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Page 4 The Skanner Portland & Seattle November 7, 2018 News Events & Announcements Portland Metro THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 SLAMLANDIA: Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam which meets on the second Thursday of each month. The mic provides a space that is creative, fun, and welcoming to all literary com- munities in Portland, and poets new and old are encouraged to come share their work. Poets read their own poetry, witness others, and participate in the community. From 7 – 9 p.m., Liter- ary Arts, 925 SW Washington St. FRIDAY – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 – 11 NORDIC HOLIDAY SALE: Annual sale of Nordic treasures just in time for the start of holiday shopping. Find the best of vintage Nordic clothing, furniture, home accessories, books, music and more. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Nordia House, 8800 SW Oleson Rd. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 THE AMERICAN SCENE: Portland Youth Philharmonic opens its landmark 95th season with distinguished composer William Grant Still’s “The Far West” from his larger suite The American Scene. Known as “the Dean of African-American composers,” William Grant Still envisioned a proudly multicultural America, as harmonious in race and ethnic relations as his music. Tickets start at $5. From 7:30 – 9 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway. TREEMENDOUS SECOND SATURDAY: Insects will crawl, fly, and slither their way to the World Forestry Center Discovery Mu- seum at this themed monthly event. Folks from the Portland Insectarium will be at the museum with some of their creepy crawly critters and a microscope on hand. $7 adults, $5 kids. From 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, 4033 Southwest Canyon Rd. FREE SCULPT & PAINT WORKSHOP: Produce your very own sculpture in air-dry clay! A two-person artist team, Anna Gray and Ryan Wilson Paulsen, will help participants of all skill levels to learn the basic hand-building and painting methods needed to make a colorful sculpture. Come create new meaning for historic museum artifacts through this free playful, hands-on workshop. From 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Washington County Museum, 17677 NW Springville Rd. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12 PORTLAND VETERAN’s PARADE: The parade will begin at NE 40th and Tillamook and end at the Ross Hollywood Flag Pole at Sandy Boulevard and NE 48th Ave. There is covered seating for elders available in front of Ross Hollywood Chapel at 48th and Sandy Blvd. Starts at 9:30 a.m., free to attend, limited parking. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 WRITER’S & POET’S WORKSHOP: 50 writers and poets gather to- gether for literary discussions, critique groups, open mics, and to listen to featured readers. Our writer’s workshop offers fo- cused tracts for novelists, poets, speculative fiction, and more. All skill levels, education levels, and intentions are welcome to join. 5:30 p.m., The Slide Inn, 2342 SE Ankeny St. THE PINK WAVE, LESSONS FROM THE TRAIL: Dr. Melody Rose will share her analysis of the mid-term election results and her vision for the future of women’s rights. Dr. Rose has a Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University and over 20 years of expe- rience in higher education. From 5:30 – 8 p.m., Center for Wom- en’s Leadership, 100 SW Market St. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 EINSTEIN’S MONSTERS – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BLACK HOLES: At this Science on Tap, Dr. Chris Impey will talk about his new book “Einstein’s Monsters” which presents the astonishing science of black holes and their role in our universe. Impey will discuss profound discoveries about black holes and how they inspire questions at the cutting edge of cosmology. Doors at 6 p.m., Ki- ggins Theater, 1011 Main St., Vancouver CONSCIOUSNESS & ITS PLACE IN NATURE: Christof Koch, Chief See Community Calendar on page 5 Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) will be holding a lottery for securing wedding reservations in PP&R parks between March 2019 and December 2019. Future newlyweds can participate in the lottery to try and secure their preferred location and date - or wait until after Jan. 1, 2019 and place a reservation for any locations, times, and dates available after the lottery has been completed. To sign up for the lottery, submit your request online at apm.activecommunities.com/ portlandparks/reserve_options. Or, call or visit the Portland Parks & Recreation Customer Service Center: 111 SW Columbia Street, Suite 660, Portland, OR; (503) 823-2525. For frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Wedding Reservation Lottery, please visit https:// www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/article/701389. Wedding