page C2 Oregon Air Show The 17th Annual Air show Aug. 13-15 at Hillsboro Airport features the nationally renowned U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet team including death defying airborne acts, military fly-bys, historic aircrafts and a spectacular evening of fireworks. General admission is $ 15 for adults and $6.50 for children. For more information, call 503-629-0706. Blues In Schools Safeway and the Cascade Blues A ssociation present Blues in the Schools benefit staring interna tional bluesm an Kenny Neal on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Aladdin Theater. For more inform ation, call 503-282-2042. On Tour on Northeast Russell Under the Table Ensemble Theatre’s “Fever Pitch” is tour ing from Brooklyn and arriving at Disjecta, 116N.E. Russell at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25. For more information, call 503-239-8578. Wine and Jazz Music and libations come together from Aug. 27-29 at the 7“’ annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver, Wash. For more information, visit www.vancouverwinejazz.com. Thursday at SEI at 7:30 a.m. Skip Elliott Bowman Jazz Trio plays Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at Hannah B ea’s, on northeast Shaver. R&B and live funk bands perform w eekends at the Interstate Firehouse C ultural Center. A-Llst Entertainers Laughing Through It The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival is Aug. 7 and 8 at Main City P ark, G resham . Prince’s Musicol ogy Tour is Sept. 1 at the Rose Garden. Mel Brown plays Mel Brown plays jazz at Billy Maks jazz at Billy Maks Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ron Steen Jam Session is Sun days at Savannah’s Restaurant. To hear live R&B and Funk bands, visit www.bacchusrestaurant for a schedule. Ongoing and Upcoming Music The Blue Monk on Belmont plays live jazz. For a sched ule, visit www .thebluem onk.com . Interstate Bar and Grill has mature live music at 4234 N. Interstate. The Black Notes plays Thursdays at the C andlelight Room. Mel Brown plays jazz at Jim m y M aks on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays at S alty’s on the Colum bia. A Com m unity Unity Breakfast is every third A Portland Jam Night plans to heal the com m unity’s ills 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 $4 for kids. For more information, call 503-735-4184or visit www.jam-night.com. Trippin’ through Town Take a trip through time to find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing Portland on Wednesdays at the Ohm. $7 cover. 31 N.W. First Ave. The Sandy Oktoberfest Sandy Oktoberfest, September 10, 11 and 12, features a Crusin’ Car Show. Registration is $ 15 for each show and the first 100 cars to register will receive a free t-shirt. To register, visit www.sandyoktoberfestival.com. Creepy Crawlers Make your way to the 20th annual Reptile and Amphibian Show held at OMSI on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4“’ through the 61*1. Check out a live demonstration, touch and learn about the nearly 200 assorted animals from the experts. Free with paid admission. Discovering Chimpanzees Celebrating Community Come learn about the incredible world of Jane Goodall and her 40 years of research with wild monkeys from September 28 through January 2, 2005 at OMSI. The Division and Clinton neighborhoods are “Celebrating Community” with the 7"’ annual Community Parade on Saturday, July 24 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. A parade starting at lb"1 Avenue and Division begins at 11 a.m. Many shops will have sidewalk sales and various businesses will express their individuality with events and benefits. For more infor mation, call 503-774-2832. Local Artists Featured at Abbey Cafe The Abbey Café, 441N. Killingsworth St., invites musicians to sell their CD ’s and perform on Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, call 503-286-4847. Titanic Science On The Big Screen Explore firsthand the collision, sinking and ultimate fate of the great ship Titanic at OMSI. For showtimes, call 503-797- 4000orvisitw w w .om si.edu. Model Titanic Sinking at OMSI featuring CAFE R & B CAFER&B T I C K E T S A V A IL A B L E $ fS IN A D V A N C E $ 1 7 A T T H E DUUR S U 3 -4 9 f-7 2 7 f w w w .k m W .s r^ UR AT THE C R Y S T A L BUX U F F IC E July 21. 2004 ^‘’'^ o r t l a n ò (0 b a c rü c r : : FR U M LUS A N G ELES W /R U B B IE L A W S & H e « D U U N A T IU N SUNDAY AUGUST 22 LULA S RUUM DUURS UPEN @ G PN Writer’s Party at North Portland Library F ra sie r C rane may not dig it. N ot this brand o f poetry. But for c o u n t less slam poetry en th u siasts, the se c ond annual W rite rs’ B lock Party is ju s t w hat th e y ’re looking for. On S a t urday, A ug. 14 at N orth P o rtland L i brary, 512 N. K illingsw orth, W rite A round P ortland throw s its sum m er bash w ith an eye-opening headlining act - a cityw ide open m ic featuring som e o f P o rtla n d ’s fiercest spoken w ord artists. The event will show case young po ets sp ittin g th eir fin est verses and rhym es with a linguistic artistry that makes it hard to deny this insurgent m ovem ent in poetry. Such local talents as Ro Deezy, tagged a fem ale cross be tween Langston Hughes and Tupac, Fern Capella, and Pecos B, plan to attend. The party kicks off at noon with a bevy o f resources and w orkshops. The open mic begins at 1:45pm. All activities are free. W rite A round P ortland is a local n o n p ro fit th a t c re a te s n etw o rk s o f w riting w orkshops that link diverse pop u latio n s thro u g h o u t P ortland. For m ore inform ation co n tact Shik Love at 503-796-9224 or info® w ritearound.org.