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Latest Usher Album
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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
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503 460 3830
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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
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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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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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-
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T he B lue M onk on
Belmont plays live jazz.
For a schedule, visit
www.thebluemonk.com.
Interstate Barand Grill has
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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
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tor adults and $4 for kids. For more information, call 503-735-
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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.
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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
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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
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Le Femme Filmposium is from May 22-23 at ITISNESS, 3016 N.E.
Killingsworth. For information, visitwww.zonkerfilms.com.