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S u m m e r 2012
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Mom to Perform Whitney Tribute
(AP) — W hitney H ouston's
m other will perform a tribute to
her late daughter alongside other
female singers at the upcoming
BET Awards.
A source fam iliar with BET's
p lan ssaid th atC issy Houston will
take the stage at the July 1 awards
show to honor her daughter. She
will be joined by "a few top d i
vas," the source said.
W hitney Houston died at age
IS IIIIA
Art and Culture Night -- Cel
ebrate the coming together
Portland’s diverse communities at
C olored
P en cils A rts and
Culture Night, Fri
day, June 29 at the
Oregon H istorical
Society, 1200 S.W.
Park Ave. C hido
D h liw ay o
w ill
p re se n t a n ativ e
dance. Odessa Too
will cook up tradi
tio n a l
A frica n -
A m erican cuisine.
Reception at 5:30
p.m. Spoken word
and musical jamming
begins at 6 p.m.
Kenton Farmers Market -- Portland Farmers Market
hosts a new farmer’s market location in the Kenton
Neighborhood of north Portland, where residents can
buy produce and goods and hear local music on Friday
nights, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
We are located at
1716 N.E. 42nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97213
(Between Broadway and Sandy Blvd.)
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Soulful Showcase --
B lacque B utterfly
p re se n ts
spoken
word, live music and
featured artists on
the seco n d and
fourth Thursdays of
each month at 8 p.m.
at E’Njoni Café, Afri
can-M editerranean
cuisine at 910 N.
Killingsworth St.
Norman Sylvester
Band -- Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester and his band
perform Saturday, June 30 at Clyde’s; and July 4 at the
Waterfront Blues Festival.
Portland O bserver
Mel Brown Live — Portland jazz giant Mel Brown
perform s at S alty’s on the Colum bia every Friday
and Saturday night. Known as the “Gentlem an of
Jazz,” Brown has a career spanning over 40 years.
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Oregon Black History -- The Black Museum of Or-
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The B ET A w ards airs live
from T he S hrine A u d ito riu m in
L o s A n g e le s . K a n y e W e s t,
B eyonce and Jay -Z are the top
nom inees.
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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.
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Arts
Waterfront Blues Festival -- The 24th annual Safeway
Waterfront Blues festival takes place Wednesday,
July 4 through Sunday, July-8. The largest blues bash
west of the Mississippi is the Oregon’s Food Banks
largest fundraiser. Admission is a suggestion dona
tion of $ 10 (or more) plus two cans of food (or more)
per person per day.
Your Care
Call for an appointment!
June 27, 2012
egon group meets every Sat
urday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 420
N.E. Mason. For more information,
call503-284-0617.
Live Jazz — Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m.
to 11 p.m., the T hird Degrees Lounge at the River
Place Hotel, 1510 S.W. H arbor Way. No cover or
m inim um purchase. For more inform ation, visit
pdxjazz.com.
Journey to the Arctic - The IM AX Theater at OMSI
presents ‘To the Arctic,’ a never-before-experienced
journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her
twin cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilder
ness. Narrated by Meryl Streep and featuring songs
by Paul McCartney.
King Farmers Market -- Healthy farm-fresh produce,
meats, cheeses, baked goods and other special foods,
draws shoppers to the King Portland Farmers Market
at King School Park, each Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
through Oct. 28.
Portland Saturday Market -- Portland Saturday Mar
ket 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 Park
way.
Music Millennium Free Shows -- The Music Millen
nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perfor
mances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to meet
artists. Call 503-231 -8926 for a schedule.
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+.
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 uncover the truth about the giant flying reptiles
whose wingspans of up to 40 feet compare to that of
a modem jet plane.
D iscount Tickets — Local low -incom e fam ilies
and individuals can purchase $5 tickets to classi
cal m usical perform ances in Portland as part o f a
unique program called M usic for All. Participat
ing organizations include the Oregon Sym phony,
Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater, Cham ber
M usic N orthw est, Portland Youth Philharm onic,
Portland Baroque O rchestra, Friends o f C ham ber
M usic, Portland Cham ber Orchestra, Portland Pi
ano International, Portland Sym phonic C hoir,
Cappella Rom ana 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, OMIMAX Theater and USS Blueback
submarine.