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November 17, 2004
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Your Care
Our First Priority
Dr. Marcelitte Failla
C/zzropractic Physician
Call for an appointment!
(503) 228-6140
We a re lo c a te d a t
1716 N.E. 42nd Ave., Portland, OR 97213
(B e tw e e n B ro a d w a y a n d S a n d y B lv d .)
We specialize in:
Automobile accident injuries
Chronic headache and joint pain
Workers Compensation injuries
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
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presents
Young A r tis t
Showcase
Music, Dance, and Theatre featuring students from
Ockley Green, Beech, and Holy Redeemer Middle Schools
Portland’s own Siren’s Echo has a new CD called "Psalms Of The Siren's. ’
Siren’s Echo Finish Debut CD
From the thorny city of Portland
em erges S ire n 's Echo, a long
a w a ite d
union
betw een
Oldominion’s Syndel and Hungry
M ob's Toni Hill.
The two combine soulful melo
dies and profound lyricism to break
the stereotypes of women in hip-
hop through conscious lyrics and
spit fire delivery. They have been
on the frontline o f Seattle and
P ortland’s burgeoning hip-hop
I FCC Theatre
5340 N. Interstate Avenue
TriMet Interstate MAX - Yellow Line to
Killingsworth Station, or Bus #72
FREE ADMISSION with donation of 3 canned goods
Information: (503) 832-4322
PORTLAND PARKS
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tne generous support o f
R eg io n al
A rts & C ulture
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Siren’s Echo gives credit to Nina
Simone, Erykah Badu, Pharoahe
Monch, Arrested development, 2pac
and many others as their musical
inspirations. They have shared the
stage with such notable artist as
Xzibit, Blackalicious, GZA. The
Roots, Snœ p Dogg, Di lated Peoples,
Swollen Members, Ras Kass, Com
mon Sense and Erykah Badu.
For more inform ation, visit
www.SirensEchoMusic.com.
Energy Poured into Youth Art
Students at Ockley Green and
Beech Middle Schools in north
Portland have poured their bound
less and youthful energy into grace
ful art and dance at the Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N.
Thursday, November i8, 2004
7:00pm
scenes since 1998, becoming a
staple in both communities.
S iren’s E cho’s debut album
"Psalms O f The Siren’s,” is being
released this month on their inde
pendent label. Step Child Music.
The lovely ladies will embark on a
tour of the entire Northwest to sup
port the release, with the final date
ending in Portland on Saturday,
Dec. 18 for the official album release
party at the Ash Street Saloon.
Interstate.
The students end a nine-week
after-school theater program this
week with a Student Artist Show
case, featuring song, dance and
theater performances. They will
perform tribal dance, improvisa
tional theater games, voice and
body works under the direction of
local performing artists LaVeme
Springer-Green and Habiba Addo.
Admission is free to the 7 p.m.
production on Thursday. Nov. 18
with a donation of three canned
goods to assist a Thanksgiving
food drive.
For more information, call 503-
823-2001.
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