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Arts Culture & Entertainment
March 21, 2016
ONGOING EVENTS
Ave, Vancouver, Wash.). Attend Insatiable, a
free performance of drumming, choreography,
and singing by Unit Souzou. The evening
features a full-length theatrical work that
interprets life’s eternal hungers and desires,
reoccurring cycles and repetitions, and the
impact of these universal experiences and
emotions. For info, or to reserve a space
(required), call (360) 546-9182 or visit
<www.vancouver.wsu.edu/events>. To learn
more, visit <www.unitsouzou.com>.
Lady Aoi
STEAM storytime
Through Mar 27, 7:30pm (Thu-Sat), 2pm
(Sun), Imago Theatre (17 SE Eighth Ave,
Portland). Watch Lady Aoi, an erotic play about
a living ghost — Lady Rokujo — who haunts
Lady Aoi at a strange hospital run by a peculiar
nurse. For info, call (503) 231-9581 or visit
<www.imagotheatre.com>. To buy tickets, call
(503) 224-8499 or visit <www.ticketswest.com>.
Mar 31, 6-7pm, Midland Library (805 SE
122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a storytime with a
little extra STEAM — Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts, and Math — aimed at
children between two and six years old with an
accompanying adult. The event also includes an
easy and age-appropriate art activity and
science exploration following the 15-minute
storytime. For info, call (503) 988-5392 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
PORTLAND THORNS FC
“Sakura Sakura”
Through Mar 31 (Mon-Fri), 8am-5pm, Ore-
gon State Capitol (900 Court St NE, Salem,
Ore.). View “Sakura Sakura: An Exhibition of
Photographs by Motoya Nakamura,” a display
of oversize digital prints that explores
belonging, identity, and diaspora. Over the
course of a year, Motoya Nakamura trained his
camera lens on the sakura (cherry blossom)
trees that frame the Oregon Nikkei
Endowment’s Japanese American Historical
Plaza and Bill of Rights Memorial at Tom
McCall Waterfront Park. The exhibit shows how
these blossoming gifts from Japan bring the
park alive each year. The exhibit is free and
open to the public. For info, call (503) 986-1388
or visit <www.oregonlegislature.gov>.
“The People’s Liberation
Army Goes Shopping”
Through Mar 31, 10am-6pm (Tue-Fri), 9am-
3pm (Sat), Oranj Studio (0726 SW Gaines St,
Portland). View “The People’s Liberation Army
Goes Shopping,” an exhibit of large format
photographs by Jim Riswold that brings to life a
world where militaristic communism is
infused with materialistic consumerism. For
info, call (503) 719-5338 or visit <www.
oranjstudio.com>.
Charlene Liu
Through Apr 2 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm,
Elizabeth Leach Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave,
Portland). View “stone, cloth, flushed cloud,”
works by artist Charlene Liu that combine
watercolor, painting collage, pen and ink,
mechanical processes, and printmaking
techniques to convey a state of suspended
transition. The display coincides with the 44th
Annual Southern Graphics Council Inter-
national Conference. For info, call (503)
224-0521 or visit <www.elizabethleach.com>.
“Nature as Metaphor”
Through Apr 2, 11am-5:30pm (Tue-Fri),
11am-5pm (Sat), Augen Gallery DeSoto (716
NW Davis St, Portland). View “Nature as
Metaphor,” a special invitational print exhibit
exploring metaphor in nature and landscape.
Participating artists include Etsuko Fuzuki,
Koichi Yamamoto, Jonnel Covault, Nancy
Macko, and others. For info, call (503) 546-5056
or visit <www.augengallery.com>.
“Transference”
Through Apr 6 (Mon-Fri), 10am-5pm; Mar
30, 7-9:30pm (reception); Portland State Uni-
versity (PSU) Autzen Gallery, Neuberger Hall,
Second Floor (724 SW Harrison St, Portland).
View “Transference,” an exhibit featuring
works by Shu-Ju Wang, Sally Finch, Rae
Mahaffey, Cynthia Mosser, and others. The
participating artists, who self-identify under
the moniker Northwest Patternists, all use
pattern in their work, though their approaches
differ significantly. For info, call (503) 725-3515
or
visit
<www.pdx.edu/art-design/autzen-
gallery>.
“Variable States: Prints Now”
Through Apr 9 (Tue-Sat), 11am-6pm, Upfor
Gallery (929 NW Flanders St, Portland). View
“Variable States: Prints Now,” a group exhibit
focusing on the intersection of printmaking and
technology — how technology is integrated into
traditional practice and how it can expand print
beyond those boundaries. Participating artists
include Sang-Mi Yoo, Alyson Provax, Paul
Soulellis, and others. For info, call (503)
227-5111 or visit <www.upforgallery.com>.
