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“Drums of Three Nations”
KO IWASAKI
June 11, 2-3:30pm, Two World Trade Center,
Outdoor Plaza (25 SW Salmon St, Portland).
Attend “Drums of Three Nations,” a concert
featuring soloists and ensembles representing
China, Japan, and Korea — Lin Li and the Lee’s
Association Dragon & Lion Dance Team,
Portland Taiko, and Oregon Korean Performing
Arts — who perform traditional and con-
temporary works on percussion instruments
native to their three countries. For info, call
(503) 221-1811. To reserve tickets, visit <www.
eventbrite.com/e/drums-of-three-nations-ticket
s-32096089267>.
ONGOING EVENTS
Samyak Yamauchi
Through June 25, 11am-5pm (Tue), 11am-
6pm (Wed-Sat), 11am-4pm (Sun), Guardino
Gallery (2939 NE Alberta St, Portland). View
“One Step, Two Step,” an exhibit of paintings by
Samyak Yamauchi exploring the concept that
with every step we take, we move through the
story of our lives from birth to death. For info,
call (503) 281-9048 or visit <www.guardino
gallery.com>.
Refugee Dreams Revisited
June 11, 17 & 24; June 11, 2-3:30pm,
Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW
10th Ave, Portland); June 17, 4-5:30pm,
Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland);
June 24, 2pm, Immigrant and Refugee
Community Organization (10301 NE Glisan St,
Portland). Watch Refugee Dreams Revisited, a
performance by local Asian and Pacific Islander
youth of true local stories of the sacrifice and
resiliency of more than 25 former Vietnamese,
Lao, Hmong, Mien, and Cambodian refugees
who were interviewed a decade ago for the
Crossing East radio series. Portland was one of
the medium-sized U.S. cities that experienced
the relatively sudden influx of every major
ethnic group of people who were displaced from
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in the years
following the Fall of Saigon in April 1975. The
performances are followed by a panel discussion
with former refugees. For info, call (503)
988-5123 or visit <www.mediarites.org>.
“MFA + MDes
Thesis Exhibition”
Through June 25, 11am-4pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 11am-9pm (Thu), Henry Art Gallery,
East Gallery (15th Ave NE & NE 41st St,
Seattle). View “MFA + MDes Thesis
Exhibition,” a display of thesis work by students
who attend the University of Washington’s
School of Art + Art History + Design. Artists
include Ding Jin, Scott Tsukamaki, Gavriella
Aguilar, and others. For info, call (206)
543-2280 or visit <www.henryart.org>.
Tamae Frame
June 18, 3:00pm
Kiggins Theatre, 1011 Main Street, Vancouver, Washington
Attend the season finale of the Vancouver Symphony’s Chamber Music Series.
The performance features internationally renowned cellist Ko Iwasaki, who is
joined by Dr. Michael C. Liu on piano and Igor Shakhman on clarinet. The program
includes works by Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, and Bruch. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (360) 735-7278 or visit <www.vancouversymphony.org>.
Cellist Ko Iwasaki. (Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Symphony)
Through June 27, 11am-5pm (Tue), 11am-
6pm (Wed-Sat), 11am-4pm (Sun), Guardino
Gallery (2939 NE Alberta St, Portland). View
ceramic works by Tamae Frame, who observes
and examines emotions, moods, feelings, and
epiphanies using the female figure as her
primary subject. Frame’s pieces are bald,
ageless, nude, and do not spotlight any
particular race. For info, call (503) 281-9048 or
visit <www.guardinogallery.com>.
Ave, Portland). Watch Summer Splendors, a
Northwest Dance Project performance that
includes the “Chopin Project” and a world
premiere from artistic director Sarah Slipper.
One of the featured dancers is Ching Ching
Wong performing in her final show with the
company. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
421-7434 or visit <www.nwdanceproject.org>.
Najwa Omar
Filastine and Nova
Through June 30, 10am-8pm (Mon-Wed),
noon-6pm (Thu-Sun), Murray Scholls Library
(11200 SW Murray Scholls Pl, #102, Beaverton,
Ore.). View a display of distinct works by Najwa
Omar, whose art explores a connection with the
earth through wood and stone, and conveys
emotion through a subject with a heartbeat.
Omar has three distinct styles: acrylic and oil on
canvas, wood burning and sculpturing of
plywood, and acrylic painting on glass. For info,
call (503) 644-2197 or visit <www.beaverton
oregon.gov>.
