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Page A 7 November 26. 2008 JJortlanb (Obseruer Established 1970 USPS 959-680 _______________________________ 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland. OR 97211 E ditor - in -C h ie i , P i E d iio r rusher : M ic h a e l L e ig h to n D is t r ir h i ion M anager : International Week Widens Horizons Crow ds jam m ed a dining hail and auditorium at the Portland C om m unity College Cascade Cam pus in north Port land last week for international extrava ganzas featuring entertainm ent, food and crafts booths from people hailing from countries all over the globe. The events were part o f Interna tional Education W eek, designed to honor PCC's international students, faculty and staff. O ther activities raised aw areness about study-abroad p ro gram s to Am erican students as well as to expose prospective international students to the education and culture o f the United States. “ A lot o f people don't really know ab o u t o u r c o u n trie s ,” said F ray a SaQ uina, a PCC international student from the Republic of Indonesia. ''In ter national E ducation W eek educates them and helps share our experiences without people having to go to the countries.” Charles H. Washington C reative D irecto r : M ark W a sh in g to n P aul N e u fe ld t The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and w ill be returned if accompanied by a sell addressed envelope. A ll created design display ads become the sole property o f the newspaper and cannot he used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent o f the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad © 2(XW THE P O R T LA N D O BSERVER A L L R IC illTS RESERVED. REPRO DU C TIO N IN W H O LE OR IN PAR T W ITH O U T PERMISSION IS P R O H IBITE D The Portland Observer--Oregon's Oldest M u lticu ltu ra l P ublication--!» a member o f the National Newspaper Association- hounded in 1833. and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers. Inc. New York. N Y . and The West Coast Black Publishers Association P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer. POBox3 1 3 7 . Portland, 0 R 9 7 2 0 8 CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 news @ portlandobserver. cum ads (S'portlandobserver, cum subscription (sportlandobserver. com C o m p u te r R e p a ir W e F ix L a p to p s & D e s k t o p s • • • • • • CPCS Screen replacem ent K eyboard C ustom system s Data B aekup/R ecovery Virus & Spyw are Removal H ardw are/Softw are Installs 3 1 1 NE K illingsw orth TAROT CHICK 503-247-3169 Are You Ready? Renee Dunn ~ Tarot Reader/Astrologer Portland Metro - 5 0 3 -8 1 9 -1 9 0 1 thatjarot_ehick@yahoo.com www.myspace.com/tarol_chick An iruiepth session is Ihr. long and includes your astrological birth chart transits. Feel free to bring a cassette tape, there's alot o f info! I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x The musical act Show Brazil introduce the sounds and movements of Brazilian jazz, Carnival and Brazilian traditional music to students at PCC’s Cascade Campus in north Portland. Middle Eastern-style belly dance is performed by Severin as part o f Portland Community College's celebration o f International Education Week. Jazz and Blues Fights Hunger For the second time in as many years, jazz pianist and recording artist Tom G rant has organized a benefit concert to raise m oney for P o tluck in the Park, a person to person, grassroots Portland non-profit that has served a free hot meal to anyone in need, every Sunday for the past 17 years.. O perating without either office space or a perm anent kitchen - m eals are prepared by individuals and groups who donate their tim e and their ow n workspaces. Potluck in the Park is com pletely volunteer-run. Every dollar raised is spent on providing m eals and related services. The concert will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7 at the A cadian Ballroom , located at Northeast 19th Avenue and A lberta Street. Joining Tom Grant on stage will be special guest blues harm onica &JI player, vocalist and G ram m y w innerC urtis Salgado, for two sets o f music and a live m ini-auction during the interm ission. A lso on the bill are teen jazz sensation Kate Davis, and legendary drum m er Ron Steen, bossa nova-style vocalist N ancy Curtin, as well as jazz/blues singers Toni Lincoln and Shelly Rudolph. Bassist Dave Captein and drum m er Jeff Frankel will round out the line-up. Concert tickets are $45, which includes a pre-concert hors d'oeu vre reception com plem ents o f the Acadian Ballroom, and com plem en tary beverages. VIP tickets, which include a private reception with Tom G rant and V IP concert seating, are also available for $ 100. T ick ets are av ailab le at M usic M illennium or on line at www.potluckin. MN Ghost of Christmas Present Ebeneezer Scrooge (Wesley Mann) and the Ghost o f Christmas Present (Julianna Jaffe) look on as Tiny Tim (Madison Wray) charms a passerby in Portland Center Stage's 2 0 0 7 adapta tion o f 'A Christmas Carol,' returning to the downtown theater's main stage, Tuesday, Dec. 2 through Dec. 28. Tickets available at pcs.org/carol. Gresham Holiday Celebration T he 17th annual S pirit o f Christm as Tree Lighting and Fire w orks Celebration, sponsored by the G resham Dow ntow n D evel opm ent Association, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 29 and Sun day, N ov.30 in Historic D ow n town Gresham . Events wi 11 happen all day long beginning at I p.m. on Saturday, at the Main Stage at Third and Main. Musical perform ances will include the Harold O liver Inter m ediate C hoir & Latin Dance Troupe, H ollydale Elem entary Choir, Mt. H ood Dance A cad em y, East Hill Singers, Radio Disney and the Portland C olum bia Sym phony Brass Trio. T hroughout the day families can enjoy a free petting Zoo, hay- rides, arts and crafts activities, a phone call to the North Pole at Cafe Delirium, and a photo’s with Santa at the G resham History M useum . A candlelight parade will be lead by Santa him self, from the M ain Stage to a tree lighting and holiday firew orks display at the C enter for the Arts Plaza. Uprootecf Productiows Presents ____ Come & Get trLflUPNA TK tN A U Y KNOW N .•V/»«» \ ln , 4 «TV Celebration Jam In Honor of President Elect Dubbie OO JUMA Da Champ True Vibe [»«nee Crew / \ Kids can make phone calls to Santa during this weekend' Christmas Tree Lighting and Fireworks Celebration in Gresham. it © Af, V Isaiah Isaiah 8, & - a " A4 Abby Abby guasea won • /<«»« (« i m i * * h l l i m i ■ \rn »r.w r* . a rt-. i t p m • « Z frr U n n i, t s n i o •f-4 I lit S p o n w a rv d B y ( i l C f k ( IIS1H.I . G3 S . l t l l o l UH S Wednesday, November 19,h 2008 at The Greek Cusin Wi Friday. 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