October 22, 2008
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Happy Birthday Dad
Love you and may you
have many more
From your Loving Martin Girls,
Mickey&Tracie
Be a part of the conversation.
Help guide public involvement for the planning
project that will direct how Portland grows over
the next 20 years.
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Healing Power of Unity Moves Community
African American Health Coalition Founder Corliss McKeever (second from right) and members o f the community stand
together between the branches of a piece called "One Tree Many Branches." Designed to represent the healing power of
unity when individuals are willing to graft themselves together as a force to move their communities forward, this wonderful
Installation was created by international guest artist professor Cheikh Ndiaye o f Senegal and displayed Saturday at the AAHC
Wellness Village healthcare event at the Blazers Boys and Girls Club.
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Interstate Firehouse
Celebrates 25 Years
continued
2 ^ from Front
The IFCC Gallery will feature a
full 25-year Scrapbook Timeline
Exhibit, as well as original art by
local artists. And what homecom
ing would be complete without
the crowning of the Homecom
ing King and Queen. Prizes will
be awarded for best 80s costume.
so everyone is invited to dig out
their leg warmers and designer
sneakers.
Special guests include IFCC
founder Charles Jordan, and Sue
Goodson Featherly, IFCC’s origi
nal executive director, among
others.
Tickets are $15 and available
through PDX Tickets at 503-205-
0715 or at ifccarts.org.
The IFCC is a multidisciplinary
arts center that awakens cultural
awareness by creating an envi
ronment for artists and audiences
to explore, honor, and celebrate
diversity.
For more information about
IFCC’s history, go to ifccarts.org/
about/history.
E n d of S eason F ish F ry & D ance
“O nly for the grown & sexy ”
OCTOBER 25TH. 2008
8PM - 1AM
The Crazy 8s
are home
grown
legends of
funk, rock
and reggae.
COLUMBIA CROSSING
12050 N. JANT'ZEN DR.
Crazy 8’s to Perform at IFCC
Speak up on Transportation!
Help shape local, regional and statewide transportation
funding decisions for the next four years.
Metro and the Oregon Department of Transportation invite you to comment on
proposed transportation projects in the Portland metropolitan region at any one
of two public meetings in October. Metro is seeking public input on the regional
flexible fund allocations, and ODOT is seeking public comment on the Statewide
Transportation Improvement Program.
At these meetings you may:
• testify before elected officials and submit written comments on projects and .
programs eligible for regional flexible fund allocations
• testify before ODOT officials on the Region 1 Statewide Transportation Im
provement Program
• get more information about a range of regional planning programs from
roads to highways to transit and land-use planning
• talk with technical staff
The Crazy 8s ruled the road
from 198.3 through 1993 as home
grown legends of funk, rock and
reggae.
Touring endlessly, they em
ployed a grassroots approach,
borne out of a scries of success
ful indie recordings which earned
respectable positions on the Col
lege Media Journal, Gavin Report,
and Tower Records Pulse charts.
“Law and O rder” sold over
20.000 copies and featured the
track “Johnny Q.” which became
an in sta n t hit becom ing the
“Screamer of the Week” at Alter
native rock powerhouse WI.1R-
New York.
Rolling Stone named the 8s as
one of “9 Bands to Watch” and
locally the 8s had two songs ,
“Touchy Situation" and “Luv’ll cal group Sneakin Out. No one can
Find You" go Top 20 at Z100 rock a mandolin and spoons like
while being consistently featured these guys, according to Adrienne
on KINK radio’s “ Local Music Flagg, IFCC creative director.
“W ait until until you have
Spotlight” and being named to
heard
them play AC/DC’s Back
KGON’s list of “The Top 920
in
Black
or Van Halen’s Jump,
Bands of All-Time."
Flagg
said.
All the while, they performed
Also featured for the anniver
with acts including The Clash,
The Neville Brothers, The Red sary celebration with some sen
Hot Chili Peppers, Oingo Boingo, sational Latin grooves will be
The Violent Femrties, UB40, The Melao De Cuba and dancers from
English Beat and Steel Pulse to H urricane Tumbao.
If you have caught this band
name a few.
The group will serve as the at M ississippi Pizza you will
headline act for Saturday’s 25th know that the dance floor is
anniversary celebration for the packed with sexy dancing all
Interstate F irehouse C ultural night, Flagg said.
Tickets are $15 and available
Center on North Interstate Av
through PDX Tickets at 503-205-
enue.
Sharing the stage will be the lo 0715.
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