ilîl ^Jortlanò (©bseruer August 9.2006 Focus PagcB3 ■■■■■■■■ Cheetah Girls Set Portland Date Tickets are now on sale at the Rose Gar­ den Arena for a Sept. 17 performance by The Cheetah Girls, featuring Adrienne ‘Chanel’ Bai Ion, Kiely ‘Aqua’ Williams and Sabina ‘Dorinda’ Bryan. The Cheetah Girls appeared on the scene in 2003 when a movie by the same name was voted the No. 1 Disney Channel movie by viewers. Tween girls across the nation have been hooked ever since. HMNMMMMMM Live, Funkyand Soulful A mutual love o f live, funky andsoulful music w illcom eto- gether w hen the San D iego band “On the O ne” com es to Portland’s Good Foot Lounge, 2 8 4 5 S .E . S ta rk S t., on W ednesday, Aug. 16. The group features a diverse arrayoftalents,includingdrum- mer John Staten and saxophon­ ist Jesse Molloy. guitarist Aaron B lew eiss and bassist M att Schumacher. O ne on O n e ’s show s are “get dow n like Jam es Brown" dance parties with hard hitting hip-hop beats. < Saxophonist Jesse Molloy (left) and drum­ mer John Staten blend soul jazz and high energy funk in the band ‘On the One,' playing Wednesday, Aug. 16 at southeast Portland's Good Foot Lounge. I Classic Romantic Comedy [f Doris Brockell as a young performer in 1920. Brockell shares her experiences as a longtime Portland resident in a documentary sponsored by the local Marie Smith Health and Social Center. A Spoken History continued from Metro community activist and edu­ cator and other pioneers, in­ cluding Mrs. Johnnie Maxey, who worked alongside her husband, the late Charles Maxey, operating the first A frican-A m erican owned barbershop in Portland. The film also features 98- year-old, Doris Brockell, a once accomplished dancer, who shares a story of being the 44th employee hired by Teklronics. To RSVP for the premier, contact Linda Munsey at 503- 3 35-9980 o r Im unsey @ v o a o r.o rg , or T iffany McKenna at 503-802-0453 or tmckenna@voaor.org. i The Rainmaker, a film made fa­ m ous by B urt L a n c a s te r an d K atherine Hepburn in 1956, is a delightful rem inderthat we all need to have faith in ourselves. A stage play production o f the classic rom antic com edy is now playing through Sunday, Aug. 27 at the W est End Theater. 1220 S. W. T ay lor St. Tickets are $ 15 for adults; SlO forstudents. To make reserva­ tions, call 888-287-6318. The local production is directed by D onna M cFall, w ho most re­ c e n tly p ro d u c e d an d d ire c te d Desdemona; A Play About A Hand­ kerchief at the CoHoTheater. Nicole Snyder leads the cast as the com ­ plex and susceptible Lizzie Curry, Patrick D izney as the seller of dreams. Starbuck, and Wi 11 iam Tate The classic romantic comedy 'The Rainmaker, ' now playing at as Lizzie’s patient father. the West End Theater, downtown. 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