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Page 8 April 17, 2024 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Bringing Back Jazz Excellence! Mt. Hood Jazz Festival Returns The Mt. Hood Jazz Festi- val is returning to Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) from May 3-5, 2024, with a star-studded lineup of jazz musicians. Performing at the festival are acclaimed art- ists Joshua Redman, Hailey Niswanger, Etienne Charles and Creole Soul, Camille Thurman, Steve Spiegl Big Band, the Portland Jazz Com- posers Ensemble, the Mt. Hood Jazz Collective, the MHCC Jazz Combo, Sherry Alves Brazilian Quartet, and the Randy Porter Trio. Though many skilled performers will take the stage at this event, the jazz festival’s overall mission is rooted in education. With 79 high school and middle school Etienne Charles jazz ensembles participating in this year’s festival, festival organizers hope to educate and inspire the jazz artists and audience of tomorrow. Career highlights among some of the performers in- clude trumpet player Eti- enne Charles being written into the US Congressional Record for his musical con- tributions to Trinidad and Tobago as well as the rest of the world, and Hailey Niswanger playing flute on Beyonce’s Grammy-winning song “Black Parade.” “This weekend of music not only showcases world-class talent but also mirrors the vi- brant spirit of jazz, honoring its rich past and promising fu- ture. We hope the community will join us for these exciting performances,” Director of Jazz Studies Dan Davey said. The festival will take place at Mt. Hood Community Col- lege at 26000 SE. Stark St. in Gresham as well as other lo- cal venues, May 3-4. Ticket and schedule information can be found at mhcc.edu/jazzfes- tival. Prices for tickets vary depending on the day and the type of ticket. Sparks Select Oregon Native Cameron Brink Stanford’s Cameron Brink, left, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected second overall by the Sparks on Monday night in New York. (Adam Hunger / Associated Press) Street Takeover Mission Results in Arrests Continued from Page 5 Black Health Matters North by Northeast Community Health Center is the only clinic in Oregon devoted to African American health. We provide welcoming, high quality health care to adults who have Oregon Health Plan. Since 2006, our priority has been to serve the local African American community and to reduce the deadly effects of high blood pressure and diabetes. We are accepting new patients, and if you’re uninsured, we can help you get covered! To make an appointment or learn about our services, contact us: www.nxneclinic.org (503) 287-4932 714 NE Alberta Street Portland, Oregon 97211 for certain offenses, such as unli- censed drivers, suspended drivers, and lack of insurance. 2) The di- rective authorizes towing for vi- olating new Portland City Code, 14A.30.080, Unlawful Street Takeover and Unlawful Staging of a Street Takeover Event. 3) The directive provides new guidance on responding to stolen vehicles reported at tow lots, temporary holds for VIN inspections, and abandoned vehicle towing. The most noteworthy change to revised Directive 0630.60 is the newly authorized towing for certain offenses such as driving uninsured, suspended, without a license, or in a street takeover pursuant to a new Portland City Code provision, 14A.30.080. This change brings the Bureau in line with both neighboring law en- forcement agency common prac- tice and state law authorization for towing. Additionally, the change was supported in public comments and among internal subject matter experts and stakeholders within the Bureau, and will serve as an additional tool for the Bureau to increase traffic safety. While the policy allows for tows in circumstances where they were not permitted before, the policy does not require them in most cases. The policy specif- ically encourages Police Bureau members to exercise discretion in impounding vehicles under cir- cumstances that may create undue hardship or risk to the occupants. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to: the presence of young children, elderly, or dis- abled persons; vehicles equipped for use by such persons; and vehi- cles used as homes. Members of the public are en- couraged, before driving on public roads, to verify that their driver's license is current and valid and that they have current proof of in- surance. Every year, Portland Police of- ficers respond to preventable col- lisions. These collisions can deep- ly impact those involved, their families and loved ones. Future missions are being planned as resources allow. These missions typically will not be preannounced, so par- ticipants are warned that they are risking arrest, towed vehi- cles, and traffic tickets if they take part in illegal street racing or takeovers. The goal of these missions is to deter people from engaging in these illegal and dangerous activities that are of- ten related to crashes, shootings and other criminal activity.
