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Transforming Romps Through Dance
Multicultural
film highlights
Jefferson series
What can possibly be more
fun than dancing? W atching
youngsters transform their ener­
getic romps into graceful and dis­
ciplined interpretations of music.
A free community screening of
"Mad Hot Ballroom,” an award­
winning film that follows New
York City fourth and fifth graders
as they journey into the world of
competitive ballroom dance, is
presented Monday, April 2 at 6
p.m. at Jefferson High School,
52 ION. Kerby,roomC-39.
The film is the latest showing
for the north Portland school’s
' ¡i,
monthly Multicultural Film Festi­
val.
This two-thumbs-up, touching
documentary ties our loyalty to
students who may have other­
wise hitched their ambitions to
wayward stars. We are rooting “Mad Hot Ballroom" is a documentary about a group o f 11-year-
for the students, and for their old New Yorkers who take up ballroom dancing.
parents and their teachers, as we
Portland State University’s Dr.
are secretly rooting for ourselves Jacqueline Temple and Jefferson’s
Key Private
as parents and teachers.
Jennifer Doncan will present this
Bank
joyous documentary, and after the
ensuing discussion, you may be
tempted to get out there and dance !
The film festival is a public
service that welcomes commu­
nity participation to regularly re­
new a commitment of respect for
each culture and to extend to our
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"This is just one example of
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community - “the Soul of Port­
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Stage Series
Jazz G reats P e rfo rm F rid a y
The Portland Jazz Festival piano.
After admiring each other for
presents legendary jazz guitar­
ist Pat M etheny, perform ing years they’re now on the same
with innovative jazz pianist Brad label, touring with Mehldau’sband
M ehldau and his quartet on Fri­ mates - drummer Jeff Ballard
day, M arch 30 at 8 p.m. at the and bassist Larry Grenadier.
Tickets are available at all
Newm ark Theater, 1111 S.W.
Safeway/Ticketswest outlets.
B roadw ay.
M etheny, a 16-
tim e G ra m m y
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and baby boom er
g uitar god, em ­
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to contem porary
jazz.
M ehldau is a
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p rin c e o f the pat M etheny and Brad Mehldau
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