BaseRoots Theatre will be performing a reading of "Pantomime" by Derek Walcott at 8 p.m. on Feb. 11 and 12 at the Blackfish Gallery, 420 NW 9^th Ave. in Portland. The show features performances by Bobby Bermea and Jonah Weston, directed by Wendy Wilcox.

Portland, Oregon's own Get It Squad (at left) won BET's 106 & Park Wild Out Wednesdays show on Jan. 26.

In February, the Sequential Art Gallery will be displaying photographs of Haiti by Mike Larremore. The young photographer travelled to the island nation not a month after it was hit by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake.

Although we're already one month into 2011, just in case you missed it, the Multnomah County Library's "Everybody Reads" book of the year is "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore, a Rhodes Scholar, combat veteran, and White House fellow.

This Saturday, Feb. 5 the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble will perform with special guest David Ornette Cherry.
The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble consists of percussionist and composer Kahil El' Zabar, saxophonist Ernest Khabeer Dawkins and trumpeter Corey Wilkes. Cherry is an educator, composer and master of improvisation.

Blown will be celebrating their two-year anniversary tonight at The Crown Room, 205 NW 4^th Ave. Friday, Jan. 28 at 10 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gladys Horton, a co-founder of the Marvelettes who helped put fledgling Motown Records on the musical map with its first No. 1 hit "Please Mr. Postman," has died at age 66.

Don't miss Black Thought from The Roots, Tony Ozier of Doo Doo Funk Alstars, My-G and Rose, Mic Crenshaw, Haez 1 tonight, Jan. 27 at Refuge, 116 SE Yamhill St. in Portland.

The Oscar nominations were announced early Tuesday morning at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills by last year's Best Supporting Actress-winner Mo'Nique (for Precious) along with Academy President Tom Sherak. The King's Speech, the inspirational bio-pic about King George VI's struggle to cure his stutter, has emerged as the early favorite in the annual awards sweepstakes