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Hip Hop Movie Premier
Art Inspired
by Motherhood
A West Coast screening of the
new independent film, ‘‘I Used to
Love Her,” an urban love story
starring stage and spoken word
artist Mel “Mel-Rob" Roberson
and Toy a Turner will take place
Saturday. April 26 at the Portland
Center for Self Improvement, 700
N. Killingsworth.
The 1555 Filmworks production,
directed by Mark Harris of "Why
Men Cheat" and “Cut N It Up," is
the story of two star-crossed lov
ers whose worlds collide when a
faithful meeting brings them to
gether.
“I Used to Love Her" blends
drama and comedy with faith-
based elements against hip-hop in
a hardcore street backdrop.
Doors will open at 5:30p.m. and
the screening starts promptly at
6:30 p.m. A feedback session will
follow the movie. Tickets are $10
and include a dinner, and can be
purchased in advance or on the
day of the showing.
Paintings created on a maternal theme and sculptures that
dazzle the eye will be featured in a monthlong exhibit at Onda
Gallery, 2 2 15 N.E. Alberta St.
Rita Urdaneta's new show paintings are inspired by her
experience as a mother with a three-year-old daughter, reflect
ing on nature and strong emotions tocreate a luminous quality
that draws people in and creates a desire to see the art daily.
Urdaneta studied painting and received her degree in graphic
design in Venezuela and then continued her studies in Toronto,
Canada. She is developing a distinctive abstract style.
Sculptor Gordon Davis is an artist who works in steel,
copper and other metals, often incorporating lighting intoboth
small and large-scale pieces.
His architecture/engineering background has fired his ex
perimentation with pieces that dazzle the eye with their
beautiful surfaces and boggle the mind as they defy gravity
The exhbit opens with an
Rita Urdaneta brings a
artists' reception on Thurs
distinctive, abstract style
day. April 24, from 6 to 9 p.m.
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The Oregon Zoo is hosting its
8th-annual Oregon Safe Kids Day
on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m.
Exhibits and hands-on activities
focus on teaching kids between
the ages of 10 and 13 and their
fam ilies about safe behavior like
wearing bicycle helmets, life jack
ets and seat belts. Interactive ex
h ibits, p rizes, safety tips and
hands-on activities are planned.
Stations around the zoo will make
up a “safety safari,” providing tips
in areas such as w ater safety,
poisons, transportation safety, hel
mets and fire safety. Everyone
who com pletes the safari receives
a safety-related prize.
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W orldwide, which is dedicated to
the prevention of unintentional
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