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January 27, 2016 Page 11 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Got belly dance? We do! shimmymob.com Middle and high school jazz ensembles from throughout Oregon and Washington perform at the annual Clark College Jazz Festival. Clark College Jazz Festival The 54th Annual Clark Col- lege Jazz Festival presents three full days of exhilarating big band jazz on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, January 28-30, in Gaiser Hall on the Clark College campus in Vancouver. Sixty middle and high school jazz ensembles from through- out Washington and Oregon are scheduled to participate. The Clark College Jazz Ensemble will also perform. All concerts are open to the public. Admis- Hazardous Beauty -- Bonnie Ratner and Skee- ter Greene focus on interracial friendships in ‘Hazardous Beauty,’ present- ed as part of Port- land’s annual Fertile Ground Festival of New Works festi- val. Staged readings will be performed at Portland Abbey Arts, 7600 N. Her- ford Ave., courtesy of Community Dream Produc- tions, on Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8. Music of Harlem Celebrated -- Jazz greats Duke Ellington, Thelo- nious Monk and Charles Mingus, as well as composers Jeffery Mumford and George Walker, will be featured in “Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance,” a free and open to the public music theater concert, Monday, Feb. 1 at Clackamas Community College’s Gregory Forum on the Oregon City campus . Polished Lush Vocals -- R&B soul songstress Emily King will bring her lush vocals and pop funk tunes to Doug Fir Lounge on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. The Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter released her critically acclaimed EP ’The Switch.’ Norman Sylvester -- Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester and his band plays Saturday, Feb. 6 at Prime Time in Forest Grove; Norman and his daughter Leanne, and sion is $5 per day and free to students and children. Clark College is located at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way. For additional information, visit the Clark College website clark. edu. horn player Peter Moss, play for a Mardi Gras par- ty on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Adrianna Hill Ballroom; and Norman Sylvester and his band play Fri- day, Feb. 12 at Billy Blues in Vancouver; Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Spare Room; and Friday, Feb. 19 at the Blue Diamond. American Drama Masterpiece -- Lakewood The- atre Company in Lake Oswego presents “Gold- en-Boy,” the Clifford Odets drama masterpiece about a young violinist who gives up his career for a chance at immortality in the boxing ring. Perfor- mances continue through Feb. 14. Order tickets on- line at www.lakewood-center.org. Mary’s Woods Concert Series -- Mousai Remix, a Portland -based string quartet comprised of Oregon Symphony mem- bers Emily Cole, Shin-young Kwon, Jennifer Arnold, and Marilyn de Oliveira, will perform on Sun- day, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. in the Mary’s Woods Chapel of the Holy Names in Lake Os- wego. Music Millennium Free Shows -- The Music Mil- lennium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live per- formances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to meet artists. Call 503-231-8926 for a schedule. Fourth Sunday Jam Night -- A friends and fam- ily variety comedy show in a Saturday Night Live format with local recording and performing artists, bands, dance crews, poets, and drama groups, takes place each fourth Sunday of the month at 7 p.m. at Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N. Denver Ave. The free event is open to the community. he Law Oices of Patrick John Sweeney, P.C. Patrick John Sweeney Attorney at Law 1549 SE Ladd, Portland, Oregon Portland: Hillsoboro: Facsimile: Email: (503) 244-2080 (503) 244-2081 (503) 244-2084 Sweeney@PDXLawyer.com WWW.BOWEIVEL.COM Boweivel CLASSIC CUTS & LAWN CARE MAINTENANCE For free estimates call Owner James Wimbish at: 503-890-4826 Mowing, Edging & Trimming • Pruning, Tilling, & Gardening Clean-Up & Hauling • Leaf & Debris Removal • Composting Yard Maintenance • Bark Dusting • Power- Washing • & More! Commercial & Residential Services “Your satisfaction is my guarantee”