Arts Culture & Entertainment
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September 19, 2016
“Symphony of Cultures”
ConFest & CultureFest
Sep 25, 3pm, Village Baptist Church (330
SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton, Ore.). Enjoy “Sym-
phony of Cultures,” a concert by the Beaverton
Symphony Orchestra with guest performers
representing the diversity of the Beaverton
community. The event is held as part of “Nation-
al Welcoming Week” in Beaverton. For info, call
(503) 526-2584, e-mail <equity@beaverton
oregon.gov>, or visit <www.beavertonoregon.
gov/WelcomingWeek>. See related story on
page 11.
ONGOING EVENTS
Una Kim
Through Sep 24, noon-5pm (Wed-Fri), 1-6pm
(Sat), North Bank Artists (1005 Main St, Van-
couver, Wash.). View “To Be Seen,” an exhibit of
contemporary paintings and drawings by
Korean-American artist Una Kim. For info, call
(360) 693-1840 or visit <www.northbankartists
gallery.com>.
“The Peace of Korea”
Sep 25, 4pm, Portland State University,
Lincoln Performance Hall (1620 SW Park Ave,
Portland). Attend “The Peace of Korea,” a
performance of Korean music and dance by the
Oregon Korea Performing Arts group under the
direction of SeungHee Ji, as well as a gayageum
performer and minyo vocalist from Seattle. For
info, call (503) 725-8576 or visit <www.pdx.edu/
asian-studies>. To buy tickets, contact the PSU
Box Office at (503) 725-3307 or e-mail <tickets@
pdx.edu>.
Samantha Wall
Through Oct 1, 11am-5:30pm (Tue-Fri),
11am-5pm (Sat), Laura Russo Gallery (805 NW
21st Ave, Portland). View “See Me See You,” an
exhibit by Korean-American artist Samantha
Wall featuring a series of drawings and prints
that explore the portrait as a means of commu-
nication about invisibility and hypervisibility
experienced by women of color. Also exhibiting
pieces is Brad Adkins. For info, call (503)
226-2754 or visit <www.laurarusso.com>.
“Splashes of Color”
Through Oct 9, 10am-5pm (Tue-Wed &
Sat-Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art
Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View
“Splashes of Color: Chinese 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 info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit <www.
portlandartmuseum.org>.
“Tatau/Tattoo:
Embodying Resistance”
Through Oct 9 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing
Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American
Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View
“Tatau/Tattoo: Embodying Resistance,” an
exhibit exploring the practice and cultural
significance of tattoos and also highlighting the
unique perspectives of South Pacific communi-
ties in the Pacific Northwest. For info, call (206)
623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
“Mood Indigo: Textiles
from Around the World”
Through Oct 10, 10am-5pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art
Museum, Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E Prospect
St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). View “Mood
Indigo: Textiles from Around the World,” an
exhibit featuring a silk court robe from China, a
vast array of kimono from Japan, batiks and
ikats from Indonesia and Africa, a set of
tapestries from Belgium, and ancient fragments
from Peru and Egypt. The display honors the
unique ability of the color blue to create many
moods in cloth and illuminates the historic
scope of the vibrant pigment. For info, call (206)
654-3100 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.
org>.
The Winter’s Tale
Through Oct 16, Oregon Shakespeare
Festival, Allen Elizabethan Theatre (15 S Pio-
neer St, Ashland, Ore.). Watch William Shake-
speare’s The Winter’s Tale — a story about a
king who loses all he holds dear because of jeal-
ousy — told from an Asian and Asian-American
perspective and set in dynastic China and
America’s Old West. The play is held in
conjunction with the National Asian American
Theater Conference and Festival, a weeklong
celebration of Asian-American theater arts and
artists. For info, or to buy tickets, call (541)
482-2111 or visit <www.osfashland.org>.
“Hot Asian Everything:
A Seismic Exhibition”
Through Oct 23, 10am-5pm (Sun), 10am-
8pm (Mon), noon-8pm (Tue-Wed), 10am-6pm
(Thu-Sat), Multnomah County Central Library,
Collins Gallery (801 SW 10th Ave, Portland).
