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Page 8 August 9, 2017 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Jazz Scene Retro Concert Albina festival ‘Brings It Back’ community will be front and center when the “Albina Jazz Festival,” makes its debut on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 12- The birthplace of Portland’s 13 at the StingRay Cafe, one modern jazz scene and a his- of the original jazz clubs for torical marker for the black African Americans during the 1940’s and still standing. The Albina Jazz Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., both days, consist- ing of a great musical lineup, including Ron Steen, Andre St. James, Dennis Bradford, Ron Steen, Devin Phillips and LaRhonda Steele are part of a great musical lineup of musicians to play for the first Albina Jazz Festival. Chris Brown, Devin Phillips, LaRhonda Steele and more. The festival’s mission is to keep jazz music in Port- land alive and contribute to the history of jazz in the Al- bina community, especially the early African American jazz clubs that were lined along Williams Avenue after the Vanport flood. Many of the clubs operated in the area where the Moda Center is to- day. They were torn down by the city to build the Memorial Coliseum in 1960. Sponsors include the Port- land Pioneers of Color Walk- ing Tours and KBOO radio. Tickets are $10 at the door. StingRay Café is located in a project called the Leftbank Project at 240 N. Broadway. For a complete lineup and more details, visit albina- jazzfestival.com. First Pan African Festival Everyone is welcome to ex- perience and enjoy the culture of Oregon’s black diaspora with the first annual Pan Af- rican Festival, Saturday, Aug. 12 from noon to 8:30 p.m. at Pioneer Courthouse Square, downtown. The free event is meant to illuminate the hidden treasures in our diversity, a festival celebrating the presence, resilience, strength and influence of Africans, Caribbeans and African Americans in Oregon. It also will serve as a cultural vehicle to galvanize, mobile and empower Pan African communities while educating and raising cultural awareness and sensitivity. Highlights will include live music and dancing, cultural foods, a fashion show, arts and crafts, a career fair and more. For more information, visit panafricanfestivalor.org. Advertise with diversity in The Portland Observer Call 503-288-0033 or email ads@portlandobserver.com