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I purttani» (Dbscruer September 17, 2014 Arts X Page 13 B L JSIN E SSG uide I entertainment Ml 1 1 rtÄSSaÄMittORi Oregon Alternative $ 5 .0 0 TE E S 6300 NE 42nd Ave. Portland Oregon 97211 CLUBS FAMILY REUNIONS SCHOOLCLUBS BUSINESSES SCREEN PRINTING 971-302-6277 Don 7 Worry Be Happy 503-762-6042 971-570-8214 AFFORDABLE Hip-Hop Superstar Nas will star in second season o f Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr on PBS. Finding Your Roots % LOCK & KEY FULL LOCKSMITH - SERVICE RE-KEY AND INSTALL LOCKS N .k k i B PBS show gets into the DNA of American culture layers o f ancestral history, uncovering fam ilial secrets and showing how all A m ericans are con nected. W ith the help of a team o f genealogists, Gates As fall arrives and new shows debut on the small travels thousands of years into the past to dis screen, one television show in particular will allow cover the origins of today's gam e changers. view ers to learn m ore about the heritage and ances In addition, each episode will feature a 30- tries o f 30 o f today's leading entertainers, athletes, second spot that looks back at the history o f Henry chefs and m edia personalities, including hip-hop Ford and his visionary, fam ily-ow ned com pany. superstar Nas and author Stephen King. For Gates, one of Henry Ford's lasting contribu Ford has jo in ed forces with Public T elevision to tions was his willingness to pay a fair wage to bring the second season of Finding Your Roots with African Am erican workers em ployed in his facto H enry Louis G ates Jr. back this season. The 10-part ries, which led Southern sharecroppers to Detroit series finds G ates continuing on his quest to - as he as part of the early 20th century's great m igration. puts it - "get into the DNA of A m erican culture." Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. By w eaving a group of celebrity stories together, kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. and will run each episode takes view ers on a journey through until Tuesday, Nov. 25. KEYS FROM SCRATCH Parties & Events HOUSE, OFFICE OR CAR 5 0 3 -2 8 4 - 9 5 8 2 503.954.9519 Serving Portland/Metro area(N, NE,SE,SW«NW) pdxbrownclown@gmail.com pdxbrow nclow n.info <---------------------- POX POX POX POX PDX POX POX POX POX POX POX Providing Insurance and Financial Services 4 7 4 7 NE MLK BLVD PORTLAND. OR 9721 1 Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 A L L IN O N F P O H ^ V A H O O COM 5 0 3 .2 9 0 6 7 9 0 l« * A L L IN Ernest J. Hill, Jr. 1 B O U T IQ U E Agent SUPPORT TH E M O VEM ENT ( \ \ ' P I [ Mel Brown CD Release Party 4946 N. Vancouver Avenue, S T O P T H I V IO L E N C E TEE Since 1998, pianist Gordon Lee has been a mainstay with drummer Mel Brown's hardswinging sextet as they've played to packed rooms every Tuesday night at Jimmy Mak's in downtown Portland for over 17 years, which may be some kind of modem day record for a 7 piece jazz band. Known for its adherence to the "hard bop" sounds of Art Blakey, Horace Silver and Wayne Shorter, Lee's compositions follow in that style, but with new 21st-century twists. His first recording with the band, "Gordon Bleu," led to them winning the 1989 Hennessy Jazz Search, where they beat out 700 other groups from around the world. "Tuesday Night" on OA2 records is the long-overdue second recording o f this inspired, soulful band and a rown ( Jown LOCKED 0UT7-W E MAKE S H IR T Portland, OR 97217 503 2 8 6 1 1 0 3 JO IN THE Fax 503 2 8 6 1 1 4 6 ernie.hill.h5m b @ sta te fa rm .co m MOVEMENT 24 Hour Good Neighbor S e rvice R C U S T O M C O LO RS STOP THE VIOLENCE State Farm® $10 S T A Y I FA R M A P O R T IO N O F T H T IN S U R A N C I P R O C E E D S W IL L BE O O N A T F D TO zi r * a*' Mel Brown and the Mel Brown Septet will celebrate with an album release party on Tuesday, Sept. 2 3 at Jimmy Maks, downtown. tribute to the enduring legacy of party for “Tuesday Night” on Tues- drum m er and bandleader, M el day, Sept. 23 at Jimmy Mak’s, North- Brown. west 1 Oth and Everett, at 8 p.m. $ 10 The Septet will have aC D release cover or$22 for admission and aCD. PDX POX POM POX POX POX POX POX POX POX POX AYGI WARDS) A uto Body/ agw»rds(g gnuiil.coi F r e e E s tim a te s 810 N. Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR 97217 503 719 5907 5 0 3 5 4 4 -0 9 4 7
