Arts Culture & Entertainment
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March 20, 2017
Timbers take on the New England Revolution.
Portland’s squad features Diego Valeri,
Darlington Nagbe, and others. The Revolution
includes Lee Nguyen, Daigo Kobayashi, and
others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
553-5555 or visit <www.portlandtimbers.com>.
See related story on page 8.
ICONOCLASTIC
“Hosokawa Morihiro: The
Art of Life, a Rebirth in Clay”
ONGOING EVENTS
Una Kim
Apr 2-May 21, noon-7pm (Mon), 10am-7pm
(Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW
Kingston Ave, Portland). View “Hosokawa
Morihiro: The Art of Life, a Rebirth in Clay,” an
exhibit celebrating tea culture in the art and life
of Hosokawa Morihiro, a former prime minister
of Japan. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit
<www.japanesegarden.com>.
Through Mar 27, 9am-9pm (Mon-Thu),
9am-5pm (Fri), Walters Cultural Arts Center,
Upstairs Gallery (527 E Main St, Hillsboro,
Ore.). View “Not Spoken,” a solo exhibit by
Korean-American artist Una Kim featuring
intimate and impressionistic portraits of faces
whose eyes and mouths are occluded or shut,
looking inward or suppressed, in a quiet dance
of interiority and silence. For info, call (503)
615-3485 or visit <www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/
walters>.
Hannah and the
Dread Gazebo
Apr 2-Oct 28, Oregon Shakespeare Festival,
Thomas Theatre (15 South Pioneer St, Ashland,
Ore.). Watch the world premiere of Jiehae
Park’s Hannah and the Dread Gazebo, a play
exploring what it means to walk the line
between two cultures by embracing the
hilarious, the heartbreaking, the scientific, and
the mythic. For info, showtimes, or to buy
tickets, call 1-800-219-8161 or visit <www.osf
ashland.org>.
Sumi-e
Through Mar 31, 11am-5pm, Lawrence
Gallery Sheridan (19700 SW Highway 18,
McMinnville, Ore.). View a display of sumi-e
paintings by Janine Bainter, who has practiced
the art for nearly 40 years. For info, call (503)
843-3633 or visit <www.lawrencegallery.net>.
Through April 28
Noon to 5:00pm, Tuesday through Sunday
Reed College, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery
3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd., Portland
Ceramics exhibit
Through Apr 1, 11am-5:30pm (Tue-Fri),
11am-5pm (Sat), Russo Lee Gallery (805 NW
21st Ave, Portland). View “Northwest Per-
spectives in Clay,” an exhibit featuring ceramics
by artists Patti Warashina, Connie Kiener, Tip
Toland, and others. For info, call (503) 226-2754
or visit <www.russoleegallery.com>.
“Kin Killin Kin”
Through Apr 2, 3-7pm (Wed-Fri), 1-5pm
(Sat-Sun), Interstate Firehouse Cultural
Center (5340 N Interstate Ave, Portland). View
“Kin Killin Kin,” a free, visually powerful
exhibit by James Pate focusing on youth and
gun violence. Due to its content, the display is
not recommended for children younger than 13
years old. For info, call (503) 235-8079 or visit
<www.passinart.net>.
tions that support social justice in the Pacific
Northwest. For info, call (503) 358-6761 or visit
<www.socialjusticefund.org>.
Andaz
UPCOMING EVENTS
Chinese tai chi fan
dance workshop
Mar 22 & 29, 1:30-3pm, Woodstock Library
(6008 SE 49th Ave, Portland). Enjoy a Chinese
tai chi fan dance workshop conducted in
Mandarin. Tai chi fan dance is an elegant style
of martial-arts fitness, combining tai chi and
other martial arts with dance movements. For
info, or to register (required), call (503)
988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“Onko-Chishin”
Mar 22-Apr 24, 5-9pm (Fri), noon-5pm
(Sat-Sun), plus 10am-6pm (Mar 22-24); Mar 24,
5-8pm (reception); Buddhist Daihonzan
Henjyoji Temple (2634 SE 12th Ave, Portland).
View “Onko-Chishin,” a joint ceramics exhibit
featuring regional and international artists
working across a range of styles and media. The
show features pieces by artists Daven Hee,
Yoshiro Ikeda, Eva Kwong, Jae Won Lee, Sanjit
Sethi, Baba Wagué Diakité, and Chris Baskin.
The exhibit is held in conjunction with “Future
Flux,” the 51st annual conference of the
National Council on Education for the Ceramic
Arts, scheduled to take place March 22 to 25 at
the Oregon Convention Center. For info, call
(503) 232-6352.
