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through Feb. 19 at 1241 NW Johnson St. The evolving
site-specific work features performances including
music and readings at 7 pm Fridays m February
Gay-owned Paolo in the Pearl exhibits D Edward
Murray's compelling paintings in Structural Integration
Form and Function through Feb. 2 at 1031 NW 11 th
just out
Ave. Next up are Brent Young's photographs in Deeper
Than Things Feb 3-May 3.
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Jan. 2«. a>. 604 NW 12th Ave Next up are photographic
pnnts by Terry Toedtemeier in Places, Pieces and
Hidden Histories Jan. 25-Feb 26. Also on display
through Jan. 29 is the PDX Window Project, which
features Claire Lieberman s videos consisting of a
bare foot walking through a field of identically shaped
balloons made of Jell-O. Next up is Kristen Miller's
fiber art in Seen/Unseen Feb 1 26
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piear gallery exhibits Rachel Denny's combination of
organic matenals, photos and pnnts in Small Histones
through Jan. 28 at 809 SW Alder St. Next up are collage
and mixed-media art by Dale Rawls in Journeys Feb 3-25.
Photographic Image Gallery exhibits Brian Kosoff
of New York and Monte Nagler of Michigan in The
Black & White Photograph through Jan 29 at 79 SW
Oak St. Next up is Anything Goes: Marilyn Monroe s
USO Tour in Korea, 1954. recently discovered slides by
Windy Wingrove. Feb 3-27 Come dressed as Marilyn
for the opening reception 6-9 pm Feb. 31
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Portland. OR 97293 0400
Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave .
presents People of the River Native Arts of the Oregon
Terntory Jan. 22 May 29; Crowd Appeal: Impressions
of Edo Japan Jan 29-April 3; Lucian Freud: Etchings
from the UBS Art Collection through Jan 23; Childe
Hassam: Impressionist in the West through March 6;
selections from The Enchantment of the Artist's Book
through July 10
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ON VIEW
A-Ball Plumbing Supply exhibits 100 postcards
from the Bathtub Art Museum in The Folks Are Real
Fnendly Here Feb 5-26 at 1703 W Burnside St Closing
party 2-4 pm Feb 26.
The Art Institute of Portland showcases unique
and limited-edition toys in SubCultures: The Art of the
Action Figure through Jan. 31 at 1122 NW Davis St.
Blackfiah Gallery presents the work of new
members Carol Benson. Karen Ehlers, Susan Planalp
and Brandon Wilkinson through Jan. 29 at 420 NW
Ninth Ave. Next up are Paul Missal's modestly scaled
pieces in drawing and acrylic and Kate Simmons'
sculptural works Jan 29-Feb. 26
Bonnie Kahn's Wild West Gallery exhibits sculp
tor Rob Wurzer's work in copper, bone, antler and other
mixed media through Jan. 31 at 1524 NW 23rd Ave
Gay-owned Brian Marki Fine Art. 2236 NE
Broadway, exhibits Jenmlee s tranquil paintings in
Seasonal Surroundings through Jan 29 Next up are
Gordon Marshall's figurative and abstract Musings and
Jim Newman's colorful and accessible Paintings and
Pnnts Feb 1 -28 Artists reception 6-9 pm Feb 4
Butters Gallery presents a group exhibit of abstract
painting through Jan 29 at 520 NW Davis St. Next up
are Carolyn Cole's abstract paintings in Vallée de la
Dordogne and Danny Perkins glass sculptures in Pop
Star Feb. 2-26.
Elizabeth Leach Gallery celebrates 23 years in busi
ness by exhibiting internationally established artists like
Robert Mapplethorpe and Dinh Q Le alongside regional
ly established artists like M K. Guth and Knstan Kennedy
m 23+ on 9th through Jan 29 at 417 NW Ninth Ave
Next up are three significant artists all close to the age
of 30—Claire Cowie, Kristan Kennedy and Amanda
Wo|ick—Feb 3-26 Preview reception 6-8 pm Feb 2.
