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Arts Culture & Entertainment
July 18, 2016
Catch Can, a story exploring the shifting roles
individuals play in the presence of family, as
well as Kevin Artigue and Nathan Dame. A
special event on Friday, July 29 features staged
readings by young people from Portland Center
Stage’s “Visions and Voices” playwriting
program. For info, call (503) 445-3700 or visit
<www.pcs.org/jaw>.
MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART
Ho‘ike & Hawai‘ian Festival
ONGOING EVENTS
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>.
July 30, 10am-7pm, Esther Short Park (W
Columbia St & Eighth St, Vancouver, Wash.).
Attend the free 2016 Ho‘ike & Hawai‘ian
Festival, featuring hula, music, food, shave ice,
vendor booths, traditional Hawai‘ian games, a
Keiki Korner (children’s corner), and more.
Participants are encouraged to bring blankets
and low-back lawn chairs to the festival, which
is part of “3 Days of Aloha,” a series of events
held July 28 through 30. For info, call (360)
718-2100, e-mail <info@kekukuifoundation.
com>, or visit <hawaiianfestivalpnw.com>.
“Reactive Matters”
International celebration
The Jungle Book
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>.
“Death and Delight”
Through July 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>.
“Full Circle”
Through July 24, 11am-6pm (Mon-Sat),
noon-6pm (Sun), KOBO Gallery at Higo (604 S
Jackson St, Seattle). View “Full Circle,” works
by photojournalist and author Dean Wong. The
exhibit is held in conjunction with the release of
Wong’s book, Seeing the Light: Four Decades in
Chinatown. For info, call (206) 381-3000 or visit
<www.koboseattle.com>.
Odysseo
Through July 31, Odysseo White Big Top at
Zidell Yards (3030 SW Moody Ave, Portland).
Experience Odysseo, the latest creation by
Cavalia. The live performance features 65
horses and 48 artists and combines the
equestrian arts, stage arts, and high-tech
theatrical effects. For info, showtimes, or to buy
tickets, call 1-866-999-8111 or visit <www.
cavalia.net/promo/spiritpdx>.
“New Years All Year Round”
Through July 31 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm,
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific Ameri-
can Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View a
fun, family-friendly exhibit that looks at
Japanese, Vietnamese, and Hmong New Year
traditions, colors, games, and cuisine. For info,
call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.
org>.
Midori Hirose
Through Sep 18 (Wed-Sat), noon-5pm; July
24, 3-7pm (reception); Morin Print Building
(308 Washington St, The Dalles, Ore.). View a
display of art by Midori Hirose, whose works
explore material changes, both perceived and
actual, using resources and media drawn from
science, early childhood education, and history.
The exhibit is on view as part of Disjecta’s
“Portland2016: A Biennial of Contemporary
Art” series. For info, call (503) 286-9449 or visit
<www.disjecta.org>. To learn more, visit <www.
midorihirose.us>.
Charlene Liu
Through Sep 18 (Mon-Fri), 9am-5pm; July
23, 5-7pm (reception); Crow’s Shadow Institute
of the Arts (48004 St Andrews Rd, Pendleton,
Ore.). View a display of pieces by Charlene Liu,
whose work explores a pictorial space by turns
illusionistic and graphic, combining hand-
drawn, digitally constructed, and mechanically
reproduced tropes and motifs. The exhibit is on
view as part of Disjecta’s “Portland2016: A
Biennial of Contemporary Art” series. For info,
call (503) 286-9449 or visit <www.disjecta.org>.
To learn more, visit <www.charlene-liu.com>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Bon odori folk
dancing practice
July 19-Aug 4 (Tue & Thu), 7pm, Oregon
Buddhist Temple (3720 SE 34th Ave, near
Powell Blvd, Portland). Take part in free
practice sessions for bon odori dancing in
preparation for ObonFest 2016 at the Oregon
Buddhist Temple. Lessons are open to all ages
and no experience is necessary. ObonFest 2016
July 30, 11am-5pm, Tualatin Hills Park &
Recreation District Howard M. Terpenning
Complex (15707 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton,
Ore.). Enjoy food, performances, cultural exhibi-
tors, and more at the Beaverton International
Celebration. The celebration is held as part of
“Party in the Park,” an event featuring family-
friendly activities including giant inflatables,
climbing walls, crafts, free swimming and
sports, a triathlon, a demonstration by a K-9
unit, and more. For info, call (503) 645-6433 or
visit <www.beavertonoregon.gov/international
celebration>.
