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Herbie Hancock Tribute
PDX Jazz, the presenting organization of
the Portland Jazz Festival in partnership with
the Mission Theater, The Crystal Hotel and
KMHD radio, announces pianist George
Colligan as part of the continuing PDX Jazz
@ The Mission Theater series on Thursday,
Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Colligan will be performing a special pro
gram entitled "Hands On! - A Tribute to
Herbie Hancock and McCoy Tyner" in honor
of the two jazz giants.
Described by All About Jazz as "one of the
best kept secrets in jazz," Colligan is a gifted
musician and composer who plays organ,
drums, trumpet, and the melodica in addition
to piano.
Colligan has long been active in jazz and
music education. He served on the Juilliard
faculty for two years and is currently an
Assistant Professor at Portland State Uni
versity.
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Beloved M agical Tale — Revel
in the enchantment of the holiday
season in the sparkling forest of
Shakespeare’s most beloved magical tale.
Portland Center Stage’s production of A Midsummer
Night’s Dream is now playing through Dec. 23 at
Portland Center Stage.
D ram atic African-Am erican Play - King Hedley II by
August Wilson features Emmy Award-winning Or
egon Shakespeare Festival actor Peter Macon. Perfor
mances continue through Dec. 30 at Portland Play
house, 602 N.E. Prescott St. Tickets are $ 15 to $35 and
available at the box office, by calling 503-205-0715 or
visiting portlandplayhouse.org
On Mississippi Avenue -
T he N o rth w e st D ance
Project presents “In Good
Company,” through Sunday,
Dec. 16 at the Northwest
Dance Studio and Perfor
mance Center, 833 N. Shaver
St. and Mississippi Avenue.
For tickets, call 503-828-8285.
Classic Holiday Favorite - Stumptown Stages pre
sents “It's a Wonderful Life,” a new musical adapta
tion of Frank Capra’s classic film. Performances con
tinue through Dec. 23 at the Portland Center for the
Performing Arts, 1111 S.W. Broadway. For tickets,
visit ticketswest.com.
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - Lakewood The
ater Company presents a reprise production of last
year’s holiday hit, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.
Now playing through Dec. 23 at the Lake Center for the
Arts, 368 S. State St. in Lake Oswego. For tickets, call
503-635-3901.
Handel’s Messiah -- The Portland Baroque Orchestra’s
annual holiday performance for 25 years. Shows take
place at the First Baptist Church on Southwest Taylor
Street and 12th Avenue, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14;
on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7:30p.m.; andon Sunday, Dec.
16 at 4 p.m. Reserved tickets are $26 to $69.Call 503-715-
1114.
RACE: Are We So Different?
-- A new exhibit about the science
ofhuman
variation at the
Oregon Museum of Sci
ence and Industry (OMSI)
challenges visitors to
consider race in a new
light. Open through Jan.
1, the national exhibition
tells the story of race from
biological, cultural and historical points of view.
Tsunami Artifacts on Display - Two pieces of the
massive 201 ton dock that was washed away from a city
on Japan's northeast coast by the devastating March
2011 tsunami and that landed on Oregon’s Agate
Beach this past June have now arrived at the Oregon
Historical Society in Portland. The two metal boat tie
offs are on display in the “Treasures of the Vault”
exhibit through Dec. 30.
The Mightiest Wind -- The 50th anniversary of the
m ost
d isa stro u s
weather event to hit
Oregon, the Columbus
Day Storm is being
commemorated with
“T he
M ig h tie st
Wind,” a new exhibit
that runs through Jan.
6 at the Oregon His
tory Center, downtown.
Oregon Voices — Oregon Voices tells Oregon’s fasci
nating history through the eyes and ears of the people
who lived it. The new Oregon Historical Society exhibit
dives into a diverse range of subjects, from the dis
placement of minority populations from urban devel
opment, to cycles of boom and bust.
Norman Sylvester Band - Boogie Cat Norman
Sylvester and his band plays Friday, Dec. 14 at Clyde’s;
Saturday, Dec. 15 at the West Linn Saloon; Friday,
Dec. 21 at the Tillicum; and Saturday, Dec. 22 at
Dominic’s.
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