Gallery 500 420 SW Washington St #500. presents
Donna A. Avedisian, Kim McKenna. Ryan Pierce and
Julian Voss Andreae through Jan 28 Next up are local
legend Mona Superhero s duct tape creations
Feb 2 25 Exhibition preview 6-8 pm Feb. 2 Opening
reception including live rock n roll with Pat McDonald
6 pm-midnight Feb. 3.
Mark Brody s mosaic art and David Schell's oil paintings
explore Portland structures through Jan 25 at
Guardino Gallery 2939 NE Alberta St Next up are
Gene Carey s primitive drawings and paintings and Grant
Bloodgood's carved wooden sculptures Jan. 27 Feb 22.
Half & Half exhibits 100 postcards from the Bathtub
Art Museum in The Folks Are Real Fnendly Here
through Jan 31 at 923 SW Oak St.
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center 5340 N
Interstate Ave, presents mosaic artist Mary Tapogna's
Familiar and photographer Amber Geiger Morgan s
Faces ofAfnca. Brazil. Cuba and India through Jan. 27.
Artist talks 6-7 30 pm Jan. 27. Next up are Phil Reid's
dynamic New Works exploring the cultural influence of
jazz and modem art and Kristen Miller's fiber art in
Seen/Unseen Feb. 3-24 Opening reception
5:30-7:30 pm Feb. 3 Artist talks 6-7 30 pm Feb 24
Print Arts Northwest exhibits mixed media print
making by Patricia Cheyne in Thoughts and Memones
Feb. 1-28 at 416 NW 12th Ave Printmaking demonstra
tion 2-4 pm Feb. 25 with a closing reception 4-5:30 pm.
Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery exhibits oil paintings
by G. Lewis Clevenger in Neon in Daylight and Other
Urban Pleasures Feb 1-26 at 522 NW 12th Ave.
Random Order Coffeehouse exhibits the group art
show Sweet and Naughty Jan. 27 Feb 23 at 1800 NE
Alberta St.
Lewis & Clark College Ronna and Enc Hoffman
Gallery of Contemporary Art exhibits sculptures, wall
hangings, lithographs and sepia photographs by Mane
Watt in Blanket Stones: Receiving through March 13 at
0615 SW Palatine Hill Road.
Marylhurst University s Art Gym. 17600 Pacific
Highway, exhibits nine West Coast artists in
Unexpected Watercolors through Feb 17 Gallery talk
at noon Feb. 2.
Portland gay fiber artist Leroy Klausmeyer uses iconic
imagery, barbed wire, deadly thorns and other sensitive
matenals to voice his feelings about the 2004 election
in News from Hell Feb 1 26 at Ogle 310 NW
Broadway Opening reception 6-9 pm Feb. 3.
Gay owned Onda Arte Latina 2215 NE Alberta St.,
presents Fiber Art Latin Style through Jan. 25 Next up
are Jesus Tellosas paintings and metal sculptures.
Tellosa and Giselle Blythe s art quilts and Guillermo
Bonilla's modular murals Jan 27 Feb 22
timeless classic Death of a Salesman through Feb. 27
(Call for times 1516 SW Alder St $ 15 $35 from
503241 1278)
The Brody Theater attacks that nagging question.
"What will they say about me when I'm gone7" in the
completely improvised The Wake Feb. 4 March 5. (8 pm
Fnday and Saturday. 1904 NW 27th Ave. $7-$10 from
503 224 0688 or wwwbrodytheatercom.)
Pacific Northwest College of Art exhibits
Charles Goldman's installation Newcountry. an abstract
meditation on the changing Amencan landscape.
Composers in Skirts, a two-woman show about six
women composers from the 18th century to the 20th
century, through Feb 12 (8 pm Friday and Saturday
368 S State St . Lake Oswego. $14$ 16 from
503-635-3901 or www lakewood-center org.)
