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September 20, 2006
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C a le n d a r
Sports Hall of Fame
The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
will induct Terrell Brandon and
five other great contributors to
the sports world during ceremo­
nies at the Multnomah Athletic
Club on Tuesday, Sept. 26 with a
reception beginning at 5:30 p. m. at
dinner at 7 p.m. For tickets, call
503-227-7466.
(American Dream Doomed
‘Ragtime’
musical is story of
struggle, dignity
Personal Transformation
Class
Portland Com m unity College
hosts a class to achieve a healthy
and more energetic lifestyle. Path­
way to Personal Transformation
meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tues­
days from Oct. 3 to Nov. 2 1 in nxim
105 at th e P o rtlan d M etro
Workforce Training Center, 5600
N.E. 42 Ave. Cost is $59. For more
information, call 503-978-5205.
Stroller Class for Moms
Are you a new mom or have a
toddler? Get some exercise and
meet other moms at the free Stroller
Strides class, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Tuesdays and Thursday at Pen­
insula Park. All you need is a
stroller, water, a mat or towel and
comfortable shoes. Call Helen at
503-260-5018 for more information.
Walk for the Wildwood
Friends of Forest Park will hold
the seventh annual Walk For the
Wildwood run/walk/hike at 8:30
a.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 beginning
at Lower Macleay Park, at the end
of Northwest Upshur Street near
28th Place. Adult registration for
the 2.5-mile course is $ 10 and $ 15
for the eight-mile course. Children
under eight can participate free.
To
sig n
up,
v isit
www.friendsofforestpark.org or
call 503-223-5449.
Job Fair at Forestry Center
Make “Maximum Connections"
at a World Forestry Center-hosted
job fair, Thursday, Sept. 2 1 from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Tualatin Valley Em­
p lo y e r C o u n cil
and the
WorkSource Oregon Employment
Department will sponsor approxi­
mately 50 employers promoting
job opportunities including rep­
resentatives from the high-tech,
financial, insurance, manufactur­
ing and retail industries.
Interstate Farmers Market
The Interstate Farmers Market
next to Overlook Park in north
Portland features a variety of fresh
local produce, baked goods, cut
flowers, artisan cheese, meat and
fish each W ednesday through
Sept 27 across the street from
Kaiser Permanente.
Shapenote Singing
Convention
Portland Sacred Harp invites those
who love to sing to attend a tradi­
tional Shapenote Singing School,
Thursday. Sept. 28 from 7 p.m. to
9 p.m. in the Community Room of
McMenamin’s Kennedy School,
5736 N.E. 33rd Ave. Shapenote
singing is an American tradition
of exuberant, unaccompanied,
four-part harmony sung from 'T he
Sacred Harp", a songbook in print
since 1844.
Memory Walk for
Alzheimer’s
Join more than 500 people across
the metro area for the Alzheimer’s
A ssociation’s annual Memory
Walk takes place Sunday, Oct. 1 at
Pioneer Courthouse Square at S W
6th between Morrison and Yamhill
streets. Registration begins at 9
a.m.. and can be done in advance
by
v isitin g
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mwO6.kintera.org/PDX or by call­
ing 1-8OO-733-O4O2.
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photo by
R ebecca B eckek
Lakewood Theatre Co. presents the O r­
egon premiere of the Tony award-winning
“Ragtime: The Musical,” an epic story of
struggle, dignity, honor and acceptance.
In a cavalcade of life and music in segre­
gated Americaat the turn of the 20th century,
the fictional lives of three very different
American families become dramatically in­
tertwined with real-life historical figures and
events.
The year is 1906. America is in the midst
of its Gilded Age, a time when the boom of
industrialization made prospects for wealth
and happiness seem boundless. Such
dreams are what lead Tateh and his little girl
to escape their native Latvia and hop a boat
headed for Ellis Island.
In ILtrlem, black ragtime pianist Coalhouse
Walker Jr. entertains crowds of dancers but
longs to reunite with Sarah, Ins former lover
and the mother of his child.
Outside the city, in a large Victorian house
lives an upper middle class family who has
attained their wealth through a fireworks
factory. While the father is away on an
expedition to the North Pole, the mother is
shocked to discover an abandoned infant
boy. The police arrive with Sarah, whom they
plan to charge with attempted murder for
neglecting her child. However, the arrest is
Renee Cleland stars as Sarah and D. William Hughes as Coalhouse Walker in 'Ragtime: the Musical,' an epic story of
struggle, dignity and honor on stage at the Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego.
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Ray Charles Tribute for ‘Museum after Hours’
Museum after Hours kicks off its 20th anniver­
sary season on W ednesday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m.
with a celebration featuring the Northwest
Ray C harles Tribute organized by local saxo­
phonist Patrick Lamb.
Lamb has put together an all-star band o f 23
Northwest m usicians to pay tribute to Charles,
including nam es like Duffy Bishop, Andy
Stokes, and Reggie Houston. The group has
only made a handful o f perform ances after
debuting at the W aterfront Blues Festival in
July, where it earned rave reviews.
Adm ission is $10 general and $7 for m em­
bers o f the Portland Art M useum. Tickets are
available at the museum box office and online
atcom m unityboxoffice.net.
