Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, December 04, 2019, Page 15, Image 15

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    December 4, 2019
Page 15
Celebrate the Sea-
son – 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.
All Things Being Equal – A thought-provoking
look at how art can show how modern culture per-
petuates discrimination, titled “All Things Being
Equal” by African American artist Hank Willis
Thomas, runs through Jan. 12 at the Portland Art
Museum. Features more than 90 works, including
sculptures based on archival photographs, quilts
constructed from sports jerseys and prison uni-
forms, video installations, and more.
YOU CALL, WE HAUL
Da Vinci Arts Fair –
Da Vinci Arts Middle
School, 2508 N.E. Everett
St., hosts its annual arts fair
fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 7 from
10 am. to 5 p.m. The free event will feature over
100 marketplace booths, works by local artists,
craft makers and student artists, as well as live the-
ater, music, food, drinks and more for the entire
family.
Johnny Huff
(owner/operator)
Norman Sylvester Band – “Boogie Cat” Norman
Sylvester and his Band plays Saturday, Dec. 7 at
Catfish Lou’s; Friday, Dec. 13 at the Hillsboro
Elks Lodge for members & guests; Saturday, Dec.
14 at the Spare Room; Saturday, Dec. 21 at 9 a.m.
for the AFL-CIO holiday party at the Elsinore The-
atre in Salem; Friday, Dec. 27 at Clyde’s; Saturday,
Dec. 28 at the Vinyl Tap; and Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 7
p.m. for the New Year’s Eve party at Catfish Lou’s
Scrapping Metal
& Landscape Meintenance
Cell: (971) 263-5516
Vancouver Mall Santa – Now through Dec. 24,
children and their families are invited to drop off
letters to Santa, share their Christmas wish lists
and have a professional photo taken with Santa
Claus as part of a new “The Polar Express” holiday
exhibit on the lower level near H&M. For hours
and more information, visit shop vancouvermall.
com.
$5.00 TEES
971-276-8674
CLUBS
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power washing,
hauling, leaf removal,
cleanup, anything!
FAMILY REUNIONS
SCHOOL CLUBS
Black Nativity Gospel Play – Portland’s African
American producing theater company PassinArt
presents Black Nativity by Langston Hughes, a
special holiday gospel play that retells the famous
nativity story. Now showing through Dec. 15 at
Bethel AME Church, 5828 N.E. Eighth Ave. For
tickets, visit passinart.org.
Fighting for the Right to Fight: African Ameri-
can Experiences in World War II – On loan from
the National WWII Museum through Jan. 12, The
Oregon Historical Society, downtown, presents
exhibit on the African American experience in
World War II and in the Civil Rights era following
the war.
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Obituaries
In Loving
Memory
Annie Marie Mann
Sunrise: June 26, 1930
Sunset: Nov. 24, 2019
Annie Mann was born
in Conway, Ark. to Earl
and Rozzie Rosemon. She
moved to Portland at the age
of 13 and graduated from Jef-
ferson High School. She met
her husband Ernest Mann at
14 and married him at 17;
they stayed married until his
In Loving Memory
Louise Wedge
Sunrise: March 1, 1941
Sunset: Dec. 1, 2019
Funeral services for Louise Wedge, also
known as “Mother Wedge” and by some as
“Zodia” will be held Saturday, Dec. 14 at 11
a.m. at Highland Christian Center, 7600 N.E.
Glisan St.
death in 1983.
She leaves behind her
daughters Deborah Mann
and
Joan
Mann-Green
(A.J); son Ronald Mann;
her oldest niece Georgia
Ann Allen; two grandchil-
dren Ronald Jr. and Shyrita;
four great-grandchildren, a
great-great grandchild, and
a host of nieces, nephews,
family and friends.
Her homecoming service
will be held at 12 p.m. on
Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Sky-
line Memorial, 4100 N.W.
Skyline Blvd.
5010 NE 9th Ave
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