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Page A6 (Tlir Jlortlani» ©hscruer Focus DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO EARN THE GREEN BERET? LESSONS IN LIFE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As a television journalist, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, spends her days slicking to the facts hut in her dehut novel, "My Brother’s Keeper," Billingsley gives way to her creativity. "My Brother’s Keeper," released last month, has been called "poignant,” "captivating," "emotional,” and "intriguing.” The novel takes a humorous and heart-wrenching look at how deep child hood issues can run. The book is about forgiving, forgetting and finding the strength to move on. The story centers around Aja James, whose life has been anything but easy. The char acter keeps a close watch over her siblings after tragedy robbed them of their parents. Aja seems to have rebounded from the loss of her parents, but her brother and sister have not. 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It takes plenty of hard work to earn the green beret, but the pride you’ll feel when you wear it for the first time will make it all worthwhile She decides to break the cycle o f rage and violence in her family, even if it means putting her own life and love, on hold. > > So it you're a high school graduate, between 19 and 30, interested in finding out how you can become part of an elite group of proud professionals, call Rose City recruiting station at 303-284-4003 or stop by Rose City recruiting station at 13 ,7 NE Broadway Street. And check out over 200 ways you can become AN ARMY OF ONE U.S.ARMY goarmy coin 02001 Paid for by the U S Army All rights reserved tfJoy \^ y ^ ic a tre October 22, 2003 AN ARMY OF ONE S e a so n o f E n c h a n tin g P u n n e tr v Reporter ReShonda Tate Billingsley's book, “My Brother's Keeper, ” deals with recovering from loss and breaking the cycle of domestic violence. Wynton Marsalis to Lead New Jazz Hall Venue first to be built for sounds of jazz in mind (A P )— Jazz at Lincoln C enter in Ne w York w i 11 mo ve nex t fal I i n toils new home, the w o rld 's first arts com plex devoted to jazz. b ir d PRESENTS: D IA VO LO 'S W ynton M arsalis, who will head the com plex, said that for the first time "acoustics in a hall were de signed for the sound o f our m usic.” "In classical music halls, we have to play very softly for jazz to reso nate," the G ram m y- and Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter said. "And it still com es out m uddy.” On Oct. IS. 2(XW. M arsalis will help inaugurate the $ 128 million arts complex - the Frederick P. Rose Hall - which is under construction at M anhattan's C olum bus Circle. The first nights after the open ing “will be a celebration o f jazz featuring the greatest m usicians, playing a wide range o f m usic,” Marsalis, the artistic directorof Jazz at Lincoln Center, said. T he com plex also w ill serve as a venue w here ja z z en co u n te rs o th e r art fo rm s, c re a tin g new d an ces w ith artists such as c h o reo g ra p h e r T w y la T h arp o r re co rd in g so u n d track s for m ovies o r even fusing ja z z w ith classical form s. “We also want to work with other cultures, like a show with a tango band or a big band from M oscow, or flam enco and African m usic." he said. Alberta Gallery Features Local Works “T h e B e a c h " is o n e o f the m any w o rk s by M arcy B a k e ro n d isp la y at th e G u a rd in o G a lle ry , 2939 N .E . A lb e rta St. b e g in n in g F rid a y . O ct. 30 w ith a re c e p tio n fro m 6 to 9 p.m . B a k e r's w ork o ften in c o rp o ra te s p rin tm a k in g , h a n d -c a rv e d C e ltic sta m p in g on d e lic a te p a p e r a n d to rn e l e m e n ts. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , v i s i t w w w .g u a rd in o g a lle ry .c o m . Run DMC Tribute Album Released CD and DVD package documents hip hop group’s career Ultimate Run DMC is a collection of hits. T w enty years after their breakthrough debut on the black singles chart. R un-D .M .C . releases an 18-song CD and D VD package paying tribute to their pioneering career in the field o f hip-hop. T he CD will hit stores on O ct. 28 by A rista Records. The anthology includes hit singles, definitive album tracks, and im possible-to-find rarities, including single B- sides and live m aterial coupled with 14 m em orable video clips. The entire set is made even m ore indispensable with a vintage m ini-docum entary about the g ro u p 's long-tim e label Profile Records (acquired by A rista) and a com pre hensive discography. W ith the senseless m urder o f Jam -M aster Jay in a Q ueens. New York recording studio last O ct. 30. the saga o f ra p 's most im portant trailblazers cam e to a close. The m usical legacy they left behind on their seven original album s, how ever, will continue to inspire hip-hop hope- fu|s fo r years to com e. S o u lf u l B lo n d e is F a ll S t y le T r e n d WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29 7:30PM keller auditorium Tickets: $18-$4S plus service charge. Discounts for students/semors/aroups. PCPA Box Office and all t i c k t t m » t t e r nutlets, including select Fred Meyer stores 503.224.4400 Info/groups 8 or more 503.245.1600, 8Xt. 201 w w w .w hitebird.org PORTIANOANCES com 1 Bank of America I '' The hottest trend in haircolor for black w om en this season is blonde.” says C lairol C olorm aster Shirley Gordon. That trend began with a num ber o f celebrities some tim e ago. But this fall, as the leaves turn gold, women o f color from all w alksof life areem bracing lighter haircolor as a way to show case their beautiful com plex ions. 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