Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, September 26, 2007, 2007 special edition, Page 6, Image 6

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    fe Minority & Small Business Week
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September 26, 2007
M ulticultural Film Series Opens
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• Hannah Bea’s, 3969 N.E. Martin
Luther King Jr. Blvd.. presents
jazz during its ‘Sunday Brunch
Serenade’ from 11 a.m.-l p.m.
• Live jazz Sundays from 8:30
p .m .-11:30p.m.at Clyde’sPrime
Rib, 5474 N.E. Sandy, and at the
Blue Monk, 3341 S.E. Belmont.
•
An open mic is held each
Monday night at the Back-to-
BackCafe,614E. Burnside.
• Live blues on Mondays from
9 p.m. to midnight at Produce
Row Cafe, 204 S.E. Oak; the
Steinhaus, 2366 S.E. 82nd; Mis­
sissippi Studios, 939 N. Missis­
sippi, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; and
at Jimmy M ac’s, 221 N.W. Tenth
at 8 p.m.
• Blues offered up Wednesdays
at the Candlelight Room, 2032
S.W. Fifth; D u ffs Garage, 635
S.E. Seventh; and the Blue Dia­
mond, 2016 N.E. Sandy.
•
Jazz each Wednesday night
at the Blue Monk, the Portland
Art Museum, Jimmy Mac's, and
Jax’s. 26 S.W. Second.
• On T hursdays, catch the
W om en in B lues R evue at
Tillicum's, 8585 S.W. Beaverton-
Hillsdale Hwy.
• Fridays and Saturdays offer
live music around the metro area
including Halibuts, 2525 N.E.
Alberta St.; Mississippi Studios;
LV’s, 3530 N. Vancouver Ave.;
X V 's, 15 S.W. Second; Out of the
Blues, 2050 N.W. Vaughn; Ma­
nila Express, 1230 S.E. Main;
Steinhaus; One Stop Records, 615
N.E. Killingsworth; and the U-
lieious Sm okehouse,4057 N. In­
terstate.
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D E A L E R S H IP S
A Tribute to
Ray Charles
October 6 - 8
Charles Floyd, conductor
NW Tribute to Ray Charles Band featuring
Patrick Lam b, Linda Hornbuckle, C urtis Salgado,
Eddie M a r tin e i and many more
More than 20 of Portland's best jazz and blues artists
join members of the Oregon Symphony for a tribute to
the great Ray Charles, performing hits like "I've Got a
Woman" and “Georgia On My Mind.”
Tickets start at $15
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Presenting sponsors:
Portland residents
are invited to help build
“C o m m u n ity "
at
Jefferson High School
during the 7th annual
Multicultural Film Fes­
tival which opens with
a showing o f the movie
“The
P u rs u it
of
H ap p y n ess; sta rrin g
Will Smith. This free
community event takes
place M onday, Oct. 1
starting a, 6 p.m. in
room C-39.
"O nce again we cel­
ebrate and challenge
our com m unity. We
celebrate the incredible
affluence, pow er and
influence our nation
has,” stated Jennifer
Doncan, educator and
founder o f the festival.
Doncan will co-fa-
cilitate the film presen­
ta tio n w ith O p io
Sokoni, general m an­
a g e r o f P o r tla n d 's
K.BMS and a producer
o f a politics and hip
hop show.
O ther M ulticultural
Film Festival showings
are scheduled for M on­
days - Nov. 5, Dec. 3,
Jan. 7, Feb. 4. March
3, April 7, and M ay 5.
O rSym phony.org
503-228-1353 • 10 am -fl pm M -F
Tlck«tm a*t«r 503-790-ARTS
SmriM «ponmors:
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M I T H
Oof
HAPPYNESS
Paul T aylor D ancers - The
Paul Taylor Dance Company
launches the 10th anniversary sea­
son of Portland's
White Bird dance
series on Wednes-
\
day, Oct 3 at 7:30
p.m. at the Arlene
Sehnitzer Concert
Hall.Tayloriscon-
sidered by many
c ritic s to be
A m erica's great­
est c h o re o g ra ­
pher.
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Norman Sylvester
B and — Friday,
Sept. 28. at 8 p.m.,
z7
the
N orm an
S y lv e ste r Band
will be performing
at the Halibut’s in Portland, and on Saturday, Sept. 29,
at 9:30 p.m., they will take the stage at Gemini's in Lake
O sw ego.
