Opening night is at 7 p.m. Friday, May 14, with additional
performances scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, May 15, and 2 p.m. Sunday,
May 16. The school is at 7654
N. Delaware St.
The cast has been in rehearsal since March and recently discovered
that the play has additional significance as its first-ever dramatic
production. North
Catholic High
School — which burned down in 1970 and from
which De La Salle North Catholic partly derived its name — performed “Our
Town” as its final non-musical dramatic production before the school
closed down.
In honor of the 1969 production, De La Salle will present pictures from
North Catholic’s 1969 yearbook that show the cast and performance, as
well as photos from the De La Salle community, in a Powerpoint
presentation during each performance.
Also continuing the tradition, the uncle and aunt of De La Salle North
Catholic cast member Bradley Sosinski performed in the 1969 production —
Gary Sosinski played the lead role of the Stage Manager, and Karen Brown
played the part of Emily Webb.
The De La Salle cast includes: Mariana Lindsay in the lead role of the
Stage Manager; Britney Barton as Emily Webb; Nathanael Stewart as George
Gibbs; Bridget Markgraf as Mrs. Webb; Ben White as Mr. Webb; Daniel Lower
as Dr. Gibbs; Mary Palepale as Mrs. Gibbs; Ashley Rollins as Mrs. Soames
and Professor Willard; Danatria Spears as Rebbeca Gibbs and Jo Stoddard;
Brad Sosinski as Howie Newsome; Steven Battilega as Simon Stimson; Brian
Walsh as Joe and Si Crowell and Wally Webb; Monica Kanten as Constable
Warren; Taylor Kanten as Sam Craig; James Eslinger and Josh Rossman as
dead people and baseball players; and a few surprise cameo performances.
Tickets for the performance are $5 for students and senior citizens
and $6 for adults. Tickets are available in advance or at the door.
Albina Rotary Honors Scholars and Businesses
The Rotary Club of Albina honors outstanding local students this week
with its annual Neil Kelly Day Awards Luncheon, set for 11:45 a.m.
Friday, May 14, at Shenanigan’s Restaurant, 4575 N. Channel Ave. State
Sen. Margaret Carter, D-Portland, will be the event’s featured speaker.
During the event, the Rotary Club will announce the recipients of
three $1,000 college scholarships, given in the name of the Neil Kelly
Scholarship Foundation. Kelly, a charter member of the club, was the
founder of the North Portland-based home construction and remodeling firm
that bears his name.
In conjunction with the scholarship presentations, the North/Northeast
Business Association will announce the winner of its Neil Kelly
Distinguished Service Awards, presented to North and Northeast
Portland businesses for exceptional achievements and
community service.
Tickets to the luncheon are $40; reservations are recommended. For
ticket information, call Thomas Jenkins, 503-638-8005.
Dance Lab Holds Spring Concert
Described as “reachable,” “exciting,” “moving,” “high-energy,” and
“thought-provoking” Jefferson
High School’s
Modern Dance Lab wraps up its ninth year this week with its 2004 spring
concert. The performance — which embraces different cultures using text,
photography and live drumming — is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. May 13 and
14 in the Jefferson High School Auditorium, 5210 N. Kerby Ave.
Under the direction of dancer/teacher/choreographer Melissa St. Clair,
the student dancers explore direct, aesthetic and physical expression of
dance. Looking for imagination, passion and talent, St. Clair has
assembled a group of 16 dancers who come from a range of backgrounds and
high schools to train for several hours every day after school.
The dance lab has traveled throughout the region giving demonstrations
and performances to a variety of student and adult audiences.
The concert will feature hip-hop dances, duets, trios and an African
piece. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for seniors/students and free for
children under 5.
For more information contact St. Clair, 503-916-5180, or Wendy Hughson,
503-274-1027.
Farmers Market to Open June 6
The Alberta Farmers Market will kick off its summer season beginning
Sunday, June 6, at the Alberta Cooperative Grocery site, 1500 N.E. Alberta St.
Offering seasonal produce from local growers, ready-to-eat food and
weekly entertainment, the markets will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sundays through Sept. 26.
“The market’s goal to serve the diverse communities of North and Northeast Portland as a neighborhood resource and
provide a space for community members to connect with local food
producers,” said Bob New, Alberta Cooperative Grocery’s finance and
development manager. To further benefit customers, the market’s vendors
will accept WIC and Senior food coupons, as well as the Oregon Trail Card
or food stamps.
“The surrounding neighborhood of the Alberta Farmers Market has the
highest percentage of WIC participants in the city,” New said. “The
Alberta Farmers Market is an essential community resource to ensuring
that all families have access to fresh, nutritious food.”
For more information, volunteer opportunities or vendor booths, call
503-287-4333.
PSU Hosts Haiti
Documentary, Local Forum
“The U.S. in Haiti: Democratic Rule, Regime Change and
Human Rights” is the subject of a forum featuring human rights lawyer and
activist Brian Concannon, Jr. an ex-corporate attorney from Boston.
Concannon’s presentation follows a screening of “Pote Mak Sonje
(Whoever Bears the Scar Remembers): The Raboteau Trial,” a documentary
about the attempts of the victims of Haiti’s 1994 Raboteau
Massacre to obtain justice.
The event gets under way at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15, in Portland State
University’s Multicultural Center,
on the second floor of Smith
Memorial Center,
corner of Southwest Broadway and Montgomery Street.
Concannon has co-managed the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
since 1996, prosecuting human rights cases, mostly from the period of Haiti’s
de-facto military dictatorship in the early 1990s. After six weeks of
trial in the Raboteau case, the jury convicted 53 defendants, including
the de-facto dictatorship’s top military and paramilitary leaders, for
the massacre of pro-democracy supporters.
Concannon also will discuss the recent U.S.-led coup against President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti’s
democratically elected leader, and the ensuing developments in which our
government continues to be involved.
For more information, visit clcbank.org.
Fair Helps Women Find Trade Careers
Women will have the chance to explore living-wage careers in the
construction-related trades during the 12th annual Women in Trades Career
Fair, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at the Local 290
Plumbers and Steamfitters
Training Center,
20220 S.W. Tenton Ave.
in Tualatin.
Sponsored by Oregon Tradeswomen Inc., the fair will help aspiring job
seekers to meet employers, learn about apprenticeship programs and
participate in hands-on workshops and demonstrations.
Entry-level women apprentice workers’ wages begin at $9 to $14 an
hour, and journey-level women construction workers and mechanics can
expect to earn $22 to $30 per hour.
“Even in a poor economy, things still need to be repaired — especially
buildings, bridges, roads and homes — so tradeswomen have marketable
skills,” said Annie Ashbrook, Oregon Tradeswomen executive director.
“As the baby-boomers start to retire, we’ll see a growing demand for
skilled workers.”
For more information about the event or Oregon Tradeswomen Inc., visit
tradeswomen.net or call 503-335-8200 ext. 21.