Miracle Theatre/Teatro Milagro presents the
world premiere of the bilingual production Cuentame
Coyote through Jan. 22. (8 pm 525 SE Stark St.
$12-$15 from 503-236-7253 )
Miracle Theatre/Teatro Milagro revives The True
History of Coca-Cola in Mexico— in which two actors
share more than 40 historical, imaginary, male, female,
ridiculous and sublime roles—Feb 4-20 (8 pm Fnday
and Saturday. 2 pm Sunday. 525 SE Stark St. $14-$ 17
from 503-236-7253.)
Portland Center Stage presents Mike Daisey's
one-man cult hit 21 Dog Years: Doing Time &
Amazon com through Feb 6 at Winningstad Theatre
(Call for times. 1111 SW Broadway $28-$55 from
503-274-6588 k
Portland Center Stage presents Things of Dry
Hot Flashes, local gay director Rick Lewis' hit comedy
that follows the career of a five-woman band from their
40s to their 70s. Jan. 29-March 5 (Call for times
9933 SE Pine St $16-$20 from 503 775 8017 or
www. hotflashesthemusical com.)
Artists Repertory Theatre oresents Arthur Miller's
exhibit on the successful fight and ultimate victory over
Tay-Sachs disease in Reach for the Moon When Art
and Medicine Intersect Jan 30 April 17 at 310 NW
Davis St. Opening reception 1 -4 pm Jan. 30.
Lakewood Theatre Company presents
Portland Metro Performing Arts Center revives
www ashlandtheater com.)
Oregon Jewish Museum presents a traveling
White Bird presents visionary Chinese-born choreog
its Annual Group Show through Feb 27 at 424 NW
12th Ave
Ashland'! ArtAttack Theater presents Ancient
History, an energetic two-person comedy about a 35-
year-old who decides to bnng up the M word to her
boyfriend, through Feb. 7. (Call for times 310 Oak St
$15 $1 7 from 541 4826505 or
Road, exhibits Drawn, a body of mixed-media work by
Manya Shapiro, through Feb. 27 In collaboration with
the installation, Oslund + Company/Dance will perform
1 pm Feb. 13.
Lakewood Theatre Company presents Amadeus.
the thnlling and often wickedly funny Tony Award winner
about composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and
Antonio Salieri, through Feb 20. (Call for times 368 S
State St.. Lake Oswego $22 $24 from 503-635 3901
or www lakewood-center org.)
Waterstone Gallery exhibits 14 Northwest artists in
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Oregon College of Art & Craft 8245 SW Barnes
Measure—William Shakespeare s exploration of sexual
morality, justice and the consequences of a corrupt gov
ernment. set m 21st century Portland—Jan 28-Feb. 20
(8 pm Thursday-Saturday. 2 pm Sunday. 2026 NE
Alberta St $10 from 503-232 5375 )
paintings and Michael Olfert's photos through Jan. 31 at
111 SW Ash St.
Optic Nerve Arts presents Intermission—an
exhibition featuring Portlanders Nate Hudson. Annette
Bryan. Dennis Dread and Markus Wolff—through
Jan 25 at 1829 NE Alberta St.
2 Boards Productions oresents Measure for
Hours. Naomi Wallace s mystery/romance/political
thriller about a poor black Communist in Depression-era
Alabama, through Feb. 5 at Newmark Theatre. (Call for
times 1111 SW Broadway $15-$55 from
503-274 6588)
Voleur Restaurant exhibits Dardinelle Troen s
CoHo Productions and Third Rail Repertory
Portland Opera presents Puccini s unforgettable
Madame Butterfly Feb. 5. 8. 10 and 12 at Keller
Auditorium (7 30 pm. 222 SW Clay St $35-$127 from
503 241 -1802 or Ticketmaster)
All aboard the Portland Spirit for the hilarious spoof
Pageant featunng Kevin Cook (aka Poison Waters! as a
tap-dancing Miss Texas and Pepe Rodríguez (of the
Bottle Blondes) as a roller-skating Miss Industrial
Northeast through Feb 25. (7 ano 10 pm Friday
Boarding is 30 minutes prior to showtime from Salmon
Street Spnngs Fountain $25 at the door. $20 in
advance from 503 224 3900 or
www portlandspirit com.)