View “Hot Asian Everything: A Seismic
Exhibition,” a display featuring photographs,
props, and manuscripts of Asian-American
theater and artists from all over the United
States, including works by Teada Productions,
Kyoung’s Pacific Beat, Theatre Diaspora,
Kristina Wong with Boom Arts, and others. The
exhibit is held in conjunction with the National
Sep 26, 7-8:30pm, Hollywood Theatre (4122
NE Sandy Blvd, Portland). Attend a
“FutureForum” artist talk, an informal discus-
sion series addressing the future of art and
invention presented by the Hollywood Theatre
and Portland Community Media. This month’s
talk features Tadashi Moriyama, an artist
specializing in painting, drawing, animation,
and sculpture. For info, call (503) 281-4215, or
visit <www.hollywoodtheatre.org> or <www.
pulsarpdx.com/tadashi-moriyama>.
Enjoy events held as part of CultureFest (October 6 to 9), the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival’s (OSF) four-day celebration of multiethnic heritage, and
also attend the National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival
(October 1 to 8), also known as ConFest, presented by the Consortium of Asian
American Theaters & Artists (CAATA) and hosted this year by CultureFest. The
celebration includes music, dance, theater, plenary sessions featuring leaders in
Asian-American theater, master classes, workshops, salons, and panel
discussions. Featured performers include Eth-Noh-Tec, Northwest Children’s
Theater, Golda Supernova, Kristina Wong, Jessica Huang, and others. Theater
performances include Vietgone, Eleven Reflections on September, The Winter’s
Tale, Muthaland, The Wong Street Journal, Hot Asian Everything: A Seismic
Extravaganza!, and more. Some of the workshop topics are “In Case of Yellowface
Break Glass,” “Expanding the Classical Canon & International Connections,” and
“Discussion on the Development of Asian Diaspora Outside of the USA.” To learn
more, or to buy tickets, call (541) 482-2111 or visit <www.osfashland.org>.
The Wong Street Journal. (Photo courtesy of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival )
Asian American Theater Conference and
Festival, also known as ConFest, presented by
the Consortium of Asian American Theaters &
Artists. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit
<events.multcolib.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. The play is held in
conjunction with the National Asian American
Theater Conference and Festival, a weeklong
celebration of Asian-American theater arts and
artists. For info, or to buy tickets, call (541)
482-2111 or visit <www.osfashland.org>.
“Opening Japan: Three
Centuries of Japanese Prints”
Through Nov 20, 10am-7pm (Mon-Fri),
10am-6pm (Sat), noon-5pm (Sun), A6 Studio &
Gallery (550 SW Industrial Way, Suite 180,
Bend, Ore.). View “Opening Japan: Three
Centuries of Japanese Prints,” a free exhibit of
more than two dozen Japanese woodblock
prints created by Hasui, Hiroshige, Yoshitoshi,
and others in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
An exhibit tour is offered on Saturdays at
4:00pm for a nominal fee. For info, call (541)
330-8759 or visit <www.atelier6000.org>.
“Bending Nature”
Through Oct 16, noon-7pm (Mon),
10am-7pm (Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese
Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). View
“Bending Nature: Four Bamboo Artists in the
Garden,” an exhibit featuring the work of four
internationally known bamboo artists — Jiro
Yonezawa, Shigeo Kawashima, Charissa Brock,
and Anne Crumpacker — in three outdoor
locations around the garden. For info, call (503)
223-1321 or visit <www.japanesegarden.com>.
Tadashi Moriyama
October 1 through 9
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
15 South Pioneer Street, Ashland, Oregon
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mic Check!
Sep 21, 6:30-8:30pm, Midland Library (805
SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy Mic Check!, the
annual flagship program of the Asian Pacific
American Network of Oregon’s (APANO) Arts &
Media Project. The event features poetry
performances by Neil Aitken and a lineup of
local Asian and Pacific Islander poets. For info,
call (971) 340-4861 or visit <www.apano.org>.
