The Page 16 Portland Observer Black History Month February 15, 2012 BMMH McMENAMlNS MISSION THEATER OREGON ENCYCLOPEDIA HISTORYNIGHT = SPONSORS RVEST EXAMINER ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THEftMERICAN WEST DURING JH E CIVIL WAR ERA MONDAYtÉÉBRUARY 13, 2012 ■ P re s e n ta tio n by RICHARD W. ETULAIN Educator and historian, specializing in the American West and Abraham Lincoln. Author of Lincoln Looks West (2010), and forthcoming study of Lincoln and the Oregon Country. 7 p.m. • Free • Minors welcome with parent McMENAMlNS MISSON THEATER H *T i V . i If I Itv*I I 1624 N.W. Glisan St. ■ Portland (501) 221-4527 • memenamins.com One Year Anniversary F 'J R ace and Ju stice L ec­ tu r e — R eed C ollege invites the p u b lic to h e ar esteem ed H a rv a rd Law School pro ­ fessor C harles J. O gletree Jr. w ho w ill give a B lack H istory M onth talk on “Race, R acism , a n d D is c r im in a tio n in A m erica,” on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in V ollum Lec­ ture H all on the southeast P ortland cam pus. Guie F estival o f A frican F ilm s — T he 22nd annual C ascade Festival o f A fri­ can Film s is now u n d erw ay w ith m o re th a n 2 0 film s sh o w n through M arch 3 a t th r e e lo c a ­ tions, the M oriarty A uditorium on the Portland C o m m u ­ nity C ollege C ascade C am pus in north Portland: The H o lly w o o d T h e a tre , and M cM e n a m in s K en n ed y S c h o o l. F o r a c o m p le te s c h e d u le , g o to africanfilm festival.org. Afrique Bistro Benefit -- Afrique Bistro, 102 N.E. Russell St., opens its doors each last Saturday o f the m onth to raise donations fo r the A frican W o m en ’s C oalition. G reat C aribbean and A frican m usic along w ith good drinks and fun people, 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m . $ 10 at the door. International Film Festival - T he N orthw est Film C en­ ter prem iers m ore than 100 international short and feature film s to P ortland audiences each February. For inform ation on P1FF passes, tickets and m ore, visit nw film .org. B lood, M urder and D ouble C rosses -- Lakew ood T he­ atre C om pany presents the m ystery/thriller D eadly M urder. N ow show ing through Sunday, Feb. 19 at the L akew ood C en ter for the A rts in Lake O sw ego. B ody W orlds — OMS1 hosts the exhibit “B ody W orlds and the B rain” for a lim ited engagem ent. T he show deciphers the m ystery and com plexity o f the hum an T erry F amily F uneral H ome HMM M M body and brain w ith m ore than 200 authentic hum an specim ens, preserved through a revolutionary p reser­ vation m ethod. O M N IM A X : Flying M onsters — For audiences o f all ages, O M S I’s new IM A X film , Flying M onsters, takes view ers to a prehistoric world. T he w o rld ’s leading n atu ral­ ist Sir D avid A ttenborough sets out to u n co v er the truth about the g ian t flying reptiles w hose w ingspans o f up to 40 feet co m p are to that o f a m o d em je t plane. N orm an S ylvester B and -- B oogie C at N orm an S y lv ester and his band perform on Friday, Feb. 17 at 9 p.m . at G a to r’s B ar and G rill; on Fat T uesday, Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m . the L otus C ard R oom ; on Friday, Feb. 24 at 9 p.m. at T illicum B ar and G rill; and on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Fat T u e sd ay ’s in V ancouver. M el B row n L ive — P ortland ja z z giant M el B row n perform s at Salty ’ s on the C olum bia every Friday and S aturday night. K now n as the “G entlem an o f Jazz,” B row n has a caree r spanning o v er 4 0 years. L ive Jazz - Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m . to 11 p.m ., the T h ird D egrees L ounge at the R iver Place H otel, 1510 S.W . H arbor W ay. N o co v er or m inim um purchase. For m ore inform ation, visit p d x jazz.co m . 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