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May 13, 2015
BUSINESSGuide
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Neo Soul
Night at
the Analog
A homegrown soul singer is getting
ready for her next big show right here in
Portland. Tamara Stephens will perform
live Saturday night at the Analog Café &
Theater, 720 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., fol-
lowing a Grown and Sexy Neo Soul Party
with DJ Mello Cee. The show, starting at
8:39 p.m., will also feature Chicago Step-
pin sessions offered by the Groovin High
Steppers.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at
the door.
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Essential Gus Van Sant --
The Northwest Film Center
is currently showing a series of
films by Gus Van Sant, the Portland
director honored as one of the most tal-
ented and imaginative filmmakers of the indie film
renaissance. The series, which includes such notable
successes such as “Drugstore Cowboy,” “My Own
Private Idaho,” and “Elephant,” along with other
movies that influenced Van Sant’s film practice, runs
through June 5.
Rap Show at the Roseland -- Bay area rapper E-40
joins fellow hip-hop
artists Stevie Stone
and Cool Nutz at the
Roseland Theater on
Wednesday, May 13
at 8 p.m. Tickets run
for $25 and the show
is open to all ages.
For more informa-
tion, visit roselandp-
dx.com.
Asian Pacific Heritage Month -- Portland’s Lan
Su Chinese Garden celebrates Asian Pacific Ameri-
can Heritage Month during May with exciting per-
formances every Saturday and Sunday from local
cultural organizations and dance troops. All of the
performances are at 2 p.m. except the Sunday, May
10 event, which will take place at noon.
Provocative Happy Hour -- Edu-
cator, 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 is a Portland State Uni-
versity black studies professor and
author of “Why Aren’t There More
Black People in Oregon? A Hidden
History.”
Training at
2205 N. Lombard
Mon 6:45PM / Thurs 10AM
Attend “Free”
Team Training Session
Norman Sylvester -- Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester
and his band perform Friday, May 15 at Finnigan’s
Mill in Newberg; Friday, May 22 at Halibut’s; Sat-
urday, May 23 at the Nehalem Bay Blues Festival;
Wednesday, May 27 at the Hawthorne Lobster
House; and Norman is a guest with Ed Neumann on
Sunday; May 31 at Bradford’s.
photo by
S hephard P ortraits
Red Dress Party -- One
of the city’s most outra-
geous parties, and a fundraiser
for the Cascade AIDS Project and
Our House, organizations that support
gay youth and help people with HIV/AIDS and oth-
er series diseases, The Red Dress Party, is Saturday
May 16 at 8 p.m. at the Old Freeman Factory, 2638
N.W. Wilson Ave. Visit reddresspdx.org for details.
Senior Center Prom -- Vancouver Parks and Rec-
reation celebrates Older Americans Month with a
lively evening of dining and dancing, Friday, May
15 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Luepke Senior
Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd. in Vancouver.
Register by phone at 360-487-7100.
Soulful Showcase -- Blacque
Butterfly presents spoken word,
live music and featured artists
on the second and fourth Thurs-
days of each month at 8 p.m. at
E’Njoni Café, African-Mediter-
ranean cuisine at 910 N. Killingsworth St.
Portland’s Saturday Market -- Portland Saturday
Market in Old Town has opened for the 42nd year
bringing some of Oregon’s best handmade products,
good eats and live entertainment from street musi-
cians and other artists. Located next to the Willamette
River at 2 S.W. Naito Parkway, Saturday Market is
also open every Sunday through Christmas Eve.
Madcap Odyssey -- “American Night: The Ballad
of Juan José,” a sharp-eyed and sharp-witted come-
dy about a Mexican immigrant who dreams of mov-
ing to the Land of the Free, plays through May 23
at Milgaro Theater, 525 S.E. Stark St. Tickets start
at $24 with discounts for students, seniors, veterans,
and groups of over 15. For more information, visit
milagro.org.
Music Millennium Free Shows -- The Music Mil-
lennium, 3158 E. Burnside, hosts in-house live per-
formances. Enjoy free music and the opportunity to
meet artists. Call 503-231-8926 for a schedule.