Category Archives: Performance

On Life’s Terms: The Middle Passage

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Writer, Poet Nabeeh Mustafa and Producer/Director Floyd Cruse will reproduce their 2005 production of “On Life’s Terms: The Middle Passage” at The Miracles Club with four performances, March 27-March 28 and April 3-April 4. This dramatic play parallels slavery and addiction, bringing awareness about the issues of addiction and recovery and the affects it has on individuals, families and the community.

“The Middle Passage” was adapted, directed and produced by Floyd Cruse in 2005 from “On Life’s Terms” a play by Portland writer and poet Nabeeh Mustafa. “On Life’s Terms: The Middle Passage”, parallels slavery and addiction. The Middle Passage is the Atlantic slave trade, the triangular route from Europe to Africa to the New World. This play tells the realistic and powerful stories of people who have taken the journey or middle passage from drugs and alcohol to recovery. This play highlights the affect addiction and recovery has on us all, bringing awareness about the challenges and struggles individuals, families, and communities face. It also emphasizes the important role and influence, individuals and organizations can have in supporting recovery.

Miracles Club was established in 1992 by African Americans so that all people in recovery in North/Northeast Portland would have a sanctuary where they could maintain their sobriety with culturally specific support and encouragement. A nonprofit 501c3 organization, credentialed by AMH to provide multi-cultural peer delivered trainings, has operated with an all volunteer team, offering a variety of clean and sober social activities and educational forums, which has provided community outreach to more than 15,000 individuals and families since its inception. Miracles also conducts thousands of hours of peer services, health presentations, statewide summits and facilitates 23 twelve-step meetings per week to the people it serves. Currently Miracles is seeking additional funding to expand programming and services.

The play will be shown during two weekends Fri-Sat March 27-28 and Aril 3-4. All showings start at 7:00 at Miracles Club, 4069 NE M L King Blvd, Portland, 97212. Tickets can purchased at Elevated Coffee, Christopher’s, Geneva’s, One Stop Record, Reflections, and Miracles Club.

Community Meeting on Last Thursday

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Mayor Adams and Commissioner Amanda Fritz will take public testimony from stakeholders of Last Thursday on Alberta, including residents, business people, neighborhood activists, vendors, performers, and attendees. The Mayor & Commissioner are considering options for Last Thursday, including:

• Continue the event as is
• Continue the event with significant changes
• End Last Thursday on Alberta

They would like to hear your opinion on these or other options. Please attend and bring your neighbors and co-workers with you. Your opinion is important and needs to be heard!

Monday, February 8th, 2010, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Acadian Ballroom, 1829 NE Alberta

For more information, contact: Stephanie Reynolds, Crime Prevention Program Manager
Office of Neighborhood Involvement
503-823-2030
sreynolds@ci.portland.or.us
www.portlandonline.com/oni/cp

Bobby Fouther to Receive Spirit of Portland Award

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Bobby FoutherBobby Fouther, dance instructor, artist, member of the Oregon Ballet Theatre outreach staff, and tireless King School supporter and volunteer has been selected to receive the “Independent Spirit Award” for his work in the community. I hope you can attend the ceremony and celebrate. Admission is free to all.

25 winners will be receiving the coveted 2009 Spirit of Portland Award during an evening ceremony at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 starting at 7 p.m. The group of winners includes those chosen in various categories by the Selection Committee last week and those selected by Council members to receive the newly created Commissioner’s Award.

The Award Ceremony will be held in the Newmark Theatre, one of the PCPA’s three theatres. A reception with cake and beverages in the spacious lobby downstairs will follow. The Newmark Theatre is located inside Antoinette Hatfield Hall, 1111 SW Broadway at the Main Street intersection in downtown Portland.

Shadow Puppet Theatre at Curious Comedy

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Shadow Puppet TheatreThis performance/workshop is designed to have the participants create their own shadow puppet play. Using simple materials, children are encouraged to let their creativity and imagination run rampant as they are in control of what happens in the story. Doors open at 10AM.

When: Sat, Sep 26, Oct 24, Nov 28, 10:30AM-12:00 PM

Where: Curious Comedy Theatre, 5225 NE Martin Luther King Blvd

$3-5 Suggested Donation

Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls 2009-2010 Schedule

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Girls Rock InstituteGirls ages 8-18 can sign up now to learn drums, guitar, keys, bass, vocals, turntables, beatmaking, and play in a band!

The Rock n Roll Camp for Girls, a non-profit that builds self-esteem through music and performance, announces it’s 2009-2010 schedule.

The Girls Rock Institute will begin it’s seventh season with sessions starting October 6. All girls are welcome; no experience is necessary. Girls Rock Institute (GRI) offers a safe place for girls to explore their creative side and develop their technical, musical and leadership skills. GRI provides weekly instruction and technical training, encouraging the development of life skills, creating leadership opportunities and providing girls with a supportive community of peers and mentors. “Both of my daughters have gained so much both musically and personally from their participation in the Girls Rock Institute,” says Leslie Yeargers, the mother of two GRI students, “Not only have they grown musically, but their leadership skills, ability to cooperate with others to achieve a common goal, and sense of self-esteem gained from accomplishing a difficult task and being recognized for it have greatly evolved from their experiences at the Girls Rock Institute. As their parent, I am so glad that GRI exists for them. It is a program that combines so many aspects of music making and self-expression not offered anywhere else.” Tuition for camp is $250, and all proceeds support the Rock n Roll Camp for Girls. Financial aid is available for any girl who needs it. All levels of musical skill and experience are welcome at the camp.

About Rock n Roll Camp for Girls:

The Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for Girls, a 501(c)3 non-profit, builds girls self-esteem through music creation and performance. Providing workshops and technical training, Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for Girls creates leadership opportunities, cultivates a supportive community of peers and mentors, and encourages social change and the development of life skills.
For more information, visit: http://www.girlsrockcamp.org/programs/girls-rock-institute