Alan Lau
Through Apr 30 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5:30pm;
Apr 7, 5-8pm (reception); ArtXchange (512 First
Ave S, Seattle). View “Beauty in the Decay,” an
exhibit by painter, poet, journalist, and activist
Alan Lau. The new series of paintings, com-
pleted in both Seattle and Japan and ranging in
size between 6”x4” and 5’x5’, draw from the
artist’s recent experiences with endings and
beginnings as well as the beauty that can be
found in times of transition. For info, call (206)
839-0377 or visit <www.artxchange.org>.
Oregon Art Beat
Mar 31, 8-8:30pm; repeats Apr 3, 1-1:30am &
6-6:30pm; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
Watch “International Artists Making Oregon
their Home,” an episode of Oregon Art Beat
focusing on Farooq Hassan, who left behind a
lifetime of artwork and fame when he fled the
war in his homeland of Iraq. To verify show-
times, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.
org>.
March 27, March 30 & April 2
Sunday & Saturday: 2:30pm & 5:00pm
Wednesday: 5:00pm & 7:30pm
Providence Park, S.W. 18th Ave. & S.W. Morrison St., Portland
Preseason matches for the Portland Thorns and the National Women’s Soccer
League (NWSL) begin this month. The Thorns are hosting six matches on three
dates in preparation for the regular season. Participating clubs include Thorns FC,
Seattle Reign FC, the Houston Dash, and Oregon State University. Portland
features Mana Shim, Nadia Nadim, Christine Sinclair, Kendall Johnson, and
others. To buy tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.portlandthorns.com>. To
learn more, visit <www.nwslsoccer.com>.
Mana Shim of the Portland Thorns dribbles the ball during
a match at Providence Park. (AR Photo/Jan Landis)
PAM biennial awards exhibit
Young Artists Debut
understanding of line, shape, color, texture, and
shading. No experience is necessary; beginners
are welcome. For info, call (503) 988-5387 or
visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Through May 8, 10am-5pm (Tue, Wed, Sat &
Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art Muse-
um (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View works
featured as part of the Portland Art Museum’s
(PAM) fourth biennial awards exhibition. The
display includes pieces by design duo Lead
Pencil Studio — Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo
— as well as Akio Takamori, Samantha Wall,
and others. For info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit
<www.portlandartmuseum.org>.
Mar 25, 3-5pm, Beaverton City Library
(12375 SW Fifth St, Beaverton, Ore.). Youth in
grades six through 12 are invited to participate
in a Magic & Yu-Gi-Oh tournament during
spring break. For info, call (503) 350-3600 or
visit <www.beavertonlibrary.org>.
“Journey to Dunhuang”
Ran
Through June 12, 10am-5pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art
Museum, Foster Galleries (1400 E Prospect St,
in Volunteer Park, Seattle). View “Journey to
Dunhuang: Buddhist Art of the Silk Road
Caves,” a display of photographs, manuscripts,
and artist renditions documenting the caves
during World War II. In 1943, photojournalist
James C.M. Lo (1902-1987) and his wife, Lucy, a
photographer, arrived at the ancient city of
Dunhuang — located at the convergence of the
northern and southern routes of the Silk Road
— by horse and donkey-drawn cart. The couple
took images of the caves as they existed in the
mid-20th century, capturing many views of the
interiors and exteriors that are no longer there
today. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit
<www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
Mar 25-31, SIFF Cinema at the Uptown (511
Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle). Watch Ran, Akira
Kurosawa’s classic film adaptation of
Shakespeare’s King Lear set in 16th-century
Japan. (Japan, 1985, Akira Kurosawa, 162
mins.) For info, including showtimes, call (206)
324-9996 or visit <www.siff.net>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
“Manga: The Art of
Japanese Cartooning”
Mar
22-25
(Tue-Fri),
9:30-11:30am
(beginning class), 1-3pm (advanced class),
Leach Botanical Garden (6704 SE 122nd Ave,
Portland). Learn about Japanese comic strips
and animation at “Manga: The Art of Japanese
Cartooning.” The beginning class is appropriate
for participants who are eight to 13 years old;
the advanced class is for 10- to 15-year-olds. For
info, or to register (required), call (503) 823-
1671 or visit <www.leachgarden.org>.
