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Committed to Cultural Diversity M etro œiîe 'JJortlaixb © b seru er |ul^ 13. 2005 www.portlandobserver.com McMillan to Coach Trail Blazers SuperSonics coach signs contract Oj community service See page B6 SECTION B o m in u n i t y a le n d a r C Radical Women Meeting On July 13, Patti Duncan, femi nist professor at Portland State University and Mary Ann Curtis, Radical W omen activist from Seattle will both report on their travels in South Korea and China. The event will take place at 6:30 pm at the Bread and Roses Center located at 819 N. Killingsworth. Food will be served for a $6 dona tion. To arrange childcare, rides, work exchanges or more informa tion call 503-240-4462. Reading: Why White Kids Love Hip Hop On Monday July 18, come hear readings from the book that has been praised as a bold bomb shell. Author Bakari Kitwana ar gues that hip-hop has broken down more racial barriers than any other social development of the past three decades. With this brave tour de force, Kitwana takes his place alongside the greatest African-American inteilectualsof recent history. “Eschewing tired cliches, refusing racial pieties, and resisting old habits of thought, Kitwana clears a brilliant path to fresh insight.” This free event will be at the Powell’s bookstore located on 37"’ and Hawthorne Blvdat7:30PM . Family Fun Days Local fam ilies will attend a se ries o f Fam ily Fun Days at Irv ing Park in northeast Portland this sum m er, sp o n so red by First Step Sports A cadem y, the N ortheast C oalitions o f N eigh borhoods, Portland Parks and R ecreation and other support ers. Each Friday afternoon from July 15 to Aug. 5, parents, gran d p aren ts, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings and ev ery one else under the sun are in vited to learn about issues like health, com m unity housing and local services. H ealth ch eck up clinics, pam phlets and not- profit representatives will be on hand. Geek Fair Five! On July 16 starting at 1 p.m., com e let out your inner geek with Free G eek, an organization that re cycles and refurbishes donated com puters to make them av a il able to volunteers. They are celebrating their 5lh year an n i versary w ith a com m unity fair and street party. One o f the highlights will be the “ Beat- the-G eek” gam e show and the Sm ash-tacular: inspired by the movie “O ffice Space” atten d ees will get the chance to beat com puter printers to pieces. For m ore in f o r m a tio n v is it w w w .freegeek.org/geekfair. Problem Pooch On July 16at 11 a.m ., there will be an inform ation session is for those interested in ad o p t ing a new dog or sim ply ju st wants to find out why dogs do what they do. T here will also be a question and answ er fo rum facilitated by the O regon H um ane Society B ehavioral D epartm ent. The event will take place at the O regon H u mane Society located at 1067 NE C olum bia Blvd. For more inform ation visit w w w .Oregon human.org or call 503-285-7722 Free Homeownership Orientation P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity L and T rust (PC L T ), is a non-profit com m unity organization that helps first tim e hom ebuyers with lim ited incom es to pur chase a single fam ily home. B ecom ing a hom eow ner may not be as hard as you thought. This event is on M onday July 18 at 6 p.m. at the PCLT office located at 3109 NE Broadw ay. F or m ore in fo rm a tio n visit w w w .pclt.org or call 503-493- 0293. The soothing and uplifting voices o f Blind Boys o f Alabama will warm hearts Aug. 2 6 when the group performs at the Oregon Zoo. Big name musicians featured each week Animals aren’t the only ones that’ll be cooing and cawing at the Oregon Zoo this summer. This year’s Summer Concert Series will host a variety of popular musical acts sure to wake up Portland’s wildlife with Chris Isaak, Blind Boys of Alabama, Indigo Girls, Ozomatli, Bruce Hornsby and many more. The season kicked off July 6 with Ladysmith Black Mambazo and will con tinue through Aug. 31. All shows begin at 7 p.m. W ednesday, July 13 will feature a Chi cago Blues Reunion with Harvey Mandel, Nick Gravenites, Sam Lay, Tracy Nelson, Barry Goldberg and Corky Seig. A popular group in the ‘60s, the players observed greats like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf with a style all their own - and they're back to jam once again. Guitar heartthrob Chris Isaak will take the Grammy winning singer Suzanne Vega performs at the Oregon Zoo on Friday, July 22. stage on Friday, July 15 with Brandi Carlile. Soulful and intelligent, Isaak has moved toward a modern pop-rock style, but is still crooning with those recognizable vocal chords. Socially conscious folk duo the Indigo Girls will perform with Girlyman on Sunday, July 17. Grammy-winners with a loyal fanbase, the Indigo Girls offer revolutionary, political messages strong enough to inspire change through song. Put on your dancing shoes for some Zydeco lovin’ with Rosie Ledet on Wednes day, July 20. One of the genre’s up and coming stars, Ledet’s rural upbringing helped shape her style - full of tradition, energy and Creole-French attitude. Marc Cohn and Suzanne Vega will wow au d ien ces w ith in sp ira tio n a l m usical storytelling on Friday, July 22. Cohn won a Grammy in 1991 forbest new artist, and his hard work shines through introspective