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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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