The exhibit, which runs through February, includes both aesthetic and pedagogical components, and has a high “wow” factor. An artists’ reception will be Feb. 16.
The pronk quartet returns to live music, Oregon Symphony celebrates the “Rhapsody” centennial, Grammy-winner Cann performans a recital of Black women composers for PPI, Eugene Concert Choir releases their “Black is Beautiful” CD, and the Albina Community Archive goes live.
Two February performances of “My Words Are My Sword” will celebrate Black History Month and the memory of the long-time festival conductor, who died in September.
Stage & Studio podcast: Dmae Roberts talks with the artistically versatile Abioto about Black culture and her many projects.
A smart, engaging, crowd-pleasing winner from Norway; a probing of race in America with righteous resolve and firm facts.
The Film Center honors a “Portlandia” progenitor and other trailblazers; the Cascade Festival of African Films begins, Tim Roth quietly shines.
February brings us the love poems of Pablo Neruda, a celebration of Black History Month, and numerous virtual readings.
In Black History Month, a good time to freshen up and start a new tradition of seeking out and hearing Black music.
by DAMIEN GETER Joseph Bologne (Chevalier de Saint Georges), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Florence Price, and Daniel Bernard Roumain. None of these composers are household names but all are finally starting to get the attention they deserve. On Friday, in celebration of Black History
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