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Arts Culture & Entertainment
July 3, 2017
Seattle Art Museum. For info, call (206)
442-8480 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.
org>.
OREGON KOREAN PERFORMING ARTS
On Ensemble
July 14, 7-9pm, Hult Center for the Per-
forming Arts, Soreng Theater (One Eugene
Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St,
Eugene, Ore.). Watch a taiko performance by
On Ensemble, a group that infuses the powerful
rhythms of taiko with a wide range of musical
influences from jazz and rock to central Asian
overtone singing. For info, or to buy tickets, call
(541) 682-5000 or visit <www.hultcenter.org>.
To learn more, visit <www.oregonbach
festival.com>.
ONGOING EVENTS
“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,
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>.
“Bollywood Redefined”
July 14, 9pm-1am, The Secret Society (116
NE Russell St, Portland). Attend “Bollywood
Redefined,” a dance party for persons age 21 and
older featuring DJ Prashant, DJ Ki, and special
guest DJ Lemon, who is considered India’s #1
club DJ. Henna art is available with a donation.
For info, call (971) 344-2022 or visit <www.bolly
woodpdx.com>.
“place”
Through July 25 (Tue-Fri), 9am-2pm, p:ear
(338 NW Sixth Ave, Portland). View “place,” a
new collection of works by Kanani Miyamoto,
Jillian Barthold, and p:ear youth that engages
culture, relationship, space, objects, and
personal identity, and ranges from playful
landscapes to dramatic print work. The exhibit
challenges the often mundane and overlooked
concept of “place” and how it plays a pivotal role
in who we are and the relationships we have.
For info, call (503) 228-6677 or visit <www.pear
mentor.org>.
Junko Yamamoto
Through Aug 6, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun),
10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art Museum (1300
First Ave, Seattle). View works by artist Junko
Yamamoto at the SAM Gallery. Yamamoto’s oil
paintings feature complex layering, thought
clouds, and talk bubbles indebted to Japanese
pop culture. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit
<www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
“High Art of Hand-
Pulled Printmaking”
Through Sep 3, 10am-5pm (Sun), 10am-8pm
(Mon), noon-8pm (Tue-Wed), 10am-6pm (Thu-
Sat), 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. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or
visit <events.multcolib.org>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Independence Day
parade & celebration
July 3, 10:30am-3:15pm, East Portland
Community Center (740 SE 106th Ave,
Portland). Attend the East Portland Commu-
nity Center’s Independence Day parade and
celebration. The event features free outdoor face
painting and crafts (10:30-11:30am), a parade
(11:30am), and a “Safety Splash Fun Day”
(1:00-3:15pm) at the pool, featuring a “Biggest
Splash” contest. Costumes and decorated bikes
and strollers are encouraged at the parade. For
info, call (503) 823-3450 or visit <www.portland
parks.org>.
Waterfront Blues Fest
July 3-4, 10:30am-1:15am (Mon), 10:30am-
10:30pm (Tue), Tom McCall Waterfront Park
(SW Naito Parkway, just north and south of the
Hawthorne Bridge, Portland). Attend the
annual Safeway Waterfront Blues Fest, the
largest blues festival west of the Mississippi.
The event benefits the Oregon Food Bank,
which is collecting nonperishable food items and
cash donations, and includes performances,
workshops, and activities for children. A July 4
fireworks display takes place at 10:05pm on
Tuesday evening. For info, call (503) 282-0555
or visit <www.waterfrontbluesfest.com>.
Independence Day
at Fort Vancouver
July 4, 6-10pm (music), 10:05pm (fireworks),
Fort Vancouver National Site (Ft. Vancouver
Way & Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, Wash.).
Celebrate U.S. Independence Day at a free
event concluding with a state-of-the-art
fireworks display. Highlights include live music
by River Twain, Salsanova, “45 Away” 234th
Army Band, and The Nu Wavers; a variety of
vendors; and more. The fireworks show begins
at 10:05pm. For info, call (360) 992-1804, e-mail
<events@fortvan.org>, or visit <www.fortvan.
org/fourth>.
