Arts Culture & Entertainment
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September 18, 2017
performances. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or
visit <events.multcolib.org>.
ANNE AKIKO MEYERS
“Fall Origami”
Sep 30, 2-4pm, Holgate Library (7905 SE
Holgate Blvd, Portland). Learn to fold autumn-
colored leaves, mushrooms, persimmons,
pumpkins, and umbrellas, which can be used for
greeting cards or decorations, at “Fall Origami,”
a course led by instructor Yuki Martin. For info,
call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multco
lib.org>.
ONGOING EVENTS
Robert R. Dozono
Taiko Together
Through Sep 29 (Tue-Sat), 11am-5pm,
Blackfish Gallery (420 NW Ninth Ave,
Portland). View “Still Working on Garbage
Paintings + Learning to Paint and Draw,” an
exhibit by Robert R. Dozono. The works
incorporate trash collected on fishing trips to
the Clackamas River and elsewhere in Oregon
and discarded packaging from his daily
household use. The artist carefully arranges the
objects on large, irregularly shaped canvasses,
selectively concealing parts with oil paint,
causing them to recede into the picture plane
and resolve into loose, colorful landscape
images, showing the effects on nature of space,
light, and time. For info, call (503) 224-2634 or
visit <www.blackfish.com>.
Sep 30, 7pm, Portland Community College,
Sylvania Campus, Performing Arts Center
(12000 SW 49th Ave, Portland). Attend Taiko
Together, a concert featuring four Portland-
based taiko groups: Portland Taiko, Takohachi,
en Taiko, and Unit Souzou. The special
collaboration between the ensembles features a
commissioned finale of all four groups written
by former Portland Taiko performer Kristy
Oshiro. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
288-2456 or visit <www.portlandtaiko.org>.
September 30 & October 1
Saturday: 3:00pm w Sunday: 7:00pm
Skyview High School Concert Hall
1300 N.W. 139th Street, Vancouver, Washington
Shu-Ju Wang
Through Oct 1, 11am-5:30pm (Tue-Sat),
11am-4pm (Sun), Waterstone Gallery (124 NW
Ninth Ave, Portland). View “Grounded,” an
exhibit by Shu-Ju Wang featuring intricate
mixed-media works on paper inspired by our
changing relationship to water. For info, call
(503) 226-6196 or visit <www.waterstone
gallery.com>.
Caught
Attend a performance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra featuring violin
virtuoso Anne Akiko Meyers. The program includes pieces by Saint-Saëns, Dvorak,
Ravel, and Rachmaninoff. For more information, or to buy tickets, call (360)
735-7278 or visit <www.vancouversymphony.org>.
Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
“Emerge/Evolve: Rising
Talents in Kiln-Glass”
UPCOMING EVENTS
“Japanese Music Now”
Kondoa. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
228-1353 or visit <www.orsymphony.org>.
Through Oct 1 (Wed-Sun), 11am-5pm,
Bellevue Arts Museum (510 Bellevue Way NE,
Bellevue, Wash.). View “Emerge/Evolve: Rising
Talents in Kiln-Glass,” an exhibit showcasing
emerging artists from 16 countries whose
cutting edge work in kiln-glass (or kiln-formed
glass) offers a different perspective on the
medium. Featured artists include Rei
Chikaoka, Helen Lee, Ashraf Hanna, and
others. For info, call (425) 519-0770 or visit
<www.bellevuearts.org>.
Sep 19-21, 7:30-9pm, Portland Japanese
Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland).
Experience the peace and tranquility of the
Portland Japanese Garden while listening to
contemporary Japanese music by composers
Dai Fujikura, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Sayo Kosugi,
and Kenji Sakai performed by musicians located
throughout the grounds at “Japanese Music
Now.” The event, presented in partnership with
Third Angle New Music, culminates with the
world premiere of a newly commissioned work
by composer Fujikura. For info, or to buy tickets,
call (503) 331-0301 or visit <www.thirdangle.
org>.
Sep 24, 4pm, Powell’s Books on Hawthorne
(3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland). Join
Carlos Reyes as he presents Guilt in Our
Pockets: Poems from South India. The book’s
poems explore a close and sometimes troubling
view of the contrast between American assump-
tions of privilege and India’s blend of fantasti-
cally rich culture and the bitterly desperate
social and economic circumstances that can be
found in the lives of common folk. For info, call
(503) 238-1668 or visit <www.powells.com>.
Eunjong Lee
Through Oct 1 (Tue-Sun), noon-5pm, Blue
Sky Gallery (122 NW Eighth Ave, Portland).
