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LARGEST BLUES FESTIVAL WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI: OVER 150 SHOWS. FOUR STAGES. BLUES CRUISES. JULY UH FIREWORKS
L ive M u.sk E very N ight
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Kick o ff your week with live jazz
every Sunday at 9 p.m. at The Blue
M onk (3 3 4 1 SE Belmont). Participate in
a m ixed-m edia open mic night each M onday at the
Back to Back Cafe (614 East Burnside). The Thorn
City Im prov, featuring members o f Oldom inion,
Q uivah. T he Chosen and The Black Notes, perform at
C o n an ’s (3862 S.E. Hawthorne (every Tuesday at 10
p.m. C elebrate Hump Day at The Red Sea (3 8 1 S.W.
3rd Ave) after work on W ednesdays, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Inch tow ard the weekend at the Candlelight Rtxim
(2032 SW 5,h Ave) wi(h the Black Notes, performing
each Thursday. C elebrate Friday with Mel Brown,
w ho plays jazz at S alty 's on the C olum bia every
Friday and Saturday, and Jim my M ak’so n Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Round off your week with live Reggae
on Fridays and Saturdays at M ontego Bay, (1239
S.W. Jefferson).
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Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.
and Sundays at 2 p.m., at the Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate. Tickets are $15/
adults and $l2/children.
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at 9 p.m. W ednesday, June 28. Touring act Fall of
Snow will join the fun, plus DJ sets by Tigerstripes.
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th ro u g h
Hood Riverthrough
S u n d a y , Ju ly 2.
P re sc h o o le rs and
their families have the opportunity to take a 30-minute
ride with the classic storybook steam locomotive.
Tickets are available by calling the Mt. Hood Railroad
at l-866-468-7630orvisitingw w w .m thoodrr.com .
“ R o b o tsa n d U s” a t()M S I — Get a fun, hands-on look
at how biology and engineering are com ing together
to close the gap between technical reality and science
fiction fantasy. The hands-on exhibit "R obots and
Us" features com ponents and com puter interactives
at the Oregon M useum o f Science and Industry
(OMSI).
www.kijz.com
J a zz M u sical
‘S p o tlig h t’ -
Local director,
Je ffe rso n
g ra d u a te an d
playwright Kwik
Jones brings his
first musical to
the stage with
“ S p o tlig h t” ,
Norm an Sylvester Band — The N orm an Sylvester
Band plays the Safeway W aterfront Blues Festival,
Friday June 30, and a Ray
Charles tribute at the festival
on Saturday, July 1 a t4:45 p.m.
For more inform ation, visit
www.norm ansylvester.com or
call the 24-hour Boogie C at
Hotlineat 503-281-5989.
Call to A rtists — Local artists N orm an S ylve ste r
are encouraged to show o ff
their talent by becom ing a Portland O pen Studios
Artist. Each year, 96 artists are chosen from the m etro
area to open their studios and becom e part o f an
e x c itin g
r e g io n a l
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e v e n t.
V is it
portlandopenstudios.com for more inform ation.
R a re E bony S c u lp tu re s - M aster carvers from the
T anzania tribe M akonde have been carving ebony for
centuries, and now the public can see som e o f the
most valuable wood on the globe at the W orld For
estry Center. General adm ission is $7 for adults, $6 for
seniors, $5 for children, and m em bers are free.
T rippin' through Town — Take a trip through time to
find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing
Portland on W ednesdays at the Ohm. $7 cover. 31
N.W. First Ave.
Belly D ance C lasses - Caravan Studios offers classes
in belly dance, A frican dance and m ore. V isit
w w w .gypsycaravan.us.
T im e to Jam -Jam N ight, P o rtlan d ’sev er-p o p u lar
com ed y and variety show is at C h ristian P erfo rm
ing A rts C en ter, 8131 N. D enver A ve. S how s c o n
tin u e ev e ry F rid ay
night starting at 9 p.m.
w ith
d in n e r
by
M ondem aj C aterin g
next door to the show
at 6 :3 0 an d 7 :3 0 p .m .
lip - h o p
D ance
’lasses-- Vancouver-
Clark Parksand Recre
ation is hosting family
f rie n d ly
h ip -h o p
dance classes for ages
5 to 18. V arious les
sons teach rhythm ,
technique, coordina
O m si R obot
tion, agility, com bina
tions and team w ork through urban dance m oves. For
more information, call 360-696-8236.
Special Evening
ot Acoustic Power
Stellar guitarist to perform locally
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BOBBY CALDWELL • PONCHO SANCHEZ • NILS
Singer, songw riter and guitar
phenom enon Janet Robin will be
appearing at M ississippi Studios,
3939 N. M ississip p i A ve., on
W ednesday July 5 at 8 p.m. for a
special evening o f acoustic pow er
pop.
Robin is touring in support o f
herrelease “A fterT he F lo o d .. ."o n
Little Sister Records and introduc-
• TOM GRANT • MINDI ABAIR •
PATRICK LAMB • CRAIG CHAQUICO • N' TOUCH
Sunday, July 23rd • PGE PARK
Ja n e t Robin
ing new material to her fans. She
has been described as one o f the
country’s best guitarists since here
days as a featured m em ber o f the
L in d se y B u c k in g h a m B an d
(Fleetwood Mac). Last year she
performed with the likes of Meredith
Brtxiks and M ichelle Shocked.
“The thing I appreciate best
rfv & tU C
about
( A f te r
The
F lo o d ...) is the tender
heart inside the tough
gal,” Shocked said. “It
really takes a lot o f cour
age to express the hon
esty you share through
out the m aterial. The gui
tar playing is, as usual,
stellar and you have cre
ated quite a voice for
yourself.”
Robin will be going
into the studio w ithin the
next month to start re
cording her latest album
w ith p ro d u ce rs D avid
Bianco (Tom Petty,Teen
a g e F a n c lu b , R h e tt
M ille r)
an d
S te v e
Baughman (Eminem. 50C ent)at the
helm.
She has been writing songs with
the likes o f M arcy Levy (Eric
Clapton. Shakespeare's Sister) and
Maia Shaip (Dixie C hicks. Bonnie
Raitt). She will he performing a num
ber of these new songs during her
show. Tickets arc $8.