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August 31, 2005
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H ip- H op S how case - As part of
the upcom ing festival M usicfest
NW , Jus Fam ily Records presents a
show case o f hip-hop artists on Friday. Sept.
9 at the Roseland T heatre at X p.m. Featured player
will include E-40, Bosko, Cool
N utz, M aniac Lok, Potluck. E-
D aw g and special guest DJ
C hill. T he R oseland T heatre is
lo c ate d at X N .W . 6 lh Ave
w w w .m usicfestnw .com .
Arnt W restlin g C om petition-
Shoe G azer A m , W resting com
petition at T in y ’s C offee 2033
N.E. M artin Luther King Jr. BI vd. every Friday from X-
10 p in. Both men and women are encouraged to
attend.
D iscovery M u seu m - The W orld Forestry C enter
recently opens its doors to a new D iscovery M useum ,
featuring exciting, interactive exhibits on forestry.
V isitors have a chance to go on a w hite w ater raft
ride w ithout getting wet, sm oke ju m p into
a w ildfire w ithout getting singed and
stroll across a 20-foot high tree top canopy
w a lk . F o r m o re in f o rm a tio n , v is it
w w w .w orldforestry.org.
N.W . First Ave.
On th e R ad io - G roove to soul and
hip-hop w ith Kevin Berry from 7 to 9
90.7 FM /K BO O . C heck out the
C om m unity Potpourri talk
show from 7 to X a. n ,. M on
days, W ednesday and Fri
days at 14X0 A M /K BM S.
C ount your blessings with
Melodies from Heaven from
6 to 10 p.m . M o n d a y s
through F ridays at 1290
A M /K K SL. T une in to A f
rican A m erican H ealth Ra
dio W ednesday nights on 1290 A M /K K SL.
G ypsy C lasses - C aravan Studios offers classes in
b elly d a n c e , A fric a n d a n c e an d m o re. V isit
w w w .g y p sy carav an .u s.
H ave a Ball - Kids will have a ball at O M S I’s new
Innovation Station by exploring the hum an side o f
technology. For more inform ation, visit
w w w.om si.edu.
A m usem ent A t O a k s P a rk - Oaks Park
in southeast Portland offers rides, pic
nic grounds, roller-skating and family
gam es i n the shade o f 1 (X)-y ear-
? old oak trees on the banks of
the W illamette River. Rides and
roller-skating are open daily.
Sponge Bob a t th e Z o o - Now through
L abor D ay, the O regon Zix, will present
N ickelodeon'sS pongeB ob Square Pants-
the thrill ride. The cost is $4.50 in addition
too adm ission. For more inform ation call 503-
226-1561 or visit www.oregonz.oo.org
Laugh Factory - C om edy returns every second
W ednesday o f the m onth at the upscale Bacchus
Restaurant, thanks to EEI International.
T rip p in ’ through Tow n - Take a trip through tim e to
find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing
Portland on W ednesdays at the O hm . $7 cover. 31
T im e to ja m - Jam N ight. P o rtlan d ’sev er-
p o p u la r co m ed y an d v ariety show is at
C h ristian P erform ing A rts C en ter, X131 N.
D en v er A ve. S how s co n tin u e ev ery F rid ay N ight
startin g at 9 p.m . w ith d in n e r by M o n d em aj C a te r
ing n ex t d o o r to the show at 6 :3 0 an d 7 :3 0 p.m .
D in n er is $ 13 and tic k ets are $7 fo r a d u lts and $4
for ch ild ren u n d er 12. For d in n e r rese rv a tio n s, call
503-2X6-2590.
CATCH IT LIVE
Kool & the Gang
with Morris Day and The Time
Songwriter ‘Smashing the Ceiling’
Magdalen Hsu-Li to perform at WSU-Vancouver
A s an internation
ally acclaim ed song
w rite r, p a in te r and
c u l tu r a l
a c tiv i s t,
S e a ttle ’s M ag d alen
H su-Li is redefining
the fem ale m usician
an d c h a n g in g sta n
dards in the A m eri
can m usic industry.
H er next local per
fo rm a n ce w ill take
place Friday, Sept. 9
at 7 p.m. at W ashing
ton State U niversity
in V an co u v er. T he
show is free to the
public and will include
a lecture program en
titled “Sm ashing The
C eiling-T he Intersec
tion O f Race, G ender,
and the A rts.”
H s u - L i ’ s l a te s t
C D rele ase “ S m ash
ing the C e ilin g ,” fea
t u r e s i n t e l l i g e n t , Magdalen Hsu-Li
so a rin g v o ca ls and
p ia n o b allad s re m in isc e n t o f T o ri leased on her in d e p en d e n t label,
A m o s an d B end F olds F iv e, ex - “C h ic k p o p R eco rd s," and has al-
p lo rin g issu es o f lo v e, lo ss an d read y so ld 12,000 c o p ies on its
fin d in g o n e ’s id en tity . It w as re- ow n , b u t sh e ’s not sto p p in g there.
