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September 21, 2022
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Spirit of
Halloweentown
Returns
Full set of Jackson 5 outfits. Photo by Rebecca Sapp, courtesy of the GRAMMY Museum
Motown: The Sound of Young
America Showcasing in Portland
The GRAMMY
Museum’s
exhibition travels
to the Oregon
Historical Society
The Sound of Young America
will be on view at the Oregon
Historical Society in downtown
Portland from September 23,
2022, through March 26, 2023;
this exhibit shares the story of
the famed record company and
the artists who collectively
changed the musical direction
of the nation.
Berry Gordy, Jr., was the vi-
sionary behind both the music
and the Black-owned record
company he named Motown. A
former prizefighter and song-
writer, he believed that talent
could be found on nearly every
Detroit street corner. This blend
of gospel, blues, and pop quick-
ly became “The Sound of Young
America,” crashing the Ameri-
can pop charts and challenging
the British Invasion. From Mo-
town came the Supremes, Ste-
vie Wonder, the Temptations,
Smokey Robinson, Gaye, the
Jackson 5, and others.
Motown: The Sound of
Young America features stage
outfits from many of the label’s
top performers, interviews with
Motown legends, and opportu-
nities for visitors to get deep
inside the creative process per-
fected at Motown. Visitors will
also experience interactive dis-
plays, including an opportunity
to perform the Supremes’ “Stop!
In The Name of Love” on stage
and learn the Temptations’ sig-
nature dance moves.
“One of my favorite parts
of the exhibition is a jukebox
where visitors can play their fa-
vorite Motown hits in the gal-
lery,” said OHS Boyle Family
Executive Director Kerry Tym-
chuk. “While this exhibition
provides important context on a
pivotal period in American pop
culture history, it also engages
visitors in fun interactive expe-
riences that will provide a sense
of nostalgia for many.”
Some of the iconic piec-
es on display in the exhibition
include the iconic “Butterfly”
gowns worn by the Supremes, a
harmonica and keyboard played
by Stevie Wonder and many
more. The Oregon Historical
Society’s museum is open seven
days a week, Monday–Saturday
10am–5pm and Sunday 12pm–
5pm. Admission is $10, with
discounts for students, seniors,
teachers, and youth. Admission
is free every day for OHS mem-
bers and Multnomah County
residents. Learn more and plan
your visit at ohs.org/motown.
Giant pumpkin in the Spirit of Halloween town
St Helens
recreates movie
magic and other
Halloween fun
Each year, the city of St. Hel-
ens, Oregon undergoes a mag-
ical transformation, decking
out its Riverfront District in all
things Halloween as homage to
two movies that were filmed in
the town: Disney’s “Halloween
town” and the vampire-nov-
el-turned-movie “Twilight.”
The only visiting Holographic
Alien on Earth will be answering
pressing questions about visita-
tions, abductions, intentions, and
more. This state of the art visual
and audio effect will be seen for
the first time worldwide exclusive-
ly at Spirit of Halloween town. In
the same building The Museum of
Peculiarities and Oddities filled
with whimsy and stories will en-
tertain everyone.
The new Water Taxi will ferry
people to Sand Island in the mid-
dle of the Columbia River for a
viewing Big Foot, a scavenger
hunt, games, fireside marshmal-
lows, stories and more. --Back this
year is the Spooky Shuttle taking
visitors to uptown St. Helens for
pizza, candy, a ghost story from
a fabled puppeteer and the Scare-
crow Walk. The Haunted House
has been a favorite and now with
upgraded features and animatron-
ics props, it is even more fun and
scarier than ever.
The Dark Market offers Spirit
of Halloween town merchandise.
The most popular event of Spirit
of Halloween town is the lighting
of the giant pumpkins. Partici-
pants start the holiday season by
counting down the seconds until
two giant pumpkins are lit in the
city’s historic town square. In
2022, the Pumpkin Lighting Cer-
emony takes place on Saturday,
October 1st. One pumpkin is a
replica of the giant pumpkin fea-
tured in “Halloween town” and
the other is an enormous work of
steampunk metal art. The pump-
kins, which both stand over six
feet tall, are available for pho-
to opportunities every day until
the end of October. The plaza is
home to many other photo oppor-
tunities like huge crows and an
over seven foot tall hand carved
scarecrow. General admission
tickets to Spirit of Halloween
town, along with special celebri-
ty engagement tickets and a full
list of events, are available on the
festival’s website at www.spiri-
tofhalloweentown.com.