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FOCUS page C2 Amusement At Oaks Park Celebrating 99 years of fun. Oaks Park in southeast Portland of fers rides, picnic grounds, roller-skating and family games in the shade of 100-year-old oak trees on the banks of the Willamette River. Rides and roller-skating are open daily. For more information, call 503-233-5777. Love In Action at Highland United 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. Join the 2nd Annual Wellness within Reach Walk, sponsored by the African American Health Coalition, Inc on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 9 a.m. at Dawson Park in north Portland. You can walk either the 1.5 or 4-mile course. The purpose of the walk is to celebrate the community’s health and sustain ongoing free physical activity classes for African Ameri cans in the Portland metro area. Entry fee is $15 per person; pre-registration is highly en couraged. To register, call 503-413-1850. Joe ‘Bean* Keller Party SEPT. 22-26 PO«<JAM)fM OPENING NIGHT ALL TICKETS HALF-PRICE! 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 5:00 PM For the fastest and easiest way to order tickets, go to www.Ringling.com ticketm aster Ticket Centers, Arena Box Office or call (503) 224-4400 TICKET PRICES: $11 - $ 1 5 - $ 2 0 - $ 3 5 VIP - $ 5 0 Front Row - $ 7 0 Circus Celebrity 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. Local Artists Featured at Abbey Cafe The Abbey Café, 441 N. Killingsworth St., invites musicians to sell their CDs and perform on Fridays and Saturdays. For more informa tion, call 503-286-4847. Joe “Bean” Keller in vites you to get your groove on with live music, DJ and dancing Saturday, Aug. 21 from 9 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Peggy Brooks Building; 3620N.E. Wil liams Ave. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door, call 503-493- 3533 ext. 24 to order. Full bar and appetizers provided by Doris Café. F 7 30 PM Salty’s on the Colum bia. A Community Unity Breakfast is every third Thurs day 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 Cul tural Center. Highland United Church of Christ invites area residents to enjoy free food, fun and good entertainment at its 7“’ annual Love in Action Saturday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Alberta Park. Wellness Is Within Reach f w August 18, 2004 in ^ ‘’' ^ o r t l a n b ( D b a f r u e r (Service charges and handling fees may apply, no service charge at Arena Box Office M ee t the c lo w n * and an im a l* at the Three Ring A dven tu re" - one hour before show tim e Wine and Jazz In Vancouver Music and libations come Mel Brown plays jazz at Jimmy Maks on Tuesdays. together from Aug. 27- 29 at the 7th annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Creepy Crawlers to Invade 0MSI Festival at Esther Short Park, downtown. For Make your way to the 20,h annual Reptile and more information, visit the festival website at Amphibian Show held at OMSI on Labor Day www.vancouverwinejazz.com. weekend. Sept. 4th though the 6th. Check out a live demonstration, touch and learn about the Ongoing and Upcoming Music nearly 200 assorted animals from the experts. The Blue Monk on Belmont plays live jazz. Free with paid admission. For a sch ed u le, v isit the w eb site at www.thebluemonk.com. Interstate Bar and Discovering Chimpanzees Grill has mature live music at 4234 N. Come learn about the incredible world of Jane Interstate. The Black Notes plays Thurs Goodall and her 40 years of research with wild days at the Candlelight Room. Mel Brown monkeys from Sept. 28 through Jan. 2 at plays jazz at Jimmy Maks on Tuesdays and OMSI. Thursdays and Fridays and Saturdays at