Nawruz celebration
Mar 23, 6-10pm, Portland State University,
Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom (1825
SW Broadway, Portland). Join members of
Persia House in celebration of Nawruz, the
traditional Persian New Year. The event
features New Year gifts for kids, music,
refreshments, and more. For info, call (503)
725-5214 or visit <www.persia.pdx.edu>.
Mamma Mia!
Mar 24-26, 7:30pm (Fri), 2pm & 7:30pm
(Sat), 1pm & 6:30pm (Sun), Keller Auditorium
(222 SW Clay St, Portland). Watch the
eighth-longest running show in Broadway
history and one of only five musicals to have run
for more than 10 years — Mamma Mia! — as
part of the Broadway in Portland series. The
performance is a celebration of mothers and
daughters, old friends, and new family found,
inspired by the storytelling magic of songs by
ABBA. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
248-4335 or visit <www.portland5.com>.
Allied Arts show
Mar 25, 7-10pm, Lagunitas, Community
Room (237 NE Broadway St, Suite 300,
Portland). Attend the Allied Arts show, an event
bringing visual and performing artists together
who are donating their talents to raise money
and spread awareness for nonprofit organiza-
Shen Yun Performing Arts
View “Iconoclastic,” a display examining the ideological construction, imagistic
confusion, erasure, and physical destruction of societies, nature, works of art, and
the art historical canon. The exhibit, which includes sculpture, large-scale
installation, video, film, sound performance, print media, open-source software,
and photography, features works by Maya Lin, Morehshin Allahyari and Daniel
Rourke, Demian DinéYazhi’ and Noelle V. Sosaya, Goshka Macuga, and others.
For more information, call (503) 517-7851, e-mail <cooley@reed.edu>, or visit
<www.reed.edu/gallery>.
“Little Cone,” by Maya Lin, 1998, 10,000 pounds of crushed recycled glass doors and
car windows and wood, dimensions variable, Reed College Art Collection, gift of the
Peter Norton Collection. (Photo courtesy of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery)
Mar 25, 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
along with Adam McCollom on the Panjabi dhol
drum. Andaz is for persons age 21 and older. For
info, call (503) 281-3918 or visit <www.anjali
andthekid.com>.
“Holi Hai”
Mar 26, 3-8pm, Barrel Room (105 NW Third
Ave, Portland). Celebrate “Holi Hai,” the
festival of colors. Attendees of the all-ages event
should arrive dressed in white so they can dance
the night away soaked in gulal (powder colors)
to celebrate the coming of spring, the joy of
friendship, and equality for all. For info, call
(971) 344-2022 or visit <www.bollywoodpdx.
com>.
Thorns FC preseason matches
Mar 26, Mar 29 & Apr 1, 5pm (Sun), 7:30pm
(Wed & Sat), Providence Park (SW 18th Ave &
SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch Portland
Thorns FC take on the Chicago Red Stars
(March 26), the U.S. U-23s (March 29), and the
Houston Dash (April 1) as part of the National
Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) preseason.
The Thorns FC squad features Mana Shim,
Nadia Nadim, Kendall Johnson, and others.
Thorns FC begin the 2017 NWSL regular season
April 15 against the Orlando Pride. For info, or
to buy tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit
<www.portlandthorns.com>.
“Classical Up Close”
children’s concerts
Mar 29 & May 7, 1pm & 2:30pm; Mar 29,
Beaverton City Library (12375 SW Fifth St,
Beaverton, Ore.); May 7, Tigard Public Library
(13500 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, Ore.). Attend
children’s concerts held as part of the “Classical
Up Close” series of free chamber music concerts
organized and performed by Oregon Symphony
musicians. The series, which centers around six
informal, full-length concerts, begins April 22
and ends May 7. For info, or to obtain a full
schedule of concerts, call (503) 228-1353 or visit
<www.classicalupclose.org>.
Ali Wong
Mar 30-31, 7pm & 9:30pm, Newmark
Theatre (1111 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend
a performance of stand-up comedy by Asian-
American comedian, writer, and actress Ali
Wong. When Wong released her Netflix special,
“Ali Wong: Baby Cobra,” she became the first
comedian to record a stand-up special while
seven months pregnant. To buy tickets, call
(503) 248-4335 or visit <www.portland5.com>.
Apr 4-5 & 7-9; Apr 4-5, 7:30pm (Tue-Wed),
2pm (Wed), Keller Auditorium (222 SW Clay St,
Portland); Apr 7-9, 7:30pm (Fri-Sat), 2pm (Sat),
1pm (Sun), McCaw Hall (321 Mercer St,
Seattle). Attend a dance and music performance
by Shen Yun Performing Arts that visits the lost
civilization of the “Middle Kingdom” — the land
of heroes and sages, dragons and phoenixes, and
emperors and immortals. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 248-4335 or visit
<www.portland5.com> (Portland), or call
1-800-745-3000 or visit <www.mccawhall.com>
(Seattle). To learn more, call 1-888-974-3698 or
visit <www.shenyunperformingarts.org>.
