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Fortiani» (Observer
O ctober 16. 2013
ALLEM I I M I T I
Music Icon Forever Honored
Emervency Aide Center
4212 NE B*" AVENUE,
PORTLAND, OR 97211
903.284.1010
IS IN NEED OF:
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS
FOOD DRIVEUII
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2013
11:00am - 2:00pm
OVER 1,000 FAMILIES SERVED THIS YEARIIII
Anything donated will ba greatly appreciated
For Further Information contact Gloria Kelsey at
360.896.8833
The U.S. Postal Service has added
soul singer Ray Charles to its "M usic
Icons Forever" stam p series.
T he agency released a stam p fea­
turing the A lbany, G a., native on
Sept. 23 along w ith one o f the artist's
previously unreleased songs.
C h a r le s w a s a s in g e r a n d
songw riter w ho pioneered the soul
and rhythm -and-blues genres. He
died in 2004.
E vents w ere held in A tlanta and
Los A ngeles to celebrate C harles'
inclusion in the series.
R & B sin g er A sh an ti an d the
M orehouse C ollege G lee C lub p er­
form ed at the A tlanta school's R ay
C harles P erform ing A rts C enter.
A nd C haka K han headlined an event
at the G ram m y M useum in Los A n ­
geles.
T he U .S. Postal Service honors
m usic legends each year by featu r­
ing them on lim ited-edition stam ps.
Revisiting Classic Jazz Cool
F o r o v e r 4 0 y e a rs th e in tro ­
sp e c tiv e e le g a n c e an d tu x e d o e d
g ra c e o f T h e M o d ern Ja z z Q u a rte t
se rv e d as the e m b o d im e n t o f c la s ­
sic ja z z co o l. O n T h u rsd a y , O ct.
17, p ia n ist D a rre ll G ra n t, v ib es
v irtu o so M ik e H o rsfa ll, d ru m m e r
C a rlto n J a c k so n an d b a ssist/c o m -
p o s e r M arcu s S h e lb y w ill re v isit
th e s o p h istic a te d s o u n d sc a p e o f
th e e ra as P D X Ja z z @ T h e M is ­
s io n p r e s e n ts " O d d s A g a in s t
T o m o rro w " - T h e M u sic o f the
M o d e rn Ja z z Q u a rte t.
G rant and com pany w ill perform
selections from classic ja z z cool re­
c o rd in g s like "B lu es on B ach",
"D jango" and "U nder the Jasm ine
T ree." T he quartet w ill also take a
new look at w ell-know n c o m p o si­
tions like "B ag'sG roove" and "Skat­
ing in C entral P ark", as w ell as e x ­
ploring lesser k now n gem s from the
pen o f the great p ian ist/com poser
John L ew is. T u xedoes and olives
are optional.
Darrell Grant
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Community Warehouse Open House
T he 4th annual A rt and A rtifacts
sale at C om m unity W arehouse, 3969
N .E. M artin L u th er K ing Jr. B lvd.,
w ill be held on Friday, O ct. 18, from
5 p.m . to 7 p.m .
O ver the past nine m onths, the
estate store at the w arehouse has
co llected a fabulous m ix o f cu rio si­
ties, unusual artifacts, unique art
pieces, and antiques - all treasures
for guests to d isco v er and purchase.
T his is an opportunity to shop
and enjoy y o u rself w hile helping
local people and fam ilies. C o m m u ­
nity W arehouse is a nonprofit furni­
ture bank that collects and red istrib ­
utes donated h o usehold goods and
furnishings to neighbors in need.
Affordable Quality Retirement Living
for Seniors 62 years and older
A lberta S immons P laza
6611 NE M artin L uther K ing
B lvd • P ortland , 97211
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• O ne-B edroom Apartm ents,
Full K itchens and Living Areas
• Planned A ctivities, Laundry
Facility,C onference and M eetin g
R oom ,Elevator and Library
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