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Page A8 (The 'JJortlanh (Dhseruer MED Week 'W l M l I I A lS U t S I Health Fair Wild Oats in northeast Portland hosts a Multicultural H ilth f air from I to 5 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 2 with free massages, acupuncture and energy healing sessions. For more information, call 503-281 -3262. gam es in the shade o f 1 OO-year-old oak trees on the banks of the Wil lainette River. Rides and roller-skating are open daily. For more information, call 503-233-5777. Gotta Love That Pooch Black Tie Fundraiser Halloween Viewings The Oregon Symphony hosts a black tie gala at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 2 at Pioneer Courthouse Square w ith Symphony Under the Stars. Tickets range front between $275 and $500. For inform ation, call 503-416-6339 or visit w w w.orsy ntphony .org. Bunnicula is playing at the N orthwest Children's Theater and School on Oct. 8 through 3 1 Night of the Liv ing Dead will show from Oct 22 through 30. For more information, visit www.nwcts.org. Human Rights Festival Incredible Kid The Incredible Kid. the party house phenomenon and co-founder of Portland dance nights A nda/ and Atlas, spins every other Thursday at XV, 215 S.W Second Ave. from 10p.m. to 2 a.m. For more informa- lion, call 503-281-3918. The Northwest Film C en ter presents Human Rights Watch Film Festival Nov. 4. F ora full schedule, visit www.hrw.org. Classic Frankenstein Harvest Festival Mary Shelly’s classic. “Frankenstein." is the subject of an exhibit at the Collins Gallery on the third floor of the Central Library at 801 S.W. IO"1 Ave. with a reception planned for Wednesday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 7:30p.m. A mini-Octoberfest com plete with be celebrated at the Linnton Harvest Festi val. with live music, beer, sa u sa g e , v e n d o rs and Write Around Portland more at the Linnton Week Write Around Portland's free creative writing are at end Market, 10614 N.W. various locations around the city. For more inform a St. Helens Road from 10 tion and locations, visit www.writearound.org orcall a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 9. A 503-796-9224. Halloween Spooktacular Carnival with a haunted Audrey II Arrives N ative Am erican d a ncing a t house is from 5 to9 p.m. on Little Shop of Horrors comes to Keller Auditorium at the World Anim al F estival Saturday. Oct. 30. The fee Southwest Third Avenue and Clay from Oct. 19 is $1 plus two cans. For through 24. Tickets range from $23 and $64. For more more information, call 503-286-7752. in fo rm a tio n , call 5O 3-241-I8O 2 or v isit Fuzion www.pttrtlandopera.org. An exclusive gathering celebrating Portland's nightlife is planned for Oct. 29 at The Red Sea. 318 S. W. Third Ave. with DJs playing the best hip hop and old school in town. Symphonic World Animal Festival A multi-cultural celebration on Oct 2-3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. will be an exciting show case of how various cultures around the world revere and celebrate animals. Face painting and Native American dancing are part of the fun. For more inform ation, visit the zo o 's web site at www.oregonzoo.org or call 503-226-1561. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs on Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. Music Conversations begin at 2 p.nt. Saturday at Skyview High School, 13(X) N.W. 139"’ Street in Vancouver, WA. Tickets range from $ 15 to $35. For more information, call 360-735-7278 or visit www.vancouversym phony.org. Amusement At Oaks Park Celebrating 99 years of fun. Oaks Park in southeast Port land offers rides, picnic grounds, roller-skating and family -’.1 ». — Vz 11 viiv. vv ci y Vanessa Williams releases ‘Silver & Gold’ lease on Oct. 12th. Williams recently signed a long term recording contract with Lava Records, which will allow her to P Problem pooch classes are a must take for anyone who may be new to the w orld o f pet parenthood or is interested in considering adopting a new friend. Com e to the O regon H um ane Society to find out why your dog does those silly little things. M eetings are every first and third Saturday o f the month at 11 a.m. For more inform ation, call 503-285-7722. Ongoing and Upcoming Music The Blue Monk on Belmont plays live jazz. For a schedule, visit www.thebluemonk.com. Interstate Bar and Gril I 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 Com munity 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. Trippin’ through Town Take a trip through time to find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing Portland on W ednesdays at the Ohm. $7 cover. 