Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, June 01, 2011, Page 14, Image 14

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John Vergin and Catherine Olson star in Yeomen o f the Guard, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta,
opening Friday, June 3 at the University o f Portland’s Mago Hunt Center Theater.
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Gilbert and Sullivan Classic
Yeomen of the
Guard opens
summer season
Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic
operetta, Yeomen of the Guard, is
this su m m er’s presentation by
M ock’s Crest Productions, a sum­
mer professional theater company
supported by the University of Port­
land.
The operetta has a musical score
that is considered by many to be
Sullivan’s finest.
Yeomen of the Guard will be pre­
sented June 3-26 with Thursday,
Friday and Saturday performances
at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday perfor­
mances at 2 p.m. - in Mago Hunt
Center Theater on the UP campus,
5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
This year’s show is being dedi­
cated to recently-retired Roger O.
Doyle, a legend at the university
who was diagnosed with Lou
Gehrig’s disease in 2009. Doyle de­
voted 40 years to the University’s
performing and fine arts faculty, and
for more than 20 years brought comic
opera to the campus and local com­
munity.
Tickets are $30 for adults and $25
for seniors, students, or groups of
10 or more. All seats are reserved
and may be ordered through the
Hunt Center Box Office by calling
503-943-7287.
Join the Celebration!
Plans set for
Juneteenth
festival, parade
Portland's official Juneteenth
celebration is returning to Jefferson
High School for its annual freedom
festival on Saturday, June 18.
Juneteenth commemorates the
historic day that slaves in Texas
learned o f their freedom in 1865.
Everyone is invited to celebrate.
The Juneteenth Oregon Commit­
tee has renewed the tradition of
h o ld in g the c e le b ra tio n on
Jefferson’s athletic field in the heart
of the African-American commu­
nity.
The day long festival will fea­
ture an exciting program , includ­
ing a num ber o f m usical perform ­
ing a rtists, fun a ctiv itie s and
bounce houses for children, deli­
cious foods, guest speakers, a
merchants' marketplace, and much
more.
The celebration will start with the
Juneteenth "FreedomTrail Parade."
This year's Grand Marshall is Bernie
Foster, president of the Skanner
Newsgroup and long-time commu­
nity leader.
Portland City C om m issioner
Amanda Fritz and others will join
the parade which will start at 11 a.m.
on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr.
Boulevard and Jarrett Street, pro­
ceed to Killingsworth Street and
west to Albina Avenue, ending at
Jefferson High.
Vendor, volunteer and sponsor­
ship opportunities are still avail­
able. Contact Juneteenth organiz­
ers at 503-764-8836 or em ail
juneteenthoregon@gmail.com for
more information,
Juneteenth Oregon major spon­
sors are Wells Fargo Bank and the
City of Portland.