August 20. 2008
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Star Rises for ‘Last Comic’ Runner Up
Will perform
at local
comedy club
mances on both Friday, Aug. 29
and Saturday, Aug. 30.
Barnett, a Chicago native, got
his comedy start at the Comedy
Underground in Seattle. Since
then, his star just keeps rising.
The Jester Comedy Club in With a dedication to "Bringing
Beaverton presents Last Comic the Funny," his shows have been
Standing runner up Ty Barnett called hilarious, thought provok
with 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. perfor ing and edgy, and earned him
The Jester Comedy Club is lo
numerous T.V. appearances in
cluding the Tonight Show with cated in the KingstadCentersouth-
Jay Leno, HBO's Bad Boys ot west of Highway 26 and Murray
Comedy, as well as his own Com Boulevardat 15450S.W. Millikan
Way. It’s about a half mile walk
edy Central special.
His am azing run on "Last southwest of the Beaverton Creek
Comic Standing" in 2007, which Light Rail Station.
Tickets are available online at
has been called one of the best in
the show ’s history, introduced jestercom edyclub.com or call
503-626-6338.
Ty to the world.
Ty Barnett got his start in Seattle.
fs f i iia is u is r
Kids IJ ve Large — Kids can grab on, push
off and glide through the Jurassic in the
Dinosaur Revolution exhibit at the Portland
Children's Museum. The traveling show runs
through Sept. 1 with dinosaur-themed mazes,
vivid murals and hands-on, interactive fun.
Poetry at M iracles - Local and national
artists and musicians share an evening of
spoken word and music at the Miracles Club,
4069 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. each
Wednesday’s, between 7:30 p.m. and 9:30
p.m.
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folk and R&B, Amos Lee performs at the
Oregon Zoo, Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m.,
as part of the zoo's summer concert series
presented by Fred Meyer and Wells Fargo.
Lee is supported by folk singer Lucy Wain
wright Roche.
C om m unity Party - The
MattDishmanCommunity
Center, 77 N.E. Knott St.,
will host a free community
party on Saturday, Aug. 23
from noon to 4 p.m. There
will be food, a dunk tank,
rock wall, pony rides, mu
sic and more.
Loveless W esa C oncerts —
Zimbabwe native and local
musician Loveness Wesa
will bring her traditional
African dancing, singing
and drumming to the stage
when she performs Mon
day, Sept. I a t9 p.m. at Mis
sissippi Pizza and again on
Saturday, Sept. 13 at the
Alberta Street Fair.
S um m er C oncerts in the
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Oregon State Fair opens
Thursday, Aug.22 and runs
through Labor Day, Sept. 1
at the Oregon State Fair
grounds in Salem. Events and activities range
from classic to cutting edge, wholesome and
hip, rockin’ and refined.
Jazz Thursdays! - Every Thurs
day night live jazz is featured at
the Maiden, 639 S.E. Morrison
St.TheToni Lincoln’s Trio per
forms at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on
Thursday, Sept. 4: and it'sToni
Lincoln with the Ron Steen Trio
at the same times on Thursday,
Sept. 11.
Recreation sponsors free
concerts in neighborhood
parks throughout the city
during the summer. Con
cert schedules are posted
on portlandparks.org or
call 503-823-5466.
Festa Italiana ‘Piazza Italia’ - Thursday,
Aug. 21 through Sunday, Aug. 24, Pioneer
Courthouse Square will come to
life with the rich culture of Italy
at the family-friendly Italian cel
ebration of good food and mu
sic featuring the Carter Family
Marionettes, competitions in
pizza tossing, grape stomping,
dancing, vino and more.
With a
seemingly natural feel for old-
tim e country m usic and a
tw entysom ething's taste for
modem rock, Northwest singer-
songwriter Brandi Carlile has
draw n c o m p a ri
sons to everyone
from Patsy Cline to
Radiohead. Carlile
brings her progres
sive guitar work
and intricate lyrics
to the Oregon Zoo
Friday, Aug. 22, at
7 p.m. as part of the
zoo's summer con
cert series.
N orthw est Singer -
Jazz at R afati’s — Tom Grant
and Toni Lincoln perform at
Rafati’s Encore, 310 S.W. Lin
coln on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. and
10:30p.m.
The T hree M usketeers’ -
Currently through Sunday
Aug. 24, the Lakewood The
atre Company presents this
fresh, fast-paced funny adap
tation of the swashbuckling
trio. Performed at the Lake-
wood Center for the Arts in
Lake Oswego. For tickets, call
503-635-3901.
Am os Lee Sings his Soul -
O M SI $2 Days -
With a warm, supple voice and
a style that draws from soul,
The first Sunday of every month
Leon's Barber Shop
A. D. Williams
Barber
can spark your passion for science at the
OMSI when admission is just $2. Exhibits
and over 200 hands-on; also offered on $2
days is a special reduced admissions of $5
each for the Planetarium, OMNIMAX, and
the USS Blueback submarine tours. For more
information, visit OMSI.edu.
Sunday Night Jazz -- Jazz enthusiasts can
enjoy listening to the cool sounds of Mel
Brown, in the Rogue River Room at Chinook
Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City. No
cover charge.
M usic M illennium Free S how s— The Music
Millennium, 3158 E Burnside, host many in
house live performances. Enjoy free music
and the opportunity to meet local artists. Call
503-231 -8926 for a schedule.
Hip-hop D ance C lasses- - Vancouver-Clark
Parks and Recreation is hosting family
friendly hip-hop dance classes for ages 5 to
18. Various lessons teach rhythm, technique,
coordination, agility and teamwork through
urban dance moves. For more information,
call 360-696-8236.
Li ve Jazz — Every Friday and Saturday from
8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge
at the RiverPlace Hotel, 1510 S.W. Harbor
Way, will host the ongoing weekend series
featuring Portland’s rich jazz scene with no
cover or minimum purchase. For more infor
mation, visit pdxjazz.com.
O pen M ie N ight - Every Wednesday night
at 7 p.m.. Proper Eats Market and Café, 8638
N. Lombard St„ host open mie night.
SlidersGrill--SlidersGrill,3011 N.Lombard,
features an eclectic assortment of perform
ers on the main stage, accompanied by deli
cious food. Call 503-459-4488 for more infor
mation.
First Thursday Art Gallery O p e n in g - Ev
ery first Thursday in the Pearl, meet the
artists and join the street party for gallery
receptions and openings introducing the
works of many artists;
this is a free event.
Phantom o f the Opera -
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tom of the Opera plays
at Keller Auditorium,
dow ntow n through
Sept. 7. Tickets are on
sale at the Portland
Opera Box Office, 211
S.E. Caruthers or at all
Ticketmaster outlets.
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