{"id":2277515,"date":"2026-02-11T16:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2277515"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:17:32","slug":"entertainment-events-canceled-in-portland-due-to-visa-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/entertainment-events-canceled-in-portland-due-to-visa-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Entertainment events canceled in Portland due to visa issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PORTLAND (WGME) &#8212; Portland Ovations, which books entertainment events, says it\u2019s had to cancel two different upcoming performances because of visa issues.<\/p>\n<p>The cultural organization says the visas for the members of the dance group &#8220;Les Ballets Africains&#8221; were denied.<\/p>\n<p>The dance group is based in Africa and hasn&#8217;t been able to come into the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"CommentCallToAction_callToActionContainer__5zDeB \" data-testid=\"comments-call-to-action\" id=\"js-CommentCallToAction-Container\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"23px\" id=\"Layer_1\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 42 35.9\" width=\"26px\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><title>Comment with Bubbles<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\"><g id=\"L-_x7C_-Story-Detail---Commenting\" transform=\"translate(-214.000000, -907.000000)\"><g id=\"Group\" transform=\"translate(215.000000, 908.000000)\"><path clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M7.3,28.7c-2.1,0-3.8-0.5-5.2-1.6C0.7,26,0,24.6,0,23V6.2c0-1.6,0.7-3,2.1-4.1     C3.5,1,5.3,0.4,7.3,0.4h25.4c2.1,0,3.8,0.6,5.2,1.7C39.3,3.2,40,4.6,40,6.2V23c0,1.6-0.7,3-2.1,4.1c-1.4,1.1-3.1,1.6-5.2,1.6     h-0.4v5.1c-5.1-2.9-7.8-4.5-8.3-4.7c-0.4-0.3-1.1-0.4-2-0.4H7.3z\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" id=\"sbg-comment\" stroke=\"#121212\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/g><g><path d=\"M15,17.7c0-0.7,0.5-1.2,1.1-1.2c0.7,0,1.1,0.5,1.1,1.2c0,0.7-0.4,1.2-1.1,1.2C15.5,18.9,15,18.3,15,17.7z\"\/><path d=\"M20.4,17.7c0-0.7,0.5-1.2,1.1-1.2c0.7,0,1.1,0.5,1.1,1.2c0,0.7-0.4,1.2-1.1,1.2C20.9,18.9,20.4,18.3,20.4,17.7z\"\/><path d=\"M25.8,17.7c0-0.7,0.5-1.2,1.1-1.2c0.7,0,1.1,0.5,1.1,1.2c0,0.7-0.4,1.2-1.1,1.2C26.2,18.9,25.8,18.3,25.8,17.7z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another group, &#8220;Flip Fabrique,&#8221; had their visas delayed, so they&#8217;ve canceled the beginning of their U.S. tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source wgme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND (WGME) &#8212; Portland Ovations, which books entertainment events, says it\u2019s had to cancel two different upcoming performances because of visa issues. The cultural organization says the visas for the members of the dance group &#8220;Les Ballets Africains&#8221; were denied. 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