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Page 8 June 08, 2022 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Ernest J. Hill, Jr. Agent Juneteeth at Easter Short Park Providing Insurance and Finan- cial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 311 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211 Phone: 503 286 1103 | Fax: 503 286 1146 ernie.hill.h5mb@statefarm.com 24 Hour Good Neighbor Service We are Open! 3901 N. Mississippi Ave. Portland, OR 97227 P: 503.281.0453 Fax 503.281.3408 Web: www.sunlanlighting.com E-mail: kay@sunlanlighting.com Columbia River Gorge Construction A performance by Jujuba, a 10-piece Afrobeat ensemble from Portland, will highlight the city of Vancouver’s inaugural Juneteenth Celebration, coming Friday, June 17, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver. couver in association with Od- munity’s commitment to liber- yssey World International Edu- ty for all, the freedom to have cation Services, the event will creative expression, to achieve include multicultural music, food, financial stability, to access welcoming words from commu- healthcare, to acquire an educa- nity representatives, games and tion, to be civically engaged, to All members of the commu- other activities. appreciate our heritages, and to nity are invited to the city of Juneteenth is a federal holiday make a fresh start. Vancouver’s inaugural June- recognizing the liberation of the Volunteers are still needed teenth celebration, coming Fri- last African American enslaved and greatly appreciated, orga- day, June 17, from 1 p.m. to people in Texas by American nizers say. Visit juneteenthfree- 7 p.m. at Esther Short Park in soldiers in June of 1865. domcelebration.com to sign-up downtown Vancouver. Organizers plan Vancouver’s and for a complete line-up of the Sponsored by the city of Van- celebration to highlight a com- activities planned. Vancouver plans inaugural celebration I-84 & U.S. 30 (Historic Columbia River Highway) We’re improving the corridor for you. Slow your roll and enjoy the view. Construction on I-84 and the Historic Columbia River Highway: We’re upgrading and maintaining the Gorge’s highways and trails to bring you better trips. For more information visit i84GorgeConstruction.org Find Progressive News at www.portlandobserver.com Songs of the Black Experience Duo to team up for first ever Juneteenth Concert The community is invited to join Saxophonist Eldon T Jones and singer LaRhonda Steele at the Alberta Rose Theatre for their first-ever Juneteenth Cele- bration Concert at 8 p.m. on Sat- urday, June 18. Juneteenth is a federal holi- day that celebrates the anniver- sary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army general Gordon Granger proclaiming freedom for enslaved people in Texas, which was the last state of the Confederacy with institu- tional slavery. Jones and Steele have curat- ed songs drawing from all Afri- can-American musical art forms, and their performance will evoke the joy of emancipation that slaves experienced in 1865. Saxophonist Eldon T. Jones and singer Laronda Steele will perform a special Juneteenth celebration concert on Saturday, June 18 at the Alberta Rose Theater. A World Arts Foundation Life- time Achievement Award win- ner, Jones is known for captivat- ing Portland audiences with his heartfelt saxophone playing. His 2021 single “T’s Jam” peaked at No. 54 in a 16-week run on the Smooth Jazz Network Top 100 and hit No. 4 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Most Added chart. Oregon Music Hall of Fame in- ductee LaRhonda Steele, a blues and gospel singer-songwriter, is recognized as one of the region's best rhythm and blues vocalists. She has been dubbed “The First Lady of Portland Blues”—a title of leadership that she lives up to as she shares songs that carry forth directly from her soul and spiritual life force. The concert tickets are $20 in advance and $26 at the door, available at the Alberta Rose The- atre Box Office, 3000 N.E. Alberta St., or by visiting etix.com.
