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Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER Arts Culture & Entertainment July 6, 2015 origami ornaments and a performance by Tokyo-born guitarist Toshi Onizuka. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit <www.japanese garden.com>. UNIT SOUZOU Tropitaal July 18, 9pm-2am, Goodfoot Lounge (2845 SE Stark St, Portland). Attend Tropitaal, a dance party hosted by DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid. The Desi/Latino soundclash features the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America. Tropitaal is for persons age 21 and older. For info, call (503) 281-3918, e-mail <thekid@theincrediblekid.com>, or visit <www.anjaliandthekid.com>. ONGOING EVENTS “3 Days of Aloha” hula & craft workshops Registration now available. Registration is currently available for workshops held as part of the annual “3 Days of Aloha” event. Hula dancers and crafters of Hawaiian arts from around the globe are travelling to the Pacific Northwest this summer to provide instruction on dance, language, chants, history, current Hawaiian issues, music, and cultural crafts. The workshops take place July 23 and 24 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington (301 W Sixth St, Vancouver, Wash.). Kumu Hula for 2015 include Vicky Takamine, Robert Cazimero, Manu Boyd, Deva Leinani Yamashiro, and many, many others. For info, or to register, call (360) 718-2100, e-mail <info@kekukuifounda tion.com>, or visit <hawaiianfestivalpnw.com>. Thorns FC vs. Seattle Reign FC July 22, 7pm, Providence Park (SW 18th Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch Portland Thorns FC take on Cascadia rival Seattle Reign FC in the National Women’s Soccer League. Portland’s squad features Mana Shim, Christine Sinclair, Kendall Johnson, and others. Seattle includes Megan Rapinoe, Stephanie Cox, Keelin Winters, and others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.portlandthorns.com>. Oregon Brewers Festival “Cloud Sourcing” Through July 25, 10am-5:30pm (Mon-Thu), 10am-6pm (Fri-Sat), Eutectic Gallery (1930 NE Oregon St, Portland). View “Cloud Sourcing,” a group exhibit featuring new ceramic works by Samuel Chung, Kyungmin Park, and others. For info, call (503) 974-6518 or visit <www. eutecticgallery.com>. “Celebrating 20 Years” Through July 31 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5:30pm, ArtXchange (512 First Ave S, Seattle). View “Celebrating 20 Years,” a showcase highlighting the unique viewpoint ArtXchange adds to the landscape of Seattle’s arts and cultural commu- nity. The display includes a collection of work by artists from Vietnam: Bao Ly III, Tu Duy, Bui Cong Khanh, and the Le brothers. For info, call (206) 839-0377 or visit <www.artxchange.org>. July 15, noon to 1:00pm Adjacent to Antoinette Hatfield Hall, S.W. Main Street between S.W. Broadway & S.W. Park Avenue, Portland Attend “Noontime Showcase,” a lunchtime performance by Unit Souzou featured as part of “Summer Arts on Main Street,” a free program of Portland’5 Centers for the Arts. Held every Wednesday from 11:00am to 2:00pm during July and August, “Summer Arts on Main Street” includes performances, children’s activities, and local artisans selling handmade crafts. Future featured “Noontime Showcase” performers include Pendulum Aerial Arts (July 22), Marti Mendenhall (July 29), and others. In the event of rain or extreme heat, events take place in the Antoinette Hatfield Hall rotunda. For more information, call (503) 248-4335 or visit <www. portland5.com/events/summer-arts-main>. Unit Souzou. (AR Photo/Jan Landis) “Captured 2015” Through Aug 1, 10am-10:30pm (Mon-Thu), 10am-6pm (Fri-Sun), Newspace Center for Pho- tography (1632 SE 10th Ave, Portland). View “Captured 2015,” a summer exhibit featuring works by Hye-Ryoung Min, Katie Harwood, Sarah-Marie Land, and many others. For info, call (503) 963-1935 or visit <www.newspace photo.org/gallery>. Vietnamese culture exhibit Through Aug 19 (Mon-Fri), 10am-2pm, World Beat Gallery, Reed Opera House (189 Liberty St SE, Second Floor, Salem, Ore.). Learn about the culture of Vietnam at a display at the World Beat Gallery. For info, call (503) 581-2004 or visit <www.salemmulticultural. org>. “Circle of Animals/ Zodiac Heads: Gold (2010)” Through Sep 13, 10am-5pm (Tue-Wed & Sat-Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art Museum, Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Sculpture Court (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold (2010),” an exhibit of a