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January 21, 2015 Page 3 INSIDE The Week in Review This page Sponsored by: page 2 L OCAL N EWS O PINION pages 6-7 PHOTO BY O LIVIA O LIVIA /T HE P ORTLAND O BSERVER ‘Minority Retort’ producers Jason Lamb (left) and Jeremy Eli prepare for the first show in their new people of color comedy series. The Minority Retort pages 8-13 Series debut for comedians of color show BY O LIVIA O LIVIA T HE P ORTLAND O BSERVER A new monthly showcase of co- medians of color is coming to north- east Portland. “Minority Retort” is set to open Friday, Jan. 23 at the Curious Com- page 13 M ETRO C LASSIFIEDS C ALENDAR S PORTS page 14 page 15 pages 16 edy Theater at Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Roselawn. The producers, Jason Lamb and Jeremy Eli, have a line-up of come- dians of color who have committed to participate, including such all- star performers as Crystal Davis, Katie Nguyen, David Mascorro, Anthony Lopez, and Nathan Brannon. “The talent here is amazing,” says Eli. “These are some of the funniest people I’ve ever met and they’re here in Portland, a place where some people might think it’s so hard to find artists and comedians of color.” Lamb is ecstatic for the new se- ries and especially eager to share comedy with members of the Afri- can-American community. “I love comedians,” he says. “And I admire their bravery and getting up there on stage, and being continued on page 5 Vegetarian Meals for Homebound Meals on Wheels People launched a daily vegetarian meal option for homebound seniors on Monday. Vegetarian meals have been avail- able at the organization’s neighbor- hood dining centers for several years, but pre-plated meals for homebound contained more tradi- tional protein sources. “We are receiving more requests for a vegetable-based diet from our homebound clients,” said Meals on Wheels People Executive Director Suzanne Washington. “We deliver nearly 3,000 meals to homebound seniors daily and about 100 of those have requested an all-vegetarian diet.” Meals for homebound clients are created at the Meals on Wheels People Central Kitchen in Multnomah Village and shipped daily to the neighborhood cen- ters where they are heated and sent out for delivery by volun- teers. The number of requests for a vegetarian diet was not high enough to warrant creating a spe- cial meal package until recently. “Baby boomers, who are accus- tomed to a variety of different menu options, are driving this change,” Suzanne said. “We anticipate that the number of clients requesting the vegetarian option will double within six months.” Current Meals on Wheels cli- ents who are interested in switch- ing to a vegetarian meal plan should call their center manager to request a change.