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FAST TRACK MARKETING
Jazz in the Park
jazz at B illy M aks I uesday s and I htirsdays. Ron
r
Steen Jam Session is Sundays at S av an n ah 's R estau
r a n t. T o h e a r liv e R & B an d F u n k b a n d s, v isit
w w w .bacchusrestaurant for a schedule.
T he 24" annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival is from
Friday. Saturday and Sunday, July 16 - 18 at 7325 N. Alta,
Northwest Cooking Woods
100% Mesquite Charcoal, Mesquite Wood,
Hickory, Pecan, Wild Cherry, Oak, Sugar
Maple, Plus Other Woods & Supplies
Blazers Street Jam
Big Screen, Titanic Film
Lace up your shoes and knot your draw strings. It's G am e Time! A special
benefit for Special Olym pics O regon, the Portland Trail B lazer’s are
hosting a weekend o f basketball, m usic, food and fun for the w hole family
Ju ly 16-18 at the R ose Q u a rte r A rea. F o r in fo rm a tio n , v isit
w w w . blazersstreetjam.com.
O M N IM A X theater at O M SI presents “T itanica.” For show tim es, call
503-797-4640orvisitw w w .om si.edu.
Ongoing and Upcoming Music
T he Blue M onk on Belm ont plays live jazz. For a schedule, visit
w w w .thebluem onk.com . Interstate B arandG rill has mature live music at
4234 N. Interstate. The Black N otes plays T hursdays at the Candlelight
Room. Mel Brown plays jazz at Jimmy M ak so n T u esd ay san d Thursdays
and Fridays and Saturdays at S alty 's on the C olum bia. A C om m unity
Unity Breakfast is every third T hursday at S E , at 7:30 a m. Skip Elliott
Bowman Jazz Trio plays Saturdays from 10a.m. to noon at Hannah B ea's,
on northeast Shaver. R&B and live funk bands perform w eekends at the
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center.
Ocean Sizzle
Sm okin' at the Ocean returns toC hinook W inds C asino Resort in Lincoln
City from Friday, July 16 through Sunday, July 18. Cash prizes are
aw arded for chili and salsa cook offs, rib eating contests, a truck show,
battle of the bands and more. For details, call 888-C H IN O O K or visit
w w w .chinookw indscasino.com .
Call For Appointment - Ask for Paul
P.0. Box 20741, Portland, OR 97294-0741
503-254-0774
Blues In Schools
Laughing Through It
Safeway and the Cascade Blues A ssociation present Blues in the
Schools benefit starting international bluesm an Kenny Neal on Aug. 13
at 7 p.m. at the Aladdin Theater. For more inform ation,call 503-282-2042.
A Portland Jam Night plans to heal the co m m u n ity 'sills through laughter
at the W ave Theatre in north Portland. The live music and sketch improv
com edy is at 9 p.m. Fridays. Tickets are $7 for adults and S4 tor kids. For
more information, call 503-735-4184or visit w w w .jam -night.com .
On Tour
U nder the Table Ensem ble T heatre’s "F ever Pitch” is touring from
Brooklyn and arriving at Disjecta, I I6N .E . Russell at 8 p.m. Saturday, July
24 and Sunday. July 25. For more inform ation, call 503-239-8578.
Trippin’ through Town
T ake a trip through tim e to find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul
influencing Portland on W ednesdays at the Ohm. $7 cover. 31 N.W. First
Ave.
Celebrating Summer
The Beaverton community is celebrating sum m er with a festival from July
16 - 18 a, Griffith Park. The day includes a Nike I Ok run/5k walk. For more
information, visit w w w .beaverton.org/m aps/sum m er_festkK ation.htm l.
The Sandy Oktoberfest
Sandy O ktoberfest, Septem ber 10, 11 and 12, features a C rusin' C ar
Show. Registration is$ 1 5 for each show and the first 1(K) cars to register
will recei vea free t-shirt. Toregister, visit www.sandyoktoberfestival.com.
Wine and Jazz
M usic and libations com e together from Aug. 27-29 at the 7" annual
V ancouver W ine and Jazz Festival at Esther Short Park in dow ntow n
V a n c o u v e r,
W a sh .
For
m o re
in f o r m a tio n ,
v is it
www.vancouverwinejazz.com.
