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Customer Appreciation
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The Pacific N orthw est’s
oldest record store held a cus­
tomer appreciation barbecue
on Saturday at the store’s
o riginal location on E ast
Burnside Street and 32nd
Avenue.
The celebration included
performances by musical acts
such as W heatfield, Lew
Jones, Billy D, and others.
Food and beverages were
served to the 1,500 people
that came by, who also had a
chance to win a prize by spin­
ning the Wacky Wheel of
Wonder. Music Millennium
has been serving Portland cus­
tomers since 1969.
Music Millennium
owner Terry Currier (left)
and operations manager
Duray Thirdgill (right) pay
tribute to customers at the
record store's original
location on East Burnside
at 32nd Avenue.
Pepe and the Bottle Blondes will perform for free at the Vancouver
campus of Washington State University on Friday, Aug. 27 at 6
p.m.
Latin Rhythms Free Concert
County Library Bests Rating
For the eighth year in a row, the
Multnomah County Library in
Portland had the highest circula­
tion in the nation for libraries serv­
ing less than 1 million residents.
The circulation of 22.7 million
items last year was an average
of 31 items checked out or re­
newed for every man, woman
and child in Multnomah County,
w ith a population of about
7(X),(XX).
The figures were released by
the Public Library Association with
its 2010 Public Library Data Ser­
vice Statistical Report.
The report also found that
am ong
large
lib raries,
Multnomah County has the high­
est collection turnover rate per
capita-meaning its books, CDs,
DVDs and other materials are
checked out at twice the rate of
the national average
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Celebrate the beginning of a
new academic year with an out­
door concert at 6 p.m. Aug. 27 in
W ashington State U niversity
Vancouver's amphitheater. Pack
a picnic, bring your blanket and
settle in for an evening of enter­
tainment. Everyone is welcome,
and admission and parking are
free.
Local favorite Pepe & the
Bottle Blondes will spice up the
evening. The Copacabana-style
band combines an eclectic en­
semble of saxophones, trumpets,
congas and percussion with bold
singing by Pepe and silky har­
monies by his back-up blondes.
Pepe & the Bottle Blondes
have performed in San Fran­
cisco, Seattle and Los Angeles.
WSU Vancouver is located at
14204N.E. Salmon Creek Ave.,
east of the 134th Street exit from
either 1-5 or 1-205, or via C-Tran
bus service.
With diversity
Check out our new private nightclub suite.
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