June 9, 6pm, Watershed PDX (5040 SE
Milwaukie Ave, Portland). Enjoy a performance
by veteran beatsmith Grey Filastine and
Javanese neo-soul singer Nova Ruth, who are
touring the world in support of their new album,
Drapetomania. The performance is an
expedition through both genre and geography,
travelling from the Indian Ocean by way of
Asiatic post-folk sounds to Brooklyn and the
psychedelic trap beats of North America, with
stops in between. For info, call (503) 232-7433.
To buy tickets, visit <www.filastine.com/live>.
“Fire on the Water”
Lisa Ko
Through June 30 (Mon-Sat), 10am-5pm,
Antoinette Hatfield Hall (1111 SW Broadway,
Portland). View “Fire on the Water,” a free
dragon-boat-themed group art show featuring a
diverse collection of artistic interpretations of
dragon boating in Portland using a variety of
media, including acrylic, watercolor, oil, encaus-
tic, ceramic, mixed media, and photography. For
info, call (503) 227-2681 or visit <www.rose
festival.org>.
June 9, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005
W Burnside St, Portland). Join Lisa Ko as she
presents The Leavers in a conversation with
Megan Labrise of Kirkus Reviews. Ko’s book
tells the story of Deming Guo, whose undocu-
mented, Chinese immigrant mother one day
goes to her job — and never comes home. For
info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www.powells.
com>.
Masao Yamamoto
Through July 1 (Tue-Sat), 11am-6pm, PDX
Contemporary Art (925 NW Flanders St,
Portland). View “Tori,” a solo exhibit by
Japanese photographer Masao Yamamoto,
whose imagination has long been captured by
the sky with its windblown clouds and airborne
creatures. Tori is the Japanese word for bird.
The works on view remark on the close
relationship between humanity and nature. For
info, call (503) 222-0063 or visit <www.pdx
contemporaryart.com>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Rose Festival Junior Parade
June 7, 1-2pm, Hollywood District (North-
east Portland). Watch the Rose Festival Junior
Parade, which features thousands of youngsters
on foot, floats, bikes, trikes, unicycles, wagons,
scooters, wheelchairs, and strollers. The parade
begins at the intersection of NE Sandy Blvd. &
NE 52nd Ave. For info, call (503) 227-2681 or
visit <www.rosefestival.org>.
TCG National Conference
June 8-10, Hilton Portland & Executive
Tower (921 SW Sixth Ave, Portland). Attend the
national conference of the Theatre Communica-
tions Group (TCG). The event, titled “Full
Circle,” includes plenary speakers Jeff Chang,
Anand Giridharadas, and others; Maker Day
Field Trips; workshops; a meeting of the Equity,
Diversity & Inclusion Institute; and more. For
info, call (212) 609-5900 or e-mail <conference@
tcg.org>. To register, visit <www.tcg.org>.
“Let’s Dance
For Equal Rights”
June 9, 9pm-1am, The Secret Society (116
NE Russell St, Portland). Attend “Let’s Dance
For Equal Rights,” a Bollywood pride dance
party celebrating equal rights for all. The event,
which is for persons age 21 and older, is hosted
by DJ Prashant along with DJ Ki. Henna art is
available and a dance lesson takes place at
10:00pm. For info, call (971) 344-2022 or visit
<www.bollywoodpdx.com>.
CityFair
June 9-11, 11am-11pm, Governor Tom
McCall Waterfront Park (SW Naito Parkway
between the Burnside & Hawthorne Bridges,
Portland). Visit the Portland Rose Festival’s
CityFair, featuring food, rides, games, exhibits,
performances, and more. For info, or to obtain a
complete schedule of events and performers,
call (503) 227-2681 or visit <www.rosefestival.
org/waterfront/city-fair>.
Man of La Mancha
June 9, 11, 15 & 17; 7:30pm (June 9, 15 & 17);
2pm (June 11); Keller Auditorium (222 SW Clay
St, Portland). Watch Man of La Mancha, a
play-within-a-play about an author — awaiting
trial by the Spanish inquisition — who invites
his fellow prisoners to “enter into his imagina-
tion,” where he assumes the character of Don
Quixote. Reggie Lee of “Grimm” fame plays the
role of Sancho Panza. For info, or to buy tickets,
call (503) 241-1802 or visit <www.portland
opera.org>.
