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Summer Movies at Portland Parks
Free lineup
builds
community
Looking forfree family activities
this sum m er? W ant to enjoy the
beauty o f your own neighborhood?
Portland Parks and Recreation is
once again bringing "Big Screen on
the G reen.” a free parks program
developed to bring com m unity
m em bers and neighbors together
for a great sum m er activity in their
neighborhood parks.
"I love that we can offer som e­
thing in the parks that is both free
and an extrem ely positive use o f the
park," said Je ff M ilkes, south ser­
vices manager. "The screen is 268
square feet and the projection and
sound system are exceptional."
M ovies will begin at dusk, be­
tw een 8 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., weather
perm itting. Prior to each m ovie at­
tendees will be greeted with vari­
ous entertainm ent.
M arquis Soudam ire of Abstract
V isionz is presenting a series of
movies o f particular interest in north
and northeast Portland.
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Thu. AUG. 28 * 7:30 PM
OPENING NIGHT
TICKETS $10!*
Frl.
AUG. 29
Sat.
AUG. 30
Sun.
AUG. 31
3:30 PM
7:30 PM
1:00 PM
7:30 PM
’ (Excludes Circus Celebrity4*". Front Row and VIP seats. No double discounts )
For the fastest and easiest ways to order tickets,
go to www.Ringling.com,
comcast .^ '.c o m , The Rose Quarter Box Office
or call
1-877-789-ROSE
TICKET PRICES: $16 & $22
Limited number of Circus Celebrity, Front Row and VIP seats available. Call for details.
(Service charges and handling fees may a p p ly )
Come one hour early to meet our animals and performers
at the All Access Pre-show - FREE with your ticket!
The upcoming summer movies schedule:
• Friday, Aug. 1 - "Shrek 3," Gabriel Park
and "Love Jones,” Peninsular Park.
•Satu rd ay, Aug. 2 - "W illy W onka & the
Chocolate Factory," DeNorval Unthank Park.
• S u n d ay, A ug. 3 - "N ancy D rew,"
Sellw ood Park.
• T uesday, Aug. 5 - "The Spiderw lck
C hronicles," W oodlaw n Park.
• W ednesday, A ug. 6 - "Juno," Colonel
Summers Park.
• T hursday, A ug. 7 - "E.T.: The Extra-
T errestrial," Kenton Park.
• Friday, A ug. 8 - F ive Heart Beats,”
A lberta Park and "E.T.: The E xtra-T erres­
trial," L aurelhurst Park.
•T h u rsd a y , A ug. 21 - "Dirty Dancing,"
Colonel Sum m ers Park.
• F riday, A ug 22 - “Sandlot,” Argay T er­
race Park and "The M ask o f Zorro," Irving
Park.
• Saturday, Aug. 23 - "The Princess
Bride," Lents Park.
• Saturday. Aug. 23 - "H orton Hears a
W ho,” Hazeltine Park.
• Friday, Aug. 2 9 - "Roll Bounce," McCoy
Park and "W illy W onka & the C hocolate
Factory," Holly Farm Park.
•Saturday. Aug. 3 0 -"T he Sound o f M u­
sic," Laurelhurst Park.
• Friday, Sept. 5 - "Horton Hears a W ho,"
Berkeley Park.
• Saturday, Aug. 9 - "Zathura: A Space
Adventure," Dickinson Park.
•T uesday, Aug. 12- "A Few G ood Men,"
Sellw ood Riverfront Park.
• W ednesday, Aug. 13- 'Jerry Maguire."
Colonel Summers Park.
• Thursday, Aug. 14 - "Spiderm an 3,"
Brooklyn Park.
• Friday, Aug. IS - “ Lord o f the Rings,"
Femhill Park and "W illy W onka & the Choco­
late Factory," Kenilworth Park.
•Saturday, Aug. 16- "Shane," Sewallcrest
Park.
• W ednesday, A ug. 20 - “ Finding For­
ester,” Grant Park and "Field o f Dream s,"
Sellw ood Park.
$5.00 Tees
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sueh lum inaries as Lionel
H am pton, Art Blakey and
T helonius M onk, is being
remembered afterhis death
last Friday in France. He
was 80.
Nicknamed the LittleGi-
ant, Griffin studied music
at th e D u S a b le H igh
School in his native C hi­
cago, and joined vibes star
H am pton's orch estra in
1945 before leaving with
trum peter Joe Morris to
join the latter's own band.
T hroughout the 1950s,
he played with a variety of
Johnny Griffin
co m b o s, in c lu d in g Art
Blakey'sJazz Messengers.
He also played alongside cor- Ronnie Scott's described G riffin as
netist Na, A dderlcy and recorded a "m ember o f jazz's e lite ... his burn­
with John C oltrane. The fruits of ing solos and furiously nimble runs
that collaboration produced the anchored by an am azingly w ell-in­
1957 Blue Note album for w hich he form ed and com p lete grasp o f
is perhaps best rem em bered, "A melody and harm ony, marking him
out as one o f the greatest tenor sax
Blow in’ Session."
Legendary London jazz club players."
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