March 14, 2018
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Arts & B U S I N E S S G u i d e
ENTERTAINMENT
Everybody
Reads --
Multnomah
County
Li-
brary’s 16th annual
community reading pro-
gram is underway with 5,750 copies
of Moshin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ now
being distributed across the district so
readers and students can engage with
the book’s themes of safety, migration, displacement
and conflict. Hamid will speak on Thursday, April 5
at 7:30 p.m. at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in a
public talk presented by Literary Arts.
Norman Sylvester -- ‘Boogie Cat’ Norman Sylves-
ter Friday, March 16 at the Vinyl Tap; Friday, March
23 at Clyde’s; Saturday, March 24 at the Rogue Pub
in North Plains; and Saturday, March 31 at the Half
Penny in Salem.
Love in Unlikely Places -- Tina Chip stars as the
waitress
and
Ryan
Vincent
Anderson as the
policeman
in
“Kodachrome,”
a world premiere
play about char-
acters trying to
connect. Now playing through March 18 at the Ar-
mory, downtown. Tickets start at $25.
Collision with Gentrification -- Portland’s Afri-
can-American producing the-
ater company PassinArt pres-
ents ‘Two Trains Running’ by
August Wilson, this month at
the Interstate Firehouse Cul-
tural Center, 5340 N. Interstate
Ave. The play paints a vivid
portrait of everyday lives in the
shadow of economic develop-
ment and gentrification in the
1960s. Shows Fridays and Sat-
urdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. For tickets
and more information, visit passinart.org.
OMSI Exhibit on Arctic Thaw -- “Digging into
Permafrost” is a new exhibit at OMSI addressing the
subject of climate change as viewed through the lens
of a thawing Arctic using exciting interactive features
such as an Alaskan permafrost tunnel replica, fossil
research stations and interactive games.
Northeast Theater Reopens with ‘Scarlet’ -- Con-
demned by her community, Hester fights to build
a life for her and her daughter in puritan Boston in
‘Scarlet,” the first
Portland
Playhouse
production
returning
to
their newly restored
performance venue, a former historic
church at 602 N.E. Prescott St. Fun-
ny, sweet and heroic, shows to con-
tinue through March 25. For tickets,
visit portlandplayhouse.org.
Voyage to Vietnam -- Portland Children’s Museum
promotes the understanding of Vietnam culture and
showcases the traditions, customs and values exem-
plified by the country’s annual celebration of Tet with
Voyage to Vietnam: Celebrating the Tet Festival. The
new exhibit runs through May 6.
History Hub -- Oregon Historical Society exhibit for
young people explores the topic of diversity with in-
teractive objects and pictures that tell the stories of
the people of Oregon, past and present. With puzzles,
touch screen activities and board games, History Hub
asks students to consider questions like “Who is an
Oregonian?,” “How has discrimination and segrega-
tion affected people who live in Oregon?,” and “How
can you make Oregon a great place for everyone?”
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