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Hit M usical "Memphis’
Plays Keller -- From the under
ground dance clubs of 1950s Mem
phis, Tenn., Comes a hot new Broadway
musical with irre
sistible songs and
a thrilling tale of
fame and forbid
den love. “Mem
phis,” is now play
ing through Sun
day, Sept. 16 at
Keller Auditorium.
Cannon’s Rib Express Concerts - Janice Scroggins,
Ben Jones and a rotating cast of Portland’s hottest
percussionists perform in s series of free concerts each
Sunday, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., through Sept. 30 at
Cannon’s Rib Express, 5410 N.E. 33rd Ave., next to the
Concordia New Seasons Market.
Gay Fair on the Square - On
Sunday, Sept. 16, The Portland
Gay M en’s Chorus and dozens of
groups will showcase the best of Portland’s
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, at
Pioneer Courthouse Square. The informational fair is
free to the public and will take place between 12:30
p.m. and 5 p.m.
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 cuisine at
910 N. Killingsworth St.
Q
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.
Maze Adopts ‘Portlandia’ - The Portland MAiZE ven
tures into its 14th sea
son at the Pumpkin
Oregon Black History — The Black Museum of
Patch on Sauvie Is
Oregon group meets every Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 8
land by celebrating
p.m. at420N.E. Mason. For more information, call 503-
“Portlandia,” the hit
284-0617.
TV show, by featur
-.1
ing the iconic city
Live Jazz — Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to
statute in a towering
11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge at the River Place
cornfield. The maze
Hotel, 15 IOS.W. Harbor Way. No cover or minimum
is open daily through Oct. 31. For more information, call purchase. For more information, visit pdxjazz.com.
503-621 -7110 or visit portlandmaze.com
King Farmers Market - Healthy farm-fresh pro
Kenton Farmers Market — Portland Farmers Market duce, meats, cheeses, baked goods and other special
hosts a new farmer’s market location in the Kenton foods, draws shoppers to the King Portland Farmers
Neighborhood of north Portland, where residents can Market at King School Park, each Sunday, from 10
buy produce and goods and hear local music on Friday a.m. to 2 p.m. through Oct. 28.
nights, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Portland Saturday Market - Portland Saturday
Oregon Voices — Oregon Voices tells Oregon’s fasci Market in Old Town/Chinatown, the largest arts and
nating history through the crafts market in continuous operation in the United
eyes and ears of the people States, has over 350 vendors and is open every
who lived it. The new Oregon Saturday and Sunday through Christmas Eve at 2
Historical Society exhibit S.W. Naito Parkway.
dives into a diverse range of
subjects, from the displace Music Millennium Free Shows - The Music Millen
ment of minority populations nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perfor
from urban development, to cycles of boom and bust. mances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to meet
artists. Call 503-231 -8926 for a schedule.
Norman Sylvester Band — Norman Sy 1 vester performs
for the Boogie Cat’s birthday party, Friday, Sept. 14 at OMNIMAX: Flying Monsters — For audiences of all
Clyde’s. Other upcoming concert dates are Friday, Sept. ages, OM SI’s new 1MAX film. Flying Monsters,
21 at Tillicum and Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Blue Diamond. takes viewers to a prehistoric world. The world’s
leading naturalist Sir David Attenborough sets out to
Mel Brown Live - Portland jazz giant Mel Brown per uncover the truth about the giant flying reptiles
forms at Salty’s on the Columbia every Friday and whose wingspans of up to 40 feet compare to that of
Saturday night. Known as the “Gentleman of Jazz,” a modem jet plane.
Brown has a career spanning over 40 years.
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