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Jazz Festival at
Clark College
Live Music Every Night
• Kick off yourw eek with livejazz every Sunday at9 p .m . at The Blue
M onk(3341 S.E. Belmont).
• Participate in a m ixed-m edia open mic night each M onday at the
Back-to-Back C afé (614 E. Burnside).
• The T hom City Improv, featuring m em bersofO ldom inion.Q uivah,
T he Chosen and T he Black N otes, perform at C onan’s (3862 S.E.
H aw thorne) every Tuesday at 10 p.m.
• Celebrate H um p Day at The Red Sea (381 S.W. 3rd Ave) after work
on W ednesdays, from 5 to 9 p.m.
• Inch toward the weekend at the Candlelight Room (2032 S.W. Fifth
A ve) with the Black N otes, perform ing each Thursday.
• Celebra!** Friday w ith Mel Brown, w ho plays
jazz at S alty’s on the C olum bia every Friday and
Saturday, and Jim m y Mak s on Tuesdays and
T hursdays.
Clarence Acox
Garfield returns
for performance
• Round off your w eek with live Reggae on Fri­
days and Saturdays at M ontego Bay, (1239 S.W.
Jefferson).
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The Contours will bring their Motown magic to Portland in three performances with the Oregon
Symphony.
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Widely remembered for their 1962
hit, “Do You Love M e?” the C on­
tours helped put M otown on the
map. U nderthe baton o fg u est con­
ductor Jeff Tyzik, the O regon Sym ­
phony will perform “Motown Magic
with The C ontours" on Saturday,
Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 28
at 3 p.m . and M onday, Jan. 29 at 7:30
p.m.
The program will include m ed­
leys from T he T em ptations, The
Four Tops, Sm okey Robinson &
The M iracles and Stevie W onder.
The C ontours have been known
a s “ M otow n’s # l Party G roup” for
more than 4 0 years. Tyzik isconsid-
ered one o f A m erica’s m ost inno-
vative pops conductors, collabo­
rating w ith artists such as Art
G arfunkel, Tony Bennett and Lou
Rawls.
Tickets are $29 to $80 and may be
p urchased at the O regon S y m ­
phony Ticket O ffice at 923 S.W.
W ashington, by phone at 503 228-
1353 o r from T icketm aster outlets.
Clark Col lege in Vancouverwill
celebrate the best young m usical
talent in the region - and honor an
A m erican art form - when it hosts
its 45th A nnual Jazz F estival
Thursday through Saturday, Jan.
25 to 27.
Vocal ja zz ensem bles and jazz
bands from high schools in O r­
egon will com pete in group and
solo perform ances at G aiser Hall,
located on Fort V ancouver W ay
between M cLoughlin and Fourth
Plain Boulevards.
A dm ission is $5 per day; ch il­
dren under 12 accom panied by an
adult are adm itted free o f charge.
For ad d itio n al in fo rm atio n ,
contact the C lark College M usic
Department at 360-992-2188o r360-
992-2662.
Pork Rib, Brisket, Turkey, Chicken, Sandwiches & More
Open 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM Monday thru Saturday
Jazz & Blues
E m erg in g A rtists S h o w ca se - The Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate
Ave., hosts a University o f Portland exhibit
featuring eight em erging artists. Gal lery hours:
Tuesday -F rid ay 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday,
noon - 4 p.m. A dm ission is free.
4057 N. Interstate Ave. 503-493-9414
B araain
3511 NE MLK Jr Blvd
Portland. OR 97212
503-292-6061
On the comer of MLK & f reemont
T h e Yellow B oat -- A true story o f a young
m an’s life with AIDS, is featured in The Yellow
Boat, through Feb. 11 at Echo Theatre, 1515 S.E.
37th St. Show tim es are Friday and Saturday at
8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets
are $15 Visit insightouttheatre.org or call 503-
493-8070
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T •' M o llili'-
T he H o nest Deals
In Tow n 1111
B a ra a in
The
N orm an
S ylvester Band -
3511 NE MLK Jr Blvd
Portland OR 97212
503-292-6061
On the comer of MLK & Freemont
The
N o rm an
Sylvester Band is
scheduled to ap ­
pear Friday, Feb.
