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November 4, 2015
Arts &
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Back to Host the Oscars
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(AP) - Chris Rock is coming back to
host the Oscars for a second time. The
prolific comedian-filmmaker will be at
the helm for the 88th Academy Awards
on Feb. 28 at the Dolby Theatre in Los
Angeles.
Rock is the only non-white Oscar
host to helm the show in the past 10
years. The film academy has visibly
increased its diversity outreach ef- Chris Rock
forts since it was derided earlier this
year for its all-white slate of acting
nominees.
Rock recently directed the comedy
special “Amy Schumer: Live at the
Apollo” for HBO. In 2014, he wrote,
directed and starred in the feature “Top
Five,” and in 2009, he produced, wrote
and starred in the documentary “Good
Hair.”
Activists to Front Hip Hop Concert
A group of hip hop artists from II show on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the
Portland and the North-
Ash Street Saloon,
west are coming togeth-
226 S.W. Ash St.,
er to represent the ever
will feature M3li-
evolving legacy of the
cious, Masta X-Kid,
local hip hop scene and
and dozens of other
show continued support
unique rap acts.
for activist and civil
A rally organized
rights leader Dr. Cor-
by Don’t Shoot
nell West’s call to stop Masta X-Kid
Portland will march
mass incarceration.
from the Multnomah
The PDX Legends of Hip Hop County Justice Center at 1120
S.W. Third Ave. at 6 p.m. to the
concert location, where the show
will begin at 8 p.m. There will also
be a screening of “Wax Wars,” a
short film about Portland Hip Hop
DJs.
The show is $8 to enter and
is only own for those over 21.
Advanced tickets can be found
at
brownpapertickets.com/
event/2404457.
Sinfully Smooth Vocals
Grammy winning songwriter
and R&B artist Eric Bellinger will
bring his national tour to Port-
land with a Friday, Nov. 13 per-
formance at Peter’s Room on the
ground floor of the Roseland The-
ater, downtown.
Born and raised in Compton,
Calif., Bellinger is known for his
sinfully smooth vocals and soul-
ful songwriting. He has racked
up more than 80 song placements
while co-penning hits for such pop
and R&B stars as Usher (“Lemme
See”), Justin Bieber (“Right
Here”) and Chris Brown (“Fine
China”). He
won a Gram-
my
Award
as one of the
collaborators
on
Brown’s
best
R&B-
crowned al-
bum, F.A.M.E.
Eric Bellinger