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July 1, 2015 Page 11 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Summer Theater Production The Clackamas Repertory Theatre production of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” opened Friday on the campus of Clackamas Community College. Repeat shows are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. through July 19. Season tickets and single tickets may be purchased at clackamasrep.org or by calling 503-594-6047. Sally Field and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. during the filming of ‘Finding Your Roots.’ ‘Finding your Roots’ on Hold (AP) - PBS has temporary put its “Finding Your Roots” series on hold after determining an episode that omitted references to Ben Af- fleck’s ancestor as a slave owner violated its standards. The public television service announced last week that it would delay starting its fourth season of the series this fall pending im- provement in the show’s editorial standards. PBS launched an investigation after it was reported that Affleck requested the program not re- veal his ancestor’s slave-holding history in the 2014 episode. The Associated Press examined his- torical documents and found that Affleck’s great-great-great-grand- father owned 24 slaves. In a statement, series host and executive producer Henry Louis Gates Jr. apologized for forcing PBS to defend the integrity of its programming. He said he’s working with public TV on new guidelines to ensure increased transparency.
