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Worst Day Bike Ride
Annual event
falls on
Valentine’s Day
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On Sunday, Feb. 14, around 3,500
bundled-up cyclists w ill depart from
the Lucky Lab, 915 S.E. Hawthorne,
on the Worst Day o f the Year Ride,
an 18-mile odyssey around Port­
land that benefits the non-profit
Community Cycling Center.
The 9th annual bicycle ride, rain
or shine, features belly-warming
drinks along the course, and a finish
line feast o f fresh soups and bread
from Laughing Planet Cafe.
Highlights for this year’s event
will include a Valentine's Day theme,
prizes for costumes and an optional
4 0 -m iIe c h a lle n g e c o u rse to
Hillsboro.
It has never rained on the Worst
Day o f the Y ear Ride, except for the
last mile o f the ride in 2007. In fact,
the weather has always been warm,
sunny and pleasant!
U n -V a le n t in e ’s
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Stumptown Stages presents
a cabaret show o f great Port­
land singers and perform­
ers who promise to take a
bite out o f cupid’s ar­
row with an evening -
o f Down with Love
S ongs. T h u rsd ay ,
Feb. 11,7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wilfs Res-
taurant and Piano Bar, Union Sta-
tion, 800 N.W. Sixth Ave.
Weekend Concerts for Haiti
Cyclists gather to promote Portland’s annual Worst Day o f the
Year Ride, an 18-mile odyssey around Portland that falls this yeai
on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14.
But the day is scheduled annu­
ally to fall around the time o f
Oregon's worst weather ever re­
corded.
Visit WorstDayRide.com or sign
up on the day o f the event. The cost
varies from $ 10-50. See the website
for details.
Medical Teams International’s work in Haiti
will feature Michael Allen Harrison, one o f
Portland’s most admired and compassion­
ate performers; soulful singer Julianne
Johnson; and violinist Tanner Johnson.
The “Share the Love” for Haiti perfor­
mances will take place at the Old Church,
1422 S.W. 11th Ave., on Friday, Feb. 12 at 8
p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Michael Allen Harrison
and Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m.
For ticket information, please visit the
website, michaelallenharrison.com or call
503-255-0747.
To make an immediate gift to Medical
T eam s
In te rn a tio n a l,
go
to
mediealteams.org, call 1 -800-959-HE AL, or
send your contribution to: P.O. Box 10,
Portland, OR 97207-0010. People can also
text “HOPE” to 253-83 to give an automatic
$10.
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T allT alean d Ja p a ­
nese C u ltu re — Tears
o f Joy T heatre presents
"Little One Inch,” a very tall
tale about a very small boy
who sets out to save
Japan from an evil
Ogre. Performances
c o n tin u e through
Sunday, Feb. 14 at
Dolores Winningstad Theatre, 1111
S.W. Broadway,
M el B row n Live - Portland jazz gi-
ant Mel Brown performs at Salty’s
Twenty-two feature and documen- on the Columbia every Friday and
tary films from every region o f the Saturday night. Known as the
African continent are now playing “Gentleman o f Jazz,” Brown has a
as part o f the Cascade Festival o f career spanning over 40 years.
African Films. The series runs
The Normal
through March 6 at the Portland N orm al S ylvester
Community College Cascade Cam- Sy*vester ^ and plays Friday, Feb
,
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19 at Halihnt’c PriHo,, Cr,k TC
pus and other locations. For a de- 19 at Halibut’s; Friday, Feb. 26 at
Clyde’s; and Saturday, Feb. 27 at
ta ile d
sc h e d u le ,
v isit
the Tillicum in Beaverton.
africanfilmfestival.org.
F ilm s H on or B lack H istory --
Bleeding H earts Dance — A pre
Valentine’s Day Bleeding Hearts
Dance to benefit Haiti earthquake
victims, will take place Saturday
night, Feb. 13 at Holocene, 1001 S.E.
Morrison, with DJs E3 and the In­
credible Kid. A percentage o f the
proceeds will go to Mercy Corps.
Live J azz - Every F riday and Satur­
day from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Third
Degrees Lounge at the River Place
Hotel, 1510 S.W. Harbor Way. No
cover or minimum purchase. For
more information, visit pdxjazz.com.
Giggle, Giggle, Q uack! - Bubble-
bathing pigs, pizza-eating chickens
and cows at the movies highlight
O h W h at a T angled W eb --
this barn-raising Oregon Children’s
Agatha Christie’s “Spider’s
Theatre “m oosical.” Saturday
W eb ,” is now
showing through
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Oswego.
Food Bank M ardi Gras
B enefit — Enjoy food, music and a
fun time designing a Mardi mask
day, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. during a Fat Tuesday Good Samari­
14 at the Oregon Convention Cen­ tan Food Bank benefit pancake din­
ter. Show brings seven grand gar­ ner at Peace Lutheran Church, 2201
den displays, m any garden vi­ N. Rosa Parks Way. Tuesday, Feb.
gnettes and hundred o f exhibitors. 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Yard, G arden & Patio Show — Fri­
Black United Fund Grantees Have Talent!
Black United Fund of Oregon’s
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Proceeds go towards scholarships for African-American High School Seniors
and non-profit organizations serving Oregon's low-income communities.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
6:00pm Reception & Silent Auction - 7:00pm Dinner
The Governor Hotel. Heritage Ballroom
614 SW 11th and Alder, Portland, OR 97205
$85.00 per person / $850.00 per table of ten
Attire - Semi-Formal or Professional
Come ready to experience performances from
Black United Fund Grant Recipients and Partners!
RSVP by Friday, February 12,2010.
Visit us online to purchase your tickets or sponsor the banquet at www.bufor.org
or RSVP to Xochtlth Franklin at xfrankhn^bufor.org, or (503) 282-7973
Thank y o u fo r y o u r s u p p o rt a n d c o n trib u tio n s .
2010 Presenting Sponsor