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Slide Show: Legends in Lights

April 21, 2010

“Not bad for 76 years old, huh?” Elvis teased the audience in between crowd favorites.

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“We were so bored of sit-down dinner fundraisers, and wanted to mix it up and do something more fun,” said Board Chair Karen Peterson (right). “Any way we can raise money while making our Board Chair laugh is a good fundraiser to me,” said Executive Dir

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The lovely hostess, Poison Waters, eloquently introduced the performers amid dazzling outfit changes ranging from an orange sequined frock to a sparkly pink dress.

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When 50’s Elvis jumped on stage and started off with “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” women (and men) screeched gleefully at his hip gyrations and toe-drag dance moves.

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“Feel free to sing along, dance along, play air guitar,” Cher instructed the crowd.

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“This isn’t your round table, rubber chicken dinner benefit!” hostess Poison Waters exclaimed, before inviting the guests to dance, clap, and run around during the show.

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Tina Turner wowed the crowd in a tiny glittery number while performing hip rolls that gave Elvis’s earlier moves a run for his money.

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FOR PORTLAND PHILANTHROPISTS, sit-down dinners, sleepy speeches and auctions might be getting a bit old. Bradley Angle stepped in to mix up the fundraising effort with their first annual Purple Ribbon Party held at the Bagdad Theater on Saturday April 17. The theme was Legends in Lights, and the guests of honor include...

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