July 22 & 23, 7:00pm
Portland Art Museum, Northwest Film Center
Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 S.W. Park Avenue, Portland
Watch Mountains May Depart, the story of a scattered family who — across two
continents, three chapters, and the 25 years between 1999 and 2025 — chases a
vision of success that remains heartbreakingly out of reach. (China/France/Japan,
2015, Jia Zhangke, 131 mins.) For more information, call (503) 221-1156 or visit
<www.nwfilm.org>.
Photo courtesy of the Northwest Film Center
is scheduled for Saturday, August 6 from 3:00 to
9:00pm and features bon odori dancing; enter-
tainment; performances by the Sahomi Tachi-
bana Dancers, Portland Taiko, and Susse Fusse
International Folk Dance Troupe; Asian crafts;
activities for kids; and food vendors. For info,
call (503) 234-9456, or visit <www.pdx-obon.
com> or <www.oregonbuddhisttemple.com>.
Natsu Matsuri
Beaverton Night Market
July 20, 2-3pm, Midland Library (805 SE
122nd Ave, 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)
988-5392 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
July 23 & Aug 13, 6-10pm, The Round
(12600 SW Crescent St, Beaverton, Ore.).
Attend the Beaverton Night Market, a vibrant,
intercultural, family-friendly space reminiscent
of night markets internationally. The evening
features entertainment, more than 40 vendors
selling ethnic food and crafts, and more.
Performances scheduled for the July 23 market
include Hula Halau ‘Ohana Holo’oko’a
(6:00pm), the Korean Society of Oregon
(6:30pm), Rhythms Dance Academy (7:00pm),
Mitotiliztli Tezcatlipoca (7:30pm), a Chinese
yo-yo demonstration by the Formosa Associa-
tion Student Cultural Ambassadors (8:30pm),
and Dina y los Romberos (9:00pm). For info, call
(503) 526-2559 or visit <www.beavertonoregon.
gov/NightMarket>.
Mandarin storytime
“Sundays on The Bridge”
July 20 & 27, 10:30-11:15am, Woodstock
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>.
July 24, 1:30-9pm, Trinity Episcopal Cathe-
dral (147 NW 19th Ave, Portland). Attend “Sun-
days on The Bridge,” events held in conjunction
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 two workshops (1:30-3:00pm
& 3:30-5:30pm) as well as a conversation (7:00-
9:00pm) with Sara Harwin, Kanaan Kanaan,
and Inga Dubay, who share their artwork,
stories, and insights related to the exhibit
theme. For info, call (503) 222-9811 or visit
<www.trinity-episcopal.org/arts/the-bridge>.
“Hula for the Family”
Chinatown-ID JamFest
July 21, 4-9pm, Seattle Chinatown Interna-
tional District & Hing Hay Park (Seattle). Enjoy
live music and more at the Chinatown-ID
JamFest. The event features a Happy Hour
Food Walk; DJ Kitman; performances by San
Francisco Chinatown’s legendary senior
burlesque women of Grant Avenue Follies, The
Shanghai Pearl, all-female teenage rock band
Bleachbear, and Laura Rosok; and more. For
info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wing
luke.org/jamfest>.
“Crafting the Future”
July 21-Aug 27 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm,
Elizabeth Leach Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave,
Portland). View “Crafting the Future,” a group
exhibit exploring the role of craft in
contemporary art practice. Featured artists
include Dinh Q. Lê — whose work examines the
intersections of Vietnamese and American
history and culture — Ellen Lesperance, Gina
Phillips, Michelle Ross, Mark R. Smith, Anna
Von Mertens, and others. For info, call (503)
224-0521 or visit <www.elizabethleach.com>.
“Sunday Sounds” concerts
July 24 & 31, 6-8pm, Columbia Tech Center
Park (SE Sequoia Circle at SE Tech Center Dr,
Vancouver, Wash.). Attend “Sunday Sounds,”
free concerts with featured performers Curtis
Salgado (July 24) and the Hit Machine (July 31).
