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Page B2 <Eífe JÍortlanh (¡Observer March 0 3 .2 0 0 4 Focus MILLENNIUM M PROPERTIES FULL SERVICE REALTY T e re n ce K e lle r Broker/Realtor Direct: 503.704.1154 Office: 503.282.2551 314 NE 19th Avenue Portland, OR 97232 A Span, ' an Abstract Expressionist painting by Laura Foster. 'Contract Laborer, ' an oil on paper painting by Susan Sumimoto. 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Susan Sumimoto presents “For- UPHOÍSTBH CUANING SOFA (under 6 f t ) LOVESEAT SECTIONAL CHAIR OR RECLINER THROW PILLOWS $69.00 $40.00 $99.00 AND UP $25.00 AND UP $5.00 EACH CALL FOR APPOINTMENTS (503) 281-3949 D is s c r i • m i ♦ n a t i o n Sona Joiner Job Discrimination Race, Age, Disability Sexual Harassment Wage & Overcome Claims E Yo Hablo Español Free Phone Consultation 503-241- l 113 gotten Mirrors," a selection of char coal drawings, oil and watercolor paints that reflect upon her Japa- nese/Hawaiian heritage. Her works are a loose narrative o f historical and fam ily images spanning three generations, be ginning with the exodus o f the a r t i s t 's g r a n d p a r e n ts fro m H iroshim a in the 1900s. Laura Foster presents a collec tion of Abstract Expressionist paint ings, imbued with the possibility of memory o f movement, focused upon the relationships between surface and structure. Area residents can meet both Sumimoto and Foster during “Art- Timberlake Backs Out of Special Withdraws hosting of Motown celebration (A P)— Justin Timberlake has backed out of an agree m ent to c o -h o st A B C ’s "M otown 45” special be cause of a conflict with film ing his first movie “Edison,” Timberlake's spokesman Ken Sunshine announced last week. “H e’ll be in the middle of filming when the event is scheduled to be taped, and that’s the reason he can’t do it. and that’s the only reason hecan’t do it." Sunshine said. The recent Grammy win ner had been tapped earlier this year to co-host the anni versary celebration of the leg endary soul music label along with Lionel Richie. Timberlake was engulfed in controversy after he ripped off part of Janet Jackson’s outcry and an FCC investiga tion. Last week, the Los Ange les-based group Project Is lamic Hope issued a press re lease saying that unnamed black leaders were “outraged” by the choice of Timberlake, who is white, to co-host the Motown special. ABC sp o kesw om an Lauren Tobin said neither the Super Bowl flap or black pro tests play ed a role in Justin Timberlake and Timberlake’s departure from Janet Jackson s contro the special, and said ABC did versial performance at not pressure producers to re last month's Super Bowl. move Timberlake. costume during last month's Tobin said Timberlake may Super Bowl halftime show, be replaced by one or two revealing her breast. The cho more co-hosts. The special reographed stunt, which both does not have a scheduled air said was not meant to include date, but is likely to be broad nudity, sparked a national cast in May, she said. 8X8 S.W. Filth Avenue, Portland LaBelle in 'Divas’ Special Patti LaBelle (AP) — Patti LaBelle and Jessica Simpson will perform at the "VH1 Divas" special, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 18. A dditional perform ers, presenters and special guests will be announced as they are confirmed, VHI announced Monday. The “Divas” specials raise funds for the VH I Save the Kiss Me, I’m Irish Experience Irish stories with the Portland Storytell-' Music Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to re store instrumental music pro grams in public schools and raise awareness of music edu cation. Since the foundation was created in 1997, more than $25 million worth of musical in struments have been donated to I,(XX) public schools in 80 cities, VH I said. .E R T E L I 1 I k . R e side filia l- Offices “Cleanliness is next to Godliness“ # * 1 Linda J. Scott Owner L In s u re d -B o n d e d 503-288-1489 C o u p o n 10% off on first cleaning J^ ^ E M T H ./I Mario Calcagno is Michael Wells in "Two Rooms, ” at the Firehouse Theatre. Theater Opens Season with Beirut Thriller The Portland Actors Conservatory begins its 2004 season with “Two Rooms," a tale of one man’s captivity in Beirut in theearly 1980sand the ride of hope and frustration his wife endures half a world away. “Two Rooms” shows through Sunday, March 7 at the downtown Firehouse Theatre. 1436 S.W. Montgomery. Tickets are $ 15 and $20. For tickets, call 503-274-1717. Thursday, March 18. 116 N.E. Russell St. March 20 at M cM enamin's Kennedy School’s Community Room, 5736 N.E. 33 Ave. Suggested donation is $3 for children, $4 for adults and $ 10 lor families. The Guild also features "The Week Folk and the Not-So- Wee Stories from Ireland" at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at the Charlotte A. Cavatica Learning Center, 602 N.E. Prescott. Free. Wild Child Hand 2 Mouth Theatre and Signal Light Puppet Theatre present. The Wild Child," based on true accounts of children raised by wild animals. Show opens March 5 and plays Fridays through Sundays until March 27at Performance Works Northwest,4625 S.E. 67,h Ave. All performances are at 8 p.m. and tickets range from $7 to $ 10. For reservations, call 503-235-5284. Quilting Celebrated The IO,h annual “Airing of the Quilts" show is at the Milwaukie Center with a special exhibit on ethnic quilting. The show is at 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive from 9 a m. to 5 p.m. Friday, March 19 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March20. Formoreinformation.call503-653-8l00. Laughing Through It A Portland Jam Night plans to heal the community's ills through laughter at the W aveTheatre in North Portland. I he live music and sketch improv. Comedy is a» 9 p.m. Fridays. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for kids. For more information, call 503-735-4184 or visit www.jam-night.com. Pill Hilly at IFCC Passin Art Theater presents “Pill Hilly" by Samuel Kelley from March 5 through April 10 at the Firehouse Interstate Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate Ave. General admission is $ 15 with discounts for students and seniors. For more information, call 503-823-4322. Open Mic Competition Bands and solo performers can compete for a $3,000cash prize at the New Copper Penny in southeast Portland for free on Mondays from 8 to 11 p.m. beginning March 15. There is a $5 cover charge for patrons. To register, call or e-m ail R ichard M athison at 503-408-0300. richard@ advocatesound.com or visit w w w .advocatesound.com / venues.html. ers' Guild production of “Kissing the Blarney Stone: an Evening of Irish Stories!" The show is at 7 p.m. Saturday? Lm Ja s Alai J Se e r v i c e ist Talks," a First Thursday event on March4 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Last Thursday, March 26 from 6 p.m. to 7:30p.m. IFCC is located at 5340 N. Interstate Ave. No admission is charged during i gallery hours, but donations are accepted. For more information call 503-823-4322. Celebrate Women PCC Cascade Campus's Women ’ s Resource Center celebrates W omen's History Month with a lecture on Women of Color and the Glass Ceiling is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9 in the Student Center cafeteria, 705 N. Killingsworth. Loaded with Music D isjecta welcomes Experim ental Dental School, Limited Express, Trauma le Tron. Snow suit and EDS on Friday, M arch 5 at 9 p.m. $6. All Ages. For more information, visit w w w .disjecta.org. Jason Mears Q uartet with dancer M iyuki Kobayashi will perform a ja z z show on Larger Than Life-sized OM SI’s big-screen OMNIMAX theater is showing “Coral Reef Adven ture" through March, “Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West" through June and "Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees" through May. For more information,call 503-797-4588. Trlppin’ through Town Take a trip through time to find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing Portland W ednesdays at the Ohm. $7 cover. 31 N.W. First Ave.