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November i9,2003________ _ _______________________ JJo rt lattò (ßbseruer______________________________ PaSe 83 Focus RDI ClinRLEG nuclei B u m CULTURE STOWES (AP) — Ray Charles has do nated $ I million to Dillard Univer sity for the creation of a program about black culture. The donation will create an en dowed faculty position and pro gram devoted to the musical, culi nary, artistic and linguistic contri butions of black Americans, Dillard spokeswoman Maureen Larkins said. Charles received an honorary degree in May from Dillard, a pri vate, predominantly black school Ray Charles le n d s h is su p p o rt to black culture stu d ies. associated with the United Meth the Robinson Foundation for odist Church and the United Church Hearing D isorders, a laboratory he founded in 1987 for the treat of Christ. The 73-year-old singer d o ment and research o f hearing nated the money in the name of problem s. Black Ambition Tour to Hit Portland Chris Rock Chris Rock is determined to re main this generation's strongest comedic voice with his Black Ambi tion Tour, coming to Portland in January. Lauded by critics and the public alike. Rock has redefined standup comedy with his smart and incisive takes on race, relationships and society. Tickets for Chris Rock’s Jan. 8 performance at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall went on sale Satur day. Advance tickets cost between $38.50 and $55 and can be pur chased by calling 503-224-4400. Kidman Conceals Kravitz Romance (AP) — After more than a de cade in the public eye with ex-hus band Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman said she's keeping her new rela tionship with Lenny Kravitz pri vate. “Idon'tthinklwilleverputmyself up for scrutiny, in terms of a per sonal relationship, ever again,” she Dazzling Acrobats Diplomats of Chinese culture plan performance Peking Acrobats will awe audi ences of all ages with their dexterity and agility at Chinook Winds Ca sino in Lincoln City on Friday, Dec. 12 and Saturday, Dec. 13. Nicole Kidman Lenny Kravitz told W magazine for its December issue. “It’s too delicate, too ephem eral, too painful when it fails. So to have it on display terrifies me.” K idm an said she w as d e pressed after her divorce from Cruise in August 2001, but now the 36-year-old star o f "The H u man Stain” and the upcom ing “Cold M ountain" seems to have found love again. “The idea of being able to give part of yourself again, that’s a nice thing,” she said. Comedy Diva at the Hollywood Theatre Com edian Karen Williams p erfo rm s a t the landm ark Hollywood Theatre in n o rth e a st Portland a t 7 p .m . Nov. 2 3 . The P eking A crobats balance on a bicycle n o t built for 12. Karen Williams, a standup co median of national note and inter national acclaim, will delight Port land audiences at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Williams isacom iccraftm aster, a m ultitalented actress and writer, and a com m itted artist of the high est caliber. She is also a rising star on the international festival c irc u it, h aving p erfo rm ed in M ontreal, T oronto, V ancouver and Sydney. As a humanist and social activ ist, Williams has participated in rais ing hundreds of thousands of dol lars for various HIV/AIDS organi- zations, w om en's health and social service agencies, m ulticultural events, youth groups and pride celebrations. Her upcoming performance is part of the 20th anniversary cel ebration of Portland’s Just Out newsmagazine. Admission is $20 in advance, $25 a! the door. Tickets can be purchased at Gai-Pied, It’s My Pleasure, Touchstone Coffee House or www.justout.com. Hailing from the People’s Re public of China, the Peking Acro bats have been diplomats of their wondrous culture since 1958. Mem bers of the troupe have been seen on "The Wayne Brady Show" and in the movie “Ocean’s Eleven.” Last year they set the Guinness Book of World Record for Highest Human Chair Stack (six acrobats balanced themselves on a 21 -foot- high stack of six chairs while simul taneously performing handstands with no safety linesor guide wires). These gymnasts, jugglers, cy clists and tumblers transform 2(XX)- year-old athletic disciplines into an all-ages festival of entertainment and wonder. Tickets range from $15 to $25. For more information, call 1-888- MAlN-ACT(624-6228). Rapper Guilty of Obscenity Charge (AP) — Form er 2 Live Crew leader Luther Cam pbell avoided jail after pleading guilty to an obscenity charge for a perfor m ance at a N orth C harleston nightclub last year. T h e M ia m i-b a s e d ra p p e r pleaded guilty last month to aid ing and abetting another person to expose body parts in a lewd and lascivious m anner, prosecu tor W alter Bailey said Tuesday. C ircuit Judge Janies W illiams suspended the m axim um six- month jail sentence in favor of banishing Campbell from making paid perform ances in South C aro lina for the next five years. C a m p b e ll’s law yer, G lenn C hurchill, said the 42-year-old rapper could make an unpaid appearance in South Carolina. C am pbell often appears around the country at voter registra tion drives and discussions on the First Am endm ent, the law yer said. Advertisejwith diversity in ‘fe a tu rin g al’v g lo rila nò ‘Tasfra T. 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