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December 2, 2015 Page 13 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Sweet Street Food Cart New location 15th and Alberta call 503-995-6150 to place order Mon. - Fri., 11:00am - 7:00pm • Sat. - Sun., 11:00am - 5:00pm Wednesday Special: 3 Wings $2.00 Friday Special: Rib Sandwich, Beef or Pork, $4.00 Photo by J osePh g lode Activists with OPAL and Bus Riders Unite work together to create a forum play on transit justice. Forum Theatre Tackles Injustices Plays focus on housing, racial profiling and transit Living Stages will present a full weekend of interactive forum the- atre to counteract the injustices of the housing and livability crisis in Portland, inviting audiences onto the stage to offer suggestions and enact new ideas for changing the course of the play— and the city. The non-profit arts organiza- tion’s “Forum Theatre Conver- gence,” will bring together theatre teams from activist organizations to offer a unique forum plays each night on the subjects of housing, racial profiling and transit. On Friday, Dec. 4, OPAL and Bus Riders Unite will present a play about racial profiling on pub- lic transit, at the Center for Inter- cultural Organizing, 700 N. Kill- ingsworth St., with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the forum starting at 7:30 p.m. Right 2 Survive will present a play on housing and houseless- ness at Headwaters Theatre, 55 N.E. Farragut St., Suite #9, on Sat- urday, Dec. 5 with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the curtain at 7 p.m.; and Root Shock will present Winter Camps Connect Kids to Wildlife Winter break is a great time for kids to connect with nature and ex- plore the wild realms of the Oregon Zoo. At the zoo’s winter break day camps — held Dec. 21-23 and Dec. 28-31 — campers embark on an imaginative quest each day, meeting animals up close and solving mysteries in different animal kingdoms. Camp activities — intended for children in kindergarten through fourth grade — include games, songs, stories, snacks, animal visitors and in-depth tours of the zoo. “It’s a different theme each day, so campers can come for one day, a few days or all seven,” said Tom Gaskill, the zoo’s education programs supervisor. Prices for the day camps are $41 per person per day for zoo members and $48 per person per day for non-members. Camp hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information and to register, visit oregonzoo.org/daycamps. a forum play about gentrification and displacement in the Afri- can-American community, also at Headwaters Theatre, on Sunday, Dec. 6 with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the performance at 7 p.m. Entry to all shows is on a no- one-turned-away basis, with a suggested donation of your hourly wage. “Our hope is that the theatre inspires action not only on the stage— but also in real life,” said Living Stages Creative Director Tamara Lynne.