March 20, 2019
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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.”