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A p ril 18. 2012
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Red Tails Film Screening
Dance to 70s Old School
A benefit screening of the George
Lucus Film “Red Tails,” to benefit
the PDX African American Film
Festival will be held Tuesday, April
24 at 7 p.m. at the McMenamins
Mission Theater and Pub, 1624N.W.
Glisan.
Red Tails is based on the true
story of the World W ar II all-Afri
can American 332nd Fighter Group
pilots, better known as the Tuskegee
Airmen.
Ben Berry, a former Tuskegee
Airman, will be in attendance along A scene from the George Lucas film ‘Red Tails.'
with a representative of the Pearson the screening.
profit festival. A $5 donation is
Air Museum in Vancouver. A ques
The PDX African Am erican requested at the door for this ben
tion and answer session will follow Film Festival is a 501 (c )(3 )n o n - efit.
Soul T rain ReRun
Tribute-The Hollywood
Theatre, 4122 N.E. Sandy
Blvd., and the ReRun Theatre pre
sents a Soul Train Tribute with some of the
best samples of the legendary TV show,
including some of the amazing performances,
Don Cornelius’s ever changing hair style,
and those outrageous Afro Sheen commer
cials. Monday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. Admis
sion is $5.
Portland Teen Idol Auditions - Compete for
cash prizes and a summer performance tour
when Portland Parks and Recreation holds
auditions for its Portland Teen Idol talent
contest, Friday, April 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 9
p.m. at the University Park Community Cen
ter, 9009 N. Foss Ave., and Saturday, April
21, at 9 a.m. at the Mt. Scott Community
Center, 5530 S.E. 72nd Ave.
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.
Fundraiser Faire for Last Thursday -
Alberta Rose Theater, 1476 N.E. Alberta St.,
hosts a day and evening of entertainment to
support Friends of Last Thursday, on Sun
day, April 29, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Activities
for kids and the whole family include music,
juggling, kids’ crafts, slam poets and the
Wanderlust Circus and Friends.
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.
You’ll want to rekindle or hold
on to those loving feelings when
Great Date Night presents 7 0 ’s
Old School concert and dance
on Friday, April 20 at the Mt.
Park Clubhouse, 2 Mt. Jefferson
Terrace, in Lake Oswego.
It will be a night for gentle
men to dust off that powder blue
leisure suit and ladies to grab
those bellbottom s and slip on
those platform shoes and get
ready to dance the night away,
7 0 ’s style.
The event is a fundraiser for
Show tim e A th letics, a n o n
profit organization that provides
all youth with an opportunity to
develop their skills in an educa
tional environm ent that p ro
motes fundam entals, teamwork,
sportsm anship and diversity.
A no host bar will open the
night at 6 p.m., follow ed by din
ner and a video concert at 7 p.m.
and live entertainment until mid
night featuring Brian Sims, Celso
“ P o rk y ”
P e re a ,
and
G reat Date N ights very own
F.A.B (Faces of Beauty).
Adm ission is $50 per couple.
Visit ticketsoregon.com or Ac
tion Fast Photo: 9889 S.W .
Barbur Blvd.
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Spring Concert -- The
local community is in
vited to join Concordia Uni
versity for its annual spring concert
at St. Michael’ s Church, 6700 N.E. 29th Ave.,
Sunday, April 22 at 3 p.m.
Diamonds and Denim Gala
Saturday, April 28,2012
6:00 PM -12:00 AM
Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel
8235 NE Airport Way
Portland, OR 97220
Norman Sylvester Band - Boogie Cat
April 2 1'at the M& j
Champagne Reception (Patron tickets only) 5:00-7:00 pm
No-Host Bar & Silent Auction-6:00 pm
Lounge; Friday, April 27 at the Old Church;
Friday, May 4 at the West Linn Saloon; and
Saturday, May 12 at the Blue Diamond.
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.
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 Women’s Coalition. Great Carib
bean and African music along with good
drinks and fun people, 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. $ 10
at the door.
Sit down dinner-7:00 pm
Scholarship Presentations
Music b Dancing 9:00 pm-12:00 am
General Admission:
$60.00 per person
$600.00 per table
For tickets or other information:
Call-503.253.0617 or
www.portlandlinksinc.org
Portland Saturday Market - Portland Satur
day Market in Old Town/Chinatown, the
largest arts and crafts market in continuous
operation in the United States, has over 350
vendors and is open every Saturday and
Sunday through Christmas Eve at 2 S.W.
Naito Parkway.
Music Millennium Free Shows - The Music
Millennium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house
live performances. Enjoy free music and the
opportunity to meet artists. Call 503-231-
8926 for a schedule.
Humor Night -- Awesome comedians per
form 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 sug
gested. Show is 21+.
Patron Champagne
Reception:
$80.00 per person
$800.00 per table
Hosted by The Portland Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
and The White Rose Educational Fund, Incorporated
For the evening, wear your fanciest
denim with all that glitters fora
diamond studded Gala.
All Proceeds will ben fit Th P rtl
Music by LaRhonda Steele Band
d Chapter of The Links Incorporated
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