Noontime Showcase
July 5-Sep 6 (Wed), noon-1pm, SW Main St
at SW Broadway (Portland). Attend free
Noontime Showcase concerts in downtown
July 5, 3:00 to 3:45pm
Kenton Library, 8226 N. Denver Avenue, Portland
Cathedral Park Jazz Festival
July 14-16, 5-10pm (Fri), 1-10pm (Sat),
1-8:15pm (Sun), Cathedral Park (N Baltimore
Ave & N Bradford St, Portland). Attend the 37th
annual Cathedral Park Jazz Festival, a free
festival featuring jazz, blues, R&B, and soul
music performed under the St. Johns Bridge.
For info, call (503) 709-3366 or visit <www.jazz
oregon.com/cpjazz>.
Enjoy “Experience the World of Korea,” a performance of music, dance, and
stories by Oregon Korean Performing Arts, a group based in Beaverton, Oregon.
For more information, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. To learn
more, visit <www.okparts.org>.
Oregon Korean Performing Arts. (AR Photo/Jan Landis)
Portland. Performances feature Chicamarimba
(July 5), VanPort Jazz (July 12), The Bylines
Quartet (July 19), John Dover (July 26),
Pendulum Aerial Arts (August 2), NE Plus
Ultra Jass Orchestra (August 9), Bourbon
Jockey (August 16), The Beat Goes On
Marching Band (August 23), Smut City Jellyroll
Society (August 30), and Marti Mendenhall
(September 6). Also held on Wednesdays during
the summer from 11:00am to 2:00pm are
“Summer Arts on Main” events, which include
children’s activities, outdoor booths, crafts for
sale, and music performances. In case of rain or
extreme heat, the concerts are held in the
rotunda lobby of Antoinette Hatfield Hall (1111
SW Broadway, Portland). For info, call (503)
248-4335 or visit <www.portland5.com/events/
summer-arts-main>.
Music on Main
those experiences. Artist Zhi Lin; poets Becky
Nguyen, Stacey Tran, and Ocean Vuong; and
others are featured. For info, call (206) 543-0970
or visit <www.art.washington.edu>.
Ten Tiny Dances
July 8, 9:20am-noon, Beaverton City Park
(SW Fifth St & SW Hall Blvd, Beaverton, Ore.).
Attend Ten Tiny Dances, free performances
featuring
10
traditional,
ethnic,
and
contemporary dances on a stage measuring only
four by four feet. Event highlights include a
pre-performance lion and dragon dance and
parade (9:20am); entertainment beginning at
10:00am featuring Nartana School of Kuchipudi
Dance, Painted Sky Northstar Dance Company,
Huitzilopochtli, and others; an artist talk at
11:30am; and more. For info, or to obtain a
complete schedule and map, call (503) 526-2559
or visit <www.beavertonarts.org>.
July 5-Sep 6 (Wed), 5-7pm, SW Main St
between SW Broadway & SW Park Ave (Port-
land). Attend Music on Main, a free, all-ages
outdoor concert series featuring popular local
and regional musicians performing a diverse
collection of music — Hawai‘ian swing, funk,
Latin/Salsa, country swing, and more. In case of
rain or extreme heat, the concerts are held in the
rotunda lobby of Antoinette Hatfield Hall (1111
SW Broadway, Portland). For info, call (503)
248-4335 or visit <www.portland5.com/events/
music-main>.
Origami workshop
Eugene Taiko
July 10-31 (Mon), 4:30-5:30pm or July
15-Aug 5 (Sat), 10-11am, The Portland Ballet
(6250 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland). Girls and
boys age six to nine are invited to register for
free pre-ballet classes presented by The
Portland Ballet. The classes introduce young
dancers to the fundamentals of ballet and help
them decide if ballet is right for them. For info,
or to register, call (503) 452-8448 or visit
<www.theportlandballet.org>.
July 6, 5:30pm, Hult Center for the Per-
forming Arts, The Plaza (One Eugene Center at
Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.).
Join the pARTy on the Plaza and watch a free
performance by Eugene Taiko featuring
powerful and spellbinding Japanese drumming
highlighting traditional and original works. For
info, call (541) 682-5000 or visit <www.hult
center.org>.
CMNW Summer Festival
July 6-8, 10, 13-18; July 6, 8, 10, 13, 15 & 17,
Reed College, Kaul Auditorium (3203 SE Wood-
stock Blvd, Portland); July 7, 14, 16 & 18,
Portland State University, Lincoln Perfor-
mance Hall (1620 SW Park Ave, Portland).
