September 26, 2018
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
The Northwest Film Center presents ‘Dark Money,’ a gripping story uncovering the shocking and vital truth of how American elections are bought and sold, gets a showing
at the Portland Art Museum.
Democracy under Threat
Dark money, a political thriller,
examines one of the greatest present
threats to American democracy: the in-
fluence of untraceable corporate money
on our elections and elected officials.
The film takes viewers to Montana
– a frontline in the fight to preserve
fair elections nationwide – to follow
an intrepid local journalist working
to expose the real-life impacts of the
Supreme Court’s Citizens United de-
cision.
The Sundance award-winning doc-
umentary was directed and produced
by Kimberly Reed who will be in at-
tendance when “Dark Money” is pre-
sented by the Northwest Film Center
for two showings, Friday, Sept. 28 and
Saturday, Sept. 29, both at 7 p.m. at
the Portland Art Museum. Admission
is $10 general and $8 for students and
seniors.
TV Star to Front Local Gala
From the action-packed sets of zombies
and crime-ridden streets, to Vancouver’s
stunning Royal Oaks Country Club, Amer-
ican film and TV celebrity Lawrence Gil-
liard Jr. will join the Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra as guest of honor at its 40th An-
niversary Fundraising Gala on Saturday,
Sept. 29.
Gilliard has starred in an array of crit-
ically-acclaimed films and television se-
ries, most recognizably in The Walking
Dead, The Wire, and most recently HBO’s
The Deuce. A clarinet major of Baltimore
School for the Arts and Juilliard School,
Gilliard’s roots in classical music run deep.
The actor and musician will join an ex-
ceptional program of performers for his
Vancouver visit, including violin virtuoso
Mayuko Kamio, Broadway star Susannah
Mars, OPB President Gala emcee Steve
Bass, the young artist trio 300 Watts, and
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
the legendary Bobby Torres Jazz Ensem-
ble. For tickets and more information, visit
vancouversymphony.org.