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(For performance schedules call 503-516 -4840,
$22 general, $18 students and seniors, Thur-Sun,
253 East Main Street, Hillsboro)
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FRI • MAY 8
Personal Training Group. Learn with ACE Certified
Personal Trainer David Scheer. and a team how to
turn your wellness goals into fun, easy, exercise &
nutrition. (7-8 am weekly, Mon, Wed, & Fri, www.
manifestpdx.org/calendar)
It's My Pleasure hosts £nhanclnq Sex. Learn some
new tricks that will make your lover go wild! Brandy
will discuss toys, erotica, videos, lube, and stimulat-
ing gels. ($10. 3106 NE 64th Ave. Pre -registration
required. 503 -280-8080)
The tantallzlnq documentary about bur·
lesque, A Wink and a Sm/le, opens at
Hollywood Theatre with a director's discussion after
the screening, and complimentary absinthe will be
served prior to live burlesque at 10 pm. (Doors 7 pm,
show 8 pm, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., $20, WWW.
hollywoodtheatre.org)
The Reed College dance department presents Its
sprinq event, featuring performan ce and choreogra-
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classes. (8 pm, Kaul Auditorium, Reed College,
3203 SE Woodstock, $1-$3)
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Whoa, it's almost Mother's Day! Are you still sans
gift for mama? The Oregon Orchid Society is offer-
ing " Mother Nature's Treasures" at the Northwest's
largest orchid show and sale, or you could just wan-
der and enjoy the eye candy together. ($5. Sat. 9
am - 6 pm, Sun. 10 am - 4 pm, Doubletree Lloyd
Center, 1000 NE Multnomah St. in Portland. www.
oregonorchidsociety.com)
DO JUMP!s teen performance troupe,
the Zi g Zags, presents its original show,
Between Then and Now. The troupe uses acrobatics,
aerial dance and physical theater to bring t~eir sto -
ries of change, letting go and finding a place in the
world to the stage. (7:30 pm, Echo Theater, 1515 SE
37th, $5 12 and younger, $10 adults)
Men's qardenlnq and Food sustainability team at
Manifest: Today 's topic, low-light greens and herbs.
Learn the basics of sustainable food gardening.
RSVP Bryan Rollins 503-223-8822 x1 ($5-$20 sliding
scale, no one turned away for lack of funds, www.
manifestpdx.org/calendar)
Embers presents L4L.POX for Lesbians 35 and
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up. Dance to 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s music. Celebrate
Holy spoofage! Last Rites Productions presents The Wild World of Batwoman. based
on the similarly-named 1qbb camp classic. at Theater! Theater! at 10:30 p.m. on
May I. 2. 7. 8 and q_ Just 10 all -American bucks. More at \11\11\11.lastritesproductions .org .
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good times. Meet. greet. sweet! (5 -8:45 pm, 110 NW
Broadway, $5)
The Adventure Group takes a difficult hike to Doc,
Mountain. Known by Portlanders as a "challengingly
steep" · hike, Dog Mountain provides breathtaking
views of the Columbia River Gorge as well as Mt.
Hood and Mt. Adams. Specta cular wildflower mead-
ows drape the alp-like slopes. Meet outside Starbucks
at Hollywood Fred Meyer (8 am, 3030 NE Weidler
St. Call Jill @ 503 -477-8170)
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Open to adult men of all ages, sizes, races, orienta -
tions, experience levels and backgrounds. Learn
how to cook simple, nutritious meals. RSVP George
Ellis 503-223-8822 x1 (10 am-noon, $15-$25 sliding
scale, www.manifestpdx.org/calendar)
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gardening, and constru ct ion work to be done. Come
dressed to get dirty and be ready for spackling walls,
assembling chairs, touch-up painting - all sorts of fun
construction projects. 0 Center will provide lunch
and gratitude. (10 am-2 pm, 4114 N. Mississippi)
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Shanghai Pearl performs in the burlesque
documentary A Wink and A Smile. which
opens May 8 at the Hollywood Theatre.
Miracle Theatre Group's "Seeds of Chicano Iden·
tlty" discussion series kicks off following the mati-
nee performance of The Shrunken Head of Pancho
Villa. Visiting scholar Phil Esparza, World Theatre
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tions one braver by casting a female in the
lead male role. Maggie Chapin, who plays
Jack, says, "The show takes inspiration from
some of the earliest gender-questioning per-
formers like Marlene Dietrich, Katharine
Hepburn, and even Qyentin Crisp.
"The queer subtext of Wilde's play, and
in fact his life, has informed everything
from the costumes to the set to the style of
the acting."
The rest of Bag&Baggage's gender-
bending crew features Patrick Spike as
Lady Bracknell, Lesli Oko.rn as Algernon
Moncrieff, Arianne Jacques as Gwendolen
Fairfax, Kiri Dyken as Cecily Cardew,Jason
Myers as Miss Prism,Jacob T. Morehead as
the Rev. Canon Chasuble, and Tylor Neist
as Lane and Merriman.
Reimagining Wilde in the Oregon
suburbs is a fascinating move, and I hope
to see carloads of Portland gay, lesbian, bi-
sexual, and trans folks hoofing it westward.
Don't miss this timeless, provocative, and
above all hilarious piece of legendary queer
performance.
- ALLEY HECTOR
The Importance of Being Earnest runs
May 7-24, 1hursday- Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
and Sunday at 2 p.m., 1he Venetian 1heatre,
253 E. Main Street in downtown Hillsboro,
$22· general admission, $18 students and se-
niors, 503-693-3953 or venetiantheatre.com.
» JENNIFER HIGDON ADDS DIMENSION TO
A PORTLAND MUSIC ENSEMBLE
THE RIGHT ANGLE
Portland's Third An-
gle Music Ensemble
is dedicated to pre-
senting cutting-edge,
contemporary
sound.
Their website includes
a Flash experiment
wherein you can move
a cursor to create your
. own cello, violin and
viola compositions; they
may even be used in a
performance. A project
as stunning visually as
it is aurally, Third Angle
takes chamber music to
innovative levels.
And it can be tricky
to keep classical music
fresh. Third Angle recognizes an artist
who excels at it Friday, May 15, in an
evening with Grammy-Award-winning
composer Jennifer Higdon.
The one-night-only performance
spotlights some of Higdon's most beau-
tiful pieces, as well as works by three
up-and-coming composers under . her
tutelage at The Curtis Institute of Music.
Higdon, along with former student Chris
Rogerson, will interact with Third Angle
musicians and audience members from
the stage, ushering in a very of-the-mo-
ment form of orchestral music.
The program travels the ragged
and choppy notes of works such as
"Jagged Climb" to the melancholy lilt of
"Nocturne." It's easy to see why Higdon
is one of America's most frequently per-
formed composers. Fanfare Magazine's
Raymond Tuttle calls her work " .. . ap-
proachable without being dumbed down,
and both modern and romantic without
descending into pastiche."
Indeed, Hidgon's work radiates intense
emotion, without the ense your heart-
strings are being played alongside the
instruments themselves. It's pure feeling
without pretense, without excuses. The
results are nuanced, thoughtful melodies
that flow forth with a natural grace, and
the complexity of human creation.
- ALLEY HECTOR
Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m. at The Old
Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave. $30 adults,
$25 students/seniors 62+. 800-838-3006 or
brownpapertickets. comlproducer/2580.
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