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F ebruaiy 19, 2014 The Portland Observer Black History Month Arts Z V S l l H s i C r i H p f 503-288-0033 1N EN TFD TER I TAINMENT O llU d L IlU tU L aela W ilding, g randdaugh ter o f the late D am e E lizabeth T aylor, in vites fellow P ortlanders to jo in her to celebrate her g ran d m o th er’s life and raise m oney for the issue that defined h er legacy: H IV and A ID S. O n Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m ., the H o lly w o o d T h eatre in no rth east P ortland w ill open its doors in honor o f the actress w ith a special screen ing o f the A cadem y A w ard -w in ning film classic, A Place in the Sun. T he event and screening is open to the public, w ith a donation o f $ 15 o r m ore to be m ade at the door. All Elizabeth Taylor in the Acad emy Award-winning classic, A Place in the Sun. A special screening of the movie will take place Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Hollywood Theater in northeast Portland in a benefit for HIV and AIDS charities. proceeds o f this event w ill support C ascad e A ID S P ro ject and O ur H ouse o f Portland. T hese tw o non profit organizations are recognized by the Elizabeth T aylor A ID S Foun dation. C u p c a k e J o n e s h as d o n a te d h u n d re d s o f c u p c a k e s — o n e o f T a y lo r’s fa v o rite tre a ts - to h elp c e le b ra te th e a c tr e s s ’ b irth d ay , w h ic h is F eb . 27. “ I ’m e x c ite d to c e le b ra te m y g ra n d m o th e r an d h o n o r h e r life w ith th is sp e c ia l s c re e n in g ,” says W ild in g , w h o has liv e d m o st o f h e r life in P o rtla n d and is an a lu m nus o f S a in t M a ry ’s A c ad e m y and U n iv e rsity o f O reg o n . “ P eo p le are still d y in g fro m A ID S , an d I kn o w m y g ra n d m o th e r w o u ld n ’t w an t us to sto p fig h tin g u n til the d is e ase is e ra d ic a te d fro m all o f o u r liv e s fo re v e r.” Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) N ame : ___________ ____________ _______ T elephone : A ddress : ______________ or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com B U S I N E S S G u id e State Farm ® Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 Ernest J. Hill, Jr. Agent 4946 N. Vancouver Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 503 2 8 6 1 1 0 3 Y ear o f th e H orse C eleb ration — T h e L an Su C h in e s e G a rd e n , d o w n to w n , c e le b ra te s the C hinese N ew Y ear and the L unar Y ear o f the H orse w ith special activities throughout the m onth o f February. F or event inform ation, visit la n d su g ard en .o rg . U n iversity o f P ortlan d C on cert - T he U niversity o f P o rtlan d ’s W o m en ’s C horale, U niversity Singers and Jazz band, w ill perform in concert on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m . in B uckley C enter A uditorium on the school cam pus at 5000 N. W illam ette B lvd. T he concert is free and open to the public. N orm an S y lv ester - B oogie C at N orm an S ylvester and his band plays F riday, Feb. 21 at C ly d e ’s; Sunday Feb. 23 at the W inter B lues Festival at the B ob W hite T heatre in southeast P ortland; and Friday, Feb. 28 at the G em ini B ar and G rill in L ake O sw ego. C ascade F estival o f A frican F ilm s - T he 24th annual C ascade Festival o f A frican film s celebrates B lack H istory M onth at P ortland com m unity C ollege w ith screenings through M arch 1. T he incredible film s from all over the A frican continent are free and open-to-the-public in the M oriarty A rts and H um anities B uilding on the PC C C ascade C am pus, 705 N. K illin g s w o r th S t. F o r a fu ll s c h e d u le , v is it africanfilm festival.org. B irth o f F reedom - T he N ational Park Service at Fort V ancouver N ational H istoric Site presents the new exhibit: A N ew Birth o f Freedom : V ancouver B arracks D uring the Civil W ar. T he free exhibit explores the role o f V an co u v er’s m ilitary post in the 1860s, as well as som e o f the larger them es o f the conflict. 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