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Committed to Cultural Diversity www. portlandobserver. com (ktobei 22. 2i)u; ©Ip ^portlarth (Dbseruer C o m m u n ity a le n d a r Performers Defy Gravity Scholarship Help The W om en’s Resource Center is holding a workshop on Schol arship Application ABCs from 3 to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at PCC’s Cas ca d e C a m p u s, 705 N. Killingsworth.Blvd.SSB Rm. 103. Native American dream catcher inspires dancers Fast Friends Make a fast friend when G rey hound Pets o f Am erica has an adoption event for retired grey hounds from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at Multnomah Greyhound Park, 944 NE 223 Ave., W ood Vil lage. For more information, visit | w w w .gpa-nw .org. The Los Angeles-based Diavola Dance Theater presents its newest work DreamCatcher on Wednesday, Oet. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Portland's Keller Auditorium. Diavolo’s nine dancers will perform a thrilling show that's uniquely kaleidoscopic, dangerous and acrobatic, fused with the mythology, poetry and experience of dreaming. The production is inspired by the Native American dream catcher, a woven spider web that catches and hold’s one's bad dreams. DreamCather is performed on, around, through, above and against a gigantic 18- foot high wheel that spins and rotates as it alternately attracts, repels, dangles and enfolds the dancers, catching both the dreamers and the dreams. The breathtaking performance is sponsored by Whitebird, a non-profit organization that brings excellence in dance to Portland, developing educa tional and outreach programs that strengthen the community through broadening the audience for contemporary dance. Tickets are $18 to $45, plus a service fee and available at the Portland Center for Performing Arts Box Officer Ticket Central at Pioneer Courthouse Square and all Ticketmaster outlets. Pasghettl Benefit St. Charles Spaghetti and Meat- ball Dinner, including salad, bread, drinks, wine and dessert, is from noon to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the church on 42 Avenue and Northeast Emerson. Dinners are $8 for adults and $4 for kids. Job Fair PC C ’s Alumni A ssociation is hosting its third annual jo b fair ( from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the CC B uilding on the Sylvania Cam pus, 12000 SW 4 9 lh Ave. For more information, call 503-977-4416. Body, Mind & Spirit A Body, Mind & Spirit Expo, the largest health and wellness expo o f its kind, is at the O r egon C onvention Center, 777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd., from 10a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 8 and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 9. W eekend ad mission is $8. For more infor- m ation.call 5 4 1 -482-3722. Mevil performers perform on, around, through and above an 18-foot gigantic wheel that spins and rotates as it alternately attracts and repeals in Diavolo 's DreamCatcher coming to Portland's Keller Auditorium. X )ream c a /c /jer Mirror Mirror A discussion on skin care and body sculpting is the topic for th e P ro v id e n ce W o m en 's Wellness Series from 7 to 8:30 | p.m. Nov. 12 at Providence Port land Medical Center Amphithe ater, 4805 NEGIisan St. For reser vations,call 503-574-6595. Colors of Fall Support Soars for Local Youth Center SEI expectations exceeded with $1 million pledged The Hoyt Arboretum is teaching a workshop on Mushrooms of SelfEnhancement, Inc.’s 10th Annual Art Northwest Oregon from 9:30 to | and Soul Auction and Gala hit a million noon on Nov. I . $10. To register, dollar mark for the first lime. call 503-823-3601. The Oct. 9 event also highlighted the accomplishments of SEI students. Chimps Gone Wild Over 5(X) patrons packed the center's Jane Goodall brings enthusiasts gymnasiumon North Kerby Avenue, which closertonature with "W ildChim was converted into a ball room for an evening panzees," through May at the of food, philanthropy and performance. Omnimax Theater, 1945 S.E. Wa Sold out for the fourth consecutive ter Ave. Tickets are $8.50. For | m ore in fo rm a tio n , visit www.wildchimpanzees.org. Doors of Creativity Northwest Medical Teams spon sors the multi-mediaexhibit "Win dows of Need, Doors of Hope" from Nov. 12 through 18 at the Doubletree Inn. Lloyd Center. For I m o re in fo rm a tio n , v isit www.nwmedicalteams.org or cal I 503-624-1000. Planting Neighborhoods Friends o f T rees announces neighborhood tree plantings beginning with the Rose City Park/R osew ay neighborhood on Nov. 15. Those interested