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Cherry Sprout Produce, 722 N. Sumner St., will supply the canvas and paint for the community Art in
the Park celebration, on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the park space next door to the market.
Art in the Park
At this y ear’s Art in the Park,
C herry Sprout Produce, your friendly
neighborhood market, will supply the
canvas and paint to neighbors, fam ­
ily, and friends interested in some
creative expression outdoors, am ong
the backdrop o f music.
T he event takes place Saturday
A ugust 20, from 12 p.m . to 8 p.m . in
the park adjacent to C herry Sprout
Produce on 722 N. S u m n er St.
M u sic w ill in c lu d e M ic h a e l
H urley, N ervous and the K id, C ard ­
b o a rd S o n g s te rs , th e D u k e o f
H om iny, Stefan Jecusco, L ord M is-
ter and m ore.
T he goal o f A rt in the Park is to
have as m uch fun as possible a
raise funds and aw areness for No
by N orth East C om m unity H ea
C enter, a sliding scale clinic I
people w ho do not have health i
surance.
F o r m o re in fo r m a tio n , vi:
ch erry sp ro u t.co m , or call Larry Y
at C herry Sprout, 503-445-4959.
Franklin to Sing at MLK Statue Dedicatior
King was her
mentor and
friend
(A P) — W hen a young A retha
F ran k lin a cc o m p a n ie d the R ev.
M artin L uther K ing Jr. to churches
in the early days o f the civil rights
m ovem ent, he usually m ade a spe­
cial request for her to sing one song
in particular: "Take M y H and, P re­
cious Lord."
O n Sunday, A ug. 28, w hen a
m em orial in his honor is dedicated
on the N ational M all in W ash in g ­
ton, Franklin will again sing the song
for h er m entor and friend.
"I'm really looking forw ard to this
m om ent. It's going to be another
great, great m om ent in A m erican
history, and in A frican-A m erican
history," F ranklin said in a phone
interview T uesday.
"It m eans as well, after so m any
years o f traveling with him in the early
'60s at the advent o f the civil rights
m ovem ent, that again, m any years
later, I w ould perform in his honor and
in tribute to him, and I’m really looking
forw ard to that m om ent and singing
one o f his favorite songs, his m ost
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requested song by me," she said.
Franklin, 69, w as one o f the early
supporters o f the cam paign to honor
the civil rights hero w ith a statue in
the nation's capital. She even h ead ­
lined an all-star concert at R adio
C ity M usic Hall in N ew Y ork C ity in
2007 to raise funds for the m em orial,
w hich has been years in th e m aking.
"I ju s t think that it is a n od to how
far we have com e, and w hat a tre­
m endous spot fo r him to be him ,
betw een the L incoln M em orial and
the Jefferson M em orial on the m all.
W e've co m e a long w ay," she said.
"I think it's trem endous."
P resid en t B arack O bam a, Stevie
W onder, M ay a A ngelou and m any
m ore are ex p ected to particip ate in
the d ed icatio n cerem ony.
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