lottery registration will be from 8 a.m. Nov. 19 at through 5 p.m. Dec, 13 at 5 p.m. Applicants will need to submit a wedding reservation request as part of the process to enter the lottery. In the request, they will need to provide basic contact information, provide preferred location/date information, and pay a $117 non-refundable application fee. Portland News Briefs POGO Presents Bilingual Production of ‘The Barber of Seville’ Portland Op- era to Go (POGO) will present a 50-minute, En- glish and Span- ish-lang uage version of Ros- sini’s The Bar- ber of Seville as 2018’s Portland Opera to Go production. For almost 20 years, Port- land Opera to Go has travelled throughout Oregon and Washington with an opera adaptation targeted for students. This year, POGO will present nearly 60 performances, in venues including school gyms, libraries, cafeterias, classrooms and community cen- ters. In this adaptation of The Barber of Seville, aimed at students in 3rd through 12th grades, Rosina is new in town. Fresh from Spain, she lives with her con- trolling, suspicious Uncle Bartolo, who is planning to marry her off to one of his rich, elderly friends. But Rosina is in love with Almaviva. She knows he likes her too, but they have a problem – she speaks only Spanish, and he speaks only English. They enlist the help of the brilliant, bilingual Figaro, and hilarious antics ensue. Portland Opera to Go provides engaging, accessible artistic educational programming in elementary and middle schools, focusing on schools with economic and geographic barriers to accessing fine arts expe- riences. Over 50 percent of schools visited are Title I and are located in rural communities. To integrate the experience, POGO also provides in-class work- shops and a 100+ page teacher’s guide, including cur- riculum connections that highlight clear learning goals and creative activities for students. Tickets are on sale now for two public performanc- es at the Hampton Opera Center on Dec. 8, 2018 and Dec. 15, 2018. In addition to touring to schools throughout the re- gion, Portland Opera to Go will present the following public performances: • 2 p.m., Nov. 12, Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard (free admission) • 2 p.m., Nov. 17, Chehalem Cultural Center, 415 E. Sheridan St, Newberg • 1 p.m., Dec. 8, at Hampton Opera Center, 211 SE Caruthers St. $10 for adults, $5 tickets for children (12 and under), or $20 for a group of 4 This performance will be interpreted in American Sign Language and will also include a live audio de- scription of the visual and physical events onstage for patrons who are blind or have low-vision. • 1 p.m., Dec. 15, Hampton Opera Center, 211 SE Caruthers St. $10 for adults, $5 tickets for children (12 and under), or $20 for a group of 4. Jane Theater Company Presents ‘Robin Hood’ After a year off, Jane Theater Company will present a brand new, original musical by Kim Bogus, Karen J. Moore and Greg Paul. The musical – a spin on ‘Robin Hood’ – tells the traditional story with a twist, with Robin Hood presiding over a court case, Friar Tuck as the court clerk, and a motley group of lawyers, wit- nesses and sheep in tote. Performances are free to attend, and will take place at ComedySportz Portland on Saturdays and Sundays (Dec. 1, 2, 8 and 9) at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Reserve seats by visiting www.janetheater.org. Jane Theater Company was founded by artistic di- rector Kim Bogus, who believes that every person should have the opportunity to experience the magic of live theater. When actor and audience meet; actor to actor, actor to person and person to person, this shared living energy creates an experience neither could create alone. On Veterans Day, Zoo Offers Free Admission for Veterans and Active Military Personnel The Oregon Zoo will mark Veterans Day by offering free ad- mission for mil- itary veterans and active mili- tary personnel, as well as family members who Wolverines at the Oregon Zoo accompany them to the zoo on Sunday, Nov. 11, and Monday, Nov. 12. Families of deployed military personnel also will be given free admission. To receive free admission Nov. 11-12, visitors must show a military or veteran organization ID, discharge papers or other official military identification; fami- lies of deployed military personnel must show an ac- tive duty ID. In addition, the zoo gift shop and all zoo food out- lets are offering a 10 percent discount for veterans, active military personnel and their families, with proper identification. As part of the Metro family, the Oregon Zoo helps PHOTO COURTESY OF OREGON ZOO Visit us at a store near you PHOTO COURTESY OF PORTLAND PARKS & RECREATION brought to you by Portland Parks & Rec to Take Wedding Reservations Via Lottery System IMAGE COURTESY OF PORTLAND OPERA Community Calendar 2018 See Briefs on page 5
