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Usher Plans Live
Cable Concert
Usher will perform a live
concert on cable television
March 5. (AP photo)
(AP) — It’s tim e to U sher in the
new year.
After a very good 2004 for the
R&B singer. Usher will perform a
live concert during a free preview of
th e p re m iu m c a b le n e tw o rk
Showtime. The March 5 show, “One
Night, One Star: Usher Live,” will
be a 90 minute live broadcast from
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“ U sher is, w ithout question,
the biggest thing in the m usic
business right now , and w e ’re
thrilled he w anted to do his live
concert w ith u s,” said Robert
G reenblatt, the cable n etw o rk ’s
president o f en tertain m en t, in a
statem ent released Friday.
U sh er’s “C o n fessio n s,” fea­
turing hits “Y eah !” and “B urn,”
was the best sellin g album o f
2004, m oving 7.9 m illion copies.
His tour raked in $29.1 m illion in
North A m erica, and h e 's c u r­
r e n tly n o m in a te d f o r e ig h t
Grammys, including album o f the
year.
T he concert w ill air S aturday,
M arch 5 at 9 p.m . live on the east
coast, tape delay ed on the w est
co ast.
Sauvic Island Road Trip
From 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 5, this spe­
cial day devoted
to raptors, experi­
enced naturalists
and hawk experts will host activi­
ties at four locations around the
island. A map will be provided to
guide visitors to learn about and
enjoy the dramatic world of raptors.
The raptor stations will include up
Visitors to gaze on
magnificent birds
A rea residents are invited to ex ­
plore Sauvie Island, northw est of
Portland, in search o f m agnificent
eagles, haw ks and falcons that
spend the w inter in the Portland
m etropolitan region.
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N ail& Foot Specialist/H and Care
Madam Marion Pe’a, O wner/Nail Tech
5628 N. Commercial St., Portland, OR 97217
Phone:(503)288-1053
PRICE LIST
Full-Set $16.99 & up Fills $10.99 & up
Pedicure $15.99 & up Manicures $7.99 & up
Nail Art $2.99 & up
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close looks at these birds, tips on
hawk identification, displays and
hot drinks and donuts to stay warm.
The activities are free and no
registration is required. However, a
Sauvie Island W ildlife A rea park­
ing permit at $3.50 per vehicle will
be necessary. The Raptor Road Trip
will begin at the Sauvie Island Bridge
parking lot where visitors will re­
ceive their map and event guide.
Parking perm its can be purchased
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Modern
Medicine
Local comedy
laughs through
medical mishaps
Portland’s Bump In the Road
Theatre opens its third season with
“T he W aiting R oom ” by L isa
L o o m er, d ire c te d by C a rm ela
Lanza-Weil.
The play is a dark com edy about
the tim eless quest for beauty, and
its cost. This fractured fairytale, set
in a bizarre dream world, introduces
three women o f different cultures
and eras who find friendship and
support as they struggle with health
care through the ages.
A “pay w hat you will” preview
show is at 7 p.m. Feb. 10. The show
opens on Friday, Feb. 11 and runs
PHOTO COURTESY OF A. J . ZELADA
Shelley B. Matthews (from left), Laura Duyn, Ingrid Carlson and
Adrienne Flagg star in the local production o f “ The Waiting
Room. ’
through Saturday, March 5 at the
Tribe Theatre and Art Gallery, 510
N.W. Glisan. Tickets range from
$12 to $15. For reservations, call
503-750-1439 or visit the web at
www.bum pintheroad.org.
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Exhibits Reflect Sound and Space
J a n . 28 - F e b . 5, 2005
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S a t u r d a y s ; t p .m . S u n d a y s
i n te r s ta te 1 i re h o u s e ( A d tu ra l ( e n te r . $140 N . I n te r s ta te A v e .
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The African American Men's Club
"In the community...for the community"
AAMC Valentine’s Day Dance
Saturday, February 12, 2005
9 PM - 2 AM
at the adjacent Cracker Barrel Store.
V isitors are encouraged to bring
th eir b in o cu lars and d ress for
weather. This event is suitable for
birdw atchers o f all skill levels and
families are welcome.
Raptor Road T rip is sponsored
by M etro regional government, the
Audubon Society o f Portland, the
Oregon Department o f Fish and
W ildlife and HawkW atch Interna­
tional.
N ew a rtis ts co m e to In te r­
sta te F ire h o u se C u ltu ra l C e n te r
in F eb ru ary .
S h o w in g in th e m ain g a lle ry
is P h ile m o n R e i d ’ s “ N e w
W o rk s,” p en and inks an d o ils.
K risten M iller, a fib er artist, w ill
sh o w “ S e e n /U n s e e n ” in th e
E ntry G allery .
T he exhibition opens on Feb. 3
w ith a F irst T hursday reception
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. . The A rtist’s
T alks are on L ast T hursday, Feb.
24, from 6 to7 :30 p. m .
R e id ’s d y n am ic new w o rk s
e x p lo re th e c u ltu ra l in flu e n c e
Phil Reid, “Blues Time, " oil on canvas
Ramada Inn at the Airport
6221 NE 82nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon
503-255-6511
Kristen Miller's bead work is
on display at IFCC Entry Gallery.
o f ja z z and m o d e rn art, c o -m in -
g lin g lin e s an d p la n e s w h ich
m im ic the s ta c c a to so u n d s o f
th e ja z z he p la y s in h is stu d io
w h ile p ain tin g .
M iller uses stitching, beads,
fabric and recy cled p aper as a
way o f u nderstanding and co m ­
m unicating ideas through her art.
F o rth ise x h ib it, M iller developed
a series o f stitched and beaded
pieces based on p h o tographs of
business signs taken in north and
northeast Portland betw een IFCC
and her ow n hom e.
F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , v isit
w w w .ifc c -a rts .o rg o r c a ll 503-
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It's a wild ride for Ice Cube,
star o f the family comedy ‘Are
We There Yet?'
Ice Cube stars
in comedy ‘Are
We There Yet?’
Ice C ube show s a side his
fans h av en ’t seen before in the
new fam ily com edy “A re W e
There Yet?” The film opened Jan.
| 21 and also stars N ia Long, Jay
M ohr and T racy M organ.
C ube plays N ick, a sm ooth
o p erato r, who is try in g to land a
date w ith a y oung, attractiv e d i­
v o rcee, S uzanne p ortrayed by
Long. T he problem is Suzanne is
stuck w orking in V ancouver,
B.C. and m iserable because she
m isses h er kids.
S eizing the o p p o rtu n ity , N ick
gallantly offers to m ake her wish
com e true, and his ow n in the
process, by b rin g in g eig h t year-
o ld K ev in , p la y ed by P h ilip
D aniel Bolden, and 11 year-old
L in d s e y , p la y e d b y A le ish a
A llen, up from P o rtland, to be
reunited with th eir mom. W hat
N ic k d o e s n ’t k n o w is th a t
S u zan n e’s ch ild ren think that no
m an is good en o u g h for their
m om and will d o ev ery th in g they
can to m ake the trip a nightm are
for him.
A t its core, “A re W e T here
Y et?” is the story o f a man who
is p repared to do an y thing to get
clo ser to a w om an. D espite the
fact that he really d o e sn ’t like
kids, he agrees on the 300-m ile
road trip. S uddenly they start
exp o sin g him to the w orst as­
pects o f parenthood and co n ­
front him to v irtu ally every h o r­
ror a parent m ust endure.
T he film is filled w ith pranks
that the children play on Nick
during their road trip.