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Shen Wei
Dance
Arts
White Bird presents the return of Shen Wei Dance Arts with two visionary
works inspired by Tibet and China.
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White Bird presents the return of Shen Wei
Dance Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p in.
at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Choreographer, director, dancer, painter and
designer, Shen Wei received worldwide expo
sure with his dazzling contribution to the 2008
Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies.
Bom in Hunan. China and now based in New
York City, Shen Wei creates hauntingly beauti
ful imagery as seen in his Rite of Spring that
White Bird presented in 2005.
In the current production, Shen Wei's 13-
member company will perform his stunning
RE:I, based on Shen Wei's impressions of Ti
bet during his travels there - as well as his new
RE: Il I, integrating images of the Old Silk Road
with the "new" hyper-modem China that Shen
Wei observed while there for the Olympics.
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Comedian Gets Serious in Precious
(A P) — M o'Nique likes to
laugh. A lot.
So the comedian knew she
would be taking on a tough
mental challenge when she de
cided to play the role of Mary
Jones — the vicious, abusive
m other in the critically a c
claimed film “Precious: Based
on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sap
phire."
She was up to the
heart co u ld go to Film Festival, won both the top
task for most of the
that place,” the 40- jury prize and the award as the
movie. But she ad
year-old said.
audience's favorite film. It opened
But she pulled it off in U.S. cinemas on Friday.
mits that there was
one scene that re
with a portrayal so
The Lee D aniels-directed
quired so much hate
searing, so devastat film — which also features
that she almost fell
ing, that she’s being M ariah Carey, Paula Patton
touted as a possible and Lenny Kravitz — is being
apart.
Oscar nominee,
backed by Oprah Winfrey and
“T here was one M o'M que
time that 1 got scared because I
The dark urban drama, which Tyler Perry, who serve as ex
didn't think that my mind or debuted at January's Sundance ecutive producers.
We Live Here — Jazz
musician Darrell Grant,
singer K abir G reen,
w riter Lynn Darroch
and other local artists
present a night of mu
sic, words, images and
stories, Friday, Nov. 20from 8 p.m. 11 p.m.
at Airplay Café, 701 E. Burnside St. $10
cover.
Day of the Dead Encore
— M iracle T h e a te r
Group, 525 S.E. Stark
St., has scheduled an
additional performance
of Canta y no llores,
this year’s celebration
of Day of the Dead/The
final presentation takes
place forSunday, Nov.
15 at 7 p.m.
E N T E R T A IN M E N T
Salmon Festival -- Mt. Hood Community
College and the U.S. Forest Service hold a
Salmon Festival at Multnomah Falls, Sun
day,Nov. 15from 10a.m. to4p.m. Anumber
of planned activities forchildren will focus
on environmental themes. The event is free
and open to the public.
Norman Sylvester Band -- Local jazz great
Norman Sylvester performs Friday, Nov.
13 at 8 p.m. at Tillicum in Beaverton; and
Thursday, Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. at the 720
Nightclub on Hawthorne/ For a complete
schedule visit normansylvester.com.
Triumph of L ove--Phi I ip Glass, the most
renowned and often-produced opera com
poser of our time celebrates the potency of
love and loyalty in Orphee with shows
Saturday, Nov. 12 and Monday, Nov. 14 at
Keller Auditorium.
Everclear Benefit
Concert - Everclear
will wrap up its 2009
“In a Different Light” tour with a benefit
concert to support southeast Portland’s
St. Francis Dining Hall, Thursday, Nov. 19
at McMenaminsCrystal ballroom, 1332 W.
Burnside St. Tickets are on sale through
Ticketmaster and the Crystal Ballroom box
office.
Live Jazz — Every Friday and Saturday
from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Third Degrees
Lounge at the Ri ver Place Hotel, 1510 S. W .
Harbor Way. No cover or minimum pur
ch ase. F or m ore in fo rm atio n , visit
pdxjazz.com.
Words and Images — The Portland
Art Museum examines the relation
ship between word and
image in prints over the
course of more than 500
years in an exhibit on dis
play through Nov. 29.
Predators of the Serengeti -- Come hear
the roar as the Oregon Zoo shows off its
newest and most ambitious exhibit with
three African lions and other animals that
are home to the Serengeti.
Ben F ran k lin : U nplugged — Josh
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ter Stage.
Battle to Vote--The Clark County Histori
cal Museum, 1511 Main St. in Vancouver,
hosts a free women's suffrage exhibit
though the end of the year. Washington
was an early leader in giving women the
right to vote.
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OMSI After Dark - OMSI After Dark is a
night at the museum for the 21 and over
crowd filled with food, drink and science
fun; $ 10 fee. For more informa
tion, call 503-797-4000 or visit
omsi.edu.
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