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C ollege C areers ®l?* ¡Portiani» OObserucr NW s p e c ia l e d itio n Page 16 Arts THE M LK DREAM R U N Brnvftninii NSKBA» Youth EnUeprrn«*ur / Leadership Program ENTERTAINMENT Sunday August 5, 2012 • H July 4. 2012 Through the hcuutiful streets of N/NE Soul of Portland 5K run/walk, 10K run W- ■ 15K Geoff Hollister Tribute run USATF Sanctioned Course S 6.-30 am • noon S tarting point: , W - Corner of NE M.L.K. & Alberta Vofcintssr Registration please contact annan ¡fi)uni!nrt»av-ndM .ora • Run Kick Off And Wrap up Party • Dr. King*« “1 Have A Dream Speech” Anniversary Salute • Celebrating North East Rich Cultural Heritage • B2B Networking • Winner Prize Package • Refreshments • Runner Raffle Give-Away« * USATE S an c tio n e d C o u rse 15K G eoff H o llister T rib u te F o rin fo o rR e g i.tr.tio a Hofti»i * cdMxxftft *«• »4W feBA Hen* MrtU www.mlkdreamrun.coni 503-546-6412 a“- IwtTWS-^i SAFEWAY 0 • Unique Entertainment Along The Course ** Portiani OUstriKr » -1W« ip lao yxsTilc ronTC AN ó r »« B NikeFactoryStore | OeSIGM FORIX n mal<811 bet,er ft, Cissy Houston pauses as she performs during the in memoriam to her daughter Whitney Houston at the BET Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. Emotions Spill Over at BET Awards Whitney’s mom brings crowd to their feet 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 Tiiesday-Saturday 9am-7pm Monday 10am-4pm I Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg and your kitty will be pretty. _____________ (A P) - W ith all the star pow er at the B ET A w ards — K anye W est, Jay-Z , N icki M inaj, B eyonce and Sam uel L. Jackson, to nam e a few — the m ost stirring m om ent cam e not from a superstar, but from the m other o f one. W hitney H ouston's m other, C issy, provided the em otional highlight o f S unday's cerem ony as she sang "Bridge O v er T ro u b led W ater" in tribute to h er late daughter, leaving audience m em bers like B eyonce and S oulja B oy in tears. M ariah C arey o pened the tribute, and h er voice w avered as she told stories about H ouston. She re called the last tim e she saw H ouston last year, and how the tw o laughed and gossiped together. "I m iss m y friend," C arey said. "I m iss hearing her voice and laughter." R & B sin g er M onica w as vocally top-notch as she sang "I L o v e the Lord," a gospel song once sang by H ouston; B randy sang tw o upbeat H ouston hits, "I W anna D ance W ith Som ebody" and "I'm Y our Baby T onight." C haka K han blazed the stage w ith "I'm E very W om an," w hich H ouston rem ade. G ary H ous ton, W hitney's brother, also perform ed; and H ouston's "W aiting to E xhale" castm ates — A ngela B assett, L ela R ochon and L oretta D evine — also honored the singer. B ut it w as C issy H ouston's soaring perform ance that brought the au d ien ce to th eir feet, and had m any dabbing th eir eyes. T he tribute cam e five m onths after H ouston's death: She died the night before the G ram m y A w ards o f an accidental dro w n in g com plicated by heart disease and cocaine use. As com pelling as that m om ent w as, the show w as also defined by its low points: E ntire segm ents o f p erform ances, from N icki M inaj to R ick R oss, w ere m uted out due to foul language and obscenities, though several vulgarities w ere heard on air. W est, the m ost n om inated act o f the night w ith seven, and Jay -Z w on the cerem o n y 's top prize, earn ing video o f the y ear fo r "O tis." T h ey also w on best group. B eyonce w as the second m ost n om inated act w ith six. She w on video director o f the year (along w ith Alan F erguson) and best fem ale R & B artist and thanked the genre and h er fem ale influences. "I fell in love w ith m usic by listening to R & B . It’s the core o f w ho I am ," she said, giving special thanks to Lauryn H ill, M ary J. B lige and "W hitney H ouston, m y angel." C hris B row n w as also a double w inner, picking up his second co n secu tiv e w in for best m ale R & B artist, and the "Fandem onium " aw ard fo r a third tim e. T he night also featured som e tributes to deceased greats: C hante M oore p erform ed a m edley o f D onna S u m m er’s hits and V alerie S im pson sang a song in honor o f her husband and w riting partner N ick A shford. D on C ornelius, D ick C lark and Hal Jackson w ere also rem em bered.
