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July 10, 2019
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
NW Dance
Creatives Featured
Kaloyan Boyadjiev
Joseph Hernandez
You’re invited to see the future
of dance and experience what the
winners of the NW Dance Proj-
ect’s “Pretty Creatives” Interna-
tional Choreographic Competition
created when they perform Satur-
day, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. in a one
night only show at Lincoln Per-
formance Hall at Portland State
University, downtown.
Kaloyan Boyadjiev and Jo-
seph Hernandez rose to the top
of their class after 18 intense
hours working with the 30 tal-
ented dancers of the Northwest
Dance Launch project.
Legacy Band – The Sun Ra Ark-
estra band returns to Portland for
three shows at the Hollywood
Theater, Sunday, July 14 through
Tuesday, July 16. Under the di-
rection of 94-year-old bandleader
Marshall Allen, the 15-member
Arkestra combines experimental
jazz, futuristic costumes and visu-
als, cosmic chants, and much more
to create some of the most beau-
tiful universal music imaginable.
For tickets, call 503-281-1142 or
visit hollywoodtheatre.org.
ments and a talk on ‘The Black
Image in Contemporary TV” when
Take PART (Portland Anti-Rac-
ism Team) presents a community
outreach program on Thursday,
July 11 at 7 p.m. at the Portland
amazing events all summer long Baha’i Center. 8720 N. Ivanhoe
for both kids and adults, including St. For more information, visit
movies, concerts, free lunch and takepartpdx.org.
play events and more. For details, Summer at the Square – This
a guide is posted online at portlan- summer there are even more rea-
doregon.gov/parks.
sons to visit Pioneer Courthouse
Read for Fun and Prizes – Mult- Square, downtown. The public
space is offering free weekly sum-
nomah
County
mer events, including Noon Tunes
encourages kids
concerts on Tuesdays, wellness ac-
to read for fun and
tivities on Wednesdays and Flicks
prizes this sum-
on the Bricks movies on five Fri-
mer. The annual
day evenings in July and August.
Summer
Read-
ing program is in
full swing at all
branch libraries.
To help grow in-
terest, the library
also offers dozens
of free summer reading events,
camps and classes to keep youth
of all ages playing and learning.
Summer Free for All – Portland ‘On the Edge’ Art Quilts – This
Parks and Recreation’s “Summer summer through Aug. 15, the Or-
Free for All” series is back with egon Historical Society, down-
town, hosts an original exhibit of
art quilts developed by the local
Studio Art Quilt artists titled ‘On
the Edge,’ a theme to draw on be-
ing on the edge, be it physically,
geographically, emotionally, phil-
osophically or in personality.
Explore Washington Park –
Free shuttle service to Washing-
ton Park, with stops to all major
attractions including the Oregon
Zoo and Children’s Museum, now
runs year round on weekends and
offers daily service during spring
and summer through October.
Columbia Gorge Express – The
Oregon Department of Trans-
portation’s Columbia Gorge Ex-
press bus provides transportation
to Rooster Rock State Park and
Multnomah Falls. The bus has
proven a convenient and popular
way to visit the Gorge for tourists,
local residents and regular transit
riders. For more information, visit
columbiagorgeexpress.com
Norman Sylvester Band – The
Norman Sylvester Band plays Fri-
day, July 12 at Billy Blues in Van-
couver; Saturday, July 13 at 2 p.m.
at the Mississippi Street Fair and
at 9 p.m. at the Spare Room; Fri-
day, July 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Gresh-
am Art Plaza; Saturday, July 20 at
CI Bar and Grill in Tualatin; and
Friday, July 26 at Clyde’s.
Zoo for All – The Oregon Zoo has
launched “Zoo for All,” a discount
program that provides $5 admis-
sion for low income individuals
and families. Visitors may pur-
chase up to six of the $5 tickets by
brining a photo ID and documen-
tation showing they participate in
low income service, like the Or-
egon Trial Card, Medicaid, Sec-
Anti-Racism Team Discussion tion 8, Temporary Assistance for
– You’re invited to light refresh- Needy Families, and Head Start.
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