Posts Tagged ‘arts and culture’
Category is: Drive in Drag!
In early May, Voss Events, Drive’n Drag Saves 2021, featured a multitude of drag queens from the ever so popular, “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The drive-in style event was held in the parking lot of the Clackamas Town Center in Happy Valley.
Read More‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ review
Story by Andrew Griffin Fifty-one years ago, the world was introduced to the wonderful world of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” a show that would go on to capture the hearts of children for decades until its final episode in 2001. Behind it all was one man — a man dedicated to spreading kindness and giving the…
Read MoreTheater department hosts a Holocaust survivor and childhood friend of Anne Frank for Q&A
Laureen Nussbaum, a Holocaust survivor and childhood friend of Anne Frank, visited Clackamas Community College Monday for a Q&A. The event was arranged by theater instructor Jim Eikrem in advance of the department’s spring play “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank.” Eikrem arranging for Nussbaum, his former German…
Read MoreCreed v. Drago three decades in the making
With the overwhelming success of Creed, released in 2015, it was only a matter of time until we saw Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan lace up their gloves and return to the silver screen for a sequel. Creed 2 holds a few choice surprises in store for its audience and follows through its punches…
Read MoreChristian Rock mainstay launches farewell tour
A page closes in Christian rock, this year, as one of the genre’s most well-loved bands says goodbye to its fans. Third Day, one of the most prominent and successful bands in the genre, has chosen to end their run together with a twelve-show tour, giving fans one last opportunity to see them live;…
Read More“The Lost Boy” kidnaps the audience
Story and photo by Jared Preble Whenever a tragedy occurs in society, media outlets often circumvent certain aspects of the truth and instead mold it into a gasp-worthy story in order to grasp the attention of a large audience. “The Lost Boy” is no acception. In fact, it’s this view on the media that makes…
Read MoreNew resources available on campus
AFTER A YEAR, THE COLLEGE ENACTS NEW RESOURCES FOR TRANS STUDENTS By William Farris The Clackamas Print On May 17 of last year the Clackamas Print released a story about the lack of resources available for trans students on campus. At the time, Clackamas Community College stated that while they didn’t have many ways of…
Read MoreBlack Panther claws way into box office
By Jared Preble The Clackamas Print Like many comic buffs and superhero fans, I was thrilled to see Black Panther take the leap from comic panel to silver screen back in 2016, with the release of Captain America: Civil War. According to The New York Times, the Black Panther standalone film has already topped $700…
Read MoreWhy do we celebrate Valentine’s Day?
By Merari Calderon Ruiz Consumers in the United States are expected to spend $19.6 billion on Valentine’s Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Marketers use this day to sell more items like Valentine cards, chocolates, flowers and jewelry; but this wasn’t always the custom in today’s society. Valentine’s Day originated from a…
Read MoreHigh school students direct one-act plays
By Autumn Berend Editor-in-Chief Clackamas Community College hosted the Mount Hood Theater Conference for the student directed One-Act Play on Feb. 9.With six high schools from a local conference. Every year, the conference holds the student-directed one-act plays where students get a chance to perform in front of other students. “They were looking for a…
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