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Alison Roper in rehearsal for Oregon Ballet Theatre’s premiere of Giselle. The timeless masterpiece
opened last Saturday with shows continuing through Saturday, March 3 at the Keller Auditorium.
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THE ONLY PRODUCTION OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL
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Timeless Masterpiece at Keller
Giselle, the timeless tale of a peasant girl driven mad
by the betrayal of her first love, offers the role of a
lifetime for a dancer at the peak of her career.
Technically demanding and complex both in its
emotional range and its choreographic details, Giselle
shares a place in the cannon of great tragic heroines.
Giselle premiered Saturday with lush new staging at
Dreams and Swing -
Stum ptow n Stages p re
sents ‘Club M orocco,’ a play
that takes place
in a ‘40s-style club where
the swing is red-hot, the beauty
dangerous, and the luck as fleeting
as love. Performances continue
through Saturday, March 3 at the
Portland Center for the Performing Arts, downtown.
Local singer-actress Julianne R. Johnson-Weiss per
forms.
Festival of African Films — The Cascade Festival of
African Films takes place at three locations, the
Moriarty Auditorium on the Portland Community
College Cascade Campus in north Portland; The Hol
lywood Theatre, and McMenamins Kennedy School.
Annual event ends Saturday. For a complete sched
ule, go to africanfilmfestival.org.
Brother Sing On - The 4th annual “Brother Sing On,”
featuring all-male singing groups, will be performed
Sunday, March 4 at 3 p.m. at the University of Portland
Buckley Center Auditorium. The popular event fea
tures singers whose ages range from 15 to 87, and is
free and open to the public.
Urinetown -- Portland State University’s School of
Fine and Performing Arts and the Department of
Theatre and Film present “Urinetown,” a farcical tale
of greed, corruption, love and revolution. Shows are
scheduled at the Lincoln Performance Hall at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, March 2, and Friday, March 3. A matinee is
scheduled for Sunday, March 4 at 2 p.m.; and 7 p.m.
performances continue March 7-10.
OMNIMAX: Flying Monsters - For audiences of all
ages, OM SI’s new IM AX film, Flying Monsters, takes
viewers to a prehistoric world. The world’s leading
Keller Auditorium and performances continue through
Saturday, March 3.
Tickets start at $23. A pay your age discount is
offered for all patrons under 35 years old. Oregon
Ballet Theatre also participates in the Arts for All
program, providing $5 tickets to patrons with the
Oregon Trail Card. Visit obt.org or call 503-2BALLET.
FEATURING AN ALL AFRICAN-AMERICAN CAST
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n atu ralist Sir David
Attenborough sets out to
uncover the truth about the
giant flying reptiles whose wing
spans of up to 40 feet compare to that of a
modem jet plane.
Body Worlds - The exhibit “Body Worlds
and the Brain” ends its Portland engage
ment on Sunday at OMSI. The show de
ciphers the mystery and complexity of the
human body and brain with more than 200
authentic human specimens, preserved
through a revolutionary preservation method.
Norman Sylvester Band — Boogie Cat
Norman Sylvester and his band perform on
Friday, March 2 at the West Linn Saloon
Mardi Gras Party; Friday, March 9 at Trail’s
End in Oregon City; and Saturday, March 10
at Dot Com Bar, downtown.
Mel Brown Live — Portland jazz giant Mel Brown
performs at Salty’s on the Columbia every Friday and
Saturday night. Known as the "Gentleman of Jazz,”
Brown has a career spanning over 40 years.
Live Jazz - Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. to
11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge at the River Place
Hotel, 1510 S.W. Harbor Way. No cover or minimum
purchase. For more information, visit pdxjazz.com.
Music Millennium Free Shows -- The Music Millen
nium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live perfor
mances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to meet
artists. Call 503-231 -8926 for a schedule.
Humor Night — Awesome comedians perform stand
up, sketch, and more every Wednesday night at Tonic
Lounge. 3100 N.E. Sandy Blvd. Pay as you wish, $3-5
donation suggested. Show is 21+.
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