Enjoy “Variations on a Russian Theme” (July 6,
7:30pm), “New@Noon: Violin Variations” (July
7, noon), “Mentors and Protégés: Emerson and
Calidore Quartets” (July 8, 7:30pm), “Medieval
Innovator: Hildegard von Bingen” (July 10,
7:30pm), “Agócs and Lash World Premieres”
(July 13, 7:30pm), “New@Noon: Women
Composers Today” (July 14, noon), “Tower,
Zwilich, Shaw & Smith” (July 15-16, 7:30pm),
and “Mozart & Haydn Delights” (July 17-18,
7:30pm), classical music concerts held as part of
Chamber Music Northwest’s annual Summer
Festival. Featured musicians include Joanna
Wu on flute, Gloria Chien and Andrea Lam on
piano, Soovin Kim on violin, the Calidore String
Quartet, the Brentano Quartet, In Mulieribus,
and many others. For info, or to buy tickets, call
(503) 294-6400 or visit <www.cmnw.org>.
“Untold Passage”
July 7-Aug 18, 10am-5pm (Tue-Fri), 1-5pm
(Sat), University of Washington (UW), School of
Art Building, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Room
132 (4000 15th Ave NE, Seattle). View “Untold
Passage,” an exhibit highlighting works by
artists who are recovering the unwritten
histories of immigrant communities presented
alongside the work of contemporary poets
representing the unquantifiable aspects of
July 9, 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) 988-5123 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Free pre-ballet classes
Hula dance camp for kids
July 11-Aug 8 (Tue), 11am-noon, Fairview-
Columbia Library (1520 NE Village St, Fair-
view, Ore.). Kids are invited to enroll in a hula
dance camp taught by Lisa Chang and Puale’i
Sammis of Hula Halau ‘Ohana Holo’oko’a, who
provide a brief history of hula, teach some basic
steps, and lead a group dance. At the final class,
participants perform for family and friends. For
info, or to register (required), call (503)
988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“Pom-Pom Garden
Installation”
July 13, 6-8pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum,
Front Lawn (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer
Park, Seattle). Make pom-poms with artist
Naomi Kasumi to add to a group “dandelion
garden” installation. The “Pom-Pom Garden
Installation” is a free event held in conjunction
with “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors,” an
exhibit on view through September 10 at the
“Taiko Adventure”
with On Ensemble
July 15, 10:30-11:30am, Hult Center for the
Performing Arts, Soreng Theater (One Eugene
Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St,
Eugene, Ore.). Attend a family-friendly,
interactive demonstration of Japanese taiko
drums with On Ensemble, one of the most
respected taiko corps in the world. The event
includes cultural background information
interspersed with dynamic, live music. A few
audience members are invited to join a hands-on
attempt at playing the big drums on stage. For
info, or to buy tickets, call (541) 682-5000 or visit
<www.hultcenter.org>. To learn more, visit
<www.oregonbachfestival.com>.
Portland Thorns FC vs.
North Carolina Courage
July 15, 12:30pm, Providence Park (SW 18th
Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch
Portland Thorns FC take on the North Carolina
Courage 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. North
Carolina’s roster includes Abby Erceg, Lynn
Williams, and others. The match is also
nationally televised live on Lifetime. For info, or
to buy tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.
portlandthorns.com>.
The Wong Kids in the Secret
of the Space Chupacabra Go!
July 15, 2pm, Theatre Off Jackson (409
Seventh Ave S, Seattle). Attend a staged
reading of Lloyd Suh’s The Wong Kids in the
Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go! The free,
family-friendly performance follows earth kids
Violet and Bruce Wong, who travel to the far
reaches of outer space to stop the evil Space
Chupacabra from destroying the universe. The
event is held as part of Dragon Fest 2017. For
info, call (206) 365-0282 or visit <www.pork
filled.com>.
Preconcert chat
with Nicholas Phan
July 15, 6pm, Hult Center for the Per-
forming Arts, The Studio (One Eugene Center
at Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.).
Attend a free informal preconcert chat with
tenor Nicholas Phan held as part of “Let’s Talk”
with KWAX radio host Peter van de Graaff.
Phan performs regularly with the world’s
leading orchestras and opera companies —
including the Portland Opera, Seattle Opera,
Los Angeles Philharmonic, and San Francisco
Symphony — and is co-founder of the
Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago (CAIC),
which promotes art song and vocal chamber
music. For info, call (541) 682-5000 or visit
<www.hultcenter.org>.
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