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Page 6 March 13, 2019 Portland International Film Festival – The North- west Film Center presents the 42nd Portland Inter- national Film Festival, Oregon’s largest and most culturally diverse film event with daily and weekend screenings through March 21 at Whitsell Auditori- um, Cinema 21, Regal Fox Tower, OMSI’s Empir- Race, Bias and the Brain – The Hollywood Library ical Theater and Cinemagic. For a complete sched- in northeast Portland presents Dr. Binyam Nardos of OHSU who will discuss his findings on race, ule, tickets and festival passes, visit nwfilm.org emotional arousal and racial bias and how they af- Links Masquerade Ball – The Portland chapter of fect our perceptions and decisions, sometimes with The Links present the Phantom Phantasy Masquer- life-threatening implications, Wednesday, March 13 ade Ball on Saturday, April 27 at the Adrianna Ball- from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. room, 918 S.W. Yamhill, from 6 p.m.-11 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Portland Links Scholarship Fund and Programs. For tickets, visit online at wre- finc.ejoinme.org/register2019. Environmental Justice in Focus – Ken Ward puts himself in the direct path of the fossil fuel industry to combat climate change in the film ‘The Reluctant Radical.’ St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church, 120 N. Knott St., invites the community to a screen- ing and discussion of the film on Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Zoo for All – The Oregon Zoo has launched “Zoo for All,” a discount program that provides $5 ad- mission for low income individuals and families. Visitors may purchase up to six of the $5 tickets by brining a photo ID and documentation showing they participate in low income service, like the Oregon Trial Card, Medicaid, Section 8, Temporary Assis- tance for Needy Families, and Head Start. Celebrating Women in Film – In honor of Wom- en’s History Month, the Hollywood Theatre will spend March featuring films telling women’s stories. Highlights include the rarely-shown 1982 master- piece Losing Ground with the director’s daughter in attendance on March 30 and a screening of the 2016 hit Hidden Figures. For a complete lineup, visit hol- lywoodtheater.org. Kells Irish Festival – You’re invited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all weekend with live music, danc- ing, food and family activities. The 28th annual Kells Irish Festival will take place Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 17 at Kells’ two Portland locations: The original Kells Irish Pub at 112 S.W. Discount Tickets – Low income families and indi- Second Ave. and Kells Brewery at 210 N.W. 21st viduals can purchase $5 tickets to classical musical performances in Portland as part of a unique pro- Ave. gram called Music for All. Participating organiza- Norman Sylvester Band – “Boogie Cat” Norman tions include the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Sylvester plays Saturday, March 16 at Mac’s Place Oregon Ballet Theater, Chamber Music Northwest, in Silverton; Friday, March 22 at Clyde’s; Saturday, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Portland Baroque March 23 at CI Bar & Grill in Tualatin; Wednes- Orchestra, Friends of Chamber Music, Portland day, March 27 at Billy Blues in Vancouver; Friday, Chamber Orchestra, Portland Piano International, March 29 at the Vinyl Tap; and Saturday, March 30 Portland Symphonic Choir, Cappella Romana and at the Half Penny in Salem. Portland Vocal Consort. Funerals ~ Memorial Services ~ Cremation ~ Preplanning “Dedicated to providing excellent service and superior care of your loved one” Funeral Home staff available 24 hours 503-249-1788 Terry Family Funeral Home 2337 N Williams Ave, Portland, Or 97227 www.terryfamilyfuneralhome.com Portland Trail Blazer Enes Kanter. Wyden Defends Blazer Center U. S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Or- egon has come to the defense of Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter in his continuing battle with the government of Turkey, which has taken actions against Kanter, a Turkey national, for his criticisms of Turkey’s president. “President Erdogan has re- sponded like many thin-skinned autocrats before him, by going after Mr. Kanter and his family,” Wyden wrote in a letter to Secre- tary of State Mike Pompeo Friday, in which he urged the U.S. to “not stay silent in the face of such a blatant assault on free thought and expressions.” Kanter has been an outspoken critic of Erdogan for years, calling him “the Hitler of our century” when his passport was revoked by the Turkish government and he was detained in a Romanian air- port in 2017. Turkey’s demand that INTER- POL issue a “red notice” to ex- tradite him to Turkey has kept the former Knicks player in the Unit- ed states when his former team traveled to London earlier this season, and last week when the Blazers went to Toronto. Enes’ father, Mehmet Kanter, was sentenced to 15 years in pris- on by the Turkish government in June after a failed military coup, even though he publicly dis- avowed his son and his beliefs. The Turkish government labeled both Enes and his father as being part of a terrorist organization.