View “Seoul Physiognomy,” an exhibit by Eun-
jong Lee featuring large-scale color prints that
depict the changing landscape of Seoul, South
Korea, while also expressing Lee’s own uncer-
tainty about this change. For info, call (503)
225-0210 or visit <www.blueskygallery.org>.
Kurios
Through Oct 8, Portland Expo Center,
Grand Chapiteau (2060 N Marine Dr,
Portland). See related story on page 11.
“Natives”
Through Oct 8 (Tue-Sun), 10am-4pm, Pacific
Bonsai Museum (2515 S 336th St, Federal Way,
Wash.). View “Natives,” an exhibit celebrating
the diversity of North American trees and the
unique terrains that shape them by pairing
bonsai with original landscape paintings. For
info, call (253) 353-7345 or visit <www.pacific
bonsaimuseum.org>.
“Common Pleasures: Art
of Urban Life in Edo Japan”
Through Oct 22, 10am-5pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art Museum
(1300 First Ave, Seattle). View “Common
Pleasures: Art of Urban Life in Edo Japan,” an
exhibit of paintings depicting diverse leisure
activities and popular indulgences of ordinary
people during the Japanese Edo period (1603-
1868), when the common philosophy was “live
for the moment.” For info, call (206) 654-3100 or
visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
Hannah and the
Dread Gazebo
Through Oct 28, Oregon Shakespeare
Festival, Thomas Theatre (15 South Pioneer St,
Ashland, Ore.). Watch 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.osfashland.org>.
“Troy Gua at Taste”
Through Nov 9, 11am-5pm (Mon, Wed,
Fri-Sun), 11am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art
Museum, Taste Restaurant (1300 First Ave,
Seattle). View “Troy Gua at Taste,” an exhibit of
works by artist Troy Gua featuring layered
identities, cultural critique, and a con-
temporary sense of humor. For info, call (206)
654-3210 or (206) 903-5291, or visit <www.
seattleartmuseum.org> or <www.tastesam.
com>.
Marie Lu
Sep 20, 7pm, Third Place Books (17171
Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, Wash.).
Join Marie Lu as she presents Warcross, a sci-fi
thriller in which a struggling teenage bounty
hunter risks hacking into the opening game of
the international Warcross Championships —
only to accidentally glitch herself into the
action. For info, call (206) 366-3333 or visit
<www.thirdplacebooks.com>.
The LEGO NINJAGO® Movie
Opens Sep 22, theaters in metropolitan
Portland. Watch The LEGO NINJAGO® Movie,
an animated film about young Master Builder
Lloyd (a.k.a. the Green Ninja), who with the
help of his secret ninja-warrior friends and led
by the wise-cracking Master Wu, wage battle
against the evil warlord Garmadon — who
happens to be Lloyd’s dad. The film features the
voice talents of Jackie Chan, Olivia Munn,
Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen, and others.
For info and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or
visit <www.fandango.com>.
Humaira Abid
Sep 22-Mar 25 (Wed-Sun), 11am-5pm,
Bellevue Arts Museum (510 Bellevue Way NE,
Bellevue, Wash.). View “Searching for Home,”
the first solo museum exhibit of artist Humaira
Abid. The Seattle-based, Pakistan-born Abid is
known for her bold, symbolically rich, and
meticulously realized wood sculptures and
miniature paintings. The display premieres
never-before-seen works that were created
following months of research and interviews
with refugee women who have been resettled in
both the Pacific Northwest and Pakistan from
nations including Somalia, Syria, and
Afghanistan. For info, call (425) 519-0770 or
visit <www.bellevuearts.org>.
Fanna-Fi-Allah
Sep 23, 7-11pm, Alberta Rose Theatre (3000
NE Alberta St, Portland). Listen to traditional
Sufi Qawwali music performed by Fanna-Fi-
Allah, masters of the form in India and
Pakistan. For info, call (503) 719-6055. To buy
tickets, visit <www.belovedpresents.com>.
“The Legend of Zelda”
Sep 23, 8pm, Keller Auditorium (SW Third
Ave & Clay St, Portland). Attend “The Legend of
Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses,” a five-
movement, multimedia symphony concert fea-
turing an 80-piece orchestra, 24-person choir,
and a reimagined score from the Zelda franchise
and original music by Nintendo composer Koji
Poems from South India
Circles of Life
Sep 28, 7:30pm, Hult Center for the
Performing Arts, Silva Concert Hall (One
Eugene Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St,
Eugene, Ore.). Attend Circles of Life, a Eugene
Symphony concert featuring pianist Joyce Yang
and conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong. The
program includes works by Augusta Read
Thomas, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky. For info,
or to buy tickets, call (541) 682-5000 or visit
<www.hultcenter.org>.
