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African
Marimba
Concert
The high-energy music of African marimba is coming to northeast Portland's Evangel Baptist Church.
Sixty students of local musician
MyLinda King will bring high-en­
ergy marimba music from Zimba­
bwe. Botswana and South Africa to
Portland during a special concert
on Saturday, April 21 from 12:30
p.m. to5:30p.m . at Evangel Baptist
Church, 2830 N.E. Elanders St.
Admission is free, but donations
will be accepted to buy marimbas
for Buckman Elementary students.
All ages are welcome .
For more info,call MyLinda King
at 5 0 3 -2 3 3 -4 3 7 2 or em ail
marimba@teleport.com.
Venue Grows for Irish Singer
Irish singer and songw riter
Damien Rice will perform April 26at
8 p.m. at the Rose Quarter after his
scheduled show at the Roseland
Theater sold out. All tickets sold for
the Roseland will be honored.
Rice’s powerful voice was dis­
covered hy many when he released
his first single “The B low er’s
Daughter,” an instant Top 20 hit in
the fall of 2001. He released an al­
bum “O” in the United States in
2(X)3 and recorded his second al­
bum “9” last year.
Damien Rice
Tango Album Celebrated
Ice Cube and Nia Back Together
"Are We Done Yet?" the sequel to 2005's hit com edy” Are We There Yet?” picks up the quartet when
they move from the big city to the suburbs for an idyllic life. A house renovation leads to chaos, particularly
when the contractor who clashes with Nick (Ice Cube) bonds with his wife (Nia Long) and the two kids
(Philip Bolden andAleisha Allen). The release by Columbia Pictures hits theaters this week.
Steeped in
Culture, Humor
Portland's Profile Theatre pre­
sents "The Sisters Rosensweig,” a
play steeped in Jewish culture and
humor, now playing through April
22 at Theater! Theater! 3430 S.E. by seeking out a pair of designer
Belmont St.
heels. The play is directed by Pro­
Celebrated playwright Wendy file Theatre’s Jane Unger and fea­
W asserstein’s “Sisters” are on a tures Karla Mason, Amanda Soden
search for love, self-definition and and television and stage actress
fulfillment, whether it’s with a gay Barbara Kerr.
man, as a Jewish woman in a white
Visit www.profiletheatre.org or
Anglo-Saxon protestant world, or call 503-2424X180.
Internationally acclaimed
Portland harmonica artist Joe
Powers is celebrating the release
of his first, full length solo Tango
album with a concert Tuesday,
April 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Missis­
sippi Studios, 3939 N. Missis­
sippi Ave. Tickets are available for $10 at virtuous.com or
ticketweb.com, or by calling the box office at 503-288-3895.
Audience members must be 21 or over.