February 3, 2010
The
Portland Observer Black History Month
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Beyonce
sets
Grammy
Record ”
Wins song o f
the year and 5
other awards
(A P ) — Beyonce becam e the m ost
decorated female on a G ram m y night
as she collected six trophies, includ­
ing song o f the y ear for her anthem
"Single Ladies (Put a R ing on It),"
but it w as another diva — T aylor
Sw ift — w ho nabbed the top honor,
album o f the year, for her best-sell­
ing "Fearless."
Sw ift, w ho w on a total o f four
aw ards, ju m p e d around like the 20-
year-old kid that she is w hen she
b e a t o u t B e y o n c e , th e D a v e
M atthew s B and, L ady G aga and the
B lack E yed Peas for the honor.
A lthough B eyonce also lost out
on record o f the year, w hich w ent to
the K ings o f L eon's "U se S om e­
body," the entertainer still ow ned
the m ost aw ards o f the evening.
B eyonce, w ho in 2004 w on five
G ram m ys on the strength o f her
d e b u t a lb u m , " D a n g e ro u s ly in
The sequel to last year's hit Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type.
Beyonce
shimmered as
she arrived at the
Grammys. Before
the awards show
even started,
she had
already won
four awards.
Love" — a m ark tied by the likes o f
A lic ia K ey s, N o ra h J o n e s ^nd
Lauryn Hill, A m y W inehouse and
A lison K rauss — reached that m ile­
stone again Sunday en route to the
new record. She is the first to reach
that m ark twice.
She shared the song o f the year
trophy w ith three w riters for "Single
Ladies" and also w on best R&B
co ntem porary album for "I A m ...
Sasha Fierce."
"This has been such an am azing
night for m e and I'd love to thank the
G ram m ys," B eyonce said after w in­
n in g b est fem ale p op vocal for
"H alo."
L ad y G ag a w o n tw o G ra m m y s
d u rin g th e p re -te le c a s t c e re m o n y
b u t d id n 't g et a c h a n c e to sh o w
h e r m u l t i t u d e o f o u tr a g e o u s
d r e s s e s d u rin g th e p r im e tim e
sh o w , lo sin g o u t o n re c o rd , so n g
an d a lb u m o f th e y ear. B u t she
B leeding H e a rts D a n ce — A
pre V alen tin e’s D ay B leeding
H earts D ance to benefit H aiti ti earth
earth-
quake victim s, w ill take place Saturday
night, Feb. 13 at H olocene, 1001 S.E. M orrison, w ith
D Js E3 and the Incredible K id. A p ercentage o f the
proceeds w ill go to M ercy C orps.
UHI .
m ad e h e r p re se n c e felt w h en she
k ic k ed o f f th e n ig h t w ith a s e ­
q u in e d g re e n le o ta rd w ith m a s­
siv e sh o u ld e rs as sh e san g h er
G ra m m y -n o m in a te d h it " P o k e r
F a c e ," th e n b ro u g h t o u t E lto n
Jo h n as th e y m e ld e d h er so n g
" S p e e c h le s s " a n d h is c la s s ic
"Y o u r S o n g " to g e th e r in a p e rfo r­
m a n ce th a t fe a tu re d d u e lin g p i­
a n o s, an d g litte r-p a in te d faces.
The B lack Eyed Peas also had
three trophies, as w ell as Jay-Z , w ho
w on for best rap solo perform ance
and tw o a w ard s fo r "R un T his
Tow n" w ith R ihanna and K anye
W est.
R ihanna — w ho w as forced to
bow out o f last y ear's aw ards as a
perfo rm er after being assaulted by
then-boyfriend C hris B row n, a c ­
cepted the trophy along w ith Jay-Z
and w ith B eyonce's young nephew
in tow.
O h W h a t a T an g led W eb -
Agatha C hristie’s “Spider’s W eb,’
show ing through Feb. 21 at the Lake-
w ood Theatre C om pany in Lake Oswego.
M el B ro w n L ive - Portland ja z z giant M el B row n
perform s at S a lty ’s on the C olum bia every Friday and
Saturday night. K now n as the “G entlem an o f Jazz,”
B row n has a career spanning o v er 40 years.
H o m e m ad e V alen tin es A rts Show - A Susila Dharm
benefit arts show w ith locally produced, unique am
affordable gifts w ith live m usic, chair m assage am
refreshm ents, Saturday, Feb. 6,1 1 a.m . to 6 pm ., 318:
N .E. R egents D rive.
Y ing Q u artet - D escribed by the N ew Y ork T im es as
“riveting and uplifting,” the Y ing Q uartet ch am b er
m usic foursom e, perform s at 7:30 p.m . on M onday,
Feb. 8 at First B aptist C hurch, 909 S.W . 1 1th A ve. and
at 7 :30 p.m . on T uesday, Feb. 9 at R eed C o lle g e ’s Kaul
A uditorium , 3203 S.E. W oodstock. F o r tickets, call
503-224-9842.
G ospel a n d F ash io n -- Totally G ospel II
invites you to a night o f live m usic and
fashion at Peninsula O pen Bible Church,
8225 N. Peninsula, w ith all styles o f
gospel, country and contem porary
m usic and host Riny H orst on
Friday, Feb. 5 and every other
m onth on the first Friday from
7:30p.m . to9:30p.m .
N o rm a l S y lv ester — T he N orm al Sylvester B and play
Friday, Feb. 5 at the W est Linn Saloon; Friday, Feb. 1 <
at H alib u t’s; Friday, Feb. 26 at C ly d e ’s; and Saturday
Feb. 27 at the T illicum in B eaverton.
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NEWMARK THEATRE
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Dixion ’s Rib Pit
between 19th & 20th on Alberta Street
503-753-0868
H o u rs
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Tueday thru Saturday
Sunday after 3:00 p.m.
D inners $9.50
Sandw iches $8.50
And Soul Food
Try us once you 7/ come back again
3 6 (< líttf,in a m e rita n
J u i a i r n r s s a c tio n a llia n c e )
presents
Mocb tlje 6
Benefit Concert
02 I 06 I 2010
J e ffe r s o n H ig h S c h o o l A u d ito r iu m
5 2 1 0 N. K erby Ave.
P o r tla n d , O re g o n
T all T ale a n d J a p a n e s e C u ltu r e —Tears o f Joy Theatn
presents “ Little O ne Inch,” a very tall tale about a very
sm all boy w ho sets out to save Japan from an evi
Ogre. Perform ances are Friday, Feb. 5 through
Feb. 14 at Dolores W inningstad Theatre, 1111
S.W . Broadway.
Live J a z z -F rid a y and Saturday from 8
p.m. to 11 p.m., Third Degrees Lounge
at the R iver Place H otel, 1510 S.W .
H arbor W ay. N o cover o r m inim um
purchase. V isitp d x jazz.co m .
Childrens
4:00 - 7:00 TJfll
( s u g g e s t e d d o n a tio n )
Ik rfo rn tan rc* Ur.
Linda Hornbuckle Gospel Group | LaRhonda Steel & Family
Ken Berry J Noelle Wiggins | Diezel P
to benefit A6 (African American AIDS Awareness Action AitiatM
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/H IV re s o u rc e s a v a ila b le on site in re c o g n itio n :
N ational Black H IV /A ID S Aw areness Day
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