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Pase26______________________ Minority & Small Business Week___________ September26,2012 A llin One Boutique Customize shirts and other apparel Birthday Parties Bridal & Prom Family Reunion Your Kids Artwork SKATEBOARDING Work shirts • Aprons B usiness H ours: (M on-Fri) 12pm-5pm (S at-sun) closed 4 7 4 7 N E M L K B lv d Portland, or 97211 IS N O T A C R IM E • Pillowcase A nd Much More... E m aii. spsm c.jt@ gm ail.com Phone. (503)896-4009 (503)290-6790 Instagram : A ll_In _ l_ B o u tiq u e ik m m n b m m m m m n i RESTA U RA N T 3530 N. VANCOUVER ttJKTIAND, OR 97227, Artists Repertory Theatre presents Seven Guitars through Nov. 11. Seven Guitars Hits Artist Rep Stage Direction by Portland playwright Kevin Jones PORTLANDS COVER BWICHES C A N FO O D D O N A T IO N SUGGESTED PROCEEDS GO. THE O R EG O N FO O D BANK t o THE BEST OF & BLUES MUSIC P» »«»•« tiy P H O E N IX M E O t A .C O M The rhythm o f 1948 Pittsburgh co m es to life in Portland A rtist Reparatory T heatre’s prem iere o f Seven Guitars, the 6th play by A m eri can playw right A ugust W ilson in a set o f 10 he wrote exploring the A fri can-A m erican experience in the 20th Kevin Jones Century. The backyard chords and C hi us the color, lushness and m u scu cago dream s o f W ilson’s seven black larity o f life,” said Portland A frican- characters play out in a yearning A m erican playw right K evin Jones, the directo r o f the local production. w hisper and an indignant refrain. Buried rom ance, resentm ents and “ B lues lyrics are w ritten into the aspirations are unearthed in their script and m ake the m usic o f the everyday lives m uch like epic lyrics play equal to the w ords - a separate to a m oving song. The rooster crow s ch aracter.” The play opens Tuesday, Oct. 9 for justice, the musicians w eave like boxers as hope, pride and despera and runs through Nov. 11 at the tion partner to w altz aw ay the A m eri M orrison Stage, 1515 S.W. Morrison. J o n e s , p re v io u s d ir e c to r o f can Dream. “A ugust W ilson w ants to show R om ulus Linney’s “A Lesson before D ying” at Profile Theatre and A u gust W ilson’s “M a R ainey’s Black B ottom ” at Portland Playhouse, is also the co-creator o f The A ugust W ilson Red D oor Project, an organi zation that uses arts as a catalyst to transform the racial ecology o f Port land. Jones is no novice to the stage. W ith 30 plus years in theater, he recently received a D ram m y A w ard for O utstanding Perform ance in a supporting role for his heartw arm ing perform ance o f “O ld Joe” in Radio G olf by A ugust W ilson at Portland Playhouse. Artist R ep’s Seven G uitars stars V ictor M ack, M ichael J. A sberry, R am o n a L isa A le x an d e r, G ay le Sam uels, M ujahid A bdul-R ashid, Lance M cQ ueen, A shley W illiams, and A nya Pearson. Seven G uitars is presented with support from the National Endow m ent for the Arts, T he Standard and Individual Producers Kris O lson and Les Swanson. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , v is it artistsrep.org o r call 503.241.1278. Inducted into Gospel Hall EVERY TUESDA1 8PM 1?AM NO COVER COME ENJOY A NIGH115F JAZZ & BLUES! W *V AttACCESSGRAPHiCS COS (A P) — A retha Franklin is the Q ueen o f G ospel — not ju s t Soul. F ranklin w as inducted into the G M A G ospel M usic Hall o f Fam e this m onth along w ith country and bluegrass star R icky Skaggs, singer- songwriter Dallas Holm, family group T he H oppers, the late televangelist Rex H um bard and C hristian rockers Love Song. Aretha Franklin F ranklin cou ld n 't attend the in duction at T rinity M usic C ity in H endersonville, T en n ., but sent a video m essage p layed during the cerem ony. L o n g b efo re she b e ca m e the queen o f soul, F ranklin learned to perform as a budding star in her father R ev. C .L. F ranklin's N ew B ethel B aptist C hurch in D etroit.
