îl!r ^O rtlaith ©bgerUeV_____________________ March II, 2009 PageAI2 Classical Jazz Artists The Ebene Quartet will bring their amazing classical jazz to Portland for 7:30 p.m. concerts on Monday, March 16 at First United Methodist Church, 1838 S.W. Jefferson St., and Tuesday, March 17 at Reed College's Haul Auditorium, 3203 S.E. Woodstock. For tickets, call 503- 224-9842 or any Ticketmaster outlet. Paul A. Neufeldt 503-875-1695 panndrw @ yahoo.com A ffordable Design and Business Support Graphic Design Logos • • Signage Company Identity • • Outdoor Events Ad Design • Web Design Augustana Lutheran Church p r e s e n ts th e D elaw are State U niversity Choir in c o n c e r t Sunday, M arch 15th, 6:00 p.m . No Child Left without a Smile Humanitarian clowns host benefit The 12th annual Portland Clowns Without Bor­ ders Benefit Show will take place Friday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Da Vinci Middle School The­ ater, 2508 N.E. Everett St. The performance will feature some of the best new vaudeville and modem circus acts and raise donations to fund two Portland-led Clowns With­ out Borders humanitarian projects in Haiti. This is an annual highlight of Portland's variety theater/new circus scene featuring Portland's top jugglers, acrobats, eccentric comedians, and clowns - including The Bellini Twins, as seen recently on the Jay Leno show. Portland has for 11 years been arguably the stron­ gest center for Clowns Without Borders of any city in the U.S. Tickets are $ 10-$25 for adults, and $5 to $ 10 for y o u th , and can be re se rv e d on o n line at brownpapertickets.com or purchased at the door. 5:30 P relu d e w ith th e A u gustana J a z z /G o sp e l E nsem ble M a rily n K e lle r, S h irley N a n e tte , Bon S teen , G eo rg e M itch ell, K e v in D e itz All are w elcom e. A freew ill offering w ill be received. Augustana is a thriving, m u lticul­ tural, m ultinational congregation S u n d a y W orship: 8:30 11 a .m ., 12:45 6 p .m . S u n d a y School a t 9:50 a.m . 2710 NE 14lh Ave., Portland OR 97212 w w w .augustana.org Rev. W.J. Mark K nutson, Pastor 5 0 3 -2 8 8 -6 1 7 4 Diversity Works at Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication The community newspaper informs our changing community Publisher Charles Washington (right) and the staff o f the Port­ land Observer thank the commu­ nity for their support. Guatemalan children are delighted by a Clowns Without Borders performance. The Portland chapter o f the humanitarian group will host a fundraising show to continue the worldwide outreach on Friday, March20 at the Da Vince Middle School, 2508 N.E. Everett. Revenge is Best Served Sweet Kate MacCluggage as Gwendolen takes particular exception to the unfashion­ able sugar that's been added to her tea by Cecily, played by Nikki Coble, in The Importance o f Being Ear­ nest, playing on the Portland Center Stage Main Stage through March 29. Tickets and more information at pcs.org.