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Month Events
Black
R eed College
Reed C ollege will celebrate Black
History M onth w ith a series ot lec
tures an d a p erfo rm an ce o f the
L a n g s to n H u g h e s P r o je c t by
Flooney sTheaterC om pany. Admis
sion to all events, w hich are spon
sored by R eed’s m ulticultural re
source center, is free and open to the
public. For more information, call 771-
1112,e x t 7891.
“The B lack E xperience in the
W e st”
Darrell Millner, chair ofblack stud
ies, Portland State U niversity
T uesday, February 9, 7 PM, psy
chology auditorium
M illner w ill be discussing the his
tory ofblack involvement in the W est
em m ovem ent, specifically focusing
on the O regon Territory.
“M artin L u th e r K in g ’s U nfin
ish e d A genda: B lack W orkers and
th e S truggle f o r E con o m ic
J u s tic e ”
M ic h ae l H o n ey , p ro fe sso r o f
A m erican studies. U niversity o f
W ashington-T acom a
Friday, February 12,4PM ,Vollum
lounge
H oney w ill be speaking about the
history o f civil rights and labor orga
nizing. He will be discussing what we
can do in the present to carry on the
leg acy o f K ing and o thers who
struggled for a better world.
A rvie S m ith , artist
Friday, February 19,4PM ,Vollum
lounge
A rvie Sm ith is a Portland-based
A frican A m erican artist. His current
w ork is inspired by a journey to W est
A frica in 1996; while there, he studied
the people and art o f G hana, Senegal
and Mali. Until the age o f 11, he lived
in rural Texas w ith his grandparents
and great-grandm other, w ho had
been a slave.
F lo o n ey's Theater Com pany:
The L angston H u g h es P roject
T uesday, F ebruary 2 3,7 P M , E liot
H all chapel
F looney’s T heater Com pany will
present the Langston Hughes Project,
a dram atic perform ance that includes
poetry, short plays, and biographical
sketches from w orks by the prolific
and insightful L angston H ughes.
H ughes w as a literary genius who
wrote successfully in the genres o f
peotry, fiction, autobiography, jo u r
nalism, drama, essay, translation, and
works for children for m ore than 40
years, from 1925 to 1967.
A frica n A m erican R ead-In
Join us at the N orth Portland
Branch Library, 512 N. Killingsworth
at Com mercial, as w e m ake reading
the focus o f Black History Month.
Hear the voices o f great African-
American authors, shared by som e o f
our favorite book people. Poetry and
prose, literature for children and
adults... all will be a part o f our Read-
in. The event will be held on Sunday,
February 7,1999 at 2 PM.
F estival O f A frican F ilm s
KINI AND ADAM S (1997, Zim-
babwe/Bukma Faso, 93 min.), directed
by Idnssa Ouedraogo. Made in Zim
babwe w ith a South African cast,
Kini and Adam s is the story o f two
men, one a bachelor and one a family
man, living in an isolated, im pover
ished rural area, who dream o f m ov
ing to the city and becom ing taxi
drivers.
A very rich film, Shakespearean in
its blend o f hum or and drama, ex
tremely pow erful in its acting, skill
fully filmed and edited, Kini and
A dam s was nom inated for the Palme
D ’O r at last year’s Cannes Film Fes
tival. In English.
Thursday, February 4 ,7 PM and 9
PM, at the M cM enam m s K ennedy
School Theatre. There will be an open
ing reception between the two shows.
TAAFEFANGA
(1997, M ali, 95 min.), directed by
A dam a Drabo, Taafe Fanga (“Skirt
Power”) is a comic but insightful look
at sexual politics in A frica today,
though it is set am ong the D ogon o f
the 18th Century. Through trickery
and magic, the men o f a D ogon town
are made to believe that their survival
depends upon their exchanging gen
der roles w ith the w omen o f the town.
W hile the m en gain a new under
standing o f gender roles w ith the
w om en o f the town. W hile the men
gain a new understanding o f the bur
dens borne by the w om en, they not
surprisingly find that the w om en are
in no hurry to return to their former
situation. In Kaado and Bambara with
English subtitles.
Thursday, February 11, noon, and
Friday. F ebruary 12, 7:30 P M in
Terrell Hall, Room 122, P C C Cas
cade Campus, 70S N. Killingsworth
T A B L E A U F E R R A IL L E
(1997, Senegal, 85 m in ), directed
by M oussa Sene Absa. Set in a fic
tional present day Senegal. It is fic
tional, but in m any w ays a very real
istic portrayal o f the realities o f post
colonialist exploitation and corrup
tion. The central character is Daam
(played by music superstar Ismael
Lo), a young government official, who
is European-educated and politically
naive; he is no m atch for the conniv
ing entrepreneur, Président. W hen
D aam decides to take a second wife to
jo in his beautiful and infertile first
w ife, he plays right into P resident’s
self-serving hands. In W olof and
French with English subtitles.
Thursday, February 11,1:30P M ,
and Saturday, F ebruary 13, 7:30
PM, in Terrell Hall, Room 122, PCC
C ascade Campus.
B lack Theatre P roduction
The perform ance o f “ O u r Y oung
B lack M en a re D ying a n d N obody
Seem s to C a re ,” on M onday, Feb. 22
in the Little Theatre on the Sylvania
Cam pus (12000 SW . 49,h A ve.) at
noon, and the N orth Star Ballroom at
635 N. K illingsw orth at 7 PM. The
Jam es Chapm an play tells stories o f
hope and despair, and the struggles,
obstacles and trium phs o f the A fri
can-A m erican male. The W ashing
ton Post, Boston H erald and The
Pillage Voice have all given high-
praise to Chapm an and his moving
portrayal o f A frican-A m erican life.
