Arts Culture & Entertainment
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December 5, 2016
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.seattle
artmuseum.org>.
ALLEGIANCE
“Cranes, Dragons,
and Teddy Bears”
ONGOING EVENTS
Bruno Mars
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
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>.
Tickets now available for purchase. Attend
“24K Magic,” a concert by singer-songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist Bruno Mars. The artist is
performing at 7:30pm on July 23 at the Moda
Center and July 24 at the Tacoma Dome. For
info, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-745-3000, or
visit <www.rosequarter.com> (Moda Center) or
<www.tacomadome.org> (Tacoma Dome).
Moana
Now showing, theaters in metropolitan Port-
land. Watch Moana, an animated adventure
about a spirited teenager who sails out on a
daring mission to prove herself a master
wayfinder and fulfill the unfinished quest of her
ancestors. The new film from Walt Disney
Animation Studios highlights Polynesian
culture and traditions. (USA, 2016, Ron
Clements & John Musker, 113 mins.) See story,
“Disney’s Moana highlights Polynesian culture”
(AR, November 21, 2016), at <www.asian
reporter.com>. For info and showtimes, call
1-800-326-3264 or visit <www.fandango.com>.
“Nine Free Days”
Through Dec 11, 10am-5pm, Lan Su Chinese
Garden (NW Third Ave & NW Everett St,
Portland). Prepare for the incoming Year of the
Rooster with a visit to the Lan Su Chinese
Garden during “Nine Free Days.” Free
admission is available to all visitors who bring a
canned or nonperishable food item, with
donations benefitting the Oregon Food Bank.
Visitors can enjoy the beauty of the garden,
escape the cold with tea in the cozy teahouse,
learn about the rich cultural history of China,
purchase Lunar New Year essentials in the
garden shop, and visit the holiday pop-up shop.
For info, call (503) 228-8131 or visit <www.lan
sugarden.org>.
Japanese Currents
Through Dec 11, Portland Art Museum,
Northwest Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium
(1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). See related story
on page 11.
Hay Fever
Through Dec 18, 7:30pm (Thu-Sat), 2pm
(Sun), Portland Actors Conservatory, Firehouse
Theatre (1436 SW Montgomery St, Portland).
Watch Hay Fever, Noel Coward’s hilarious
comedy of bad manners. The performance is
directed by Brenda Hubbard. For info, call (503)
274-1717. To buy tickets, visit <www.pac.edu>.
“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>.
Omiyage museum store
Through Dec 24, 11am-6pm (Tue-Sat), noon-
5pm (Sun), Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121
NW Second Ave, Portland). Shop for unique
Japan-inspired gifts and crafts by local artists,
designers, and authors at Omiyage, the Oregon
Nikkei Legacy Center’s holiday shop. Featured
items for sale include jewelry, fashion and home
accessories, cards, origami creations, art
objects, books, a selection of curated vintage
items, and more. For info, call (503) 224-1458 or
visit <www.oregonnikkei.org>.
Garrick Imatani
Through Dec 30 (Tue-Sat), 11am-6pm, Hap
Gallery (916 NW Flanders St, Portland). View
“A Broken Tower,” an exhibit by Garrick
Imatani that explores living as a person of color
within an institutional world — a visual
analogy for the politics and psychology of skin
color expressed in objects and images. For info,
call (503) 444-7101 or visit <www.hapgallery.
com>.
Nancy Zhang & BOLD
Through Dec 31 (Mon-Fri), 8am-5pm, The
Beaverton Building (12725 SW Millikan Way,
Beaverton, Ore.). Enjoy a seasonal art display
featuring works by Nancy Zhang, who primarily
paints landscapes and people in oils, and a
photography exhibit by the Beaverton
Organizing and Leadership Development
(BOLD) program, which offers leadership
development and civic-engagement training for
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teen Anime Club at
Northwest Library
December 13
Theaters in metropolitan Portland
Watch Allegiance, a film featuring the Broadway musical starring George Takei,
Lea Salonga, and Telly Leung that recounts the history of the incarceration of
Japanese Americans during World War II inspired by Takei’s experience as a child.
The film is screening on Tuesday, December 13 at more than 600 theaters
nationwide. For more information, including showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264, or
visit <www.fandango.com> or <www.allegiancemusical.com>.
Photo courtesy of Allegiance
emerging immigrant and refugee leaders and
leaders of color in Beaverton. The BOLD
program exhibit is held on the fourth floor and
Zhang’s works are on display on the fifth floor.
Also on view are pieces by Terry Grant and
Carlos Molina on the first floor and in council
chambers. For info, call (503) 526-2222 or visit
<www.beavertonoregon.gov>.
Urotsukidoji: Legend
of the Overfiend
Through Dec 31 (daily), 11am-7pm; Dec 8,
6-9pm (release party); Floating World Comics
(400 NW Couch St, Portland). Attend a release
party and exhibit featuring Toshio Maeda’s
Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, a classic
erotic manga following the story of Nagumo — a
boy who unknowingly contains the god of the
demon realm, Urotsukidoji, within him — as he
deals with puberty. Manga artist Maeda is in
attendance at the December 8 release party.
The display contains mature content. For info,
call (503) 241-0227 or visit <www.floatingworld
comics.com>.