“ W hen I w as w rit
ing th e so n g s on th is
a lb u m ,” she said , “ I
felt I w as e x p e rie n c
ing a q u an tu m leap
o r p erso n al g estaslt.
T h ere w ere so m any
b r e a k th ro u g h s th a t
3 happened p e rso n
ally, em otionally, m u
sic ally an d s p ir itu
ally . A nd I am a per-
, son th at is all ab o u t
b rea k in g b a rrie rs.”
H su-Li w as born in
a sm all southern tow n
; am ong a handful o f
Asian families, experi
encing extrem e racism
an d p reju d ice on a
daily basis w hile b at
tlin g c ro s s -c u ltu ra l
conflicts. T hrough her
m u sic, s h e ’s triu m
phantly channeled her
harsh beginnings into
a po sitiv e, uplifting
and electrifying force
th a t’s shared the stage with Ani
D iF ranco, M acy G ray, M elissa
Ferrick and M argaret C ho. am ong
many others.
Ray Charles Post Office Named
( AP) — T he w arm voice o f Ray
C h arles filled the L os A ngeles
neighborhood near his recording
studio during an Aug. 24 cerem ony
christening a post office in his name.
“ M y hopes are that the nam ing
o f this post office facility is only the
first o f m any tributes for a man who
started from now here to end up a
national treasure and global phe
n o m e n o n ,” s a id R e p . D ia n e
W atson, D -C alif., w ho sponsored
the federal bill to renam e the post
office.
Charles died in June 2004o f acute
liver disease at age 73. His death
ended a 5X-year career in w hich he
com bined rock ‘n ’ roll w ith gospel
and soul to create a new style for
hits such as “W h a t'd I Say,” “ Hit
the Road Jack,” “G eorgia on My
M ind” and “ I C an ’t Stop Loving
You.”
Born Ray C harles Robinson, he
lost his eyesight at 7, w as an or
phan at 15 and struggled for nearly
A photo o f Ray Charles is displayed inside the Ray Charles Post
Office during an official naming ceremony in Los Angeles. (AP photo)
20 years with an addiction to heroin.
He quit the drug cold turkey in 1965.
His life story w as chronicled in
the 2004 film “Ray,” which earned a
best actor O scar for Jam ie Foxx.
T he Ray C harles Station is lo
cated ju st blocks aw ay from the
recording studio and business of
fice where Charles produced “G eor
gia on M y M ind” and his final al
bum, the Gram m y-w inning “Genius
Loves C om pany.”
The Amtrak ‘Empire Builder’ transcends a mountain pass.
Amtrak Renovates Empire Builder
Friday, September 16th at 7pm
$ 3 5 and $ 45 tickets available at the Coyote Club desk,
www.starticketsplus.com or by phone at
800-585-3737
w ine or cider. On the second day o f
the trip, th ey ’re invited to attend
on-board w ine and cheese tasting
events in the lounge car.
C oach passengers are offered
at-seat food and beverage service.
In the d in n in g car, several sp e
cial m enu item s h av e been c re
ated to clo sely m atch the o rig in al
re c ip e s o f th e G reat N o rth ern
R ailw ay . At su p p e r tim e, along
w ith the d elicio u s reg u lar A m trak
m enu item s, p assen g e rs w ill be
in v ited to en jo y sp ecial en tre es
re c a llin g the tr a in ’s lore: B raised
S alm o n S hank w ith h o rserad ish
an d c a u lif lo w e r p u re e . G re a t
N o rth ern B aked Ham w ith sw eet
citru s sau ce and E n g lish B eef
steak Pot Pie w ith b raise d to m a
to es and w hite m u sh ro o m s.
T he interiors o f the sleeping cars
have received extensive renova
tions. The bedroom s have new ly
designed and modern-l<x)king toi
let and show er units. T he interiors
o f the coach and dining cars have
also been refurbished.
A d v c r tiw U ith d iv i i n '
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Must be 21 or older to attend.
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The A m trak “Em pire B uilder,”
long one o f A m erica’s favorite
trains, has a fresh new look.
The train that travels through
som e o f A m erica's greatest scen
ery betw een C hicago, Portland and
Seattle has introduced refurbished
rail cars, new on-board services
and im proved passenger am enities.
First class passengers - those
w ith sleep in g acco m m o d atio n s,
w hich include dining car meal ser
vice - are w elcom ed aboard w ith a
com plim entary glass o f sparkling
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