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As the Reel Music Festival continues, so does opbmusic continue to give away free tickets. NWFilm Center's Reel Music is screening a wide array of films that explore the relationship between the performer and the audience, the sound and the image, and the human beings behind the music. We are sponsoring three more films and hope you enjoy them!

Amy Winehouse: The Day She Came to Dingle is oriented around one of Winehouse's most touching and powerful performances, a mere 20-minute set at St James Church in County Kerry, Ireland for the Other Voices Music Festival in 2006. Showing Wednesday, October 17th at 10:00 p.m.

 21+ 

Tales of Rock & Roll takes a deep look into the history surrounding classic rock music, and draws out the hidden narratives that lie behind some of the most famous rock songs of all time, such as Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel", Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited," and Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wildside." Showing Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:00 p.m. 

Hype! takes place in mid-1990's Seattle, which was the home of grunge music as we know it today. The film traces the roots of the movement through to its ascension into mainstream American culture. Showing Thursday, October 25th at 9:00 p.m. 21+ 

All three films will be screening at McMenamin's Mission Theater at 1624 Northwest Glisan Street, Portland OR 97209.

To enter, send us an e-mail at opbmusic@opb.org with your name in the body of the email and the title of the film you want to see in the subject. The deadline to enter is Monday, October 15th at 3:00 p.m. Winners will be contacted via e-mail.

Best of luck!