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The Fairfield Four
day, Feb. 2
ment. Cost advance, $25 at the door.
The Fairfield Four, ranked among at
P o rtla n d
is $ 1 0 p e r
the top gospel groups in the coun­ Community
couple and $3 for Multicultural Film Festival
try for more than 50 years and known in room 201 oftheCTBuilding.
each additional daughter. The Jefferson High School presents
for their work with the fdm "O For more inf ormation, call 503-977- event is at the Luepke Senior C en­ “B ecom ing A m erican: A Hmong
Brother, W here Art Thou,” will 4839.
ter, 1009 E. M cLoughlin Blvd. For P erspective” on M onday, Feb. 7
Eliminates your mortgage payments & pays you perform on W ednesday, Feb. 2 at 8
more information, call 360-619-1292. from 6 to 8:30 p.m. A dm ission is
p. m. at the Kaul Auditorium at Reed Reel Music and Cinema
while you own & live in your home!
College. Admission is free. For more The Reel Music Festival, featuring
m usic cinem a, is showing through
information, call 503-777-7574.
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• No mortgage payments
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more information or W ednesday o f the month at the www.nwfilm.org.
• Tax-free money
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Love a Drama
days at the Ohm. $7 cover. 31 N.W.
• Use money any way you choose
Love can be a dram a with the Nappy First Ave.
Roots production o f “T angoing
with T ornadoes” at the Interstate Laughing Through It
For more information on this exciting new
Firehouse C ultural C enter from A Portland Jam Night plans to heal
government program, call me directly at:
Jan. 28 through Feb. 5. For more the com m unity’sills through laugh­
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ter at the W ave Theatre in north
information, call 503-381 -9088.
Portland. The live music and clean
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Lynnell Edwards
sketch improv com edy is at 9 p.m.
Lynnell Edwards, author o f “The Fridays. Tickets are $7 for adults
Carolyn Corthell, MSW
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Fanner’s Daughter” will give a free and $4 for kids. For more inform a­
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poetry reading at noon on W ednes- tion, call 503-735-4184 or visit Bump in the Road Theatre presents “The Waiting Room. ”
www.jam-night.com.
Madame Butterfly
free. For more information, call 503-
Time to Jam
Portland Opera presents Puccini’s 916-5180.
Jam Night, Portland’s ever-popular “ M adame Butterfly,” on stage Feb.
com edy/variety show, is at Chris­ 5 through 12. Tickets range from Black Panther Photo Exhibit
tian Perform ing Arts Center, 8131 $35 to $127. Tickets can be pur­ Reed College will be show ing pho­
N. D enver Ave. Show s continue chased by calling 503-241 -1802 or tos by Ruth-M arion Baruch and
Pirkle Jones through Feb. 20 at the
every Friday night starting at 9 p.m. visiting w w w.ticketm aster.com .
D ouglas F. C ooley M em orial Art
with dinner by M ondemaj Catering
G allery. Pirkle Jones will speak at
next door to the show at 6:30 and The Middle Passage
7:30 p.m. D inner is $ 13 and tickets Floyd R. Cruse presents Nabeeh 6:30 p.m. on W ednesday, Feb. 9 in
are $7 for adults and $4 for children M ustafah’s ’T h e Middle Passage,” room 19 o f the Biology building,
under 12. For dinner reservations, a pow erful play about issues af­ with an 8 p.m. reception following.
call 503-286-2590. For in forma lion fecting all com m unities regardless
Jewish Film Festival
about the show , call 503-735-4184 o f background. Perform ances are
on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. and 7 The N orthw est Film Festival pre­
o rv isitw w w .jam -night.com .
Working for a Clean Energy Future
p.m., Sunday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. and sents the 13lh Jew ish Film Festival
Black History Ball
Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Miracles through Feb. 29 at the G uild T h e­
“Inspirations o f a D ream ,” a Black Club. Tickets are $12 general, $7 atre and W hitsell A uditorium . A d­
History Ball, will be held at the members, students and seniors. For m ission is $7 general, $6 members,
We can help you lower your energy bills and conserve Oregon's resources.
Acadian Ballroom from 6 p.m. to more information, call 503-284-0985. students and seniors. For more
Homeowners and businesses can get free energy-saving recommendations, cash
information, visitwww.nwfilm.org.
m idnight on Saturday, Feb. 5. This
Incentives fo r improvements and referrals to qualified contractors.
is a black tie event. C ost is $450 a Mom-Son Swim in Vancouver
Bump in the Road
table, $ 1 (X) per couple, $55 single A Mom and Son V alentine G ala
Call now to learn about energy programs that w o rk fo r you.
