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Page 12 January 6, 2016 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT The musical “The Book of Mormon,”a religious satire co-created by the makers of South Park returns to Portland for two weeks from Jan. 12-24. Musical ‘Book of Mormon’ Returns Back by popular demand, “The Book of Mor- mon,” which played record breaking engage- ments in 2013 and 2014 returns to Portland for two weeks from Saturday, Jan. 12 to Jan. 24 at Keller Auditorium. The play is a religious satire musical co-creat- ed by the makers of South Park. It tells the story of two young Mormon missionaries sent to a re- mote village in Uganda, where a brutal warlord is threatening the local population. Naïve and optimistic, the two missionaries try to share the Book of Mormon, one of their scriptures—which only one of them has read— but have trouble connecting with the locals, who are more worried about war, famine, poverty, and AIDS than about religion. “The Book of Moron” is the winner of nine Tony awards. Tickets for the return engagement are available at BroadwayInPortland.com, by calling the Portland Opera Box Office at 503- 241-1802 or Portland’5 Box Office at 800-273- 1530 and in person at all TicketsWest locations. Tomlin Fronts Night of Comedy Award-winning comedian Lily Tomlin returns to Portland for an evening of her signature comedy on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The multi-award-winning co- medienne showcases her stable full of memorable characters, in- cluding Edith Ann, Ernestine and Mrs. Judith Beasley, along with Tomlin’s own ruminations on cur- rent events. The winner of the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for Humor in 2003, Tomlin has been at the fore- front of American comedy for more than 40 years. Tickets begin at $30 and can be purchased at the Oregon Sympho- Lily Tomlin ny Ticket Office, 909 S.W. Wash- ington St., by phone at 503-228- 1353 or at the concert hall lobby starting two hours before the per- formance. Sultry, Assertive and Roaring Groundbreaking vocalist Shemekia Copeland will celebrate the release of her new Gram- my-nominated album, “Outskirts of Love,” with a live performance on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at Jimmy Mak’s, downtown. With a voice that is alternately sultry, assertive and roaring, Co- peland showcases contemporary blues, roots and soul music with passion. Whether she’s belting out a raucous blues-rocker, firing up a blistering soul-shouter, bringing the spirit to a gospel-fueled R&B rave-up or digging deep down into a subtle, country-tinged ballad, Copeland sounds like no one else. The prestigious UK publication The Blues calls her “one of the best singers performing today,” and named “Outskirts of Love” the 2015 #1 Album of the Year. Shemekia Copeland Tickets to Copeland’s concert run $17 for general admission and $20 for reserved seating. For more information, visit jimmymaks. com.
