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Young Dancers Perform
62 local children selected for performance
A s a part an upcom ing perfor­
m ance o f the G reat Russian Sw an
L ake by the M oscow Ballet, 62
local children have been selected
to be part o f the O ct. 30 show ing at
A rlene Schnitzer C oncert Hall.
T h e ta len ted ch ild re n au d i­
tioned late A ugust at the Lloyd
C enter, being selected out o f 129
participants.
“W e were very im pressed with
the num ber o f children who came
out to audition for this production
o f S w an L a k e ,” sa id R o m an
A rkhypov, M oscow B allet’s dance
instructor. “This production o f the
G reat Russian Swan Lake is a beau­
tiful tribute to the classical tradition
o f Ivanov and P etipa’s original cre­
ation. By incorporating some local
children into our production, w e are
sure that the program will be even
more enjoyable.”
After com pleting the eight-week
rehearsals, the children w ill d em ­
onstrate their accom plishm ents in
tw o perform ances on Sunday, Oct.
30 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., with children
being divided into two perform ance
groups for each show tim e.
V isit w w w .pcpa.com for ticket
inform ation.
Walking on th
Earth, Wind & Fire Encore Moon at 0MSI
The leg en d a ry b a n d Earth, W ind & Fire, h a s a n e w a lb u m fe a tu r in g s o m e o f hip h o p a n d so u l's b ig g e st sta rts
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Legendary band Earth,
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debut in 20 years.
A nchored by founding
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Philip Bailey, V erdine W hite and Ralph Johnson,
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guest artists that have gleaned profound inspiration
from Earth, W ind & F ire’s extraordinary career.
T he album ’s first single. Show Me the W ay featur-
ing Ralph Saadiq, has been
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T he current single T rue
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tured on the album include
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Peas), Raphael Saadiq, Big
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Sleepy Brown and Kelly
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and K enny G.
T he album release com es o ff the heels o f Earth,
W ind & F ire 's successful concert tour with C hicago,
w hich resulted in a concert DVD.
M a g n ificen t D esolation: W alking o n th e M o o n ," ta k e s view ers
th ro u g h th e e x p e r ie n c e s o f 1 2 a stro n a u ts.
T aking a trip through space has
next to Buzz, right next to D ave,
right next to G ene and Jack and all
the others w ho w alked up there,”
becom e more o f a reality with “Mag
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M oon,” a docum entary currently H anks said.
Based upon noted space scholar
featured at the O regon M useum o f
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