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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
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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.
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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