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Arts Culture & Entertainment
July 4, 2016
(147 NW 19th Ave, Portland). Attend “The
Bridge,” an international, interfaith art exhibit
featuring 47 Arab, Persian, and Jewish con-
temporary artists from 15 countries of Muslim,
Christian, and Jewish traditions. For info, call
(503) 222-9811, e-mail <thebridge@trinity-
episcopal.org>, or visit <www.trinity-episcopal.
org/arts/the-bridge>.
“SPLASHES OF COLOR”
Through October 9
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Saturday & Sunday:
10:00am to 5:00pm
ONGOING EVENTS
The Jungle Book
Now showing at theaters in metropolitan
Portland. Watch The Jungle Book, a film
following Mowgli — a man-cub raised by a
family of wolves — who is on a journey of self-
discovery guided by panther-turned-mentor
Bagheera and the free-spirited bear Baloo.
(USA, 2016, Jon Favreau, 105 mins.) For info
and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit
<www.fandango.com>. To learn more, visit
<www.movies.disney.com>.
“Reactive Matters”
Through July 23, 10am-9:30pm (Mon-Thu),
10am-6pm (Fri-Sun), Newspace Center for
Photography (1632 SE 10th Ave, Portland).
View “Reactive Matters,” a photography exhibit
exploring the ways in which nuclear energy
permeates our surroundings. The display
features works by Shimpei Takeda, Abbey
Hepner, and Jeremy Bolen. For info, call (503)
963-1935 or visit <www.newspacephoto.org>.
Vietgone
Through Oct 29, Oregon Shakespeare
Festival, Thomas Theatre (15 S Pioneer St,
Ashland, Ore.). Watch Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone, a
comedy play about three young Vietnamese
immigrants who make their way through the
bewildering landscape of 1970s America. The
performance uses audacious dialogue, pop
culture, and an action-packed road trip to look
at a seminal moment in American history from a
Vietnamese perspective. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (541) 482-2111 or visit <www.osf
ashland.org>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teen Anime Club at
Northwest Library
July 5 & 19, 5-7pm, Northwest Library (2300
NW Thurman St, Portland). Join the Teen
Anime Club to meet, view, review, snack, and
talk about all things anime. For info, call (503)
988-5560 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Mei-Ting Sun
July 6, 6pm (dinner), 7:15pm (concert),
Nordia House (8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland).
Attend “A Midsummers’ Night Fest,” a benefit
event featuring a performance by pianist
Mei-Ting Sun and a smorgasbord dinner. For
info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 771-3250 or visit
<www.portlandchamberorchestra.org>.
Mandarin storytime
July 6, 13, 20 & 27, 10:30-11:15am, Wood-
stock Library (6008 SE 49th Ave, Portland).
Enjoy a storytime presented in Mandarin
Chinese. The free readings are for children
three to seven years old with an accompanying
adult. For info, call (503) 988-5399 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Noon concerts
“Picnics in the Park”
Thursday & Friday:
10:00am to 8:00pm
July 11 & 14; July 11, 6-7:30pm, Autumn
Ridge Park (NW Fieldstone Dr, Beaverton,
Ore.); July 14, 5-8pm, Center Street Park
(11895 SW Center St, Beaverton, Ore.). Join
mayor Denny Doyle, Beaverton City Council,
and neighbors at Beaverton’s “Picnics in the
Park.” The events feature activities, perfor-
mances, information about city programs, and
more. In addition, attendees enjoy a free meal
from Qdoba Mexican Grill or Big O’s Wood Fired
Pizza (while supplies last). For info, call (503)
526-2559 or (503) 526-2222, or visit <www.
beavertonoregon.gov>.
Portland Art Museum
1219 S.W. Park Avenue
Portland
View “Splashes of Color: Chi-
nese Woodblock Prints from the
You Wei Du Zhai Collection,” an
exhibit of more than 30 rare and
historically important examples
of books and letter papers. For
more information, call (503)
226-2811 or visit <www.port
landartmuseum.org>.
Image credit: Gao Yang (Chinese, active 17th century), “Mossy Rock,” leaf from The Ten Bamboo Studio
Collection of Calligraphy and Painting, 1633, color woodblock print, You Wei Du Zhai Collection. (Photo
courtesy of the Portland Art Museum)
Mississippi Street Fair
July 9, 10am-9pm, Mississippi Ave between
N Fremont St & N Skidmore St (Portland).
Enjoy five entertainment stages, vendors,
crafts, a kids’ zone, and a wide diversity of
neighborhood culture at the Mississippi Street
Fair. The event features a beer garden, live
music, a dunk tank, family-friendly activities,
and more. For info, call (503) 806-1427 or visit
<www.mississippiave.com/streetfair>.
