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Missy
Elliott and
Christina
Aguilera are
helping
raise
money to
fight HIV
and AIDS
as promot
ers o f Mac
Cosmetics.
(AP photo)
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A guilera, Elliott, superm odel
Linda Evangelista, Chloe Sevigny
and Boy G eorge were introduced
at a recent press conference. M AC
President John Demsey said they
were asked to join the project be
cause they represent the m any
faces o f AID S patients - “all ages,
all races, all sexes.”
The stars, featured in an adver
tising cam paign shot by M ichael
Thom pson, said they are hopeful
acure for AIDS will be found in the
near future so the M A C AIDS
Fund could be disbanded and the
lipsticks retired.
E lliott’s cousin died recently
from com plications from AIDS.
“None o f us are imm une,” Elliott
said.
Actress Selma Hayek walks pass one section of a 40-foot mural while viewing “Beyond Graffiti“ at
an art space called “Headquarters “ in the Hollywood section o f Los Angeles. The exhibit is in
honor o f the disappeared and murdered women o f Juarez, Mexico. (AP photo)
Mural Focuses on Missing Women
Honors hundreds
feared dead in
Juarez, Mexico
(A P) — In one im age, a young
girl cow ers under a blanket below
dark phantom s. A nother depicts
the V irgin M ary, and still another
show s a skull with flowing black
hair dotted w ith roses.
All are part o f a mural A m nesty
International unveiled in Los A n
geles honoring hundreds o f m iss
ing and m urdered women in Juarez,
M exico, in a case that activists say
has been largely ignored by M exi
can authorities.
M exican au th o rities estim ate
nearly 300 w om en have been killed
in the last decade in the border
town. A m nesty International puts
the num ber closer to 400. Most
victim s were poor and ranged in
age from 14 to 20.
Police have convicted only one
man in the crim es, and their inves
tigations have been criticized by
M exico's N ational H um an Rights
Commission.
“W hen we first started talking
about it, I d id n ’t know all the crazy
facts,” said an artist w ho goes by
the nam e Axis, one o f four people
com m issioned to do the 8-by-40-
foot m ural at an art space near H ol
lyw ood Boulevard.
“Then we each read about the
killings, and it’s still hard to believe
stuff like this is happening,” he
said.
Several plays and docum enta
ries have told the stories o f the
victims and theirfam ilies. More film
projects are in the works.
"I hope my involvem ent helps
draw attention to this abom inable
act o f violence against defenseless
w omen to create more pressure to
put an end to it,” said actress Selm a
Hayek.
Earlier this m onth, M exico’s at
torney general announced the cre
ation o f a special prosecutor’s of
fice to investigate the killings.
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B.B. King (center)
with Steven Tyler
(left) and Joe Perry
ofAerosmith at the
recent Grammy
Awards. King says
blues music
doesn 'tget much
airplay on radio
stations, so he
continues to bring it
to the people with
200 shows a year.
(AP photo)
Proud to
share the journey...
Guitarist Keeps Playing the Blues
(A P )-L e g e n d a ry guitarist B.B.
King says blues m usic doesn’t get
much airplay on radio stations, so
he continues to bring it to the people
with 200 show s a year.
“M y fun is usually nights on
stage, w atching the people,” said
King, 78. “I pay attention to them
and how they respond to the music.
Ride with us and
bring a friend for FREE*
T h at’s my biggest fun w hen I see
the people out there enjoying them
selv es.”
King, m arried tw ice and now d i
vorced, has 14 living children, tw o
o f w hom help m anage his shows.
He said his wish for his children
is a good education.
“ I d id n ’t finish high school, only
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Uptown Readers
Barnes and N oble hosts a read
ead-
ing o f “ Black Renaissance Harlem:
U ptow n" at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 a,
1317 Lloyd Center.
GUIDE
Wild Child
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Hand 2 M outh Theatre and Signal Light Puppet
Theatre present, “The W ild C hild," based on true
accounts o f children raised by wild anim als. Show
opens M arch 5 and plays Fridays through Sundays
until M arch 27 at Perform ance W orks N orthw est,
4625 S.E. 67,h Ave. All perform ances are at 8 p.m. and
tickets range from $7 to $10. For reservations, call
503-235-5284.
Amtrak’ stations by February 29, 2004, and you
International Exchange
can exchange it for a F re e C o m p a n io n F a re
The U niversity o f P ortland's International Club,
A ssociated Students o f the U niversity o f Portland
and the O ffice o f International Student Services
invites you to a night o f cultural sights, sounds and
tastes with “Intervision," from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday,
Feb. 28 at the U niversity C om m ons on cam pus, 5000
N. W illam ette. T ickets are $8. For more inform ation,
call 503-943-7367.
C o u p o n good on the California Zephyr,"
Laughing Through It
Coast Starlight," Empire Builder,“ Southwest Chief,8"
Sunset Limited" or Texas Eagle “ routes.
A P o r tla n d J a m N ig h t p la n s to h e a l th e
co m m u n ity ’s ills th ro u g h la u g h ter at the W ave
T h eatre in N orth P o rtland T he live m usic and
sketch im prov. C o m ed y is at 9 p.m . F ridays. T ic k
ets are $7 for a d u lts and $4 fo r kids. For m ore
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”5 5 < A M T R A K
went through the 10th grade," he
said. “There is never a day that
com es up that I d o n 't regret no,
finishing school. If I’d gone to
school, I might have gotten a de
gree in com puters, or m aybe music.
“ I’m still tutoring myself. I still
learn som ething new every day. If
I d id n ’t, I figure it’s a day w asted.”
information, call 503-735-4184
o r visit w w w .jam -n ig h t.co m .
Open Mie Competition
Bands and solo perform ers can com pete for a $3,000
cash prize at the New C opper Penny in southeast
Portland for free on M ondays from 8 to 11 p.m. begin
ning M arch 15. There is a $5 cover charge for patrons.
To register, call ore-m ail Richard M athison at 503-408-
0 3 0 0 , r ic h a rd @ a d v o c a te s o u n d .c o m o r v is it
w w w .advocatesound.com /venues.htm l.
New Vaudeville
N om adic Theatre presents gut-splitting com edy, ju g
gling, clow ning, m agic and acrobatics with “Tw o
C low ns Flex," benefiting Clow ns w ithout Borders, at
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 8 atth e W iningstad Theater,
111 S.W. Broadw ay.Tickets range from $10to$20. For
tickets, call 503-248-0557.
Larger Than Life-sized
O M S I's big-screen O M N IM A X theater is show ing
“Pulse: A Stom p O dyssey” through February, “Coral
R eef A dventure" through March, "L ew is and Clark:
G reat Journey W est" through June and “Jane G oodall's
W ild C him panzees" through May. For more inform a
tion, call 503-797-4588.
Trlppln' through Town
Take a trip through tim e to find the hottest poetry, hip-
hop and soul influencing Portland W ednesdays at the
O hm . $7 cover. 3 1 N.W . First Ave.