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Walidah Imarisha talks sci-fi, social change Submitted photo “The Orphans” opens Friday, May 22 at the Barn Community Playhouse in Tillamook. TAPA opens ‘The Orphans’ TILLAMOOK— The Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts presents an opening night gala celebration Friday, May 22 at the Barn Community Playhouse for “The Orphans,” a touching and funny play written by James Prideaux and directed by Chris Chiola. Every opening night tick- et includes a complimentary beverage of choice and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 senior citizens and students, or $40 for a family of four. Call Diamond Art Jew- elers at 503-842-7940 to pur- chase tickets. The show starts at 7 p.m., and doors open at 6:30 p.m. “The Orphans” features ERWKYHWHUDQDQG¿UVWWLPHDF- tors, starring Karen Martin as Lily Spangler, Karen Downs as Catherine Spangler, Jack- son Morris as the Bellboy, Martin Cherry as Mr. Ervin, Val Braun as Florette and Di- ane Cross as Maxine. After tragedy strikes the family of two young girls, they seclude themselves in a hotel room. Lily and Cath- erine Spangler have lived in near isolation in the once grand Chalfont Hotel for the past 25 years where the hotel and its guests have steadily declined in stature over time. Mr. Ervin, who has handled the sisters’ affairs for years, comes to visit and warns of a claim to their family for- tunes. Distrustful and afraid of the outside world, Lily must cope with 25 years of history, while Catherine yearns to break free and ex- plore life. This production reunites Karen Martin and Karen Downs, who lit up TAPA’s stage in 2012’s “A Fine Mon- ster You Are.” Their onstage chemistry is warm and inspir- ing as the Spangler sisters. “This play is a colorful sto- ry of the love of two sisters who have faced tragedy and who now must stare down the reality of the world. I hope audiences will appreciate the humor and antics of these la- dies,” says director Chris Chi- ola. 7KLV ZLOO EH &KLROD¶V ¿IWK time directing for TAPA, having previously directed comedies like “Never Kiss a Naughty Nanny,” “Inspecting Carol,” the compilation play “You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running” and “Sex Please, We’re Sixty.” Additional show dates for “The Orphans” are: May 23, 29, 30, 31, June 5, 6 and 7. Fri- day and Saturday shows start at 7 p.m., and Sunday mati- nees start at 2 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain. The Barn Community Play- house is located at 1204 Ivy Ave. For more information, email info@tillamooktheater. com or visit www.tillamook- theater.com 7$3$ LV D QRQSUR¿W FRP- munity theater dedicated to providing high quality per- forming arts experiences through entertainment, edu- cation and community partic- ipation. ASTORIA — Clatsop Com- munity College and the Fort George Brewery announce the May program of the 2014-15 Ales & Ideas se- ries, taking place at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28 in the Fort George Lovell Showroom. Doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is limited. The Fort George Lovell Showroom is located at 426 14th St. For this month’s presen- tation, join Walidah Imarisha of Portland, author of a new- ly published book, “Octa- via’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements.” Envisioning a world without war, prisons and in- justice is engaging in specu- lative fiction. Radicals and activists devote their lives to envisioning such worlds, and then go about trying to create them. What better vehicle for them to explore their work and its possibilities than through writing original sci- Ales & Ideas 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28 Fort George Lovell Showroom 426 14th St., Astoria All ages Free ence-fiction stories? Imarisha and her co-edi- tor, Adrienne Maree Brown, brought together 20 radical writers to do just that. The result is “Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements,” an enlightening collection that uncovers truths buried in the fantastic and injects a healthy dose of imagination and innovation into human’s search for truth. ,W LV WKH ¿UVW ERRN WR H[- plore the connections be- Let’s Ea t WZHHQ UDGLFDO VFLHQFH ¿FWLRQ and movements for social change, using visionary prose to weave strands of re- al-life experience — inequal- ity and exploitation, struggle and solidarity — to generate innovative ways of under- standing the world, paint visions of new worlds that could be and teach humans new ways of interacting with one another. This is visionary ¿FWLRQWRHQJDJHRQH¶VLPDJ- ination and guidance in the struggle. Imarisha is a writer, ed- ucator, public scholar and poet. She teaches in Portland State University’s black stud- ies department. She toured 2UHJRQIRUWKHSDVW¿YH\HDUV facilitating programs on Or- egon black history, alterna- tives to incarceration and the history of hip-hop through the Oregon Humanities’ Con- versation Project. She is the editor of two anthologies, the upcoming “Octavia’s Brood” Submitted photo Walidah Imarisha will speak about science fiction and social justice movements at the next Ales & Ideas on May 28 (AK Press, spring 2015) and “Another World is Possible” (Subway Press, 2002). She is the author of the poetry col- lection “Scars/Stars” (Drap- etomedia, 2013) and the up- FRPLQJ QRQ¿FWLRQ ERRN RQ prisons “Angels with Dirty Faces” (AK Press, winter 2015). N O RTH CO AS T & PEN IN S U L A D IN IN G ASTORIA Open 7am Daily! LON G BEAC H PEN IN SU LA SMOKED RIBS SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, MAY 25TH WALLA WALLA WINEMAKER CARNIVORE DINNER FRI, JUNE 6TH Ryan Rabner of Tertulia Cellars will pair award-wining wines with Chef Michael’s food! 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