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ENTERTAINMENT
B U S I N E S S G u id e Race, Sexuality and Comic Strips
A uthor o f this co u n try ’s oldest running A frican-A m erican and
gay com ic strip, R upert K innard will speak
at Portland State
U niversity as part o f the student group Black Bag sp eak er series.
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T he series aim s to create a space for critical d iscu ssio n and open
dialogue betw een local organizations and activists w hose w ork
focuses on issues related to the A frican-A m erican co m m u n ities o f
Portland. Issues such as race and sustainability, slavery, political
violence, segregation, and g en trificatio n , education, the Black
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Norman Sylvester Band -
Boogie Cat Norman Sylvesterand
his band perform Friday, Nov. 4 at the
West Linn Saloon; Saturday, Nov. 5 at 6
p.m. at Trail’s End Saloon for the Musician's Toy Run
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Bourbon at the Border -
The local African-Ameri
can
th e a te r
group
PassinArt presents Bour
bon at the Border, a story
of a couple who wanted to
change the world when
they joined the civil rights
movement in 1964. The riv
eting play of love, pain,
friendship and freedom is
now playing with 7:30p.m.
performances on Thurs
day, Nov. 3; Friday. Nov. 4;
and Saturday, Nov. 5 at the
Ethos Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center, 5340 N. Interstate Ave.
Oklahoma! - Portland Center
Stage presents a new production
of Oklahoma! The all African-
American cast is set in an all-black
town of the Oklahoma territories.
The musical tells the story of cow
boy Curly McLain and his ro
mance with farm girl Laurey Will
iam. Shows have been extended
through Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Gerding Theater at the
Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave.
Body Worlds — OMSI
hosts the exhibit “Body
Worlds and the Brain” for
a limited engagement. The
show deciphers the mys
tery and complexity of the
human body and brain with
more than 200 authentic
human specimens, pre
served through a revolu
tio n a ry p re se rv a tio n
method.
Mel Brown Live -- Portland jazz giant Mel Brown per
forms at Salty’s on the Columbia every Friday and
Saturday night. Known as the
“Gentleman of Jazz,” Brown has
a career spanning over 40 years.
Live Jazz — Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to
11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge at the River Place
Hotel, 1510S.W. HarborWay. No cover or minimum
purchase. For more information, visit
pdxjazz.com.
Music Millennium Free Shows - The
Music Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside,
hosts in-house live performances. En
joy free music and the opportunity to
meet artists. Call 503-231-8926 for a
schedule.
Humor Night — Awesome comedians
perform stand-up, sketch, and more at
the weekly Recurring Humor Night ev
ery Wednesday night at Tonic Lounge.
3100 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Pay as you wish,
$3-5 donation suggested. Show is 21 +.
Saturday M arket - Portland Saturday Market is open
each Saturday and Sunday along the waterfront in Old
Town.
A frique Bistro Benefits - Afrique Bistro, 102 N.E.
Russell St., opens its doors each last Saturday of the
month to raise donations for the African W omen’s
Coalition. Great Caribbean and African music along
with good drinks and fun people, 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. $ 10
at the door.
Discount Tickets — Local low-income families and
individuals can purchase $5 tickets to classical musi
cal performances in Portland as part of a unique
program called Music for All. Participating
organizations include the Oregon Symphony,
Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater, Cham
ber Music Northwest, Portland Youth Philhar
monic, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Friends of
Chamber Music, Portland Chamber Orchestra,
Portland Piano International, Portland Sym
phonic Choir, Cappella Romana and Portland
Vocal Consort.
Discount Admission — OMSI visitors pay
only $2 per person for general admission on
the first Sunday of each month as well as
discounted admission of $5 to the Planetarium,
OMIM AX Theater and USS Blueback submarine.