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    CAREERS Special Edition
Page 8
August 15, 2018
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Red vs. Black Charity Game
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NBA legends
to team up with
local celebrities
Hoops fans will have their
chance to see some great action
on Saturday, Aug. 18 as the Bri-
an Grant Foundation and Mau-
rice Lucas Foundation host their
first annual “Red v Black” char-
ity basketball game at Portland
State University to benefit people
with Parkinson’s disease and un-
der-served youth.
The fun event led by retired
NBA star and former Trail Blazer
Brian Gant and David Lucas, son
of the late NBA great Maurice
Lucas of Portland Trail Blazers
Brian Grant
fame, will feature local celeb-
rities; other former Blazers and
professional players, and college
players and coaches.
The game will take place at
the new 3,000-seat Viking Pavil-
ion at 930 S.W. Hall St. Reserve
and general admission tickets are
available for $10-$25. Courtside
and suite tickets are also avail-
able. Visit portlandstate-new.
universitytickets.com. Doors will
open at noon. The four-quarter
game will run 1-3 p.m.
Attendees will also have
the opportunity to win a Mer-
cedes-Benz car by sinking a half-
court shot at halftime. There will
also be food, raffles, prizes and a
deejay.
“I’m honored to be mentioned
in the same sentence as Maurice
Lucas and to be a part of a fun-
filled charity event involving our
two organizations,” said Brian
Grant. “Bringing together these
two foundations is a great way
to collaborate to support our lo-
cal community. We are all in this
together.”
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Surviving an Intolerant World
A new coming-of-age film ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post,’ winner of the 2018 Sundance Film
Festival, opens on Friday, Aug. 17 at the Nova Cinema 21. Based on the novel by Emily M. Danforth,
the film tells the story of a young woman who is sent to gay conversion therapy camp. But she finds
camaraderie and solidarity with other gay teens there and learns how to survive in an intolerant world.