Bum
p in the Road T heatre opens
and only 150 tickets are available. Swim at the M arshall C om m unity
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All p ro ceed s go to “A B etter C e n te r S w im m in g P o o l in
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a dark com edy about the
C hance” Scholarship Foundation V ancouver is on Saturday, Feb. 5
tim
eless
quest for beauty and its
benefiting youth o f color. For more from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $2.75 for
Put us to work. Call I-866-ENTRUST (368-7878)
cost. A “pay w hat you w ill” pre­
kids
and
$3.75
for
adults.
To
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information, call 503-288-4070.
or log onto w w w .e n e rg y tru s t.o rg
view show is at 7 p.m. on Feb. 10.
ter, call 360-696-8236.
T he show opens Friday, Feb. 11
Folk
Music
at
the
Aladdin
Cnergy Trust programs serve Oregon customers o f Pacific Power. Portland General Electric and NW Natural.
and runs Saturday, M arch 5 at the
Portland’s largest annual folk m u­ Vietnamese New Year
sic event, W interfolk XVII, is at the The V ietnam ese New Year, cel­ Tribe T heatre and Art G allery at
Aladdin Theatre at 7 p.m. Feb. 5. ebrating the year o f the rooster, is 510 NW G lisan St. Tickets range
This event celebrates Sisters o f the at the O regon C onvention C enter from $ 12 to $ 15. For reservations,
R o ad ’s 25th year o f service to on Feb. 5 ,from 10a.m. to ö p .m . For call 503-750-1439 or visit the web
Portland’s hom eless com m unity. m ore inform ation, call 503-335- at w w w .bum pintheroad.org.
Tickets are $23 in advance and $25 8700.
Write Around Portland
at the door, available at Aladdin
Winterfolk
W rite A round P ortland’s free cre­
Box office and M usic M illennium.
“W interfolk” will take place at the ative w riting begins on Feb. 21, at
A lladin Theatre on Saturday, Feb. various locations around the city.
Father-Daughter Ball
A Father-D aughter Ball is on Feb. 5 5 at 7 p.m. This is P o rtlan d ’s larg­ For more information and locations,
from6:30to9p.m . by the Vancouver- est folk event and is a benefit for visit w w w .w ritearound.org or call
Clark Parks and Recreation D epart­ Sisters o f the Road. Tickets are $23 503-796-9224.
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For Seniors 62 & Older
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Martin Luther King Jr, celebration,
and Black History Month
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VALENTINE’S DAY
FUNDRAISER
EXTRAVAGANZA
Featuring Valerie Day &
The Knights of Swing
w/special guests...
M onday
F ebruary 14, 2005
açu
7
pm —
11 PM
open at 6 pm
T he M arriott H otel
1401 SW N aito P kwy
D oors
ONNECTION
"The fastest Wdy to send money"
• The Black Notes play Thursdays
at the Candlelight Room.
• Mel Brown plays jazz at Jim my
M aks on T uesdays, T hursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays at Salty’s
on the Columbia.
• A Com m unity Unity Breakfast is
held every third Thursday at SE1 at
7:30 a.m. Skip Elliott Bowman Jazz
Trio playsSaturdays from 10a.m .to
noon at Hannah B ea’s, on north­
east MLK Jr. Blvd. and Shaver.
• D on’t miss Reggae Thursdays at
S avannah's at First Thursday cel­
ebrations at 8 p.m.
• DJ O G O N E sp in s R&B at
Savannah’s on Fridays.
D ance per couple : $50
D inner B uffet & D ance per couple : $115
D inner , D ance & R oom per couple : $230
VIP level room includes rose buds and
chocolate covered strawberries
T ickets A vailable at
M illennium E ast or W est
OR CALL
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• Interstate Bar and Grill has mature
live music at 4234 N. Interstate.
• After work, stop by The Red Sea,
381 S.W. 3rd Ave. from 5 to 9 p.m.
W ed n esd ay s.
loans • fax service • 2-day tax refund loans • electronic tax filing
free money orders
W ESTERN
U N IO N
• The B lue M onk on Belm ont plays
live jazz. F or a schedule, visit
www.thebluemonk.com.
• R&B and live funk bands perform
w e e k e n d s at th e In te r s ta te
Firehouse Cultural Center.
S • S. 2 3 7 . fjl
U H ‘1
6 6 6 9
open mon-tltur, 9am-7om
tri, 9am-8pm sal, 9am-7pm
sun, ioam-4pm
Ongoing and
Upcoming Music
503.491.7271
• S avannah's Restaurant welcomes
Ron Steen Jam Session Sundays at
8:30p.m.
• Live Reggae Fridays and Satur­
days at M ontego Bay, 1239 S.W.
Jefferson.
• Politics and Poetry is every first
and third Thursday at AJ Java’s
I ntem et Café from 6 to 8 : 30 p. m.
• DJ Vance spins Saturdaysat Book­
ies Sports Lounge on N. Lombard
and Albina. N ocover before 10p.m.