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Page B2 (Elje ^lortlanh (©bseruer March 17.2004 H e lp lin e (M ake The C a ll): 8 0 0 -9 2 3 -H E L P Focus PARTNERSHIP SuòUantt  ôtat (hanging U r a . Linea de Ayuda (Spanish): 8 7 7 -5 IS -7 8 4 8 Y ou thline (Teen H e lp lin e ): 877-553-TE E N A close up look at giant pandas behind the lens of photographer Gerry Ellis. New- Exhibit Features Giant Pandas MILLENNIUM M PROPERTIES FULL SERVICE REALTY Terence Keller Broker/Realtor Direct: 503.704.1154 Office: 503.282.2551 314 NE 19th Avenue Portland, OR 97232 MUIT1R.« LMTTMQ MRVtCC MLS. gotkgo @ comcast.net www.ihomehunt.com Lin Jas Alai J S e r v a i c e Residential-Offices “ Cleanliness is next to Godliness” Photographer reveals plight of endangered species Photographer Gerry Ellis pro vides a behind-the-scenes look at the extraordinary effort to save the giant panda during a lecture at the A baby giant panda gives O regon Z oo on Tuesday, M arch 23 photographer Gerry Ellis a at 7 p.m. Ellis follows the story o f greeting. seven baby pandas in the W olong N ature Reserve in the rem ote for GLOBIO, which isanon-profit dedi ests o f w estern China. He is execu cated to educating children about tive director and photographer o f the bio-diversity o f our planet. “O ur hope is to offer people a rare gli mpse at baby pandas in China and an even rarer glim pse into the extraordinary lives o f people w ork ing to save this incredible creature from extinction,” says Ellis. The lecture will include rare pho tos and video o f baby pandas born in fall 2003, including their first tod dling steps in the w intry bam boo forests. In addition, the evening’s program will look at giant panda history; its connections to people over the past century and GLOB IO 's rem arkable docum entary and ed u cation work in the reserve. .Panda and photography enthu siasts are encouraged to arrive at the zoo at 6 p.m. for a hands-on Pro Photo display o f the cutting edge digital photography used during the docum entary project. The W ildlife C onservation Lec ture S eries is sp o n so red by Pro Photo S u p p ly , w ith su p p o rt from P o rtlan d G en e ra l E le ctric and S o u th w est A irlin es. T h e series, w hich is h o sted by the O reg o n Z oo and P o rtlan d C h in ese C la s sical G ard en co sts $ 1 0 g eneral ad m issio n and $8 fo r m em b ers o f host o rg an iz atio n s, stu d en ts and seniors. F or m ore in fo rm atio n , v is it th e z o o ’s W e b s ite at w w w .o reg o n zo o .o rg o r call 503- 226-1561. Close Encounters with world of Rhinos A rhino encounter at the Oregon Z oo lets visitors actually feed rh i nos and discover the wonderful world o f rhinos, behind the scenes. During the Saturday, March 13 tour, visitors will learn about endan gered rhinos, tour the bam and meet the zoo’s rhinos, Pete and Maidi. The highlight o f the experience is feeding the eager rhinos apples and feeling their thick, rough skin. The tour from 10 to 11 a.m. is open to visitors 16 years and old er fo r $100. F o r m ore in fo rm atio n , visit w w w .o reg o n zo o .o rg o r call 503-220-2781. Insured - Bonded 503-288-1489 Linda J. Scott O w ner C o u p o n 10% offon first cleaning I------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 M ‘Asunder’ For and By African Americans Prince Back on Stage for World Tour Kyles Photography Families Weddings Events Promotional Call 503/260-0969 One picture is worth a thousand words Blair Underwood stars in “A sun produced “O nce Upon a Tim e der,” a thriller full of plot tw ists and W hen W e were C olored," takes love triangles. The new film is pro seriously his mission to distribute duced, directed, written and dis his work with A frican A merican tributed by A frican A m ericans, artists and craftsmen. even being film ed in ablack studio. “A sunder” is now show ing in Producer Tim Reid, who also select theaters. (A P)— Prince will return to arena stages for the first tim e in six years with a national tour featuring clas sic hits such as “W hen D oves C ry” and "L ittle Red C orvette.” “ It’s older music, but it’s going to be played in a new er w ay,” the typically reclusive perform er said last week in announcing the tour that begins M arch 29 in Los A nge les and will hit at least 38 cities. Prince follow ed his announce m ent w ith a h alf-h o u r co n cert backed by his eight-piece group, the New Pow er G eneration Band. He perform ed the title song from his upcom ing new C D “M usicology” before answ ering questions from 200 fans and reporters. The 45-year-old m usician is in negotiations with various record labels to release his new disc. Since he parted with W arner Bros, in 1996 after a bitter feud, he has either released his album s on the Internet or through other labels or distribu tion deals. His upcom ing tour show s the singer is ready to m ove back into the pop music m ainstream . New CD Features Soul Superstars The R&B music of the 1970s lives on in “Superstars of Sev enties Soul,” a new three CD boxed set featuring the era’s biggest hits. The collection was released this week in advance of a home video release of the PBS con cert special of the same name. With classic R&B love songs like “Still In Love With You” (Al Green) and “Ain’t No Sun shine” (Bill Withers), disco de lights “Boogie Oogie Oogie” (Taste of Honey) and “Good Times" (Chic), slow-jams "Be tween The Sheets" (Isley Broth ers) and “Close The Door” (T eddy P e n d e rg ra ss), the funked-out "Spill The Wine” (Eric Burdon and War) and “Brick House” (Commodores), I Superstars o f Seventies Soul is a three CD boxed set featuring 60 o f the era's greatest hits. Superstars Of Seventies Soul includes no less than 40 #1 singles, and represents the best ofthe post-Motown era ofFunk and R&B. The television concert was l shot live in Atlantic City, N J. in i December. Hosted by soul leg end Patti LaBelle, other per formers included The Commo dores, Debbie and Joni Sledge, The Chi-Lites, The Stylistics, George McCrae. McFadden and Whitehead, Bloodstone, The Emotions, among others. An edited home video of the event will be available exclu sively to PBS as a pledge drive premium item fora limited time. The Superstars of Seventies Soul DVD will then be released later in the year to retail.
