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sportiani» ©bseruer Page 12 March 14. 2012 Arts ' X ÏNÏÏD] ENIEPTAINMtNI From Africa with Fury Happy Birthday Clara Jenkins-Washington From your family, we love you The afrobeat orchestra Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 brings its U.S. tour to Portland’s Mt. Tabor Theater in southeast Portland on Friday, March 17. Selected tracks from Africa with Fury: Rise, the group’s latest album, will be performed. Kuti heads up Egypt 80, an extraordinary orchestra from Nigeria first fronted by his re nowned father who died in 1997. Kuti's call-and-response hooks, breakneck tempos, and combative, topical lyricism firmly sets the classic Egypt 80 sound in the modem era. Avalon Flowers 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service flower experience Seun Kuti •B irth d ay s • Funerals A •A nniversaries • W eddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Cori Stewart— Owner. Operator Website: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services E N T E R T A IN M E N T ► St. Patrick’s Day at M cM enamins-- McMenamins venues across the state will have live music, food and drink specials, Irish dancers, bagpip ers and perhaps even a leprechaun or two in celebra tion of St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 17. Bring the kids, the friends and the family to raise a rousing cheer for o f Pat. open house. The day will feature class samplers in singing, theater games and stage combat; improvisation perfor mances, and tours of the new space. CLIDE Live Jazz — Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge at the River Place Hotel, 1510 S. W. Harbor Way. No cover or minimum purchase. For more information, visit pdxjazz.com. Superheroes Month -- For the whole month of March, Portland’s Children’s Mu Portland Saturday Market - Portland Saturday Mar seum celebrates superhe ket in OldTown/Chinatown, the largest arts and crafts roes in our community; market in continuous operation in the United States, people who make Portland has over 350 vendors and is open every Saturday and a great place to live and Sunday through Christmas Eve at 2 S.W. Naito Park play. A special Superhero way. C elebration Day takes Music Millennium Free Shows - The Music Millen place on Saturday, March nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perfor 17. The museum is located mances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to meet across from the Oregon Zoo in southwest Portland. artists. Call 503-231 -8926 for a schedule. Showdogs is a full service salon. We do baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing , nail trims, soft claws, flea treatments, mud baths, and ear cleaning. We also have health care and grooming products to keep your pet clean in between visits. Show DogS Grooming Salon & Boutique 926 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97217 503-283-1177 TXiesday-Saturday 9am-7pm Monday 10am-4pm Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg and your kitty will be pretty. Oregon Beach C leanup—Thousands of volunteers are expected for the Oregon Beach Cleanup, Saturday, March 31. Visit solv.org to register online and view a map of check-in sites or call SOLVE at 503-844-9571, extension 332. Humor Night — Awesome comedians perform stand up, sketch, and more at the weekly Recurring Humor Night every Wednesday night at Tonic Lounge. 3100 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Pay as you wish, $3-5 donation suggested. Show is 21+. Afrique Bistro Benefit—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. OMNIMAX: Flying Monsters — For audiences of all ages, OM SI’s new IMAX film, Flying Monsters, takes viewers to a prehistoric world. The world’s leading naturalist Sir David Attenborough sets out to un cover the truth about the giant flying reptiles whose wingspans of up to 40 feet compare to that of a modem jet plane. Norman Sylvester Band -- Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester and his band perform on Fri day, March 16 at the Blue Diamond and Friday, March 23 at the Gemini Bar & Grill in Lake Oswego. Mel Brown Live -- Portland jazz giant Mel Brown performs 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. Children’s Theater Open House—Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Oregon Children’s Theater cel ebrates its new digs at 1939 N.E. Sandy Blvd., with an 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 organiza tions include the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater, Chamber Music Northwest, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Portland Baroque Or chestra, Friends of Chamber Music, Portland Cham ber Orchestra, Portland Piano International, Portland Symphonic 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 B lueback submarine.
