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Page B2 ®I|e JJortlanh (ßbseruer Focus save A p r il 14. 2 0 0 4 PARTNERSHIP BIG Latest Usher Album Breaks Record at BIG CITY PRODUCE A new chapter in Soundscan history was made with the new re lease of Usher’s long-awaited fifth album “Confessions." Approximately 1.1 million cop ies were distributed in the first week of distribution. The amount was the highest first week numbers ever scanned by a male R&B artist in Soundscan's 13- year history, breaking R. Kelly’s record of 540,000 and the highest first week scans by any male artist since Eminem’s 1.7 million units. The first week sales gave Usher his first #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, and his first simulta neous #1 pop/#I R&B entry. As icing on the cake, Usher’s success marks the biggest debut week in the 30yearsof Arista’sexistence, break ing the 689k record held since 1997 by Notorious B.I.G.’s posthumous Come to Big City Produce For all of your fruit & vegetable needs. We have it all fo r your Easter Holiday B I« CIIY PRODUCE 722 N. Sumner, PDX 503 460 3830 Local Produce For Local Folks Discount Groceries Now Too! Open Monday-Friday 7:30 am till 7:00 pm Saturday 9 am till 7 pm; Sunday 9 am till 6 pm Open on Easter regular hours The 4(ttb Annual presenta r 2003/04 Sponsored by Mel Brown Jazz Night to Feature Local Legend Localjazz legend Mel Brown and the B-3 Organ Quartet take part in Jazz Night on Friday, April 23, at 8 p.m. in Evans Music Center at Lewis and Clark College, 0615 S.W. Pa latine Hill Rd. This event is free and open to the public. The quartet is made up of drum mer Brown, organist Louis Pain, saxophonist Renato Caranto, and guitarist Dan Balmer. The band is promoting its recent release, “Live at the Britt Festival.” Balmer cur rently directs the jazz program at Lewis andClark. Benefit Of LINKS EDUCATIONAL/ SCHOLARSHIP FUND F r id a y , ^A prll 16, 2004 8:00 P.M., Oregon Convention Center Portland, Oregon One £ 161S 5 hop irtti Reflection« Coffeehouse 446 NE Killingsworth 503-288-4070 Tondalayera Designer« Salon 5401 NE Culley Blvd 503-284-0712 « mt !5 Domonique's Hair Salon 222 N Killingsworth 503-285-3758 For More Information Contact: 503-638-7139 • 503-245-5156 503-281-3446 Ail Ticket Master Outlets OR From Any Links Member (Includes 1 yr. subscription to EBONY or 6-montb subscription to JET) WWW. EBON YFASHION FAIR COM PRESENTS The musicians will kick off the evening follow ed by three jazz com bos made up o f Lew is and Clark students. The com bos will play their arrangem ents o f jazz classics and modern ja z z com positions. “Rather than the traditional big band performance, this concert will emphasize small groups with ev eryone taking part in soloing,” said Balmer. “It will be a new and excit ing approach to Jazz Night." For more information, call 503- 768-7460. Al Green W l* j GLIDE Ebony Fashion Extravaganza April 16 The Portland Chapter of The Links presents its annual fundraiser, the A DAZZLING EVENING OF JOYOUS DANCE, INVENTIVE FILM AND EXHILARATING LIVE MUSIC! 3RD ANSIE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR RON S K t i l N O IR THURSDAY-FRIDAY 7:30PM Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall www.whitebird.org I The Oregon Zoo discovers Dino Island: The Land of Civilization Forgot through Apri 130. This simu lator thrill ride includes riders on a scientific team whose mission is to explore a newly formed island, baffling environmentalists around the world. The ride is $4 in addition to general admission. For more in formation, call 503-226-1561 or visit www.oregonzoo.org. O M S I 's b ig -s c re e n O M N I M A X th e a te r ‘" lllt l' " k ( ' " ' J l VK,'s| "L e w is '" '" 'a n d 1,1111 Goodall s W ild < ininp.ui/ccs , through >o ■ o ' i>,ss Trippin' through Town ’" I ’ dim ugh tunc to Im d the hottest poetiv. hip hop ,md sold n ilh ie ik mg Port l.im loii W ed n esd .o • .ii diet him s eo\ct U N.W. First Ave. Jazz Mass Performance I’aeitu. I im ersity to present the world pre tmere of new arrangem ents ol the only la // H B H H H | BHHflB Cv'iVix ? G 9E B B B R | |B H W w oF M j j 'L & f , MflB tt-^B I M jB BBB MB M k H Mass com m issioned In the \ atn.an at 1 1(1 p in Saturday. Max 8 in Met "icadx Hall in the I ay lor Meade Pertoiilim a \r ts ( entei on Pae 11 u I. m \er slt> eampus ( ieneral admission is S5. and S 1 lor 'Indents and sennas I or mine mtoi illation call 503-352-2918. Blazers Street Jam Bla/er Street lain mi 1 basketball to benefit the s Pvc'al Olympics Oregon is on July Ib-IK For inlornialion. \ m i w w bla/erssiieet|.nn <mn ^^^B The ^choDl Rock T h e S c h o o l o f R o c k p re s e n ts M u s ic L a w B a s ic s S , i at the M ississippi Pizza Pub with attorney Peter Vaughan Shaver from 4-6 p.m. Sunday. April 25. Free adm ission. For more inform ation, call 503-888-4480. Musical Event An Evening with John Farrell, a musician and writer, is from 7 -8 p.m. May 15 at the Hollywood Theatre. 