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October II. 2006
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The sketch
comedy troupe
turned theater
company, The
Tragedies,
presents the
horror Le Grand
Guignol' through
the month of
October at ‘The
Little Church' on
Northeast 23rd
and Sumner just
off Alberta Street.
•Tour Rosa Parks
Elementary School
•Shop at Big City Produce
Classic French Horror All Month
The Tragedies, a local theater
com pany, presents “ Le Grand
Guignol,” a faithful take on the in
famous, original French Theatre of
Horror, with realistic special effects
in the in tim a te se ttin g o f a
deconsecrated church in Portland's
popular Alberta District.
Le Grand Guignol's formula for
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the horrific, theerotic. and the comic 28. Doorsopen at 7:30p.m. with the
insists that the stage wi II be haunted show starting at 8 p.m.
by sexy women, roaring with physi
Tickets for preview night, Thurs
cal comedy, and dripping with day, Oct 12. are $ 10. Tickets for the
gala opening Friday the 13th is $20
blood!
Performances are scheduled at and all other performances are $ 15.
"The Little Church" at Northeast Tickets are available online at
23rd Avenue and Sumner Street on thetragedies.com or by calling 503-
Oct. 12.13. 14.19.2(1,21,26,27and 367-21(K).
Discover all New Columbia
has to offe r
• WorkSource Portland Metro
North's employment center
and computer lab
• History exhibit and public art
3 Leg
Torso at
Mississippi
Studios
• Trenton Terrace senior housing
• Model apartments and homes
Saturday, October 21
10 am - 2 pm
Portland's enchant
ing chaps o f world
chamber music, ‘3
Leg Torso' will
perform at Missis
sippi Studios,
3939 N. Missis
sippi Ave., on
Tuesday, Oct. 17
at 8 p.m. Admis
sion is $15.
along N. Trenton Street,
between University Park
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Sara Harwin 's paintings are based on fabric patterns from
around the globe, with each miniature of patterns borrowed from
nature or sacred geometry.
Up Close
and Personal
continued
from Metro
treat o f seeing their gardens,
which are also fu ll o f art.
95 art studios throughout met
ropolitan Portland w ill partici
pate, and a $15 tour guide, in
cluding two adult tickets (kids
are free), a map, pictures o f the
artists' work and complete con
tact inform ation can be pur
chased at A rt Media stores.
New Seasons Markets, Powell's
Books and other listed outlets
fo u n d on the w e b site at
www.portlandopenstudios.com.
For more inform ation, and
to fin d out how to w in an art
bike, v is it the website or call
503-284-3131.
(SolumbtA
Com m unity Center and
McCoy Park
-House.
For inform ation/directions,
call 5 0 3 .8 0 2 .8 5 0 8