“The End of Karma”
Mar 24, 7-8pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum,
Stimson Auditorium (1400 E Prospect St, in
Volunteer Park, Seattle). Attend “The End of
Karma: Hope and Fury among India’s Young,” a
free lecture by author Somini Sengupta that
explores contemporary India through the lens of
young people from different worlds — those who
are making new demands on India’s democracy
for equality of opportunity, dignity for girls, and
civil liberties. For info, or to reserve space
(required), call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.
seattleartmuseum.org/gardnercenter>.
“Teen Comic Competition”
Mar 25, 2-4pm, Gresham Library (385 NW
Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). Teens are invited to
draw original characters with a background and
storyline at “Teen Comic Competition: Comics
and Animation.” Participants learn the
fundamentals of drawing comics and develop an
Magic & Yu-Gi-Oh
Andaz
Mar 26, 9pm-2am, Analog Café and Theater
(720 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland). Join the
party at Andaz and enjoy the latest electronic
dance music of the South Asian diaspora. Hosts
DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid provide the
bhangra, Bollywood, Punjabi, and Desi beats.
Andaz is for persons age 21 and older. For info,
call (503) 281-3918 or visit <www.anjaliandthe
kid.com>.
The Language Archive
Mar 26 & Apr 2, 2pm; Mar 26, Gerding
Theater at the Armory (128 NW 11th Ave,
Portland); Apr 2, Milagro Theatre (525 SE Stark
St, Portland). Watch a staged reading of
playwright Julia Cho’s The Language Archive, a
comedy about a language archivist who is
consumed with preserving and documenting the
dying languages of far-flung countries. Closer to
home, however, he cannot communicate with
his frustrated wife, nor deal with the deep
feelings his lab assistant has for him. The play,
which is presented by Theatre Diaspora,
features Leo Lin, Wynee Hu, Tonya Jone Miller,
Sofia May-Cuxim, and Enrique E. Andrade. For
info, call (503) 445-3700 or (503) 236-7253,
e-mail <theatrediaspora@gmail.com>, or visit
<www.theatrediaspora.org>.
Apr 1, 7:30pm, Portland State University,
Lincoln Performance Hall (1620 SW Park Ave,
Portland). Attend a concert featuring the
winners of the annual Young Artists Debut
concerto competition. Performers include
soprano Saori Erickson, violinist Hanami
Froom, cellist Richard Lu, pianists Christine
Wey and Aveek Ganguly, and others. Again this
year, the concert is broadcast live by All
Classical 89.9 (channel KQAC, 89.9 FM). For
info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 245-4885 or visit
<www.metroartsinc.org>.
“Zheng and Erhu: A Dialog
Between the Strings”
Apr 2, 9:30-11am, Portland State Univer-
sity, Academic and Student Recreation Center,
Room 001 (1800 SW Sixth Ave, Portland).
Attend “Zheng and Erhu: A Dialog Between the
Strings,” a free event featuring musicians Emily
Deng and Jerry Lin sharing Chinese music and
showcasing ancient instruments — the erhu, a
bowed string instrument, and the guzheng, or
zither, a plucked string instrument. For info,
call (503) 725-8576, e-mail <asianstudies@pdx.
edu>, or visit <www.pdx.edu/asian-studies>.
Sakura Matsuri
Apr 2, noon-5pm, Willamette University,
Putnam University Center (900 State St,
Salem, Ore.). Celebrate Sakura Matsuri (the
Japanese cherry blossom festival) at an event
organized by Japan Studies Student Leaders at
Willamette University. The celebration fea-
tures traditional Japanese hanami (cherry
blossom viewing), entertainment, demonstra-
tions, a performance by Takohachi, Japanese
food, and more. For info, call (503) 370-6300,
e-mail <hayashik@willamette.edu>, or visit
<www.facebook.com/WUJSSL>.
“CNAA Conversation”
Apr 2, 2-3pm, Portland Art Museum (1219
SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend a Con-
temporary Northwest Art Awards (CNAA) talk
with Akio Takamori and Helen O’Toole. The
event is held in conjunction with the PAM
biennial awards exhibition, a display of works
on view through May 8. For info, call (503)
226-2811 or visit <www.portlandartmuseum.
org>.
Trillium Festival
Apr 2-3, 10am-4pm (Sat), 10am-2pm (Sun),
Tryon Creek State Natural Area (11321 SW
Terwilliger Blvd, Portland). Enjoy garden art,
family activities, a native plant sale, and more
at the annual Trillium Festival. For info, call
(503) 636-4398 or visit <www.tryonfriends.
org>.
Unit Souzou
“Drumming in the Stacks”
Mar 29, 7-8:30pm, Washington State
University (WSU) Vancouver, Firstenburg
Student Commons (14204 NE Salmon Creek
Apr 2 & 16, 2-3:30pm; Apr 2, Multnomah
County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave,
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