For info, call (360) 487-8311 or visit <www.city
ofvancouver.us/events>.
Inside Out
July 29, 7pm (pre-movie activities), dusk
(screening), Columbia Tech Center Park,
Amphitheater (SE Sequoia Circle at SE Tech
Center Dr, Vancouver, Wash.). Grab a sand
chair or blanket and enjoy a free screening of
Inside Out as part of “Friday Night Movies” in
Vancouver. For info, call (360) 487-8311 or visit
<www.cityofvancouver.us/events>.
“Zen and Japanese Culture”
Free JAW public readings
July 23, 2-4pm, Portland Art Museum,
Miller Hall (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland).
Attend “Zen and Japanese Culture,” a free
lecture by reverend Daiko Matsuyama about
how Japanese culture — from Japanese gardens
to Japanese cuisine — has been influenced by
nearly 1,000 years of zen. For info, or to reserve
tickets (required), call (503) 542-0280 or visit
<www.japanesegarden.com>.
July 29-31, noon (Sat), 4pm (Sat-Sun), 8pm
(Fri-Sun); July 29, 8pm (reading); Gerding
Theater at the Armory (128 NW 11th Ave,
Portland). Attend a free reading from three
scripts developed by playwrights participating
in JAW: A Playwrights Festival. Featured
artists — selected from 175 script submissions
— include Mia Chung with her play Catch as
Arab Festival
July 23-24, 11am-10pm (Sat), 11am-5pm
(Sun), Seattle Center (305 Harrison St, Seattle).
Learn about cultures of the Arab world at the
Arab Festival presented by Seattle Center
Festál. The free event, celebrating the theme
mahabbah (love), features classical and
traditional Arab music and dance, a traditional
bazaar, activities for children, coffee, food,
workshops and classes, cultural booths, and
more. For info, call (206) 684-7200 or visit
<www.seattlecenter.com>.
July 30, 11am-6pm, Uwajimaya Plaza
(10500 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Beaver-
ton, Ore.). Attend Natsu Matsuri 2016 (Summer
Festival 2016), a free event celebrating Japa-
nese culture. The family-friendly festival fea-
tures live Japanese music, traditional games, a
kimono photo booth, shave ice, Japanese and
Asian festival foods, and more. Also available at
the festival are eye exams, blood-pressure
checks, and hearing and diabetes testing. For
info, call Keiko at (503) 297-9268.
Portland Thorns FC
July 30, 7:30pm, Providence Park (SW 18th
Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch
Portland Thorns FC take on Seattle Reign FC 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. The Seattle roster includes Nahomi
“Naho” Kawasumi, Rumi Utsugi, Keelin Win-
ters, and others. For info, or to buy tickets, call
(503) 553-5555 or visit <www.portlandthorns.
com>.
“Sundays on The Bridge”
July 31, noon-9pm, Trinity Episcopal
Cathedral (147 NW 19th Ave, Portland). Attend
“Sundays on The Bridge,” events held in
conjunction
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
“Peace Village” with interactive displays and
crafts (noon-4:00pm), circle dances open all ages
(4:30-6:00pm), and music by the Klezmonauts
(7:00pm). For info, call (503) 222-9811 or visit
<www.trinity-episcopal.org/arts/the-bridge>.
Iranian Festival
Aug 6, 11am-4pm, Portland State Univer-
sity, South Park Blocks (south of SW Market St
between SW Park Ave & SW Ninth Ave,
Portland). Attend the annual Iranian Festival, a
fun, family-oriented celebration of culture and
friendship. The free festival features Persian
dance, live music, activities for kids, Persian
food and desserts, a showcase of traditional
outfits, vendors, and more. For info, call (503)
862-8362, e-mail <info@andisheh.org>, or visit
<www.andisheh.org>.
Portland Timbers
Aug 7, 1pm, Providence Park (SW 18th Ave
& SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch the
Portland Timbers take on Sporting KC in a
Major League Soccer match. Portland’s squad
features Jack Jewsbury, Darlington Nagbe,
Liam Ridgewell, and others. Sporting KC
includes Paulo Nagamura, Graham Zusi, and
others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
553-5555 or visit <www.portlandtimbers.com>.
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