'r,H'|Jiirtla n b © beertier May 03. 2006 Page B3 Focus Ebony Carvings Exhibit to Open O ta ris. Iß a x h x ¿á&ofi Her» when you need uel A.D. Williams 213 N.E. Hancock Portland. OR 97212 9 am-8 pm Tue».-Sat. Shop 503-282-2920 Cell 503-309-4488 .P r o je c i H o p e 223 NE Russell St Portland, Oregon (503)287-4914 Open M-F 9-5 pm • Saturdays 10-5 pm 50% -70% FURNITURE SALE All The Time crocodile captures the imagination. Help Support The Youth Forestry Center hosts rare collection Portland's World Forestry Cen­ ter will host a rare collection of Makonde ebony sculptures from Saturday, May 6 to Sept. 17 in the second floor gallery of the center’s Discovery Museum. One of five majortribes in T anza- nia, the Makonde originally mi­ grated north from Mozambique to the southern Tanzanian highlands. They are known as master carvers throughout East Africa and have been carving ebony for centuries for their own enjoyment and use. Today, the carvings maintain the traditional elements of the human story in a tribal setting, along with carvings that have been influenced by Western culture and a modern response to urban life. Ebony (D a lb e rg ia m elan- oxylon) is the one of the hardest and most valuable woods in the world. Most of us are familiar with its use on piano keys, but its versa­ tility goes far beyond that one ap­ plication. B esides being used by the Makonde to carve intricate sculp- A stunning collection of fascinating ebony carvings from Africa wm draw visitors to Portland's World Forestry Center. tures, ebony is also used to make woodwind instruments, bagpipes, violin pegs, chessmen, buttons, and handles forcutlery. Ebony trees are relatively small, and are found in the seasonally dry forests of East Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. The bark of ebony is tan and generally light in color, while the sapwood is a soft white. It is the inner portion o f the tree that is fine-grained, dense, nearly black (hence blackwood is one of its com m on nam es), strong and heavy, and has been prized for centuries. This rare collection of approxi­ mately 60 pieces, on loan from Mr. Chaim Sil, includes the world' s larg­ est Makonde carving - a 19-foot crocodile. The exhibit is sponsored by Eagle’s View Management Co. and West Coast Bank. The World Forestry Center Dis­ covery Museum is a non profit or­ ganization located five minutes from downtown Portland in Washing­ ton Park, just off Highway 26. The Center is conveniently accessible by MAX light rail line. General admission is $7 for adults ( 19-61). $6 for seniors (62+), $5 for children (3-18), and infants 2 and under and members are free. Theater Moves into Neighborhoods PCC production to tour three main campuses Brian Culp (left), Libby Ander­ son (seated) and Kambiz Kolkoo perform in “ The Man Who Had All the Luck. “ Portland Community College's The Man Who Had All the Luck" will be enjoyed by audiences on three separate stages in three parts of the city thanks to an effort by the PCC Theater Arts department. The spring production will open at each of PCC’s three comprehen­ sive campuses: Sylvania at 12(MX) S.W.49th Ave.. Rock Creek at 17705 N.W. Springville Rd., andCascade, 705 N. Killingsworth St. Michael Najjar, theater arts in­ structor and the p lay 's director, said he hopes the tour will “cre­ ate more interest from the great com m unities living and working lines! in education and cultural around these cam puses that look events. to PCC to provide them with the "Nature hates a vacuum, and a vacant theatre is such a vacuum. A theatrical space is meant to be uti­ lized, to be filled with performers 50 Cent Raps to Kids on Health (AP)— 50Cent has sold mil­ lions of records serving kids from the hood to the 'burbs a steady diet of gangsta rap. Now, he’s part of a new cam­ paign to make his young fans healthier. 50 is a spokes-rapper and judge for a nationwide cooking competition aimed at prevent­ ing childhood obesity by im­ proving high school students' eating habits. It is sponsored by Glaceau, the company partly owned by the rapper and that sells his grape-flavored Vitamin Waterdrink, Formula 50. Student chefs in cities includ­ ing New York. Chicago. Los Angeles and Seattle will com­ pete to create the most "nutri­ ent-rich "cafeteria lunch recipe, Glaceau has announced. The winner will receive a $ I OO.(XX) college scholarship. 50, who has bared his wash­ board abs on album covers, said he wasn’t always so physically fit. “I had all of the unhealthy habits," the 29-year-old rapper said. "S o d a... a lot of fast food, all those things.” Today, heexercises regularly and - thanks to a personal chef - eats nutritious meals. I have someone that I can actually have prepare the food ■ for me. so it's a huge difference than just getting McDonald’s or Burger King," he said. Rapper 50 Cent is a spokes -rapper and judge for a nationwide cooking competition aimed at preventing childhood obesity by improving high school students' eating habits. and audiences. PCC has many great performance spaces ... wonderful things can happen in these venues, and we are touring this show to prove that point.” The production will premiere at Sylvania’s Little Theatre at 7:30p.m. from May 11-13. There will be a special matinee at 2 p.m. on Sun­ day, May 14. The play will move to the Rock Creek Forum at 7:30 p.tn. from May 18-20 with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 2 1. The show will wrap upitstourat Cascade’s Daniel F. Moriarty Arts & Humanities Building at 7:30p.m. from June 1-3. 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