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P u m p k in C arvin g - Chefs from the Urban Earner Restaurant will
help 40 kids design and carve their ow n pum pkins and you can
vote for your favorite design and give back to the com m unity
during this holiday event, W ednesday, Oct. 28 from 4 p.m. to 6
p.m. at the Boys and G irls Club on N ortheast Martin Luther King
Jr. Boulevard.
Indi FolkandBallet
Artists from Oregon Bal­
let Theatre will share a stage
with Portland indie folk band
Horse Feathers as part of a
new collaborative project
called Uprising.
Conceived by OBT soloist
Candace Bouchard, Uprising
is an e m erg in g cre a tiv e
movement among the dancers of OBT designed to bring
the beauty of ballet to new audiences in non-traditional
venues.
The Indi folk band Horse Feathers will share the stage with
The debut installment at Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mis­ artists from the Oregon Ballet Theatre for Uprising,
sissippi Ave., shows Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Friday, Nov. Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Friday, Nov. 5 at Mississippi
5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15
Studios, 39 3 9 N. Mississippi Ave.
Ben Franklin: Unplugged
Josh Kornbluth's comic autobiography was inspired
when the monologist and fringe theater performer
looked into his bathroom mirror and discovered a
startling resemble to Ben Franklin. The warmly
comic production runs through Nov. 22 at Portland
Center Stage.
OMSI’s Science of Fear:
Dare to wear bee beard
Are you brave enough to wear a colony
of 5,(XX) honeybees on your face?! In con­
junction with its new exhibit Scream! Fea­
turing Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear,
the Oregon Museum of Science and In­
dustry (OMS1) invites visitors to test their
courage and enter for a chance to wear a
beard o f live bees.
Three w inners will be chosen to wear
the beard o f bees at OMS1 on Saturday,
Oct. 31 at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2 p.m.
The Beard o f Bees event will take place
in the OM SI auditorium and is free and
open to the public.
T hose interested in en terin g for a
beard o f bees opportunity will need to
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em ail their name, phone number, and email
address to rsvp@ om si.edu. T hree volun­
teers will be selected to participate.
W inners will be selected Oct. 28 and must
be available for the event on Oct. 31 b e­
tween 10:30a.m. and 3 p.m.
Bee M aster and Honeybee Technologist
John G ibeau will apply the beard o f bees
onto the participants and explain how it
w orks and why it is safe.
G ibeau has wrangled bees on dozens of
m ovie sets and is a highly experienced bee­
keeper.
To get the bees on a person's face, the
participant wears a necklace with a small
plastic cage attached. Inside the cage are
the queen bee and a vial o f "orientation" A beard o f honeybees is a test o f
overcoming fear for a young participant.
pherom one.
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October 28. 2009
H ow lin ' G o o d T im e - Trick-or-treats can fill their bags with
goodies and learn more about w ildlife, on H alloween, Saturday,
Oct. 31 and Sunday, Nov. 1 at the O regon Zoo. The event runs
both days from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A scavenger hunt will be
educational as well as fun.
O ld F ash ion ed H o-D ow n - C a m i val games, a raf fle and Hallow­
een craft tables for the whole family will be part o f the fun at an
O ld Fashioned Halloween Ho-D ow n from noon to 4 p.m. at
D isjecta, 8371 N. Interstate Ave. Proceeds to benefit C hief
Joseph Elem entary. At 9 p.m., a H alloween dance for those 21
and over will begin.
N ig h tm a re on B u rn sid e — A
ghoulishly good tim e o f danc­
ing, prizes and m ayhem for those
21 and o lderon Halloween night,
Oct. 31 at Bossanova, 722 E.
Bum side. The gala is a fundraiser
for the Rose City Rollers, a roller
derby league.
U n tim ely D ep a rtu res -- Meet
som e o f Lone F ir's “residents” at
their graves and hear the un­
usual circum stances surround­
ing their untim ely departures,
Friday, Oct. 31. Rain or m oonshine tours are approxim ately 45
m inutes in length and will occur between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the
Southeast 26th and Stark Street entrance o f the cem etery. $5
suggested donation.
H allow een H arvest — Portland Famers Market invites families to
the 1 Oth annual G reat Pum pkin harvest celebration, on H allow ­
een, Saturday, Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the South Park
Blocks at Portland State University. There will be a pum pkin
carving contest, children’s costum e parade and live entertain­
ment.
F rig h tT o w n — New haunts and horrors have returned nightly
through Sunday, Nov. 1 to th e U n d erg ro u n d o fth e Rose Q uarter
Exhibit Hall. The bone-chilling FrightTown adventure is open to
all ages, but parents are w aned to use caution when bringing
young children. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
H au n ted H ou se - T h e Old Regal Cinema, 10125 S.W. W ashing­
ton Square Rd., is turned into a spectacular and genuinely
haunted vacant cinem a! W atch out for m ad-scientists and their
m arauding creations. $15 for the H aunted House, $5 for the
flashlight ghost tours.
D an ce P arty — C om e in costum e to have the night o f your life
when M cM enam in Kennedy School hosts a Halloween dance
party featuring Dr. Theopolis! The fun, for those 21 and over, is
scheduled Saturday, Oct. 31, from 8 p .m .' til late. Tickets are $ 10
in advance or at the door.
“C o lem a n 's a p t approach p la c e s in th e fo reg ro u n d n o t only
Ragfim e's Tony A w a rd -w in n in g book a n d score b u t also the
p o w e rfu l vo ices he's fo u n d for both m ajor a n d m in o r ro le s.”
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turned llie lights off 1 hank
PCS huge ensemble delivers
you for touching my heart and
impressively
my mind
-T he Oregonien
- Audience Meinbet
Willamette Week
' One of the most amazing and
powerful productions I ve ever seen
Thank you for a brilliant show
-Audience Member
FINAL WEEK!
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Don't miss the Tony Award-winning musical!
Discover the new rhythms of America at the crossroads.
Ragtime has been the fall’s must-see event!
Tickets are still available, but going fast!
order online at www.pcs.org/ragtime or call 5O3-44S-37OO.
Gcfdm q Theater at the Armory
,28 NW Eleventh Avenue
Portland. O regon 97209
5 0 Î 445.5700
www.pcs.org
Chris Coleman | Artistic Director
Greg Phillips | Executive Director
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