PageAS ______________________ 1([) Minority & Small Business Week________ Master drum workshop to be nounced— listen to KMHD for. The Blue Monk in association with KMHD 89.1 FM presents legendary jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader, R ashied A li ! details October 20th & 21st, 06 The Blue Monk , 3341 SE Belmont, Portland/OR $25.00— doors open at 8:30pm/shows at 9:00pm Tickets on sale at all Tickets West Outlets For information call: 503.491.7271 or 503.595.0575 S H IM Portland Opera Brown Bag Series — Meet the Portland Opera's new Chorus Master/Prineipal Coach Robert Ainsley at this month’s Brown Bag series as he takes a look inside the season-opening produc­ tion of “Faust.” Also, hear the sweet music of this season’s artist program and learn what it takes for a studio artist to prepare fora role. The free lunchtime presentation takes place from noon to I p.m. Friday. Oct. 6 at the Multnomah County Central Library. 801 SW IOth Ave. an 4000 or visit omsi.edu. T heatre Co. presents "Ragtime: The Musical,” an epic story of struggle, dignity, honor and accep­ tance in seg reg ated America at the turn of the 20th century. The fictional lives of three very differ­ ent American families be­ come dramatically inter­ twined with real-life his­ torical figures and events. Performances continue through Oct. 29 at Lake- wood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State St. in Lake Oswego. For more information,call 503-635- 3901 or on line at www.lakewood-center.org Festival takes place Friday. Oct. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 15 at Cinema 21. 616 NW 21st Avenue. For event dates and sched­ ules visit www.plgff.org. ONE STOP M etam orphoses — Gods Sun Quinn $9.99 NW Tribute to Ray Charles — Join Portland saxophonist Patrick Lamb with the Northwest Tribute to Ray Charles, kicking off the 20th Anniversary of the Portland Art M useum A fter Hours, Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the PAM. 1219 SW Park Ave. Tickets are available only at the Museum Box Office. OutKast $10.99 •R eefer M ad n ess!’ at IFC C — The Beenie Man $8.99 Hurry! Limited Stock Remember O NE ST O P RECO RD S Giving you the service you deserve 503-284-2435 1615 NE Killingsworth, Portland unday Supper T ine Celebrating our Customers! comedy Reefer Madness!’ a political sat­ ire about government misinformation and greed, loosely based on the 1936 propaganda an t i - marij uana fi I m. de­ buts this week at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate Ave. Per­ formances run Thurs­ days 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. O M SI P resen ts: B lack H oles -- A Hight simulator transforms real scientific data about black holes into stunning visual­ izatio n s in O M S I’s new p la n e ta riu m show “ Black holes: The Other Side of Infinity." For more informa- Improv, featuring members of Oldominion, Qui vah. The Chosen and The Black Notes, perform 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) • R agtim e’ Epic Story o f Stru ggle — Lakewood Portland l.eshian and Guy Film Festi­ val - The Portland Lesbian & Gay Film NEW RELEASE SALE 7 9 7 - cal 1503- September 27. 2006 and Goddesses swirl and splash in •Metamorphoses,’ a lucid, glowing adaptation of Ovid's classic myths set in and around a giant onstage pool at the Artists Reper­ tory Theatre, 1516 S.W. Alder, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. through Oct. 15. Special Wednesday matinees are at 11 a.m. Sept 27 and Oct. 4th. Call the box office at 503- 241-1278 for tickets or visit www.artistsrep.org. Paul Simon at the Rose Garden - 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 Quar­ ter Box Office and all participating Safeway outlets. Norman Sylvester Band - Welcome back N orm an Sylvester who is re­ covering from hip re­ placem ent he re­ ceived over the sum­ m er. S y lv e ste r’s O ctober gigs are 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 at Candlelight in Portland; 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at Gemini Pub in Lake Oswego; 9:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13 at Domenic’s in Milwaukie; Saturday, Oct. 14 at Wonder Ballroom in Portland, time to be announced. For more information on the Boogie Cat Hotline. 503-281 -5989. Live M usic 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 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 Notes, per­ forming each Thurs­ day. Celebrate Fri­ day with Mel Brown, who plays jazz at Salty’s on the Co­ lumbia every Friday and Saturday, and Jim m y M ak 's on Tuesdays and Thurs­ days. Round off your week with live Reggae on Fridays and Saturdays at Montego Bay, (1239 S.W. Jefferson). Call to Artists - Local artists are encour­ aged to show off their talent by becoming a Portland Open Studios Artist. Each year, 96 art­ ists are chosen from the metro area to open their studios and become part of an exciting regional art ev en t. V isit portlandopenstudios.com for more information. Trippin' 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. Belly Dance Classes - Caravan Studios offers classes in belly dance, African dance and more. 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