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‘Ebenezer Ever After’
Stumptown Stages presents Ebenezer Ever
After, sponsored by Kaady Carwash, an original
holiday musical starring Portland actress and
columnist Margie Boule as Madame Ubasti, and
Wrick Jones as Scrooge.
Wrick is a veteran of stage and screen. He is
one of the founding members of the acclaimed
Portland Black Repertory Theatre, and a member
of the Storefront Theatre.
Directed by Kirk Mouser and based on a
script by Don Flowers and Fred Walton, the
story is set 20 years after the events of "A
Christmas Carol." Unable to stop
thinking of Jacob Marley,
Ebenezer Scrooge con
vinces a grown-up Tim
Cratchit to accompany
him on a spiritual quest
to free Marley from the
chains his former part
ner still carries through
the underworld... with
out realizing what the
attempt might ultimately
cost Scrooge himself.
Performances at The
ater ¡Theatre! 3430 S.E.
Belmont St., start with a
preview on Friday, Nov.
26; and opening on Saturday, Nov. 27; with repeat
shows on Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays
at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through Friday,
Dec. 24. There will also be a special Sunday matinee
Wrick Jones is
Scrooge in
Stumptown Stages ’
‘Ebenezer Ever A fter,
opening this week
end at Theater!
Theatre! 3430 S.E.
Belmont St.
Embracing the Season
on Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve) at 2 p.m.
T ic k ets
can
be p u rch a se s
o n lin e
at
stumptownstages.com. For more information, call 503-
381-8686
One o f Portland’s m ost beloved actresses and singers,
Susannah Mars, explores the expectations o f what the
holiday home is ‘supposed to be ’ and the challenges the
season can mean for each o f us in "Mars on Life - Live !”
With a twinkle in her eye and fruitcake under her arm, Mars
lifts her voice and charms audiences into banishing their
holiday baggage and embracing the season. The holiday
shows with a revolving door o f special guests is currently
underway and runs through Dec. 19 at Artists Repertory
Theater, Alder Stage 1515 S. W. Morrison. Tickets are
available by calling 503-241-1278 or visiting the website,
artistsrep.org.
B IL L Y W E B B E L K S L O D G E # 1 0 5 0
-PRESENTS-
Miss Black Oregon Search
S A T U R D A Y , N O V E M B E R 27, 2010
$5.00 per person
Price includes food - No host bar
Tickets available at the Lodge
I p ( oniing Events:
ANNUAL COAT DRIVE
NOVEMBER 20 th TO DECEMBER 11 th - EVERY SATURDAY
BRING N E W OR CLEAN SLIGHTLY USED CHILDREN AND ADULT COATS TO THE LODGE
10 00 AM - 2.00PM
DECEMBER 11. 2010
CHRISTMAS APPRECIATION DANCE
Free to the public - entertainment to be announced
BILLY WEBB ELKS LODGE #1050, 6 N Tillamook st
Questions call the Lodge 503/284/4853 * Tickets available at the Lodge
Kari Herinckx, 2010 M iss Black Oregon USA
If the slipper fits, you could be crowned 2011 Miss
Black Oregon USA and receive awards of $3,500 in
scholarships and prizes.
The Miss Black Oregon Scholarship Foundation has
begun their annual search for a talented young lady
between the ages of 17 and 27 who has a grade point
average of 2.5 and a love for higher education. Kari
Herinckx, a student at the University of Oregon, is the
reigning queen.
Hopeful contestants for 2011 will prepare for the
scholarship competition in an intensive eight weeks of
pampering, personal development and life skills build
ing.
The pageant winner will attend peak performance
seminars, where they will be tutored in theater drama,
acting, choreographed dance, and voice coaching. Lucky
misses will also be graced in runway, modeling, makeup,
and etiquette classes along with the chance to train in
front of the camera for interview skills. Fundraising
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One winner will represent Oregon in the national 2011
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$20,000 in scholarships and prizes.
If you believe in dreams come true, join this exciting
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