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sportiani» CBbaeruer Page 14 Showdogs May 30. 2012 Arts ' X FNTfDl E NTERTAINMENT Football to Dancing Champ 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 Tuesday-Saturday M onday 9am-7pm 10am-4pm Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg and your kitty will he pretty. \ ________________ ;_______ ;_______ '_____________ / (AP) — He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirror ball trophy too his awards collection. The Green Bay Packers receiver won the ABC dance show last week after wowing audiences and judges with his kickin' country-them ed freestyle routine. He and partner Peta Murgatroyd hoisted the glittery prize above their heads after being named the new "Dancing" champs. Streamers and confetti rained down from the ceiling, filling the ballroom as they celebrated. Driver's wife and chil dren joined him on the dance floor. With just one point separating the three finalists, it was up to the viewers to pick the winner. He and his fellow finalists, Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins and Cuban actor William Levy, each earned per fect scores for their last performances Jenkins came into the final contest with a perfect 60 points; Driver and Levy each had 59. Judges' scores com bined with viewer votes determined the result. Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd hold up their trophies after they were selected "Dancing with the Stars" champions. D V 4- W fM H r M SHt SI 1L , Rose 1 estival 1 un - and ^ear *oca*music - The Portland R o s e ^ ^ |^ ^ ^ H H J ^ |P ^ on Friday nights, begin- KUKATONON A FR IC A N DANCE TROUPE [ In June 2011, the African Messenger named ] KukAtdndn the best African dance troupe. “■ . . A N N U A L F U N D R A IS E R The sounds of the powerful African drums rumble in the distance. A chant is called back and forth between the children. Drums and voices become a river of sound and the room is transformed into an African village. Friday June 1, 2012 - 7pm to 9pm Center For Self Enhancement, 3920 N. Kerby, Portland, OR 97227 m im m i mum Purchase tickets in advance: $10 per Adult & $5 for Children under 12. Contact Lionel Clegg at 503.380.8482 or visit Kukiitdndn's website at www.kukatonondancetroupe.com. Festival is in full swing with CityFair at Waterfront Park; the Star- light Parade is on Saturday, June 2 at 8:30 p.m., downtown; The Fred Meyer Junior Rose Festival Parade is W ednesday, June 6 at 1 p.m. in the Hollywood District; and The Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Pa rade is Saturday, June 9, starting at 9 a.m. from Memorial Coliseum. For a full schedule o f events, visit rosefestival.org. ning June 1, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. It A in’t Nothin’ but the Blues — Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical, this foot-stompin’ retrospective musical stars Sugaray Raford, Eloise Laws and other big names in the contemporary Blues lan d sca p e. P erfo rm a n ce s run through June 24 at Portland Center Stage, downtown. Soulful Showcase - Blacque But terfly presents spoken word, live music and featured artists on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 8 p.m. at E’Njoni Café, African-Mediterranean cui sine at 910 N. Killingsworth St. Black Pearl Sings - Delve into American history through the for Kenton Farmers Market - Port gotten folk songs of former slaves land Farmers Market is breaking with Portland Center Stage’s pro ground on a new farmer’s market duction of Black Pearl Sings! Now location in the Kenton Neighbor playing through June 17 in the Ellyn hood of north Portland, where resi By studio at the Armory. dents can buy produce and goods
