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L et o u r C e r ta s D ir e c t c e r tifie d a g e n ts s h o w C hinese culture a n d a thirst for freed o m are characterized in th e m o v e m e n ts o f the Bejing M odern D ance Company. y o u h o w w ith ju s t o n e c a ll 1 (8 6 6 ) 8 5 6 -7 0 3 5 Beijing Modem Dance Visits Portland W hite Bird presents the Port T h e c o m p a n y w ill p e rfo rm land debut o f one o f C h in a ’s th e irs p e llb in d in g fu ll-e v e n in g most exciting dance com panies, w o rk “ R e a r L ig h t,” se t to and Beijing M odem Dance Com pany, in sp ire d by P in k F lo y d ’s se m i on W ednesday, M arch 9 at 7:30 n al 1979 ro c k a lb u m “ T h e p.m. at the A rlene Schnitzer C o n W a ll.” U n d e r a rtis tic d ir e c cert Hall. tio n o f W illy T sa o , B e jin g M o d e rn D a n c e b r id g e s th e a n d a th irst fo r fre e d o m . g a p b e tw e e n in te rn a tio n a l in T ick ets fo r the event range flu e n c e an d c u ltu ra l tra d itio n , from $ 19 to $43, w ith d isco u n ts a n d th e ir p e r f o r m a n c e s r e fo r c o lle g e stu d e n ts, se n io rs f l e c t a y o u n g e r C h i n e s e and groups. 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Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center’s Main Gallery presents Adriene Cruz and Analee Fuentes in the Entry Gallery. This exhibition opens on Thursday, March 3,2005 with a First Thursday reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The artist’s talks are scheduled for Last Thursday, March 31,6 to 7:30 p.m. In her upcoming exhibit at IFCC, Cruz has created a mixed media collection of quilts and altar instal lations which mark a place o f per- sonal discovery and thanks. 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