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Ticket are $4 for kids, $7 for adult and $12.50 for a family. For more information, visit www.hollywoodtheatre.org. Toots & The Maytals Toots & the Maytals will perform with special guests at 8 p.m. May 4 at the Roseland Theater. Ticket are $20 in advance, or $25 a, the door. To charge by telephone, call (503) 224-8499 or (503) 992-8499 or to order online, visitwww.ticketswest.com. Le Femme Filmposium! T he A bbey C a fé , 441 N. Killingsworth St., invites musi- * Larger Than Life-sized I ' " "io te lillol n T he B lue M onk on Belmont plays live jazz. For a schedule, visit www.thebluemonk.com. Interstate Barand Grill has maturelivemusicat4234N. Interstate. The Black Notes W p lay s T h u rsd a y s at the ■ Candlelight Room. Mel Brown ■ plays jazz at Jimmy Maks on Tuesdays and Thursdays and | F rid ay s and S a tu rd a y s at 1 Salty’sontheColumbia. A Com- 1 munit y Unity Breakfast isevery i third Thursday at SEI at 7:30 a.m. Skip Elliott Bowman Jazz Trio plays Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at Hannah Bea’s, on north east Shaver. R&B and live funk bands perform weekends at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural . Center. 4B Artist's Featured at Abbey Cafe . A W hite Blrd/Tlffany « Co. New Winks fund Can'misjion 4184 or visit www.jam-night.com. S Dino Discovery at Oregon Zoo 80DTXO» AUTISTIC DIAtCIORS ARMAT HAMPTON « A S M IIY R01AN0 tor adults and $4 for kids. For more information, call 503-735- vMW Ebony Fashion Fair at the Oregon Convention Center at 6 p.m. Fri day, April 16. Tickets are $45 to$75. For more information, call 503-2866426. f PCPA Box Office and all outlets 503.224.4400. Groups 8 or more. 503.245.1600, Ext. 201 Laughing Through It A Portland Jam Night plans to heal the community’s ills through laughter at the Wave Theatre in North Portland. The live music and sketch improv comedy is at 9 p.m. Fridays. Tickets are $7 Saturday, May 8. WATER Rev. Jesse Jackson said, “Street Wars offers a vision through a door and not through a keyhole... that when it comes to our youth, we must lift them up, not lock them up.” Hayden will sign and discuss his book at 7:30p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Powell's City of Books, 1005W. Burnside. cians to sell their CD ’s and perform on Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, call 503-286-4847. and New Orleans Big Easy sound to Chinook W i n d s ^ 8 ^ ^ ^ ^ H Casino and Convention Center in Lincoln City, May 7 a n d ^ ^ ® " Ongoing and Upcoming Music Ticket*: $18-$39 plus service charge. Discounts for students/seniors/groups. Gang violence, still prevalent in cities large and small, has lead to much suffering to street kids, fami lies and communities at large. Groundbreaking research and first-hand interviews from gang members combine to provide a heal ing process for youth veterans of street wars in a book by Tom Hayden. Hayden, a former state senator in California and known for pen ning the script of ideals for the New Left, is the author of “Street Wars and the Future of Violence.” His book, slated for release on June 30, has gained much acclaim from community activists and lead ers. 1 he N e \ i I le B ro th e rs b rin g th e ir M a r d i ( ira s \ l a i i i b o ^ ^ H ^ W ^ ^ B | STUNNING... A MESMERIZING DISPLAY OF FLOWING ACROBATIC MOVES The L<ike Tribune Life After Death. “My feeling has always been that “Confessions” would be a land mark album for me,” said Usher. Healing begins by addressing a world of gang violence (A P)— Charles Fox, A1 Green, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Don McLean and songwriting duo Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield are this year’s inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The 35th annual induction ceremony will be held June lOat the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Special award honorees will be announced at a later date. Previous inductees include Carole King, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Brian Wilson. Neville Brothers at Chinook Winds Usher Street Wars Al Green Joins Songwriters Hall of Fame The Portland Chapter The Links, Inc. Ticket Price: S f Geneva'« Shear Perfection 5601 NE M.L.K. Jr. Blvd 503-285-1159 Helpline (Make The Call): 8OO-923-HELP I inca de Ayuda (Spanish): 877-515-7848 Youthline (Teen Helpline): 877-553-TEEN I Le Femme Filmposium is from May 22-23 at ITISNESS, 3016 N.E. Killingsworth. For information, visitwww.zonkerfilms.com.