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Page 8 ^ìortlanò (Observer July 22,2014 CALLING A 1.000+ UNNERS, W ALKER S & volunttzt ^ z The Spirit o f Portland A w ard Winning M LK DREAM R U N 14 www.MLKCDreamnjn.org 6 0 3 841 6 0 3 2 ENTERTAINMENT Location: The Comer of NE MLK ô Alberta Street. Portland. Oregon 97211 Event Dates/Timee: Saturday August 2. 2014: 5pm 9pm 'Taste o f the Dream" Pre Race Kickoff • V P & Ckxnrnunitu Celebration • FREE ADMSSKDN * Music Headliners: Saxophonist Eldon T Jones and hi Touch. Singer T a m a ra Stephens an d more.... • Activities. Food an d Bev Tasting • W idm er beer garden Sunday August 3. 2014: The MLK Dream Run 5k. 10k & 15K Geoff Holster Tribute Race 7am staggered start • Honoring D King's 1 H ave A D ream ' speech • Winners packages, raffle prizes, H a m o o k g rfe d cheese • Benefiting Youth Development and Empowerm ent • The 1 H av e A D ream ' Foundation & The NNEBA Youth Fellows Internship program also The N /N E Community Health Clinic 9 SB TTbank Cafe a t Miracles in The Miracles Club Bldg. The Chinyakare Ensemble brings the dance, music and rituals o f Zimbabwe and southern Africa to American audiences. The group, and Portland-based performer Loveness Wesa will perform Tues day, July 2 9 at 7 p.m. at Catlin Gable School’s Cabell Theater, 8 8 2 5 S.W. Barnes Rd. $15-$20 sliding scare with kids 1 2 and under free. Music, Cultural and Rituals Upcoming Portland performance a nod to ancient traditions “Real Southern Cooking” 4 2 0 0 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. 971-200-7227 Chinyakare Ensemble presents an electrifying performance o f tradi tional dance, music, culture and ritu als o f Zimbabwe and southern Af rica during a special performance, Tuesday, July 29, at 7 p.m. at Catlin Gable School’s Cabell Theater, 8825 S. W. Barnes Rd. Ju lia T sitsi C h ig am b a, the ensem ble’s artistic director, grew up in a dynasty o f traditional m u sicians and dancers who are well- resp ected in Z im babw e. N ow based in the Los A ngeles area, she brings her art to.theU.S. while staying true to her fam ily's an cient traditions. This show will be a feast for the eyes as well as the ears when beau tifully costumed male and female dancers move to the sounds o f marimbas, drums, mbiras and shak ers (sometimes attached the to the Loveless Wesa dancer's ankles). land- based Loveness Wesa and You will hear the exotic sounds the Bantus, who play traditional o f the chipendani (musical mouth and popular music from Zimbabwe bow), an instrument rarely heard and South Africa on marimba, traps, outside o f Zimbabwe. We will also electric guitar, bass and keyboard, be treated to authentic traditional shakers. marimba arrangements songs from Lead vocalist, Loveness Wesa is the Shona, Ndebele and Venda tribes a powerful singer and entertainer o f southern Africa. who always gets the crowd moving Opening for Chinyakare is Port- and grooving.
