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Live Music Every Night
Jingle Ball Canceled - ZlOO’s Jingle Ball on
Friday, Dec. 8. at the Rose Garden has been
canceled due to scheduling conflicts. Tickets
purchased by credit card will be refunded auto
matically. All other ticket purchases will be
refunded immediately, at the original point of
sale location.
• Kick off your week with live jazz every Sunday at 9p.m . at The Blue
Monk (3341 SE Belmont).
• Participate in a mixed-media open mic night each Monday at the
Back-to-Back ( 'afé (614 East Burnside ).
• TheThornCity Improv, featuring members of Oldominion.Quivah,
The Chosen and The Black Notes, perform at C onan's (3862 S.E.
Hawthorne) every Tuesday at 10 p.m.
• Celebrate Hump Day at The Red Sea (3 8 1 S.W .3rd
Ave) alter 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, performing
each Thursday.
M tE M
Cinema 21, followed by the Opening Night
Party at the Laura Russo Gallery. The festival
continues through Nov. 17. at the NW Film
C enter’s Whitsell Audito
rium: !2l9S.W.Park.Closing
night will be held at the
Clinton Street Theater. Ad
missions: $7 General, $6
Members, students and se
niors Visit: nwfilm.org
Mel Brown
‘A Season for Peace’ - The
Portland Gay M en's holiday
concert “Goodwill to All" as
sembles music from various
cultures and traditions to
celebrate the holiday season
with performances scheduled
at Kaul Auditorium on Fri
day and Saturday Dec. 15-16
at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 17
at 2 p.m.
• Celebrate Friday with Mel Brown, playing jazz at Salty's every
Friday and Saturday, and Jimmy Mak’s on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Live Reggae on Fridays and Saturdays at Montego Bay. ( 1239 S. W.
Jefferson).
Our mission: to champion jazz as an
indigenous, culturally significant American
art form, by educating and entertaining a
local, national, and international audience.
Fam ous N ature Photographs - Famed works
by photographer Ansel Adams, including 'The
Tetonsand the Snake River.' and many other of
the most beautiful national sites, are on display
this fall and inter at the World Forestry Center
Discovery Museum.
Jazz Q uintet of P ortland - The PDX V Jazz
Quintet of Portland returns to the ‘Old Church’
downtown, at 11"’ & Clay Street, Tuesday,
Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy the rich jazz sounds
for a suggested donation of $10.
Em erging Leaders: Sisters in Action - Sisters
in Action for Power hold their annual celebra
tion, Friday, Nov. 17at 6:30p.m. at King Elemen
tary. Amara Perez will pass the executive
director's torch toTerenie Faison. There will be
food, raffle prizes and lots of fun.
“I was a jazz major in high school, in an all
jazz band. No matter what I do, it features
my musical influences.” Wyclef Jean
Northwest Film and Video Festival--The North
west Film and Video Festival will feature short
and feature films, beginning Friday, Nov. 10, at
Sunday Supper Í in e
Live at Cannon’s Rib Express
Featuring
Reggie Houston’s
Box of Chocolates
Tim Acotl Bass & Vocals • Tracy Kim Guitar
"ya never know what ya goin git"
CANNON'S
RIB EXPRESS ^==.
iNEW SEASONS
1 M A R K E T 1
Tim e to Ja m — 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.
day Ale Festival will begin on Thursday, Nov.
30. and continue through Sunday, Dec. 3. at
Pioneer Courthouse Square. 701 S.W. Sixth
Ave. Complimentary sodas for minors and des
ignated drivers.
F estival of T rees -- The 24lh annual Providence
Festival of Trees, the weekend of Nov. 30
through Dec. 2 at the Oregon Convention Cen
ter. will feature over 50 elaborately decorated
trees, live entertainment, crafts, and a photo
with Santa, gingerbread displays, and a Teddy
Bear Hospital where children under 12 receive
a free bear. For more information, call 503-215-
6070.
T rip p in ’ 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.
Visit www.gypsycaravan.us.
H um an Rights on Film -The Northwest Film
Center Presents Human Rights on Film, con
tinuing through Nov. 9. Nine films are featured
that deepen awareness to the values of dignity,
equality and justice as filmmakers tell universal
stories of human struggle, sacrifice and tri
umph. Fortitles and show times, visitnwfilm.org.
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, call 360-696-8236.
Black Holes at OMSI
Autumn Leavesat the Japanese G arden -The
Japanese Garden at Washington Park presents
autumn leaves bonsai presentations through
Nov. 15. The exhibit is free with the $8 admis
sion to the gardens. For more information call
503-223-1321 or visit japanesegardens.com.
OM SI Presents: Black Holes - A Hight simu
lator transforms real scientific data about black
holes into stunning visualizations in OM SI’s
new planetari urn show “Black holes: The Other
Side of Infinity.” For more information, call 503-
797-4000orvisitom si.edu.
Holiday Ale Festival -- The 11 th Annual Holi-
World Singer
at ‘The Know’
Celebrating our Customers!
Sponsored by:
November I. 2006
B J. Snowden is a uniquely talented singer,
songwriter and performer who has attracted
attention and a following all over the world.
Snowden will visit to Portland for a per
formance on Friday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. at
“The Know,” 2026 N.E. Alberta St.
Snowden's talent was apparent early on
when she began playing the piano and com
posing songs at the tender age of three. As
her interest and talent at the piano blos
somed, she decided to study music more
intensively at the prestigious Berklee Col
lege of Music. Snowden graduated from
Berklee with a degree in applied music
IT TAKES ONE SPARK FOR
TO RECOME AN EXTRA!
(performance), and has earned her living as
a school teacher, teaching music in school
systems from Boston to Philadelphia. As
nightfall beckons however, she dons a se
quined outfit, ascends the stage, and single-
handedly performs all of the original music
that she has composed.
The album "BJ Snowden: Life in the USA
and Canada" debuted in the fall of 1996,
garnering mentions in The New York Press,
Magnet and other noteworthy publications.
B.J.
Snowden
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for a more prosperous future, the
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street youth turned judge and me
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highest level," he said.
As a young man. Mathis was
involved with gangs, dropped out
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then, as a promise to his dying
mother, turned his life around. He
attended college, earned a law
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degree, becam e the youngest
judge in M ichigan's history and
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Known for running his court
room with a no-nonsense style and
streetwise sensibility, Mathis of
ten uses himself as an example to
those who appear before him.