Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, January 25, 2012, Page 12, Image 12

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Page 12
January 25, 2012
Arts
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Nominated for Eight
Image Awards
(A P) — "The Help" has been
served eight Im age A w ard nom ina­
tions.
T h e a d a p ta tio n o f K a th ry n
Stockett's best-selling novel about
black m aids speaking out about their
w hite em ployers during the civil
rights m ovem ent led the 43rd a n ­
nual N A A C P Im age A w ards n o m i­
nations T hursday. It's com peting
fo r o u ts ta n d in g m o tio n p ic tu re
against "Jum ping the B room ," "Pa­
riah,"» "The First G rader" and "Tower
H eist."
T h e m e d ic a l d ra m a " G re y 's
A natom y" and football sitcom "The
G am e" ruled the TV categories w ith
six nom inations each.
B eyonce and Jill Scott both re­
ceived four nom inations in the m u ­
sic categories. T hey'll vie against
Jennifer H udson, Ledisi and M ary J.
B lige for the outstanding fem ale
artist trophy.
Truths and Authenticity
A scene from the movie ‘The Help. ’
T he N ational A ssociation for the
A dvancem ent o f C olored People's
Im age A w ards ho n o r diversity in
the arts and w ill be presented Feb.
17 on N B C .
The P ortland-based dance com pany tEEth an d its la te s t work M a ke /B e lie ve , a perform ance o f
ba sic tru ths an d s ta rtlin g authenticity, is now playing a t 8 p.m . nig htly through Thursday, Jan.
2 6 a t Lincoln Hall, P ortland S ta te University. Tickets a t w hitebird.org o r c a ll PSU Box Office
5 0 3 -7 2 5 -3 3 0 7 .
At the Mercy of Martial Law
A
One Year Anniversary
T he w orld prem iere p roduction o f T he N orth Plan
is now playing at Portland C enter Stage at the G erding
T h eater at the A rm ory, 128 N .W . 1 1th A ve.
In this politically-charged dram a/com edy, A m erica
is at the m ercy o f unchecked m artial law after a
m assive governm ent breakdow n. W hat do ordinary
A m ericans d o if the U .S. governm ent falls into ty r­
anny?
Y o u ’re invited to find out.
T he N orth Plan runs T uesday through Sunday
through Feb. 5. T ickets start at $34.
A po w er g ra b brings p o litic a l
a rre sts in The N orth Plan,
no w playing a t P ortland
C enter Stage.
Show dogs is a full service salon. We do
baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing ,
nail trims, soft claws, flea treatments, mud
baths, and ear cleaning. We also have
health care and grooming products to
keep your pet clean in between visits.
Show Dogs Grooming Salon & Boutique
926 N . L o m b a rd
P o rtla nd , O R 97217
503-283-1177
Ihesday-Saturday 9am-7pm
Monday 10am-4pm
Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg
and your kitty will be pretty.
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Album Release Show
Portland’s ow n N aom i LaViolette
w ill debut h er self-titled album fea­
turing 10 original songs at Jim m y
M a k ’s, 221 N .W . 10th A ve., on Fri­
day, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m .
W ith an acoustic niche betw een
the w orlds o f folk singer-songw riter
and ja z z soulstress, L avallette p er­
form s regularly at T he H eathm an
H otel and M cM en am in ’s p ro p er­
ties. In D ecem ber, she w on “best
p erform ance” in the W est C oast
S ongw riters com petition.
H e r a lb u m h as “ an o v e ra ll feel-
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in g o f so u l a n d e m o tio n , su n g ip a
v o ic e th a t c o m es th ro u g h h o n ­
e stly , c o n v e y in g a tru e fe e lin g fo r
th e sto ry b e in g to ld w ith g re a t
m u s ic a l b a c k in g fro m a s o lid
b a n d ," said Jim m y M a k ’s C lu b
O w n e r Jim M a k a ro u n is.
L a V io le tte a c tiv e ly p e rfo rm s in
th e P o rtlan d classica l m u sic scene,
as the a c c o m p a n ist fo r th e O re g o n
R e p e rto ry S in g e rs an d as a c h a m ­
b e r m u sic ia n in C la ssic a l R e v o lu ­
tio n P D X an d the F le u r-D e -L ie s
P ia n o T rio .
N aom i LaViolette