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January 21, 2009
Notorious Big Hits Box Office
The m ovie biopic that details
the life o f the late rapper N otori
ous BIG is a huge box office hit.
The film, released by Fox Search
light Pictures and executive pro
duced by Sean "Diddy" Com bs,
opened well at theaters in its first
week and soldover$2<) million in
tickets.
For the m ost part, the film was
w ell-liked from critics and fans.
Most noted was the talented cast
o f actors and actresses w ho d e
livered believable perform ances.
T h e c a s t in c lu d e d : A n g e la
Bassett - who played his mom
Volleta Wallace; Derek Luke - who
p la y e d P. D id d y ; N a tu ri
Naughton - who played Lil Kim;
A ntonique Sm ith - who played
Faith Evans; Anthony M ackie -
who played Tupac; and Jamal
W oolard - w ho played Notorious
Jamal Woolard plays Notori
ous Big.
BIG himself.
Despite the film ’s success, it
did create some drama. During
the opening weekend in New York
City at Djum bala night club, 4
people were stabbed at a party
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that was celebrating the release
of the film. A nother person was
shot during in argum ent about
the film at a m ovie theater in
G reensboro, N.C,
Also, rapper Lil Kim put out a
statem ent to the press indicating
that she did not like how she was
portrayed in the film. She was
quoted as saying: "The film stu
dio and producers involved were
more concerned about painting
me as a "character" to create a more
interesting story line instead o f a
person with talent, self-respect
and who was able to achieve her
own career success through hard
work."
Many reviewers seemed to be
particularly happy with actor Jamal
Woolard - who didn't look 100%
like Notorious BIG, but was able to
bring his character back to life.
Jami Chatalas plays an enchanting witch who casts a casts a love spell on her hand
some neighbor in “Bell, Book and Candle," at the Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake
Oswego.
Lakewood’s Enchanting Comedy
Lakew ood Theater Com pany
p r e s e n ts " B e ll, B o o k an d
C andle,” a stylish and funny
rom antic com edy about an en
chanting w itch w ho casts a love
spell on her handsom e young
neighbor and her life is turned
upside down.
Scott Rink and Drew Jacoby with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in ‘Dvorak Serenade.'
Dancers to Make Portland Debut
T he L ar L u b o v itch D ance
C om pany w ill m ake its W hite
Bird deb u t on W ednesday, Jan.
28 at the A rlene S ch n itz er C o n
cert H all as part o f its first US
to u r in m ore than a d ecade to
m ark the com pany "s 4 0th an n i
v ersary season.
O ver the years, the 14-m em -
b er com pany has gained a rep u
ta tio n as one o f the w o rld ’s
forem ost m odern dance co m p a
nies, having p erfo rm ed in v irtu
ally every state and in m ore
than 30 fo reign co u n tries. L ar
L ubovitch has been cited by
T he N ew Y ork T im es as “one o f
the 10 best ch o re o g ra p h ers in
the w o rld .”
T he L ar L ub o v itch D an ce
C om pany’s program in Portland
will feature three outstanding
works. The program begins with
Lubovitch’s Jangle (2008), sub
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GRAND OPENING
T h a i F o o d C a fé
Vf
tilled “Four Hungarian D ances.”
T he second w ork is M e n 's
S tories, L u b o v itc h ’s acclaim ed
dark, haunting m asterw ork from
2000 that ex p lo res m ascu lin ity ,
b iography and ch aracter. T he
evening concludes w ith D vorak
S erenade (2007), a suite o f four
dances
th a t e x e m p li f ie s
L u b o v itc h ’s m asterly g ift for
sw eeping p attern s and w hirling
m otions.
T he snow ed o u t T o y z N
T he H ood T oy D rive co n cert
to b en efit th e S alv atio n A rm y
w ith a d o n atio n o f toys to
u nder p riv ileg ed fam ilies in
o u r co m m u n ities has been re
sch ed u led to the ev en in g o f
Friday, Feb. 6 at the R oseland,
8 N .W . S ixth A ve.
E xecutive B ranch M anage
m en t p ro m o te rs sa id th e y
d id n ’t w ant to let the w eath er
be the reaso n that the ev en t
w as co m p letely ca n ce le d so
on T hursday, Jan. 29 at T he A sh
Street, 225 S.W . A sh St..
H osted by G en. E rik and DJ
O regon 97217 • T e l.(503) 285-8745
Business hours
Lunch
M onda y- Friday 11 :(X)ani-3:3()pm
Dinner
M onda y- Friday 3 :00-pm — 9:(X)pm
Saturday-Sunday noon-9:(X)pm
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it w as resch ed u led .
“ H elp us give back to our
c o m m u n ity
to
f a m i lie s
th at w ould g reatly ap p reciate
y o u r d o n atio n w h eth e r toys or
clo th es," o rg an iz ers said.
T he co n cert, h o sted by DJ
F a tb o y , w ill fe a tu re p e rfo r
m an ces by th e Ja ck a , L u n io
C o le o n e & C o o l N u tz , th e
D irtb all, L aro o D o u b le 00 and
more.
A d m issio n is free w ith a d o
nation to the S alv atio n A rm y.
F atboy, the show w ill feature
M aniac L o k and K en n y M ack,
S erg e
S e v ere
and
M ie
C ren sah w , L u ck -O n e, D ubble
OOand T -G unna.
T h e N o rth w est B reakout ra
d io show , h osted by C ool N utz,
is a new ou tlet to ex p o se the
m asses to q u ality u rban m usic
from the N o rth w est. W ith the
su ccess o f the show , Jam m in
107.5 has m o v ed the broadcast
from its one h o u r tim e slot on
F rid ay s to a new tw o h o u r tim e
slo w o n S a tu rd a y e v e n in g s
from 6 to 8 p.m .
