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Usher Eyes Fatherhood
(A P )~ Usher is expecting bigger things than a new
album — the superstar says that he and fiancee Tanieka
Foster are expecting their first child together.
"W e are extrem ely excited at this point in our lives
planning our wedding
and the jo y that com es
with expecting our first
ch ild to g eth er," the
couple said in a June
27 statem ent released
to T h e A s s o c ia te d
P re s s . "W e h o p e
people will be happy
for us and respect our
p riv acy d u rin g th is
happy period in our
lives."
The baby is due in
the fall, according to a
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e fo r
Usher
Usher.
This would be the first child for the R&B crooner/
actor, and the fourth for the recently divorced Foster.
This is shaping up to be a busy year for Usher.
Besides his m arriage and a baby, he is expected to
release the follow-uptohiseight-million selling. Grammy-
w inning alburn "Confessions," released in 2005. He
also has a fragrance due out in September.
An Insect Zoo volunteer shows o ff an adorable Australian Walking Stick at the
Oregon Zoo.
The Buzz in Your Backyard
The Oregon Z oo is abuzz with “ Back­
yard Bugs,” the new ly renovated Insect
Z oo highlighting the bugs that share our
yards and neighborhoods w hile teaching
us that bugs are not, in fact, gross.
T he ex h ib it reo p en ed June 16 w ith a
new plan ts and a b u ilt-u p ro o f as a part
o f the z o o ’s “ H ab itat B egins at H om e"
cam p aig n , teach in g v isito rs how they
Zoom U ganda - Visit the World Forestry Center
for the photo essay: "12 G irls, 12 Cam eras: A
Day in T heir Lives through Their Eyes," a
docum entary on the lives o f 12 orphaned girls
from Uganda. The exhibit runs through Aug. 31
in the cen ter’s Discovery M useum in the Spe­
cial Exhibits Gallery.
Melanie Block, L.D.
D enturist
from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Fernhill Park,
Northeast 37th Avenue and Ainsw orth. For
m ore inform ation, visit P ortlandParks.org.
503-230-0207
1020 NE 2nd Ave., Suite 205
Off MLK on NE Multnomah
Free parking
Hendrix on Film — The N orth­
west Film C enter presents a
screening o f the 2003 film
“ Hendrix and the Blues," as
part o f its Reel Blues celebra­
tion, Thursday, July 5 at the
W a te rfro n t B lu es F estiv al,
dow ntow n. The film features
tim eless Jim i Hendrix live per­
form ances and other blues clas­
sics. Show tim e is 10 p.m.
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L ive Blues
Fridays
W aterfront Blues - The largest blues festival
w est o f the M ississippi continues through
Sunday, July 8 at Tom McCall W aterfront Park.
The festival is produced by and as a benefit for
the O regon Food Bank. Daily adm ission is a
donation o f $8 per person per day and two cans
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Free C oncerts in the Park -- Portland Parks
and Recreation invites families to bring their
picnic baskets and enjoy the free sum m er con­
certs in the park. Beginning, Friday, July 6, with
the W ard Stroud Band perform ing the blues
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O p en M ic N ight - Every W ednesday night at
7 p.m.. Proper Eats M arket and C afé, 8638 N.
Lom bard St., hosts open mic night.
Return to O z — Discovery M useum hosts
Return to O z, an exhibit that is sure to m ake you
rem em ber the poppy fields,
w icked w itches, Hying m on­
keys and Oh ! my so much more
at the W orld Forestry Center
through Sept. 16. Free with the
cost o f museum admission. For
m o re in f o rm a tio n , v is it
www.w orldforestry.org
Body W orlds 3 — G et grossed
out or intrigued by the dy­
nam ic human body. Real life
bodies are on display at OM SI
th ro u g h a p ro c e s s c a lle d
plastination. Started by Dr. G unther von Hagens
in 1977, the scientist has been able to halt
decom position to show the living how w hat we
do affects our body. Body W orlds 3 lasts until
October. For more inform ation, visit om si.org.
A B rave N ew C ab aret - T h e O ld W orld
M eets the N ew on Friday, July 27, at 9 p.m .,
w ith 3 Leg T o rso and V agab o n d O pera p e r­
form ing at the W o n d er B allro o m , 128 N.E.
R ussell St. F or tic k etin g in fo rm atio n , visit
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T rippin' through Tow n - Take a trip through
tim e to find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul
influencing Portland on W ednesdays at the
Ohm. $7 cover. 31 N.W . First Ave.
Troutdale Bite & Bluegrass -
- Saturday, July 14, from 10
a.m. to 10 p.m ., T routdale’s
main street will host this free
fam ily event, with eight blue­
grass bands perform ing on the
main stage in M ayor Square
between 11 a.m .an d 9 :3 0 p .m .
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M usic a t th e Zoo — The O regon Zoo sum m er
concert series presents A sleep at the W heel on
July 11, with Sam ba M apangala & O rchestra
V irunga appearing on M onday, July 18 and Los
Lobos taking the stage on July 25. Show adm is­
sion is$9.75. For more information,call 503-226-
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Indigenous W om en's Lives — A photoexhibit
by Pepe M oscoso calls attention to the precari­
ous situation of indigenous w omen in Mexico.
"M ujeres indigenas de M exic" is on display
through July 24 at O nda Arte Latina/Cross
Currents G allery, 2 2 15 N.E. Alberta St.
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UPHOLSTERY CLEANING
H ip-hop D ance C lasses —
V ancouver-C lark Parks and
Recreation is hosting family
friendly hip-hop dance classes
for ages 5 to 18. V arious les­
sons teach rhythm , technique,
coordination, agility, com bina­
tions and team w ork through
urban dance moves. For more
information, call 360-696-8236.
TheSqueeG ees Children's ( 'oneert -- Wednes­
day ,Ju ly 18, at 1:30p.m., the m usical d u o ,'T h e
S queeG ees’ will be m aking a special appear­
ance at the V ancouver Farm ­
ers M arket on W est 8th Street,
adm ission is free for the entire
family.
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can live in a space shared by w ild life and
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A dm ission is $9.75 for visitors 12 to 64,
$8.25 for seniors and $6.75 or children.
In fa n ts tw o an d u n d e r fre e . V is it
oregonzoo.org or call 503-226-1561.
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