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Write Around Portland
Write Around Portland’s free creative writing are at various locations
aro u n d th e c ity . F or m ore in fo rm a tio n and lo c a tio n s, v isit
www.writearound.org or call 503-796-9224.
Audrey II Arrives
Little Shop of Horrors comes to Keller Auditorium at Southwest Third Avenue and Clay from
Oct. 19 through 24. Tickets range from $23 and $64. For more information, call 503-241 -1802
or visit www.portlandopera.org.
vww.thebluemonk.com. Interstate Bar and Grill has mature live
sic at 4234 N. Interstate. The Black Notes play Thursdays at the
^.„..^.Jight 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.
Laughing Through It
Symphonic
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs on Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
Music Conversations begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sky view High School, 1300 N. W. 139°*
Street in Vancouver, W A. Tickets range from $ 15 to $35. For more information, call 360-735-
7278 or visit www.vancouversymphony.org.
A Portland Jam Night plans to heal the community’s ills through laughter at the 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 503-735-4184
or visit www.jam-night.com.
Trippin’ through Town
Amusement At Oaks Park
Celebrating 99 years of fun. Oaks Park in southeast Portland offers 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.
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.
Gotta Love That Pooch
Problem pooch classes are a must take for anyone who may be new to the
world of pet parenthtxxl or is interested in considering adopting a new
friend. Come to the Oregon Humane Society to find out why your dog
does those silly little things. Meetings are every first and third Saturday
ofthe month at 11 a.m .Form ore information, call 503-285-7722.
Greatest Show on Earth
The all-new 134lh edition ofthe Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey circus
comes to Portland for shows Wednesday, Sept. 22 through Sunday, Sept.
26. Matinee and evening performances are scheduled. Call the Rose
Garden ticket office for more information.
Ongoing and Upcoming Music
The Blue Monk on Belmont plays live jazz. For a schedule, visit
Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey circus comes to town on Sept. 22nd.
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World Animal Festival
A multi-cultural celebration on Sept. 25-26 and Oct 2-3 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 orcall 503-226-1561.
Native Art Exhibit
Lewis and Clark College presents “Encounters: Contemporary Native
American Art through Oct, 24 at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of
Contemporary Art. For more information, call 503-768-7687.
Local Artists Featured at Abbey Cafe
The Abbey Café, 4 4 1 N. Killingsworth St., invites musicians to sell their
CD ’s and perform on Fridays and Saturdays. For more information, call
503-286-4847.
Snoop Dogg to
Host Video
Game Awards
(AP) — Snoop Dogg will host Spike
TV's second annual Video Game
Awards on Dec. 14. The hip-hop
star and other celebs will pass
out awards to honor games,
designers, animators, musicians
and performers.