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New York Rapper Tour -- New
York rapper Himanshu Suri, better
known by his stage name Heems,
will be playing the Star Theater,
downtown on Wednesday evening,
July 22. Heems was a member of
the alternative hip hop group Das
Racist. This is his first tour since
dropping Eat Pray Thug, a critical-
ly acclaimed album post 9-11 and in the wake of
today’s political climate.
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Playwrights Festival -- Portland Center Stage’s
17th annual JAW: A Playwrights Festival brings free
staged readings and a host of exciting performances
and artists labs, with dance, theater, clowns, cabaret
and more, during all day sessions on Saturday, July
25 and Sunday, July 26 at the Gerding Theater at
the Armory, 128 N.W. 11th Ave. JAW is a chance to
digest new plays while they’re still in development.
No tickets are required.
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Science of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not -- What’s
more amazing that Robert Rip-
ley’s legendary compendium of
oddities, anomalies and fantastic
feats? The science that under-
lies them! OMSI presents “The
Science of Ripley’s Believe It
or Not!” a 6,000 square foot in-
teractive exhibit that explores
the real science behind the un-
believable. The collection of intriguing objects and
astonishing artifacts is open through Sept. 7.
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NW Book Festival -- Meet
the authors in person, get in-
spired and ask questions at the 7th
annual NW Book Festival, Saturday,
July 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Pioneer
Courthouse Square, downtown. Over 200 acclaimed
and well known authors from Oregon and out of
state will be attending.
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Summer Kids in the Park -- Another schedule of
fun and healthy activ-
ities for kids during
the summer months
is now underway in
three of Gresham’s
largest parks. Free
and open to all kids
under 18, events are
scheduled for two hours every weekday at Main
City, Vance and Red Sunset parks. A free lunch will
be served, and kids can just drop in. No advance
registration is required.
Uniquely Oregon Photo Exhibit -- An impressive
collection of photographs celebrating people, plac-
es, and a potpourri of images unique to Oregon is
the theme of this photo exhibit on public display
through July 31 in the George R. White Library and
Learning Center at Concordia University in north-
east Portland. The art can be viewed during normal
library hours.
July 22, 2015
Saturday, Aug. 1 at Road-
house 101 in Lincoln City.
Farmers Market at the Square
-- Local farmers, food producers and
hot food vendors from the region fill Pioneer Court-
house Square, Portland’s downtown living room,
each Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Sept. 28.
Soulful Showcase -- Blacque Butterfly presents
spoken word, live music and featured artists on the
second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 8
p.m. at E’Njoni Café, African-Mediterranean cui-
sine at 910 N. Killingsworth St.
Safe and Free at Matt Dishman -- The Matt Dish-
man Community Center, 77 N.E. Knott St., has
opened its doors to teenagers this summer as part of
a plan to provide safe and free activities for youth,
age 18 and younger through Portland Parks and
Recreation. Registration is required.
Summer Reading for Kids -- Kids of all ages can
sign up at any neighborhood library of the Mult-
nomah County Library system for a free summer
reading program that entices kids to read for pleasure
and maintain the skills they learned during the school
year, while also encouraging lifelong library use.
Chicago Steppin’ Classes -- You have seen the R.
Kelly video, now it’s time to learn the dance. Groo-
vin’ High Steppers offer Chicago Steppin’ classes at
the Rockwood Community Center and the Colwood
Golf Center. All levels are welcome. No partner is
needed. First two lessons are free; $20 monthly fee
includes both locations. For an event schedule, an-
nouncements and more information, visit the web-
site groovinhighsteppers.com
Portland’s Saturday Market -- Portland Saturday
Market in Old Town brings some of Oregon’s best
handmade products, good eats and live entertain-
ment from street musicians and other artists. Lo-
cated next to the Willamette River at 2 S.W. Naito
Parkway, Saturday Market is also open every Sun-
day through Christmas Eve.
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.
Fourth Sunday Jam Night -- A friends and fam-
ily 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 of the month at 7 p.m. at
Celebration Tabernacle, 8131 N. Denver Ave. The
free event is open to the community.
Live Jazz -- Every Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m.
to 11 p.m., the Third Degrees Lounge at the Riv-
er Place Hotel, 1510 S.W. Harbor Way. No cover
or minimum purchase. For more information, visit
pdxjazz.com.
A.J. Java Hosts Concerts -- A.J. Java, a communi-
ty cafe across the street from Peninsula Park at 6425
N. Albina Ave., welcomes the public to a series of
free summer concerts each Friday from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m., and featuring Cuban sandwiches and a pot-
pourri of Latin sounds.
Politically Charged Comedy -- Hari Kondabolu
brings his politically and
socially charged comedy to
Portland’s Helium Comedy
Club for three nights of
laughs, Thursday, July 23
through Saturday, July 25.
The Brooklyn-based comic
has done standup on the Late
Show with David Letterman,
Conan, Jimmy Kimmel Live,
Live at Gotham, and John
Oliver’s New York Standup
Show. Kondabolu is also a writer and correspondent
for the Chris Rock-produced Totally Biased W.
Kamau Bell. Tickets range from $16 to $30 and can
be purchased at harikondabolu.com/shows.
Norman Sylvester -- Boogie Cat Norman Sylvester
and his band perform Friday, July 24 at Trail’s End
Saloon in Oregon City; Saturday, July 25 at Halibut’s;
Thursday, July 30 at Hawthorne Lobster House; Fri-
day, July 31 at Restaurant 503 in West Linn; and
Discount Admission -- OMSI visitors pay only $2
per person for general admission on the first Sunday
of each month as well as discounted admission of
$5 to the Planetarium, OMIMAX Theater and USS
Blueback submarine.