Summer Splendors
Portland Rose Festival
Queen’s Coronation &
Grand Floral Parade
June 8-10, 7:30pm, Portland State Univer-
sity, Lincoln Performance Hall (1620 SW Park
June 10, 8:30-9:30am (coronation), 10am-
2pm (parade), Veterans Memorial Coliseum
(300 N Winning Way, Portland). Watch Maggie
Beutler of Wilson High School, Tiffany Nguyen
of David Douglas High School, Mele Kavapalu of
Madison High School, Keeley Nguyen of
Franklin High School, Lucy Sagoo of St. Mary’s
Academy, Michaela Canete of Century High
School (Metro West), Madisyn Montgomery of
Oregon City High School (Metro East), and
eight other princesses compete for the coveted
tiara of the Portland Rose Festival Queen. The
newly crowned monarch and her court ride in
the Grand Floral Parade along with floats from
the Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Associa-
tion, Portland-Ulsan Sister City Association,
and the Vietnamese Community of Oregon; the
marching bands of Shu-Te Home Economics &
Commercial High School (Taiwan) and Tianguo
(San Jose); and others. The 4.2-mile parade —
featuring bands, floats, and much more —
begins at Veterans Memorial Coliseum and
travels through northeast and southwest
Portland. The parade can also be viewed online
at <www.kptv.com>. For info, or to obtain a map
of the parade route and a list of all parade
entries, call (503) 227-2681 or visit <www.rose
festival.org>.
Dragon Boat
Festival storytime
June 10, 1-2pm, Multnomah County Central
Library (801 SW 10th Ave, Portland). Join a
celebration of China’s beloved Dragon Boat
Festival at a special storytime and dragon boat
paper-craft activity. For info, call (503)
988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Tropitaal
June 10, 9pm-2am, Goodfoot Lounge (2845
SE Stark St, Portland). Attend the four-year
anniversary of 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, as
well as the Portland debut of Sumo Hair and live
cumbia from Savila. Tropitaal is for persons age
21 and older. For info, call (503) 281-3918,
e-mail <thekid@theincrediblekid.com>, or visit
<www.anjaliandthekid.com>.
Rose Festival
Dragon Boat Races
June 10-11, 9am-5pm, Governor Tom
McCall Waterfront Park, RiverPlace Marina
(SW Naito Parkway near SW Clay St, Portland).
Cheer for the paddling teams at the annual
Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association
Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races. More than 80
local, national, and international teams
compete near the south end of Waterfront Park,
which features races with four boats held every
nine minutes. For info, call (503) 525-1186, or
visit <www.pksca.com> or <www.rosefestival.
(IM)PULSE
June 15-July 2, 7:30pm (Thu-Sat), 2pm
(Sun), Leo K. Theatre (155 Mercer St, Seattle).
Watch the world premiere of (IM)PULSE, a
two-part dance theatre work that explores acts
of violence perpetrated against Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ)
people in American society, and how the minds
of those attacked often respond in unexpected
ways. The text for (IM)PULSE is drawn from
two sources: the words of painter, photographer,
writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and
AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz and the
unpublished play Marrow by contemporary
playwright Brian Quirk. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (206) 443-2222 or 1-877-900-9285,
or visit <www.seattlerep.org/Spectrum>.
“Taste of Tigard”
June 17, 11am-7pm, Tigard Heritage Street
Trail (12345 SW Main St, Tigard, Ore.). Attend
the “Taste of Tigard” food festival to savor
unique offerings from Tigard’s food and
beverage entrepreneurs and innovators — such
as Koi Fusion, Stash Tea, Indio Spirits, Zuniga
Foods, and many others — as well as enjoy
musical performances from noon to 7:00pm. For
info, call (503) 639-4171 or visit <www.tigard-
or.gov/tasteoftigard>.
Free Blueprint concert
June 17, 2:30-9:37pm, Montgomery Park,
Atrium (2701 NW Vaughn St, Portland). Attend
Blueprint’s gala grand concert — Rhapsodies in
Blue! — an event featuring 15 youth and adult
choral ensembles, a silent auction, food, activi-
ties, and more. Entry is free. For info, call (503)
222-3284 or visit <www.blueprintarts.org>.
Thorns FC vs. Sky Blue FC
June 17, 7pm, Providence Park (SW 18th
Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch Port-
land Thorns FC take on Sky Blue FC as part of
the National Women’s Soccer League’s 2017
season. The Thorns FC squad features Mana
Shim, Nadia Nadim, Christine Sinclair,
Kendall Johnson, and others. Sky Blue’s roster
includes Sam Kerr, Tasha Kai, Christie
Pearce, and others. For info, or to buy tickets,
call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.portland
thorns.com>.
Ani Choying
June 18, 5pm, Central Lutheran Church
(1820 NE 21st Ave, Portland). Enjoy a concert
by Buddhist rock-star nun Ani Choying as part
of her 2017 “Unity and Hope” tour. Choying
performs healing melodies from the Himalayas,
accompanied by Nhyoo Bajracharya and Gopal
Rasaili on guitar and Raman Maharjan on flute.
For info, call (202) 640-8263. To buy tickets,
visit <www.anichoyinginusa.com>.
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