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Home Grown
Book Tour
Rochell “Ro Deezy" Hart
Portland author, poet and per
former Rochell D. “Ro Deezy” Hart is
touri ng her hometown to promote her
new book "W hat Else Did You Think
I W ould Say?” - a passionate and
candid collection o f verse that brings
forth some o f Ro D eezy's most influ
ential scripts concerning politics,
oppression, resistance, love and
struggle.
She will present one o f the prolific,
politically-laced perform ances she's
know for at New Bom Tribe African
Heritage Cultural Center, 3325 N.E.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., on Fri
day, June 15 at 9 p.m. Local poets
Xavier Burton and Blacque Butterfly
will also take the stage that evening.
Another b<x,k signing is sched
uled Thursday, June 19at6:30p.m .at
In Other Words Bookstore, 8 N.E.
KillingsworthAve.visitrodeezy.com
for more information.
P o r tla n d ’s (¡a y M en C h o ru s -- The 27th
season o f perform ances from the Port
land G ay M en’s C horus ends with a final
concerto n Saturday, June 16at 7 :30p.m .
at the A rlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Former Gov. Barbara Roberts will host the
e v e n t. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , v isit
www.pdxgmc.org.
PDX Teen Id o l-C o m e see I Oof Portland's
finest young singers com pete for the title
o f PDX Teen Idol! The Portland Parks and
Recreation sponsored event is on Satur
day, June I ft at 7 p.m. at Reed College's
Kaul A uditorium . Tickets are free. For
more inform ation, visit m yspace.com /
pdxteenidol.
C a n n o n B each C e le b ra tio n - O rnate
sculptures m ade o f sand will be the center
o f celebration at C annon Beach, with the
43rd A nnual Sandcastle Day Festival,
Saturday, June I ft. A m ateurs, families,
professionals and people o f all ages are
welcom e. For more inform ation and to
register, visit cannonbeach.org or call
5O3-436-2623,ext,3.
B ike-In M ovie — Ride your bike o ver the
H aw thorne Hostel for a movie, food and
music on Friday, June 22 at 7 p.m. V olun
teers are also needed. For m ore inform a
tion, visit portlandhostel.org or call 503-
236-3380.
Second A nnual Day of th e A frican C hild
— Live African entertainm ent presented
by the H arm abee C enter from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Saturday, June 16 at the W orld
GLIDE
Forestry C enter in W ashington Park. Free
adm ission to 18 years and under.
V IC E N T E F E R N Á N D E Z
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UYM MGHÍD ;
K in g o f M a ria ch i V icen te F ern a n d ez -T h e
u n d isp u ted king o f M e x ic o 's trad itio n al
mariachi music, V icenteF e m á n d e z -“E1 Idolo
de M exico” - one o f the co u n try ’s m ost
recognizable and influential cultural icons,
com es to Portland with special guest Paquita
La Del B arrio on Saturday, June 30 at 8 p.m. at
the Rose Q uarter. Visit rosequarter.com .
H ip -h o p D a n ce C la sses — V ancouver-C lark
Parks and Recreation is hosting family friendly
hip-hop dance classes for ages 5 to 18. V ari
ous lessons teach rhythm , technique, co o rd i
nation, agility, com binations and team w ork
through urban dance m oves. For m ore infor-
mation.call 360-696-8236.
T rip p in ’ th ro u g h T o w n --T ak e a trip through
tim e to find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and
soul influencing Portland on W ednesdays at
the Ohm. $7 cover. 3 1 N.W . First Ave.
O p en M ic N ig h t - Every W ednesday night at
7 p.m.. Proper Eats M arket and C afé, 8638 N.
Lom bard St., hosts open m ic night.
JULY 23rd at 6 p.m.
Lee Williams
The Spiritual OC’s
Performing live at
at the Rose Quarter
For more information call
UPROOTED ENTERTAIN
MENT 503-875-1425
Or visit: www.uprootedentertainment.com
Tickets available at the following outlets (To ch arge by p h o n e call)*.
T ickets W est 1-800-992-8499 • O ne S top R ecords 503-284-2435