Lawrence Matsuda &
Tess Gallagher
Sep 27, 7pm, Third Place Books - Seward
Park (5041 Wilson Ave S, Seattle). Join
Lawrence Matsuda and Tess Gallagher as they
present Boogie-Woogie Crisscross, a book
featuring poems developed from e-mails
exchanged between the two over many years,
resulting in a poetry jam session of traded and
borrowed images and riffs run on each other’s
poems. For info, call (206) 474-2200 or visit
<www.thirdplacebooks.com>.
STEAM storytime
Sep 22 & 29, 6-6:45pm, 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 or science exploration following the
15-minute storytime. For info, call (503)
988-5392 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Multicultural storytime
Sep 23 & 30, 4-4:45pm, Rockwood Library
(17917 SE Stark St, Portland). Enjoy a
storytime featuring books, songs, and rhymes
from various regions around the world. The free
readings — which include movement activities
and crafts — are for children younger than
seven years old with an accompanying adult.
For info, call (503) 988-5396 or visit <events.
multcolib.org>.
Andaz
Sep 24, 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
with special guest percussionist Adam
McCollom on the Panjabi dhol drum. Andaz is
for persons age 21 and older. For info, call (503)
281-3918 or visit <www.anjaliandthekid.com>.
Four Found a Mountain
Sep 24-25; 2pm (Sat-Sun), 5pm (Sat), Jade/
APANO Multicultural Space (8114 SE Division
St, Portland). Attend the free world premiere of
Four Found a Mountain, a play that explores
the meaning of community and hopes to inspire
conversations and actions that support
community preservation and revitalization.
The production — a collaboration between
Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre
Program and Oregon Children’s Theatre — is
suitable for all ages. For info, call (503) 467-0550
or visit <www.etpnorthwest.org>.
Bonsai Society
of Portland exhibit
Oct 1, 9am-5pm, Milwaukie Center (5440 SE
Kellogg Creek Dr, Milwaukie, Ore.). Enjoy an
exhibit of bonsai presented by the Bonsai
Society of Portland, which is celebrating its 50th
anniversary. The event, which highlights the
aesthetics and techniques of the ancient but
fast-growing art form of bonsai, features an
exhibit, demonstrations, an auction, door
prizes, and a marketplace. For info, call (503)
777-0135 or visit <www.portlandbonsai.org>.
Kalakendra concert
Oct 1, 7pm, First Baptist Church (SW Taylor
St & SW 11th Ave, Portland). Enjoy Hindustani
vocal music by Pt. Raghunandan Panshikar
accompanied by Bharat Kamat on tabla and
Niranjan Lele on harmonium. The performance
is presented by Kalakendra. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 308-1050 or visit <www.
kalakendra.org>.
Mayuko Kamio with VSO
Oct 1-2, 3pm (Sat), 7pm (Sun), Skyview High
School Concert Hall (1300 NW 139th St,
Vancouver, Wash.). Attend a performance by
the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO)
featuring violinist Mayuko Kamio, the gold
medallist of the prestigious 2007 International
Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. The con-
cert includes pieces by Glinka and Tchaikovsky.
For info, or to buy tickets, call (360) 735-7278 or
visit <www.vancouversymphony.org>.
“Creating Peace through Art”
Oct 2, 1-2:30pm, Multnomah County Central
Library (801 SW 10th Ave, Portland). Join
playwright and director Kyoung H. Park for a
candid conversation about the work and process
of Kyoung’s Pacific Beat, a peacemaking theater
company he founded to promote a culture of
peace and nonviolence. The talk looks into the
creative tools and skills necessary to
theatrically
engage
with
artists
and
marginalized communities to address systems
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“Just Uke It!”
Sep 22 & 29; Sep 22, 4-5pm, Gregory Heights
Library (7921 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland); Sep
29, 4-5pm, Hillsdale Library (1525 SW Sunset
Blvd, Portland). Attend a free class for newbie
ukulele players — called “Just Uke It!” — to
learn popular kids’ songs performed by Micah
and Me. Ukuleles are provided for the class,
which is for people between eight and 88 years
old, but participants may bring their own in-
strument. For info, call (503) 988-5386 (Gregory
Heights) or (503) 988-5388 (Hillsdale), or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
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