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January 23,2002
Bringing their hilarious
style o f classical ballet
to Portland are the
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Trocks, an all-male
dance company
Not Your Typical
Ballet Performance
6844 N. Interstate Ave.
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T he T ro c k s, as
they are affectionately known,
is an all-mate professional dance com
pany that will astound and entertain all
by presenting a classical ballet in parody
form on Wednesday, Jan. 23,7:30 p.m. at
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Formally known as The Les Ballets
Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the troupe
was founded in 1974 by a group of ballet
enthusiasts for the purpose of present
ing a playful, entertaining view of tradi
tional, classical ballet in parody form.
Since then, this all-male ballet company
has found enormous critical and popular
success all over the world, not only for its
humorous take on classics like “Swan
Lake” and “Giselle” but for the astonish
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ing fact
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and water sprites - the gleeful leaps,
poses and plunges - delight, amuse and
serve the Trockaderos’ original purpose:
to bring the pleasure of dance to the
widest possible audience.
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Saturday, Jan. 26
Saturday, Jan. 26
Circus Act at Rose Garden
to abduct several top
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Frl., Jan. 25
Local cabaret artist Liz K eever, accom panied on
piano by R ichard Bow er pays tribute to five funny
ladies in an evening o f songs and stories about
famous Jew ish women on stage: M olly Picon, Sophie
Tucker, Fanny Brice, Barbra Streisand and Bette
Midler.
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Warner Pacific College Concert
Classical pianist Dr. Heidi Louise Williams will perform
selections by Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and Bar
ber on Friday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in McGuire Auditorium
on the campus of W amer Pacific College, located at 2219
SE. 68th Ave.
Congregation Beth Israel
group of elite U.S. sol
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Thurs., Jan. 24
M cM enam ins Kennedy School will present a live
show featuring top local m usicians to honor the
trum pet m asters who helped shape jazz as we know
it: King O liver, Louis A rm strong, Bix B eiderbecke,
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy G illespie, M iles D avis, Clifford
Brown and Freddie Hubbard. The tribute is open to
all ages. M cM enam in’s Kennedy School is located
at 5736 NE. 33rd Ave. Call 249-3983.
Sundance Rim Festival
Based on actual events,
2002 Annual
Jazz Tribute at McMenamlns
Most ftlmgoers are familiar with the Sundance Film
Festival. Known forits yearly hype, new filmmakers and
independently produced feature films will be shown at
the historic Hollywood Theatre. A premiere screening
of the films will be on Jan. 26. Call 209-2440 or go online
to www.hollywoodtheatre.org.
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Thursday, Jan. 24
Cinema 21 will be showing an Afghan film called
“Kandahar” on Thursday, Jan. 24, located at 616 NW.
21“. Ave. This is a partially fictionalized documentary
that illustrates the suffering o f Afghan women under the
Taliban regime in the year 2000. A refugee living in
Canada returns to save her suicidal sister from being
oppressed by the ruling government. Disguised in
heavy head-to-toe burka, she begins her journey. Call
2234515.
Farah Aidid, as pat of a
strategy to quell the civil war and famine that is ravaging the
country. Young Rangers and veteran Delta Force soldiers must
fight side by side against overwhelming odds. For 18 harrowing
hours, they remain trapped and wounded until a rescue convoy can
Jan. 26 & 27
Coming to the Big Tent, better known as the Rose
Garden, with the Royal Hanneford Circus is the M otor
cyclist extrodinaire, The Cyclones. Numerous other
acts will perform, including Siberian and Bengal tiger,
aerial and a high wire act that currently holds a record
in the Guiness Book o f W orld Records. For tickets, go
online to www.rosequaner.com. www.ticketmaster.com
or call 224-4400.
Lakewood Theatre Presents Jan. 27, Feb. 3 & 17
Unexplained lights in the sky, strange noises and a bridge disaster
Lakewood Theatre Company begins the new year with
the opening of “Fiddler on the Roof,” an exuberant and
touching musical based on Sholem Aleichem stories.*
There will be matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Sun
days, Jan. 27, Feb. 3 and 17. The theatre is located at 368
S. State St. in Lake Oswego. For reservations, call 635-*
3901.
are just a few in a series of strange events that transpire in a small
Talisman Gallery, The Blue Show Through Jan. 27
West Virginia town. Psychic visions and winged alien creatures are
A unique group of artists will premiere their works in an
exhibit around the theme color o f blue in the “Blue
Show.” The opening reception of 17 artists will be on the
Last Thursday, Dec. 27, from 5 :30 p.m. - 9 p.m. at 1476
NE. Alberta St. The Talisman Gallery has 2-4 Group
shows annually and rotates 2-person shows year round.
All even‘s are free and open to the public.
be mounted to retrieve them. (Genre: adaptation, drama, p o liti
cal, war, historical; Rating: R)
The Mothman Prophecies
supposedly at the root of these oddities. Hoping the occurences will
be a link to his wife’s mysterious death, reporter John Kline goes to
investigate. (Genre: adaptation, romance, sci-fi, thriller; R at
ing: P G -I3; Theatrical Release: 1/25)
Portland International Auto Show Jan. 31 - Fob. 3
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the 2002 Portland International Auto Show. Featuring
hundreds of the latest cars, trucks, minivans and sport-
utility vehicles, this automobile extravaganza will take
place Thursday, Jan. 31 through Sunday, Feb. 3 at the
Oregon Conventional Center, 777 NE. Martin Luther
K ing Jr. B lvd. F o r in fo , go o n lin e to
www.autoshowusa.com.
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Oregon Symphony Youth ConcertsThurs.,Feb.7
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Teaching local, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders
about composers’ great moments o f inspiration, the
Oregon Symphony will perform enduring musical phrases
o f composers like Beethoven, Bach and Haydn in a
Youth Concert called “Got It! Composer’s Brainstorms”
led by Resident Conductor Murry Sidlin on Thursday,
Feb. 7, at 10 and 11:30 a.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall. Call 228-4294.
The NW Afrlkan American Ballet
Chinese Garden Celebration Feb. 12 - Mar. 3
The Portland Classical Chinese Garden welcomes the
Year of the Horse with a multi-layered Chinese New Year
celebration, Feb. 1 2 - March 3. During the first week, the
first 100 visitors each day during the celebration will
receive a hong bao, a traditional New Year’s gift. The
garden is located at NW. Third and Everett.
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Sat., Feb. 9
The Heritage Concert presented by Target Stores will be
celebrating Black History Month with a performance by
the Northwest Afrikan American Ballet at the Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall on Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. For tickets,
call224-8499.
Feb. 13
The Coen Brothers and T Bone Burnett wil be taking the
hugely successful music from the feature film “O Brother,
Where Art Thou” on the road for the first time. The tour,
entitled “Down from the Mountain,” will be stopping at
Portland’s Schnitzer Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 13,7 p.m.
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