Arts Culture & Entertainment
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author of Ventriloquisms, a debut collection of
short fiction. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or
visit <www.powells.com>.
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 <www.anjaliandthekid.com>.
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 <www.cirquedusoleil.com>.
“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>.
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
<www.artistsrep.org>.
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 <art@pdx.edu>, or visit
<www.pdx.edu/art-design>.
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 <www.
powells.com>.
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 <events.multcolib.org>.
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 <www.portlandpiano.org>.
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
<www.pdx.edu/cjs>. To buy tickets, call (503)
725-3307 or visit <www.pdx.edu/boxoffice/
tickets>.
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 <www.fandango.
com>.
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
<events@japanesegarden.org>, or visit <www.
japanesegarden.com>.
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 <events.multcolib.org>.
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>.
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 <events.multcolib.
org>.
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>.
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
<www.portlandthorns.com>. 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 <events.multcolib.org>.
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 <events.
multcolib.org>.
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 <events.multcolib.
org>.
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 <events.
multcolib.org>.
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 <events.
multcolib.org>.
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 <events.multcolib.org>.
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 <www.japanesegarden.
com>.
“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
<mcmveinm@pdx.edu>.
“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 <events.multcolib.org>.
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 <www.artists
rep.org> or <www.robkatsuno.com>.
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 <www.hultcenter.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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