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July 18. 2007 page C4 Advertise with diversity z/z<r*!‘ ^ j o r t k t n b ( O b s e r v e r Call 5O3-288-ix)33 ads@ portlandobserve|coni In The Spirit o f The Millions More Movement Open Eyes Productions/Ministry o f Art & Culture Dept. N. IV. Region Presents: "Dinner Theatre" Revolutionary Drama/Theatre Shock Therapy The Resurrection o f The Sultan "From Death to Life" A P ow erful stage p lay based on a tru e story a b o u t o n e m a n ’s struggle to overcom e d ru g addiction th ro u g h th e p o w er o f Prayer. Saturday July 21,2007 @ P ortland C enter fo r S e lf Im provem ent (Acrossfrom PCC) 7 00N. K illingsw orth St. D oors O pen 6:(X)pm Show tim e 7:30pm Adm ission: $15 single tickets $25 per couple tickets Price includes D inner & Show D inner Includes.... You're C hoice o f Soup or Salad Chicken A lfredo w/cauliflower, broccoli Carrots w/green salad a n d a wheat roll ^Vegetarian D ishes available* C ome E njoy A N ight O f C ultural R efinement “D inner T heater ” R evolutionary D rama / S hock T herapy Due To Strong Content May not be suitablefor children under 15 Email: openeyesprod@ yahoo.com For more info: Visit us at MySpace/ O p F. n E YKSP h ODI/CTIONS Info: Call 1-888-312-5619 Ext. 4 or 5 L ook , L isten , F ollow T he R evolution H as B egun I n T he P acific N orthwest Queen Latifah (standing) plays Motormouth Maybelle alongside John Travolta in drag, in the remake of the 1988 film “Hairspray." Queen Latifah Goes Platinum in ‘Hairspray’ Stars in remake of cult classic Q ueen Latifah evokes the past as M otorm outh M aybelle in the early 1960s world o f “ H airspray,” com ing to theaters this Friday, July 20. They say blondes have more fun and Queen Latifah is certainly proof o f that. The versati le star had to swap her long dark tresses for a brassy platinum crop in her latest movie Hairspray, and says she couldn't get enough o f her new look. “ Being blonde brought out a w hole other side o f m e," she says excitedly. “ It was a side I d id n 't even know I had. I'v e had my hair lightened but never been platinum like that before. It was cool - 1 felt like a superhero with all that hair. I felt pow erful.” “H airspray" is a rem ake o f the 1988 John W aters big-screen cult classic about overw eight teenager T racy Turnblad. w ho dream s of dancing on the hit TV program "The Corny C ollins Show ," but finds her big am bitions thw arted by jealous com petitors. In the latest outing, Latifah joins a host o f stars, including John T ravolta, M ichelle P feiffer and C h r is to p h e r W a lk e n , to p lay M aybelle - a feisty high-school teacher w hojoins forces with Tracy to fight racial inequality. Latifah also has a new album com ing out, “T rav ’lin’ Light," to be released Sept. 25. She plans a na tional tour in the fall in support o f the album. Family Fun Day at Holladay Park The 13th Annual free Family Fun Day takes place Saturday and S un day, July 2 1-22 from noon ,0 6 p.m. at Holladay Park, 1300 N.E. 16th Ave., next to the MAX line, south o f Lloyd C enter Mall. T he w eekend event will include live rock, pop, jazz, and world music p erfo rm an ce s plus free hot dogs an d sn o w c o n e s, ra ffle s, face p ain tin g , b allo o n s, g am es and an in fo rm atio n fair. T h is festival is sp o n so red by P o rtlan d F am ily M agazine and Spot M agazine, and is h o sted by K ids N eed Both P ar en ts. a g ro u p that p ro m o tes fa ir ness, eq u ality , fam ily and the best in te rests o f ch ild ren . For m ore inform ation about the festival call 503-727-3686.