Profile Theatre Project ontinues its Terrence
McNally season with The Lisbon Traviata. his powerful
and moving play exploring a crumbling relationship
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Stark Raving Theatre ambitiously presents The
Verge, a hilarious romp through time with three fascinat
ing 19th century "sister sojourners." through Feb. 5 at
West End Theater. (8 pm Thursday Saturday. 3 pm
Jan. 30 1220 SW Taylor St. $15 from 503 234 0973;
Thursdays are sliding scale.)
premiere of The BFG (Big Fnendly Giant), based on the
book by Roald Dahl. Jan. 22 and 23 at Keller
Auditorium The Jan. 22 performance will be sign
interpreted. (2 pm. 222 SW Clay St. $8-$21 from
503-228-9571 or Ticketmaster )
Mount Hood Community College s Visual Arts
Center Gallery exhibits work produced by artists who
received formal training at the college through Jan. 26
at 26000 SE Stark St.
hilanous look at the complications of Luv through
Feb 6. (Call for times 605 Esther St. Vancouver.
Wash $8-$10 from 360 696-2427 )
Insight Out Theatre Collective presents On the
phers Jeanme Oleson and Ellen Lesperance along with
Craig Doty in This Is Our World through Jan. 29 at
1430 SE Third Ave
Allen Carter's paintings Feb 3-28 at 510 NW Glisan St.
Opening reception 5-8 pm Feb 3
New American Art Union exhibits Gustaf Mortier
and Cecilia Cannon in Frustrated Fireworks through
Jan 29 at 922 SE Ankeny St.
Slocum House Theatre Company oresents a
Hand 2 Mouth Theatre evives Drammy winner The
Wild Child, which combines two stories of feral children
using a life-size bunraku puppet as the unifying element,
through Jan 30 at PerformanceWorks Northwest.
(8 pm Thursday-Sunday 4625 SE 67th Ave $8 $10
from 503-248 0557.)
Oregon Children’s Theatre presents the Oregon
Tribe Art Gallery exhibits Portland trans artist Eric
between two men. through Feb 20 (Call for times
3430 SE Belmont St $12-$25 from 503-242-0080 )
Cold Comedy Concoction— four wnters. four directors,
four actors, four comedies in one night—through
Jan 22. (8 pm 2257 NW Raleigh St. $10-$18 from
503-232-7072.)
Triangle Productions presents Talking Heads II.
three poignant and humorous monologues from Bntish
playwnght Alan Bennett (The Madness of King George).
through Jan. 30 at Theater Theatre. (7.30 pm Thursday.
8 pm Fnday and Saturday. 2 pm Sunday 3430 SE
Belmont St. $17S23 from 503-239-5919 or TicketsWest.)
ongmal musical theater revue through Feb 6 at a vanety
of locations in Grants Pass and Ashland (800 904
DOTS.)
Savage Art Resources exhibits queer photogra
showcasing 61 pieces by 45 female artists, through
Feb. 24 at J 05 W Sixth St. in Vancouver. Wash
through March 26 at 5429 NE 30th Ave Artist
reception 5-8 pm Jan. 27.
Connect the Dots Theatre Company presents an
Gallery exhibits the extraordinary photographic essay
Black Panthers 1968 by Ruth-Manon Baruch and Pirkle
Jones through Feb 20 at 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd
Sixth Street Gallery exhibits Portrait of a Woman.
