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September 19, 2018
Happy 100th Birthday
Congratula-
tions to Natalie
Lawrence in
celebration of
her 100th
birthday! She
was born June 28,
1918.
We all love you!
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‘The Color Purple’ on Portland Stage
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Zimbabwe-born
na, West Africa and other African
Portland writer,
immigrants from Portland with
choreographer,
performances of songs and dance
producer, musi-
that will take place on Saturday,
cian and dancer
Sept. 22 from noon to 6 p.m. at
Loveness Wesa
Sunnyside School Park, 3421 S.E.
will join a lineup
Salmon St.
of performers
All are welcome and encour-
Saturday, Sept.
aged to join in – to dance, sing,
22 for the free
eat, and wish for health, abun-
Homowo and
dance, and other good fortunes.
Twins Festival at
Nii Ardey Allotey, the festival
Sunnyside School
organizer and a Ghanian master
Park in southeast
drummer and dancer, hopes the
Portland.
festival will “bring people to-
gether and for everyone to feel
like they can share with one
another” as well as “showcase
what Portland has to offer – to
show that it truly is a world-class
city.”
The lineup of local and national
talent includes Comfort Tette of
New York, a professional dancer
and former Ghana National Dance
Ensemble member; Ibrahim Kel-
ly of Portland, a Mali-born mas-
ter djembe fola (player), Malian
blues guitarist, Dusu Mali Band writer, choreographer, producer, dance performance ensemble
leader, dancer, and instructor; Lo- musician, and dancer’ and Ekome, from Portland, founded and led by
veness Wesa , a Zimbabwe-born a traditional Ghanian music and Nii Ardey Allotey since 1992.
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Lana Gordon (left) is Shug and Felicia Boswell plays Celie in
‘The Color Purple,’ adapted from Alice Walker’s classic novel
about the sisterhood, resilience and self empowerment found
in a community of black women living in rural Georgia.
Musical a powerful
story of sisterhood
Portland Center Stage at The Ar-
mory has launched its new season with
the Tony Award-winning musical “The
Color Purple,” adapted from Alice
Walker’s classic novel about the sister-
hood, resilience and self-empowerment
found in a community of black women
living in rural Georgia in the early 20th
century.
The cast includes Broadway star Fe-
licia Boswell as Celie, whose journey
toward love and self-worth forms the
heart of the play.
Published in 1982, Walker’s nov-
el won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
and the National Book Award. Steven
Spielberg’s 1985 movie adaptation of
the story was a critically acclaimed box
office success, receiving 11 Academy
Award nominations.
“The Color Purple” at Portland Cen-
ter Stage at The Armory is now show-
ing through Oct. 28. Tickets range
from $25 to $87 with special $5 tickets
available for Oregon Trail Card holders
through the Arts for All program. For
tickets and more information, visit pcs.
org.