in leading volunteers should at tend training at 8 a.m. Nov. 15 at St. Rose o f Lima Catholic Church, 2727 NE 54,h Ave. For m o re in f o rm a tio n , v is it w w w .friendsoftrees.org. Beyond the Ribbons The Breast C ancer Radio Arts Project presents a townhall dis cussion and perform ance "B e yond the Pink Ribbon" from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 23. For more infor mation, visit w w w .breastcancerproject.org. year, the event set a gala record and ex ceeded last y ea r's total by 30 percent, SEI officials said. The proceeds will support SE I's award winning academic programs for local youth and accounts tor half of SEI’s fundraising goal for 2003-2004. Chairwomen for this year's event were Ms. Linda Wright, vice president and man ager of community relations for US Bank, and Jan Turner from JT Designs. Major sp o n so rs w ere the M ay b elle C lark Macdonald Fund, Ellison C. Morgan, Or egon Steel Mills and Providence Health Systems. Tony Hopson. S E I's president and chief executive officer, was overwhelmed by the event's success, which exceeded expecta tions, "This community has definitely stepped up to the plate in support of our kids and the work we do," said Hopson. "There really aren t words to express what this evening means to us.” The evening showcased the variety of talent being honed in SEI's comprehensive program. Youth involved in various after school performing arts options such as the Step Team, the Drum Corps, and the Sounds of Soul Gospel Choir, treated guests to rous ing performances. There were also touch ing. dramatic performances by SEI’s drama students program. A special highlight of the evening was the presentation o f the Life Has O ptions Award that honors exemplary support of the SEI mission to Ms. Maribeth Collins from the C ollins Foundation, a longtime supporter o f SEI. Past winners o f this award include Ed and Sue Cooley, Bob Pamplin, and Nike. Baseball fans got a special treat this year, as SEI was honored to have as a special guest. Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, who was in town from St. Louis to visit the SEI facility. For more information on SEI. visit. www.selfenhancement.org. High End Grocery and Condos on Way Complex to rise above former Farrell’s Ice Cream site hv L et P i riman Tin-: P ortland O bserv er A major new condom inium com ing to northeast Portland will be home to the Portland grocery chain Z u p an 's in a couple o f respects. The planned six-story structure by the Aiyana G roup on a block bounded by Northeast 16th and 17lh Avenues and Broadway and W eidler Streets will have anew 3 0 ,0 0 0 square foot Z upan's Market as a ground floor tenant. In ad d itio n , one o f the 88 c o n d o m inium units on the five sto ries above the m arket has been sold to John Zupan him self, ow ner o f the hig h -q u ality m ar ket chain. The project w ill also contain three lev els o f underground parking, with 75 spaces set aside for the store. The project replaces a long-vacant A Zupan 's Market on the ground floor form er F arrell's Ice Cream and a small will anchor a new multi-story conda com m ercial structure. Two longtim e re minium at Northeast 1 Th Avenue tailers, A b e's Broadway C leaners and between Broadway and Weidler. Check Mart, have been moved to nearby properties, while the last busi ness on the block, Broadway Floral, elected not to sell out and will rem ain in its current r r* r- location. 1 Units in the new building ' r•• ’ f-*"*" ’ ^5^ I range in size from one bedroom, i 'i.— ¿ n É ■ ■ ' 850 square feet condom inium s for $200,000on the second floor p Í i to three-bedroom . 2,247 square n iJ I- foot penthouses for $786.000. 5 • •“ f All units include balconies, r i 9 *2 nin e-fo o t ceilin g s, gas fire • ; . places. air co n d itio n in g and Internet hookups. The p ro ject had its official jh i groun d b reak in g last m onth, in ___ s___ N a c e r e m o n y a t te n d e d by Z u p an , C ity C o m m issio n er R an d y L e o n a rd , an d Josh P la g e r an d D a v id B ro o k , ch airs ot the Irv in g to n and S u lliv a n 's Brook said that the cooperation shown has le ase d 12 p a rk in g sp a ce s from G ulch n eig h b o rh o o d s. by both Aiyana and Z u p an 's is “exactly W estm inster Presbyterian Church to re- "This is the appropriate place for this the kind of relationship we want duce em ployee parking in front o f hom es kind o f developm ent," Plager said. For the construction period, Aiyana and businesses. '—i 4 L -:, I. '' ! f: te "*- ’ f ecj h I ] I ,22 " n let ? 2. 4 u ÌT*8' ö B5 . V -. 4
