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Ebony Fashion Fair: Hip and Hot!
Scholarship event
Friday at the
Convention Center
have a choice o f one-year subscription to Ebony m aga
zine or a six month subscription to Jet magazine.
Incredible door prizes will also be given away.
Ticket holders will have a ch án celo win round-trip
airfare for two to any U.S. destination, courtesy of
A merican Airlines or Am erican Eagle. O ther prizes
include a one-year supply of hair care item s from
L uster's Pink collection and productions from Fash
ion Fair Cosm etics, the No. 1 cosm etics com pany in
the world for w omen o f color.
A Silent A uction hosted by the Portland
chapter o f T he L inks and The W hite
Rose Educational/Scholarship Fund will
open at 6 p.m. and close imm ediately
after intermission.
T ic k e ts m ay be p u rc h a s e d at
G eneva's Shear Perfection, Jayah Salon
and Spa. D ean's Beauty Salon & Barber
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1 Shop, Tondalayera D esigner Salon, One
Stop M usic, M e'R ae's M ulticultural Full
Service Salon, Studio Six-Nine Hair De-
, sign, and R eflections Coffee. Tickets
' m ay a ls o b e p u rc h a s e d fro m
'** brownpapertickets.com or by calling 1-
8OO-838-3OO6 o r from T icketsW est
S afew ay o u tle ts o r on the w eb at
ticketsw est.com or by calling 503-224-
8499.
Tickets are also available from any Links mem-
Wearable art is exem
plified by French
designer Christian
Lacroix's wrap waist
silk organza gown
brush-stroked
with a color-
s rich abstract
print.
The 51 st annual Ebony Fashion Fair Show
hits the runway at the O regon Convention
Center on Friday, April 24 at 8 p.m., ben
efiting The L inks’ local educational
scholarship fund.
T he w orld largest traveling
fashion show is produced and
d ir e c te d by M rs. E u n ic e W.
Johnson, a prem ier fashion authority, and
delivers a riveting fashion extravaganza with
the Runw ay Report: W hat’s Hip. W hat’s
Hot!
Com m anding the catw alk will be 13 al
luring m odels that w ork the runw ay in
deigns by a host o f the best designers in
the w orld, including C hristian Lacroix,
Sarli B. Michael, Carolina Herrera, Ruben
Singer and Jean-Louis Scherrer.
The Ebony Fashion Fair is an elabo
rate production fully equipped w ith
special effects, hip-hop and R&B m u
sic as well as all o f the entertainm ent
o f a Broadw ay show. K nown for its
com m itm ent to giving back to the
com m unity, the show has donated
over $55 m illion to charitable orga
nizations and scholarship funds.
Ticket prices are $60 for general
adm ission and $100 for patrons.
Each ticket purchased includes a
copy o f Ebony Fashion Fair m aga
zine. In addition attendees will
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New York
designer Ruben
Singer elevates
what's hip and
what's hot with
an orange
metallic leather
vest adorned
with an opulent
dyed-to-match fox
collar worn with
fingerless gloves
and black leather
pants.
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Mrs. Johnnie Reed-Bell, general chairman of
the benefit perform ances, indicates ticket sales
are going exceptionally well and she expects
an even larger attendance than last year.
Proceeds from previous show s m ade it
possible to give over 120 scholarships to
outstanding seniors throughout the P ort
land area and southwest Washington.
(O b s e m r
presents
The 4th Annual
Joyce Washington Classic
Joyce Washington Scholarship
2009 Women’s All-Star Teams
Home Team (Gray)
Head Coach : Floyd Hall
PLAYERS
JudeSchim m el
ShoniSchim m el
M ariah Ladd St.
D enaya Brazzle
Ariel Reynolds
Kristen Swim
M ikaylaElliiott
H annah M unger
Bailee Jurgenson
Aliyah G reen
S hanice Storey
Zoie Sheng
M arin Hobson
H igh S chool A ll -S tar
B asketball G ames
HIGH SCHOOL
Franklin
Franklin
St. M ary's
Jefferson
Jefferson
Franklin
Franklin
Newberg
Franklin
Jefferson
St. M ary’s
St. M ary’s
Franklin
Visiting Team (Blue)
Head Coach: D ennisCarline
HIGHSCHOOL
PIAYKRS
M archae Feffer
Kay Phosakham
T yrisha Blake
Jacque Shaw
M onique Carlson
Krystal Forthan
Razja Goodman
D iam ond Ferguson
K iana Berry
M addy May
Brittany Raz
M ia Robinson
De L aSalle
B enson
Jefferson
Grant
R oosevelt
Jefferson
Cleveland
Benson
Grant
Cleveland
Cleveland
De L aS alle
Women’s Coach of the Year:
In memory o f
Cory Neal Washington,
1965-1991
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Joyce Washington Scholarship
2009 Men’s All-Star Teams
Home Team (Gray)
H ead C oach: Paul Kelly
A ssistan t C o ach : Michael
PLAYERS
Terrence Jones
Larry Richards
Derrick Hayes
Nick Kunis
Max Snodderly
David Jordan
Dominique Giles
Tyrone Phillips
Ryan Robertson
Ashton Murdock
Donta Harris
Harper
H IG H SC H O O L
Jefferson
Roosevelt
W ilson
Franklin
Franklin
R oosevelt
Grant
Jefferson
W ilson
Roosevelt
De La Salle
VISITING TEAM (BLUE)
H ead C o ach : Michael Holton
A ssistan t C o ach : M ichael M angum
H IG H SC H O O L
PI A Y ERS
Grant
Mike M oser
S unset
M ichael Holton JR
Grant
M ikeFendall
Benson
D am arcus Davis
Lincoln
JD Esters
Roosevelt
Terrell Manlley
Benson
Perry Dinyain
Cleveland
Joe Owen
Sunset
Anthony Holton
Grant
Lucas Shaw
Cleveland
Jack Hollowell
Cleveland
Zachary Minden
M en ’s ( oach of th e Y ear:
Pat Strickland, Jefferson High School
C ecille M oses Franklin High School
Come see the best of high-school basketball players! Be there to support your school!
May 9th at Self Enhancement Inc., 3920 N. Kerby, Portland
Doors Open at 3:00 p.m. • Dunk Contest at 3:30 p.m.
Girls Classic at 4:30 p.m. • Boys Classic at 5:30 p.m.
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Tickets can be purchased at The Portland Observer (4747 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd.)
$5 for adults, $2 for kids (age 7-17) & Seniors. *Kids 6 and under free.
Proceeds raised go to the Joyce Washington Memorial Scholarship Fund
For information, call Mark Washington at 503-288-0033
Sponsored by:
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