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Mis sissippi Ave., on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 9 p.m. CUIDE ► t JT’ H 9 The Soulful Showcase - Blacque Butterfly 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. Stark St. Admission is $12 Afrique Bistro Benefit ~ Afrique Bistro, 102 N.E. Russell to $24 with discounts for students, seniors, and groups. St., opens its doors each last Saturday of the month to Visit milagro.org or call 503-236-7253. raise donations for the African W omen’s Coalition. Oregon Voices — Oregon Voices tells Oregon’s fas Great Caribbean and African music along with good cinating history through the eyes and ears of the drinks and fun people, 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. $ 10 at the door. people who lived it. The new Oregon Historical Soci ety exhibit dives into a diverse range o f sub jects, from the displace ment of minority popu lations from urban de velopment, to cycles of boom and bust. C atastrophe of Internm ent - Coming Home: Voices of Return and Resettlement, 1945-1965 is a local exhibit that traces the re-establishment of the Japanese-American community in Oregon after World War II and examines the injustices of war-time relocation. Runs through March 31 at Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, 121 N.W. Second Ave. • O regon Black H istory - The Black Museum of Oregon I Love to Eat — Portland Center Stage invites you to group meets every Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 420 share an evening in the N.E. Mason. For more information, call 503-284-0617. life o f Jam es Beard, America’s first TV chef, C u riou s C om edy O pen M ic — C u rio u s C om edy, in I Love to Eat, now 5225 N.E. M artin L uther King Jr. B lvd., hosts a free playing through Feb. 3. n ight o f stand-up com edy every 2nd and 4th S un T ick ets can be p u r day. O pen m ic com ics get three m in u tes, and a u chased online at psc.org, by calling 503-445-3700 or dience m em bers get a free sneak peak at P o rtla n d ’s the box office at 128 N.W. 11th Ave. up and com ing talen t. S ignups start at 8:30 p.m . Show starts at 9 p.m . Norman Sylvester Band - Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester and his band plays Friday, Jan. 18 at Gemini’s; Live Jazz - Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to 11 and Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Blue Diamond. p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge at the River Place Hotel, 1510 S. W. Harbor W ay. No cover or minimum purchase. Mel Brown Live - Portland jazz giant Mel Brown For more information, visit pdxjazz.com. performs at Salty ’ s on the Columbia every Friday and Saturday night. Known as the “Gentleman o f Ja z z ,” Music Millennium Free Shows - The Music M illen Brown has a career spanning over 40 years. nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perfor mances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to meet Tender and Earnest Roots - Brook artists. Call 503-231 -8926 for a schedule. lyn is home, but singer/songwriter Aly Tadros has spent the last de Humor Night -- Awesome comedians perform stand-up, cade touring the world. NPR Aus sketch, and more at the weekly Recurring Humor Night tin describes her as ‘delightfully every Wednesday night at Tonic Lounge. 3100 N.E. wistful indie folk with tender and Sandy Blvd. Pay as you wish, $3-5 donation suggested. 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