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March 14, 2018
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Arts &
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Uplifting its mission to affirm the worth of all people, Portland’s Gay Men’s Chorus will feature special
guest artists, the Beijing Queer Chorus, during two ‘Pacific Voices’ concerts, Saturday and Sunday,
March 17-18 at Kaul Auditorium at Reed College in southeast Portland.
Chinese LGBTQ Choir Visits
Will perform with Portland’s gay men’s group
Twenty-three performers from
the Beijing Queer Chorus, Chi-
na’s first LGBTQ chorus, will
be special guests of the Portland
Gay Men’s Chorus for its “Pacif-
ic Voices” shows this weekend at
Kaul Auditorium on the Reed Col-
lege campus in southeast Portland.
For the Chinese group, it will
be their first public performance in
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the U.S. and is part of meaningful
week of activities planned in Port-
land in association with Portland’s
gay men’s singing group.
“It an honor we can’t express
enough,” said PGMC marketing
manager Erin Haley.
He said bringing the Beijing
Queer Chorus to Portland is the
most important thing his group
has done in the last 20 years to
uplift its mission of affirming the
worth of all people.
The Pacific Voices concerts
will features songs from across
the many unique cultures of the
Pacific, including original works
and new translations. The shows
are Saturday, March 17 a5 8 p.m.
and Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m.
Welcome
Immigrants
You’re invited to join Portland Parks & Recre-
ation for a Portlanders Stand with Refugees and
Immigrants celebration on Friday, March 16 from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the East Portland Community
Center, 7040 S.E. 106th Ave.
The free, multicultural community gathering
will celebrate people new to Portland -- and to the
United States -- and to help them feel welcomed.
There will be dancing, live performances, music,
food and fun.
“Portlanders strive to show compassion, gener-
osity, and support in welcoming refugee and im-
migrant families to our city,” said Portland Parks
Commissioner Amanda Fritz. “Portland Parks &
Recreation community centers, programs, and
parks are places where all are welcome. Though we
face much uncertainty, it is our unity that will allow
us to persevere. This event gives us an opportunity
to come together, demonstrate that unity, and give
reassurance of our shared values.”
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P ortlanD P arks & r eCreation
A multicultural community event to celebrate
people new to Portland and the United States will
take place Friday, March 16 from 6 p.m. to 9 –p.m.
at the East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E.
106th Ave.