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October I. 2008
Theater Coming to Vanport Square
involves a cast and crew of over seniors with their outreach pro­ ond is focused upon longform
improvisation and satirical sketch
40 artists donating their time and gramming.
According to Hallal, President comedy directed at adults, and
talents to the mission of the com ­
pany - to improve the lives of and Artistic Director of Curious the third provides entertainment
kids, adults, and seniors through Comedy Productions, "We love and validation to the elderly
having our location at through performances at retire­
the art of comedy.
Vanport Square. It’s ment communities.
Curious Comedy Productions,
The brainchild of
"The theater will improve our
directly in the heart
a non-profit comedy theater and Stacey H allal.
of a vibrant, ex­ community as a whole through
film production company based alumnus of All
citing com m u­ comedy classes, performances,
in northeast Portland, has an­ Jane No Dick
nity that seems and film screenings. It will serve
nounced the grand opening of its (Portland) and
ready for what as a positive force for the local
new home in Vanport Square at Second
C ity
we
have to offer." economy as we expect people to
5225 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. (Chicago), Curi­
Educational
and come from both inside and out­
ous Comedy Pro­
Blvd.
theatrical
programs
are side of the area to see the shows
Opening weekend will be from ductions is an incred­
and to take classes. We hope to
offered
to
three
different
Friday, Oct. 10 through Sunday, ible labor of love involv­
contribute
to the city's goal of
generations
of
Portlanders:
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the
country,"
said
Hallal.
Mainstage
and
Curious
Seniors.
Curious
works
with
local
Boys
comedy. Curious Comedy The­
For
more
details
and sched­
The
first
program
is
designed
and
Girls
Clubs
and
plans
to
part­
ater may very well be the first
facility of its kind in Portland. A ner with schools and other non­ to boost literacy, life skills, and ules of classes and performances,
five production schedule this fall profits to reach more kids and self-esteem with children, the sec­ visit curiouscomedy.org.
Featuring
comedy
entertainment
Church Girls Musical at Firehouse
W O R L D STAGE T H E A T R E
Everybody thinks they have
problem s and most know they
do but when y o u ’re a church
girl, there’s certain things you
d o n ’t do. W hen y o u ’re the
pastor’s daughter, or honor roll
student, good girl and serving
in the church, you do n ’t do dirt
and get caught. You don’t em ­
barrass your parents and undo
all the bragging they’ve done
over the past years.
Church Girls, a musical about
teen-age church girls who go
through the same universal is­
sues other girls go through, ex­
ploring who they are and want
to be and the standards they
choose to or not to live by,
opens T hursday, Oct. 9 and
continues through Oct. 24 at
the Interstate Firehouse C ul­
tural Theater on North Inter­
state Avenue just down from
Killingsworth Street.
Perform ances are at 8 p.m.
T hursday th ro u g h S aturday
and Sunday at 3 p.m.
The production is produced
by World Stage Theatre, founded
by Shalanda Sims and formed in
April 2(X)6 in response to the un­
der-representation of African-
American youth, culture and heri­
tage in the theater community.
The theater com pany’s m is­
sion is to encourage youth and
young adults to approach life
with discipline,curiosity, cour­
age and confidence.
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Poetry at M iracles - Local and national
artists and musicians share an evening of
spoken word and music at the M ¡racles Club,
4069 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, each
W ednesday’s, between 7:30 p.m. and 9:30
p.m.
Living G reen Expo - Saturday and Sunday,
Oct. 1 l-l2 ,atO M S I, the Living Green Expo
features more than 30 community partners
offering information, ideas, resources and
motivation to live green and maintain a more
sustainable lifestyle. For more information
visit omsi.edu.
Connected and di vided - “Dos Pueblos” is a
cantankerous reflection of the relationships
between the overlapping cultural histories
of Mexico and the United States. The origi­
nal, bilingual play continues through Satur­
day, Oct. 4 at Milagro Theatre, 525 S.E. Stark
St.
Bungalow Rose Pumpkin Patch - Saturday.
Oct. 18 through Thursday, Oct. 30, Bunga­
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everyone tojoin the family-friendly pumpkin
patch featuring: music, games, refresh­
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Hoedown and Auction - Friday, Oct. 10. from
6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Portland Art
Museum, Kridel Ballroom, 1219 S W Park
Ave. Sponsored by Sisters of the Road, this
annual fundraiser is to assist people experi­
encing homelessness. For more information
and tickets, call 503-222-5694extension 19.
enjoy listening to the cool sounds of Mel
Brown, in the Rogue River Room at Chinook
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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
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Open M ic Night — Every Wednesday night
at 7 p.m., Proper Eats Market and Café, 8638
N. Lombard St., host open mic night.
rience the history of the cemetery and the
unfortunate end of some residents. Guests
will “depart’ at the Southeast 26th Avenue
and Stark Street entrance: $5 fee. For more
information, call 503-224-9200.
Diversity Film Festival - The
first diversity film festival at
the V ancouver cam pus of
Washington State University,
14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave.,
lakes place through Oct. 14 at
various afternoon and e veni ng
Blues Show case — Wednesday, Oct. I at 8
p.m., enjoy the Norman Sylvester Band live
at Tillicum’s in Beaverton and at 6 p.m.,
Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Kennedy School;
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