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H airsp ray — Broadw ay’s new musical
com edy phenom enon Hairspray plays the
Keller Auditorium ( Southwest 3"1 and Clay )
through Sunday, June 25. Tickets are $25
to $75, and can be purchased through
Ticketm aster at 503-790 A RTS or the Port­
land Opera Box O ftice at 503-241 - 1802.
Tibetan C u ltu ra l Festival —Tibetans will
share their ancient culture on Saturday
June 24 at the 5'h Annual Tibetan Cultural
Festival, sponsored by the N orthw est
T ibetan Cultural Association, at O aks
A m usem ent Park on the east end o f the
Sellwood Bridge. The festival runs from 11
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F em a le O d d C o u p le - - Integrity Produc­
tion presents a fem ale version o f the be­
loved Neil Simon classic “The Odd Couple"
at 8 p.m. T hursdays, Fridays and S atur­
days and 4 p.m. on Sundays through June
atT heater/T healer!,3430S.E . Belmont St.
Tickets are $15.
GUIDE
a.m. to 5 p.m. and adm ission is free. For
more information, contact the NW TCA at
503-222-7172.
Safew ay W a te rfro n t Blues — Celebrate
Blues and great food on the banks o f the
W illam ette River at the Safeway W ater­
front Blues Festival, Friday, June 30 to
T uesday, July 4. This year’s event will
focus on New O rleans and G u lf Coast
artists. A dm ission is $8 plus tw o cans o f
non-perishable food per day. A five-day
pass is available in advance for $25 plus
fee.
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Thom as the Tank Engine
chugs into Hood River Sat­
urday, June 24, through July
Sunday. July 2. Preschoolers
and their fam ilies have the
opportunity to take a 30
minute ride with the classic
storybook steam locom o­
tive. Tickets are available by
calling the Mt. Hood Railroad at 1-866-
4 6 8 -7630or visiting mthocxlrr.com.
C em etery L o v e C lu h a t D unes - Portland
duo Cem etery Love C lub plays at Dunes,
1909 N.E. M LK B lv d ..a t9 p .m . W ednes­
day, June 28. T ouring act Fall o f Snow will
join the fun. plus DJ sets by Tigerstripes.
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N o rm a n S y lv ester B and - The Norman
Sylvester Band plays the G ood in the
Hood Festival, Sunday, June 25 and
the Safew ay W aterfront Blues Festi­
val, Friday June 30, and a Ray C harles
tribute at the festival on Saturday, July
1 at 4:45 p.m. For more inform ation,
visit www.normansylvester.com or call
the 24-hour Boogie Cat Hotline at 503-
281-5989.
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Night, Portland’sever-
popular com edy and
v a rie ty sh o w is at
Christian Performing A rtsC enter, 8 13 1 N.
D enver Ave. Show s continue every Fri­
day night starting at 9 p.m. with dinner by
M ondem aj C atering next door to the show
at 6:30 and 7:30p.m .
H ip -h o p D ance C lasses - Vancouver-
Clark Parks and Recreation is hosting fam ­
ily friendly hip-hop dance classes forages
5 to 18. V arious lessons teach rhythm .
hands-on look at how biology and
engineering are com ing together to
close the gap betw een technical real­
ity and science fiction fantasy. The
hands-on exhibit “Robots and Us"
features com ponents and com puter
interactives at the Oregon M useum o f O m si R o b o t
Science and Industry (OM SI).
technique, coordination, agility, com bi­
C all to A rtists - Local artists are encour­ nations and team w ork through urban
dance moves. For more inform ation, call
aged to show o ff their talent by becom ing
360-696-8236.
a Portland O pen Studios Artist. Each year.
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96 art i sts are chosen from the m etro area to
open their studios and become part o f an
e x c itin g re g io n a l a rt e v e n t. V isit
p o rtla n d o p en stu d io s.c o m
for more information.
