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P a ssin A rt: A T h e a tre C o m ­
p a n y p r e s e n ts P o r tr a its in
B la c k , a trib u te to B la c k h e ­
ro es an d a c h ie v e rs , o n sta g e
at the In tersta te F ire h o u se C u l­
tu r a l C e n te r F e b r u a r y 12-
M a rc h 6. W ritte n an d a d a p te d
b y N o rth w e st w rite r /jo u m a l-
ist V e ro n ic a D ro k e s A lle n an d
D ire c te d b y A c to r /D ir e c to r
B re n d a P h illip s , P o r tr a its in
B la c k re c o g n iz e s th e le g a c y
o f eig h t h is to ric in d iv id u a ls .
W ith song, m o v e m en t an d o ra ­
to ry , P a ssin A rt b rin g s to life
th e sto rie s o f e x tra o rd in a ry
p e o p le w h o h a v e h e lp e d
c h a n g e th e c o u rse o f h isto ry .
A fric a n A m e ric a n fig u re s
f e a t u r e d i n c l u d e : M a r ia n
A n d e rs o n , o p e ra s in g e r;
K ath erin e D unham , the m o th er
o f A fric a n c la s s ic a l d a n c e ;
M a rc u s G a rv e y , w h o ig n ite d
th e B ack to A fric a m o v e m en t;
P au l R o b e s o n , a c to r an d
sin g e r; M a d a m e C .J. W a lk e r,
h a ir p r o d u c ts e n tre p re n e u r ;
an d C a th a y W illia m s, w h o s e ­
c re tly s e rv e d in th e B u ffa lo
S o ld ie rs as a m an .
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N orth In tersta te A v en u e. T ic k ­
ets a re 10.50 fo r a d u lts an d
$ 7 .5 0 fo r y o u th an d se n io rs .
P o rtr a its in B la c k ru n s from
F eb ru ary 12-M arch 6. E v en in g
p e rfo rm a n c e s a re a t 7 :3 0 PM
on F rid a y a n d S a tu rd a y e v e ­
n in g s. S u n d a y m a tin e e s a re at
2 PM . G ro u p d is c o u n ts are
a v a ila b le a n d so m e p e r f o r ­
m a n ce s w ill in c lu d e c o m m u ­
n ity fo ru m d is c u s s io n s . C a ll
503/321-5163.
R e ed C o lle g e C e le b ra tio n
R eed C o lle g e w ill c e le b ra te
B la c k H is to ry M o n th w ith a
se rie s o f le c tu re s a n d a p e rfo r­
m a n c e o f th e L a n g s t o n
H u g h es P ro je c t b y F lo o n e y ’s
T h e a te r C o m p an y . A d m issio n
to all e v e n ts , w h ic h a re s p o n ­
so red b y R e e d 's m u ltic u ltu ra l
re so u rc e c e n te r, is fre e an d
o p en to th e p u b lic . F o r m o re
inform ation, call 771-1112, ext.
7891.
“T he B lack E xperience in the
W est”
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D a rre ll M illn e r , c h a ir o f
B lac k s tu d ie s , P o rtla n d S tate
U n iv e rsity
T u e sd a y , F e b ru a ry 9 ,7 PM ,
p sy c h o lo g y a u d ito riu m
.
M illn e r w ill b e d is c u s s in g
th e h is to ry o f b la c k in v o lv e ­
m ent in th e W estern m o vem ent,
s p e c if ic a lly fo c u sin g on th e
O re g o n T e rrito ry .
“ M a rtin L u th e r K in g ’s U n ­
fin ish e d A g en d a: B la c k W o rk ­
e rs an d th e S tru g g le fo r E c o ­
n o m ic J u s tic e ”
M ic h a e l H o n e y , p ro fe s s o r
o f A m e ric a n s tu d ie s , U n iv e r­
sity o f W a sh in g to n -T a c o m a
F rid a y , F e b ru a ry 12, 4 PM ,
V o llu m lo u n g e
H o n e y w ill b e s p e a k in g
a b o u t th e h isto ry o f c iv il rig h ts
a n d la b o r o rg a n iz in g . H e w ill
b e d is c u s s in g w h a t w e c a n do
in th e p re s e n t to c a rry o n the
le g a c y o f K in g an d o th e rs w ho
s tru g g le d fo r a b e tte r w o rld .
