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Avalon Flowers
January 16, 2013
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520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250
A full service
flower experience
•B irth d ay s
• Funerals
•A nniversaries
• W eddings
Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm
Saturday 9am til 2pm.
Cori Stewart—
Owner, Operator
Website: avalonflowerspdx.com
email: avalonflowers@msn.com
We Offer Wire Services
Southern Styles
& Barber LLC
5130 NE MLK Blvd.
Portland, OR 97211
503-284-0044
Now Hiring Licensed Barbers/Stylist/Braiders
& Natural Hair Specialist.
Booth Rent $75 (N eg o tia b le)
C ontact :
SAM (360) 980-6153 • Secret (360) 980-6619
Inspiring Latino Theater -
Portland’s premier Latino theatre
group, Miracle Theater, returns a na
tional touring pro
duction of Frida, un retablo.
The bilingual production
shows on Friday, Jan. 18
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f an^ Saturday, Jan. 19 at
'" ^ * 1 ■ Milagro Theatre, 525 S.E.
at Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N. Mis
sissippi Ave., on Thursday, Jan. 17
at 9 p.m.
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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.
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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.
Show is 2 1+.
earnest roots.’ She will be playing
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