Kalakendra concert
This Random World
Mar 31, 7:30pm, First Baptist Church (909
SW 11th Ave, Portland). Attend a concert
featuring U. Rajesh on mandolin and Ronu
Mazumdar on flute accompanied by Harshad
Kanetkar on tabla and SV Ramani on
mridangam. The performance is presented by
Kalakendra. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
308-1050 or visit <www.kalakendra.org>.
Apr 7-23, 7:30pm (Thu-Sat), 2pm (Sun),
Portland Actors Conservatory, Firehouse
Theatre (1436 SW Montgomery St, Portland).
Watch This Random World, a Steven Dietz play
that revolves around serendipity and fate. The
Portland performance marks the premiere on
the west coast. For info, call (503) 274-1717. To
buy tickets, visit <www.pac.edu>.
Cirque du Soleil: Luzia
Here Lies Love
Mar 31-May 21, Marymoor Park (6046 W
Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE, Redmond, Wash.).
Experience Luzia, a Cirque du Soleil travelling
production where a waking dream transports
the audience to a world enveloped in light and
nurtured by rain. The show features acrobatics,
music, and drama. For info, or to buy tickets,
call 1-800-745-3000 or visit <www.cirquedu
soleil.com/luzia>.
Apr 7-May 28, Bagley Wright Theatre (155
Mercer St, Seattle). Watch Here Lies Love, a
musical play about the non-violent restoration
of democracy in the Philippines in 1986 and the
meteoric rise and dramatic fall of Imelda
Marcos, the country’s controversial First Lady.
For info, showtimes, or to buy tickets, call (206)
443-2222 or visit <www.seattlerep.org>.
Duality: Dance Ballet of India
Apr 1, 4pm, Newmark Theatre (1111 SW
Broadway, Portland). Watch Jayanthi Raman’s
Duality: Dance Ballet of India, a performance
featuring an international cast of professional
dancers from Delhi, Chennai, and the U.S.
performing modern dance, Bharatha Natyam,
and Chhau, a martial arts-based dance form.
The original music was composed by young
mandolin maestro U. Rajesh and the
performance features the voice of Bollywood
melody king Hariharan and percussionists
Selvaganesh and S.V. Ramani. The show was
rescheduled from the original date of March 19.
For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 531-7266 or
visit <www.rasika.org>.
Sizdah Bedar
Apr 2, noon-5pm, Oaks Park, Area 1 (7805
SE Oaks Park Way, near the east end of the
Sellwood Bridge, Portland). Members of the
community are invited to join the Sizdah Bedar
picnic at Oaks Park. Participants are encour-
aged to bring seasonal food and snacks to share.
Tea and cookies are provided. For info, call (503)
725-5214 or visit <www.persia.pdx.edu>.
Portland Timbers vs. the
New England Revolution
Apr 2, 6pm, Providence Park (SW 18th Ave &
SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch the Portland
Newberg Camellia Festival
Apr 8, 10am-4pm, Chehalem Cultural
Center (415 E Sheridan St, Newberg, Ore.).
Celebrate the cultures of Asia and the Pacific
Rim at the annual Newberg Camellia Festival,
featuring
food,
blooms,
entertainment,
hands-on activities, demonstrations, and more.
The free festival includes performances by the
Lee’s Association Lion and Dragon Dance Team,
koto player Mitsuki Dazai, Hula Halau ‘Ohana
Holo‘oko‘a, the Minidoka Swing Band, en Taiko,
and Monmouth Taiko. The day’s events kick off
at 9:00am with the Chehalem Park and
Recreation District Camellia 5K & 10K Run.
For info, call (503) 487-6883 or visit <www.
newbergcamelliafestival.com>.
Lisa See
Apr 10-12, 7pm; Apr 10, Elliott Bay Book
Company (1521 Tenth Ave, Seattle); Apr 11,
Third Place Books (17171 Bothell Way NE,
Lake Forest Park, Wash.); Apr 12, Powell’s
Books at Cedar Hills Crossing (3415 SW Cedar
Hills Blvd, Beaverton, Ore.). Join Lisa See as
she presents The Tea Girl of Hummingbird
Lane, a book exploring the lives of a Chinese
mother and her daughter, who has been adopted
by an American couple. For info, call (206)
624-6600 or visit <www.elliottbaybook.com>
(Seattle), call (206) 366-3333 or visit <www.
thirdplacebooks.com> (Lake Forest Park), or
call (503) 643-3131 or visit <www.powells.com>
(Beaverton).
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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
Submission Format: List event title, date, time, location with address, 2 to 3 brief
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can be published. High-resolution photos, if available, may also be included.
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