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Gallery Showing at Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
Throughout November
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center will be showing recent paint­
ings o f Ok Ji Radda and "Hangul” (Korean writing) calligraphy and late
19* century Korean calligraphy tools and furnishings will be on display.
The IFCC gallery is located at 5340 N. Interstate Ave. Gallery hours are
Tuesday through Friday, from 11 a.m .-6p.m . and Saturdays from 12p.m.
-4 p .m . Call 503-823-2072.
The American Advertising Museum
Through Dec 2
For the first time, the New York Art Directors Club is sending the winners
o f its prestigious annual international advertising and design compe­
tition to Portland. The best o f 133 entries will be on display at the
American Advertising Museum, located at 211 NW. 5,h and Davis until
I Dec. 2. This year again, there is a Student Category in the annual awards.
For more info., go online to www.admuseum.org.
.OMSI's Film on Egypt
Through Jan. 16
The Oregon Museum o f Science and Industry’s OMNIMAX Theatre
will be brining back six of the most popular large screen films during the
“A Really Really Big Film Festival, running through Jan. 16. The six films
include: “Everest,” “The Living Sea,” “Antarctica,” “Dolphins,” “Mys­
teries o f Egypt” and “Destinies in Space.” For a schedule of films, go
online to www.omsi.edu.
Oregon Symphony Concert
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Timothy Scott, Oregon Symphony cellist, and pianist Susan Smith will
present an old-fashioned recital o f romantic music for cello and piano
as part of the popular Chamber Music on Tap series Wednesday, Nov.
14, from 6 - 8 p.m. at Bridgeport BrewPub, located at 1313 NW. Marshall
St. Highly acclaimed performances and an informal setting at a local
brewery have mad Chamber Music on Tap one of the most popular
chamber music series in Portland. For tickets, call 503-228-1353 or 800-
228-7343.
"9 Eleven," A Marshall High School Play
Nov. 14 & 15
Marshall High School students will present “9 Eleven,” an original piece
featuring poetry, vignettes and music in response to the events of Sept.
11. The show will be in the Marshall High School auditorium on
Thursday,Nov. 14 and Friday, Nov. 15at6:30p.m. Children under lOwill
not be admitted unless accompanied by a parent. Call 503-916-5240.
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Nov. 15 & 16
Beethoven’s illustrious Fifth Symphony will be the subject of a dra­
matic, audience-interactive exploration hosted by Resident Conductor
Murry Sidlin in “Anatomy o f the Fifth,” an Oregon Symphony Nerve
Endings concert, Nov. 15 and 16 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Call503-228-1353o r800-228-7343.
A Ghost Play at Coho Theatre
Nov. 16 & 17
CoHo Productions, a new 90-seat theater in Northwest Portland is
opening with “The Haint,” a Southern Gothic ghosv story with 13
outlandish characters - and a cast o f one, Troy Mink. CoHo Theater,
located 2257 NW. Raleigh St., will present “The Haint” on Nov. 9-10 and
16-17,10:30 p.m. Call for reservations at 503-295-3565.
Warner Pacific College Presents
Through Nov. 18
Inspired by the book o f Job in the Old Testament, Neil Simon’s play
“G od’s Favorite” will be performed in the Very Little Theatre on the
Warner Pacific College campus, located at 2219 SE. 68**’, from Nov. 9-18.
Matinees are at 3 p.m. and evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Call
503-517-1207.
Improvisational J a n Collaborations
Thursday, Nov. 15
The Creative Music Guild is proud to present The “Instant Composers
Pool” Orchestra, one of Europe’s most important improvising large
ensembles, in a rare return engagement. The orchestra features nine of
Holland’s greatest improvising musicians. This collective is respon­
sible for some of the most important collaborations with great practitio­
ners o f improvisational jazz. The ICP Orchestra will be in concert at the
Old Church, located at 1422SW. 11* Ave. at 8 p.m. Call 503-772-0772.
