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Committed to Cultural Diversity M etro îl!l |J o rtla n ò © b scru er November 10. 2004 Soul Food Dinner Highland Church sets table for Promised Land Building Fund 1 See story, page B6 SECTION o n i n i il n i t y C a I e n d ¿1 r Learn to Swim Fall Swimming Lessons are available at Columbia Pool, 7701 N. Chautauqua BI vd. and Matt Dishman Pool, 77 N.E. Knott. For information, call the Portland Parks Aquatic Division at 503-823-5130. Women in NAACP Women in NAACP meets from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first Saturday of each month at the American Red Cross Building, 3131 N. Vancouver. For ques tions, call 503-249-6263. Forces of Nature OMSI presents Forces o f Na ture, N ational G eographic Chases Mother N ature’s Dark Side, at O m nim ax through March. For more information, call 503-797-40ÎX). Fox Chase Artwalk The businesses o f Fox Chase Comers, at Northeast 30th A v enue and Killingsworth Street, sponsor Artwalk for the entire family, Sunday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more in fo rm a tio n , e -m a il milagrostq’milagmsN xitique.com. Gallery of Visual Arts View art from talented local artists o f all ages throughout the month of November at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural C enter; 5340 N. Interstate Ave., from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., free. Get Fit, Stay Healthy! Sankofaa Health Institute of fers a free diabetes support group from 6 to 7:30 p.m. e very th i rd Thursday at AI berta Sim m ons Plaza, 6707 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For more information, cal1503- 285-2484. Rose Garden Opens for School Students see ‘real world' need for math Ninth graders from north Portland’s Roosevelt High School’s Power Academy studied statistics, engineering and measurement during a daylong field trip to the Rose Garden Arena courtesy. Students tracked the acoustics, heating and cooling and general engineering aspects of the building, home to the Portland Trail Blazers and other events. They calculated the capacity for parking and carefully considered statistics for a professional basketball game in the same way that coaches develop strategies to find the hot spots for shooting and productivity of each player. This was an attempt to bring math directly to the students so they can understand, in ways they find relevant, the way mathematical principles affect their daily lives. "Our kids need assurance that math is usable in the real world," said Kathy Fong Stephens, a school- work liaison who took the kids on last week’s learning expedition. “This is a fun way to practice everything they’re learning in algebra and geometry," she said. “They also got to see the size 16 shoes and eight-foot high shower heads in the Blazers' dressing room." The students also got firsthand views of issues in science, health, sound, physical education and urban planning related to Portland’s sports arena. Students and staff from Roosevelt High School's Power Academy work on their math skills by measuring the basketball court at the Rose Garden and understanding how it fits together like a jigsaw puzzle on top o f an ice hockey rink. Creative Space For Dance A urora dance studio, 5433 N.E. 30th (& Killingsworth), offers an array of classes for children, teens and adults at all levelsof ability. Call 503-249- 0201 o r v is it o n lin e at w w w .h e v a n e t.c o m / auroradance for additional in formation. The arithmetic is the height o f the shower heads when Ninth graders from Roosevelt High School visit the Blazer's shower room, giving them a sense o f the differences in size between the professional basketball players and the rest o f us. Work For Change Community Advocates invites those interested in protecting children from abuse to be come an event volunteer, event outreach, technology expert, graphic artists or office sup port team member. For more inform ation, call 503-280- 1388. Home Improvement T he C o m m u n ity E n erg y Project holds free workshops on w ater conservation and weatherization. For more in formation, call 503-284-4962. World Famous Jazz for Kids Hits Portland Birth Ready Sunday concert to feature all-stars and rising stars W hether you need childbirth preparation classes, or just a refresher. Providence Health Systems has a workshop for you. Prepare for pain, take a weekend seminar or prepare big sisters and brothers-to-be throughout the sum m er by visiting www.providence.org/ classes or call 503-574-6595. Aquatic Fitness Providence has a full schedule of fitness classes including wa ter exercising at the Provi dence Aquatic Center. 4805 N.E. Glisan. For a schedule, call 503-215-6301. B Kenny Polson will join a group o f featured jazz performers in a benefit for jazz education on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Legacy Emanuel Hospital Atrium. by J aymef . R. Cvn T he P ortland O bserver A world-renowned musician will headline The Future o f Jazz, a Sunday night o f jazz and funk with allstars and rising stars. The 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. event at the Legacy Emanuel Hospital atrium, 501 N. Graham St., is a fundraiser for the jazz program at Beaverton Arts and Communication Magnet Academy. P e r f o r m a n c e s in c lu d e F red W esley, an exciting funk and jazz trom bonist, form erly w ith Jam es Brown, G eorge C linton and the Par- liam ent/Funkadelic and the C ount; the Kenney Polson Project and Port land Jazz All Stars. Polson, the smooth jazz saxophon ist, has played in 35 countries with the likes of Little Richard, Phil Walker. James Brown and many, many more. Polson’s song “No More Lonely Nights" reached the Top 40 Adult Contemporary New Music Weekly Chart in 2001. His band will soon release Seren dipity. an album featuring many of Polson’s famous friends. “This particular album I just re corded is a blend between smooth jazz and old school and R & B," Polson said. “ I’ve gone back and called my friends, the old school musicians. There’s some famous cats on there, man. It’s made it really special for me.” Polson, a Portland resident, has trav eled nationwide to record “Serendip ity" to collaborate with musicians such as Michael Henderson, Tom Grand, Fred W esley, Roger Smith. Larry Gittens. Phil Upchurch. Bruce Conte and members of WAR, Santana, Malo, The Isley Brothers. The Dazz Band and Taj Mahal. The event doubles as a CD release party for the Kenney Polson Project. R e se rv e d se a ts fo r S u n d a y ’s fundraiser are $45, including u sit down dinner and dessert, and general adm is sion is $35. For tickets, call Judy Chow n at 5O3-672-37OO or v isit w w w .acm ajazz.org.
