February 27: Elizabeth Taylor 80th Birthday Celebration @ Hollywood Theater | All Ages, Screening of ‘Cat On A Hot Tin Roof’
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From press release:
Elizabeth Taylor 80th Birthday Celebration
Monday, February 27
7 p.m. | $10 suggested donation | All Ages
@ Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.
Laela Wilding, granddaughter of the late Dame Elizabeth Taylor, invites fellow Portlanders to a party to celebrate what would have been her grandmother's 80th birthday. On Monday February 27, 2012 the Hollywood Theatre will open its doors in honor of the actress with a special screening of the classic film, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.
The party and screening is open to the public, with a suggested donation of $10+ to be made at the door. The proceeds of this event will support Cascade AIDS Project and Portland's public arts-focused school, da Vinci Arts Middle School. These two non-profit organizations reflect what Ms. Taylor is best remembered as- a tireless AIDS activist and an artist who began her craft as a young child.
Elizabeth Taylor starred in more than 55 films during her career; she was most recognized and honored for her roles in National Velvet, A Place in the Sun, Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (a role for which she won one of her two Oscars). Cat On A Hot Tin Roof remains a true classic. Playing opposite Paul Newman and Burl Ives, Taylor shines with her sultry portrayal of Maggie the Cat, in Tennessee Williams' story of greed in a Southern family.
In addition to her prolific acting career, Elizabeth Taylor was a leader in AIDS activism, including her founding role in the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), and the establishment of The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF).
