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Martin Luther King Jr. Page 34 January 10, 2018 2018 special edition Terence Keller A full Service Realtor • List & Sell your House • Find your New Home • Help you Invest Arts & ENTERTAINMENT • Find you the Best Loan • Help with Pre-Sale Prep • Hold Open House to sell your home Portland is my Town Call Terence Keller 503 839-6126 Liberty Group Realtors Inc. terencekellersr@gmail.com • Oregon License 200306037 photo by Russell J. Young/Teatro Milagro A new play at Teatro Milagro, Portland’s premiere Latino theater space, explores dual identities, whether that’s bilingual, bi-national, bicultural, etc. New Play Explores Dual Identities 2018 Drum Major Celebration Saturday, January 13 + Sunday, January 14 Join the Beloved Community as we honor the women and men of Oregon who embody the spirit and service of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Salute to Greatness Luncheon + Awards Ceremony 12:00 – 2:00pm Empower the Dream Interfaith Speaker Series 2:00 – 4:00pm Mayor Ted Wheeler • Senator Margaret Carter Senator Lew Frederick Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish Portland Spiritual Leaders Reservations + Details • www.vafbcpdx.org Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church 3138 North Vancouver Avenue. Portland 97227 503 282 9496 A new play explores the role that individuals with a dual iden- tity—whether that’s bilingual, bi-national, bicultural, etc.--face in the world, but not in our world and not in a way that you’d expect. Written by New York Based playwright and director Georgi- na Escobar, Bi- will see its 2018 world premiere on Friday, Jan. 12 at Teatro Milagro, Portland’s premiere theater space at 525 S.E. Stark St. Drawing inspiration from the book Flatland by Edwin Abott and set in the year 2073 in Tierra Plana, a nation of squares, walls, boxes, and other shapes with multiple identities, but are only assigned a singular one by their government. Dañel Malán, who co-found- ed Milagro with her husband José Eduardo González in 1989, helped develop the play with Es- cobar, who is originally from Ci- udad Juarez, Mexico. The play is co-directed and choreographed by Portland-based performance artist and instruct Gabriela Portuguez, who also founded cultural arts ed- ucation center Latin Groove PDX Productions. Shows run through Jan. 20. For tickets and more information, visit milagro.org. Providing Insurance and Financial Services Home Office, Bloomington, Illinois 61710 Ernest J. Hill, Jr. Agent 4946 N. Vancouver Avenue, Portland, OR 97217 503 286 1103 Fax 503 286 1146 ernie.hill.h5mb@statefarm.com 24 Hour Good Neighbor Service R State Farm R
