F ebruaiy 19, 2014
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Portland Observer Black History Month
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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.”
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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
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N orm an S y lv ester - B oogie C at
N orm an S ylvester and his band
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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
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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. R uns through
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