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August 30, 2017 Page 11 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Seattle Rapper Begins Tour Pick It Up, Portland! -- Join hundreds of volun- teers on Friday, Aug. 31 for a citywide day of action fo- cusing on removal of litter throughout our community. Choose from one of 11 dif- ference sites. Visit solveo- regon.org or call 503-844-9571, extension 321 for more details and to sign up. Pompeii Exhibit at OMSI -- Preserved bodies cast by volcanic debris in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and nearly 200 other artifacts on loan from the unparalleled collection of the Naples National Archaeological Museum in Italy are part of the new OMSI exhibit, Pompeii: The Exhi- bition. Now showing through Oct. 22. Norman Sylvester -- ‘Boogie Cat’ Norman Sylvester plays Friday, Sept. 1 at the Vinyl Tap; Monday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. for the Oaks Park Labor Day Picnic on the Carpenters Union 1503 stage and Friday, Sept. 8 at 9 p.m. at the Spare Room. Life of an Iconic President -- One hundred years after his birth, John Fitzgerald Kennedy remains a subject of endless fascination for millions of Amer- icans. The Oregon Historical Society’s current exhibition “High Hopes: The Journey of John F. Kennedy” explores Kennedy’s early life, his road to the presi- dency, and the changes he effected during his time in office. Runs through Nov. 12. American Classics -- One of America’s most beloved composers is celebrated when the Clackamas Repertory Theatre presents the music of Irving Berlin with “The Melody Lingers On” at the Osterman Theater on the Clackamas Community College campus. Shows are Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinees through Aug. 27. Tickets at ClackamasRep.org or call 503-594-6047. History Hub -- Oregon Historical Society exhibit for young people explores the topic of diversity with interactive objects and pictures that tell the stories of the people of Oregon, past and present. With puzzles, touch screen activities and board games, History Hub asks students to consider questions like “Who is an Oregonian?,” “How has discrimina- tion and segregation affected people who live in Oregon?,” and “How can you make Oregon a great place for everyone?” Discount Tickets -- Low income families and individuals can purchase $5 tickets to classical musical performances in Portland as part of a unique program called Music for All. Participating organizations in- clude the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater, Chamber Music Northwest, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Friends of Chamber Music, Portland Chamber Or- chestra, Portland Piano International, Portland Symphonic Choir, Cap- pella Romana and Portland Vocal Consort. Seattle rapper and producer Grieves will make the Rose City the first stop on his North American tour, on Thursday, Aug. 31 at the Hawthorne Theater in souteheast Portland. Grieves just released his fifth studio album ‘Running Wild,’ via Rhmesayers Entertainment, a followup of his 2014 album ‘Winter and the Wolves’ which reached #13 on Billboard’s Rap/Hip Hop album charts.