111,1 |Jn rtla n b © b seraer
July II. 2007
Page B 3
ykrtsx,
z
VENTfMAINMfM
Mississippi Avenue Street Fair
Saturday event
spotlights
local flavor
MISSISSIPPI
AVENUE
B oise E liot Kid's Corner
STREET FAIR MAP
The word is out that businesses
SATURDAY. JULY 14. 10:00 AM TO 7:00 PM
W idm er B eer
and residents o f North M ississippi
Garden
know how to throw a party! The
Sixth Annual M ississippi Avenue
Street
Street Fair takes place Saturday,
Stage
T he Light L ady’s
July 14 along North M ississippi
C hildren’s Carnival
A venue, from hi nionl Street up to
Skidmore.
As one o f Portlai s largest
street fairs, the north Porudnd event
will close dow n the street from 10
NE S haver St.
a.m. to7 p.m. for dancing, shopping
for unique goods made by local
PDX
P ed i-cab
vendors, live m usic, great food and
ch ildren's activities. M u s k will be
featured on tw o stages - the Street
N . M a a o ii S t.
Stage and the Station Stage - with
artists booked by Jim Brunberg of
_ _ C om m unity
M ississippi Studios.
I
G arage Sale
Festival-goers can look forward
W elcom e
M ississippi Green
to a giant com m unity yard sale,
to the Fair!
Sustainable A rea
pedicabs to take you around the
neighborhood, a dunk tank and
N. S k id m o re St
dance stage sponsored by Por Que
No, plus the annual Rib-Off contest
and a luau.
The Boise-Eliot K id'sC om erw ill
feature a variety o f child e n ’s ac­
tivities. including a bouncy castle,
face painting, cakew alk and snow
OF THE MISSISSIPPI
OF THE MISSISSIPPI
cones. There will also be achi Idren' s
AVENUE STREET FAIR
AVENUE STREET FAIR
parade and a m agic show with Bob
Eaton.
F or m ore inform ation and a
Elem entary's annual multi-cultural going tow ard the school.
The M ississippi A venue Street festival. T h efreeev en th asev o lv ed
o f e v e n ts ,
v is it
M ore than 11, (XM) people at­ s c h e d u le
Fair started in 2(XM) as a collabora­ to becom e a benefit for the elem en­ tended last y ea r's fair and ju st as www.mississippiavenuestreetfair.eom
tiv e fe stiv a l w ith B oise E lio t tary, with proceeds from the fair many areexpectedforthe 2< X )7 event. orcall Elise Bartow at 503-799-5195.
<±>
The
SOUTH
The
NORTH
END
>
Bill Pinkney
was the last
survivor of the
original
Drifters
musical group.
He died
Wednesday,
July 4 at the
age o f 81.
¿ 5
_____7
& .
. .
Last Original from ‘The
Drifters’ Remembered
(AP) - Bill Pinkney, the last w asn't with The Drifters when they
survivor o f the original mem bers recorded their biggest hits. He left
o f the musical groupT he Drifters, in the band in 1958 because o f an
is being rem em bered after his argum ent over cash. His distinc­
death at the age o f 8 1.
tive bass voice can be heard on the
Pinkney died J uly 4 at the Hilton group's version o f the holiday clas­
D aytona Beach O ceanfront Re­ sic "W hite C hristm as.’’
sort w here he was scheduled to
Even though he left the group,
perform for Fourth o f July festivi­ Pinkney didn't let go o f The Drift­
ers' name. He fought for laws allow­
ties there.
Pinkney’s m anager, M axine ing perform ers or bands to claim an
Porter, said Pinkney had had affiliation with a classic group like
health problem s.
The Drifters or The Coasters only if
The D rifters, w hose hits in­ at least one m em ber recorded with
clude "U nder the B oardw alk,” the original group.
The Drifters were inducted into
"Up on the Roof," and "Save the
Last Dance For Me," still per­ the Rock and Roll Hall o f Fame in
form ed W ednesday night. An 1988.
P inkney w as a W orld W ar II
announcem ent about Pinkney's
death was m ade after the show, v eteran and p itched for the New
said the group's publicist, Donnie Y ork Blue Sox o f the N egro B ase­
ball L eag u e in the late 1940s and
Lowery.
Pinkney, born in Dalzell, S.C., early '50s.
Samuel
Cole Sr.
Sunrise 2/11/24
Sunset 7/8/07
Washington Park Theater
The scarecrow and the witch perform in “Wizard of Oz”
coming to the Washington Park Amphitheatre in south­
west Portland with multiple free performances through
the end of the month. A youth cast performs two shows
on the next two Saturdays at 10 a.m. and noon and
one show on the next two Sundays at noon. An adult
cast performs Thursday, July 12 through July 28.
g
Service will he held at
Allen Temple, 4236
NE 8tli Avenue. For
more information on
date and time please
call 503-281-4891.
JULY 23rd
at 7 p.m.
Laon a Barber Shop
1319 NE Freemont S t
Portland, OR 97212
8 am - 8 pm Tues -Sat
Shop 503 282 2920
Cell 503 309 4488
Lee Williams
The Spiritual
OC’s
State Farm «
Providing Insurance and Financial Services
Performing
live at the
Convention Center
Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61 /It)
Ernest J. Hill, Jr.
Agent
4946 N Vancouver Avenue Portland, OH 97717
603 786 1103 fax 603 78b 1146
errne lull h5mb«45siatefarnj com
24 Hour Good Neighbor Service'”
For more information call
UPROOTED ENTERTAINMENT
5 0 3 -8 7 5 -1 4 2 5
Wally Testa
Residential and
Corrinerciai Broke:
Oregon Washington
Or visit: www.uprootedentcrtainment.com
503 2 6 7 75 8 6 cell
503 249 1903 office
503 249 6527 fax
w te sfa liS co m ca st net
PROPERTIES.
Multi Million!Service
Tickets available at the follow ing outlets (To charge by p h o n e c a ll)9
.
T ickets W est 1-800-992-8499 • O ne S top R ecords 503-284-2435
&
I