Left Hook

Left Hook

a fully staged new drama about gentrification and community displacement in 1970’s Portland, set in an Albina boxing club. Written by Rich Rubin, Directed by Damaris Webb

This play is very powerful. And it's especially important now, as gentrification continues to march across our city.

- Broadway World

featuring: Anthony Armstrong, Kenneth Dembo, Jasper Howard, Shareen Jacobs, Tonea Lolin & James Savannah

design: Lara Klingeman, costume: Wanda Walden, PSM: Judith Yeckel

The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center - 5340 N Interstate Ave

12 Public Performances:

Thursday 5/24, 7p

Friday 5/25, 7p

Saturday 5/26, 7p

Sunday 5/27, 2p

Thursday 5/31, 7p * ASL interpretation

Friday 6/1, 7p

Saturday 6/2, 7p

Sunday 6/3, 2pm ** followed by post show conversation with: Kent Ford (Portland Black Panthers), Stanley Dunn (Knott Street Boxing), Ray Lampkin (Portland boxing legend)

Thursday 6/7, 7p

Friday 6/8, 7p

Saturday 6/9, 7p

Sunday 6/10, 2pm

Admission: Suggested $25; $5 Students/Seniors.

Learn more about the other The Vanport Mosaic Festival 2018 events at www.vanportmosaic.org

Run time: 2hrs with intermission - please visit the exhibit Vanport: The Surge of Social Change & Anywhere But Here, running in tandem with this production at the IFCC.

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Part of the VANPORT MOSAIC FESTIVAL 2018

In these times of collective amnesia, remembering is an act of resistance. Join us for 6 days of memory activism opportunities, commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Vanport Flood and the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act through screenings, live performances, tours, exhibits, and community engagement initiatives: www.vanportmosaic.org/schedule

info@vanportmosaic.org

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