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January 30. 2008
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____________________ B lack H istory M onth
Cascade Festival01 African Films
T e n o w i ll a n s w e rq u e s tio n s about his
continued
from Front
w o rk and share in s ig h ts in to c o lo n ia l
ism , n e o -c o lo n ia lis m , and A fr ic a n f ilm
"D ays o f G lo ry ,” the h a rd -h ittin g w in n e r
m aking.
T h is yea r’ s fe stiva l b ring s to Portland
o f the 2006 Cannes F ilm Festival.
more than 20 a w a rd -w in n in g A fric a n film s
A lg e ria n d ire c to r R a chid B ou cha reb 's
E xceptional both as a w a r f ilm and as a
from every region o f the continent. F ilm s
Study in c o lo n ia l e x p lo ita tio n , "D a y s o f
w ill be shown on F rida y and Saturday
G lo ry " (7 p .m „ Friday, Feb. 1, at the H o lly
evenings w ith those film s repeated in
wood Theatre) fo llo w s a gro up o f N o rth
T hursday afternoon matinees.
A frica n s w h o fin d them selves in Europe
T here w ill be do cum e ntary film s on
during W o rld W ar II, fig h tin g to liberate a
T hursday evenings and on fo u r Saturday
country that holds them in c o lo n ia l s e rv i
afternoons, in c lu d in g a Saturday after
tude.
noon F a m ily F ilm D ay program . Each
In the second w eek o f the fe stiva l,
evening screening w ill be fo llo w e d by a
C am eroonian d ire c to r Jean-M arie T eno
discussion session led by in d iv id u a ls from
w ill make a v is it. One o f A fr ic a ’ s prem iere
the area show n in that e v e n in g 's f ilm o r by
docum entary film m a k e rs , T eno w ill show
in d iv id u a ls w ith expert kno w le dg e o f the
tw o o f his recent film s , "T h e C o lo n ia l
M isu nd erstand in g," (8:15 p.m ., Feb. 7,
region.
F or a com p le te schedule, v is it the o f f i
Cascade Cam pus) and " A le x ’ s W e d d in g "
cial Cascade Festival o f A fric a n F ilm s w eb
(7:30 p.m ., Feb. 7, Cascade C am pus).
site at a fric a n film fe s tiv a l.o rg .
The 1 9 6 6 film B la c k G irl
is o fte n c o n s id e re d th e
f ir s t s u b -S a h a ra n A fric a n
film b y a n A fric a n
film m a k e r. The p ic tu r e
a d d re s s e s th e e ffe c ts o f
c o lo n ia lis m , r a c is m a n d
p o s t-c o lo n ia l id e n tity in
A fric a a n d E uro pe .
Black History Lectures at Reed College
quilts.
In addition, the co lleg e 's
Douglas
F. Cooley Memorial
versity, and vice chairman of
Art
Gallery
presents Working
Merrill Lynch and Co.
History,
African
American Art
Other Reed lecturers during
&
Objects
all
during
the month,
Black History Month include
bringing
together
artwork
by
professorandcivil rights leader
significant
African-American
Mary Frances Berry. On Sun
artists to exhibit their work
day, Feb. 10 at 3 p.m., also at
alongside historical and ephem
Kaul Auditorium, she will give
eral objects.
a talk on "Race, Politics and the
A public c e le b ra tio n for
2008 Elections."
Working
History will take place
Berry served as A ssistant
on
Friday,
Feb. 15, at 6:30
Secretary for Education in the
p.m.,
beginning
with an artist
U.S. Department of Health. Edu
M a ry F ra n ce s B e rry
F a ith R in g g o ld
H a ro ld F o rd Jr.
talk
by
Nick
Cave
in the Vollum
cation, and Welfare; she was
Lounge,
followed
by a recep
and c h ild re n 's au th o r Faith thor and Activist."
chair of the U.S. Commission rica Movement.
tion
at
the
Cooley
Gallery
from
Ringgold is internationally re
On Sunday, Feb. 24 at 3 Ringgold will give a lecture titled
on C ivil R ights, and a co
founder of the Free South Af- p.m. at Kaul Auditorum, artist "Thirty Years as an Artist, A u nowned for her painted story 8 to 10 p.m.
Series opens with Harold Ford Jr.
