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Fortiani» (D h sewer Page i2 Advertise with diversity in Portland Observer Call 503-288-(X)33 ads@portlandob server.com April is. 2012 A rtsy- K I M U I1 I\M IN I 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 Hip Hop Orchestra Invasion Spokane’s 12-piece hip-hop orchestra Flying Spiders comes to the Someday Lounge on Friday, April 20 to support the mixtape release party for Portland’s Longwood Soul Review. The orchestra is known for its blend o f socially conscious lyrics and elaborate instrumentation. Struggling to Find an Audience Winfrey calls network the ‘climb of her life’ (AP)— Oprah Winfrey says cre "You know that song, 'The Time ating her new cable network has of My Life’? I've had the climb of my turned out to be a steep climb. life," she cracked. "I’m climbing Kilimanjaro," she Tiiesday-Saturday 9am-7pm The network has struggled to told advertisers Thursday at a pre build an audience since its launch in Monday 10am-4pm sentation for OWN: The Oprah January 2011. It recently announced Winfrey Network. She quickly ex severe staff layoffs and a manage Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg plained that her Kilimanjaro is at the ment shakeup with Discovery Com and your kitty will be pretty. offices of OWN. munications Inc., the company that's bankrolled it with $300 million-plus. But Winfrey struck a hopeful note in her brief remarks, even as she allowed she's still nowhere near the channel's summit of success. "W ith our restructuring and right-sizing and getting into the sauce of what needs to happen ev ery day, I feel like I can at least now see the summit," she said. OWN was unveiling four new prime-time series, including "Elura and Michele Take Staten Island," a reality series with two outspoken former prosecutors who tell people how to straighten out their prob F E A T U R IN G lems; "Iyanla Fix My Life," starring the author and inspirational speaker B R IA N S IM S Iyanla Vanzant; "Married to the C E LS O P O R K Y " P E R E A > S H O W C A S IN G N W T A LE N T & DAN C IN G TO THE S O U N D S Of- THE 7 0 5 Army: Alaska," which focuses on F O B . (FA C E S OF BEAUTY) Alaska-based wives and families of military troops who are off serving Fundraiser for Showtime Athletics in Afghanistan: and "Six Little C o ckta il H our 6:00pm - 7:00pm M cG hees," about high school D inn er & V ideo C o nce rt 7:00pm - 8:00pm sw eethearts M ia and Rozonno Live E n te rta in m e n t 8:00pm - 9:00pm McGhee, parents of the first sextu- D ancing 9:00pm -1 2 :0 0 a m plets bom in Columbus, Ohio. M t Park C lu b h o u s e - 2 M t. Jefferson Terr. - Lake O sw e g o In addition, OWN will introduce Com plim entary Valet Parking a new game show, "Are You Nor C om plim entary Limo fo.' a Safe Ride Home mal, America?" It measures its con te s ta n ts ' o p in io n s and h ab its Great Date Night against those of the nation overall. Tickets Available at these fine locations Limited to Winfrey's appearance at the Dis w w w ticketsoregon.com 200 Guests Facebook co v ery "upfront" p resen tatio n A c tio n Fast Photo 9 8 8 9 SW ftnrbur Blvd came the week she was interviewed TOxVOtD SCHOOL pH 20th PER COUPLE Portland, OP 972 1 9 TV personality and media mogul Oprah Winfrey says creating her new cable network is turning out to be the climb of her life. on "CBS This Morning" about her challenges at OWN. "The idea of creating a network was something that I wanted to do," she told the program's co-host — and her best friend— Gayle King on Monday. She added, "Had I known that it was this difficult, I might have done something else." "If I knew then what I know now, I might have made different choices," she declared. "If I were writing a book about it, I could call the book '101 Mistakes.'" Among those mistakes: going on the air before the network was ready. But Winfrey insisted, "I feel bet ter about our network now, today, than I ever have."