lyr ics reminiscent of Joni Mitchell or Jackson Browne. Vega, first made popular with her Grammy-winning hit “Luka,” has carved a comfortable niche for herself with a thought ful blend of pop, folk and urban rock. Norton Buffalo will be wailing on the blues harp with the Knockouts on Wednes day, July 27. Buffalo’s wide range of styles allow him to move effortlessly from blues Zydeco performer Rosie Ledet will headline the Oregon Zoo Summer Concert Series on Wednesday, July 20. and jazz to country and rock - placing his discography among artists like Johnny Cash, the Doobie Brothers and Steve Miller. A d v e n tu re -se e k in g p ia n is t B ruce Hornsby will tickle the ivories with jazz, bluegrass, vaudeville and rock on Friday, July 29. With a popular career that spans the last two decades, Hornsby has earned him self three Grammys and has sold more than 10 million albums. Haitian Queen of Song Emeline Michel will belt out traditional but unique rhythms on W ednesday, Aug. 3. The Gipsy Kings will have feet moving with modern and traditional flamenco on Saturday, Aug. 6. French-born, the group has clapped, sung and plucked their way through beautiful arrangements for more than 20 years. continued on page US Nurse Advances Profession, Patient Care Honored for long career in nursing The Oregon Nurses A ssociation has honored Registered Nurse Elizabeth “Liz" Washington, 77, of Portland with the 2005 ONA Meritorious Service Award, recogniz ing her 37 years of outstanding contribu tions to the profession of nursing, her com munity and the ONA. “I believe in finishing what you start," says Washington. “There are many ways to reach your goals-just find the one that best fits you.” Her many years as a registered nurse are sprinkled throughout with a firm motivation to advance the nursing profession and pa tient care. While with the Multnomah County Hospital, now known as Oregon Health Sci ences University, she was known among her staff for her innovative ideas for constant improvement. She was the hospital's head nurse for the psychiatric crisis unit and later head nurse for the orthopedic unit. In her early years of nursing, W ashing ton learned about the power of nurses’ voice as a collective bargaining unit. Today, still supporting nurses' collective action, she Since 2002, W ashing ton has chaired the ONA history committee, which sp e a rh e a d e d the association’s 100lh anni versary celebration in 2004. She continues to lead the committee in overseeing the archiving of ONA historical pho tos and documents. Her current com m u nity and career activities center on helping children and older adults. Asa member of the Washington State Ameri can Legion Auxiliary and the American l e gion Auxiliary Honor Society’s Eight and Forty, she focuses on services to veterans and children with cystic fibrosis, lungs and other respiratory diseases well as providing scholarships to registered nurses interested in caring for such children. She also serves on the Cascade Mental Health Older Adult Advisory Board and is a consultant to Fire side Adult Foster Homes. W ashington received her associate de gree in nursing from Clark C ollege in Vancouver, Washington, and her bachelor of Science in nursing from the OHSU in Portland. When nurses join together as one voice, both their patients and their profession benefit. - Elizabeth Liz'Washington, registered nurse Registered Nurse Elizabeth 'Liz' Washington has been a leader in her profession for 3 7 years. says, “When nurses join together as one voice, both their patients and their profes sion benefit.” W ashington’s career also included the Block N urses Program , which provides care to older hom ebound adults in her neighborhood. In addition, she was a patient care assessm ent nurse with the Oregon M ental Health Resource Program w here she w orked with m entally and physically challenged people living in foster homes. Related to state nurse leadership experi ence. in 1977 Washington was appointed by the Governor to the Oregon State Board of Nursing, serving two terms and a stint as president. She also served on the Human Rights and Nominating committees, the Nurse Assistance Network and the Na tional American Nurses Association House of Delegates for the ONA. On the local level, she served on the board of directors for one of O N A ’s largest districts. Best of Jazz and R&B Album Features All-Star Lineup Clarence Smith, along with producers Duke Jones and the legendary Norman Connors, is the guiding force behind one of this year’s most refreshingly musical, star- studded collections in “Love Pages.” A conceptual album by a collective aptly named The Café Soul All-Stars. Smith, the co-founder of Essence Magazine, feels it fills a definite void in the musical marketplace. "Like many others, I love and appreci ate two sem inal eras in Am erican music: Jazz. and R&B,” Smith said. “For me, the idea behind the Love Pages project was sim ple, create an environm ent that allows great players and singers who share a sim ilar reverence for the musical tradi tions I’ve alw ays held dear to showcase their talents on one fantastic CD ." The recording enlists some of the most respected names in both jazz and R&B. George Benson. Peabo Bryson. Glenn Jones. Vesta, Christopher Williams. Jon Lucien. Maysa of Incognito fame, not to mention the Earth, W ind & Fire horn section.
