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March 20, 2019 Page 5 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Links Masquerade Ball – The Portland chapter of The Links present the Phantom Phantasy Masquer- ade Ball on Saturday, April 27 at the Adrianna Ball- 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- 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 24 at 2 p.m. finc.ejoinme.org/register2019. Portland International Film Festival – The North- west Film Center’s 42nd Portland International Film Festival, Oregon’s largest and most culturally diverse film event, finishes its two week run with shows through Thursday, March 21. For a schedule, tickets and festival passes, visit nwfilm.org 100 Years of Nat and Natalie – Relive the finest musical moments from Nat King Cole and daugh- ter Natalie Cole when a revue of their heartwarming songs comes to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall for two performances starring powerhouse vocalist Denzal Sinclaire and diva Dee Daniels and the Or- egon Symphony. The concerts, on Saturday, March from winter storms. For more information, a list of cleanup sites and to register, visit solveoregon.org or call 971-346-2703. Norman Sylvester Band – “Boogie Cat” Norman Sylves- ter plays Friday, March 22 at Clyde’s; Saturday, March 23 at CI Bar & Grill in Tualatin; Wednesday, March 27 at Billy Blues in Vancouver; Friday, March 29 at the Vinyl Tap; and Saturday, March 30 at the Half Penny in Salem. 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- Celebrating Women in Film – In honor of Wom- tance for Needy Families, and Head Start. en’s History Month, the Hollywood Theatre will spend March featuring films telling women’s stories. Discount Tickets – Low income families and indi- Highlights include the rarely-shown 1982 master- viduals can purchase $5 tickets to classical musical piece Losing Ground with the director’s daughter in performances in Portland as part of a unique pro- attendance on March 30 and a screening of the 2016 gram called Music for All. Participating organiza- hit Hidden Figures. For a complete lineup, visit hol- tions include the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater, Chamber Music Northwest, lywoodtheater.org. Portland Youth Philharmonic, Portland Baroque Beach Clean Up – SOLVE is calling on volunteers Orchestra, Friends of Chamber Music, Portland to join together on Saturday, March 23 to clean up Chamber Orchestra, Portland Piano International, the coast. Thousands are expected to clear the entire Portland Symphonic Choir, Cappella Romana and Oregon coast of litter and marine debris washed in Portland Vocal Consort. Africa’s Future Queen Her modern African music and political activism has led to her being called Africa’s Future Queen. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara stops in Portland Friday for a 9 p.m. show at the Star Theater with special gusts Outer Orbit and Portland’s Saeeda Wright. Boldly experimental yet respectful of her Malian roots, Fatoumata’s music defines her as a voice of young African womanhood – proud of her heritage but with a vision that looks confidently to the future. “Don’t sing just to sing,” she emphasizes, “sing to change things, to make things better.”
