November 27, 2019
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
PassinArt’s presentation of Black Nativity is an annual holiday gospel play.
Celebrate
the Season
The community is
invited to celebrate
this holiday season
at Beaverton’s
annual Tree Lighting
Ceremony on Friday,
Dec. 6. Activities
begin at 5 p.m. at
City Park located
at Southwest Hall
Boulevard and Third
Street, with the tree
lighting at 7 p.m.
This year’s ceremony
will feature live
music, a roast-your-
own s’mores and
hot cocoa station,
as well as photo
opportunities with
Santa Claus and
Elsa and Olaf from
Frozen 2.
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Black Nativity at Bethel AME
PassinArt is proud to pres-
ent for the fifth year, Black
Nativity, a special holiday
gospel play that retells the fa-
mous nativity story with a ma-
jority African American cast.
This year’s production
opens Friday, Nov. 29 and
continues through Dec. 15 at
Bethel AME Church, 5828 N.E.
Eighth Ave. For tickets, visit
passinart.org.
The play by Langston Hughes
and directed locally by Jerry
Foster is performed in an uplift-
ing gospel style which includes
some traditional Christmas car-
ols. It’s a production that has
been enjoyed by audiences from
all walks of life regardless of
their cultural backgrounds. The
show was originally first per-
formed off-Broadway in 1961.
PassinArt: A Theatre Compa-
ny is an African American pro-
ducing theatre company whose
mission is to entertain, educate
and inspire artists and audiences
while addressing critical issues
facing our community; and to
celebrate our history and cul-
ture.