31 N.W. First Ave. Native Art Exhibit Lewis and Clark College presents “Encounters: Contem porary 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 musi cians to sell their C D ’s and perform on Fridays and Saturdays. For more inf ormation, call 503-286-4847. release a series of thematic albums beginning with the stunning Sil ver & Gold. The album will be fol lowed by a col lection of Vanessa’s favorite love songs from the 70s, which isexpected for release in time for V alentine’s Day. L ong-tim e co llab o rato r Rob Mathes produced Williams' latest album. The collection features an assortment of gorgeous holiday clas sics as well as "December Lullaby,” a new track written specifically for the album. Highlights from the al bum include a jazzy rendition of “Winter Weather," a remake of The Carpenters classic “Merry Christ mas Darling,” and "Rise Up Shepard and Follow" which features mem bers of the Broadway Inspirational Voices Choir. Other key tracks include "Joy To The W orld," a duet featuring R&B crooner Brian McKnight and “The Holly & The Ivy" featuring Irish w h is tlin g /g u ita r d u o C o rm ac Breatnach and Martin Dunlea. Worship Story o f seduction, political intrigue T o TT g World D ay C are C enter Opening!! December Bankruptcy? Repossessions? Bad Credit? 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W a tt’s “ S ew in g B ee” ex p lo res hum an stories and rituals im plicit in everyday objects. The project ex plores the history o f wool blankets as a utilitarian function as well as a way to honor people for being w itnesses to im p o rta n t life e v e n ts — b irth s, graduations, m arriages, nam ings and honorings. W att is a m e m b er o f the S en eca trib e, on e o f th e six Iro q u o is n a tio n s. She in v ites the p u b lic to p a r tic ip a te in an actu al S ew in g Bee on each F riday b etw een 10 a.m . an d 2 p.m . for the d u ratio n o f the ex h ib it. N o e x p e rie n c e is n e c e ssa ry and light refre sh m e n ts w ill be served. A Portland Jam Night plans to heal the com m unity’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 503-735-4184or visit www.jam-mght.com. Church o f the Body O f Christ, the job of Lieutenant Bishop is up for grabs. Who will fill the second ruling seat of the Missouri Diocese? Ambition to win the prestigious and lucrative office in this generation o f baby-boomers leads to illicit sex, blackmaiI and murder. M eanw hile, in the w orld o f the Worship by author John Edward Fortson Edward younger tw enty-som ethings, a young is not a Sunday School book, and is not Fortson w om an goes to church on a m ission to intended to be regarded as a religious pub help a young m inister discover his lication. It contains violence, language and sub- m anhood. ject matter that could be offensive to some. It is The fictional C hurch o f the Body O f Christ about life, the humors, the horrors, the levity and is a com posite o f all the experiences gained the suspense. It is about people, their strengths from such an eclectic religious and cultural and weaknesses and the situations they some m usic career. A lthough Mr. Fortson is now times find themselves in. a pastor and m akes no apologies for his faith W orship is the story of seduction and political in C hrist, he w arns that W orship is not a intrigue against the backdrop of a fictional Afri Sunday School book. It is a dram a, com edy, can-American church. Within the hierarchy of the love story and suspense— all the stu ff o f life. The Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singers host its I2lh annual Sacred Harp Singing Convention at the Mississippi Rising Ballroom, 833 N. Shaver, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16 and 17. All who attend are invited to learn the Shapenote folk music tradition, when ordinary folks sing for two full days and share apotluck dinner. “Shapenote singing goes back over 2(H) years. It’s the original American folk music," said Matthew Sel lens, event chair. For more information, call 503-233-7394 or visit w ww.fasola.org. Human Stories, Rituals Explored Laughing Through It ‘ ! I . ' - . - Choir fo r the Common Mem 'Carnival' b y H am pton Rodriguez can b e view ed a t IFCC's Entry Gallery. ■tt'XHUtW . t*>* ■ Vanessa Williams Vanessa Williams will ring in the holidays this year with the release of her seventh studio album titled Silver & Gold, scheduled for re September 29. 2004 503-249-5594 Mon.-Sat. 8am 6pm 6 4 4 4 NE M artin Luther King Blvd. * NOW for appointm ents and applications Owner: Hattie M. Porter Manager: Makeba Grisby )