Milagros exhibits Kenny Kaiser's regional landscapes
Tragic Events, a stunning new comedy in which Craig
Wright (HBO's Six Feet Under) frames 9/11 in a splen
didly cracked rear-view mirror, Feb 4-March 12 Queer
night is Feb. 25 (8 pm Thursday Saturday. 2 pm
Sunday 2257 NW Raleigh St $19-$21 from
5O3220COHO)
Northwest Children's Theater and School pre
sents Cheaper by the Dozen, the hilanous. heartwarm
ing tale of "Amencas best-loved family." Feb. 4-27.
(Call for times 1819 NW Everett St. $14-$18 from
503-222-4480 or www nwets org.)
Reed College s Douglas F Cooley Memonal Art
Mark Woolley Gallery presents large-scale figura
tive work on found materials and large drawings by
Debra Beers through Jan. 29 at 120 NW Ninth Ave
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Jan. 26 at Arlene Schmtzer Concert Hall. Contains par
tial nudity! (7:30 pm 1037 SW Broadway. $19-$43
from box office or Ticketmaster.)
BULLETIN BOARD
Wymprov needs three couples willing to be inter
viewed live on stage about How We First Met. while
improvisers re-create their love story with improvised
sketches and songs, during its next dinner and show
8 pm Feb 14 at Actor s Cabaret of Eugene. 996
Willamette St. Tickets are $12-$26 95 from
541-683-4368 but are FREE for the three selected
couples. To volunteer, send an e-mail with your names
and phone number to message@wymprov com. (2/4)
Singers are invited to join PDX Vox. Portland's new
contemporary a cappella chorus. No auditions; any
previous singing experience qualifies you to join.
Members learn innovative and catchy arrangements of
pop songs, and the director works with the group on
vocal blending, solid singing technique, sight-singing and
interval work Meets Wednesday evenings; the next
eight-week session begins Feb. 9 and costs $75 For
more information contact Mane at 503-238-5331 or
vox@marieschumacher com. (2/4)
Write Around Portland— which helps socially isolat
ed people use the power of creative wnting to trans
form their lives—starts its next 10-week series of free
workshops Feb. 21. Workshops are open to low-income
adults, people living with mental illness, people affected
by HIV. sexual mmonty youth, single mothers and more.
Each workshop meets for two hours once a week
Pens, journals, snacks, bus passes and child care are
provided. For more information call 503-796-9224 or
visit www.wntearound.org. (2/4)
The Community Alliance of Tenants seeks volun
teers to staff its Renters’ Rights Hotline, which provides
compassion, accurate information and practical sugges
tions to low-income tenants with rental problems. The
next training will be held 1 -6 pm Jan. 22 and 2-6 pm
Jan. 23 in Northeast Portland. No experience neces
sary. Also. CAT will gear up for the legislative session
during its quarterly dinner meeting 5:30-8:30 pm
Jan. 25 at 2710 NE 14th Ave. To sign up contact Ari
at 503-460-9702 or cat@aracnet.com. (1/21)
Do you think Portland is one of America's
50 Fabulous Gay-Friendly Cities'1 If so, take the
online survey at survey.50fabcities com by Jan. 30. The
results will be included in an upcoming book by Gregory
A. Kompes. (1/21)
All bodies and all levels of expenence are invited to sign
up for DanceAbility Basics improvisational classes,
which will be held 1 -3 pm Sundays through March 13 in
Room 207 of Portland State University's Peter Stott
Center. 930 SW Hall St The suggested donation is
$5-$8.50 a class; scholarships are available. Drop-ins
are welcome For more information contact Erik at
503-522-5218 or enkferret@yahoo.com. (1/21)
Come to Mixed Ability performance classes to
develop dance pieces and organize a performance art
night 5-7 pm Fridays through March 11 in Room 207 of
Portland State University's Peter Stott Center, 930 SW
Hall St. The suggested donation is $5 $8.50 a class:
scholarships are available. For more information call
Curtis at 503-493 9090 (1/21)