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^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.