in s t h e r w ealthy, philandering real estate d eveloper husband Rex Rexroth ( H erm ann), but ultim ately figures prom inently in her undoing. C edric is best know n as one o f the headlining stars o f the hit film T he O riginal K ings o f C om edy, M T V ’s acclaim ed docum entary feature d irected by Spike Lee. M o st re c e n tly , th e fu n n y m an starred in the box office sm ash B arbershop, w hich opened in first place during the S um m er o f 2002. Last fall, he debuted his new sk etch /v ariety telev isio n series Cedric The Entertainer P resents... on the Fox netw ork, g am ering a P eo p le’s C hoice nom ination for Best New C om edy Series. Salmon °1 FESTIVAL Metro's Oxbow Regional Park Myriad of Talent R oseland T heater w elcom es Pe ter Fram pton w ith Joe B onam ass at 8 p.m . O ct. 29; T w iztid w ith W olfpac, R .O .C . and S ociety O ne at 8 p.m . N ov. 5; Less Than Jake with Fall O ut Boy at 8 p.m. Nov. 12; and B.B. King a t7 :3 0 p .m .N o v .2 3 .T ickets are on sale now by cal ling 503-224-8489. Spooky Season Portland Parks and R ees sponsors a H allow een D ive- In M ovie at C olum bia Pool, 7701, N. C hautauqua BI vd at 6 p.m . Oct. 24. T ickets are $2 for kids and $3.50 for adults; an all ages M onster M ash costum e party is at the M att D ishm an C om m unity C enter, 77 N.E. K nott, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 24; a not so spooky Boo To You exhibit isd esig n ed fo ry o u n g er kids from 1 1:45a.m . to 12:30 p.m. at the M att D ishm an C om m unity C enter on O ct. 25; Little O n e ’s H allow een D elights gives kids a chance to m ake th eir ow n decorations at the D ishm an C enter from 12:45 p.m . to 1:30 p.m. O ct. 25. Blues Sensation Jonny Lang perform s w ith special guests at 8 p.m . Oct. 30 at Chiles C enter. For tickets, call 503-244-8499. 88 Years of Stories To Tell M cM enam ins K ennedy School celebrates 88 years o f stories at a party w ith carnival gam es from 3 to 9 p.m. O ct. 18 in h o n o ro f its opening in 1915. The w alls w ill talk at 5736 N .E. 33rd A ve. For m ore inform ation, call 503-249-3983. Rock Legend S antana w ill perform w ith special guests at the Rose G arden Arena, T heater o f the C louds at 7:30 p. m. Nov. 16. Tickets are $55.50. For tickets, call 503-224-4400. Roll In the Hay Rol 1 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 an a com m aze w ith carm el Book Renews Interest in Oregon Racism continued from A t 0 Initially w hen the charge o f a rac ial ly-m otivated ki 11 ing w as p ro posed, the killer den ied it. It w as a street braw l, plain and sim ple. But the prosecutor insisted and finally a plea-bargain deal w as reached. G radually a street braw l w as co n verted by the public m ind into a hunting party and its prey. A t tem pts to correct this m yth w ere m et w ith disbelief. O nce the racial m otivation b e cam e official doctrine, the path w as open to reach out for national lead ers o f the neo-N azi m ovem ent. The im pact on M etzger w as severe at first, but w as insigni ficant over the longer term. A fter m eetings w ith M etzger, L anger concludes that he is probably not significantly w orse o ff(o r less influential) today than if he had never been charged. More important, Langer feels that P ortland and O regon w ere let o ff the hook. Roger Eiss is a reporter fo r the City Club o f Portland ? And SMALL WORLD CAFÉ ’ ' apples, p um kin pie and hot cider. $3. F o rm o re inform ation, Festival admission: $7 per vehicle o f a cloudy day - that's perfect for salmon viewing. For more inform ation, call Metro at (503) 797-1850 or visit www.metro-region.org O call 503-621-3489. 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