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January 29, 2020
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
‘Oh Freedom’ Drama at WSU-Vancouver
The Washington State Univer-
sity Vancouver campus is cele-
brating Black History Month in
February by creating space to hon-
or the achievements, contributions
and lived experiences of peoples
of the African and Black diaspora.
The public is invited to join the
campus community for a dramat-
ic performance of “Oh Freedom:
Commemorating the Spiritual
and the Underground Railroad”
on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. in
the Firstenburg Student Com-
mons, Room 105. This event is
free. RSVP at vancouver.wsu.edu/
events.
“Oh Freedom” commemorates
the powerful connection of the spir-
itual and the Underground Railroad
through five dramatic movements.
Carefully selected prose narratives
Wesley Williams II
H. L. Wright II
from historical scholars, poems
from specific time periods and spir-
ituals that align with the text will
give you the opportunity to com-
memorate the fusion of narrative
and song to describe the evil, ug-
liness and authentic beauty of this
significant time in U.S. and world
history.
Wesley Williams II is the cre-
ator and producer of “Oh Free-
dom.” He performs with H.L.
Wright II.
WSU Vancouver is located at
14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave.,
east of the 134th Street exit from
either I-5 or I-205.
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50th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, Oct. 23rd 2020
New York-based rapper Homeboy Sandman will perform Sunday,
Feb. 2 at Mississippi Studios.
Homeboy Sandman on Tour
New York-based rapper Home-
boy Sandman has embarked on
a West Coast tour supported by
Quelle Chris and will be perform-
ing at Mississippi Studios in north
Portland on Sunday, Feb. 2.
Sandman recently released
“Dusty,” a collection of 15
Hedwig and the An-
gry Inch – Portland
Center Stage at The Ar-
mory is kicking off the New
Year with “Hedwig and the
Angry Inch,” starring Port-
land’s Delphon “DJ” Curtis
Jr. as Hedwig and Ithica Tell
as Yitzhak. Part rock concert,
part cabaret, part stand-up
comedy routine, show plays
through Feb. 23 in the Ellyn
Bye Studio at The Armory. For tickets, visit
pcs.org, by phone at 503-445-3700 or in-person
from the box office.
Sweat – Profile Theater presents the Portland
premiere of African American playwright Lynn
Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Sweat,
a story that captures global capitalism’s im-
pacts on the lives of a diverse group of workers
through a wincing story of people losing their
livelihood, becoming desperate and lashing
out at themselves and each other. Now play-
ing through Feb. 2 at Imago Theater, 17 S.E.
Eighth Ave.
Everybody Reads – Multnomah County Li-
brary invites the community
to participate in Everybody
Reads 2020, featuring Tom-
my Orange’s debut novel
about the urban Native ex-
perience, “There There.”
Free copies are available at
library locations or down-
load the e-book or audio-
book from the library catalog.
soul-assessing
confessionals
that shows his lyrical word-
smith is as strong as ever. His
work has been featured at nu-
merous media outlets including
The Guardian, Pitchfork, NPR,
Rolling Stone, Stereogum, XXL
and more.
Chinese New Year
– Lan Su Chinese
Garden, downtown, cele-
brates Chinese New Year with
special events through Feb. 9, in-
cluding lion dances, lighted lantern parades
and other cultural activities.
Reel Music Festival – The 37th edition of
Portland’s beloved Reel Music Festival fea-
tures a line-up of cutting-edge films focused
on some of today’s—and yesteryear’s—most
thrilling musicians. Runs through Feb. 16 at
the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art
Museum. Admission is $10 and $8 for students
and seniors. Visit nwfilm.org.
Black Experience on Canvas – Portland artist
Arvie Smith, a renowned painter of the black ex-
perience, will showcase some of his new work
in a solo exhibit ‘2 Up and 2 Back,’ now show-
ing through Sunday, Feb. 2 at the Disjecta Con-
temporary Arts Center, 8371 N. Interstate Ave.
Norman Sylvester Band – “Boogie Cat” Nor-
man Sylvester and his band plays Saturday,
Feb. 1 at Catfish Lou’s in Beaverton; Friday,
Feb. 7 at Wilf’s at Union Station; and Saturday,
Feb. 8 at the Spare Room.
Film Screens with Call to Action – See the in-
justice and consider the solutions behind a new
trend making African American girls the fast-
est-growing population in the criminal justice
system when Warner Pacific University, HOL-
LA and Bars to Bridges host a public screening
of the documentary “Pushout: The Criminal-
ization of Black Girls in School,” on Monday,
Feb. 3 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.