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September 26. 2012 Minority & Small Business Week Page 27 M M M M M M NI W ar and R acism -- L akew ood T h e a ter C o m p an y presen ts the legendary R odgers and H am m erstein m usical South Pacific, now playing through O ct. 14 at the Lake w ood T heater o f the A rts, 368 S. State St. in L ake O sw ego, Set on a tropical island during W orld W ar II, the play tells the story o f tw o couples and how their h appiness is threat- e n e d b y the realities o f w ar and by th eir ow n prejudices, O regon V oices -- O regon V oices tells O re g o n ’s fascinat in g h is - W O R E G ON' tory through the eyes and ears o f the people w ho lived it. T he new Or- egon H istorical Society ex- hibit dives into a diverse range o f subjects, from the d isp la ce m e n t o f m in o rity populations from urban developm ent, to cycles o f „ , .... . C ann on s R ib E xpress C on certs — Jan ice Scroggins, Ben Jones and a rotating cast o f P o rtlan d ’s hottest percussionists perform in s series o f free co n certs each Sunday, from 5 p.m . to 8 p.m ., through Sept. 30 at C an n o n ’s R ib E xpress, 54 IO N .E. 33rd A ve., next to the C o ncordia N ew Seasons M arket. boom and bust. CLIDE M aze A dopts ‘Portlandia’ — T h e P ortland M A iZ E ventures into its 14th sea son at the P um pkin Patch on S auvie Island by c e l ebrating “P ortlandia,” the hit T V show , by featuring the iconic city statute in a tow ering cornfield. T he m aze is open daily through O ct. 31. F o r m ore inform ation, call 5 0 3 -6 2 1 -7 1 1 0 o r visit portlandm aze.com T su n am i A rtifacts on D isp lay -- T w o p ieces o f the m assive 201 ton dock that w as w ashed aw ay from a city on J a p a n ’s northeast coast by the d ev astatin g M arch 2011 tsunam i and that landed on O re g o n ’s A gate B each this past June have now arrived at the O regon H istorical S ociety in Portland. T he tw o m etal boat tie offs are on display in the “T reasures o f the V au lt” ex h ib it through Dec. 30. K en ton F arm ers M ark et - P ortlan d F arm ers M arket hosts a new fa rm e r’s m arket location in the K enton N eighborhood o f north Portland, w here resid en ts can buy produce and goods and h ear local m usic on Friday nights, from 3 p.m . to 7 p.m. T erry F amily Voices N orm an S ylvester B and - B oogie C at N orm an Sylvester and his band perform s Friday, Sept. 28 at the W est Linn Saloon; Saturday, Sept. 29 at the G rape- vine; Saturday, O ct. 6 at Jim m y M ak ’s for the M otow n E ra Songbook C om es A live; Saturday, O ct. 13 at C ly d e ’s; and Friday, O ct. 1 9 a tL V ’s 1222 C lub. M el B row n L ive — P ortland ja z z giant M el Brow n perform s at S a lty ’s on the C o lu m b ia every Friday and S aturday night. K now n as the “G entlem an o f Jazz,” B row n has a career spanning o v er 4 0 years. Sou lful S h ow case -- B lacque B utterfly presents spo ken w ord, live m usic and featured artists on the secon<^ ant^ f ° urth T h ursdays o f each m onth at 8 p.m. at E ’N joni C afé, A frican-M editerranean cuisine at 910 N . K illingsw orth St. A friqu e B istro B en efit -- A frique B istro, 102 N.E. R ussell St., opens its doors each last S aturday o f the m onth to raise donations for the A frican W o m en ’s C oalition. G reat C aribbean and A frican m usic along w ith good drinks and fun people, 9 p.m. to 2:30 a. m. $ 10 at the door. O regon Black H istory - The Black M useum o f Oregon group m eets every Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 420 N.E. M ason. For m ore information, call 503-284-0617. L ive Ja zz — E very Friday and Saturday fro m 8 p.m . to 11 p.m ., the T hird D egrees L ounge at the R iv er Place H otel, 1510 S. W . H arb o r W ay. N o c o v er or m inim um purchase. F or m ore inform ation, visit p d x jazz.co m . 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