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Celebrate Diversity
Come eat, dance, sing, connect and thrive at The
Global Portland Festival: Hope begins when Fear Ends
will be held on Sunday, Sept. 12 from noon to 6 p.m. downtown
on the Portland State University Park Blocks. For more information, call
503-223-4464.
Smokin’ Music On The Waterfront
Nothing goes finer with delicious food and drink than great music. Join
Rogue Bones and Brew as they offer up some delicious talent on stage
Friday, Sept. 1 0 - Sunday, Sept. 12 at Tom McCall W aterfront Park. The
music line up includes Celtic, bluegrass, jazz, pop, folk, soul, and
alternative country with some of the hottest artists in the country. To
learn more, visit online at www.bonesandbrew.com.
Concerto Under The Stars
Riverside Symphony Under The Stars with the Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra will be held on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. at Esther Short Park
in downtown Vancouver. A variety o f classical music and a 9 - 11 tribute
o f p a trio tic
so n g s
are
s c h e d u le d .
V isit
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at
www.vancouversymphony.org.
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A fte rn o o n events begin at 3 p.m.
Features perform ances, in fo rm a tio n
booths, a c tiv itie s tables and food booths
O regon S ym phony concert at 7 p in.
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Laughing Through It
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 clean sketch
improv comedy 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
Make your way to the 20lh annual Reptile
and Amphibian Show held at OMSI on
Labor Day weekend. Sept. 4lh though the
6'h. Check out a li ve demonstration, touch
and learn about the nearly 200 assorted
animals from the experts. Free with paid
admission.
Take a trip through time to find the hottest
poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing Port­
land on W ednesdays at the Ohm. $7 cover.
31 N.W. First Ave.
World Animal Festival
Join the W ellness within Reach W alk, sponsored by the A frican
A m erican H ealth C oalition on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 9 a.m. at Dawson
O regon S ym phony concert at 7 p.m.
Features 1812 O verture w ith cannons
and fire w o rk s
Lou Rawls Receives Doctorate
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Mon.-Sat. 8am-6pm
6 4 4 4 NE Martin Luther King Blvd.
The Abbey Café. 4 4 1 N. Killingsworth St., invites musicians to sell their
C D ’s and perform on Fridays and Saturday s. For more information, call
503-286-4847.
Cultural Identity
Explored On Stage
Women emerge as
storytellers in
Defiance/Deliver-
ance. a series of
plays at Interstate
Firehouse Cultural
Center Theatre.
Women challenge confines of
cultural identity in staged readings
featuring new works by local fe­
male playwrights.
The Interstate Firehouse C ul­
tural Center Theatre hosts Defi-
ance/D eliverance from Sunday,
Sept. 12 to Monday, Sept. 27.
Plays include "Ride the Rustling
W heat" by Francesca Sanders, di­
rected by Andrew Golla, a story
about a black woman raised by
white adoptive parents; “Percep­
tions of Love" by Janice Scroggins,
directed and performed by Brenda
Phillips, featuring music, song and
spoken word about love and de­
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mands that come with powerful ex­
pression; "Falling Star” by Brenda
Phillips and Ginny Foster, directed
by Brenda Phillips, about an Afri­
can-American actress who hides
her race to advance her career; and
"W omen Behind the W alls” by
Claire Braz-Valenti ne. co-produced
by Storyteller/. Readers Theater,
directed by LaV erne Springer-
Green, which shows an insider's
view of women behind prison bars.
Tickets to performances at IFCC,
5340N. Interstate A ve.. are $ 10 gen­
eral and $8 seniors and students.
For more information, call 503-
8234322.
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A m ulti-cultural celebration on Sept. 25-
26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be an
e x c itin g sh o w ca se o f how v a rio u s
cultures around the w orld revere and
celebrate anim als. For more inform ation,
v is it th e z o o ’s w eb s ite
at
w w w .o re g o n z o o .o rg o r c a ll 5 0 3 -
226-1561.
Local Artists Featured at Abbey Cafe
P ortland Youth P h ilh a rm o n ic concert
at s p in. w ith M ei A nn Chen, con ducto r
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Ongoing and Upcoming Music
The Blue Monk on Belmont plays live jazz. For a schedule, visit
www.thebluemonk.eom. Interstate Bar and Grill has mature live music at
4234 N. Interstate. The Black Notes play Thursdays at the Candlelight
Room. Mel Brown plays jazz at Jimmy Maks on Tuesdays. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays at Salty’s on the Columbia. A Community Unity
Breakfast is held 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 MLK Jr. Blvd. and Shaver. R&B and live funk bands perform
weekends at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center.
Creepy Crawlers to Invade OMSI
Wellness Is Within Reach
In d o w n to w n Portland, bow l area
south of the H aw thorne Bridge
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Gotta Love That Pooch
Problem pooch classes are a must take for anyone who may be new to
the world of pet parenthood or is interested in considering adopting a
new friend. Come to the Oregon Humane Society to find out w hy your
dog does those silly little things. Meetings are every first and third
Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. Formore information,call 503-285-7722.
Celebrating 99 years of fun. Oaks Park in
southeast Portland offers rides, picnic
grounds, roller-skating and family games
in the shade of l(X)-year-old oak trees on OMSI's annual Reptile and Amphibian Show.
the banks of the Willamette River. Rides
and roller-skating are open daily. For more information, call 503-233-5777.
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Join the 33rd Annual Vancouver Sausage Fest set for Sept. 1()-Sept. 12
on the grounds o f St. Joseph School, 6500 Highland Drive. The celebra­
tion boasts over 50 arts and craft vendors, souvenir steins and food
booths, along with carnival rides and live music performances. Admis­
sion is free for the whole family; bring an empty stomach and a big
appetite.
Park in north Portland. You can w alk either the
1.5 o r 4 -m ile co u rse in c e le b ra tio n o f the
co m m u n ity ’s overall im proving health. Entry fee is
$15 per person; pre-registration is highly encouraged. To
register, call 503-413-1850.
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