Film and Event Schedule

LIVE MUSIC | Grupo Esperanza | Latin/Salsa/Latin Jazz
9 Piece Afro-Cuban Band

"Esperanza are another world, a gushing sonic black gold out from the pipeline of musical culture." - Ian Paige, The Portland Phoenix

Ana Agustin - Lead Vocals
Dylan Blanchard - Percussion
Adam Montminy - Upright/Electric Bass
Joe Parra - Saxophones, Vocals
Eric Ambrose - Trombone, Vocals
John Maclaine - Trombone, Vocals
Mark Tipton - Trumpet, Vocals
Jacob Cooley - Fender Rhodes
Gary Gemmiti - Drums

SPECIAL EVENT | Opera in Cinema | La Scala Series
Performed by Teatro Alla Scalla, Presented in HD

"The true spirit of the Opera is perfectly captured by this production from Teatro alla Scala."

LIVE MUSIC | Ameranouche | Gypsy Jazz Trio

"This is one of those bands that will just thrill and amaze any audience. They are truly incredible musicians. You can hear it in their recorded tracks, but to see them live is when the 'wow factor' really kicks in." – Shawn Mercer, Under The Bridge Productions

Richard Sheppard: Solo Guitar
Ryan Flaherty: Rhythm Guitar
Xar Adelberg: Upright Bass

Ameranouche formed in 2004 and has played at venues from all over, including the prestigious JVC Newport Jazz Festival and Djangofest Northwest. The award winning Ameranouche trio features the melodic virtuosity of guitarist Richard Sheppard, the vehement rhythm chops of guitarist Ryan Flaherty and the dulcet low end of upright bassist Xar Adelberg. Together, this rip-roaring ensemble is a super force of hot acoustic jazz, sometimes referred to as hot swing or Gypsy jazz. The contrast of other influences like American Soul music, Flamenco and Bop are what give the fast fingered trio such a recognizable sound. All played on acoustic instruments, the music is rhythmic, vigorous and strangely elegant. It’s hard to believe only three people are creating such a big sound.

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

Featuring interviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation), Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto) along with forward thinking social entrepreneurs like Stonyfield's Gary Hirshberg and Polyface Farms' Joel Salatin, Food, Inc. reveals surprising—and often shocking truths—about what we eat, how it's produced, who we have become as a nation and where we are going from here.