dozen gold-gilt bronze sculptures by Ai Weiwei representing the animal symbols from the traditional Chinese zodiac. The artist drew inspiration for the 12 heads from those originally located at Yuanmingyuan (Old Summer Palace). For info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit <www.portlandart museum.org>. See story on page 11. “In the Realm of Nature: Bob Stocksdale & Kay Sekimachi” Performing Arts, Eastside of the Building (One Eugene Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.). Enjoy a free concert featuring traditional Japanese drumming by en Taiko. The performance is held as part of pARTy on the Plaza, a performing art series presented by the City of Eugene’s Cultural Services Division. During the performance, the Jacobs Gallery is open. For info, call (541) 682-6347 or visit <www.eugfun.org>. “Joe Powers and Friends” July 9 & 11; July 9, 7pm, The Old Church (1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland); July 11, 7:30-9:30pm, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Soreng Theater (One Eugene Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.). Attend “Joe Powers and Friends,” a concert featuring harmonica virtuoso Joe Powers with special guest Yosuke Onuma and others. To buy tickets, call (503) 224-0328 or visit <www.joe powers.com> (Portland), or call (541) 682-5000 or visit <www.oregonbachfestival.com/tickets> (Eugene). Ten Tiny Dances July 11, 10am-1:30pm, Beaverton Farmers Market at City Park (SW Hall Blvd near SW Fourth St, Beaverton, Ore.). Attend Ten Tiny Dances, free performances featuring 10 tradi- tional, ethnic, and contemporary dances on five stages measuring only four by four feet. For info, or to obtain a complete schedule and map, call (503) 526-2559 or visit <www.beavertonarts. org>. Tanabata Festival Through Oct 18 (Tue-Sun), 11am-5pm, Bellevue Arts Museum (510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, Wash.). View “In the Realm of Nature: Bob Stocksdale & Kay Sekimachi,” an exhibit examining the parallel paths of two of America’s foremost craft pioneers. Bob Stocksdale (1913-2003) and Kay Sekimachi married in 1972 and forged a creative partnership in life and in art. For info, call (425) 519-0770 or visit <www.bellevuearts.org>. July 11, 11am-5pm, Seattle Japanese Gar- den, in the Washington Park Arboretum (1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle). Celebrate Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival, with origami activities, calligraphy, tea, an art exhibit, garden tours (12:30pm & 2pm), and more. For info, or to buy tickets, call (206) 684-4725 or visit <www.seattlejapanesegarden. org>. UPCOMING EVENTS July 11, 6pm-midnight, Chinatown-Inter- national District (Seattle). Attend the Summer Night Market in Seattle’s historic Chinatown- International District. The evening festival features more than 30 food trucks serving up the area’s popular staples, local DJs, breakdance performances, and an outdoor international market with handmade local goods, fresh-cut flowers, and Asian-inspired items. The Summer Night Market runs concurrently with Dragon Fest, a festival featuring a $2 Food Walk, a Japanese beer garden, dragon and lion dances, taiko drumming, martial arts demonstrations, and more. For info, call (206) 382-1197 or visit <www.cidbia.org>. Sang Pham July 7-31, 7:30am-4:30pm (Mon-Fri), 7:30am-1:30pm (Sat); July 7, 5-8pm (reception); Manaia Coffee House & Island Grill (203 E Main St, Hillsboro, Ore.). View acrylic paintings created by artist Sang Pham at Manaia Coffee House & Island Grill. For info, call (503) 747-7039 or (503) 956-5604, or visit <www. manaiacafe.com>. en Taiko July 9, 5:30-6:15pm, Hult Center for the Summer Night Market A Story of Floating Weeds July 11, 7pm, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle). Enjoy a screening of the silent film A Story of Floating Weeds performed with benshi narration and a live musical score by the Aono Jikken Ensemble. Director Yasujiro Ozu’s film tells the bittersweet tale of Kihachi Ichikawa, the actor and leader of an itinerant theatrical troupe, and the complications that ensue when he attempts to juggle work and family. (Japan, 1934, Yasujiro Ozu, 118 mins.) For info, or to buy tickets, call (206) 324-9996 or visit <www.siff. net/cinema>. Hold These Truths July 17-Aug 16, ACT Theatre (700 Union St, Seattle). Watch Jeanne Sakata’s Hold These Truths, a one-man show inspired by the true story of University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi, who challenged