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Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave., host
the State o f O regon birthday party with cake,
children’s activities, tours, and free adm is
sion.
Fat Pig - This month, the Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate Ave., pre
sents “Fat Pig,” the story o f a man w ho falls
for a plus sized beauty and boldly questions
the im portance o f conventional good looks.
For tick ets, call 503-2 0 5 -0 7 1 5 or visit
ifccarts.org.
N o rm a n S y lv ester B an d —
Friday, Jan. 30, at D om enic’s
in M ilw aukee at 9 p.m. For
more information, call 503-281 -
5989.
C hoeolateFest - Currently
thru Feb. 1, the W orld For
estry C enter. Enjoy cascading chocolate
fountains, delicious sam ples, w ine, sake
chocolate pairings, and more.
A ntarctic N ightm are - Fridays and Satur
days, Jan. 23 through Jan. 31, at 8 p.m.,
Hipbone Studio, 1847 E. B urnside, and
P ortland's Story T heater present the true-
story of British Antarctic explorer Ernest
Shackleton and the 1914 voyage o f the E n
durance; w hich becam e trapped in the ice.
For reservations, call 503-793-5484.
833 N o rth K illin g s w o rth Street, Portland,
until Feb. 22 at the Lake Center
of the Arts, 368 S. State St. in
Lake Oswego.
Tickets are $25 for adults and
$23 for students and seniors.
Call the theatre box office at 503-
635-3901 or v isit o n lin e at
lakew ood-center.org.
New Date for Toyz Benefit
Live Peformance
Breakout Show
T he second live perform ance
o f the Jam m in 107.5 N orthw est
Breakout Show will take place
The 1950 play led to the 1958
movie staring Jimmy Stewart and
Kim N ovack, w hich led to the
television series “Bew itched.”
Directed by Bruce Blanchard,
“Bell, Book and C andle” plays
Thursdays through Saturdays
at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m.
Luna M usic Series - Friday, Jan. 30, at 7
p.m., In O ther W ords Bookstore, 8 NE
K illingsw orth, will show case local female
m usicians. For m ore in fo rm atio n , visit
m yspace.com /lunam usicseries.
Boxing in the C ouv - Saturday, Jan. 31, at 6
p.m., H udson's Bay High School, 1206 E
Reserve St. and the V ancouver Police Activi
ties League will host a fantastic night o f
am ateur boxing. For more inform ation, call
369487-7490.
O regon H istorical Society Party -- Satur
day, Feb. 14, from 10 a m . to 5 p.m. and
Sunday, Feb. 15, from noon to 5 p.m ., the
W rite A round Portland - W rite Around
Portland, will host a free 10 week writing
w orkshop, for those w ho have family m em
bers serving or have served in Iraq and
A fghanistan cam paigns; for more inform a
tion, please call 503-796-9224.
Poetry at M iracles - Local and national
artists and m usicians share an evening of
spoken word and music at the M iracles
Club, 4069N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. BI vd.
each W ednesday, betw een 7:30 p.m. and
9:30p.m.
Basics o f G oing Solar W orkshop - Port
land State University will host the free one-
hour w orkshop teaching the solar basics;
different solar technologies, financial incen
tives, loan options and more. W orkshops are
scheduled for Jan. 22 and Feb. 17, from 6:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For m ore inform ation, visit
en erg y tru st.o rg .
Yard,G arden & Patio Show - Friday,
Feb. 27 thru Sunday, M arch 1, at the
O regon C onvention C enter, stroll
through lavish display gardens,
enjoy free seminars, wine tast
ing and more. For more infor
mation, call 503-342-6401.
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O M S I A fte r D a rk -- O M SI A fter Dark is a
night at the m useum for the 21 and over
crow d filled with food, drink and science fun;
$10 fee. For more inform ation call 503-797-
4(XX) or visit om si.edu.
L ive J a z z — Every Friday and Saturday from
8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the T hird D egrees Lounge
at the RiverPlace Hotel, 1510 S.W . H arbor
W ay, will host the ongoing w eekend series
featuring Portland’s rich jazz scene with no
cover or m inim um purchase. For m ore infor
mation, visitpdxjazz.com .
O pen M ie N ight - E very W ednesday night
at 7 p.m.. Proper Eats M arket and C afé, 8638
N. Lom bard St., host open mie night.
S lid ersG rill-SlidersG rill,3011N. Lombard,
features an eclectic assortm ent o f perform
ers on the main stage, accom panied by deli
cious food. Call 503-459-4488 for more infor
mation.
F ree First Friday Nights - The Portland
C hildren's Museum has partnered with Target
to provide free admission to everyone on the
first Friday of each month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
O re g o n Z oo B uck T u esd a y s — On the 2nd
T uesday o f every month, the
zoo hosts 2-Buck Tuesdays
w hen guests can tour the
zo o d u rin g reg u lar zoo
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hours for the discounted
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price o f $2 per person!
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Bob the Builder - TVs Bob
the Builder and his Can-
Do Crew invite aspiring
young builders to help
get the jo b done in a
hands-on travel ing ex
h ib it at th e P o rtla n d
C h ild ren ’s M useum . The
2,000 square-foot, multimedia
exhibit invites exploration and
team w ork for children and families. The
show has been extended through until June
7.
O M SI $2 D ays -
The first Sunday of
e v e ry m o n th can
spark your passion
for science at the
O M SI when adm is
sion is ju st $2. For
m ore inform ation, visit
O M SI.edu.
M u sic M ille n n iu m F ree
Show s -- The M usic M illen
nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts
in-house live perform ances.
Enjoy free m usic and the oppor
tunity to meet local artists. Call 503-231 -8926
for a schedule.