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“A series of vibrations. What does
it matter, the source of the
catalyst?”
Wayne Shorter
A substance
that initiates
or accelerates
a chemical
reaction
without itself
being affected
The Portland Chapter of the L.I.N.K.S.
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Newspaper
‘Community
School Supply
Drive’
Seeking the community’s support in the
ongoing effort to provide local children
with much needed school supplies fo r the
upcoming school year.
Donation Drop Site:
The Portland Observer Newspaper
4747 MLK Blvd.
Monday - Friday
9 am - 5 pm
School Supplies will be distributed on
Saturday, Sept. 1st
10 a.m. - Noon
At the Portland Observer Newspaper
August 15. 2 00 7
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Casting Call for Notorious B.I.G.
(AP) — The role of Notori­
ous B.I.G. for an upcoming
biopic on the rapper wil I be found
through an open casting call.
The movie, which has been
in the works for nearly seven
years, will seek its star by
auditioning actors and non­
actors alike who resemble the
rapper, whose real name was
Christopher W allace.
Anyone can submit audition
videos foxsearchlight.com/noto-
rious or biggiecasting.com.
Fox Searchlight Pictures se­
cured the rights to a film about
the slain rapper. W allace’s
mother, Voletta Wallace, and
his tw o fo rm er m anagers,
Wayne Barrow and Mark Pitts,
are producing the movie.
“ As it relates to the indi­
vidual Christopher W allace —
his looks, his stature, what he
represented, the swagger, the
sensibility o f the man — all
those elem ents are very diffi­
cult to find, no m atter where
you go,” Barrow said Thurs­
day.
Wallace was gunned down at
Notorious B.I.G., whose real name is Christopher Wallace
(left), and producer Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs leave a party in
Los Angeles on March 8, 1997, shortly before Wallace
was shot to death. (AP photo)
the age of 24 on March 9, 1997, the Wallace not seen in his pub­
after a music-industry party in lic life, zeroing in on “the human­
ity within Christopher himself,”
Los Angeles.
said
Barrow.
The film intends to focus on
Oregon Symphony at the Park
Series coming to Arbor
Lodge and Waterfront
The Oregon Symphony con­
tinues a tradition of free com ­
munity concerts as the orches­
tra visits north Portland's Ar­
bor Lodge Park on Saturday,
Aug. 25. and Tom McCall W a­
terfront Park on T hursday,
Aug. 30.
The 12,h annual "O regon
Symphony in the Neighbor­
hoods" series is presented by
the city of Portland through
the Regional Arts and Culture
Council and the City of Port-
land Department of Parks and
Recreation, with further sup­
port provided by PacifiCorp.
The A rbor Lodge event will
include an afternoon festival
beginning at 2:30 p.m. with
perform ances by the C hief
J o se p h E le m e n ta ry A fter
School M arching Band, Ethos
Student Jazz Combo. Xavier
T abera's Classic Cuban Band,
and the Self Enhancement Inc.
Sounds of Soul Choir as well
as their famous Drum Line.
T he O re g o n S y m p h o n y
performance will follow at 7
p.m.
Reasonably priced food, in­
cluding Rosie’s famous straw ­
berry shortcake and gumbo.
Yam Y am 's barbeque. The
Flavor Spot's sweet and sa­
vory waffles and tacos and
burritos from ¿Por Que No?
will be available throughout
the afternoon and evening.
The W aterfront concert will
preview the orchestra's 2007-
2008 season and conclude with
the traditional performance of
T chaikovsky's “ 1812 O ver­
ture," accompanied by live can­
nons and fireworks.