Burkett, others
on display for
special event
During the month of Octo
ber, Portland will be celebrat
ing a premier event, Photo
Americas 2000, placing itself
first among West Coast cities
to host an international Pho
tography Festival. Capitalizing
on that energy the Photo
graphic Image Gallery will hold
a group show of 53 gallery
artists.
Mixing with highly recog
nized
photographers
like
Christopher» Burkett, Chip
Hooper, Phil Borges and
James Balog will be some of
today’s more contemporary
emerging photographers like
Connie
Imboden,
Beth
Yarnelle Edwards, Deborah
Whitehouse, and Paul Kozal.
For a complete listing of Pho
tographic Image Gallery artists
see <www. photograph icim-
age.com>
Photographic Image Gallery
is open Monday through Satur
day, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and
is located at 240 S.W. First Av
enue, on the MAX rail line at
the Oak Street Station. For
more information, call (503)
224-3543.
CTPA presents
countryZwestern
musical
“Pumpboys & Dinettes” is
one of those musicals that
came to life in a tiny theatre in
rural Georgia, created by the
six talented people who made
up the original cast. Its over
whelming success pumped it
up and on to New York City’s
off Broadway, and then to
Broadway itself, where it was
nominated for five Tony
Awards.
Pumpboys doesn’t worry
much about plot, but its foot-
stomping hilarity provides a
framework for a look at the na
ture of friendship and personal
relations. The gas station-diner
setting on a Georgia highway
provides the platform for twen
ty great songs, such as “I May
Be A Re-tread But I’m Not A
Spare.”
The four boys who pump
gas (also play a surprising
number of instruments) are
supposed to be overhauling a
Winebago, but are sidetracked
by the charms of Prudie and
Rhetta Cupp, proprietors of the
Double Cupp Diner. “It’s as
comfortable as your favorite
easy chair”, said someone in
describing the performance.
The opening event of the
2000-2001 Roadshow Series
at the Columbia Theatre for
the Performing Arts, Pump
boys & Dinettes is presented
with corporate assistance from
Key Bank.
The show plays Friday,
Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Ticket
prices range from $19 to $34,
with discounts for students and
seniors. Subscription tickets
are also available. Tickets may
be purchased by phoning 360-
575-TIXX or toll free 1-888-
423-TIXX. The ticket office at
1538 Commerce is open from
Stages presents Christian play adapted from
Stages presents “Left Be
hind,” a drama about the
earth’s last days, based on the
best-seller by Tim LaHaye and
Jerry B. Jenkins. The first
book in the series, The In
dwelling, was no. 1 on the
New York Times bestseller list
and the series has sold 24 mil
lion copies.
The play begins on a 747,
when millions of people all
over the world suddenly disap
pear. The confusion and
chaos make way for a new,
sinister world leader. Adapted
by Rich Peterson, the play
opens September 21 and runs
through October 28.
Rayford Steele, a married
747 pilot and a beautiful, sin
gle flight attendant, Hattie,
have suddenly lost over a hun
dred passengers, leaving
nothing but their clothes be
hind. While journalist Buck
Williams tries to unravel the
mystery of the vanishings, he
uncovers a plot to place the
Romanian president, Nicolae
Carpathia, into UN world lead
ership. Buck is involved with a
car bombing, an international
murder investigation and a
glowing romance before it’s all
over. Is it all just a coinci
dence, or was this the Rapture
and is Carpathia the An
tichrist? A true cliffhanger, this
story has captivated millions
around the world and broken
records for advance sales for
the next volume in the seven
12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Additional per
formance information is also
available on-line at <http://
www.kalama.com/~cthe atre>.
book series.
Directed by Rich Peterson
with Ty Russell, the cast sur
rounds the audience and puts
them right in the middle of the
action. “It’s been an awesome
privilege adapting the book
and directing this talented pool
of actors from all over Port
land,” said Peterson.
The book has crossed
many lines in both exposure
and popularity. Touted as a
pop-culture phenomenon, the
series’ next book “The Mark”
is scheduled for November re
lease. A $17.5 million film of
the story has just been com
pleted starring Kirk Cameron,
Clarence Gilyard and Brad
Johnson. It will be released in
February.
Tickets are $5 for general
seating, $8 and $10 for re
dook
served seats and can be pur
chased by calling 503-356-
8580
or
online
at
<www.stages theater.com>.
Stages is a non-profit commu
nity theater. The show is rated
PG for violence. Children four
and under will not be admit
ted. All performances will be
held at Aloha Christian Life
Center at 5585 S.W. 209th in
Aloha.
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