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October 5, 2005
Soul diva to open
symphony season
Grammy award-winning soul diva Roberta Flack
will open the Oregon Symphony’s 2005-06 Pops
season on Oct. 8 .9 and 10 at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall, with an added performance on Oct.
11 at Salem ’s Elsinore Theater.
Flack, whose hits include “The First Time Ever
I Saw Your Face” and “ Killing Me Softly with His
Song,” is known for her sophisticated and roman­
tic style.
On this concert, her Symphony debut, she will
perform many o f her signature hits, including
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Legendary singer
Roberta Flack will
perform Oct. 8 . 9 and
10 for the opening of
the Oregon Symphony
Pops 2005-06 series.
“Tonight I Celebrate My Love” and “The Closer
I Get to You.” The orchestra will be led by guest
conductor John Morris Russell, currently serving
as Associate Conductor for the Cincinnati Sym­
phony O rchestra and Music Director of the
Windsor Symphony Orchestra in Ontario, Canada.
Tickets range in price from $27 to $76 and may
be purchased at the Oregon Symphony Customer
Service Office, 923 S. W. Washington, charged by
phone at 503-228-1353 or purchased at all
Ticketmaster outlets.
P ortland Festival S creens International Short Film s
Global filmmakers are gearing up films, with 18 making their world
for the 2005 Portland International debuts. Film mediums range from
Short Short Film Festival, a show­ Super 8 and 33 mm cameras to a
case of films that clock in at 10 Fisher Price toy video recorder.
Experim ental shorts run the
minutes or less, to be held Oct. 21
and 22 at the Hollywood Theatre. gamut from shocking to quirky to
This year's festival features 62 dramatic during the two-day show-
‘ The Submarine Teaser, ’ a film directed by Jubal Nance, will be
featured on Oct. 22 during the Portland International Short Short
Film Festival.
case, which includes a special show-
ing of 20 short films shot in Oregon
on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.
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