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Page A 7 November 19, 2008 <TI“’ ^.înrtlaub (Observer Established 1970 USPS 959-680 _________________________________ 4 7 4 7 NE Martin Luther King. Jr. Blvd.. Portland, OR 97211 E ditoh - in -C hiee , P orusher : Charles H. Washington EoiroK.Michael Leighton Mark W ashington D istribution M anager : C reative D irector : Paul N eufeldt The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless theclient has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2(X)8 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RE SERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED The Portland Observer-Oregon's Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National News paper Association-Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers. Inc, New York. NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer, P 0 Box3 1 3 7 , Portland, OR 9 7 2 0 8 CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 news@portlandobserver.com ads@portlandobserver.coi subsr.-ription@porllandobsener.com The Zimbabwean “afrocoustic" quartet ‘Bongo Love' on their Family of Friends U.S. Tour ‘Bongo Love’ Quartet at Someday dom to work on a drumming project. With Mambira playingdrumsand pro viding lead vocals, Themba Mawoko was recruited for the lead marimba, Trymore Jombo for mbira and Mpho Mambira for the baritone marimba. "Afro-coustics", as they call their genre, is a unique combination of styles Bongo Love with special guest Pachi Pamwe will perform Wednesday, Nov. 26 at Someday Lounge, 125 N.W. Fifth Ave. at 9 p.m. Bongo Love was formed in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, by John Mambira, who still heads up the band and Nhlanhla Ngwenya, who has now moved to the United King- deli veredón these traditional instruments with lyrics in English, Shonaand Ndebele Pamwe hails from Portland. He in fuses traditional Zimbabwean mbira (thumb piano) music with their own po etry and American culture, creating a rich sound that is both soothing and energetic. Good Deeds Can O Mean Good 1 o ’ Tax Breaks! Soon you'll be R 0 preparing your Friends of Chamber Music The four women o f Anonymous 4 (Ruth Cunningham, Marsha Genensky, Susan Hellauer and Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek) with special guests Darol Anger and Scott Nygaard perform in a Friends o f Chamber Music concert on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Reed College's Haul Auditorium. For tickets, call 503-224-9842 or any Ticketmaster outlet. Christmas Tree Permits Available Beginning Friday, Nov. 21, permits w ill he available for cut ting a Christmas tree from the G ifford Pinchot National Forest, east o f Vancouver. Permits can he purchased for $5 pertree from all Ranger District offices, forest headquarters in Vancouver and several commer cial vendors. \ d v c r t is c w ithdlvei sits (\il h Is <« i X >n I aixlob count your donation monetary donations, we'll to KMHD 89.1 FM as a charitable take contribution! •Your car •Your boat •Your house Your donation can add up to a nice tax deduction if you itemize GRAND OPENING IN M tN A n O N 4 U r KNOWN - L ** . •'*’»&» .Vinci 13 Dubbie OO Da Champ 833 N orth K illin g s w o rth Street, Portland. Celebration Jam In Honor of President Elect O regon 97217 • Tel.(503) 285-8745 Business hours AJMA Lunch m r Vibe Dm»re Crew Sino geli h t l l IP N I \ BARAI K OBAMA Isaiah s h lIlH Il U n n i. W r sen cr.ct >i 11 don't fo rg e t you can lim ited to ____ Come & Get / \ I 503-288-0033 And you're not Uprooted Production« Preseras in fln v t la itb fjOb'M'i t u federal tax return... u w ’.I l$y M onday- Friday 11 :OOam-3:3()pm Dinner M onday- Friday 3:(X)-pm— 9:(M)pm Saturday-Sunday n(X)n-9:(M)pm Abby Wednesday November 19"' 2008 at The Greek Cusin Friday. November 2 V 2008 at Santorini's The Greek Cuslna 404 SW Washington Portland. OR 97204 urbanspoon.com North Portland _____ Santorini's: 11525 SW Barnes Rd. Portland. OR p-’ »«« i