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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
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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. He d id not
m ake a great deal o f m oney from
it, even had to spend cold w inter
nights in his car for lack o f a
s h e lte rto c a ll hom e, but he p erse­
vered b ecau se he loved the Lord
and w as ob ed ien t to His call.
T ic k ets are $14 to $ 18, in c lu d ­
ing a C D w ith every purchase,
av a ila b le at the PCPA box office
and at all T ick et M aster locations
(w w w .tic k e tm a s te r .c o m ). F o r
m o re
in f o r m a ti o n ,
v is it
w w w .e d m o n d ain e.co m o r call
503-737-49 l()orcall Don Elliott at
503-756-7139.
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Presents:
Women's Revival2006
"A Call To Work!"
M atthews 2 0 :1 6
“So, the last shall he
first and the first shall
he last many are called
hut a few are chosen. ”
G uest R evivalist :
Evangelist Melanie
Pichon-Smith, New
Orleans, LA
And many outstanding
women from the
Portland area.
Fellowship Missionary
Baptist Church
4009 North Missouri Av.,
Portland, OR 97227
7:00 pm Nightly
Gospel Phenomenon Chooses Portland
Concert to celebrate debut CD
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Pastor Honored
Residential and
Commercial Broker
O fficers and m em bers o f Allen
T em pleC M E C hurch will honor se­
nior pastor Dr. LeRoy H aynes Jr.
during a Pastor A ppreciation pro­
gram , Friday, June 2 and Sunday,
June 4 at A llen
T em p le C’M E
C h u rch . 4 2 3 6
N .E . E ig h th
Ave. The theme
o f this y e a r’s
e v e n t is “ A
W arrior for the
Faith".
Guest speak­
Dr. L eR oy
ers include Dr.
H a y n e s Jr.
W.G. Hardy o f
H ighland U nited Church o f G od
and Rev. Robert F. K em p o f C o m ­
munity A M E Z ion.
Dr. Hardy will speak at 7 p.m. on
Friday and Pastor Kemp will preach
at 4 p.m. on Sunday. The public is
cordially invited to join the celebra­
tion and fellowship.
For m ore inform ation, call 503-
287-0261.
Oregon/Washington
503 267 7586 cell
503-249-1903 office
503-249 6527 fax
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PROPERTIES.
Remember Those Who Serve
Candle Light Vigil Service
In Honor of National Armed Forces Day
May 21,2006
2:30pm
Multi-Million $ Service
Ross Hollywood & Little Chapel of the Chimes
4733 NE Thompson
Portland, Oregon 97213
503-281-1800
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-G uest Speaker-
Operation Tribute to Freedom
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Reception to follow service
MLK
( I Block N o f Portland Blvd) |
Hours: 7 days a week, 11 am-9pm
Womens Vocal Ensemble
From
Central Catholic High School