Arts Culture & Entertainment Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER October 2, 2017 author of Ventriloquisms, a debut collection of short fiction. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit . The LEGO NINJAGO® Movie Tropitaal Oct 14, 9pm-2am, Goodfoot Lounge (2845 SE Stark St, Portland). Attend 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 special guests Daniela Karina and Casual Aztec. Tropitaal is for persons age 21 and older. For info, call (503) 281-3918 or visit . ONGOING EVENTS Kurios Through Oct 8, Portland Expo Center, Grand Chapiteau (2060 N Marine Dr, Portland). Experience Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities, Cirque du Soleil’s 35th production, which invites the audience into the curio cabinet of an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space, and dimension to reinvent every- thing around him, causing the visible to become invisible, perspectives to be transformed, and the world to be literally turned upside down. The extravaganza of acrobatics, music, and drama includes contortion, rola bola, and more. For info, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-450-1480 or visit . “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 . 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 . Caught Through Oct 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 . UPCOMING EVENTS 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 , or visit . Celeste Ng Oct 3, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St, Portland). Join Celeste Ng as she presents Little Fires Everywhere, a novel set in meticulously planned Shaker Heights, which traces the intertwined fates of the picture- perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit . Teen Anime Club at Northwest Library Oct 3 & 17, 5-7pm, Northwest Library (2300 NW Thurman St, Portland). Join the Teen Anime Club to meet, view, review, snack, and talk about all things anime. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . O-tsukimi Oct 4-6, 6-9pm, Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). Take part in the custom of o-tsukimi, or moonviewing, one of the oldest and most elegant traditions in Japanese culture. Participants observe a tea ceremony, walk in the candle-lit garden, enjoy Yekwon Sunwoo Oct 14-15, 3:15pm (conversation), 4pm (recital), Portland State University, Lincoln Performance Hall (1620 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend a recital featuring pianist Yekwon Sunwoo. A pre-concert conversation takes place at 3:15pm in room LH326 before both performances. For info, call (503) 228-1388 or visit . Rakugo performance Now showing Theaters in metropolitan Portland Oct 14-15, 7:30pm (Sat), 2pm (Sun), Port- land State University (PSU), Lincoln Hall (1620 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend a performance of rakugo — Japanese comic storytelling — pre- sented by the Portland State University Center for Japanese Studies. The show features award- winning Hikoichi, who is making his American debut. For info, call (503) 725-8577 or visit . To buy tickets, call (503) 725-3307 or visit . 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 more information and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit . live music, and toast the rising moon with saké or tea in the company of friends while listening to authentic Japanese music. For info, or to register (required), call (503) 223-1321, e-mail , or visit . Mowgli — The Jungle Book Ballet (7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland); Oct 14, 11am-12:30pm, Fairview-Columbia Library (1520 NE Village St, Fairview, Ore.). Teens in grades six through 12 are invited to learn about the Indian art of henna at a workshop taught by artist Raina Imig. Participants receive an authentic, intricate, and temporary henna design on their hand. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . 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 . Cantonese storytime Tasveer South Asian Film Fest Oct 8, 15, 22 & 29, 1-1:45pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a free storytime session presented in Vietnamese. The event is for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . 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 , or visit . Portland Thorns FC Oct 7, 12:30pm, Providence Park (SW 18th Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch Portland Thorns FC take on the Orlando Pride in the semifinals of the National Women’s Soccer League’s 2017 season. The Thorns FC squad features Nadia Nadim, Christine Sinclair, Kendall Johnson, and others. Orlando’s roster includes Marta, Alex Morgan, and others. The winner of the match plays for the NWSL championship on October 14 at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Florida. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit . See related story on page 8. 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 . Animation workshop Oct 7, 2-5pm, Rockwood Library (17917 SE Stark St, Portland). Attend a makerspace animation workshop to explore animation techniques and learn how to use an iPad as a creative animation tool. For info, or to register (required), call (503) 988-5123 or visit . Teen henna workshop Oct 7 & 14; Oct 7, 4-5:30pm, Holgate Library Oct 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2-2:45pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a free storytime session presented in Cantonese. The event is for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . Vietnamese storytime Cantonese storytime Oct 8, 15, 22 & 29, 2:15-3pm, Holgate Library (7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland). Enjoy a storytime presented in Cantonese. The free readings are for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . Mandarin storytime Oct 8, 15, 22 & 29, 3:30-4:15pm, Woodstock Library (6008 SE 49th Ave, Portland). Enjoy a storytime presented in Mandarin Chinese. The free readings are for children younger than seven years old with an accompanying adult. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . Origami toys workshop Oct 9, 4:30-5:15pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Make an origami boomerang or other toy with help from Midland Library’s Teen Council. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . Michael Shou-Yung Shum Oct 11, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St, Portland). Join Michael Shou-Yung Shum as he presents Queen of Spades, a modern retelling of the classic Pushkin fable of the same name, a tale set in a Seattle-area casino that combines elements of a Hong Kong gambling movie with literary language and a lively cast of unforgettable characters. Also featured is Jaclyn Watterson, “Mirrors of the Mind: The Noh Masks of Otsuki Koukun” Oct 14-Dec 11, noon-4pm (Mon), 10am-4pm (Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). View “Mirrors of the Mind: The Noh Masks of Otsuki Koukun,” an exhibit featuring dozens of hand-carved masks by Otsuki Koukun, as well as several elegant brocade costumes from the traditional silk looms of Orinasu-kan in Kyoto. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit . “Grand Encounter” Oct 15, 5:30pm (performance), 6:30pm (reception), Portland State University, Lincoln Performance Hall, Studio Theater (1620 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend “Grand Encounter,” a free poetry reading with jazz accompaniment. The event, which features former Oregon poet laureate Lawson Fusao Inada and musician Darrell Grant, is presented in conjunction with “Our American Eyes: Prints by Roger Shimomura,” an exhibit on view in Lincoln Hall’s Broadway Gallery through January 8. A reception follows the performance. For info, call Mary at (503) 725-3344 or e-mail . “Bollywood Thriller for Teens” Oct 17, 4-5:30pm, Gresham Library (385 NW Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). Teens in grades six through 12 are invited to attend “Bollywood Thriller for Teens,” a workshop led by Brittany and DJ Prashant that teaches choreography blending the best of two cultures — Halloween from America and Bollywood from India — and makes for a lot of spooky fun. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . American Spirit Oct 17, 7:30pm, Artists Repertory Theatre, Alder Stage (1515 SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch as Broadway actor Greg Watanabe per- forms a free reading of American Spirit, a one- person comedic drama written by Robert Katsuno and directed by Adriana Baer. The content of the show includes adult themes. For info, call (503) 241-1278, or visit or . Piano Fireworks Oct 19, 7:30pm, Hult Center for the Performing Arts (One Eugene Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.). Attend Piano Fireworks, an eclectic Eugene Symphony program juxtaposing piano pyrotechnics with classical elegance and roguish fun featuring the symphony with pianist Conrad Tao led by conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong. For info, or to buy tickets, call (541) 682-5000 or visit . 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. ***