the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. For info, to obtain performance times, or to buy tickets, call (206) 292-7676 or visit <www.acttheatre.org>. Natsu Matsuri July 18, 11am-6pm, Uwajimaya Plaza (10500 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Beaver- ton, Ore.). Attend Natsu Matsuri 2015 (Summer Festival 2015), a free event celebrating Japanese culture. The family-friendly festival features live Japanese music, traditional games, shave ice, Japanese and Asian festival foods, and more. Also available at the festival is a mobile screening unit (10am-4pm) providing sight and hearing tests, blood-pressure checks, and glaucoma testing. For info, call Keiko Honda at (503) 297-9268. Tanabata July 18, 1-3pm, Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). Celebrate Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, when wishes written on strips of paper called tanzaku are hung on fresh-cut bamboo branches in hopes they will come true. Japan’s popular summer festival has its roots in an old fable of two celestial lovers who are allowed to meet only once per year. The event also includes creating July 22-26, noon-9pm (Wed-Sat), noon-7pm (Sun), Tom McCall Waterfront Park (1020 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland). Sample craft beer from 90 breweries at the annual Oregon Brewers Festival. The event features live music, food, homebrewing displays, vendors, root beer for minors and designated drivers, and more. For info, call (503) 314-7583 or visit <www.oregon brewfest.com>. Pa’ina July 23, 5-9pm, Hilton Vancouver Washington (301 W Sixth St, Vancouver, Wash.). Attend Pa’ina, a free impromptu hula event open to all ages. Visitors donning their best aloha attire are welcome to attend the gathering, which features live music and dancing. Pupus and drinks are available for purchase. For info, call (360) 718-2100 or visit <hawaiianfestivalpnw.com>. Hapa Haole Hula competition July 24, 5-8:30pm, Esther Short Park (W Columbia St & Eighth St, Vancouver, Wash.). Attend the annual Hapa Haole Hula competition presented as part of “3 Days of Aloha.” The free event features group and solo competitions for singers and dancers of all ages in categories such as keiki (children), kane (men), wahine (women), and more. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and low-back lawn chairs. For info, call (360) 718-2100, e-mail <info@kekukuifoundation.com>, or visit <hawaiianfestivalpnw.com>. Dance Like a Man July 24-Aug 9, ACT Theatre (700 Union St, Seattle). Watch Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man, a multigenerational drama that explores the rift between chasing one’s dreams and living up to family standards in society. For info, to obtain performance times, or to buy tickets, call (206) 292-7676 or visit <www.acttheatre.org>. Celebrate Beaverton cultural festival July 25, 11am-5pm, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Howard M. Terpenning Complex (15707 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton, Ore.). Enjoy performances, athletic demon- strations, arts and crafts, cultural exhibitors, food, and more at the Celebrate Beaverton cultural festival. The event, which is held as part of Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation’s Party in the Park, also includes giant inflatables, climbing walls, face painting, swimming, music, a family triathlon, the “Classic at T-Hills” car show, a Beaverton Police K-9 Unit demon- stration, and more. For info, call (503) 645-6433 or visit <www.thprd.org>. Citizen Min July 29, 6-7:30pm, Jade/APANO Multi- cultural Space (8114 SE Division St, Portland). Watch excerpts from Citizen Min, a play about Japanese-American civil-rights activist Minoru Yasui. The free event also includes a post-show discussion with playwright Holly Yasui, director Chisao Hata, and other community leaders about Minoru Yasui’s impact on issues such as immigration law, civil rights, and national security. For info, call (503) 975-2748 or visit <www.theatrediaspora.org>. Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to: The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar 922 N Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97217 News Department e-mail: news@asianreporter.com w Fax: (503) 283-4445 Submission Format: List event title, date, time, location with address, 2 to 3 brief sentences describing the event, and a contact phone number (required) that can be published. High-resolution photos, if available, may also be included. Submission Deadline: Monday prior to the next issue date.
