October 3, 2007
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Local Musicians Raise Voices
Music, Arts Festival Sunday
N ew Seasons M arket presents a H ome G row n M usic and Arts
Festival on Sunday, Oct. 7 from I p.m. to m idnight at the W onder
Ballroom , 128 N.E. Russell St.
A ctivities kick o ff with fam ily-friendly fare including A frican
dance troupes, bluegrass and fun pop rock, as well as arts and crafts
vendors. As the evening approaches, the festival will shift tow ard
m ore adult-oriented m usic, including rock, hip-hop and the ex p eri­
mental.
T he festival is free, but a $5 suggested donation will benefit the
O ld Library Studio, a nonprofit that exposes teens to the process o f
m aking and recording music through technology and p:ear, a n o n ­
profit com m itted to positively transform ing the lives o f transitional
youth though art.
More information and a full lineupcan be found at w w w.hgm af.com .
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Portland m usicians are raising
their voices to help U ganda in the
first annual concert series “ Voices
for Silent D isasters" to benefit the
Portland-based hum anitarian o rga­
nization M ercy Corps.
M cM enam ins is donating ven­
ues for the series that will feature
m ore than 35 top Portland m usi­
cians, including 11 concert events
throughout O ctober and N ovem ­
ber. Ticket prices will range in price
from $10 to $15.
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In d ependence D ay, a k ic k o ff c o n ­
c e rt at M c M en a m in s K ennedy
S chool w ill featu re A rt A lex ak is
o f E v erclea r and C h in a F orbes
and T h o m as L au d erd ale o f Pink
M artin i. F o llo w in g the co n cert,
th e re w ill be a sp ecial p review
sc reen in g o f the aw a rd -w in n in g
d o cu m en ta ry m o v ie W ar D ance
ch ro n iclin g the m usic, dance, c e l­
eb ra tio n and h ealin g th at is ta k ­
ing p la ce in U ganda.
V oices for Silent D isasters is in-
Ray Charles
October 6 - 8
• An open m ic is held each M onday night at the Back-to-Back Cafe.
6 I4 E . Burnside.
• Live blues on M ondays from 9 p.m. to m idnight at Produce Row
C afe, 204 S.E. O ak: the Steinhaus, 2366 S.E. 82nd; M ississippi
Studios. 939 N. M ississippi, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.: and at Jim m y
M ac’s. 2 2 1 N.W . Tenth at 8 p.m.
• Blues offered up W ednesdays at the Candlelight Room , 2032 S.W.
Fifth: D u ff's G arage. 635 S.E. Seventh: and the Blue D iam ond. 2 0 16
N.E. Sandy.
More than 20 of Portland's best jazz and blues artists
join members of the Oregon Symphony for a tnbute to
the great Ray Charles, performing hits like "I’ve Got a
• Jazz each W ednesday night at the Blue M onk, the Portland Art
M useum . Jim m y M ac's, and J a x 's. 26 S.W . Second.
Tickets start at $15
O rS ym phony.org
S03-228-1353 • 10 am-« pm M -F
803-790-ARTS
A R LEN E S C H N IT Z E R C O N C E R T HA LL
• L ivejazz Sundays from 8 :3 0 p .m .-1 l:3 0 p .m .a tC ly d e ’sP rim eR ib ,
5474 N.E. Sandy, and at the Blue M onk, 3 3 4 1 S.E. Belmont.
C harles Floyd, conductor
NW Tribute to Ray C harles Band featuring
P atrick Lam b, Linda H o m b u ckle , C urtis Salgado,
Eddie M artin ez and many more
Woman" and "Georgia On My Mind."
SYMPHONY
concert series proceeds will go di­
rectly to Mercy C orps' hum anitar­
ian-assistance program in Africa.
T o learn more about the concert
series line up and purchase tickets
in advance, go to ticketm aster.com /
promo/msr3 wd or call 503-224-4400.
T ickets will also be available at the
C r y s ta l B ox O ff ic e an d all
T icketm aster locations.
• Hannah B ea's, 3969 N.E. M artin L uther King Jr. BI vd.. presents jazz
during its ‘Sunday Brunch S erenade' from 11 a.m .-l p.m.
A Tribute to
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spired and is co-founded by local
m usician Stephanie Schneiderm an
o f Dirty M artini and G ordon Heady
w ho share a deep passion for music
and m aking a difference.
Com bined with the enthusiastic
support o f area musicians w ho are
v o lu n te e rin g th e ir ta le n t an d
M cM enamins who has donated per­
formance venues, I (X) percent o f the
Live Music Every Night
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Series sponsors:
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SW Mam Ä Hroartwav Porttand Center for the Pwforming Arts
• On T hursdays, catch the W om en in Blues Revue at Ti II icum 's, 8585
S.W . B eaverton-H illsdale Hwy.
• Fridays and Saturdays o ffer live music around the m etro area
including H alibuts. 2525 N.E. Alberta St.; M ississippi Studios; I, V s ,
3530 N. V ancouver Ave.; X V 's, 15 S.W . Second; Out o f the Blues,
2 0 5 0 N.W . Vaughn; Manila Express, 12 3 0 S.E. Main; Steinhaus; One
Stop R ecords,6 15 N.E. Killingsworth; and the U-licious Smokehouse.
4057 N. Interstate.