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arts & entertainment
Hoffman Gallery Exhibit
L
ewis and Clark College’s Hoffman Gallery will be
hosting an art exhibit featuring a dozen of Portland’s
minority artists and activists.
The exhibit, “A New Narrative,” is curated by Robert
Miller and will run Jan. 20 to March 13.
Some of the artists include JoAnn Bowman, Lynn
Clendenin and Djimet Dogo. Miller has been known for his
work creating portraits of Northwest artists and landscapes.
According to a statement, Miller wanted to turn his lens to
some of the leaders in the cultural shift occurring in
Portland.
gallery information:
Regular Hours: Tues - Sun, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art,
0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Road, MSC 95
Perseverance: Black
Pioneers in Early Oregon
S
tarting Jan. 14, the Oregon Historical Society will
present “Perseverance: Black Pioneers in Early
Oregon.”
Throughout Oregon’s early history, the presence of
African Americans in all parts of the state are recorded in
documents and photographs. They came to Oregon as
slaves and free in spite of Black Exclusion Laws and
worked and lived alongside other pioneers as farmers,
blacksmiths, lumbermen, miners, bootblacks, cowboys and
mid-wives. Their children went to school, they volunteered
for local fire departments and they donated money and land
to their communities.
Though small in number, through determination and per-
severance their presence added to the fabric of the commu-
nity in the new territory and state called Oregon. This
exhibit is one which highlights the environment and stories
of those early Oregon black pioneers who lived in this state
prior to World War II.
The exhibit will be available until April 3 at the Oregon
Historical Society Museum, 1200 SW Park Ave. in
Portland.
Film
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American Christianity.
“Hardly anyone gets to see gospel in
this way,” he said.
A film like this will likely get a lim-
ited release in the South and select
cities in the North, but it would be
unlikely to see this in any other theatre
in Portland. “Rejoice and Shout”
screens at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 17
in the Whitsell Auditorium in the
Portland Art Museum, where all the
movies will screen.
While some of the subject matter in
many of the films being screened for
the Reel Music Fest are familiar –
there aren’t many out there who
haven’t heard of Ray Charles – Foster
usually won’t screen the big films
from industry bigwigs like Bruce
Springstein or the Rolling Stones.
For the film, “Kinshasa Symphony,”
the filmmakers document 200 musi-
cians of the Congo’s only orchestra,
the Kimanguiste Symphony Orchestra,
as they perform Beethoven’s Ninth
Symphony. Foster calls it the “poster
child” of the type of film that he wants
for the festival. It combines a docu-
mentary story of discovery with
music, as well as a bit of the dramatic
– during the performance a power out-
age nearly ruins the entire perform-
ance.
Surprisingly, the Reel Music Festival
hasn’t changed all that much over the
years. Foster continues to find that rare
mix of commercial and independent,
known and unknown that will attract
an audience inter-
ested in an expe-
rience that runs a
bit deeper than
raw
concert
footage.
“Everyday
Sunshine: The
Story of fishbone”
Director: Chris Metzler, Lev
Anderson (in attendance)
Screening: 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14
Whitsell Auditorium
From the shifting fault lines of
Hollywood fantasies and the economic
and racial tensions of 1980s America,
Fishbone rose to become one of the
most original bands of the era.
“Deconstructing Dad”
Director: Stan Warnow
Screening: 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16
One of the true enigmas of 20th cen-
tury music, Harry Warnow was a high-
ly prolific figure with a career that
began in the 1930s swing/big band era
and continued on through the experi-
mental musicage of the 1970s. Few
know that he invented his own daz-
zling array of gadget-based musical
instruments, played a part in busting
racism on network radio, and was the
director of electronic music research
and development for Motown.
“in my mind”
Director: Gary Hawkins
“In My Mind”
Screening: 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16
In My Mind compares and contrasts
two great concerts separated by half a
century but united by the power of
jazz.
“ray charles america”
Director: Manya Spraic
Screening: 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
“Ray Charles America,” examines
the social and political context of
Charles’ work and how his unique
approach to music and his ability to
transcend racial barriers changed the
cultural landscape as we know it.
“rejoice and Shout”
Director: Don McGlynn
Screening: 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17
Packed with evocative photos, rare
audio recordings, and stirring film and
television performances, McGlynn’s
(“Howlin’ Wolf,” “Charles Mingus,”
“More Than You Know”) new film
celebrates the 200-year musical histo-
ry of African-American Christianity.
For a complete list of films at the
Reel
Music
Festival,
visit
www.nwfilm.org.
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