“Hula for the Family”
July 9, 11am-noon, North Portland Library
(512 N Killingsworth St, Portland). Learn the
Hawai‘ian language and songs as well as a
simple hula dance at “Hula for the Family,” a
class for the whole family. Participants are
introduced to some basic steps, easy-to-learn
language and songs, and hand motions, which
are put together for a dance. For info, call (503)
988-5394 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“See Me, Hear Me”
July 9, 1-3pm, Jade/APANO Multicultural
Space (8114 SE Division St, Portland). Attend
“See Me, Hear Me,” a free taiko and theater
workshop for adults and youth age nine and
older. Participants join the Unit Souzou perfor-
mance group for workshops aimed at Jade-
Midway District families exploring pedestrian
safety, transit, neighborhoods, and community
identity through taiko Japanese drumming,
theater, and discussion. For info, or to register
(recommended), call (503) 896-1318 or visit
<www.seemehearmetaiko.eventbrite.com>.
Portland Thorns FC
July 9, 7:30pm, Providence Park (SW 18th
Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch
Portland Thorns FC take on FC Kansas City as
part of the National Women’s Soccer League’s
2016 season. The Thorns FC squad features
Mana Shim, Nadia Nadim, Jennifer Skogerboe,
and others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
553-5555 or visit <www.portlandthorns.com>.
July 6-Aug 10 (Wed), noon-1pm, Esther
Short Park (W Columbia St & Eighth St,
Vancouver, Wash.). Attend free noon concerts at
Esther Short Park. Featured performers
include the Vancouver Pops Orchestra (July 6),
The Pearls (July 13), Lincoln’s Beard (July 20),
Castletown (July 27), Three Together (August
3), and River Twain (August 10). Free “Science
in the Park” activities for kids are also offered by
the Water Resources Education Center from
11:00am to 1:00pm. For info, call (360) 487-8311
or visit <www.cityofvancouver.us/events>.
Cantonese storytime
“Six to Sunset” concerts
July 7-Aug 11 (Thu), 6-8pm, Esther Short
Park (W Columbia St & Eighth St, Vancouver,
Wash.). Attend “Six to Sunset” concerts at
Esther Short Park. Featured musicians at the
free performances include Nu Shooz (July 7),
Petty Fever (July 14), Dancehall Days (July 21),
the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (July 28),
Patrick Lamb (August 4), and Stone In Love
(August 11). For info, call (360) 487-8311 or visit
<www.cityofvancouver.us/events>.
July 9-Aug 21, 10am-5pm (Sun), 10am-8pm
(Mon), noon-8pm (Tue-Wed), 10am-6pm (Thu-
Sat); Aug 3, 6-7:30pm (reception); Multnomah
County Central Library, Collins Gallery (801
SW 10th Ave, Portland). Celebrate the cen-
tennial of the Oregon Stamp Society by taking a
tour around the world and back to Oregon at
“Stamps: Pathways to Our World.” Each stamp
in the exhibit is a work of art that brings insight
into a country’s history, geography, people, and
culture. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Tanabata Festival
Dragonfly Eyes trailer
July 9, 10am-7pm, Seattle Japanese Gar-
den, in the Washington Park Arboretum (1075
Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle). Celebrate
Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival, with
crafts, activities, iced green tea, a photo exhibit
by Roosevelt High School students, garden
tours (12:30pm & 2:00pm), traditional tea
ceremonies (1:00pm & 2:00pm), and more. For
info, or to purchase tickets to participate in a tea
ceremony, call (206) 684-4725 or visit <www.
seattlejapanesegarden.org>.
July 9-Sep 4, 11am-5pm (Tue-Wed & Fri-
Sun), 11am-7pm (Thu); July 15, 7:30-10pm
(reception); Frye Art Museum (704 Terry Ave,
Seattle). View a trailer of Dragonfly Eyes, an
in-progress film that employs publicly available
video surveillance footage of everyday life. The
film, Chinese artist Xu Bing’s first full-length
cinematic feature, constructs a narrative from
seemingly unrelated fragments of reality to
reveal what cannot be seen by the naked eye and
reminds us that even in our most intimate
July 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2-2:45pm, Midland
Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a
free storytime session presented in Cantonese.
The event is for children younger than seven
years old with an accompanying adult. For info,
call (503) 988-5392 or visit <events.multcolib.
org>.
“Stamps: Pathways
to Our World”
Portland Timbers
moments, we are being watched. For info, call
(206) 622-9250 or visit <www.fryemuseum.
org>.
Tanabata
July 10, 10am-noon, Portland Japanese
Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland).
Celebrate Tanabata, also known as the Star
Festival. The event includes folding origami
ornaments, writing wishes on colorful strips of
paper called tanzaku, storytelling by Michiko
Kornhauser, and music by Tokyo-born guitarist
Toshi Onizuka. 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. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or
visit <www.japanesegarden.com>.
