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Theater Installs New Seats
N ortheast P ortland’s Hollyw ood Theater
started installing 600 seats last Friday to replace
the historic theater’s worn-out seats.
Regal Cinemas donated the replacements, and
the cost of installation was made possible by
$31,858 in donations.
The Hollywood Theatre is a not-for-profit orga
nization whose mission is to entertain, inspire,
educate and connect the community through the
art of film, while preserving a historic Portland
landmark.
“Our members and patrons have told us that
they place a high priority on the theatre itself as
not only a historic landmark, but as a vibrant
cultural venue for the neighborhood and the city,”
said theater manager Doug Whyte. “Our patrons
are telling us that caring for the building itself
should be one of our highest priorities.”
Whyte said other improvements to the building
will make it more comfortable and more beautiful
for patrons to enjoy.
Franklin Plans Dream Wedding
Queen of Soul
finds her King
(AP) — Now that the Queen of
Soul has found her king, she's fo
cusing on all the key details of her
upcoming nuptials, including the
place, the entertainment and, most
important, the dress.
"You know I am very hands-on.
There is no way in the world anyone
else could do my wedding other
than myself, along with whomever I
select to do various things," she
told The Associated Press.
Aretha Franklin announced to
the AP in a statement last week that
she was engaged to longtime friend
Willie Wilkerson. In a phone inter
view from Atlanta, where her late
father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, was to
be honored by the Trumpet Awards
for his achievem ents, a jo v ial
Franklin said Wilkerson's proposal
wasn't entirely unexpected.
"We were ...just kind of talking
along those lines, and then it got
very serious," she said. "I just said,
'Is that a proposal?' and he said 'yes.'
And that's how that happened; we
just kind of talked into it."
Now Franklin is starting to plan
the wedding, including talking to
designers Donna Karan and Vera
Wang about her dress.
"I'd love to see what they would
do custom for me without me saying
anything. They're known for kick
butt (dresses)," she said.
She's also scouting locations for
the ceremony, which she estimates
will include about 250 people. While
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Singer Aretha Franklin during an
appearance last year on the
Oprah! show. (AP photo)
the Detroit native initially consid
ered Miami Beach, Fla., for a June or
July wedding, she's now leaning
toward "the exclusive Hamptons"
in Long Island, N. Y., where friends
have a house with a private beach.
"I'm kind of leaning that way be
cause it's closer to home, and more
friends could get there easily," she
said.
And who would perform at the
wedding of one of music's top leg
ends? Franklin said she hasn't asked
anyone, but she has her preferences.
"I would love to have Smokey
(Robinson) sing, my dearest, oldest
friend," she said, adding gospel
singer Karen Clark and Stevie Won
der to her list.
Franklin has two previous mar
riages. When asked why she was
ready to try a third time at age 69, she
said: "I like being married. It's an
institution that I like. So momen
tarily I don't see any reason why I
shouldn't be married."
Franklin also said she'd like to
have someone to lean on.
"I need taking care of a little more,
I think. Let someone else be strong,"
she said.
Wilkerson was a longtime friend
before their relationship became
romantic, which is proof, she said,
that "sometimes what you're look
ing for is already there."
Franklin said she was in a rela
tionship with a celebrity before she
and Wilkerson got serious.
"We had an intim ate affair. (He
was) one of Am erica's late-night
talk-show hosts," she said w ith
out elaborating. Franklin said the
end of that relationship had a sil
ver lining.
"At this point I'm thrilled it didn't
(work), and what I was looking for
was already here," she said.
Franklin said being longtime
friends with Wilkerson "bodes well"
for their relationship.
"We're very compatible, and he
supports me, and I support him a lot,
and he has given me specialized
attention that 1 don't think I've re
ceived from anyone else," she said.
"I receive a lot of male attention,
but Will is more special than all the
rest."