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March 6, 2019
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Celebrating
Women in Film
In honor of Women’s History
Month, the nonprofit Hollywood
Theatre will spend the month
of March in celebration of the
women who have shaped the
film industry, both in front of
and behind the camera.
The films will span genres,
eras and sensibilities, with only
one thing in common: Telling
women’s stories.
Highlights include the rare-
ly-shown 1982 masterpiece Los-
ing Ground with the director’s
daughter in attendance on March
30; a special queer horror pre-
sentation of The Stepford Wives;
the new documentary about per-
formance art renegade Narcissis-
ter; and a screening of the 2016
hit Hidden Figures in collabo-
ration with the local nonprofit
Brown Girl Rise.
The goal of the Feminist
March film series is to celebrate
the contributions that wom-
en have made, and continue to
make, to the film industry, while
acknowledging the ongoing need
for intersectional advocacy on
behalf of marginalized voices,
specifically trans and nonbinary
filmmakers and filmmakers of
color.
Screenings run throughout the
month of March. For a complete
festival lineup, visit hollywood-
theater.org.
Losing Ground is a 1982 masterpiece film that never received a full theatrical release but won
awards on the festival circuit and became the first feature-length drama directed by a black American
woman. It will screen as part of a month long celebrating women in film series during March at the
Hollywood Theater.
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The Beauty of Being Human
Lisa Renee Pitts (from left) Dana Green and Brian Michael Smith in “Tiny Beautiful
Things” at Portland Center Stage at the Armory. Now playing through March 31, the
funny and touching play is about resilience and the simple beauty of being human.
Based on a Portland’s author Cheryl Stayed’s book ‘Wild’ and her beloved advice
column ‘Dear Sugar.’ For tickets and more information, visit pcs.org
Modern Blues Women
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Adia Victoria likes to call herself a modern blues
woman. The 32-year-old songwriter from South
Carolina and now based in Nashville is known
for her “gothic blues” style as well as roots
music, afro punk and country. She performs
Monday, March 11 at the Doug Fir Lounge in
southeast Portland.