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Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER Arts Culture & Entertainment November 7, 2016 entertainment featuring Portland’s new Fili- pino-American talents Karla Rae Mangalindan, Nate Susi, Krislynd Estalilla, and Adrienne Boekeloo; special guests Rudy Estrada and Victor Bonifacio; and live music by the Ronnie Exconde Band. For info, or to buy tickets, call Divine at (503) 913-7056, e-mail Lorelei at <leihosmillo@msn.com> or Louie at <lancelhr@ hotmail.com>, or visit <www.olspdx.org>. Portland Youth Philharmonic ONGOING EVENTS Tropitaal Hold These Truths Nov 12, 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>. Through Nov 13, Gerding Theater at the Armory, Ellyn Bye Studio (128 NW 11th Ave, Portland). Watch Hold These Truths, Jeanne Sakata’s solo play about civil-rights hero Gordon Hirabayashi, a Seattle native who was posthumously awarded the 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Actor Ryun Yu, who originated the role of Hirabayashi at East West Players in Los Angeles, plays the role in the Portland performances. For info, or to obtain showtimes, call (503) 445-3700 or visit <www. pcs.org>. See related story by Maileen Hamto, “One-man show highlights heroic story of civil disobedience” (AR, October 17, 2016) at <www. asianreporter.com>. Cantonese storytime Nov 12, 19 & 26, 2-2:45pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a story- time presented in Cantonese. The free readings are for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5392 or visit <events.multcolib.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>. Yuki Saeki Through Nov 26, 2-6pm (Mon), 11am-5pm (Sat), Sequential Art Gallery & Studio (328 NW Broadway, Suite 113, Portland). View “‘Golgotha’ and Other Works,” a collection of published and upcoming comic projects by Yuki Saeki, whose style and technique vary from sim- plified and anime-influenced to more tradi- tional and realistic. For info, call (503) 916-9293 or visit <www.sequentialartgallery.com>. “Five Buddhas: A Korean Icon’s Journey through Time” Through Dec 4, 10am-5pm (Tue-Wed & Sat-Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “Five Buddhas: A Korean Icon’s Journey through Time,” an exhibit featuring an 18th-century Korean painting that was stolen from a zen temple then found in tatters at an antique shop in Seoul in the 1970s. The “Five Buddhas” painting is being repatriated to Korea after the exhibit concludes. A symposium about the painting is scheduled for December 3. For info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit <www.portland artmuseum.org>. Brilliant Traces Through Dec 4, 8pm (Fri-Sun), 2pm (Sun), PrimaVera Arts Center (112 Fifth Ave N, Seattle). Watch ReAct Theatre’s multiethnic performance of Cindy Lou Johnson’s Brilliant Traces, a play about a reclusive hermit who discovers a runaway bride as she breaks into his remote cabin during a blizzard in the Alaskan wilderness. For info, or to buy tickets, call (206) 364-3283 or visit <www.reacttheatre.org>. “IDENTITY Insight” Through Dec 23, 10am-5:30pm (Tue-Sat), Prographica/KDR Gallery (313 Occidental Ave S, Seattle). View “IDENTITY Insight: Unfold- ing the Visual Narrative,” a group exhibit featuring works by 10 Koplin Del Rio artists — including Yuriko Yamaguchi, Shay Bredimus, Len Paschoal, and others — who share a common interest in pictorial narrative. For info, call (206) 999-0849 or visit <www.prographica drawings.com>. “Terratopia” Through Feb 26, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art Museum, Foster Galleries (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Visit “Terratopia: The Chinese Landscape in Painting and Film,” an exhibit that juxtaposes classical Chinese works with a modern classic by filmmaker Yang Fudong to demonstrate landscape as an enduring subject of artistic, philosophical, and environmental reflection between the Third and 21st century. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. “Cranes, Dragons, and Teddy Bears” Through Mar 26, 10am-5pm (Tue-Wed & Sat-Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “Cranes, Dragons, and Teddy Bears,” an exhibit featuring 20 Japanese children’s kimono. The November 12, 7:30pm Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 S.W. Broadway, Portland Origami workshop Nov 13, 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. Participants are encouraged to bring origami paper. For info, call (503) 988-5382 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. Enjoy a fall concert featuring the Portland Youth Philharmonic. The perfor- mance features 21 soloists and includes the world premiere of Portland’s Czech- American composer Tomáš Svoboda’s Symphony No. 2 as well as Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger.” For more information, or to buy tickets, call (503) 223-5939 or visit <www.portlandyouthphil.org>. Photo/Kimmie Fadem, courtesy of the Portland Youth Philharmonic garments, which span from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, include kasuri, in which the threads are tie-dyed before being strung on the loom; tsutsugaki, a resist technique where designs are drawn on the cloth with rice paste; miyamairi, which have hand-painted designs made for a toddler’s first visit to a Shinto shrine; and omoshirogara, “novelty designs” that were popular between 1910 and 1930. For info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit <www.portlandart museum.org>. UPCOMING EVENTS Teen henna workshop Nov 10, 4-5:30pm, Troutdale Library (2451 SW Cherry Park Rd, Troutdale, Ore.). Teens in grades six through 12 are invited to learn about the Indian art of henna at a workshop taught by artist Raina Imig. Participants receive an authentic, intricate, and temporary henna design on their hand. For info, call (503) 988-5355 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. STEAM storytime Nov 10, 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>. “Early Six Dynasties” talk Nov 10, 6:30pm, Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 296/298 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “Paintings from the Early Six Dynasties Reveal a Bold Frontier in Western China,” a free public talk by art historian and writer Heather Clydesdale about the paintings discovered in tombs along the Hexi Corridor which reveal captivating scenes of life in the early Six Dynasties period (221 C.E.