July 1, 2015
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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.