D e m o c ra tic
L e a d e rsh ip
Council Chairman Harold Ford
Jr. will open R eed's Black His
tory Month events on Satur
day, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. in Reed's
Kaul Auditorium with his lec
ture, “The Economy and the
2008 Elections."
Ford served Tennessee in the
United States Congress for 10
years and was described by
President Bill Clinton as "the
walking, living em bodim ent of
where America ought to go in
the 21st century." He is cur
rently a visiting professor of
public policy at Vanderbilt Uni
Public Broadcasting Specials
PBS and O regon P ub lic B roa d
co m in g one o f the m ost fam ous
casting, Channel 10, are a irin g a
men in A m erica. M os D e f narrates
the s to iy on M o n d a y, Feb. 4 fro m
lO t o l l p . m .
series o f specials d u rin g B la ck H is
to ry M o n th .
In A fric a n A m e rica n L ive s 2,
F ir s t up is “ P rin c e A m o n g
Slaves,'« the fo rg o tte n true story o f
H arvard scholar H e nry Lo uis Gates
an A fric a n prince w ho was enslaved
Jr. returns to p ro file an all-ne w group
in M ississip p i fo r 40 years before
o f A frica n A m erican Lives w ith poet
fin a lly ach ie vin g freedom and be
M aya A n g elou, actor M organ Free-
Sham Murder Trial Documented
c h ild o f parents in C h i
before an open-casket funeral to
in vited to watch a do cu
cago, goes to v is it rela
show visitors the inhum an savagery
H e nry
mentary about the 1955
tiv e s in M is s is s ip p i.
o f the k illin g . T his groundbreaking
L o u is
murder o f Em m ett Louis
E ight days later, he was
film also shows unprecedented ac
G a te s
T i l l and sub seq ue nt
The c o m m u n ity is
abducted and b ru ta lly
counts by witnesses, m any speak
sham o f a tria l that be
k ille d fo r w h is tlin g at a
came key catalysts fo r
w h ite wom an.
ing fo r the first tim e.
The P ortland C e nter fo r S e lf Im
the C iv il R ights M o v e
ment.
T h e d o c u m e n ta ry
man, theologian PeterGomes, pub
FEBRU AR Y 20, 2008
Shirley Nanette
w/The Mel Brown Quartet
Jackie Joyner-K crsee, rad io host
T o m Joyner and ro c k -a n d -ro ll le g
end T in a T urner.
Part one airs on W ednesday,
in to w
offers profound insights
day, Feb. 3, to begin at 6 p.m . D ona
e refused m ortician work
tions w ill be accepted.
Library Hosts Read-In
N a tio n a lly -k n o w n author J C a lifo rn ia C o o p e r, the creator
o f 11 novels and short-story c o lle ctio n s, w ill be a guest
is W ednesday, Feb. 13, also fro m
reader at the I2 th-a nnu al A fric a n A m erican Read-In. Sun
9 to 11 p.m .
The profiles draw on D N A analy
day, Feb. 3 fro m 2 t o 4 p.m . at the N o rth Portland N e ig h b o r
sis, genealogical research and fam
hood L ib ra ry .
A ctress/author Sharon M a rtin i, most recently seen in
ily oral tra d itio n to trace the lin
Renee M itc h e ll’ s "T a n g o in g w ith T ornadoes," and Portland
eages o f the pa rticip ants do w n
KMHD 89.1 FM Presents in Celebration of
Black History & Women’s History Month!
SHIRLEY NANETTE with
The Mel Brown Quartet
Recording Live at JIMMY MAK’S
Tickets $25 each
Available at www.brownpapertickets.com,
online at KMHD.FM or at 503-491-7271
begins when T ill, a 14-yi a r-o ld o n ly
provem ent. 7(M) N. K illin g s w o rth ,
hosts the 7 0 -m in u te film on Sun
lish e r L in d a Johnson Rice, athlete
Feb. 6 from 9 to 11 p.m. and part tw o
@ Jim m y M ak’s
221 NW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR
8pm /doors open at 7pm
E m m e tt Till
T h e f ilm 's hero is
M am ie T ill-M o b le y. who
through U.S. histo ry and back to
A frica.