-589 C.E.). For info, call (503) 725-8576 or visit <www.pdx.edu/ confucius-institute>. Alton Chung Nov 10, 6:30-7:30pm, West Slope Commu- nity Library (3678 SW 78th Ave, Portland). Attend “Tales of Thanks” with storyteller Alton Chung, who presents tales of hope and gratitude. The program is intended for people age six and older. For info, call (503) 292-6416 or visit <www.wccls.org>. Oregon Symphony Nov 10, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland). Relive Raiders of the Lost Ark at a screening featuring the memorable score of John Williams performed in real time by the Oregon Symphony under the direction of conductor Norman Huynh. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 228-1353 or visit <www.orsymphony.org>. Comics & manga camp Nov 10-12, 10am-1pm, Rockwood Library (17917 SE Stark St, Portland). Attend a workshop aimed at teens in grades six through MYS fall concert 12 to explore different ideas that cartoonists use to write and create their own comics. To register (required), call (503) 988-5234. For info, call (503) 988-5396 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. “Exploring Tabaimo and Utsushi” Nov 13, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend the season opening concert of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony (MYS) featuring new music director Raúl Gómez. The performance includes works by Tchaikovsky and Bernstein. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 239-4566 or visit <www.playmys.org>. Nov 11, 7-8pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAM), Stimson Auditorium (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Attend “Explor- ing Tabaimo and Utsushi,” an event celebrating the opening of “Utsutsushi Utsushi,” an exhibit curated by Tabaimo, that also features a talk by Xiaojin Wu, the Seattle Art Museum’s curator of Japanese and Korean art, and a conversation with the artist. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. Vietnamese storytime Claudia Chan & Yihan Chen Nov 13, 20 & 27, 3-3:45pm, Woodstock Library (6008 SE 49th Ave, Portland). Enjoy a storytime presented in Mandarin Chinese. The free readings are for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5399 or visit <events. multcolib.org>. Nov 11-12, 8-10pm, Portland State University, Lincoln Performance Hall, Room 75 (1620 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend a recital held as part of “The Clearing,” a contemporary piano festival presented by Portland Piano International, featuring Canadian pianist Claudia Chan and Chinese pianist Yihan Chen. For info, call (503) 228-1388 or visit <www. portlandpiano.org>. “Utsutsushi Utsushi” Nov 11-Feb 26, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAM), Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Visit “Utsutsushi Utsushi,” an exhibit of works curated by Japan- ese artist Tabaimo, who is known for her immer- sive and thought-provoking video installations. The display — organized around the concept of utsushi, which refers to the emulation of a master artist’s work as a way to understand their technique — highlights Tabaimo’s existing and new works, as well as important historic pieces from the Seattle Art Museum’s Asian art collection. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. Teri Untalan Nov 12, 6-8pm, Mississippi Pizza Pub (3552 N Mississippi Ave, Portland). Enjoy an all-ages performance of acoustic soul with singer, songwriter, and violist Teri Untalan, who is joined by bassist Sam McKinstry. Fellow singer-songwriter Jerome Monaco opens the show. For info, call (503) 288-3231 or visit <www.mississippipizza.com>. Louie Roa Nov 12, 6:30-9pm, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Gymnasium (5239 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland). Join Louie Roa for an evening of Nov 13, 20 & 27, 1-1:45pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a storytime presented in Vietnamese. The free event is for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5392 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. Mandarin storytime Sabina Haque Nov 17, 6-8pm, Jade/APANO Multicultural Space (8114 SE Division St, Portland). View an art installation by Sabina Haque focusing on neighborhoods east of 82nd Avenue. For info, call (971) 340-4861 or visit <www.apano.org>. See story by Ryan Nakano on page 11. MYS community concerts Nov 19 & 20; Nov 19, 7pm, Warner Pacific College (2219 SE 68th Ave, Portland); Nov 20, 4pm, Benson Polytechnic High School (546 NE 12th Ave, Portland). Attend a community concert by the Metropolitan Youth Symphony (MYS). Saturday’s performance highlights the Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble, Sousa Band, Concert Band, and Symphonic Band playing works by Ralph Hultgren, Jacob de Haan, and Julis Fueik. The Sunday concert features Overture Strings, Baroque Orchestra, Vivaldi Strings, and String Ensemble performing works by Mozart, Teleman, Bartok, and Barber. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 239-4566 or visit <www.playmys.org>. Jason Okamoto Nov 20, 2-3pm, Multnomah County Central Library, Collins Gallery (801 SW 10th Ave, Portland). Attend a nylon-string solo guitar performance presented by Jason Okamoto. The program also offers a collection of solo and live-looped compositions by Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Luiz Bonfa. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to: The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar 922 N Killingsworth Street, Suite 2D, 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. ***
