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August 4, 2004
At a Crossroads?
Love and Hate
Saturday, Aug. 7 is a good time to celebrate music, food, film and fun at the
Northeast 42nd Avenue Crossroads Celebration. You'll find a parade, film by local
filmmakers and live performances. Events begin at 2 p.m. Call 503-823-2780 for more
information.
An open forum on black relationships will meet Friday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at
Savannah Caribbean restaurant located at 105 NW 3rd for an electrifying discussion
about relationships: the good, bad, ugly and indifferent. Topics include everything you love
and hate about black woman.
Fear No Music
Portland-based band Fear No Music plays “Spring Quartet and Selected Works
for Strings” at a free open rehearsal at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center,
5340 N. Interstate Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12.
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Lovin’ Action
Love in Action is at Alberta Park, on the comer of Northeast 19“1 Ave. and
Killingsworth, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. Join in on the free food,
fun and live performances.
Disjecta Rules
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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.
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KEKELE
The PBS series Antiques Roadshow is coming to Portland, bringing antique
experts from the country’s leading auction houses as well as local and nationally
known independent appraisers, on Aug. 2 1 at the Oregon Convention Center. Call
for more details, 1-888-762-3749.
Blues In Schools at the Aladdin
Wine and Jazz in Vancouver
& BLACKS UNLIMITED
“THE LION OF ZIMBABWE”
JAOJOBY
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.
A-List Entertainers
The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival is Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7-8 at Main City Park,
Gresham. Prince’s Musicology Tour is Sept. I at the Rose Garden. Mel Brown
plays jazz at Billy Maks Tuesdays and Thursdays. Ron Steen Jam Session is
Sundays at Savannah’s Restaurant. To hear live R&B and Funk bands, visit
www.bacchusrestaurant for a schedule.
Ongoing and Upcoming Music
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WEST SAFEWAY TICKET CENTER. CHARGE BY PHONE AT 5 O 3-224S 499.
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Antiques Roadshow Comes to PDX
Safeway and the Cascade Blues Association present Blues in the Schools benefit
starting international bluesman Kenny Neal on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Aladdin
Theater. For more information, call 503-282-2042.
THOMAS MAPFUMO
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Festival of African Arts
The 15 th annual Homowo Festival of African Arts is a two-day community-wide
event featuring jubilant African music and dance performances, food, arts and
crafts, storytelling and more. Events will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 6-
7 at Portland State’s South Park Blocks. For more information, visit online at
www.homowo.org.
Oregon Air Show
W ELLS FARGO
F ree for Zoo M em bers
Disjecta, 116 N.E. Russell St., has a full lineup of music, film and arts exhibits
in August, including the John Tchicai Trio legendary sax performance on Aug. 15
and 16 and troubadour titan Peter Salett on Aug. 11. For information, call 503-
335-6979.
The Blue Monk on Belmont plays live jazz. For a schedule, visit
www.thebluemonk.com. Interstate Bar and Grill has mature live music at
4234 N. Interstate. The Black Notes plays Thursdays at the Candlelight
Room. Mel Brown plays jazz at Jimmy Maks on Tuesdays and Thursdays
and Fridays and Saturdays at Salty’s on the Columbia. A Community Unity
Breakfast is every 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
northeast Shaver. R&B and live funk bands perform weekends at the
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center.
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 for adults and $4 for kids. For more information,
call 503-735-4184 or visit www.jam-night.com.