Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, February 07, 2007, Page 16, Image 16

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February 7, 2007
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Black History Month Attractions
F a cets o f A f rica -- T he Interstate Firehouse C ultural
C enter, 5340 N. Interstate Ave., presents a host o f
celebrations for 'B lack H istory’ month including vi­
brant storytelling o f A frican culture, the stunning
im ages o f 'Tribal W om en' and colorful paintings o f
M aasai warriors.
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will be on view at Reed C ollege through W ednesday,
Feb. 15. The print depicts the 1965 civil rights march
from Selm a to M ontgom ery, Ala. when protesters
w ere m et with brutal resistance on the E dm und Pettus
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F ilm s a t M t. H ood — Each W ednesday night through­
out February, Mt. H ood C om m unity C ollege will fea­
ture the history o f A frican A m ericans in a free public
film series. On Feb. 14, Separate but Equal will be
show n, follow ed by M alcolm X on Feb. 21 and The
Rosa Parks Story on Feb. 28. Each o f these films begins
at 6 :3 0 p.m. in Room AC 1600.
C a sca d e F estival o f A fric an F ilm s -
- A litany o f hope, clashes and love
are found in the film s at Portland
C om m unity College's 17th Annual
C ascade Festival o f A frican Films.
Show ings are scheduled at various
locations through M arch 3 honoring
Black History and W om en’s History.
For more inform ation, visit the festi­
val w ebsite africanfi 1 mfesti val ,org.
P u litz e r P riz e P la y w r ig h t - P o rtlan d A rts & L e c ­
tu res p resen ts P u litz er P riz e-w in n in g p la y w rig h t
S u zan -L o ri P arks on T h u rsd ay , Feb. 8 at 7 :3 0 p.m .
at the A rlen e S c h n itz e r C o n cert H all. T ic k ets are
$26 an d are a v a ila b le by v isitin g lite ra ry -a rts .o rg .
Parks m ixes hip-hop riffs with dark com edy in a play
“T o p d o g /U n d e rd o g ,” the story o f tw o b ro th ers,
on e a sk illed th ree -c ard M onte p la y er and the o th e r
an e a g e r stu d e n t o f th e gam e.
L ife, C u l tu r e th r o u g h M u sic — N o rd sto m ’s p re ­
sen ts p h o to s by K am o in g e, a N ew Y o rk -b ased
g ro u p o f p h o to g rap h e rs, at its
L lo y d C e n te r sto re th ro u g h ­
o u t the m onth to c e le b ra te
B lack H isto ry M onth. T h e e x ­
h ib it illu strate s b lack life and
cu ltu re through m usic o v e rth e
pas, 4 0 years.
D iv e r s ity E x p e r t — Ja m ie
W a sh in g to n is a n a tio n a lly
k now n sp e a k e r, c o n s u lta n t,
a n d a d iv e rs ity le a d e rs h ip
Africa through African lenses
train er w ill lead a w o rk sh o p
Activist A u th o r-R o b in D.G. Kelley,
titled
"W
e're
all
in
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h
is T o g eth er: C o alitio n B u ild ­
a w idely respected A frican A m erican scholar, activist
and author who will present a talk titled “Jazz and ing acro ss D ifferen ce" on W e d n esd ay , Feb. 28 at
freedom go hand in hand: T helonious M onk plays the 6 p.m . in Sm ith H all in A lbany Q u ad ran g le a, L ew is
‘60s.’’ on M onday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. at Reed C ollege’s and C lark C o lleg e.
V ollum Lecture Hall. K elley also will give a speech
titled "A Joyful N oise: Radical Spirituality and M od­
em Jazz" on T uesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Lew is and
Clark C ollege in the T em pleton Student Center.
J a z z fo r th e W h o le F am ily - The Portland Jazz Fes­
tival and Reed C ollege present "The Incredible Jo u r­
ney o f Jazz for school-age children and their parents—
as a free, public perform ance on M onday, Feb. 19 at
2 p.m. in Kaul A uditorium . The Leroy V innegar Jazz
Institute concert tells the story o f ja zz from its roots in
A frican m usic and culture to its current role as a
treasured contribution to world culture.
T h o u g h , P ro v o k in g
S c h o la r—On Monday,
Feb. 26 at 7 p.m ., A fri­
can A m erican activist
and thought provok­
ing scholar Kwame An­
th o n y A p p ia h w ill
give a talk titled "C os­
m o p o li ta n i s m " in
A gnes
F la n a g a n
C h ap el at L ew is and
C lark C ollege.