2, at 8:30 p.m. at
C ly d e's in P ort­
land and S atur­
day, Feb. 3 a, 9:30 p.m. at Portsm outh Club in
Portland. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m ., the band
will beperform ingatTillicum in Beaverton. Visit
norm ansylvester.com or cal 1503-286-6474 for
information.
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W SU V an c o u v er E x h ib it - W SU Vancouver,
14204 N.E. Salm on Creek Ave., presents se­
lected w orks by Ines Epperson through S un­
day, Jan. 28, in the Engineering and Life Sci­
ences building. For more inform ation, visit
v an couver.w su.edu.
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community. Tickets are $75. Call 503-282-7973 or
em ail ufor@ bufor.org.
F estiv a l o f A frica n F ilm s - Feb. 2, Portland
C o m m u n ity C o lleg eC ascad ew ill host the 17th
edition o f the African film festival. T he festival
will show case 20 film s by A frican directors,
special guest appearance by G hanaian film
great Kwaw P. A nsah. For m ore inform ation,
cal1503-292-3685 oremail mdembrow @ pcc.edu.
V a u d e v ille R o se A u d itio n s — T he R ose F e s­
tival is h o ld in g an au d itio n M o n d ay , Jan. 29
from 2 p.m . to 7 pm. at the dow ntow n Em bassy
S u ites H otel, fo r p erfo rm ers to p articip a te in
the v ariety show “V au d e v ille R o se," open to
all ty p es o f v ariety acts an d b eing stag ed in
h o n o r o f the f e s tiv a l's u p co m in g ce n ten n ial
ce le b ra tio n .
C o m ed y o f M a n n e rs — The Lake-
w ood T heatre Com pany presents
th e
T o n y -A w a r d
m u sic a l
“W here ’ s C harley,” a fine I y crafted
com edy o f m anners offering a deft
send-up o f etiquette and propri­
ety. Shows Thursdays through Sat­
urdays until Feb. 18 at 368 S. State
St. in Lake O sw ego. Call 503-635-
3901 o rv isitlak ew o o d -center.org.
T h e G o ld en F ish -Saturday, Feb.
3, at 10a.m., performers will take the stage telling
the tale o f a poor Russian fisherman w hocatches
a m agical golden fish w illing to gran, one wish.
Perform ances will be held at 10 a.m ., on S atur­
days throughout the month o f February, at the
Brooklyn Bay, 1825 S.E. Franklin. Bay K. For
rese rv a tio n s, call 5 0 3 -7 7 2 -4 0 0 5 o r em ail
m elanya@ brooklynbay.org
C a n d lelig h t V a len tin e C o n cert - An intim ate
evening with M ichael Allen Harrison, perform ­
ing his rom antic piano expressions by candle­
light, in the Historic O ld Church, 1422 S.W . II
Ave. Perform ances are at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on
V alentines D ay, Feb. 14, on Friday, Feb. 16, at 8
p.m., with a final perform ance at 7 p.m ., S atur­
day, Feb. 17. Tickets are $20 general and $28.50
preferred and are available at M illennium M u­
sic or any T icketsW est outlet.
T h e B lack U n ited F und B an q u et — W ednes­
day, Feb. 21, at the G overnor Hotel, The Black
United Fund o f Oregon will host its annual
banquet honoring arts and culture within the
Where's Charley
H ip-hop Dance Classes - Vancou ver-Clark Parks
and Recreation is hosting fam ily friendly hip-
hop dance classes for ages 5 to 18. V arious
lessons teach rhythm , technique, coordination,
agility, com binations and team w ork through
urban dance m oves. For more inform ation, call
360-696-8236.
T r ip p in ’ th ro u g h T o w n -T a k e a trip through
tim e to find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul
influencing Portland on W ednesdays at the
O hm . $7 cover. 31 N.W . First Ave.
Belly D a n ce C lasses - C aravan Studios offers
classes in belly dance, A frican dance and more.
V isit w w w .gypsycaravan.us.
F o r t V a n c o u v e r L a n te r n T o u r s - F ort
VancouverN ational Historical Site, 1001 E .5 S t„
will host lantern tours from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on:
Friday Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 17. R eserva­
tions are required. Call 360-816-6230.
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