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    January 20, 2016
Page 11
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
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Patrick John Sweeney
Attorney at Law
Norman Sylvester and his daughter Lenanne Sylvester get ready for a Mardi Gras concert.
Boogie Cat Mardis Gras
Don’t miss your chance to celebrate Mardi
Gras with Louisiana native and celebrated Port-
land jazz musician Norman “Boogie Cat” Sylves-
ter.
The Fat Tuesday event on Feb. 9 will turn up
the funky blues as Norman takes the stage with
his amazing musician daughter, Lenanne, and one
of the best horn players of 2015, Peter Moss.
Family trauma, secrets
and regrets -- S. Renee
Mitchell’s new play “Ophelia in
Oblivion,” exploring death, karma,
guilt and fam-
ily dysfunction, comes to
life in dramatic reading
performances this month
as part of the annual Fer-
tile Ground Festival of
New Works. The staged
full-length performances will take place at Celebra-
tion Tabernacle, 8131 N. Denver Ave., on Friday and
Saturday, Jan. 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and again on
Sunday, Jan. 24 at 2:30 p.m.
Back by Popular Demand -- The musical “The
Book of Mormon,” a religious satire co-created
by the makers of South Park returned to Portland
this week with shows playing at Keller Auditorium
through Sunday, Jan. 24. A winner of nine Tony
awards, the play tells the story of two naïve and op-
timistic missionaries who have trouble connecting
with their villagers in Uganda who are more worried
about war, famine, poverty, and AIDS than about re-
ligion.
Holy Trinity Tribute Night -- On Saturday, Jan.
23 at 9 p.m. at the Holocene, 1001 S.W. Morrison
St., celebrate your three favorite black pop divas
by dancing the night away to ‘The Holy Trinity’ –
Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj who will be on
play all night courtesy of DJs Ronin Roc and Freaky
Outty. Enjoy a free R&B themed photo booth all
night and come dressed commemorating your favor-
ite of the three ladies to help judges decide at the end
of the night who is truly the queen of queens. Cover
The big bash is slated for the Adrianna Hill
Grand Ballroom on the second loor of the Pyth-
ian Building, 918 S.W. Yamhill St. Enjoy happy
hour eats and drinks, Mardi Gras beads, alongside
a great show for $8.
Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7,
with the party going until 10 p.m. For tickets in
advance, visit tickettomato.com.
is $10.
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Norman Sylvester -- Boogie
Cat Norman Sylvester plays on
Friday, Jan. 22 at Clyde’s; and Satur-
day, Jan. 23 at Solae’s Lounge.
For free estimates call
Owner James Wimbish at:
American Drama Masterpiece -- Lakewood The-
atre Company in Lake Oswego presents “Gold-
en-Boy,” the Clifford Odets drama masterpiece
about a young violinist who gives up his career for
a chance at immortality in the boxing ring. Perfor-
mances continue through Feb. 14. Order tickets on-
line at www.lakewood-center.org.
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Music Millennium Free Shows -- The Music Mil-
lennium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live per-
formances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to
meet artists. Call 503-231-8926 for a schedule.
Fourth Sunday Jam Night -- A friends and fam-
ily variety comedy show in a Saturday Night Live
format with local recording and performing artists,
bands, dance crews, poets, and drama groups, takes
place each fourth Sunday of the month at 7 p.m. at
Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N. Denver Ave. The
free event is open to the community.
Discount Tickets -- Local low-income families
and individuals can purchase $5 tickets to classi-
cal musical performances in Portland as part of a
unique program called Music for All. Participating
organizations include the Oregon Symphony, Port-
land Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater, Chamber Music
Northwest, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Portland
Baroque Orchestra, Friends of Chamber Music,
Portland Chamber Orchestra, Portland Piano Inter-
national, Portland Symphonic Choir, Cappella Ro-
mana and Portland Vocal Consort.
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