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Arts Culture & Entertainment
June 19, 2017
activities for children, food, crafts, and games.
For info, or to obtain a complete schedule of
events and booths, call (503) 581-2004 or visit
<www.worldbeatfestival.org>.
MASAO YAMAMOTO
“High Art of Hand-
Pulled Printmaking”
June 24-Sep 3, 10am-5pm (Sun), 10am-8pm
(Mon), noon-8pm (Tue-Wed), 10am-6pm (Thu-
Sat); July 1, 2-4pm (reception); Multnomah
County Central Library, Collins Gallery (801
SW 10th Ave, Portland). View “High Art of
Hand-Pulled Printmaking,” an interpretive
sampling of works from Portland’s master
printmakers showcasing limited edition
hand-pulled prints alongside materials used to
create numbered and signed fine pieces of art.
The July 1 reception includes artists in
attendance, snacks, and live entertainment. For
info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multco
lib.org>.
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>.
Low-cost music classes
“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
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>.
“Silk Month”
Through June 30 (daily), 10am-7pm, Lan Su
Chinese Garden (239 NW Everett St, Portland).
Learn all about silk during the month of June at
a series of activities, talks, and more. Featured
events during “Silk Month” include a Gongfu tea
ceremony (Mondays, 11:00am), the “Chinese
Women in History” lecture series (Thursdays,
3:00pm), hand-painted silk art demonstrations
with cygnet silk (Fridays, noon-4:00pm), and
“Tales of the Silk Road” talks (Sundays,
3:00pm), as well as displays of silk textiles and
live silk worms. For info, or to obtain a complete
schedule of activities, call (503) 228-8131 or visit
<www.lansugarden.org>.
Najwa Omar
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>.
“Fire on the Water”
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>.
(IM)PULSE
Through 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>.
“Behind the Shoji”
Through July 16, noon-7pm (Mon),
10am-7pm (Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese
Garden, Yanai Classroom (611 SW Kingston
Ave, Portland). Attend the annual “Behind the
Shoji” art show and sale, featuring Asia-in-
spired work by artists from the Pacific North-
west. The event includes ceramics, wearables,
June 26 (classes begin), Portland Commu-
nity College, Rock Creek Campus (17705 NW
Springville Rd, Portland). Sign up for low-cost
music classes in piano, guitar, choir, music
theory, computers and music, and the history of
rock. The classes are open to students age 16
and older. Seniors (62 and older) are eligible for
free tuition (excluding class fees). For info, call
(971) 722-7869. To register, visit <www.pcc.edu/
programs/music/rock-creek>.
Through July 1
Tuesday through Saturday: 11:00am to 6:00pm
PDX Contemporary Art, 925 N.W. Flanders Street, 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 more information, call
(503) 222-0063 or visit <www.pdxcontemporaryart.com>.
“KAWA=FLOW #1678,” by Masao Yamamoto, 8”x13”, gelatin silver print, 2016.
prints, paintings, furniture, sculpture, and
more. Demonstrations take place at 11:00am on
Saturdays and Sundays. For info, call (503)
223-1321 or visit <www.japanesegarden.com>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Eugene Symphony
free summer concert
June 20, 11am (free tickets available). Enjoy
a free summer concert performed by the Eugene
Symphony. The free event, scheduled for
8:00pm on July 22 at Alton Baker Park’s
Cuthbert Amphitheater (632 Day Island Rd,
Eugene, Ore.), is conducted by Francesco
Lecce-Chong and features popular audience
favorites such as “Star Wars” by John Williams,
“On the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltzes” by
Johann Strauss, and Tchaikovsky’s “1812
Overture.” For info, call (541) 687-9487. To
reserve tickets (highly recommended), call (541)
682-5000 or visit <www.eugenesymphony.org>.
Refugee Dreams Revisited
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. For
info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <www.media
rites.org>.
Broadway Street Festival
June 24, 3-8pm, Downtown Beaverton (SW
Broadway St between SW Watson Ave & SW
East Ave, Beaverton, Ore.). Join fellow
Beaverton residents for the annual Broadway
Street Festival. The free family-friendly event
features live music from local groups Bottleneck
Blues, Neftali Rivera, and Time Machine; more
than 20 vendors selling food, arts, and crafts;
children’s activities; a pie-eating contest; cookie
decorating; information booths; a sports activity
area; and “Opera a la Cart,” which allows
attendees to select from a menu of available
songs to be performed by the Portland Opera.
For info, call (503) 526-2222 or visit <www.
beavertonoregon.gov>.