Attic Gallery group show
Through Dec 31 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5pm, Attic
Gallery (421 NE Cedar St, Camas, Wash.). View
new acrylic and mixed-media paintings by Earl
Hamilton at the Attic Gallery group exhibit.
Also on display are ceramics by Terri Axness,
welded repurposed steel wall hangings by
Angela Ridgeway, and more. For info, call (360)
833-9747 or (503) 228-7830, or visit <www.attic
gallery.com>.
Calvin Chen
Through Dec 31 (Tue-Sun), noon-5pm, Blue
Sky Gallery (122 NW Eighth Ave, Portland).
View “Cómo Juegan los Niños,” a black-and-
white photography exhibit by Calvin Chen. The
display highlights the imaginative ways
children play, especially when faced with
limited resources. For info, call (503) 225-0210
or visit <www.blueskygallery.org>.
Vietgone
Through Jan 1, Bagley Wright Theatre (155
Mercer St, Seattle). 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 Ameri-
can history from a Vietnamese perspective. For
info, showtimes, or to buy tickets, call (206)
443-2222 or visit <www.seattlerep.org>.
“Gingerbread Adventures”
Through Jan 2, 9:30am-5:30pm (Tue-Sun),
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (1945 SE
Water Ave, Portland). Enjoy “Gingerbread
Adventures,” a display of gingerbread
sculptures — including alien landscapes, a
Tardis time machine, a Mars city, and others —
by six architectural firms paired with six
bakeries
highlighting
the
innovation,
engineering, and food science involved in
assembling the elaborate creations. Exhibit
activities include do-it-yourself gingerbread
workshops, cookie lab experiments, and more.
Visitors also have an opportunity to vote for
their favorite sculpture. For info, call (503)
Dec 6 & 20, 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>.
Dao Strom
797-4000 or visit <www.omsi.edu>.
“Seeds of Change,
Roots of Power”
Through Jan 15 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing
Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American
Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View
“Seeds of Change, Roots of Power: The Danny
Woo Community Garden,” an exhibit looking at
the Danny Woo Community Garden, which
grew from the Asian Pacific American activism
of the 1970s and now functions as a source of
empowerment and community building for the
neighborhood. The display includes historical
and contemporary photos of the garden as well
as interviews with current gardeners who share
their stories as immigrants and talk about the
positive healing effect of the garden. For info,
call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.
org>.
“Comic City, USA”
Through Jan 31, 10am-5pm (Mon-Sat),
noon-5pm (Sun), Oregon Historical Society
Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). View
“Comic City, USA,” an exhibit highlighting 13
influential comic artists and writers who have
helped Oregon become one of the largest centers
for comic production in the United States.
Visitors to the display can make a comic book,
take a photo in a comic scene, learn more about
the artists, peruse comic books and graphic
novels, and more. For info, call (503) 222-1741 or
visit <www.ohs.org>.
“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>.
Dec 8, 6-7pm, Portland Art Museum (1219
SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend an artist talk at
the Portland Art Museum with writer and
musician Dao Strom, whose work explores
hybridity through melding disparate “voices” —
written, sung, and visual — to contemplate the
intersection of personal and collective histories.
At the event, Strom discusses works by Wendy
Red Star and Lorna Simpson. For info, call (503)
226-2811 or visit <www.portlandartmuseum.
org>.
Ghost Town Poetry open mic
Dec 8, 7pm, Angst Gallery (1015 Main St,
Vancouver, Wash.). Attend an all-ages Ghost
Town Poetry open mic session featuring Rob
Katsuno and Mike G. Open mic signup begins at
6:30pm and closes at 7:00pm. For info, call (360)
553-1014 or visit <www.angstgallery.com>.
Origami workshop
Dec 11, 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>.
Oregon Koto-kai
Dec 11, 3pm, Epworth United Methodist
Church (1333 SE 28th Ave, Portland). Attend a
koto performance by Oregon Koto-kai. The
concert features heartwarming, peaceful, and
cheerful music for the holiday season. For info,
call (541) 513-6417 or e-mail <kotomelodies@
gmail.com>. To buy tickets, visit <www.oregon
kotokai.org>.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Dec 17, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend a
screening of the holiday classic It’s a Wonderful
Life with the soundtrack performed in real time
by the Oregon Repertory Singers and the
Oregon Symphony under the direction of
conductor Norman Huynh. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 228-1353 or visit <www.or
symphony.org>.
“Utsutsushi Utsushi”
“Comfort and Joy”
Through Feb 26, 10am-5pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art
Museum, Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E Prospect
St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Visit
“Utsutsushi Utsushi,” an exhibit of works
curated by Japanese artist Tabaimo, who is
known for her immersive and thought-
provoking video installations. The display —
organized around the concept of utsushi, which
refers to the emulation of a master artist’s work
Dec 18, 3pm & 7pm, Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland).
Attend “Comfort and Joy: A Classical
Christmas,” an Oregon Symphony concert
featuring classical and holiday favorites.
Audience members are encouraged to sing along
with the full orchestra, which is led by conductor
Norman Huynh. For info, or to buy tickets, call
(503) 228-1353 or visit <www.orsymphony.
org>.
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The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar
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News Department e-mail: news@asianreporter.com w Fax: (503) 283-4445
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