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The Top 24 Events in Portland This Week: July 3–9, 2023
by EverOut Staff
July is starting off with a bang, with events from Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Too $hort, and More: High School Reunion Tour to the Waterfront Blues Festival and from Druski: Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda Tour to Cameron Esposito. For more ideas, check out our full July guide.
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Blaxploitation Film Series: Superfly (1972)
Oregon Black Pioneers’ film series continues, centering the first flicks made by Black directors and starring Black actors. In the ’70s, Blaxploitation films kicked open Hollywood’s doors with productions that showcased Black talent, catering to Black audiences for the first time. Superfly is a solid example of the subgenre’s proclivity for shock and excess—the film stars Ron O’Neal as dope dealer Youngblood Priest, who’s caught in a bummer situation with narcotics cops and the mob as he chases after his final score. Perhaps the best part of the film is socially aware funk legend Curtis Mayfield’s killer soundtrack. Can we get a hell yeah? LINDSAY COSTELLO
(Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood District)
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