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• A ssa ssin s’ - A K iller M u sical
M a k 's on T u e sd a y s and
-- “A ssassins” explores the his
Thursdays. Round off your week
tory and fascination o f presidential i
with live Reggae on Fridays and
sassination in America, from John W ilkes
S a tu rd a y s at M ontego Bay, (1239 S.W.
Booth to John Hinckley. The w inner o f live 2004 Tony Jefferson).
A w ards including Best Revival o f a Musical appears
In n o v a tio n S ta tio n - - Kids will have a hall at O M S I's
April 25 through June 4 at the A rtists Repertory
new
Innovation Station by exploring the human side
Theatre, 1516 SW A lder St. Tickets are $ 15 to $40, for
o f te c h n o lo g y . F o r m o re in f o rm a tio n , v is it
m o re in fo rm a tio n call 5 0 3 -2 4 1 -1 2 7 8 o r visit
www.omsi.edu.
w w w .artistsrep.org.
B attle o f the B ands B enefit a t H olocene -- Catch
performances at Holocene by O nce in the Sun, Vacuum
Tree Head and The Guy Tyler Band to benefit Radiant
T h ea tre’s upcom ing production o f ‘T he W h o ’s
T O M M Y ’. Plus, a silent auction and door prizes -
Friday April 14 at 9 p.m. C ost is $5 to $20 sliding scale,
available at the door, for more information call 503-502-
8261.
Focus
O n th e R ad io — G roove to soul and hip-hop with
Kevin Berry from 7 to 9 p.m. M ondays at 90.7 FM /
KB(X). Check out theCom m unity Potpourri talk show
from 7 to 8 a.m. M ondays, W ednesday and Fridays at
1480 AM /KBM S. Count your blessings with M elo
dies from Heaven from 6 to 10p.m. M ondays through
Fridays at 1290 AM /KKSL. Tune in to African A m eri
can Health Radio W ednesday nights on 1290 A M /
KKSL.
C irq u e Du Soleil -- Nine additional perform ances
C all to A rtists — Local artists are encouraged to show
from April 19 through 23 have been added to the
o ff their talent by becom ing a Portland Open Studios
Portland engagem ent o f Varekai. Perform ances are
Artist. Each year, 96 artists are chosen from the metro
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m.; Fridays and
area to open their studios and becom e part o f an
Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sundays at I p.m. and
e x c itin g
re g io n a l
art
e v e n t.
V isit
5 p.m. General public tickets are $24.50 to $70 and are
portlandopenstudios.com for more inform ation.
available by calling the A dm ission Network at I -800-
678-5440orcirquedusoleil.com .
T rippin* th ro u g h T ow n - T a k e a trip through time to
find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing
Ice C u b e - N otorious gangsta rapper Ice Cube com es
Portland on W ednesdays at the Ohm. $7 cover. 31
to the Roseland T heater on Friday, April 28 at 8 p.m.
N.W. First Ave.
Tickets for the all ages show are $30 advance and $35
at th e d o o r, p lu s s e rv ic e fe e s , a v a ila b le at In ten se F rie n d s h ip — Insight Out Theatre Collective
TicketsW est.com o r 503-224-8499.
presents ‘K indred’ by Daniel K eleh eratth e Interstate
Bugsy M alone J r . — A young m ob o f prohibition-era
gangsters recreate the 1920 film classic at the N orth
west C hildren’s Theater. Perform ances are Saturday
and Sunday m atinees at 2 p.m. through April 18 at the
NW Neighborhixxl Cultural Center. 1819 NW Everett
St. Special Spring Break matinees March 28-31 at 2 p.m.
For tickets call 503-222-4480 or visit w w w .nw cts.org.
A p ril 12. 2006
Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate Ave.
The play tracks the last 90 m in u teso f one prisoner's
life in jail and his intense friendship with his cellm ate.
Shows run W ednesdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $15; W ednesday perform ances are sliding scale
$ 5 -$ 1 5 .
T ic k e ts
a re
a v a ila b le
at
www.insightouttheatre.org or by calling 503-234-0973.
