May 16, 2001
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The Focus Entertainment Guide
Long Days Journey
Into Night
Through Saturday,
May 19
Paul Productions presents Eu
gene O ’N eill’s classic autobio
graphical drama, “Long Days Jour
ney Into Night at The Jack Oakes
Theatre,” locatedat2820N.E. Sandy
BI vd. It will run until Saturday, May
19 regularly at 7 p.m. Call Paul Pro
ductions at 503/238-9692.
Objects for the
Emancipated
Consumer
Through May 19
Portland’s theatre and media
ensemble Liminal will present “Ob
jects for the Emancipated Con
sumer,” a sci-fi spy drama and 360-
degree performance that merges
theatre and technology into a
unique interactive event until May
19. Audiences can explore the fren
zied story o f six characters as they
search for answers to past, present
and future crimes in an interna
tional airport city. The showings
will be at the Dekum Building, top
floor, located at 519 S W. Third Ave.
Formore information, call 503/229-
3979.
Ascending the Cosmic
Mountain
Through Wednesday,
June 3
The Portland Art Museum, lo
cated at 1219 S W. Park Avenue will
be offering an exhibition o f a selec
tion o f Tibetan religious art and
artifacts from Portland private col
lections. The event is part o f the
“Tibetan Arts and Culture Festi
val,” which will run prior and con
currently to the Dalai Lama’s visit in
mid-May and includes Tibetan film,
visual arts, music and dance. For
more information on the art show
ing, call 503/226-2811.
Our Dream Gallery
Through Tuesday,
June 9
Our Dream Gallery will present
Ron Smith and The Arthur Wright,
two outstanding artists from North
ern California with the showing o f
“This & That,” which will run
through June 9. Ron Smith work
ranges from images o f the African
savannah to his Jazz series. Arthur
Wright also paints images o f Afri
can wildlife using a secret tech
nique involving bleach and black
paper. The gallery is located at 2209
N.E. Alberta St. Call 503/288-3024.
Call 503/491-6969.
The Language of
Western Art
Through Sunday,
June 24
Tygres Heart
Presents “King Lear”
Sunday, May 20
Join the Portland Art Museum,
located at 1219 SW. Park Avenue,
for a fascinating look at A merica’s
two most celebrated Western art
ists, Frederic Remington andCharles
Russell. Their depictions o f bron
cos and buffaloes, cowboys and
American Indians helped shape our
view o f the American West o f the
late 19th century. The exhibition runs
until Sunday, June 24. It consists of
an exceptional group o f over 100
paintings, sculptures, watercolors,
drawings, book illustrations and
photographs.
Visions and
Visionaries
Through Oct. 31
“Visions and Visionaries,” thirty-
plus paintings by important Oregon
artists from the era 1880-1930, will
be exhibited at Pittock Mansion
throughout May until Oct. 31. Visi
tors may view “Visions and Vision-
aries” 1 2 -4 p.m. daily. Significant,
seldom-seen works by such lumi
naries as Cleveland Rockwell, Wil
liam Samuel Parrott, Myra Albert
W iggins, C.E.S. Wood, and Clara
Jane Stephes were painstakingly
selected for this event by Guest
Curator, Michael Parsons. The pub
lic is encouraged to call 503/823-
3624 for further information.
Duncan Sheik at
Roseland Theatre
Thursday, May 17
Music artist Duncan Sheik o f the
hit single “Barely Breathing” will be
performing at the Roseland Theatre
on Thursday, May 17 at 8 p.m. The
event is for adults only, 21 and over.
Tickets are available at Safeway
Fastixx ticket centers, Music Mil
lennium East & West and the Rose
and Grill. Formore information, Call
Double Tee Promotions at 503/221 -
0 2 8 8 or v is it them o n lin e at
www.doubletree.com.
“Artistry in Voices”
Friday, May 18
Mt. Hood Community College
presents a blues showcase concert
on May 18 featuring Emie Andrews,
a ja z z and b lu e s p e rfo rm e r
extraordinaire, who will be backed
by MHCC alumnus. The college and
K.MHD 89.1 are sponsoring the
event. The performance begins at
7:30p.m. in the MHCC gymnasium.
Tygres H eart Shakespeare Co.
concludes its tenth anniversary
season w ith its spring production
o f“King Lear.” Power on the verge
o f m alignancy; selfishness, m a
nipulation and loss o f control pit
one m an against the forces o f
nature - both hum an and divine -
in a lesson o f hum ility w hich
brings him face to face with moral
ity and his own hum anity. Perfor
mances run through Sunday, May
20 at the D elores W inningstad
Theatre, located at 1111 S.W.
Broadway. Call 503/288-8400.
company. Formore info., call 1-888-
MAIN-ACT (624-6228)orFastixx,
l-800-992-TIXX(8499).
Wilsonville Festival of
the Arts
Friday, June 1
The Wilsonville Festival o f the
Arts 2001 is a three-day celebration
that recognizes both established and
emerging visual and performing art
ists from around the Pacific North
west. The Festival offers twoexhibi-
tion opportunities for visual artists:
The Open Show (non-juried and
open to all artists), and an outdoor
Arts & Crafts Fair and Garden Art
Show (open to artisans o f fine wares).
The event will be at the grounds o f
Wilsonville High School, located at
Sunday Book Group
Sunday, May 20
The Sunday Book Group is a
monthly book group held at the
Barnes & Noble Booksellers at the
Lloyd Center. They discuss titles of
interest to African Americans. This
month, the group will be looking at
the new novel by Mary Burnett
Smith called“Ms. Ophelia .’’Formore
information, call 503/335-0201.
A Time for Justice
Friday, June 8
Morris Dees, chief trial counsel
for the Southern Poverty Law Cen
ter, will be the speaker at the annual
Daniel J. & Elizabeth O. Cohn/Rose
W h ite le c tu re at N o rth w e st
Portland’s Congregation Beth Is
rael on Friday, June 8 at 8 p.m. The
title o f Mr. Dees ’ speech is “A Time
for Justice.” Dees has made head
lines by successfully litigating
against racist groups, and persuad
ing juries to find the groups’ leaders
accountable for hate crimes com
mitted bytheirfollowers. Call 503/
222-1069.
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American Indian
Dance Theatre
Friday, May 25 &
Saturday, May 26
You don’t want to miss the per
formance o f the American Indian
Dance theatre (AIDT) at Chinook
Winds Casino & Convention Cen
ter on May 25 and 26. AIDT was
originally formed in May 1987, when
more than 20Native American danc
ers, singers and drummers, repre
senting a variety ofN orth American
T ribes, gath ered in C olorado
Springs to begin rehearsals with a
revolutionary new theatrical dance
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A Tribute to George
Gershwin
Sunday, May 20
If y o u ’re interested in w atch
ing a legend at w ork, you w o n ’t
want to miss the next concert pre
sented by the Bravo! V ancouver
concert series. Frank D eM iero, a
man described by com poser and
jazz pianist Dave Frishberg as “the
Vince Lom bardi o f V ocal Jazz,”
will jo in forces w ith the Bravo!
O rganization. They will perform
on Sunday, M ay 20 at 3 p.m. at the
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 400 S.
Andresen Road in Vancouver. Call
360/695-6207 or FASTIXX outlets
at 1-800-992-8499.
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