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May 24. 2006 111,1’|J n r t lattò © bseruer Page B5 assay Top 2 % in P ortland M etro Local performers lend hand at Jackson High W oodlaw n s tu d e n ts H onni B row n (from left) Lyric B ranch a n d D.J. G o n za le s p erfo rm in th e African d a n c e tro u p e K u k a to n o n . After School Dancers to Perform K u k a to n o n , W o o d la w n E l m o re th a n 20 y e a r s a g o . em entary S c h o o l's A frican dance M anyongai-Jones, from Liberia, troupe, will present the fundraiser and Ruby Burns-Johnny are the pro g ram "W e A re O n e!” on F ri troupe’s instructors. day, June 2, at 7:3 0 p.m . at the A ccom panying the dancers will C enter for S elf Enhancem ent, 3920 be H akim M uham m ad, C. Johnny N. K erby A ve. and Sekou D. W alker. T w enty-one students participate Tickets are $ 12 for adults and $6 in the troupe, an after-school pro forchildren under 12. and are avail g ra m fo u n d e d by W o o d la w n able in advance at W oodlaw n, 72(X) teacher R olia M anyongai-Jones N.E. 11 th Ave., or at the door. D ru m m er O b o A ddy and his g ro u p O k ro p o n g w ill p e r form d u rin g an A frican C u l ture N ight b en efit at 6 p.m. to 8 :3 0 p.m . T h u rsd ay , M ay 25 at Jack so n M iddle S ch o o l, 10625 S.W . 35* A ve. All p ro ceed s w ill help fin ish c o n s t r u c t i o n o f th e T o g u n a C u ltu ra l C e n te r in M ali, en v isio n e d by Jack so n p aren t, artist, illu strato r and au th o r B aba W ague D iakite fo r his h o m eto w n o f Bam ako, Mali. Ja c k so n stu d e n ts h elp ed Obo A d d y r a is e fu n d s fo r th e e a rly stag es o f c o n stru c tio n several w ith D iak ite and A ddy, a m as years ago. E fforts are u nder way te r d ru m m er from G h an a and a to raise the final $ 8 ,0 0 0 for P o rtlan d resident. T he even in g p lu m b in g , p a in tin g , co n c re te starts w ith an A frican “ m arket,” w ork and w indow s. fe a tu rin g c e ra m ic ca rd s and S ix th -g rad ers from Ja ck so n 's clothing by the D iakite and Jack- C reativ e L iteracy class w ill also son art stu d en ts, and refre sh p resen t a trad itio n al W est A fri m ents. can tale w ith dru m m in g . T he C o st is $6 ad u lts an d $3 stu stu d en ts are p articip a tin g in an dents. For more inform ation, call a r ti s t- in - r e s id e n c y p r o g ra m 503-916-5680. Tony and Libby Kelly MBA M.Ed.. Brokers, CRS. ABR. SRES www SclIingPortkindRcall state 503-330-5488 17700 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd Portland, OR ’e n o w The gospel music phenom enon A postle Elbert D. M ondaine and B elief will celebrate the release of their debut album , “The Blessing B ox",on Friday, May 2 6 at 8 p.m. at the N ew m ark Theater, t i l l S.W. Broadway. The show will feature a horn section fronted by Portland Jazzman Farnell N ew ton, a string section arranged and orchestrated by Jen nifer A rnold, the lead violist o f the Oregon Sym phony, and dance from Em pyrean M ovement. "T h is is g oing to be an am az ing p r o d u c tio n ,” sa id v eteran p r o d u c e r H o w a r d W a ld r o n . “ W e ’re b rin g in g every th in g from fire to snow rig h t in the m idst o f the co n c ert. A nd w hen you hear A p o stle M ondarne sin g y o u ’ll ju s t c ry ." T he show m arks a m ilesto n e f o r P o r tl a n d , a s A p o s tle M ondaine is the first B lack G o s pel M usic p o ste rc h ild to hail from the N orth w est. S ure to m ake a national im pact, he ch o se not to release his d eb u t in the Bible belt as m ost artists o f his gen re do, d ecid in g rath e r to m ake a splash here in the desert region o f A m eri can G ospel M usic. M o n d a in é, w h o se m ark ed ly m ore liberal as a p asto r than many o f his p ro fessio n al co u n terp arts. A p o s tle E lbert D. M o n d a in e feels that P o rtlan d is the p erfect b reed in g g ro u n d f o ra new e v o lu tion o f the G o sp el cu ltu re, statin g " p ro p e n s ity fo r open m in d ed n ess, critical th inking and the arts in g e n e ra l” . T h e m i n i s tr y o f A p o s tle M ondaine began o v er 25 years in St. L o u is, M o. w h ere he w as ra ise d . H is b e g in n in g s w ere hu m b le as a m in ister o f m usic for sev eral area chu rch es. 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