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concerned,
blues and jazz
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American
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Shakespeare
Festival,
The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
Intimate Apparel
by Lynn Nottage
Bus Stop
by William Inge
($345/person double occupancy)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
The Winter's Tale
by William Shakespeare
($275/person double occupancy)
Sept. 2 9 -O c t. i
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand
The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Intimate Apparel
by Lynn Nottage
($345/person double occupancy)
The Trngicol History o f Doctor faustut (zoos) Ensemble
Intim ate Apparel (joo6J Gwendolyn Mulamba, Tiffany Adams
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The Odd Couple.
Odd Couple at T heater/T heater! - Integrity
Production presents a female version of the
beloved Neil Simon classic "The Odd Couple”
at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and
4 p.m. on Sundays through June, at Theater/
Theater!, 3430 SE Belmont St. Tickets are $ 15
with discounts available.
Rare Ebony Sculptures
- Master carvers from the
Tanzania tribe Makonde
have been carving ebony
for centuries, and now
the public can see some
o f the most valuable
wood on the globe at the
World Forestry Center.
General admission is $7
for adults, $6 for seniors, Ebony Sculptures
Rose Festival Fun - The Portland Rose
Festival is in full swing this week with
entertainment daily at venues all over
the city. The Pepsi Waterfront Village
downtown continues through Sunday
and the Grand Floral Parade is on Sat­
urday, starting at 10 a.m. from Memo­
rial Coliseum. A complete schedule of
ev e n ts
is
on
the
w ebsite
rosefestival.org.
Sept. 2-3
shopping and much more!
3 Leg Torso — The daring, modem, world
chamber/pop group 3 Leg Torso kicks off a
summer of performances June 17 at the Blue
Monk, 3341 S.E. Belmont, beginning at 9 p.m.
Admission is $10 for patrons 21 and older. For
more information visit www.3legtorso.com or
www.thebluemonk.com.
The W ho’s TO M M Y — Radiant Theatre pre
sents the W ho’s rock opera:
Tommy through Saturday,
June l Oat Liberty Hall, 3 11 N.
Ivy. Show times are 8 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday,
and tickets are $20 at the door/
$17 in advance (sliding scale
T h u rsd ay s), av ailable at
www.radianttheatre.org or by
Tiger Fifer
calling 503-502-8261.
June 9-11
lodging in downtown hotels;
are available by calling 503-797-9619or New Era
Tickets at877-789-ROSE.
$5 for children, and members are free.
O rganized bus tours
Relax and Enjoy!
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C horus "R azzle Dazzle” — The Portland Gay
Men’s Chorus presents a fully staged Broad­
way review of “Razzle Dazzle” featuring "All
That Jazz", “Cabaret" and the title song, Satur­
day, June 17 a, 8 p.m. at the Newmark Theatre,
1111 S.W. Broadway.Fortickets or more infor­
m ation call 5 0 3 -2 2 6 -2 5 8 8 or v isit
www.pdxgmc.org.
Tibetan C ultural Festival—Tibetans will
share their ancient culture on Saturday,
June 24 at the 5th Annual Tibetan Cultural
Festival, sponsored by the Northwest Ti­
betan Cultural A ssociation, at Oaks
Amusement Park on the east end of the
Sellwood Bridge. The festival runs from 11
a m. to 5 p.m. and admission is free. For
more information, contact the N WTCA at
503-222-7172.
on the Columbia every Friday and Saturday,
and Jimmy Mak s on Tuesdays and Thurs­
days. Round off your week with live Reggae on
Fridays and Saturdays at Montego Bay, (1239
S.W. Jefferson).
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.
( )n the Radio - Grixive to soul and hip-hop with
Kevin Berry from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at 90.7
FM/KBOO. Check out the Community Pot­
pourri talk show from 7 to 8 a.m. Mondays,
Wednesday and Fridays at 1480 AM/KBMS.
Count your blessings with Melodies from
Heaven from 6 to 10 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays at 1290 AM/K KSL. Tune in to African
American Health Radio Wednesday nights on
I290AM/KKSL.
Call to A rtists - Local artists are encouraged
to show off their talent by becoming a Portland
Open Studios Artist. Each year, 96 artists are
chosen from the metro area to open their stu­
dios and become part of an exciting regional art
event. Visit portlandopenstudios.com for more
information.
T rip p in ' through Tow n - Take a trip through
time to Find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul
influencing Portland on Wednesdays at the
Ohm. $7 cover. 31 N.W. First Ave.
"R obots and Us” at O M SI - Get a fun,
hands-on look at how biology and engi­
neering are coming together to close the gap
between technical reality and science Fiction
fantasy. The hands-on exhibit “Robots and
Us” features com ponents and com puter
interactives at the Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry (OMSI).
American Idolsat the R oseG arden —Thetop
12 finalists of the Fifth season of American Idol
will appear on the 2006 tour at the Rose Garden
Friday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $38.50 to
$68.50 at the Rose Quarter box office, Safeway
outlets, RoseQuarter.com or 1-877-789-ROSE.
Live M usic Every
Night — Kick off
your week with live
jazz every Sunday at
9 p.m. at The Blue
M onk (3341 SE
Belmont). Partici­
pate in a mixed-me­
dia open mic night
each Monday at the
Back to Back Cafe
Blues with the Norman Sylvester Band
(6
14 East Burnside).
— For some blues blended with soul
T he T horn C ity
and funk, catch the Norman Sylvester
Im prov, featuring
Band Wednesday, June 7 at 8 p.m. at
m em bers
of
Tillicum.8585 SW Beaverton Hillsdale
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Hwy, and Friday, June 9 at 8:45 p.m. at
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The
Chosen
Clyde’s, 5474 NESandy Blvd. For more
and T he B lack
in fo rm a tio n ,
visit
Notes, perform at
www.normansylvester.com or call the
Conan’s
(3862 S.E.
24-hour Boogie Cat Hotline at 503-281 -
Rose
Festival
Hawthorne)
every
5989.
Tuesday at 10 p.m.
Super Grover! Readyfor Action -Calling all Celebrate Hump Day at The Red Sea (381 S.W.
superheroes! Come discover what it takes to 3,d Ave) after work on Wednesdays, from 5 to
get your inner hero ready for action with Sesame 9 p.m. Inch toward the weekend at the Candle­
Street Live “Super Grover! Ready For Action!" light Rixim (2032 SW 5lh Ave) with the Black
Thursday, June 15 through Sunday, June 18 at Notes, performing each Thursday. Celebrate
Memorial Coliseum .Ticke,sare$12to $20 and Friday with Mel Brown, who playsjazz at Salty’s
Belly Dance Classes — Caravan Studios offers
classes in belly dance, African dance and more.
Visit www.gypsycaravan.us.
Tim e to Ja m — Jam Night, Portland’s ever-
popular comedy and variety show is at Chris­
tian Performing Arts Center, 8131 N. Denver
Ave. Shows continue every Friday night start­
ing at9p.m . withdinnerby Mondemaj Catering
next door to the show at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
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 information,
call
5 0 3 -2 2 3 -6 5 0 0
or
v isit
www.portlandchildrensmuseum.org.
H ip-hop Dance Classes — Vancouver-Clark
Parks and Recreation is hosting family friendly
hip-hop dance classes for ages 5 to 18. Various
lessons teach rhythm, technique, coordina­
tion, agility, com binations and teamwork
through urban dance moves. For more informa­
tion, call 360-696-8236.