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Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke
celebrate their win and display
the mirrorball trophy on 'Danc
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most dynam ic celebrity dancer, but
the public's vote, the deciding fac
tor after the contestants had tied in
the judges' tally at T uesday's final
dance-off, brought Sm ith the vic
tory.
(AP) - Emmitt Smith danced off
"It is aw esom e! It is aw esom e!''
w ith the m irror ball. T he three-tim e declared Smith, after hugging his
Super Bowl cham pion, w ho proved professional dance partner Cheryl
to be as nim ble on his feet in the Burke. "W e cam e a long way, we
ballroom as on the football field, really have."
was named the w inner o f ABC's
Burke won last season, too, on
"Dancing with the Stars." With last the arm o f singer Drew Laehey.
w ee k 's victory cam e the glittering
S m ith h ad k in d w o rd s fo r
trophy. The NEI.'s all-tim e leading L opez, w ho w as g racio u s in his
rusher beat out actor M ario Lopez. d e fe a t. He c a lle d th e fo rm e r
The hunky, dim pled Lopez was "S aved by the Bell" sta r a "true
generally regarded as the series g en tlem an " and said he and part-
ner K arina S m irn o ff "raised the
bar" during the co m p etitio n .
"This w hole jo u rn ey w as u n
b eliev ab le ... A nd K arina, m ost
u n b e lie v a b le p e r s o n ," L o p e z
g ushed. "It's so m eth in g I'll n ev er
fo rg et."
Smith and Burke w ow ed judges
in the final night o f com petition
with a spirited sam ba, to the tune o f
Stevie W onder's "Sir Duke."
"W hat’s so great about you is
you are the everyday man who
becam e a dancer in our eyes in the
past 10 w eeks," ju d g e Carrie Anna
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Playwright Presents ‘ M u tt' — A
local playw right is challenging ra
cial issues with levity and bravery
in her world prem iere production
"M utt" opening Friday. Nov. 24 at
N o rth P o r tl a n d 's I n te r s ta te
Firehouse Cultural C enter, 5340 N.
Interstate Ave. Lava Alapai tells
the story o f a bi-raeial young adult’s
m istaken Caucasian self-identity.
Show s run subsequent Thursday-
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W orlds A IDS Day G ala — Inhonor
ol W orld AIDS Day, Kimpton Ho
tels is hosting a gala charity fund
raiser to benefit the C ascade AIDS
project to fight H IV /A ID S. The
event will be held T hursday, Nov.
30 at 5 p.m. at the, 5th Avenue
Suites Hotel, 506 S.W . W ashing
ton St. The event venue includes:
livejazz. artist, horsd'oeuvres, wine
tasting, palm reading. Cham pagne,
tem pting deserts and a rattle. This
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‘Festival of T re e s ’ — The 24th
annual Providence Festival ofT rees
is held Nov. 30 through Dee. 2 at the
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N o rm a n S y lv ester B an d — Play
ing at D om enic’s in M ilwaukee,
Friday. Dec. I ; at 9 p.m. and Satur
day, Dee. 2 at 8 p.m. at H alibut's;
and at 9 p.m. on New Years Eve at
C ly d e's Prime Rib. M ake your New
Years Eve Party reservations early
by calling 5 0 3 -2 8 1-9200 or visit
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C h ris tm a s Revels — Friday. Dec.
1, at 7:30 p.m., the Scottish Rite
T heater, S.W. 15 & M orrison, will
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ter solstice celebration that crosses
A ld er St.
religious and ethnic boundaries, to
entertain the entire fam ily. For per H oliday Ale F estival — T he I Ith
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continue through Sunday, Dec. 3,
at Pioneer C ourthouse Square. 701
S.W . Sixth Ave. Com plim entary
sodas for m inors and designated
drivers.
Ballet F lam en co — W hite Bird
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Hip-hop Dance Classes —
V ancouver-C lark P arksand Recre
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V arious lessons teach rhythm, tech
nique, coordination, agility, com bi
nations and team w ork through ur
ban dance m oves. For more infor
mation, cal 1360-696-8236.
‘A S easo n fo r P eac e’1-— The Port
land G ay M en 's holiday concert
“G oodw ill to A lfa sse m b le s music
from various cultures and traditions
to celebrate the hoi iday season with
perform ances scheduled at Kaul
A uditorium on Friday and S atur
day Dec. 15-16 at 8 p.m. and Sun
day, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m.
Newport'sjazzfor the Holidays—
Friday, Dec. 29 thru M onday, Jan.
I . the Oregon C oast Counei I for the Holiday Ale Festival
Arts will host N ew p o rt's Jazz for
the Holidays, a massive New Years Trippin' through Town — Take a
Eve Party, spread out o ver 4 days trip through tim e to find the hottest
a n d h e a d lin e d by s o m e o f poetry, hip-hop and soul influenc
P ortland’sja zz icons, including the ing Portland on W ednesdays at the
Bobby T orres Ensem ble and singer Ohm. $ 7 cover. 3 1 N.W . First Ave.
N ancy King, at the N ew port Per
Belly D an ce C lasses — Caravan
fo rm in g A rts C e n te r. V is it
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Timetojam — Jam N ight Portland's
ever-popular com edy and variety
show is at Christian Performing Arts
Center, 8 1.3 1 N. Denver Ave. Shows
continue every Friday night starting
at 9 p.m. with dinner by Mondemaj
Catering next door to the show at
6:30and7:30p.m .
Tim Acott Bass & Vocals • Tracy Kim Guitar
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Fam ed w orks by p h o to g rap h er
A n sel A d am s, in c lu d in g ‘T h e
Tetons and the Snake R iver.’ and
many other o f the most beautiful
national sites, is on display this fall
and inter at the W orld Forestry
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O M S I P re s e n ts : B lac k H o les —
A flight sim u lato r tran sfo rm s real
sc ien tific data about black holes
in to stu n n in g v isu a liz atio n s in
O M S l's new p lan etariu m show
"B lack holes: T he O th er S ide o f
In fin ity ." For m ore in fo rm atio n ,
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• Participate in a mixed-media open mic night each
M onday at the Back-to-Baek Café (614 East
Burnside).
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• C elebrate Hump Day at The Red
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