Reminder: Special screening of new play, “Bluejay’s Canoe,” on April 22

Just a quick reminder that screening of the video of BLUEJAY’S CANOE,  hosted by Don Dexter Gallery, is Wednesday, April 22, 6:30pm.  Information follows…. We hope you will join us if you missed the show in Fall, and thank you for sharing this opportunity with students and others!

Don Dexter Gallery welcomes  illioo Native Theatre for a special presentation of the recorded performance of BlueJay’s Canoe by Theresa May & Marta Lu Clifford (Chinook, Cree, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde)

When: 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22

Story: BlueJay’s Canoe explores the power of Indigenous stories in everyday life. Filled with humor and healing, this is an interwoven tale of three contemporary Oregon families as they navigate the challenges of recent years through renewed care for one another and the land.  The play takes place right here in Willamette Valley – Kalapuya illihi, the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya people.

   

BlueJay’s Canoe has been developed with the support of Oregon Community Foundation’s Creative Heights Grant.  Production co-sponsors include Very Little Theatre, McKenzie River Trust and Eugene Water & Electric Board.