May 6, 2015
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
The Reed College Dance Department presents its annual Spring Dance Concert, featuring choreog-
raphy by students, faculty and guest choreographers, in the Reed College’s newly renovated Green-
wood Performance Stage on Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9 at 7 pm.
Spring Dance Concert
The community is invited to
Reed College’s Spring Dance
Concert, featuring the work of
guest choreographers and mem-
bers of Reed’s Contemporary Per-
formance Ensemble.
The annual event will also in-
clude seven dances choreographed
and performed by the Reed Dance
Troupe, an entirely student-or-
ganized, extra-curricular dance
ensemble; and choreography
by Reed dance professors Carla
Mann and Minh Tran in collabora-
tion with their students, as well as
music by Courtney Von Drehle of
Three Leg Torso.
Performances are scheduled for
Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May
9 at 7 p.m. at the school’s reno-
vated Greenwood Performance
Stage. Tickets are $3 for adults, $1
for seniors and non-Reed students
with ID, and free for all Reed
Community members with ID.
For more information, visit reed.
edu/dance/events.
Provocative Happy Hour
Educator, writer, organizer, and spoken
word artist Walidah Imarisha will headline a
happy hour series meant to spark provocative
conversations about big ideas on Thursday,
May 21 at 7 p.m. at the Alberta Rose Theater,
3000 N.E. Alberta St.
Imarisha, a Portland State University black
studies professor, leads one of Oregon Hu-
manities’ most popular Conversation Project
discussions, “Why Aren’t There More Black
People in Oregon? A Hidden History.”
As part of the group’s “Think & Drink,”
happy hour series, she will talk about the
continuity and resistance in the history of
Oregon’s black communities, alternatives to
incarceration, and science fiction and social
change with Adam Davis, executive director
of Oregon Humanities.
Minors are welcome when accompanied by
a parent or guardian.
Showdogs is a full service salon. We do
baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing,
nail trims, soft claws, flea treatments, mud
baths, and ear cleaning. We also have health
care and grooming products to keep your
pet clean in between visits.
Show Dogs Grooming Salon & Boutique
926 N. Lombard
Portland, OR 97217
503-283-1177
Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm
Monday 10am-4pm
Educator and spoken word artist Walidah Imarish.
Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg
and your kitty will be pretty.