The Family Values Tour
Friday, Nov. 16
The Family Values Tour comes to Portland featuring guest artists Stone
Temple Pilots, Staind, Linkin Park, Static X and Deadsy. They will all be
performing at the Rose Garden Arena on Friday, Nov. 16 at 9 a.m. Call
www.ticketmaster.com.
Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
Saturday, Nov. 17
The third and final community-organizing forum for the Bosco-Milligan
Foundation’s African American buildings history documentary-in-
progress is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Vancouver Avenue
First Baptist Church, located at 3138 N. Vancouver Ave. The
free showing of the video documentary focuses on African
American cultural resources.
A Technical Christmas
Nov. 22 - Jan. 1
A sensational display of lights and animation spanning the
track at Portland International Raceway. Enjoy the largest
drive-through light show in the Northwest right from the
comfort of your own car. Traditional favorites include Santa
jumping down an 84-foot ski slope, reindeer (lying over your
car and the vivid color of the giant poinsettia arch. Times arc
Sunday through Thursday, from 5 p.m. - 1 0 p.m .; Friday and
Saturday, from 5 p.m. -1 1 p.m.
Natalie Merchant
T h e T ell-T ale H e a r t
Pull up a seat on the edge of sanity for an original retelling o f Edgar Allan
Poe's haunting classic, “ The Tell-Tale Heart." The play can be seen on
Saturdays, Nov. 17 and 24 at the Dolores Winnigstad Theatre. It combines
life-sized puppets, live actors and masks.
Friday, Nov. 23
First rising to fame at the helm o f the popular folk-rock
band 10,000 M aniacs, N atalie M erchant subsequently
enjoyed even greater success as a solo perform er sing­
ing socially conscious songs - establishing her as one
o f the preem inent fem ale perform ers in contem porary
pop. She w ill be perform ing at the A rlene Schnitzer
C oncert Hall on Friday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. Call 503-221 -
0288 or go online to w w w .doubletee.com .
Queen Afua is a nationally renow ned herbal­
ist. natural health, and nutrition expert, and
dedicated healer o f w o m en ’s bodies and
w om en’s souls w ho practices a uniquely
Afrocentric spirituality. Her classic bestseller,
“Heal Thyself,” forever changed the way A fri­
can Americans practice holistic medical health.
N ow , with “Sacred W om an: A G uide to H eal­
ing the Fem inine Body, M ind and S pirit,” she
takes us on a transform ing journey o f physical
and ancestral healing that will restore the m ag­
nificence o f our spirits through sacred initiation.
Harry Potter,
the Movie
Daniel Radcliffe
snagged the role
o f lifetime as
Harry Potter in
“Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer's
Stone. "Radcliffe
beat out 40,000
other young boys
who auditioned
for the lead part.
The movie
premieres
nationwide in
theatres on
Friday, Nov. 16.
N-Touch, the local favorite Jazz and R&B band recently released their new
CD entitled “N Touch." They will be performing at Billy Reed's Restaurant &
Bar in the Side Room, located at 2808 NE. Martin Luther King. Jr. Blvd., on
Friday, November 16, from 10 p.m. - 1 a.m.
H arry P otter has spent m ost o f his short life
living under the D ursley house stairs w here his
aunt, uncle and cousin treat him w orse than
verm in. H arry is unaw are o f his special w izard
heritage until one day when he receives an invita­
tion to study at H ogw art’ s School of W itchcraft
and W izardry. Harry has to believe this opportu­
nity will surpass his dreary existence in the world
o f ordinary' hum ans (called Muggles by wizards),
so he enrolls in the school and is surprised by the
m agic and fantasy he uncovers. (Genre: adap­
tation, children’s magic, family; Rating: PG)
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Wednesday, Nov. 21
Designed to delight the whole family, Mannheim Steam­
roller Christmas is a sound, light and video extravaganza,
combining the best o f high technology with America’s most
cherished holiday traditions. They will be giving a holiday
concert on W ednesday, Nov. 21 at the Portland Rose
Garden on Wednesday. Nov. 21. Call 503-224-4400.
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