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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 16, 2007)
page C4 May 16. 2007 ÏJnrtlanb ( © b s e r u e r ^ ¡’ll(IUSMIM Live Music Every Night • Hannah Bea’s, 3969N.E. MLK, presents jazz during its Sunday Brunch Serenade’ from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. • Live jazz perform ances Sunday evenings from 8:30 p.m .-1 l:30p.m..atClyde'sPrimeRib,5474NESandy,and at the Blue Monk ,3341 S.E. Belmont. • Participate in a m ixed-m edia open m ic night each M onday at the Back-to-Back Café, 6 14 E. Burnside, and at the Clackamas Community College’ s Open Mic Jazz Jams, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. • IJ ve blues performances Tuesday at Produce Row Café, 204 SEOak, from 9 p.m. to Midnight, the Steinhaus, 2366 SE 82nd Ave.. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. and at Jimmy Mak’s, 221 NW 10th, at 8 p.m. Live blues and jazz performances are available. • W ednesdays, the Candlelight Room, 2032 SW 5th, and Duff’s Garage, 635 SE 7th, and the BIue Diamond. 2016 NE Sandy BI vd., offer up blues perform ances. Catch live jazz perform ances at the Blue Monk, the Portland Art Museum, Jimmy Mak’s, and Jax, 826 SW 2nd, from7:30p.m. to 11 p.m. • On Thursdays the W om en in Blues Review, atTillicum's, 8585 SW Beaverton in Hillsdale. Tap Your Feet to the Zydeco Beat Who would think to look to wards Southern California for one of the hottest Cajun/Zydeeo bands in the nation? That’s where you'll usually find Bennie and the Swamp Gators, the musical family that has been stomp ing out infectious Cajun sounds and grooving to the Zydeco beat. But you'll find Bennie and the Swamp Gators playing right here in Portland, when Cascade Zydeco presents the group on Saturday, May 19at Norse Hall, 111 N.E. 1 Ith Ave. (on the corner of 1 Ith and Couch). From African cultural events to big gigs at the Los Angeles Staples Center, home of the LA Lakers and C lip p e rs, B ennie and the Swampgators make it hard for the Benni&andthe Swamp Gators play Portland, Saturday, May 19 at the Norse Hall, 111 N.E. 11th Ave. audience to stay in their seats. Arrive for a dance lesson with Aliand Adam Grimshawbeginning at 7:30 p.m. Dancing to Bennie and the Swampgators fol lows from 8:45 p.m. tol 1:30 p.m. General Admis sion is $15. For more information, call Norse Hall at 503-236-3401. • Fridays and Saturdays offer many venue choices around the metro area: Halibuts (2525 NE Alberta St.). Mississippi Studios, LV’s, 3530 N. Vancouver Ave., XV, 15 SW 2nd, Out ol the Blues, 2050 NW Vaughn, Manila Express, 12370 SE Main St. in Tigard. One Stop Records, 615 NE Killingsworth St., and the U-licious Smokehouse, 4057 N. Interstate Ave. A d v ertise with diversity in 11,1 |Jnrtlanh (©bserner Call 503-288-0013 ads@portlandob server.com doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen Bear Fair at ,he Zoo The Oregon Zoo's Bear Fair is a day to eelebrate, honor and protect all bears - - from the cuddly teddy bear at home on your bed to an 800-pound grizzly with an appetite for al most anything, including deer and salmon. A polar bears enjoy a "fishsicle," one of the activities coming to the Oregon Zoo's “Bear Fair" on Saturday, May 19. 'Ll-J-icieus SMOKEHOUSE Specializing in Smelici ¿Meats 5 ‘S 'S Q Beef • Pork • Lamb • Poultry • Seafood £nnch $ 5 .9 5 , ‘O inncr $ 9 .9 5 up Pork Rib, Brisket, Turkey, Chicken, Ox Tails & More Beer and Wine Available Jimi Hendrix Open 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM Monday thru Saturday Blues Fridays As a public radio ’ "^7*," U |1 station, KMHD 89.1 FM strives to maintain genuine open and nor-bureaucratlc access for the listening public. _______________ Bear Fair is on Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. "People have such a fond ness for bears," says Krista Swan, event coordinator. "We want Bear Fair to be an oppor tunity for visitors to come and learn more about these great mammals and the conservation efforts being made to protect them." For more information, visit oregonzoo.org. 4057 N. Interstate Ave. 503-493-9414 Hip-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, coordination, agility, combinations and teamwork through urban dance moves. For more information, call 360-696 8236.