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B elly D an ce C la sses -
- Caravan Studios of­
fers classes in belly
dance, African dance
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m o re .
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www.gypsycaravan.us.
‘‘R ob otsan d U s” a tO M S I --G et a fun,
I n tersi afe F irehouse
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Portland on W ednesdays at the Ohm. $7
cover. 31 N.W. First Ave.
T h om as the l a n k E ngine -
EVERYBODY WANTS T O BE A “ STARA”
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The O dd Couple.
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state
R are E b on y S cu lp tu res -
M aster carvers from the
T an z an ia tribe M akonde
have been carving ebony
for centuries, and now the
public can see som e o f the
m ost valuable w ood on the
globe at the W orld Forestry
C enter. G eneral adm ission
is $7 for adults, $6 for se­
niors, $5 for children, and
m em bers are free.
T r ip p in ' th rou gh T ow n -
T ake a trip through tim e to
find the hottest p ix try . hip-
hop and soul influencing
L ive M u sic E very N ig h t — Kick o ff your
week with live jazz every Sunday at 9 p.m.
at The Blue M onk (3341 SE Belmont).
Participate in am ixed-m ediaopen mic night
each M onday at the Back to Back Café
(614 East Burnside). The T horn City
Improv, featuring members o f Oldominion,
Quivah, The Chosen and The Black Notes,
perform at C onan’s(3862S.E . Hawthorne)
every Tuesday at 10p.m . C elebrate Hump
Day at The Red Sea(381 S. W. 3rd Ave) after
work on W ednesdays, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Inch tow ard the w eekend at the C andle­
light Room (2032 SW 5th Ave) with the
Black Notes, perform ing each Thursday.
C elebrate Friday with Mel Brown, who
playsjazzat Salty’son theC olum biaevery
Friday and Saturday, and Jim m y M ak ’ s on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Round o ff your
week with live Reggae on Fridays and
Saturdays at M ontego Bay. (1239 S.W.
Jefferson).
Book Talkst0 Fathers
A tribute to dad’s love, devotion
BOBBY CALDWELL* PONCHO SANCHEZ • NILS
• TOM GRANT • MINDI ABAIR •
PATRICK LAMB • CRAIG CHAQUICO • N' TOUCH
Sunday, July 23rd • PGE PARK
Gates epen a t Neen • 1st act en a t 1
T he unconditional love and d e­
votion fathers have extended to
their fam ilies over the years is told
by Dr. Larry C. Harris, a pediatrician
w ho resides in Fayetteville, N.C., in
his classic parenting book, “ It All
Starts at H om e.”
Harris tells a heart-w renching
story about a family enduring the
trials o f life with a father and his
unflinching dedication to his nine
children. The b o o k 's foreword is by
H arris’ college buddy. Dr. Ben
C arson, the renow ned surgeon.
In 1951, Fred Harris II, Dr. Harris’
father, was a platoon sergeant at
Fort Bragg, N.C. For most dads one
jo b w ould seem ingly be enough.
But Sergeant had to provide for his
family. So he alsoeamedextra money
sew ing chevrons on his troops fa­
tigues.
Sergeant Harris was alsoa barber,
a cab driver, a bouncer at the local
Veterans o f Foreign Wars Club, and
he worked at the bowling alley. And
in doing all these things he always
made time for his family, spending
quality-time with his children.
“ W hat I rem em ber about my up­
bringing is that my mom and my dad
d id n 't just talk to us about life, they
lived the life they talked about," Dr.
Harris said.
“ Because dad put family first, he
never considered doing anything
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too lowly or dem eaning. Extra work
meant that he could provide better
for the fam ily— my father set the
exam ple; it w asn 't hard for me to
follow ," he said.
“ It All Starts At Home: 15 W ays
to Put Family First," by Dr. Larry C.
Harris with Cecil M urphey, retails
for $12.99 and is available at Bor­
d e rs, B a rn e s an d N o b le s and
Amazon.com.