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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 2024)
January 24, 2024 Page 7 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT The Screening of Foxy Brown! The Hollywood Theatre brings the legendary Pam Grier to Portland Actress and icon Pam Grier’s career exploded with her titular role in 1974’s FOXY BROWN, and the Hollywood Theatre is honored to host two screenings of the film for its 50th anniversa- ry, each followed by a Q&A with Grier, on Saturday, February 10. Pam Grier originally became known in the early 1970s for star- ring in a string of blaxploitation films, including COFFY, FOXY BROWN, and SHEBA BABY. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema’s first female action star, she returned to prominence in 1997, starring in Tarantino's JACKIE BROWN, for which she received a Golden Globe nomi- nation for Best Actress. Ms. Grier is also known for her role of Kate MVHS Band Actress Pam Grier (AP photo) "Kit" Porter on six seasons of the television series The L Word and for her powerful autobiography "Foxy: My Life in Three Acts." Help us celebrate Pam Grier’s contributions to cinema with the legend herself at these two action-packed 50th anniversa- ry screenings! The screenings are Saturday, February 10, 3:00pm & 7:00pm at 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, OR 97212.Tickets available at hollywoodtheatre. org to the general public. 60th Annual Clark College Jazz Festival Boys & Girls Aid Appoints Adding new attractions to this year's festival Clark College will host the 60th Annual Clark College Jazz Festi- val in three full days of exhila- rating big band jazz on Thursday through Saturday, January 25-27 in the Gaiser Student Center at 1933 Fort Vancouver Way. Middle and high school jazz ensembles from Washington and Oregon are scheduled to perform in addition to a new attraction, a ticketed fundraising concert by the Grammy-nominated The One O’Clock Lab Band from the University of North Texas on Wednesday, January 24. The Clark College Jazz Band will kick off the fundraiser event at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $22 if pur- chased online through Jan 22 and $25 (cash only) at the door. All proceeds from the festival will go directly to student scholarships. View ticket info. "We are so excited to present this year's Clark College Jazz Fes- tival, now celebrating our 60th anniversary. We are adding new attractions to this year's festival,” said Clark’s Director of Bands and Festival Director Dr. Doug Harris.“We are thrilled to present the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band directed by Alan Baylock. This band is recog- nized as the preeminent collegiate big band in the world—and has held that distinction for decades. It will be a performance no jazz lover will want to miss.” Special festival performances by the Clark College Jazz Band under the direction of Dr. Harris: • 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, January 25 • 7:45 p.m. on Friday, January 26 with guest soloist Yamaha trumpet artist Allen Vizzutti • 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, January 27 Another new event is that leg- endary trumpet player Allen Viz- zutti will appear with the Clark College Jazz Band on Friday night. Harris said, “I first heard Allen when I was a freshman at the University of Florida and was amazed, as I'm sure our audience will be.” The three-day event will cul- minate with last year’s Beacock Award-winning band, Mountain View High School Jazz I, direct- ed by Sam Ormson performing on Saturday night. New President & CEO A Passion for Advocating for Young People The Boys & Girls Aid Board of Directors has voted to ap- point Andrea Logan Sanders as its 14th President & CEO beginning Jan. 22, 2024. Logan Sanders has been with Boys & Girls Aid for 18 years, during which she has taken on progressively crucial leadership roles. Acting as the organization’s Chief Operat- ing Officer since 2022, she has been instrumental in leading, shaping and acquiring funding for agency programming, par- ticularly in the areas of shel- ter, foster care and permanent housing. Logan Sanders ap- proaches her work with a pas- sion for advocating for young people and their families to es- tablish permanent, healthy re- lationships and stable housing. “It is with deep appreciation and heart-felt excitement that I take on the opportunity to lead Boys & Girls Aid in its mission to support Oregon’s most vul- Andrea Logan Sanders nerable young people in finding forever families, relational per- manency, and stable housing,” said Logan Sanders. “Our staff, foster families, board mem- bers, volunteers, donors and stakeholders are compassionate champions of youth, and I am eager to partner with them in creating a successful future for the agency and its clients.” Logan Sanders earned an un- dergraduate degree in Sociolo- gy and Anthropology at Lewis & Clark College and a Master of Science in Communication from Portland State Universi- ty. As part of her community involvement and advocacy for youth, Logan Sanders has been a long-time member of several Washington County advocacy and implementation committees, including the Washington Coun- ty Continuum of Care Board. Logan Sanders succeeds Dr. Suzan Huntington, who was the first adoptee President & CEO, as well as the first female President & CEO in the agen- cy’s 139-year history. “With Andrea’s dedication to the children and youth we serve and continuous desire to provide services that meet the ever-changing needs of Ore- gon’s young people, she will be an outstanding President & CEO for Boys & Girls Aid,” said Huntington.
