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tale of being carjacked
on the isolated strip o f
undeveloped land that
d iv id e s a h o u s in g
project from the blue-
collar town where she
lives.
A fter hours o f ques
tio n in g ,
s u d d e n ly
Brenda rem em bers that
her four-year-old son,
C ody, was asleep in the
back seat o f the stolen
car. She claim s she was
forced out o f her car by
an A fric a n -A m e ric a n
male.
T he crim inal investi
gation soon ignites long-
Anthony Makie and Aunjanue Ellis (above) star with Samuel L. Jackson in
sim m erin g racial te n
the suspense thriller ‘Freedomland,' opening Friday in movie theaters.
sio n s betw een black s
p ense th riller “F re ed o m lan d ,” a detective Lorenzo Council w ho is and whites. W hen police lay siege
h ighly ch arg ed and g ritty m y s investigating acarjacking and miss on the housing projects in their
tery , based on the b est-sellin g ing child in a New Jersey suburb manhunt, Lorenzo finds him self in
novel by R ichard P rice. T he p ic afterabeaten, bkxxlied woman stag a difficult position, trying to pro
ture, also starring A nthony M akie gers m ute and confused into a hos tect residents and at the same tim e,
find the person responsible for the
(8 m ile lan d A unjanue E llis (R ay), pital em ergency room.
ch
ild ’s disappearance.
A fter treatm ent for shock and
o p en s in m ovie th e ate rs on F ri
“Freedom land" has been rated R
hysteria, Brenda M artin, played by
d ay .
for
language and violent content.
Julianne
M
oore,
recounts
a
horrific-
Jackson plays veteran police
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In n o v a tio n Statio n — Kids will have a ball at
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C a ll to A rtis ts - Local artists are encouraged
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V innegar Jazz Institute at Port
land State U niversity presents
the 2nd Annual Y oung Artist
Jazz C oncert featuring pianist
Jed W ilson with K enO llisand
Dan Schulte o f Friday, Feb.
24 starting at 7:30
p.m. at The
C h u rch ,
1422
S.W . II th A ve.T ick
ets, available at the
PSU Box O ffic e anu
T ickem aster are $ 10 in advance
or $ 12 at the show.
H ip - h o p D a n c e C la s s e s --
V ancouver-Clark Parks and Recre
ation is hosting family friendly hip-hop dance
classes for ages 5 to 18. V arious lessons teach
rhythm, technique, coordination, agility, co m
binations and team w ork through urban dance
moves. For more information, call 360-696-8236.
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C h in ese P u p p e ts — Tears
o f Joy T heatre is featur
ing 30 sp e cta cu la r
C hinese puppets in
the M onkey King, a
fun, vast-paced tale
featuring a fearless
folk hero and his loyal friends. Perform ances
are scheduled through Feb. 26 at W inningstand
Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway.
N o rm a n S y lv e ste r B a n d — T he N orm an
S y lv e s te r B a n d p la y s at th e
Candlelight in Portland on T hurs
day, Feb. 16 at 9:30 p.m.
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S esam e S tre e t In te ra c tio n --T he Portland
C hildren’s M useum presents “Can You
Tell Me How to G et T o Sesam e Street,”
using television’s chrom a-key technol
ogy so local kids can see them
selves on TV alongside their
favorite M uppet characters.
For information, call 503-223-
6500
or
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www.p «IL u k LliikbeitJ i » isct ui u ig.
Yo un g A rtis t Jazz C o n cert - Leroy
A r t M u seu m F ree D ay - The
entire Portland Arts Museum will
be open with free adm ission to the
public on the Presidents’ Day holi
day, M onday, Feb. 20 through the
support o f Fred M eyer stores, the city o f
Portland and the Lam b Baldwin Foundation.
Passes are available at Fred M eyer custom er
inform ation desks.
CARPET & UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING
MARTIN CLEANING SERVICE
each first M onday o f the m onth through May
from 6 to 8:30p.m . For m ore inform ation, call J.
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College theater students tackle racism and other
barriers in the "The Illum ination Project.” Per
form ances will be held at the Sylvania
cam pus Thursday, Feb. 16 to
M arch 6 and on the Cascade
cam pus on M arch 2. For more
information, call 503-977-8149.
The m ajor motion picture
“ M ississippi Burning” will
be shown free as part o f
Black History Month at Mt.
HoodCoinm unity College.
The m ovie is scheduled to
begin at 7 p.m. on W ednes
d a y , F eb . 22 in ro o m
A C 2607 on the M H CC
G resham campus.
For more information
Call 503 442-5243
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Samuel L.
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Belly D ance C lasses — Caravan
S tudios o ffers classes in belly
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— Ja m N ig h t,
Portland’s ever-popular com edy
and variety show is at Christian
Perform ing Arts C enter, 8131 N.
D enver Ave. Show s continue ev
ery Friday night starting at 9 p.m.
with dinner by M ondem aj C ater
ing next door to the show at 6:30
and 7:30p.m .
T im e to J a m
Take a trip through tim e to find the hottest
poetry, hip-hop and soul influencing Portland
on W ednesdays at the Ohm. $7 cover. 3 1 N.W.
First Ave.
M u ltic u ltu ra l F ilm F estival - Jefferson High
School hosts a free m ulticultural film festival
Intense F rie n d s h ip - Insight Out Theatre C o l
lective presents ‘K indred’ by Daniel K eleherat
the I nterstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N.
Interstate Ave. The play tracks the last 90 m in
utes o f one prisoner’s life in jail and his intense
friendship with hiscellm ate. Shows run W ednes-
days-S aturdays at 8 p.m . T ickets are $15;
W ednesday perform ances are sliding scale $5-
$15. Tickets are available at w w w .insightout
theatre.org or by calling 503-234-0973.
Interstate Firehouse Hosts Local Production
G randm a
Z ula’s Legacy
In honorof Black History Month,
the Interstate Firehouse cultural
T heater is proud to host screen
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A special m atinee exclusively
for middle school, high school, and
college students will prem ier on
F riday,F eb. 2 4 at 10a.m . R eserva
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S h o w in g s open to the public
w ill be held on S atu rd ay , Feb. 25
at noon and at 3 p.m . B ecause
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