Creepy Crawlers
M ake your way to the 20" annual Reptile and A m phibian Show held at
O M SI on Labor Day w eekend. Sept. 4 " though the 6". C heck out a live
dem onstration, touch and learn about the nearly 2(X) assorted anim als*
from the experts. Free with paid adm ission.
Celebrating Community
The Division and Clinton neighborhoods are "C elebrating C om m unity”
with the 7" annual C om m unity Parade on Saturday, July 24 from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. A parade starting at 16 " A venue and D ivision begins at 11 a.m.
M any shops will have sidewalk sales and various businesses will express
their individuality with events and benefits. For more inform ation, call
503-774-2832.
Discovering Chimpanzees
C om e learn about the incredible w orld o f Jane G oodall and her 40 years
o f research with wild m onkeys from Septem ber 28 through January 2,
2005 at OMSI.
Local Artists Featured at Abbey Cafe
A-List Entertainers
The A bbey C afe, 441 N. K illingsw orth St., invites m usicians to sell their
C D ’s and perform on Fridays and Saturdays. For more inform ation, call
503-2864847.
T he Mt. Hood Jazz Festival is Aug. 7 and 8 at M ain City Park, Gresham .
P rince's M usicology Tour is Sept. I at the Rose G arden. Mel Brown plays
BEER a n d
Music Mix
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The suds
refresh during
the Oregon
Brewers Festival
at Tom McCall
Waterfront Park,
downtown. The
annual event is
scheduled the
weekend o f July
23-25.
Oregon Brewers Festival
announces lineup
Little Anthony
& The Imperials
Hits include "Tears on My Pillow." "Hurts So Bad "
Brass, funk, and brew s will take
center stage at the 17th annual O r
egon Brew ers Festival. T he event
has announced its music lineup for
the C hinook W inds Resort Stage at
the festival, w hich takes place the
weekendofJuly 23-25atTom McCall
W aterfront Park in dow ntow n Port
land.
A dm ission is free, less the cost
o f purchasing mugs and tokens for
beer.
Portland guitarist Dylan-Thomas
Vance and fiddler G riff Bear kick off
the festiv al's music lineup on Fri
day, July 23. The afternoon co n tin
ues with the beer-soaked music o f
the all-star bund. Rolling Boil Blues
and concludes that evening with
Big Bamboo, a seven-piece horn-
driven band that brings boundless
energy to the stage.
The following Saturday wi II bring
out H illstom p. a duo playing its
own brand o f hill-country, blues-
rock stomp. The Rolling Boil Blues
Band will follow, and the evening
will end with the dynam ic sounds
o f Soul V accination, a local funk
and soul band.
S unday b eg in s ap p ro p riately
with M oonshine H angover, four
¥ Sunday begins
appropriately with
Moonshine Hangover,
four local boys
playing countrified
“rawk” with reckless
abandon and drunken
whimsy.
local b o y s p lay in g c o u n trifie d
“raw k" with reckless abandon and
drunken w him sy. T hey'll be fol
low ed by the D.K. Stew art Quartet
with the M ardi G ras Horns, serving
up funkified New O rleans based
blues grooves.
T he M arch Fourth M arching
Band will storm through the festi
val with its mix o f M ardi G ras m ay
hem. A fro-beat, M exican hustle,
gypsy sam ba, big band, and Bul
garian blat, accom panied by stilt-
dancers, fire-spinners, and c o s
tum ed beauties.
Aside from the dynam ic musical
lineup, beer is the focus o f the O r
egon Brew ers Festival. Seventy-
tw o o f the n atio n 's finest brew eries
present as many handcrafted brew s
to 80,000 beer lovers during the
three-day event.
A lternative m odes o f transpor
tation are encouraged. M inors are,
perm itted at the event when accom
panied by a parent.
For m ore inform ation about the.
O regon Brew ers Festival, call 503-
7 7 8 - 5 9 1 7 , o r v is it o n lin e at
w w w .oregonbrew fest.com .
O regon H istorical
society
and "Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop"
July 23 & 24 • 8pm
Tickets $10 to $20
Call 1-888-MAIN ACT or
Tickets West at 1-800-992-TIXX
Room & Show Packages Available Now! Call 1-877-4 Beach I
It's Better at the Beach!
1-888-CHINOOK
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A Spectacular Interactive Exhibit on the History of Oregon
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