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Actress Anita Shontel Woodley portrays her mother, Mabel-Ree, who died at 47 from breast cancer. She is bringing her one-woman show to Wytheville on March 10 to honor a local woman.

By WAYNE QUESENBERRY/Staff

Lindaleigh Portner and Vickie Mack Coble have been friends as long as they can remember. To honor Coble, who has breast cancer and liver disease, Portner is planning a fitting tribute.

She has arranged for actress/playwright Anita Shontel Woodley to bring her one-woman play, Mama Juggs, to the Hedgefield Community Room in Wytheville on Saturday, March 10, for a 7:30 p.m. show. Portner is using her rainy day money to back the performance and pay for Woodleys overnight stay.

Woodley uses inspiration from true stories in her life for the performance. She confronts issues of womens breast health and body image from puberty to maturity to old age.

So many times people do things in memory of a loved one, Portner said earlier this week. I wanted to do something for Vickie while shes still living. This is going to be a celebration and done in her honor.

According to Portner, she first met Woodley on Facebook several years ago and did a radio interview with her at the University of North Carolina on another issue. Portner also saw a posting of Woodleys Mama Juggs performances and ordered a CD.

Oh, I loved it, Portner said. Its a show youll never forget. Were going to have a ball.

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A personal performance in Wytheville