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April 28. 2010
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Children’s Theatre Premiere
Oregon Children’s Theatre presents Small Steps, a world
premiere by Newbery-Award winning author Louis Sachar,
now playing through May 16 at the Winningstad Theatre,
1111 S.W. Broadway.
Two years after being released from a correctional facil
ity, Armpit is back in Austin, Texas working at a landscap
ing company and trying to get his life back on track. He sets
five goals for himself: 1. Graduate from high school. 2. Get
a job. 3. Save some money. 4. Avoid situations that might
get violent. 5. Lose the nickname “Armpit”.
A sequel to Sachar’s Holes, Small Steps follows the
young man as he maneu
vers through the unex
pected, the dangerous,
Johnny Crawford stars
and even the romantic—
as a troubled young
all the while trying to keep
man who is trying to
his goals in sight, take
turn his life around in
small steps and keep mov-
‘Small Steps’
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Latino C ulture Rest—Port
land Community College’s
Rock Creek Campus hosts its an
nual Semana de la Raza or “Week o f the
People” festival this week. The culminating
event will be the Cesar Chavez Evening o f Excellence
celebration at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 30 in Room 114,
Building 3.
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W orlds Collide—
C haim P o to k ’s
“The Chosen,” a
play about friend
ship and the pres
sures o f tradition,
now
p lay in g
through May 2 on
the Portland Cen
ter Stage at the
Gerding Theater.
Brown has a career
spanning over 40 years.
N o rm a n S y lv e ste r B an d --
Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester and his
band perform Friday, April 30 at Cascade’s in
Vancouver; Saturday, May 1 at the West Linn Sa
loon; Friday, May 7 at Clyde’s, 5474 N.E. Sandy
Blvd.; and Saturday, May 8 at Halibut’s, 2525 N.E.
Alberta St.
Live Jazz — Every Friday and Saturday 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.
C ult C om edy — “Mortified,” a cult comedy sensation
that’s been a smash hit across the country returns to
McMenamins Mission Theater, 1624 N.W. Glisan
St., for two shows at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 29 and
Friday, April 30.
Showtime Gospel
C on cert -- A free gospel concert and silent auction
featuring the No! Kidding! Choir! And NKC Music
Team will be held Friday, April 30 at Augustana Lutheran
Church, 2710 N.E. 14th Ave. Open to the public and
suitable for all ages.
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Bobby Caldwell and the Port
land Jazz Orchestra, featuring
special guest Patrick Lamb,
perform Caldwell’s big band
American Song Book for two
shows on Friday, April 30 at
Jimmy Maks, downtown.
impress Old School Party cel
ebrating the birthdays o f local
residents Ken Berry and J.W.
Friday and others bom under
Taurus will be held Saturday,
May 1 from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. at the T&A Events Center,
300N.E. Multnomah St. TicketsavailableatGeneva’sor
online at ticketsorgon.com.
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M el Brow n Live — Portland jazz giant Mel Brown per
forms at Salty’s on the Columbia every Friday and
Saturday night. Known as the “Gentleman o f Jazz,”
Portland Homes—“At Home in Portland: 1909-1914,”
explores the variety o f architecture during the city’s
boom years between 1900 and 1920. The exhibit runs
through July 11 at the Pittock Mansion, 3229 N.W.
Pittock Dr.
Music M illennium F reeS h o w s-T h e Music Millen
nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perfor
mances. Enjoy free music and the opporturtity to
meet artists. Call 503-231-8926 for a schedule.
Sam son the T. Rex -- A magnificent -foot-long Tyr
annosaurus rex skeleton, one o f the most fearsome
carnivores ever to walk the face o f the earth is on
display atOMSI. The 66-million-year-old fossil known
as Samson is .one o f the most complete Tyrannosau
rus rex specimens in existence.
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