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October 10, 2018
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Quincy Bryant in the documentary “Hale County This Morning,
This Evening.”
Life in the Rural South
A gripping portrait of life
among black people in the ru-
ral south is the subject of a new
award-winning
documentary
“Hale County, This Morning, This
Evening” which gets multiple
screening this weekend thanks to
the Northwest Film Center at the
Portland Art Museum.
Portland Observer movie critic
Darleen Ortega, in a review earlier
this year, called the film an “un-
commonly specific and compas-
sionate” look at life in a mostly
black, rural community in Ala-
bama. The portrait of two young
African-American men was shot
over the course of five crucial
years in their lives and is credited
for being void of the traditional
struggle on which documentaries
about the black experience often
center.
Written, directed, shot, and
edited by first-time feature film-
maker RaMell Ross, “Hale
County” plays Friday, Oct. 12
at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 13 at 5
p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct
14 at 5 p.m. in Whitsell Auditori-
um at the Portland Art Museum,
downtown. Admission is $10
general, $8 for students and se-
niors, and $5 for children.
Participants in GirlStrength are empowered by self-defense classes and personal safety workshops.
Holistic Self-Defense for Girls
WomenStrength is looking for volunteers who
want the opportunity to teach women and girls ho-
listic self-defense.
WomenStrength and its companion program
GirlStrength have a 39 year history of success in the
Portland area by providing free violence prevention
programs offered through the Family Services Divi-
sion of the Portland Police Bureau.
GirlStrength is designed to meet the develop-
mental needs of youth ages 10-17. The programs,
workshops and classes are inclusive and offered
to any youth who identifies as a girl, or whose
gender expression is female, fluid or non conform-
ing.
No experience is necessary and women from all
backgrounds, abilities and ages (over 18) are encour-
aged to apply for the volunteer instructor training
that is trauma-informed, engaging and comprehen-
sive. Classes are taught by professionals across the
field of violence prevention and upon completion,
instructors have the skills and knowledge they need
to help women and girls be leaders in non-violence.
For more information, call 503-823-0239 or email
girlstrength.pb@portlandoregon.gov
The Brown Sisters of Portland will join a lineup of musicians to front a benefit concert for Joseph
Smith, a local 13-year-old who is fighting cancer, on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Maranata Church.
Brown Sisters Benefit Concert
The Brown Sisters of Portland
and friends present a benefit con-
cert for Joseph Smith, the 13-year-
old son of Dorcas Brown-Smith,
who is fighting a very rare and ma-
lignant bone and soft tissue cancer
called Ewing’s Sarcoma.
All four Brown Sisters will be
joined by talented friends, like
Michael Allen Harrison, Aaron Joseph Smith
Meyer, Alonzo Chadwick, Der-
rick McDuffey with Kingdom
Sound, and others to raise funds
for his care.
The musical showcase will
take place Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7
p.m. at Maranatha Church, 4222
N.E. 12th Ave. You can visit joy-
offit.org to RSVP and also to do-
nate.