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February 18, 2009
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Blind Boys of Alabama
The legendary group, “The Blind Boys o f Alabama,’
honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this
year's Grammys, performs in Portland on Thursday
evening, Feb. 19 at the Aladdin Theatre. The Blind
Boys o f Alabama have thrilled and inspired audi
ences the world over since 1939. Their forthcom
ing DVD is the companion to their 2008 Grammy
nominated Gospel album “Down in New Orleans. "
The group has also been inducted into the Gospel
Music Hall o f Fame.
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The Portland Jazz Festival
presents “Dedicated to You,” a
special finale concert with Kurt
Elling perform ing selections
from jazz legends John Coltrane
and Johnny Hartman.
Elling, a Portland favorite and
former Blue Note artist, will be
joined by sax great Emie Watts
along with a string quartet and
the Laurence Hobgood Trio, for
the concert, Sunday, Feb. 22 at 8
p.m. at the Crystal Ballroom.
With his unique collabora
tion of musicians, Elling will cap
the 2009 Portland Jazz Festival,
celebrating the 70th Anniver
sary of Blue Note Records.
In his latest project, Elling has
created an adventurous tribute
laboration of romantic ballads
only 18 months before Coltrane’s
masterpiece, A Love Supreme.
This will be Elling's third ap
pearance at the Portland Jazz
Festival having previously col
laborated with Patricia Barber
to the 1963 classic recording of
Johnny H artm an and John
Coltrane, long regarded as a true
’jazz essential.1 The rich baritone
voice of Hartman, the only vo
calist to ever record w ith
Coltrane, formed a unique col
Kurk Elling
and Nancy King to sold out
performances.
For information on the festi
val schedule and for ticket in
formation, visit pdxjazz.com or
call 503-228-JAZZ (5299).
Sassy Spin on Soul Music
Kirsten Price will serve up a
“sassy spin on soul music,” with a
simple rhythm section line up while
performing triple duty on keys, gui
tar and bass during a Saturday. F
21 evening perform ance at
Doug Fir Lounge.
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Price is an independent label art
ist who won acclaim for her 2008
debut release “Guts and Garbage.”
She has em barked on a 20 city
coast-to-coast tour with a new video
soon to be released for her song
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ordittg’ her second album. "
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Film Festival Honors Black History —
The 19th annual Cascade Festival of Afri
can Films, held in honor of Black History
Month at Portland Community College’s
C ascad e C am p u s, runs
through March 7. Free and
open to the public. For a com
p le te
sc h e d u le ,
v isit
africanfilmfestiVal .org.
The Game Concert -- Come
see the Game, Lion of Fire,
Cool Nutz and more. Hosted
by DJ W icked. 8
N.W. Sixth Ave. and
Bumside in down
Food and Entertainment - Slid
town Portland at the
ers Grill, 3011N. Lombard, fea
Roseland Theater,
tures an eclectic assortment Afnca through Afrifan lenvei Thursday, Feb. 26
of performers on the main stage, accompa at 7p.m. all ages. General admis
nied by delicious food. Call 503-459-4488 sion $30. Tickets available at
for more information.
TicketWest.com
Dixon ’s Rib Pit
503-753-0868
Hours
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Monday thru Saturday
Sunday after church at 3:00 p.m.
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and Catering
Dinners $9.50
Sandwiches $8.50
And Soul Food
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T h e W iz - ’TheW iz,”
the all-black adapta
tion of the “Wonder
ful Wizard of Oz,” un
der p ro d u c tio n by
Stum ptow n Stages,
c o n tin u e s th ro u g h
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Jefferson High School
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fice at 503-381-8686.
Xbox 360Teen ( lam e Tournam ent - With
break neck chases and spectacular high
way battles, teens should come ready to
race in this gaming tournament at OMSI for
grades 6-12 on Saturday, Feb. 2 ^at 4 p.m.
Sponsored by Game Crazy, admission $ 10
at the door and $7 for pre-registered play
ers and OMSI members.
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Zoo Buck Tuesdays -
On the 2nd Tuesday of
every month, the zoo hosts 2-
Buck Tuesdays when guests can
tour the zoo during regular zoo
hours for the discounted price
of $2 per person!
32nd Annual Newport Seafood
and Wine festival - Adjacent to
the Rogue Warehouse, Friday, Feb.20;
Saturday, Feb.21; and Sunday, Feb.22.
Poetry at Miracles - Local and national
artists and musicians share an evening of
spoken word and music at the Miracles
Club, 4069 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd, each Wednesday, between 7:30 p.m.
and 9:30p.m.
Perfection - A secret with historical weight
that continues to cast
silent, powerful ripples
in our community is told
in the play “Perfection,”
a story about forced
sterilizations, on stage
fo r B lack H istory
Month at the Interstate
Firehouse Cultural Cen
ter. For tickets, call 503-
205-0715. A benefitper-
formance at King El
ementary for the King SUN School pro
gram takes place at the school on Wednes
day, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m.
E n c h a n tin g C om edy - Lakewood The
ater Company presents “Bell, Book and
C andle,” a rom antic comedy about a
witch who casts a spell on her handsome
young neighbor and her life is turned
upside down. Perform ances are sched
uled through Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Lake
Center of the Arts, 368 S . State St. in Lake
O swego. Call 503-635-3901 or visit
lakew ood-center.org.
Y a rd , G a rd e n & P atio Show -- Friday,
Feb. 27 thru Sunday, March 1, at the
O reg o n C o n v e n tio n C e n te r, stro ll
International Films - The Northwest Film through lavish display gardens, enjoy
free seminars, wine tasting and
co lla b o ra tiv e . It's ju s t m y way. I'm re a lly very more. For more information,
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Center presents the 32nd Portland Inter
national Film Festival through Saturday,
Feb. 21 with new films from over three
dozen countries. The full festival program
is available online at nwfilm.org.
Live Jazz - Every Friday and
Saturday fropi 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.,
the Third Degrees Lounge at
the RiverPlace Hotel, 1510S.W.
Harbor W ay, will host the ongo
ing weekend series featuring
Portland's rich jazz scene with
no cover or minimum purchase.
For more information, visit
pdxjazz.com.
OMSI After Dark - OMSI Af
ter Dark is a night at the museum
for the 21 and over crowd filled
with food, drink and science
fun; $10fee. For more informa
tion call 503-797-4000 or visit
omsi.edu.