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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.
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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.