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All-star lineup brings hits of the 50s, 60s
An all -star lineup featuring The
Jerry Butler O rchestra, the origi
nal lead singer of the Shirelles
Shirley Alston Reeves, and doo
wop favorites Willie Winfield and
the Harptones, bring back the dis
tinctive sounds of the '50s and
'60s with some of their greatest
hits in an Oregon Symphony Pops
concert with three perform ances
beginning Saturday, March 18 at
the Arlene SchnitzerConcert Hall,
with an added perform ance on
Tuesday, March 21 at Smith Au Shirley Alston Reeves
Willie Winfield and the Harptones bring the sweet sounds ofdoo wop to life.
Jerry Butler
ditorium in Salem.
Butler, whose smooth, soulful Strong Survive," "For Your Pre ing “Soldier Boy,” "Will You Still sweet sounds of doo wop with forSaturday, March 18, at 8 p.m.,
sound has earn ed him three cious Love" and "H e Will Break Love Me Tom orrow " and "This is such songs as "L ife is But a Sunday, March 19, at 3 p.m. and
D ream ” and "Sunday Kind of M onday, March 20, at 8 p.m. at
Dedicated to the One I Love."
Grammy nominations, opens the Your H eart.”
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MMM
Black Eyed Peas Concert Set
Black Eyed
Peas will
come to
Portland on
May 14 for
a perfor-
mance at
the Rose
Garden.
The skyrocketing group Black Eyed Peas
will 'Get It Started’ in Portland during a Rose
Garden Concert on May 14.
Tickets for the performance, with special
guests the Pussycat Dolls and Flipsyde are
now on sale for $35 general admission through
a|| Ticketmaster outlets.
Black Eyed Peas have transcended their
vigilant hip-hop roots and have become a
global phenomenon. The accolades include
7,5 million albums sold worldwide, two
Grammy awards, and an unforgettable perfor
mance on the 2005 Grammy broadcast.
purchased at the Oregon Sym
phony C ustom er Service Office,
charged by phone at 503-228-
1353 or through T icketm aster
outlets.
Junior Mobsters in ‘Bugsy Malone Jr.’
A cast o f talented local youngsters star in the
Northwest Children 's Theater and School
production o f ‘Bugsy Malone Jr. '
A young mob o f prohibition-era gang
sters come roaring onto the Northwest
Children’s Theater stage in the musical
"Bugsy Malone Jr.”
Under the direction of NWCT favorite
Sarah Jane Hardy, a cast of 34 youngsters
play tongue-in-cheek tribute to the 1920
gangster film of the same name.
Performances are Saturdays and Sundays
at 2 p.m. from March 18 to April 18 at the NW
Neighborhood Cultural Center. 1819 N.W.
Everett St. and at 2 p.m. from March 28-31.
For tickets call 503-222-4480 or visit
www.nwcts.org.
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Dance Away w ith“ Loveand Lockets" --“Love
and Lockets: Portraits from the City of Roses
and the City of Angels” is the theme of a new art
exhibit by Amber Valentine and Olivia Edith, on
display throughout March at In Other Words.
8 NE Killingsworth Ave. A free opening recep
tion for the exhibit will be held at 7 p.m. until
midnight. March 17.
St. Patrick’s Day Party - Celebrate at the city ’ s
largest St. Patrick’s Day festival at Kells Irish
Restaurant and Pub. Three jam-packed days of
Dublin bands, prizes, and authentic Irish dishes.
Festival kicks off at 11:30a.m. on Friday. March
17 through Sunday March 19 at Kells. I I2SW
2nd Ave. For updated information and cover
charges, call Kells at 503-227-4057 or visit
www.kellsirish.com.
Crowns — A play ex
ploring the relation
ship between black
women and the hats
they wear. Opens Fri
day, March 17 and
continues through
April 9 at Portland
Center for the Per
form ing
A rts
Newmark Theatre. 1111 SW Broadway. Tickets
are $ 15 to $56, and can be purchased at the box
office or by calling 503-274-6588.
Old Church,Jazz S u n d ays - J a z z concerts will
be performed Sundays during March, at the Old
Church at SW 11 Ave and Clay. Doors open at
3 p.m. and concerts start at 4 p.m. The DePriest
Fkippy Birthday
Lucille Harris
Love, your fam ily
Innovation Station — Kids will have a ball at
O M SI's new Innovation Station by exploring
the human side of technology. For more infor
mation. visit www.omsi.edu.
Project, featuring Akbar DePriest, Jof Lee and Ed
Bennett, performs March 19, and Bebop and De
struction with Marc Fendel performs March 26.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students,
available at TicketsWest and the door. For more
information, call 503-222-2031.
M urder In Show biz - "Musical Comedy
Murders of 1940" pokes fun at Holly
wood thrillers during the genre's heyday
in the 1930s and 1940s. The mix up of
murder, madness and mayhem is now
playing through April 9, on Thursdays
through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and
Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. at the
Lakewood Center for the Arts,
368 State St. in Lake Oswego. Tick
ets are $24 for adults and $22 for
students and seniors, available at
the Lakewood Theatre box office at 503-
635-3901 o rwww.lakewood-center.org.
I Jve music every night oft he week - Kick
off your week with live jazz every Sunday
at 9 p.m. at The Blue Monk (3341 SE
Belmont). Participate in a mixed-media open mic
night each Monday at the Back to Back Café ( 6 14
East Burnside). TheThornCity Improv, featuring
members ofOldominion.Quivah, The Chosen and
The Black Notes, perform at Conan's (3862 S.E.
Hawthorne) every Tuesday at 10 p.m. Celebrate
Hump Day at The Red Sea (381 S.W. 3rd A ve) after
work on Wednesdays, from 5 to9 p.m. Inch toward
the weekend at the Candlelight Room(2032SW 5'h
Ave) with the B lack Notes, performing each Thurs
day. Celebrate Friday with Mel Brown, who plays
jazz at Salty's on the Columbia every Friday and
Saturday, and Jimmy M ak’s on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Roundoff your week with live Reggae
on Fridays and Saturdays at Montego Bay. ( 1239
S.W. Jefferson).
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On the Radio - Groove to soul and hip-hop
with Kevin Berry from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at
90.7 FM/KBOO. Check out the Community
Potpourri talk show from 7 to 8 a.m. Mondays,
W ednesday and
Fridays at 1480 AM/
KB MS. Count your
b le ssin g s
w ith
M elo d ies
from
Heaven from 6 to 10
p.m .
M ondays
through Fridays at
1290 A M /KKSL.
Tune in to African
A m erican H ealth
Radio Wednesday
nights on 1290 AM/
KKSL.
Sesame Street Interaction — The Portland
Children's Museum presents “Can You Tell
Me How to Get To Sesame Street,” using
television's chroma-key technology so local
kids can see themselves on TV alongside
their favorite Muppet characters. For infor
m ation. call 5 0 3 -2 2 3 -6 5 0 0 or v isit
www.portlandchildrensmuseum.org.
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