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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 2004)
page C2 FOCUS Write Around Portland parenthood or is in p la y s ja z z at Write Around Portland’s free creative writ terested in consider Jim m y M ak s on ing are at various locations around the city. ing adopting a new friend T u esdays, T hu rsd ay s, For more information and locations, visit Come to the Oregon Humane F rid ay s and S a tu rd a y s at www.writearound.org or call 503-796-9224. Society to find out why your dog does those S alty’s on the Colum bia. A Com m unity silly little things. Meetings are every first and Unity Breakfast is held every third T hurs Amusement At Oaks Park third Saturday of the month at 11 a m. For day at SEI at 7:30a.m . Skip Elliott Bowman Celebrating 99 years of fun, Oaks Park in more information,call 503-285-7722. Jazz Trio plays Saturdays from 10 a.m. to southeast Portland offers rides, picnic noon at Hannah Bea’s, on northeast MLK grounds, roller-skating and family games in Greatest Show on Earth Jr. Blvd. and Shaver. R&B and live funk the shade of 100-year-old oak trees on the The all-new 134'*’edition of the Ringling Bros, bands perform w eekends at the Interstate banks of the Willamette River. Rides and and Barnum & Bailey circus comes to Port Firehouse Cultural Center. roller-skating are open daily. For more infor land for shows Sept. 22 through Sept. 26. mation,call 503-233-5777. Matinee and evening perform ances are scheduled. Call the Rose Gar Songwriting Sensation den ticket office for more in International talent Eric Bibb formation. performs from his newly re leased album. Friends,” at Ongoing and Mississippi Studios at 8 p.m. Upcoming Music Sept. 21. For tickets, call 503- The Blue Monk on Belmont 753-4473. For more informa plays live jazz. For a sched tion, visit the w ebsite at ule, v isit the w ebsite at www.mississippistudios.com. w w w .thebluem onk.com . In terstate Bar and Grill has ma Gotta Love That Pooch EncBlbb ture live music at 4234 N. Problem pooch classes are a must take for Interstate. The Black Notes play T hurs anyone who may be new to the world of pet days at the Candlelight Room. Mel Brown GLIDE Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey circus comes to town on Sept. 22nd. Laughing Through it BOY SCOUTS OF A Portland Jam Night plans to heal the community’s ills through laughter at the Cub So O l i t i n e is sind Ad z e n t tir e ÏÏz e r y A ttend a C ub S cout details contact < sign - up night in your area . Peace Lutheran Church All Saints Parish Hall Rose City Park Methodist Church Richmond Elementary St. Johns Church Alameda School F or T l ì m Sat, Sept 19 Tues, Sept 21 Tues, Sept 21 Wed, Sept 22 M on, Sept 27 Mon, Sept 2 7 7 :0 0 7 :0 0 6 :3 0 7 :0 0 7 :0 0 7 :0 0 C ascade P acific C ouncil - BSA 5 0 5 -226-5423 jo in c u b s c o u ts .c o m September 15, 2004 in Il,r J î o r t i a n ô O ß b a e r u e r pm pm pm pm pm pm Wave 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- 735-4184orvisitwww.jam-night.com. Trippin’ through Town Take a trip through time to find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing Port land on Wednesdays at the Ohm. $7 cover. 31 N.W. First Ave. World Animal Festival A multi-cultural celebration on Sept. 25-26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be an exciting showcase o f how various cultures around the world revere and celebrate animals. For more information, visit the zoo’s web site at www.oregonzoo.org or call 503-226-1561. Animal Festival The Oregon Z oo’s World Animal Festival is from 1 la.m .to4p.m .onO ct.2and3.Form ore information, visit www.oregonzoo.org. Native Art Exhibit Lewis and Clark College presents “Encoun ters: Contemporary Native American Art through Oct. 24 at the Ronnaand Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art. For more infor mation, call 503-768-7687. Local Artists Featured at Abbey Cafe The Abbey Café, 441 N. Killingsworth St., invites musicians to sell their CD ’s and per form on Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, call 503-286-4847. New Season for Judge Mathis “Judge Mathis" returns for everyone’s reach if they re its sixth season this month ceive the right guidance, with new cases, new litigants which is what he tries to and a brand new season of provide. In addition to up justice. Inspired by Judge holding the rule o f law in Greg Mathis’ own gang-to- court, he m akes it a point to gavel story, “Judge Mathis” stress that education is the is a nationally syndicated re key to a bette uture. ality-based court show pre Armed with the motivation, sided over by former Detroit- the information and the re area District Court Judge Greg sources, Mathis believes any Mathis. one can turn their life around, Each one-hour episode of nom atteii ir background or “Judge Mathis” features four Judge Greg Mathis life experience. cases with Mathis’ decision As a young man, Greg being legal and binding. More importantly, Mathis was involved with gangs, dropped his decisions provide resolution and coun out o f school, spent time in jail and then, seling, the likes of which earned the show a as a prom ise to his dying mother, turned 2004 NAACP Image Award. his life around. He attended college, earned The key to M athis’ success in the court a law degree, became the youngest judge room is his relatability. Having made the in M ichigan’s history and then served as journey from behind bars to passing the a Superior C ourt Judge for M ichigan’s bar, Mathis believes rehabilitation is within 36th District.