Origami workshop
July 10, 1:30-4:30pm, Belmont Library
(1038 SE César Chávez Blvd, Portland). Learn a
new origami project from local origami
instructors at Portland Oregon Paper Shapers
(POPS). Adults, teens, and children younger
than 13 years old accompanied by an adult are
welcome. For info, call (503) 988-5382 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Timbers vs. Red Bulls
July 10, 3pm, ESPN2. Watch the Portland
Timbers take on the New York Red Bulls at Red
Bull Arena. Portland’s squad features Jack
Jewsbury, Darlington Nagbe, Liam Ridgewell,
and others. The Red Bulls include Luis Robles,
Bradley Wright-Phillips, and others. For info,
call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.portland
timbers.com>.
Vietnamese storytime
July 10, 17, 24 & 31, 1-1:45pm, Midland
Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a
free storytime session presented in Vietnamese.
The event is for children younger than seven
years old with an accompanying adult. For info,
call (503) 988-5392 or visit <events.multcolib.
org>.
Cantonese storytime
July 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2:15-3pm, Holgate Li-
brary (7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland). Enjoy a
storytime presented in Cantonese. The free
readings are for children younger than seven
years old with an accompanying adult. For info,
call (503) 988-5389 or visit <events.mult
colib.org>.
“Sunday Sounds” concerts
July 10-31 (Sun), 6-8pm, Columbia Tech
Center Park (SE Sequoia Circle at SE Tech
Center Dr, Vancouver, Wash.). Attend “Sunday
Sounds,” free concerts with featured performers
Stone In Love (July 10), Britnee Kellogg (July
17), Curtis Salgado (July 24), and the Hit
Machine (July 31). For info, call (360) 487-8311
or visit <www.cityofvancouver.us/events>.
“The Bridge”
July 10-Aug 21, 11am-3pm (Tue & Sat),
noon-9pm (Sun), Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
July 13 & 17; July 13, 7:30pm; July 17, noon;
Providence Park (SW 18th Ave & SW Morrison
St, Portland). Watch the Portland Timbers take
on the Montreal Impact (July 13) and Seattle
Sounders FC (July 17). Portland’s squad fea-
tures Jack Jewsbury, Darlington Nagbe, Liam
Ridgewell, and others. For info, or to buy tickets,
call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.portland
timbers.com>. See related story, “Asian talent
aids major-league soccer teams now and in the
future” (AR, March 7, 2016), at <www.asian
reporter.com>.
“Death and Delight”
July 14-23, 2pm (Sat), 7:30pm (Thu-Sat),
BodyVox Dance Center (1201 NW 17th Ave,
Portland). Watch “Death and Delight,” a
performance by Chamber Music Northwest and
BodyVox retelling two of Shakespeare’s classic
stories — Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer
Night’s Dream. For info, or to buy tickets, call
(503) 229-0627 or visit <www.bodyvox.com>.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
July 15, 7pm (pre-movie activities), dusk
(screening), Marshall Park (1015 E McLoughlin
Blvd, Vancouver, Wash.). Grab a lawn chair or
blanket and enjoy a free screening of Star Wars:
The Force Awakens as part of “Friday Night
Movies” in Vancouver. For info, call (360) 487-
8311 or visit <www.cityofvancouver.us/events>.
Hands-on henna workshop
July 16, 3-4:30pm, Rockwood Library (17917
SE Stark St, Portland). Join artist Raina Imig
for a henna workshop for teens in grades six
through 12. Henna, a temporary skin stain, is
used by many cultures as a form of artistic
expression. Participants learn about the art of
henna in India and create a brief, authentic, and
intricate henna hand design at the hands-on
cultural art program. For info, call (503)
988-5396 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Suminagashi workshop
July 16, 3-5pm, Woodstock Library (6008 SE
49th Ave, Portland). Learn about suminagashi
— the Japanese art of decorative paper
marbling — at a free workshop. The marbled
paper created can be used to make books or art,
write letters, wrap gifts, or frame. For info, call
(503) 988-5399. To register (required), call (503)
988-5234 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Le Quyen
July 16, 7-11:45pm, Madison High School
(2735 NE 82nd Ave, Portland). Attend a live
show featuring Vietnamese singer Le Quyen,
who performs pop rock, acoustic, and folk music.
For info, or to buy tickets, contact Pho Hung
82nd at (503) 772-0089 or Intact Wireless at
(503) 771-1914.
“Sundays on The Bridge”
July 17, 1:30-8:30pm, Trinity Episcopal
Cathedral (147 NW 19th Ave, Portland). Attend
“Sundays on The Bridge,” events held in con-
junction with “The Bridge,” an international,
interfaith art exhibit featuring 47 Arab,
Persian, and Jewish contemporary artists from
15 countries of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish
traditions. The day includes a workshop (1:30-
3:30pm), a presentation and walk (4:00-
6:00pm), and music by Arabesque (7:00pm).
Arabesque is a Portland-based band that per-
forms traditional Middle Eastern (Turkish,
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