The B etter H o ur featuring the
Legacy o fW illia m W ilb erforce airs
Urban League President M acu s M u n d y w ill jo in C ooper at
the event.
M a rtin i is an accom plished singer and c re a to ro f c h ild re n 's
books. M u n d y leads one o f the re g io n 's m ost respected
social-service and c iv il-rig h ts organizations.
m id n ig h t T h is program dram atizes
the life o f social reform e r W illia m
Seafood a n d W in e F e sti
W ilb e rfo rc e , a leader in the B ritish
v a l - F riday. Feb. I . fro m 2 to
S alty's. F o r reservations,
a b o litio n is t m ovem ent o f the early
10 p.m., and Saturday. Feb. 2. from
19th century.
noon to 9 p.m ., the O regon C o n ve n tio n
C enter w ill host O regon Seafood and W in e Festival
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W ednesday, Feb. 6 fro m 11 p.m. to
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we've achieved our goal.
call 503-288-4444.
Stories o f A m erica - S aturday. Feb. 9
at 6:3 0 p.m .. M c M e n a m in 's Kennedy S chool. 5736
be ne fiting the M u ltip le S clerosis S ociety w ith O regon
N .E . 33rd, and the S torytellers G u ild presents stories,
w ineries, 20 seafood restaurants and more.
songs, and poem s fo r all ages to share o u r fo lk roots
a ll the w ay fro m big c ity to the forests o t the P acific
M u ltic u lt u r a l F ilin Fest -T h e c o m m u n ity is in v ite il
to a screening o f " A K ille r B a rg a in ." the latest film at
N o rth w e s t. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , please v is it
p o rtla n d s to ry te llin g .o rg .
Jefferson H igh S ch o o l's M u ltic u ltu ra l F ilm Festival.
The docum entary argues that cheap consum er goods
New port Seafood/W ine Fest - l eb. 22 through 24, the
d o n 't refle ct the hum an and en viro n m e n ta l costs o f
O regon coastal to w n o f N e w p o rt w ill host the . lis t-
the ir production. Join the free film v ie w in g and discus
annual festiva l, fe a tu rin g e xo tic seafood, ove r 70
sion. M onday. Feb. 4 .6 p.m ., in roo m C -39.
w ineries, 14((exhibitors and more. C a ll 800-262-7844
fo r m ore i n fi »rmat io n .
N o rm a n Sylvester B and
T hursday, Jan. 3 1. at 8 p.m..
the Norm an S ylvester w ill return to the stage at
Sea M o n s te rs - Spectacular ph o to -re a listic an im a
T illic u m 's in Beaverton: and on Saturday, Feb. 2. at 9
tio n brings creatures o f the deep to lite in the new
p.m ., appearing on stage at P rim e T im e . 4202 P acific
N ational G eographic O m in im a x film Sea M onsters: a
A ve. in Forest G rove fo r the M a rd i Gras Party.
Prehistoric A d ve n tu re , no w p la yin g at O M S I.
M a r d i ( ir a s C e le b ra tio n
B e g in n in g F rid a y. Feb I
Sliders G r ill - S liders G r ill. 3 0 1 1 N . Lo m ba rd, fea
to Feb. 29. kic k o f f Fat Tuesday (Feb. 5) w ith Sweet
tures an eclectic assortm ent o f perform ers on the m ain
Tom atoes, jo in the celeb ration fo r M a rd i G ras w ith
stage, accom panied by d e lic io u s food. C a ll 503-459-
authentic R a gin ' C ajun L o uisian a c o o k in g ; fo r more
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11 ip -h o p Dance Classes - V ancouver-C lark Parks and
M e l B ro w n T r io - Friday. Feb. 8. at 7 p.m., the I Jpstairs
Recreation is hosting fa m ily frie n d ly h ip -h o p dance
Lounge at S a lty 's o n the C o lu m b ia , 3839 N .E. M a rine
classes forages 5 to 18. V arious lessons teach rh yth m ,
2337 N Williams Avo
D r , w ill host the O regon I la ll o f M usic Inductees the
technique, coordination, a g ility and team w ork through
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M e l B row n Trio, w ill create m usic, m ix and m in g le as
urban dance m oves. F or m ore in fo rm a tio n , c a ll 360-
they toast the release o f th e ir new C D recorded liv e at
696-8236.
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