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September26.2oi2_____________ Minority & Small Business Week________________Pa& e2S Leave Your Hat On Gala Students Flaunt Saturday fundraiser to support kids ball skills camps, speaking to a large group of athletes or participating in the Portland Teen Idol com petition, the GrassHarper Foundation aims to be an advocate for healthy activities and im proving the lives of youth. Returning celebrities for the event include former Portland Trail Blazers Brian Grant, Bobby Gross and Jerome Kersey. To learn more and secure your spot as a participant or as a sponsor, visit grassharper.org. The GrassHarper Foundation’s an nual fundraiser to provide assistance to children, fam ilies and com m unities through outreach and collaboration with other nonprofit organizations will be held Saturday, Sept 29. The foundation, founded by youth leader and former Portland Trail Blazer Michael Harper, provides scholarships, grants and educational support to pro mote character development, healthy lifestyles and a positive attitude in our children for the enrichment of our com munities. The theme for this year's dinner and gala is, ‘You Can Leave Your Hat On.” Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. $t The Home Builders Association, located at 15555 S.W. Bangy Rd., in Lake Os wego. The gala will include dinner, a silent and oral auction with live entertain ment. All proceeds will benefit the GrassHarper Foundation. Whether it is through holding basket A lber ta R o se T heatre Art and Soul Self Enhancement, Inc., north Portland’s inner-city youth and family-serving nonprofit, presents their signature fall fundraising event, “Art & Soul in Self Enhancements,” on Saturday, Sept. 29, with SEI students show casing artwork throughout and contributions by local artists Arvie Smith and Sally Makal. The event that unites local professionals with a passion for giving back to the commu nity and supporting students’ artistic endeav ors has drawn a colorful array of past guests such as Gov. John Kitzhaber, Nike’s Phil Knight, actor Danny Glover and star athlete Alonzo Mourning. “[The event] promises to have amazing visuals and lots of sensory takeaways,” said Jeanette Lewis of Self Enhancement. “In the nonprofit and donor world, this is a memo rable event.” Over 98 percent of Self Enhancement’s students graduated from high school in 4 years, with 85 percent going on to pursue higher education or occupational training. All pledges to support SEI’s programs will be welcome. F r id a y . S e p t e m b e r 2 8 t h THE DON OF DIVISION STREET CD RELEASE WITH THE MY OH MY’S _ AND WIRE FACES S a t u r d a y , S e p t e m b e r 2 9 th GUESTS INCLUDE - W IL Y PORTER & ISSA RAE T uesday , O ctober 2 nd T h u r s d a y , O c to ber 4 th 4 MN Cannon’s Rib Express presents: f 9 ' pope REGGIE HOUSTON’S C’fX ALL STARS Sundays 5-8pm I visure How* Golf Pinguini ''resents at Cannon’s Rib Express 5410 NE 33rd Ave 'W i Vr .V /M i/r / / , tf/ // • ” ' ! i ' i i i i i r h o r ttft//// Sunshine, BBQ and a FREE, all-ages, outdoor show by a New Orleans’ sax legend, Grammy nominated pianist JANICE SCROGGINS, bass virtuoso - BEN JONES & a rotating cast < of Portland’s hottest percuss- > ionists each week. " ( Contact Inhum ation |i>tiiiin< S l.n ln lil IX í i i . i In ^ i.iiu i ,<> K ?H? V «» U»H iW \ng n II.H II« < JOM M lM H 2 * I lib Ruv<ll ( 50 » 9 ) Hilton JIN < iixlinn I raining -H U M killingwtiwth Si IS u i L uk I OK DAVO CHOI \ 7 July 22 July 29 August 19 August 26 September 2 September 9 September 16 September 23 September 30 WITH CLARA C W ednesday , O ctober io t h AN ACOUSTIC EVENING WITH 1J 4:1 :Y JOSEPH AND WALTER SALRS-HUMARA C om in g S oon 1 0 II • NELLIE MCKAY <5O ))2M *2IIK J u ly 1 - S e p t e m b e r 3 0 t h T ic k e t s $ 3 5 . 0 0 u s in g p r o m o c o d e " L e i s u r e " S u n d a y , O cto ber 7 th " ... Well, you never know what amazing, surprise guest musician will sit in! v is it: v v w . l e i s u i c l H U i r j r s . v c b s . e o n i CD RELEASE CON 4 .¿-if What could be better? . / o / ' . / / ( / ; ( 7 ( r / / ( Z . Z V x v / z . //s /ft/v s ta /fo s s <'vz//j**Zzzzzz/zzz/✓ / : , W ari A < </>/>,y r t / o n > f f / t t t f i f t h .'/ / / '< / S a tu r d a y , O c to ber 6 th J| (Next to New Seasons) Years live iindiaiscr 9 + JEM» FINCK »JOSH PIT»AM phto tography by Brandy K ayzahian Rowe Ad\cnixc v\ ith diversity />i n‘c Portland Observer ( all 5O 3-288-O O 33 a d s @ p o r tla n d o b s e r v c r .c o m reggiehouston.com 10.13 • KELLY JOE PHELPS 1014 ■ JOHN MCCUTCHEON 1017 • HOLLY NEAR ( 5 0 3 ) 7 6 4 - 4 1 3 1 3Ô O O N E A l b e r t a a l b e r t a R o s e T h e a t r e . c o m r*
