Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, June 01, 2005, Page 9, Image 9

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lune I. 2005
Focus
J a z z L e g e n d s to P e r f o r m -
Jazz legends Rashied Ali and
Sonny Fortune will perform
Thursday, June 2 at 8 p.m. at
the Old Church, downtown.
The concert is sponsored
by the Creative Music Guild.
Tickets are available at the
door
Children’s Museum Exhibit Coming
Water Works to open this summer
The new Water Works at Portland Children's Museum will feature
a hand-cranked “conveyor b elt” that carries water into whimsical
objects like mugs, kitchen tools and even an old shoe.
W ater W orks, one o f Portland exhibit had to be closed to the
C hildren’s M useum ’s most popu­ public.
D oors will open to the new
lar exhibits, will reopen this sum ­
mer with new features and art­ W ater W orkson July 15,museum
work that creates a setting that is officials said.
F ounded in 1949, P ortland
authentic to the Pacific N orth­
C hildren’s M useum is a hands-
west.
The new W ater W orks will fea­ on museum for children from birth
ture a 12-foot high w aterfall, a to 10 years old. The non-profit
hand-cranked “co n veyor b elt” m useum ’s m ission is to inspire
that carries w ater in whimsical im agination, creativity, and the
objects like mugs, kitchen tools, w onder o f learning in children
and adults. The m useum features
and even an old shoe.
Last September, a leak was dis­ c h an g in g e x h ib its, a rts-b ased
covered in one o f the exhibit program s and a public school.
The C hildren’s M useum is lo­
drains. In v estigation revealed
that w ater had dam aged the floor­ cated at 4015 S.W . Canyon Rd.,
ing in the exhibit hall, and the across from the O regon Zoo.
L augh Factory - Comedy returns every second W ednesday of the month
at the upscale Bacchus Restaurant, thanks to EEI International.
T rip p in ’ through Tow n - 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.
Fam ous L ipizzaner Stallions - The w orld’s most graceful and artistic
horses in equestrian
entertainm ent trop,
jum p, dance and gal­
lop into the Rose Gar­
den for two shows
on Sunday, June 26.
Tickets are on sale at
all Tickemaster out­
lets.
coming Music
Ongoing and
Ihpac’s Mother
Opens Arts Center
M ovin’ Out — The Tony RashiedAli and
Award-winning new dance Sonny Fortune
musical M ovin’ O ut' di­
rected by Twyla Tharp and based on songs by Billy Joel will be in Portland
at the Keller Auditorium from June 7-12. Tickets start at $24.
O n th e R a d io -
Groove to soul and
hip-hop with Kevin
Berry from 7 to9 p.m.
Mondays at 90.7 FM/
K BOO. Check out the
C o m m u n ity P o t­
pourri talk show from
7 to 8 a.m. Mondays,
W ednesday and Fri­
days at 1480 AM/
KBMS. Count your blessings with Melodies from Heaven from 6 to 10
p.m. Mondays through Fridays at 1290 AM/KKSL. Tune in to African
American Health Radio Wednesday nights on 1290 AM/KKSL.
Says arts can save children
(AP) — Afeni Shakur was in a
cocaine haze in 1990 when she heard
that her son’s rap career was taking
off.
“I was in the heyday of using,”
she says. “Someone told me that
Tupac was on ‘The Arsenio Hall
Show,’ and I thought they were
lying.”
That’s when Afeni realized co­
caine was ruining her life. She had
lost track of her son - a tough feat
considering that all eyes were about
to be on Tupac.
Afeni kicked her habit, and by
the time Tupac was killed in 1996
at the height o f his fam e, they had
rekindled their relationship. Now
A fen i’s life is consum ed with
keeping T upac’s legacy alive -
and her latest effort is the June 11
g ran d o p e n in g o f the T upac
Amaru Shakur C enter for the Arts
in A tlanta, Ga.
The $4 million project is focused
on helping at-risk youth. It revolves
around a six-acre campus in the
Atlanta suburb of Stone Mountain
that includes an art gallery, re­
hearsal area, offices, gift shop and
a “peace garden,” There are plans
to add a museum, community meet-
ing space and classrooms. A bronze
statue of Tupac will be unveiled in
one of the peace garden’s foun­
tains in September.
The idea for the center came
from a sad chapter o f A feni' s his­
tory. As she bounced from New
York City to Baltimore to C alifor­
nia, falling deeper into drugs and
the Black Panther m ovem ent, she
enrolled young Tupac in several
arts schools and program s, where
he honed the natural musical and
acting gifts that would make him
a hip-hop icon.
“Arts can save children, no mat­
ter what’s going on in their homes,”
Afeni, 58, told The Associated Press
inarecent interview. “I wasn’tavail-
able to do the right things for my
son. If not for the arts, my child
would’ve been lost.”
• The Blue Monk on Belmont plays live jazz every Sunday night
at 9 p.m. For a schedule, visit www.thebluemonk.com.
• Thorn City Improv, featuring members of Oldominion, Quivah,
The Chosen and The Black Notes perform every Tuesday at 10
p.m. at Conan’s at 3862 S.E. Hawthorne.
• Interstate Bar and Grill has mature live music at 4234 N. Inter­
state.
• The Black Notes play Thursdays at the Candlelight Room.
Mel Brown plays jazz at Jimmy Maks on Tuesdays and Thursdays
and Fridays and Saturdays at Salty’s on the Columbia.
• A Community Unity Breakfast is held every third Thursday at
SEI at 7:30a.m.
• Skip Elliott Bowman Jazz Trio plays Saturdays from 10a.m .to
noon at Hannah Bea’s, on northeast MLK Jr. Blvd. and Shaver.
G ypsy Classes - Caravan Studios offers classes in belly dance, African
dance and more. Visit www.gypsycaravan.us.
M ak e A rt on A lb e rta - Make art and enjoy art on A lberta through
Portland Com m unity College. A variety o f classes from art m aking to
art appreciation are available. For more inform ation, call 503-731-
6622.
H ave a Ball - Kids will have a ball at O M SI’s new Innovation Station by
exploring the human side of technology. For more information, visit
www.omsi.edu.
A m usem ent At O aks P a rk - Oaks Park in southeast Portland offers rides,
picnic grounds, roller-skating and family games in the shade of 100-year-
old oak trees on the banks of the Willamette River. Rides and roller­
skating are open daily.
Avant-Garde Jazz from New York
The Greater Portland Flute Soci­
ety and Portland State University
Music D epartment will present
former Portland resident John Sav­
age in a jazz/avant-garde flute con­
cert and workshop on Sunday, June
5 at 2 p.m. in Room 453 of Cramer
Hall at Portland State University.
The concert will be followed by a
workshop.
S a v a g e 's train in g began at
Jefferson High School, studying
flute with Georgeanne Ries. He
then studied at Portland State Uni­
versity, where he earned a Bach-
elorof Music degree in flute, study­
ing classical style with Dr. Marilyn
Shotolaandjazz with Charley Gray
and Andrew Hill.
Attendees are invited to bring
their instruments. General admis­
sion is $ 10 with seniors, Flute So­
ciety members and students at $8.
PSU students and faculty are free.
T im e to Jam - Jam N ight, P ortland’s ever-popular com edy and
variety show is at C hristian Perform ing Arts Center, 8131 N. D enver
Ave. Show s continue every Friday Night starting at 9 p.m. with
dinner by M ondem aj Catering next door to the show at 6:30 and 7:30
p.m. D inner is $13 and tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children
under 12. F o rd in n er reserv atio n s,call 503-286-2590.
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