Vessels W edding P la n n in g
W orkshop
VESSELS, “Tableware W ith
M eaning,” has scheduled its senes
o f popular w edding planning
w orkshops for prospective brides-
and grooms-to-be. T itled “ Before
Jum pin’ the Broom ” W edding
W orkshops, couples can select
from one o f two convenient dates,
February 27 or M arch 27.
Each session will run from 1 -3 PM
and will be held at VESSELS, at 2605
NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,
com er o f Russell. The cost is $5 per
person. Seating is limited; reserva
tions are required, by calling 503/249-
A
Century of
African-American
Arts
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M cM ennam ins Kennedy School T heatre w ill present the m ovie "K ini and A dam s” as part o f the Cascade Festiv al
o f A frican Films. Eleven other films w ill be show n throughout February.
1952. The groom s-to-be are adm itted
free!
T he w orkshop will feature details
on wedding invitation procedures and
traditions and offerm any helpful d o ’s
and d o n ’ts to follow in announcing
this big event. O ther segm ent include
im portant things to consider w hen
planning the w edding, and sugges
tions for adding cultural touches into
the w edding ceremony.
Voices O f Color
C elebrate Black H istory M onth at
a book launch for Voices o f Color, a
thought-provoking new anthology
featuring political, fem inist and cul
tural perspectives o f A frican A m eri
can , C h ica can a /o , A sia n P acific
American andN ative activists. North
w est contributors and civil rights
fighters w ill read and sign books.
Saturday, February 20, at 1 PM.
H osted by Reflections C offee and
B ookstore and Freedom Socialist
Party. Reflections C offee and Book
store, 446 NE. K illingsw orth, P ort
land. Everyone is w elcome. F orrides
orchildcare, call 503/228-3090. Wheel
chair accessible.
Poetry Celebration
The N orthw est A frican Am erican
W riters W orkshop (N A A W W ) will
host a Black H istory M onth poetry
celebration February 13 at the North
Portland B ranch L ibrary (512 N
Killingsw orth) from 3 to 5 PM. The
celebration w ill also serve as the
group’s farewell to the library. The
North Portland Branch Library will be
closing for a year o f rem odeling.
NA AW W m em bers have currently
had about 50 books published. For
m ore inform ation, call the library at
248-5394.
Video S h o w in g
The dramatic video,“ W ild W omen
D on’t H ave the B lues” reaches back
into history to profile the legendary
Black singers o fth e 20’s a n d 3 0 ’s and
depicts the lives o fb lu es w om en who
battled racial and gender exploitation
by the music industry. "W ild W om en
D o n ’t H ave the B lues” recreates the
gutsy stories o f these pioneering
w om en w ho left an indelible m ark on
the music and heart o f A m erica. Join
us on Thursday, February 11, at 7 PM
at the N orthw est N eighborhood C ul
tural Center, Com m unity Room, 1819
NW Everett, Portland. A U.S. South
ern cuisine w ill be available for $6
donation at 6:30 PM. For m ore infor
mation, call 503/228-3090. The meet
ing is free and everyone is welcome.
To arrange childcare, call two days in
advance.
N in th Annual Cascade
Festival of African
Films Shines at PCC
All films are free and open to the public,
thanks to our many community supporters!
Opening night film at McMenamins Kennedy School
K in i an d A d a m s , Burkina Faso/Zimbabwe, Feb. 4 ,7 and 9 p.m.
Other Films at the PCC Cascade Campus, Terrell Hall 122
T a a fe Fanga, Mali, Feb. 11,12 p.m., and Feb. 12,7:30 p.m.
T a b le a u F e rra ille , Senegal, Feb. I I, 1:30 p.m .and Feb. 13,7:30 p.m.
A r is to tle 's P lo t, C am eroo n/Z im babw e, Feb. 18, 12 p.m. and Feb. 19,7:30 p.m.
I’ll Make Me a World
F a ra w ! M o t h e r o f th e D u nes, Mali, Feb. 18, 1:30 p.m. and Feb. 2 0 ,7 :3 0 p.m.
A three-part senes
M o r t u N e g a , Guinea-Bissau, Feb. 2 5 ,2 p.m. and Feb. 27,7:30 p.m.
celebrating the creative spirit
of African-American writers, dancers, painters, actors and musicians
T h e L a n d ( A l- A r d ) , Egypt, Feb. 25, 12 p.m. and Feb. 26,7:30 p.m.
O g g u n :A n E te rn a l P resence, Cuba, March 4 ,1 2 p.m. and March 5,7:30 p.m.
E v e ry o n e ’s C h ild , Zim babw e, March 4, I p.m. and March 6 ,7:30 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 9pm
February 1 ,2 and 3
S a tu rd a y F a m ily F ilm D ay: Picc Mi (L ittle Bird), Senegal,
Fary, L'Anesse (Fary, the D onkey), Senegal,
and My D in n e r w ith the D evil Snake, U.S.A., Feb. 2 0 ,2 p.m.
Celebrate
Black H istory
Month w ith
PCC
Call 244-6111, ext. 3630
fo r brochure.
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705 N o rth Killingsworth
Terrell Hall auditorium
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