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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. Local Artists at Concordia--Concordia University, 2811 N.E. Holman St., invites the public to a free community art exhibit featuring three local artists, Joyce Gabriel, Teresa Rosen and Eugene Lee, in the college library. A Meet the Artists special event takes place on Friday, April 13 from 8:30 a.m .to 10p.m. 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. S t M ary’s Academy Auction - Tahitian Blue is the theme of the 24th annual St. M ary’s Academy auction, scheduled Saturday, April 14 at the Oregon Convention Center. Proceeds from the auction are critical to the financial strength and ongoing stability of the school and benefit every student. Set includes: Bed, Nightstand, Dresser, Mirror mattress not included R ace — The play “Race,” continues through Sunday, April 8 at Artists Reper tory Theater, 1515 S.W. Morrison St. Three lawyers take on a case that gets under their skin in a gripping plot rife with pro vocative humor, rapid-fire dialogue and blunt language that turns into a minefield of deep divisions, resentments and bigotry. Buckman Art Show and S ell—The 22nd annual Buckman Art Show and Sell, a juried art festival featuring the work of more than 140 Pacific Northwest artists to benefit the southeast Portland’s Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School, takes place Friday, April 13, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 2nd Floor NEW Home Furniture 4 Piece Bedroom Set Misunderstood Witch - Mamie Parris stars as Elphaba, the m isun derstood W icked W itch o f the W est in the smash hit musical ‘W icked,’ now playing at Keller Auditorium through Sunday, April 8, and presented by Fred Meyer Broadway Across America. I I I C a F b i,e I in e t I I Easter with the Rabbits (and dogs and cats too!) -- The Oregon Humane Society, 1067 N.E. Columbia Blvd., will be open Easter Sunday, April 8. Enjoy candy treats while you visit with dogs, cats, rabbits and rodents all looking for a loving home. The Easter Bunny will visit from 1 p.m .to4p.m . Creations from LEGO Blocks — Playing with LEGO blocks is taking on a whole new meaning to visitors at the Oregon Museum of Industry. The Art of the Brick exhibition features large-scale sculptures created out of LEGO toy building blocks by well-known artist Nathan Sawaya. Exhibit will be open to OMSI visitors through April 29. A s h le y EXECUTIVE CHAIR with par<fc*(*«fM Evergreen, 3 paddle C lIt E Norman Sylvester Band - Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester and his band perform Friday, April 6 at Halibut’s; Saturday, April 7 atTillicum; Friday, April 13 at Gator’s; and Saturday, April 14 at the Melody Ballroom for the Inner City Blues Festival. •*’' Energy Saver W Flourescent Bulbs . Diapers T o ile t S e a t A p ril 4, 2012 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. 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