Brothers of the Baladi
Sep 29, 7:30pm, Fremont Theater (2393 NE
Fremont St, Suite C, Portland). Enjoy a perfor-
mance featuring the Middle Eastern and world
sounds of the Brothers of the Baladi, a Portland-
based band that presents a message of hope and
change juxtaposed with a fusion of ancient and
contemporary grooves. Also performing at the
all-ages event is Gypsy Heart Tribal. For info,
call (503) 946-1962 or visit <www.fremont
theater.com>. To buy advance tickets, visit
<www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3057305>.
To learn more, visit <www.baladi.com>.
Portland Thorns FC vs.
Chicago Red Stars
Sep 30, 12:30pm, Providence Park (SW 18th
Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch
Portland Thorns FC take on the Chicago Red
Stars in the final regular-season match of the
National Women’s Soccer League’s 2017 season.
The Thorns FC squad features Nadia Nadim,
Christine Sinclair, Kendall Johnson, and
others. Chicago’s roster includes Yuki
Nagasato, Sofia Huerta, Morgan Brian, and
others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
553-5555 or visit <www.portlandthorns.com>.
Harvest Moon Festival
Sep 30, 1-3:30pm, Woodstock Library (6008
SE 49th Ave, Portland). Celebrate the Harvest
Moon Festival (also known as the Mid-Autumn
Festival), one of the oldest and best-loved
holidays in many parts of Asia. The event
features stories, craft activities, and traditional
Oct 1-29, Artists Repertory Theatre,
Morrison Stage (1515 SW Morrison St,
Portland). Enjoy Caught, an installation of
visual art and live theatre featuring Lin Bo, a
dissident visual, performance, and conceptual
artist whose piece, “Shiwei” (“Rally”), led to his
arrest and two-year detention by the Chinese
government. The event includes his current
work as well as a new theatrical piece that
explores the American obsession with story and
narrative as markers for “authenticity.” Static
elements of Bo’s work are also on view in the
Morrison Lobby from noon to 6:00pm, Tuesday
through Sunday. For info, performance times,
or to buy tickets, call (503) 241-1278 or visit
<www.artistsrep.org>.
Xi Jie Ng (Salty)
Oct 2-25 (Mon-Fri), 10am-5pm; Oct 18,
5-7pm (reception); Portland State University
(PSU) Autzen Gallery, Neuberger Hall, Second
Floor (724 SW Harrison St, Portland). View art
created by recipients of the Arlene Schnitzer
Visual Art Prize, including Master of Fine Arts
candidate in Art + Social Practice Xi Jie Ng
(Salty), whose works explore the inherent
possibilities in the poetic, eccentric, and infinite
everyday. Also on view are works by Shawn
Creeden and Jake Manning. For info, call (503)
725-3515, e-mail <art@pdx.edu>, or visit
<www.pdx.edu/art-design>.
Mowgli — The
Jungle Book Ballet
Oct 6 & 8, 7:30pm (Fri), 2pm (Sun), Hult
Center for the Performing Arts, Silva Concert
Hall (One Eugene Center at Seventh Ave &
Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.). Watch Mowgli —
The Jungle Book Ballet, an exotic retelling of
Rudyard Kipling’s stories, with fanciful
costumes, masks, and sets, all accompanied by
Indian World Music Fusion. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (541) 682-5000 or visit <www.
eugeneballet.org>.
Tasveer South
Asian Film Festival
Oct 6-15, Greater Seattle Area. Attend the
annual Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
(TSAFF), a 10-day event offering more than 45
thought-provoking and meaningful films as well
as forums on South Asia and its diaspora, aimed
at engaging viewers in open dialogue on issues
of human rights and social, political, and
economic injustice. The festival, which this year
focuses on Nepal, also includes workshops and
panel discussions, and features the work of
South Asian filmmakers from Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Tibet, Nepal,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. For info, or to obtain a
complete schedule of films and events, call (206)
654-3100, e-mail <info@tasveer.org>, or visit
<www.tasveer.org>.
Bao Phi
Oct 7, 2-4pm, Midland Library (805 SE
122nd Ave, Portland). Join Bao Phi — a
multiple Minnesota Grand Slam poetry champ
and National Poetry Slam finalist — as he
presents Thousand Star Hotel, a book of poems
that serves as a resistance to the erasure of
Asian Americans and a loving time capsule to
his daughter. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or
visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to:
The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar
922 N Killingsworth Street, Suite 2D, Portland, OR 97217
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
sentences describing the event, and a contact phone number (required) that
can be published. High-resolution photos, if available, may also be included.
Submission Deadline: Monday prior to the next issue date.
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