page C 4
$ o rtla« h ( O b s e r u e r ^ ¿ |1HhH1M
March 12, 2008
Film Looks
at Marijuana
Business
The Northwest Film Center presents “Union: the Busi­
ness behind Getting High,” an award-winning documen­
tary about one of British Columbia's most profitable indus­
tries.
The film looks at the underground market for marijuana,
and brings to light how such a large industry can function
as a socially acceptable activity while remaining illegal.
There are interviews with experts from around the globe-
including growers, clippers, police officers, criminologists,
economists, psychologists, medical doctors, politicians
and pop-culture icons.
The screening is Thursday. March 13 at 7 p.m. at the
Northwest Film Center's Whitsell Auditorium at the Port­
land Art Museum: 1219 S.W. Park Ave. Admission prices
arc $7 general and $6 for members, students and seniors.
Adrienne Flagg, Susannah Mars and Eve Roberts star in a family tragedy that strains the ties that bind in Rabbit
Hole, now playing at the Artists Repertory main stage.
Beauty in the Midst of Tragedy
Artists Repertory Theatre showcases a Pulitzer Prize­
winning play that uses intimate family portraits and a
wry sense of humor to create beauty in the midst of
domestic tragedy.
“Rabbit Hole” tells the story of Becea (Susannah
Mars), who faces life after the unthinkable - the acci­
dental death of her four-year-old son Danny. The play
Taiko’s Spring
Concerts
Portland Taiko performs in special spring
concerts on Friday, March 14 and Saturday,
March 15 at the Winningstad Theatre.
Internationally acclaimed Asian-American drum art­
ists Hanayui with Kaoru Watanabe join Portland Taiko to
present "From the Village." in a series of annual spring
concerts on Friday. March 14 at 8 p.m. and Saturday.
March 15 a 2 and 8 p.m. at the Winningstad Theatre.
Portland Center for the Performing Arts, t i l l S.W.
Broadway.
Hanayui hails from one of the cradles of Japanese
taiko. Sado Island, also home to Kodo. the world famous
taiko ensemble. Okinawan dance master Mitsue Kinjo
also teams up with fue player Kaoru Watanabe for this
rare appearance.
Tickets are available at the PCPA box office and
TicketMaster outlets
had an acclaimed run at Manhattan Theater Club and
is slated to become a movie starring Nicole Kidman.
Performances are Tuesday through Saturday a, 7:30
p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. through March 23.
Tickets range from $20 to $47 and can be purchased
online at Artistsrep.org or through the Artists Rep box
office.
Live Music Every Night
• Hannah Bea’s, 3969 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd., presents jazz during its ‘Sunday Brunch
Serenade’ from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m.
• Live jazz Sundays from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at
Clyde's Prime Rib, 5474 N.E. Sandy, and at the
Blue Monk, 3341 S.E. Belmont.
• An open mic is held each Monday night at the
Back-to-Back Café, 614 E. Burnside.
• Live blues on Mondays from 9 p.m. to midnight
at Produce Row Café, 204 S.E. Oak; the Steinhaus,
2366S.E. 82nd; Mississippi Studios,939 N. Missis­
sippi, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; and at Jimmy Mac's,
221 N.W. Tenth at 8 p.m.
• Blues offered up Wednesdays at the Candlelight
Room, 2032 S.W. Fifth; D u ffs Garage, 635 S.E.
Seventh; and the Blue Diamond, 2016 N.E. Sandy.
• Jazz each Wednesday night at the Blue Monk,
the Portland Art Museum, Jimmy Mac's, and
Jax’s. 26 S.W. Second.
• On Thursdays, catch the Women in Blues Revue
atTillicum’s, 8585 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy.
• Fridays and Saturdays offer live music around
the metro area including Halibuts, 2525 N.E. Alberta
St.: Mississippi Studios; LV's, 3530N. Vancouver
Ave.; XV’s. 15 S.W. Second; Out of the Blues,
2050 N.W. Vaughn; Manila Express, 1230 S.E.
Main; Steinhaus; One Stop Records, 615 N.E.
Killingsworth;andthe U-licious Smokehouse,4057
N. Interstate.