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Grumpy Old (Black) Men -
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George Hendrix and Jerry Foster
star as Abe and Henry in ‘Two Old
B la c k
G uys Ju st S ittin g
Around T alking, a
funny play about ri
valry, friendship, and
aging. Portland’s Af
rican American the
a te r
c o m p an y
P assinA rt presents
the play at the Ethos/
Firehouse C ultural
Center, 5340 N. Inter
state. Now playing
through April 13.
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Comedy, Cabaret and Music - The Wanderlust Circus
Orchestra, Portland’s circus
and comedy group, pre
sents its annual Umbrella
Festival with four shows
over three days, Thursday,
April 3 through Saturday,
April 6 at the Alberta Rose
Theater, 3000 N.E. Alberta
St. Minors are welcome with
adult accompaniment.
Clown Princes of Ballet -- The all-male ballet company
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo returns to
Portland for a performance at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall on Wednesday, April 2 at 7:30p.m. Dance
critics around the world have hailed them for their
uncanny combination of comic antics and virtuoso
ballet.
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$5 tickets to classical musical
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of a unique program called Music for
All. Participating organizations include the Oregon
Symphony, Portland Opera, Oregon Ballet Theater,
Chamber Music Northwest, Portland Youth Philhar
monic, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Friends of Cham
ber Music, Portland Chamber Orchestra, Portland Pi
ano International, Portland Symphonic Choir, Cappella
Romana and Portland Vocal Consort.
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Afrique Bistro Benefit -- Afrique Bistro, 102 N.E.
Russell St., opens its doors each last Saturday of the
month to raise donations for the African W omen’s
Coalition. Great Caribbean and African music along
with good drinks and fun people, 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. $ 10
at the door.
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The Soulful Showcase —
Blacque Butterfly presents
spoken word, live music
and featured artists on the
second and fourth Thurs
days of each month at 8
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Fourth Sunday Jam Night — A friends and family
variety comedy show in a Saturday Night Live format
with local recording and performing artists, bands,
dance crews, poets, and drama groups, takes place
each Fourth Sunday at 7 p.m. at Celebration Taber
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on the first, second and third Mondays of the month
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Humor Night - Awesome comedians perform stand
up, sketch, and more at the weekly Recurring Humor
Night every Wednesday night at Tonic Lounge. 3100
N.E. Sandy Blvd. Pay as you wish, $3-5 donation
suggested. Show is 21+.
Crimes of the Heart — A Pulitzer Prize winning dra
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