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On Saturday. Sept. 16, front 11 a.m .to6p.m .,
the 9th Annual Alberta Street Fair jumps alive
to bring the community what only unique
Alberta Street can provide; fantastic artful cre
ations of every sort; phantasmagorical crea
tures in a parade; kid's activities, including a
dunk tank; a horse drawn trolley, street per
formers, fantastic food, and plenty of crafts to
make from recycled materials, courtesy of
SCRAP!
Businesses on Alberta Street from North
Live Music Every Night
• Kick off your week with live
jazz every Sunday at 9 p.m. at
The Blue Monk (3341 SE
Belmont).
• Participate in a mixed-media
open mic night each Monday
at the Back to Back Café (614
East Burnside).
• The Thorn City Improv,
featu rin g
m em bers
of
Oldotninion.Quivah. The Cho
sen and The Black Notes, per
form at Conan’s (3862 S.E.
Hawthorne) every Tuesday at
10 p.m.
• Celebrate Hump Day at The
Red Sea (381 S.W. 3rd Ave)
after work on Wednesdays,
from 5 to 9 p.m.
• Inch toward the weekend at
the Candlelight Room (2032
SW 5th Ave) with the Black
N otes, p erfo rm in g each
Thursday.
• Celebrate Friday with Mel
Brown, who plays jazz at
Salty’s on the Columbia every
Friday and S aturday, and
Jimmy M ak’s on Tuesdays
and Thursdays.
• Round off your week with
live Reggae on Fridays and
Saturdays at Montego Bay,
(1239 S.W. Jefferson).
east 11 th to 33rd Avenue will be having special
events and sales.
There will be music on the main stage at
20th and Alberta from groups such as Dealer,
Matt Vrba, M antic, Jak. The Lights Out, and
Plasmic Stallions. Many o f the street's busi
nesses will also have music and entertain
ment on site. A com m unity parade takes
place at 2 p.m.
The Alberta Street Fair is sponsored, in part,
by Albina Community Bank, Art on Alberta,
Destination Realty, Keystone Mortgage, Wells
Fargo Bank, New Seasons. B ink’s and the busi
nesses of Alberta Street.
For
m ore
in fo rm a tio n ,
v isit
albertastreetfair.com.
‘The Miracle’ CD Sneak Peak
Upon the recent success
of Cool Nutz, "the Voice of
Northeast Portland" mix tape
h o sted by E -40, w hich
Scratch Magazine gave the
highest rating available. Cool
Nutz is preparing to release
his new solo album "The
Miracle" through two new
major distributors nation
wide.
On Saturday, Sept. 16tin
Cool N utz a n d DJ Chill
Portland, Nutz will be per
Jus Family Records/City Hall has
forming sneak previews of the new
"Miracle" material with Chill at the also completed a Cool Nutz& Luni
Coleone album that will come out
Hawthorne Theater.
early 2007.
Executives from the
Portland record com
pany say they have
been very busy on the
Cool Nutz campaign as
well as expanding Jus
Family Records with a
new staff and offices in
Seattle, Portland, and
Bend.
“T he m oney has
come together, so now
the music will follow in an appropri
ate fashion," a Jus Family spokes
man said.
The Whispers Make Top 100
T he W h isp ers c h a rte d on
Billboard's Top 100 R&B/Hip Hop
Albums last week with its new CD
"For Your Ears Only."
The impressive showing gives
voice to those who want the nostal
gic, classic, soul sound with a con
temporary ambiance that has virtu
ally disappeared under the over
whelming dominance of rap and hip
hop.
The Whispers popularity stems
from a consistent sound, love and respect for women.
meticulous choreography on stage
and staying true to themselves.
Washington, D.C. and Chicago
DJs are reporting that dance crowds
are loving the album 's #1 and #4
cuts.
"The vintage W hispers love
songs are outstanding. When I
need to step up my love game, I put
this CD on and the fireworks begin.
These brothers sound as good if
not better than they did nine years
ago," DJ Anthony Minter said.
Belly Dance Classes - Caravan Studios offers
classes in belly dance, African dance and more.
Visit www.gypsycaravan.us.
atre, dance, music, film, visual exhibition and
installation though Sunday, Sept. 17 at venues
throughout Portland. W orkshops, lectures,
performances, outdoor happenings, and late
night activities are planned. For venue loca
tions, times dates and other information, visit
www.pica.org.
‘Reefer M adness!’ at IFCC - The comedy
■Reefer Madness!’ a political satire about gov
ernment misinformation and greed, loosely
based on the 1936 propaganda anti-marijuana
film, debuts this week at the Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center,5340N. Interstate Ave. Perfor
mances run Thursdays through Sundays until
Oct. 7. Tickets can be purchased in advance by
calling: Stumptown Stages Box Office at 503-
381 -8686 or online at stumptownstages.com.
Tim e to Jam — 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 at 9 p.m. with dinner by Mondemaj Catering
next door to the show at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
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, cal 1360-696-8236.
Paul Simon at the Rose C arden - Paul Simon,
one of the most popular singers and songwriters
of the Rock era will perform at the Rose Garden,
Saturday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at the
Rose Quarter Box Office and all participating
Safeway outlets.
Call to Artists - Local artists are encouraged
OM SI Presents: Black Holes - A flight simu
lator transforms real scientific data about black
holes into stunning visualizations in OMSI’s
new planetarium show “ Black holes: The Other
Side ofInfinity.” Formore information, call 503-
797-4000orvisitom si.edu.
Sunday Supper Tame
PICA Time-Based Art Festival—The Portland
Institute for Contemporary Art presents its
2(X)6 Time-Based Art Festival celebrating the-
to show off their talent by becoming a Portland
Open Studios Artist. Each year, 96 artists arc-
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 pin ’ through Town - 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.
M etam orphoses — Gods and Goddesses swirl
and splash in ’Metamorphoses,' a lucid, glow
ing adaptation of O vid's classic myths set in
and around a giant onstage pool at the Artists
Repertory Theatre, 1516 S.W. Alder, Tues
days, Wednesdays, Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fri
days at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
through Oct. 15th. Special Wednesday mati
nees are at 11 a.m. Sept 27th and Oct. 4th. Call
the box office at 503-241 -1278 for tickets or visit
www.artistsrep.org.
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