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FOCUS page C2 Ongoing and Upcoming Music The Blue Monk on Belmont plays live jazz every Sunday night at 9 p.m. Fora schedule, visit www.thebluemonk.corn. Thom City Improv, featur ing members of Oldominion.Quivah, The Chosen and The Black Notes perform every Tuesday at 10 p.m. at Conan s at 3862 SE Hawthorne. Interstate Bar and Grill has mature live music at 4234 N. Interstate. 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 7:30 a.m. Skip Elliott Bowman Jazz Trio plays Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon at Hannah Bea's, on northeast M LKJr. Blvd. and Shaver. R&B and live funk bands perform weekends at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center. After work, stop by The Red Sea, 381 S.W. 3rd Ave. from 5 to9 p.m. Wednesdays. Don’t miss Reggae Thursdays at Savannah's at First Thursday celebrations at 8 p.m. DJ OG ONE spins R&B at Savannah’s on Fridays. Politics and Poetry is every first and third Thursday at AJ Java’s Internet Café from 6 to 8:30 p.m. W W in a'hr ^Jort lattò (libscrricr Final Concerts for Oregon Zoo -Singer/songwriter Karla Bonoff will take the stage on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Having lent her lyrics to Linda Rondstadt, Bonnie Raitt and W ynonna Judd, Bonoff is attributed as being a pivotal influence for many of today’s female singer’s/songwriters. On Friday Aug. 26, Susan Tedeschi and soulful gospel group the Blind Boys o f Alabama will perform. Tedeschi is well known in the modern blues guitar circuit and the Blind Boys have earned three Grammy awards. These are just some of the events*as part of the Oregon Ztxi summer c o n c e rt s e rie s. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n v isit www.oregonzoo.org. V ancouver Sym phony - The Vancouver Symphony will perform a free concert on Aug. 27 at 7 pm. at the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, commemorat ing the 60lh anniversary of the end o f World W ar II. Vancouver Symphony O rchestra’s regular concert series begins on Oct. 8. For more information, visit w w w .vancouversym phony.org. O regon Sym phony - Oregon Symphony in the Neigh borhoods will host an afternoon festival, beginning at 3 p.m. on Aug. 27 at W oodlawn Park, featuring hands- on activities forai ages, performances and information booths. Later that night, the Oregon Symphony will perform at 7 p.m. On Thursday, Sept. 1 at the Tom McCall W aterfront Park, the Portland Youth Philhar monic will host a concert at 5 p.m., with the Oregon Symphony performing at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.orsymphony.org. ~FREE RANGE SYM PHONY- ROAMING SOON IN A PARK NEAR YOU. S C o m . e .p .n e n e . F r .. R a n g . t c j l u r . on 4 . ! • • • « . roam ing . . o n m a p ark n ear you W OODLAW N AUGUST » m « stivai pneciBi PM, FREE SPOHSOStO »V O R E G O N SYM P H O N Y C a i l o i K a im a » M • •** tfcw < B !» MRr «9 ♦ - u s ic O ia tc ro » Pr»« C o n fo r t' O«i N h a t Mòi M ,in C I I 4 6 T ■ IIT T I» “ fetid? i C o n c ie rte s j,r»t'i» August 24, 2005 the Oregon Food Bank Net work of regional food banks. ............. ...................... Gazer Arm Wresting competition at Tiny s Cof fee 2033 NE MLK every Friday from 8 to 10 pm Come on down and arm wrestle! Both men and women are encouraged to attend. Six to Sunset Concerts- The City of Vancouver proudly presents a weekly evening concert series. Each Thurs day until the end of August there wil 1 be diverse genres for the community toenjoy. Check out their website tor weekly listings, www.cityofvancouver.us. Discovery M useum - The World Forestry Center recently opened its doors to a new Discovery Mu seum, featuring exciting, interactive exhibits on for estry. Visitors have achance to goon a white water raft ride without getting wet, smoke jum p into a wildfire without getting singed and stroll across a 20-foot high tree top canopy walk. For more information, visit www.worldforestry.org. Sponge Bob at the Zoo - Now through Labor Day, the Oregon Zoo will present Nickelodeon’s Sponge Bob Square Pants-the thrill ride. The cost is $4.50 in addi tion too admission. For more information call 503-226- 1561 orvisitw w w .oregonzoo.org. L augh F actory - Comedy returns every second Wednesday of the month at the upscale Bacchus Restaurant, thanks to EEI International. Trippin’ through Town - Take a trip through time to find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing Hot Movie, Cool Pool- MHCC Aquatic Center will Portland on Wednesdays at the Ohm on 31 N .W First show Pirates of the Caribbean on August 24 and Ave. $7 cover. National Treasure on Aug. 31. These dive in movies are sure to be fun of the whole family. Adults price is O n the R adio - Groove to soul and hip-hop with Kevin $4 and $3 for children. For more information contact Berry from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at 90.7 FM/KBOO. MHCC Aquatic Center at 503-491-7243 or visit Check out the Community Potpourri talk show from 7 www.mhcc.edu/aquatics. to 8 a.m. Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays at 1480 AM/KB MS. Count your blessings with Melodies from Barbara Lusch - Barbara Lusch will make the last Heaven from 6 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at performance of this summer’s Bridgeport Vi 1 lage con 1290 AM/KKSL. Tune in to African American Health cert series on Aug. 25. This concert also includes wine Radio Wednesday nights on 1290 AM/KKSL. tasting events under the Italian Gazebo. Bridgeport Village is located in Tualatin Oregon and perfor G ypsy Classes - Caravan Studios offers classes in mances are from 6-8p.m. Admission and parking is free. belly d an ce, A frican dance and m ore. V isit F or m ore in fo rm a tio n v isit w w w .b rid g ep o rt- www.gypsycaravan.us. village.com. H ave a Ball - Kids will have a ball at O M SI’s new A ttention Young D ancers- Allstate Insurance is spon Innovation Station by exploring the human side of soring a production of Swan Lake later this fall. As a technology. For more information, visitwww.omsi.edu. part of the preparation for its performance, the Mos cow Ballet is looking to incorporate a number of A m usem ent At O aks P a rk - Oaks Park in southeast children in its performances. Auditions are on Aug. 27 Portland offers rides, picnic grounds, roller-skating at Lloyd Center. Applications to audition need to be and family games in the shade of I OO-year-old oak trees in no later than Aug. 25. Applications can be obtained on the banks of the W illamette River. Rides and roller at any Allstate Insurance branch. The closest loca skating are open daily. tions are on 1700 SW Jefferson Street in downtown Time to Jam - Jam Night, Portland's ever-popular Portland and 2044 E. Burnside in ne Portland. For more comedy and variety show is at Christian Performing information please call Kimberly Pepper at 425-489- Arts Center, 8131 N. Denver Ave. Shows continue 2289orem ail kpepp@ allstate.com. every Friday Night starting at 9 p.m. with dinner by Oregon State Fair W ants You- T ohelp fight hunger. On Tuesday, August 30 between 11 a.m to 2 p.m., admission to the fair is only $2 with two cans of food. This will benefit Marion-Polk Foos Share, a member of Mondemaj Catering next door to the show at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dinner is $ 13 and tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children under 12. For dinner reservations, call 503-286-2590.