A rd ien te P a cien cia ( B u rn in g P a tien ce) --
The all-Spanish language Bellas Artes Pro
duction com es to the M ilagro Theatre, 525
SE Stark St. Opening night is Friday, April 7,
and continues through April 29, on Fridays
and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.
an d T h u rsd a y s at 7 :3 0 p.m . E n g lish
supertitles at Thursday and Sunday perfor
mances. Tickets are $ 13 to $ 18 and can be
purchased at the box office, 503-236-7253 or
www.milagro.org.
T rad ition al A frican M usic B en efit - Mas
Belly D ance C lasses — Caravan
Studios offers classes in belly
dance, African dance and more.
V isit w w w .gypsycaravan.us.
T im e to J a m — Jam N ight,
Portland ’ s e ver-popu lar com edy
and variety show is at Christian
Performing A rtsCenter,8131 N.
D enver Ave. Show s continue
every Friday night starting at 9
p.m. with dinner by M ondemaj
Cateri ng next door to the show at
6:30 and 7:30p.m .
ter drum m erO bo Addy will perform with his
traditional group O kropong in a benefit Ardiente Paciencia
M u ltic u ltu ra l Film F estival -
perform ance for the Toguna Cu Itural Center
Jefferson High School hosts a
in Mali, Africa, on Thursday May 25 at 7 p.m. at free multicultural film festival each first M onday o f the
Jackson Middle School, 10625 Sw35th Ave. A dm is month through May from 6 to 8:30 p.m. For more
sion is $5, for more inform ation call 503-916-3411.
information, call J . Doncan at 503-916-5180.
L ive m u sic every n igh t o f th e w eek - Kick off your
week with livejazzevery S u n d a y at 9 p.m. at The Blue
Sesam e S treet In terac tio n --T hePortlandC hildren’s
M useum presents “Can You Tell Me How to G et To
Monk (3341 SE Belmont). Participate in a mixed-media Sesame Street,” using television’s chrom a-key tech
open mic night each M on d ay at the Back to Back Cafe nology so local kids can see them selves on TV
(614 East Burnside). The Thom City Improv, featuring alongside their favorite M uppet characters. For infor-
m em bers o f O ldom inion, Q uivah, The Chosen and m a tio n ,
c a ll
5 0 3 - 2 2 3 -6 5 0 0
or
v is it
The Black Notes, perform at C o n a n 's (3862 S.E. w w w .portlandchildrensm useum .org.
H aw thorne)every T u esd ay at 10p.m. Celebrate Hump
Day at The Red Sea (381 S.W. 3rd Ave) after work on H ip-hop D ance Classes - Vancouver-Clark Parks and
W ednesday s, from 5 to9 p.m. Inch toward the weekend Recreation is hosting fam ily friendly hip-hop dance
at the Candlelight Room (2032 SW 5,h Ave) with the classes for ages 5 to 18. V arious lessons teach rhythm ,
Black Notes, perform ing each T h u rsd a y . Celebrate technique, coordination, agility, com binations and
F rid ay with Mel Brown, who plays jazz at S alty's on teamwork through urban dance moves. For more
the C olum bia every Friday and Saturday, and Jimmy information, call 360-696-8236.
T h e 4 8 th A nnual
EBONY FASHION FAIR P R E S E N T S
Save
This
Date
Bagdad Back Stage Opens
M c M e n a m in s Pubs &
Breweries has opened its new
est bar. Back Stage behind the
Bagdad Theater, .3702 S.E.
Hawthorne. The venue fea
tures pool tables, a full bar and
seating for up to 50 people,
encompassing a space behind
the Bagdad silver screen with
ceilings nearly seven stories
high.
O ther features include a
spectacular mural scaling the
back wall and depicting the
history o f the Bagdad from
the 1930's Vaudeville tim esto
the Hollywood movie premiers
to the more recent history as
IB M W M IH M M IH S O M M IM i
Second
Thursday NM IS S IS S IP P I
Calendar
venue
Grows
Put a sp rin g into y o u r step at
including:
the S econd T hursday M usic W alk
this w eek on M ississippi A venue.
F ree m usic at A m n esia B rew
ing, 832 N. Beech Ave.
T he w eath er is getting w arm er
G a lle r y V ie w in g a t B e lle
and cro w d s co n tin u e to grow for
É p oque Salon, 3713 N. M issis
the m onthly ev en t featuring m u
sippi A ve.
