Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 05, 2014, Page 11, Image 11

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Lisagay Hamilton stars as Tess, a Sonoma County vineyard
manager and daughter of a former black panther, in “Re­
demption Trail, ” the opening night film of the Portland
Oregon Women's Film Festival, kicking off Thursday, March
6, at 7:15 p.m. at the Hollywood Theatre in northeast
Portland. The festival runs through Sunday.
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The Portland Oregon W omen’s
Film Festival, a.k.a. POWFest, kicks
off its 7th consecutive year with
screenings, Thursday, M arch 6
through Sunday, March 9 at the
Hollywood Theatre in northeast
Portland.
POWFest is the only film festival
in Portland exclusively placing a
spotlight on women directors by
showcasing their work and strength­
ening the community o f women in
film; and only one of a handful of
festivals in the U.S. dedicated to
women-directed film.
This y e ar’s festival will debut a
new program aim ed directly at lo­
cal youth, giving a group o f se­
lected girls the opportunity to
develop, produce, edit and present
a film.
PO W F est’s 2014 line up is di­
verse and com pelling - from local
and intern atio n al features and
shorts, to narrative and docum en­
tary film s. A total o f nearly 100
selections will screen over the
fe stiv a l’s four days, including
Portland prem ieres o f several fea-
ture film s and one world prem iere.
As always, the schedule includes
thought-provoking content to en­
gage the audience through conver­
sations with the over 30 directors in
attendance.
Purchasing an all-access pass to
POWFest gives you the opportu­
nity to see as many films as you
want during the festival without
fumbling with individual tickets
while saving money and showing
your support. For a complete list of
programming and schedule details,
visit powfest.com.
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B E H A V IO R A L H E A L T H S E R V IC E S
Grant High Benefit Concert
Driving Intoxicated and
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Pianist Tom Grant will be among
featured musicians for the celebra-
tio n o f Grant High School’s vintage
Stein way grand piano and the
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inception in 1924.
Vancil and Doree Jarboe will be in-
Also appearing will be the Grant eluded in what will be one o f the last
High Jazz Band, the school’s Royal concerts in the auditorium, since
Blues singers, and student pianist complete demolition and refurbish-
Kenny Regan. Recollections of ment of the school’s interior will
former voice instructors Jean Acorn begin in about a year.
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Tom Grant
school’s 90th year.
The program begins at 7 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 5 at the school’s
auditorium. A suggested $10 ticket
per person will be available at the
door. Proceeds will benefit exterior
restoration of the 1917 piano, which
has been completely rebuilt inside.
It is believed that the piano has
been at Grant since the school’s
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