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July 12, 2017
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Steeped in Culture
Jerry “J Boog” Afemata, a reggae singer of Samoan descent
who was raised in Compton, Calif., and steeped in Samoan
culture as the son of a Samoan chief, performs in Portland on
Tuesday, July 18 at the Wonder Ballroom, 128 N.E. Russell St.
The youngest of seven children in his family, Boog credits his
sister with being one of his earliest musical influences. She
played piano and he began to sing along when she brought
home a Bob Marley songbook. Other siblings offered exposure
to other genres, such as rap and R&B, which allowed J Boog a
sense of freedom to be himself.
Oakland Poets Front Open Mic
The community is invited to hear
movement activist Tongo Eisen-Mar-
tin and another acclaimed poet from
Oakland, Calif. at the next Ghost Town
Poetry Open Mic session, Thursday,
July 13 at 7 p.m. at Angst Gallery at
1015 Main St., in Vancouver.
Eisen-Martin, author of the critical-
ly-acclaimed poetry book “Someone’s
Dead Already, is a black educator
whose work in Rikers Island was fea-
tured in the New York Times. He has
been a faculty member at the Institute
for Research in African-American
Studies at Columbia University, and
his curriculum on the extrajudicial
killing of black people, “We Charge
Genocide Again!” has been used as
an educational and organizing tool
throughout the country.
He will be joined on stage by Der-
ek Fenner, another Oakland activist,
artist and researcher who has a decade
of experience as an art educator in the
juvenile justice system.
Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic is
hosted by Christopher Luna and Toni
Partington of Printed Matter Vancou-
ver.
Oakland Poet Tongo Eisen-Martin will perform Thursday, July
13 for the ‘Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic’ session at Angst Gal-
lery, 1015 Main St., in Vancouver.
FELLOWSHIP MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
4009 N. Missouri Avenue,
Portland, OR 97227
503-249-0377
Invites you to join the celebration for
Pastor & Lady Johnny Pack’s
30th Pastoral Appreciation
Sunday, July 16th, 2017 at 3:00 pm
Theme:
“No Weapon Formed Against Thee Shall Prosper”
Isaiah 54:17
Guest: Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church,
Bishop Garry Tyson Seattle, WA
Reverend Jonathan Bolden, Chairperson
& Sister Anita Ball, Co-Chairperson
Dr. Johnny Pack IV, Pastor