“Party in the Park” in Seattle
June 24, 7pm-midnight, Olympic Sculpture
Park (2901 Western Ave, Downtown Water-
front, Seattle). Enjoy a night of art, music, food,
and drink at “Party in the Park.” The event
features pop-up bars, lounges, and environ-
ments created by Sol Hashimi, Liz Tran, and
others; appetizers prepared by several chefs,
including David Yeo of Wild Ginger; and
entertainment by Sir Mix-A-Lot, Grace Love,
and DJ Michele Myers. For info, or to buy
tickets,
call
(206)
654-3100,
e-mail
<partyinthepark@seattleartmuseum.org>, or
visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
Resonance Ensemble
June 24, 7:30pm, Yale Union (800 SE 10th
Ave, Portland). Attend a vocal performance by
On Common Ground
the Resonance Ensemble, which showcases
works by local artists whose music emphasizes
the resilience of the human spirit and its need to
heal and transform. The ensemble — which
specializes in concerts that explore the
resonance between music of all eras and art,
politics, history, literature, and culture —
features Shohei Kobayashi, Jason Sabino, and
others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
427-8701 or visit <www.resonancechoral.org>.
“United We Dance”
June 24, 9pm (doors open), 10pm-2am
(party), Whiskey Bar (31 NW First Ave,
Portland). Attend “United We Dance,” a
multicultural dance party for persons age 21
and older. The event features Latin-American
and South-Asian sounds hosted by DJ Prashant
along with DJ Paushi. Henna art is available
and a dance lesson takes place at 11:00pm. For
info, call (971) 344-2022 or visit <www.bolly
woodpdx.com>.
Andaz
June 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
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>.
Recycled Arts Festival
June 24-25, 9am-5pm (Sat), 10am-4pm
(Sun), Esther Short Park (W Columbia St &
Eighth St, Vancouver, Wash.). Enjoy recycled
art and family-friendly entertainment at the
Recycled Arts Festival. The free event includes
an art area, educational activities, food carts, a
sculpture garden, robot demonstrations by high
school robotics teams, live performances, and
more. An animal costume-making workshop
takes place Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm
in preparation for the first annual “Procession of
the Species” parade, which occurs Sunday at
10:00am. A free shuttle bus runs regularly
between the gazebo in the plaza at 13th &
Franklin to the north side of the park. For info,
call (360) 397-2121 or visit <www.recycledarts
festival.org>. To register to attend the
costume-making workshop (required), visit
<www.clarkgreenneighbors.org>.
World Beat Festival
June 24-25, 10am-11pm (Sat), 11am-7pm
(Sun), Riverfront Park (116 Marion St NE,
Salem, Ore.). Enjoy a family- and child-oriented
event celebrating the diverse people who make
Oregon a wonderful place to live. The festival
features music, dance, dragon boat races (Sat,
9:30am-4:30pm), demonstrations, workshops,
June 26, 28 & 30, July 2 & 4; June 26 & 28,
7:30pm, Artists Repertory Theatre, Alder Stage
(1515 SW Morrison St, Portland); June 30, July
2 & 4, 6:45pm, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (15
S Pioneer St, Ashland, Ore.). Watch On
Common Ground, a free play that explores the
lives of contemporary young people in
Islamabad and their relationship to public
spaces — schools, squares, mosques, parks,
wedding venues, and safe spaces — as well as
the way the places reflect the lives of modern
Pakistanis and what it means to lose them due
to terrorism. For info, or to reserve a space, call
(503) 241-1278 or visit <www.artistsrep.org>
(Portland), or call (541) 482-2111 or visit
<www.osfashland.org/greenshow> (Ashland).
Curtis C. Chen
June 27, 7pm, Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills
Crossing (3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd,
Beaverton, Ore.). Join Curtis C. Chen as he
presents Kangaroo Too, the author’s follow-up
to Waypoint Kangaroo. Set in the same world as
the previous book, it follows secret agent
Kangaroo on the way home from his latest
mission until his spacecraft is wrecked by a
rogue mining robot. Also presenting new works
is Jason M. Hough, who introduces Injection
Burn and Escape Velocity, an action-adventure
sci-fi duology. For info, call (503) 643-3131 or
visit <www.powells.com>.
Thorns FC vs. FCKC
June 28, 7pm, Providence Park (SW 18th
Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch
Portland Thorns FC take on FC Kansas City 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. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.port
landthorns.com>.
CMNW Summer Festival
June 29 & July 1-4; June 29, July 1 & 3, Reed
College, Kaul Auditorium (3203 SE Woodstock
Blvd, Portland); July 2 & 4, Portland State
University, Lincoln Performance Hall (1620 SW
Park Ave, Portland). Enjoy “The Carnival of
Animals” (June 29, 11:00am), “Romantic Works
by Chopin and Saint-Saëns” (June 29, 7:30pm),
“¡Tango!” (July 1, 7:30pm), “East of the Danube”
(July 2, 4:00pm), and “Jazz Variations on an
American Theme” (July 3-4, 7:30pm), classical
music concerts held as part of Chamber Music
Northwest’s (CMNW) annual Summer Festival.
Featured musicians include Joanna Wu on
flute, Gloria Chien on piano, Soovin Kim on
violin, and many others. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 294-6400 or visit <www.
cmnw.org>.
Waterfront Blues Fest
June 30-July 4, 11am-1:15am (Fri),
10:30am-1:15am (Sat-Mon), 10:30am-10:30pm
(Tue), Tom McCall Waterfront Park (SW Naito
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