^Jortlanb (Observer Page 14 )uly 27.2011 .Arts x V ENTERTAINMENT ismi BRINGING A LITTLE LAS VEGAS TO PORTLAND RANDY STARR PLAYERS LIVE DINNER SHOW **** mark it on your calendar **** CLYDES’S PRIME RIB 5 4 7 4 NE SANDY BV PORTLAND, OR 9 7 2 1 3 TIM E : 8 : 3 0 P M - 1 2 : 0 0 A M JULY 9-JULY 23RD AUG 13TH-AUG 27TH SEPT 9TH • OCT 8TH NOV 11TH • DEC 30TH CANDLELIGHT BAR & GRILL 2 0 3 2 SW 5TH PORTLAND, OR 9 7 2 0 1 TIM E : 9 : 3 0 P M - l: 4 5 AM OCT 21ST DEC 24TH For booking shows call 503-312-4814 Mom Harris O riginal C ajun C reations 1st Year Anniversary PDX Jazz at the Mission Theater PDX Jazz at The Mission Theater series continues with the Devin Phillips Quartet on Thursday, July 28 at 8 p.m. Phillips will celebrate the music of John Coltrane in a program titled "Im­ pressions of Coltrane." The Portland based classic quartet with pianist Ramsey Embick, bassist Eric Gruber and drummer Alan Jones will play Trane's signature Love Su­ preme suite as well as the time-honored Coltrane favorites Chasin the Trane, Naima, Giant Steps, The Night has a Thousand Eyes, My Favorite Things and Impressions. The PDX Jazz at the Mission The­ ater series will resume this fal 1 with two internationally acclaimed trumpet stars -Sept. 29, ECM recording artist Tomasz Stanko and Oct. 27 the Vietnam native and Pat Metheny band-mate Cuong Vu. Devin Phillips will celebrate the music o f John Coltrang during a PDX Jazz at the Mission Theater night on Thursday, July 28 at 8 p.m. .................... ...... . W L N r E B T A IN M E N T mer long Portland’s n e i g h b o r - ^ B M r f f l I I H 9 j L ' ojm.org orcall 503-226-3600. j a v ie r N e r0 Q u in t e t . . Perfom , s hood parks will host free films from Friday. July 29atJim m yM ak’sfrom 8 recent htts to classics. Films begin at d a r k ^ " " ^ ^ ^ " p.m . to 9 p .m „ $ i 0 c over; and every Wednes- (8p.m .-8:45p.m . Iwithpre-movieentertainmentstart- day from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Afrique Bistro, 102N E ing at 6:30 p.m. Rainouts will be called at 5 p.m. For a RUSSell St. $5 cover complete schedule, visit portlandparks.org. N o rm an Sylvester B a n d -B oogie Cat Norman Sylvester S um m er Reading - Multnomah County Library gives andhisband perform Friday. July 29atTillicum; Friday, kids an incentive to read over the summer months in A ug. 5 al Halibuts; and Saturday, Aug. 6 at the West their 99th annual Summer Reading program. Studies unn sajoon show that over the summer, students lose about two months of reading comprehension skills. Kids aged M e l B ro w n L iv e - Portland jazz giant Mel Brown birth to high school students entering grade 12 are performs at Salty’so n the Columbia every Friday and welcome to sign up at any school library. Saturday night. Known as the “Gentleman of Jazz,” Brown has a career spanning over 40 years. Neighborhood parks near you are hosting a variety of free concerts featuring funk, pop, rock, Afro beat, country, swing, Celtic, jazz, soul and Zydeco. The full schedule is posted on portlandparks.org orcall 503-823-5446. S u m m e r C oncerts in the P a rk s - C h ro n icles o f N a rm a E x h ib itio n - “C o m e S ee” B est fo o d In Tow n Blackened Catfish $ 9.99 Blackened Cod $ 8.99 Shrimp Jambalya $ 8.99 Shrimp Creole $ 8.99 Gumbo $8.99 Red Beans & Rice $ 3.99 (All Items served with Com Bread) M om H arris R estau ran t Buy 1 G et 1 @ h a lf P rice Expires August 30,2011 839 N. Lombard St. For to Go Orders call 503-477-7164 \iivertise with diversity in Cull 503-288-0033 he Portland Observer ads<§’portlandob lerver.com Rooftop F ilm Series — The journey o f exploration in the Chronicles of Namia, OMSF s new state-of-the-art exhibi­ tion, where visitors will enter a three dimensional world that combines the wonders of science with C.S. Lewis’ beloved fictional books and blockbuster film series. The exhibition will show through Sept. 25, and tickets are $2 with regular museum admission. Take a magical Northwest Film Center invites you to join them for cinema under the stars at the Top Down summer rooftop film series taking place atop he parking garage at the Hotel deLuxe on 729 S.W. 15th \v e. every Thursday evening through Aug. 25. Fes- ivities begin at 8 p.m. Bring your own portable chair, )illow, or blanket. Tickets are $9. For movie titles, visit B re w Fest B lock P a rty - Bridgeport Brewpub in the iwfilm.org. Pearl district, downtown, will be celebrating beers, brews and bands for Oregon Brew Fest on Saturday, r h a t ’s A ll Folks! -- Did you know the voice of Bugs July 30. Northwest 13th Avenue outside the brewpub Sunny, Pepe Le Pew, Barney Rubble, and countless will be closed for the block party, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. ither cartoon characters was Mel Blanc, a Portland íative? “That’s All Folks! The Mel Blanc Story,” a K o i an d G o ld fish Show ~ Beautiful exotic koi and ribute to Mel Blanc through film, sound, photographs goldfish, along with vendors and seminars takes place nd memorabilia will show through Sept. 11 at the Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31 at the World Oregon Jewish Museum, 1953 N.W. Kearney St. Ad- Forestry Center, across from the Oregon Zoo. Admis­ aission is $6 and $4 for students and seniors. Visit sion is free.