For
m ore
in fo rm a tio n ,
v isit
norm ansyl vester.com orcall 503-286-6474.
Two Plays at Same Tim e -- House and Garden, two
i n t e re o n -
nected plays
performed si­
m ultaneously
by one cast,
plays through
Oct. 14 at Art­
ists Repertory
Theater. Tick-
ets can be purchased by phone at 503-241-1278,
online at artistsrep.org or at the box office at 1516
S.W. A lder St.
Cans Festival
Fights Hunger
See a film for ju st three
cans o f food and help fight
hunger at the sam e tim e at the
27th annual C ans Film F esti­
val, T hursday, Sept. 27.
S im p ly d o n a te th re e o r
m ore cans or boxes o f non-
perishable food at any Regal
C inem as and receive free ad ­
m ission to a m ovie and a free
sm all popcorn. T he offer is
good for all show s excep t for
starred attractions.
"D on’t m iss y o u r chance
to see a great film for a great
barg ain , ju s t th ree cans o f
food," says R achel B ristol,
O F B ’s CEO . "The food that
m o v ie g o e rs d o n a te d u rin g
C ans Film F estival m akes a
big d iffe re n c e , h e lp in g re ­
gional food banks o f the OFB
N etw ork fight hu n g er in their
local com m unities."
If you d o n ’t have tim e to
see a m ovie but still w ant to
m ake a differen ce, donations
o f n o nperishable food w ill be
accepted at any R egal C in ­
em as location on T hursday,
Sept. 27. from I 1:30 a.m . to
10:30 p.m.
All food donations d irectly
benefit the O regon Food Bank
N etw ork in the co m m unities
w here the food w as collected.
dynamic human bodyatO M SI’s
Body Worlds 3. The real life bodies
are on display through Sunday, Oct. 7.
30. Started by Dr.
G u n th e r
von
Hagens in 1977,
the scientist has
been able to halt
decomposition to
show the living
how what we do
affects our body.
H ip -h o p D ance
C la sse s
)
Vancouver-Clark
Parks and Recre­
ation is hosting
family friendly hip-
hop dance classes
for ages 5 to 18.
V arious lessons
teach rhythm, technique, coordination, agility, com­
binations and teamwork through urban dance moves.
For more informal ion, call 360-696-8236.
T rip p in 'th ro u g h T ow n— Take a trip through time to
find the hottest poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing
P o rtla n d
on
Wednesdays at the
Ohm. $7 cover. 31
N.W. First Ave.
O p e n M ic N ig h t -
Every Wednesday
night at 7 p.m .,
Proper Eats Market
and Cafe, 8638 N.
Lombard St., hosts open mic night.
Safety in N um bers — Friday, Sept. 28, from 6:30 p.m.
to 11 p.m..the Portland W omen’sCrisisLineishosting
the annual Gala and Silent Auction, at the Wonder
Ballroom, 128 N.E. Russell St. The evening features
guest speaker Police Chief Rosie Sizer, music, food,
drinks. Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 at the door;
available at ticketmasters.com.
Evening W ith Friends — Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m.
in Kaul Auditorium at Reed College, the PortlandGay
Men’s Chorus presents special guest Susannah Mars
and Jennifer Gill for the 28th season opening. For
tickets.call503-226-2588orvisitpdxgm e.org.
A rtist F eatures W orks — Jacob Vercouteren ad­
vances the diversity of Portland’s art scene with an
exhibit that continues through Sunday. Sept. 30 at the
Portland Art Center, 32 N.W. Fifth Ave. Vercouteren
will he the first African American having a solo show
at the center. He is an imaginative painter and sculptor.
C reativity Runs Dry — T wo artists who lived the high
life in Mexico City but whose family falls apart when
creativity is forced todry and wither away, are profiled
in the upcoming production of Mariela in the Desert,
playing currently through Oct. 13 at the Milagro
Theatre, 525 S.E. Stark St. For tickets, visit milagro.org
orcall 503-236-7253.
S lidersG rill-S lidersG rill,3011 N. Lombard, features
an eclectic assortment of performers on the main
stage, accompanied by delicious food. Call 503-459-
4488 for more information.
Sunday Night Jazz - Jazz enthusiasts can enjoy
listing to the cool sounds of Mel Brown, every Sunday
evening this month in the Rogue River Room at
Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City. No
cover charge.
Body W orlds 3 - Get grossed out or intrigued by the
AR LEN E S C H N IT Z E R C O N C E R T HALL
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Mariela in the Desert