C a sc a d e F e stiv a l O f A fric an
Film
M c M e n n a m in s K e n n e d y
S c h o o l T h e a tre (5 7 3 6 N E 3 3 rd
A v e.) w ill b e h o stin g the sh o w ­
ing o f K IN I A N D A D A M S , d i­
re c te d b y Id ris s a O u e d ra o g o .
M a d e in Z im b a b w e w ith a
S o u th A fric a n c a s t, K in i a n d
A d a m s is th e sto ry o f tw o m en,
o n e a b a c h e lo r a n d o n e a fa m ­
ily m a n , liv in g in an iso la te d ,
im p o v e ris h e d ru ra l a re a , w ho
d re a m o f m o v in g to th e c ity
an d b e c o m in g ta x i d riv e rs . A
v e ry ric h film , S h a k e s p e a re a n
in its b le n d o f h u m o r and dram a,
e x tre m e ly p o w e rfu l in its a c t­
in g , s k illfu lly film e d a n d e d ­
ited , K in i a n d A d a m s w as n o m i­
n a te d fo r th e P a lm o D ’O r at
la st y e a r ’s C a n n es F ilm F e s ti­
v al. In E n g lish . T h e e v e n t w ill
b e on T h u rsd a y , F e b ru a ry 4 ,b, 7
PM an d 9 PM . T h an k s to the
g e n e ro s ity o f M c M e n a m in s,
th e re w ill b e an o p e n in g re c e p ­
tio n b e tw e e n th e tw o sh o w s.
A fric a n A m e ric a n R e ad -In
Y es, w e ’re c lo sin g so o n , b u t
w e ’re g o in g o u t in sty le! H ear
th e v o ic e s o f g re a t A fric an -
A m e ric a n a u th o rs, sh a re d by
s o m e o f o u r f a v o r ite b o o k
p e o p le , p o e try an d p ro se , lit­
erature for children an d ad u lts...
all w ill b e a p a rt o f o u r rea d -in .
Jo in u s at th e N o rth P o rtlan d
B ra n c h L ib ra ry (5 1 2 N .
K illingsw orth at C om m ercial) as
w e m ak e re a d in g th e fo cu s o f
B lack H isto ry M o n th . R e fre sh ­
m en ts w ill be se rv e d . F o r m ore
in fo rm atio n , call 248-5394.
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A n Esc h e r C e le b r a tio n
This year m arks the hundredth anniversary o f the birth o f artist/
m athem atician M .C. Escher (1898-1972). D raw n largely from a private
collection in Portland, this exhibition provides an opportunity to exam ine
his creative genius and vast vocabulary o f subject matter. Consisting
prim arily o f pieces from E scher’s ow n estate, the collection includes rare
draw ings, w oodcuts, engravings, lithographs, and original plates.
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A r t C h a n tr y
Choice pieces from the 25-year career o f A rt Chantry, a Seattle-based
designer w hose w ork is included in the collections ofth e Sm ithsonian, the
Louvre and the R ock and Roll H all o f Fam e, am ong others.
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A s th e S ta in Fades: S tu dents fro m the O re g o n C o lleg e o f A r t a n d C r a ft
As the Stain Fades: Students from the O regon College o f A rt and Craft
were asked to respond to last y ear’s tryst betw een President C linton and
M onica Lewinsky. Sixteen w orks o f art resulted.
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7 :0 0 p m B rig a d o o n
The Lakewood Theater C om pany ,635-3901. $18-$19.
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D a g u e rre o ty p e s to D ig it a l
Explores photography and cam eras from the earliest cased images to
today’s on-line access.
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H o w T h e O t h e r H a lfL o v e s
In Alan Ayckbourn’s frantic imgination, two dinner parties collide with some
ferociously tunny results. As three couples are caught up in a tangle of innuendo,
we the audience see this painfully tunny farce from a unique perspective: two
families’ living rooms are combined onstage to outrageous effect, as one couple
accepts invitations from the other two on consecutive nights.
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