M usic at M ississippi S tudios,
sic , e n te r ta in m e n t a n d o p e n
houses. P articip atin g M ississippi
3552 N. M ississippi A ve.
re sta u ra n ts, stu d io s an d clu b s
betw een S k id m o re and F rem ont
Live music at M ississippi Pizza,
3552 N. M ississippi A ve.
w ill sh o w case the d iv ersity o f
E aster crafts fo r kids o f all
local talent th ro u g h o u t the night.
ag es at Q u irk s an d Q u an d aries,
P ro je c t H o p e
22.3 NE Russell St
Portland, Oregon
(503)287-4914
Open M-F 9-5 pm • Saturdays 10-5 pm
FURNITURE SALE
50% -70%
All The Time
S p o n s o re d by
The Portland Chapter
The Links, Incorporated
Help Support The Youth
Benefit of
Links Educational/Scholarship Fund
Friday, April 21,2006 • 8:00 P.M.
Oregon Convention Center
Portland, Oregon
T icket Price;
$45.00 General Admission
$75.00 Patron
Tickets Available At:
Geneva's Shear Perfection
5601 NE M.L.K.Blvd.
T hese a r e
th e sort of
th in g s th a t
p ush ijou on
in m usic* th e
curiositij, a
passion for
503-285-1159
new ideas.
Me Rae’s on 42nd
Elvis C o ste llo
5852 N.E. 42nd
the 1970’s hippie hangout
named The Back Stage.
The mural was created by
six M cM enamins artists who
worked day and night to com
plete the 20’ x 20’ mural while
climbing scaffolding and wear
ing hard hats, all with brushes
in hands.
503-287-5258
1 tine in a t oy.l 11V1 to h e a r a varietLj ol
music from tra d itio n a l jazz to m odern
rockin blues p resen ted bij local
v o lu n teer o n -a ir program m ers
(
3955 N. M ississippi A ve.
Pet P ortraits from 4 p.m . to 7
p.m . at S a lty ’s D og S hop, 3741
N. M ississippi A ve.
H istoric M ississip p i A v en u e
invites you to stroll d o w n the
a v e n u e an d en jo y th e sig h ts,
so u n d s, su rp rise s an d p eo p le.
L o cated in north P o rtlan d b e
tw een Interstate A venue and M ar
tin L u th er K ing Jr. B oulevard.
Music and Stage
The lilu e M onk on Belm ont plays
live jazz every Sunday night at 9
p .m . F o r a s c h e d u le , v is it
w w w .th eb lu em o n k .co m . Thorn
City Im prov, featuring m em bers of
O ldom inion, Q uivah, The Chosen
and The Black Notes perform at
C onan’sev ery T uesday at 10p.m .,
.3862 S.E. Hawthorne. Interstate Bar
a n d G rill has m ature live music at
4234N . Interstate. The Black Notes
play Thursdays at the Candlelight
Room. M el Brown plays jazz, at
Jim m y M ak’s on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, and at S alty 's on the
Colum bia every Friday and Satur
day. A C om m unity Unity Break
f a s t is held every third Thursday at
SEI at 7:30 a.m. Skip E lliott B ow
man Jazz Trio plays Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to noon at Hannah
B ea's, on N ortheast MLK Jr. Blvd.
and Shaver. R&B a n d live fu n k
hands perform w eekends at the In
terstate Firehouse Cultural Center.
A fter work, stop by The Red Sea,
.381 S.W. 3"' Ave. from 5 to 9 p.m.
W ednesdays. D on’t miss Reggae
Thursdays at S avannah’s at First
Thursday celebrations at 8 p.m. DJ
O G O N E spins R & B m Savannah's
on Fridays. S avannah’s R estau
rant w elcom es Ron Steen Jam Ses
sion Sundays at 8:30 p.m. Live
Reggae Fridays and Saturdays at
M ontego Bay, 12.39 S.W. Jefferson.
Politics an d Poetry is every first
and third Thursday at AJ Jav a’s
Internet Café from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
C hicago Style Steppin is from 6:30
to7:3()p.m. Fndaysat Matt Dishman
Com m unity C enter and Sundays
from 7 to 11 p.m. at Flirts Holiday
Inn Airport. D J Vance spins on
S a tu r d a y s at B o o k ie s S p o rts
Lounge on North Lom bard and
Albina; no cover before 10 p.m.