Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 29, 2009, Page 10, Image 10

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THE
Portland Center Stage pre­
sents Frost/Nixon, the play that
became the Oscar-nominated
film, about the conversation
between David Frost and Rich-,
ard N ixon that irrevocably
changed the media’s relation^
ship to the A m erican p re s i­
dency.
In 1977, a British playboy jour­
nalist nobody took seriously wa$
suddenly granted an interview;
with disgraced president Rich-;
ard Nixon. 28 hours of tape later
David Frost did something no
one else had managed to do£
force Nixon on record to admit
responsibility for a little caper
called Watergate.
Frost/Nixon dives behind the
scenes of this historic encoun­
ter, into the power plays, pri­
vate confessionals, negotia­
tions and mental mine fields of
two men, and the teams that
supported them, who had a lot
to gain and a d e v a sta tin g
amount lose from an encounter
that no one else really thought
British journalist David Frost (David Townsend) and disgraced President Richard Nixon
(Bill Christ) size each other up before their final interview in Frost/Nixon, playing through
May 10 on the Portland Center Stage Main Stage.
For Frost, a journalist known
would be worth the tape it was
recorded on.
more for his swinging parties
For Nixon, the interview was a than his investigative acumen,
$6(X),(XX) paycheck and an op­ the interviews were a once in a
portunity to clear his name, lifetime shot at professional le-
prove he could dominate the new ' gitimaey, financed largely out
media that had once tripped him of his own pocket. The result­
up in his debates against JFK ing battle of wills revealed a
and possibly re-launch a scuttled complex and nuanced portrait
of two men whose ambitions
political career.
Zoo’s Samudra Grows Healthy
g u ess," L ee said.
H e's getting big!
"Some days I'll see
Samudra, the Oregon
him try in g to eat
Zoo's Asian elephant
things all day, other
c a lf has passed the
days nothing."
1 ,000-pound mark
S am u d ra, born
T hursday,
eight
Aug. 23 at the zoo,
months to the day his
had a rough start to
birth last August.
life. His mother, Rose-
"Samudra is grow­
Tu,
became confused
ing up to be a big,
after
giving birth and
healthy boy — just like
nearly
trampled her
his daddy," said Bob
baby
before
keepers
Lee, senior elephant
quickly intervened.
keeper at the zoo.
Lee believes Rose-Tu
And w hile it will
became confused be­
take another six tons
cause she had never
or so befo re this
seen a birth before.
y o u n g ste r's in the
Until the new baby's
same league as Tusko,
arrival, she had been
his 13,500-pound fa­
the last elephant bom
ther, keepers do ex­
at the zoo.
pect big things from
Zoo staff worked
Sam. He weighed 286
around the clock dur­
at birth and since then
ing the calf s first week
has gained an average
of life to help ensure
of about 22 pounds a
the critical reintroduc­
week.
"H e's packed on Samudra, the Oregon Zoo's 8-month-old Asian elephant, enjoys some hay in tion to Rose-Tu was
working, and now the
more than 7(X) pounds the elephant exhibit's backyard with his mom, Rose-Tu (center), and
mother-calf bond is a
in only eight months," "aunties" Chendra (left) and Shine.
strong
one.
As
Lee said. "W e're
Samudra grows older, Tusko will
thrilled with the way he's been the amount of milk he takes each much solid food he eats.
growing and progressing."
day can vary greatly depend­
"To answ er how m uch he be introduced and allowed to in­
Sam is still nursing, though ing on how active he is and how eats in pounds, I can't even teract with him as well.
Macy’s Sponsors Fashion Show
The downtown Macy's store on Saturday, May 2 at 1 p.m. in
and The Nines hotel are host­ the Nines Hotel ballroom in the
ing a spring fashion show to historic Meier and Frank build­
benefit Portland Center Stage ing.
The event will begin with ap­
petizers and beverages fo l­
lowed by a fashion show with
the season's hottest styles and
colors. After the event, attend­
ees will be invited to shop with
a special discount card and to
partake in assorted desserts and
SPINAÇOLUMN
An ongoing series of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession
Piirt 17. Understanding Pain:
Why do you have it? How can you get rid of it?
hut will do nothing to take the
\ stress off the spine and nervous
system. When the bod£ yells.
“ Fire!" and you experience
pain; it is trying to get your at­
tention that it is being injured.
When there is stress in the ner­
vous system, this is a serious
problem.
The nervous system controls
every oth er function o f the
body and left untreated can
cause ill-health in other areas
of the body as well. Our spe­
cialty is finding the cause of
your problem and taking care
o f it, p ain lessly , w ithout
d ru g s ...J u s t as nature in ­
tended. If you suffer from pain,
stop pulling the alarm wires
from the walls. Together, we
can put the fire out.. .for good!
Flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124 N.E. Hancock Street. Portland Oregon 97212
Phone: (503) 287-5304
espresso in the store.
Guests can also enter to win
a special prizes.
Tickets are $10 per person
and 100 percent of the pro­
ceeds will be donated to Port­
land Center Stage. To buy a
ticket, call 877-340-4386.
Modern Takeona Classic
Dr Billy R. Flowers
: My friend constantly
takes pills. I’ve tried to
convince her to see a Chiro-
praetor. Can you make any
suggestions?
: You might try asking
your friend this: “If you
heard a fire alarm going off in
the middle of the night, would
you call the Fire Department or
would you
Yank the wires out of the
wall and calmly go back to
sleep?" You see, pain is your
nervous system's fire alarm.
Pain pills n a y alleviate the pain
outshone their fortunes and the
moment in history that ulti­
mately defined them both.
F rost/N ixon runs through
May 10. Tickets range from $30
to $66.50, with student and un­
der 30 discounts available. See
the
show
c a le n d a r
at
tickets.pcs.org for the complete
performance schedule.
Jill Westerby as Little Red Ridinghood
in Lakewood Theatre Company's
production of ‘Into The Woods, ' playing
May 8 - June 14.
An ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little
Red Ridinghood? A Prince Charming with a roving
eye? A witch who raps? They're all among the cock­
eyed characters in the fractured fairy tale “Into the
Woods," opening at Lakewood Theatre Company
on Friday May 8.
Composer Stephen Sondheim and writer James
Lapine put the Grimm fairy tale characters of
Cinderella, Little Red Ridinghood, Jack and the
Beanstalk, the Baker and his wife all in the same
woods to speculate about what lies beyond "the
happily ever after."
The production will continue through Sunday
June 14, playing Thursday through Saturday nights
at 8 p.m., Sundaysat 7 p.m. (May 10,17,24,31 and
June 14) and Sunday matinees a, 2 p.m. (May 17,
June 7 and 14)
The theatre is located at Lakewood Center for the
Arts, 368 S. State St. in Lake Oswego. Tickets are
$28 for adults and $26 for students and senior citi­
zens. For reservations, call 503-635-3901 or order
online at www.lakewtxxl-ccnter.org.