For 20 years, those in the know have been
congregating at the Portland Art Museum for
M useum after Hours. W hen it began, organiz-
ers wanted to give the public a new way to
experience the museum. Few would have
guessed that it would become an integral part of
the Portland music scene, providing a platform
for local musicians.
O ther acts in the 2(XX» lineup include: Oct. 11
- Soul Vaccination, big band blues with a soulful
kick; Oct. 18 - Linda Hornbuckle, Portland's
blues matriarch; Nov. I - Rose City Kings,
blues boogie-w oogie; Nov. 8 - Dirty Martini
(galleries open), local acoustic favorites; Nov.
15 - Michael Allen Harrison, sophisticated
Portland jazz pianist; Nov. 22 - 20th Anniver­
sary All-Stars, music direction by Carlton Jack-
son; Nov. 29 - Pepe & the Bottle Blondes, Latin
lounge with a blonde twist; Dec. 6 - Charmaine
Neville (galleries open), a m em ber o f New
Orleans' first family o f music; and Dec. 13 -
Paul Delay, larger-than-life local blues legend.
The Patrick Lamb Band
Intruder Killed May Have Been Hit Man
hammer, then waited for Susan
Kuhnhausen to arrive home from
herOHSU nursing job.
Haffey struck her several times
in the head, but Kuhnhausen man­
aged to take the hammer away, ac­
(AP) — The estranged husband co rding to a co u rt a ffid a v it.
of a southeast Portland nurse who Kuhnhausen lost her grip on the
strangled an intruder with her bare weapon, and wrestled with Haffey.
hands has been accused of hiring The intruder bit Kuhnhausen sev­
the intruder as part of a murder plot. eral times, and she bit back.
Michael James Kuhnhausen, 58,
Finally, the 5 1 -year-old woman
was charged Thursday with crimi­ was able to get on top of Haffey,
nal conspiracy to commit murder and place him in a choke hold. She
and attempted murder.
eventually choked the life out of
Detectives said he helped dis­ him.
arm the security alarm at his wife's
Portland police found the 59-
home on Sept. 6 and let Edward year-old Haffey dead on the hall­
Haffey in. 1 laffey, armed with aclaw way floor.
Husband
charged in
nurse’s attack
Susan Kuhnhausen told homi­ forced entry. She also knew her
cide detectives that she believed husband had stopped by the house
her husband was involved, saying earlier that day because he left a
note that said he was going to the
beach.
Inside a backpack Haffey left at
the scene was a day planner with
"Call Mike, Get letter," scribbled on
the week of Sept. 4, the affidavit
said. Michael Kuhnhausen's cell
phone number was jotted on the
inside of a folder.
Detectives checked Haffey's
b a c k g ro u n d , d isc o v e rin g his
lengthy prison terms for conspiracy
Michael Kuhnhausen
to commit aggravated murder, and
he was the only other person who convictions for robbery and bur­
knew the security code to the house glary. They also learned that he hail
alarm and there was no sign of worked as a custodian for the Fan-
Community Baby Shower Saturday
Goal is accessible health care, education
M u ltn o m a h
C o u n ty
H e alth
D epartm ent's Healthy Birth Initiatives
program will host a Com m unity Baby
Show er on Saturday, Sept. 23 front 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northeast Health
Center, 5329 N.E. Martin Luther King
Jr. Blvd.
The baby shower will benefit ex­
pectant moms who participate in the
program as well as promote the healthy
baby program with services to prospec­
tive clients in north and northeast Port­
land.
The event will include rallies, food,
and games. To participate, you must be
pregnant, African Am erican, and living
in the project's area (/ip codes: 97203,
97211. 97212, 97213, 97217. 97218,
97220 and 97227.) To register, call 503-
988-3387 or visit the Northeast Health
C enter.
HBI is also asking local community
members and businesses to help make
the baby shower a success by donating
new baby items such as: car seats,
strollers, cribs, breast pumps, diapers,
toiletries, and gift cards. There is a wish
list available upon request.
The organization is registered at both
Burlington Coat Factory and Target
Stores under the name o f Healthy Birth
Initiatives, or pick up baby items from
your favorite store. Donated items are
tax deductible. To make arrangements
tasy Adult Video stores. Detec­
tives talked to the company and
found
out
that
M ichael
Kuhnhausen was the supervisor
for custodians, and had hired
Haffey.
Susan Kuhnhausen. who has
been out of town attending a na­
tional Emergency Nurses Associa­
tion conference, left the following
message on her home voice mail:
"I'm not able to answer all the calls
that I've received. I'm being com­
forted by your concern and your
support. 1 want you to know that
our lives are all at risk for random
acts, but more likely random acts of
love will come your way than ran­
dom acts of violence."
for delivery or pickup o f donations call
503-988-3387.
"Every family deserves the comfort
and peace that com es with knowing that
their baby will have the things needed
for a healthy start,” states program
manager Sharon Smith.
HBI s goal is to reduce the disparities
African Am ericans experience in infant
mortality and low birth weight by im­
proving their client’s access to health
care and providing health education, in-
home case m anagement and a variety of
family supports.