December 18, 2017
This issue’s
Community
Calendar
is brought
to you by:
“Graphic Ideology: Cultural
Revolution Propaganda from China”
Through Dec 31, 11am-8pm (Wed), 11am-5pm (Thu-Sun),
University of Oregon (UO), Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
(1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.). View “Graphic Ideology:
Cultural Revolution Propaganda from China,” an exhibit of
Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda posters drawn from a
local private collection. For info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit
<jsma.uoregon.edu>.
“Only the Oaks Remain”
Through Jan 8, 11am-3pm (Tue-Sat), noon-3pm (Sun),
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland).
View “Only the Oaks Remain: The Story of the Tuna Canyon
Detention Station,” an exhibit that tells the true stories of people
who were targeted as dangerous enemy aliens and imprisoned by
the U.S. Department of Justice during World War II at the Tuna
Canyon Detention Station in the Tujunga neighborhood of Los
Angeles. The display features rare artifacts such as photographs,
letters, and diaries that bring the experiences of prisoners — who
included Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants as well as
extradited Japanese Peruvians — to life. For info, call (503)
224-1458 or visit <www.oregonnikkei.org>. To learn more, visit
<www.tunacanyon.org>.
“Come Out and Play”
Through Jan 8 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of
the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle).
View “Come Out and Play: Adventures in the Neighborhood,” an
exhibit that looks at the many ways children have played in the
Chinatown-International District, and what play might look like
today. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
“Architecture of Internment:
The Buildup to Wartime Incarceration”
Through Jan 16, 10am-8pm (Mon-Thu), 10am-6pm (Fri-Sat),
1-5pm (Sun), Corvallis-Benton County Public Library (645 NW
Monroe Ave, Corvallis, Ore.). View “Architecture of Internment:
The Buildup to Wartime Incarceration,” a travelling exhibit
highlighting the role of Oregonians in the decision to incarcerate
Japanese Americans during World War II. The display features
personal letters and proclamations from Oregonians to
then-governor Charles Sprague in 1941 and 1942 advocating for
the exclusion and incarceration of Japanese-American
Oregonians, along with his responses; blueprints of potential
“Assembly Center” and “Relocation Camp” locations such as race
tracks and fairgrounds; letters from Japanese Americans
expressing outrage about the injustice; and more. For info, call
(541) 766-6926 or visit <www.cbcpubliclibrary.net>. To learn
more, visit <www.grahamstreetproductions.com>.
“Sawasdee Thailand”
Through Jan 17, 10am-5pm (Mon-Fri), 1-4pm (Sat), World
Beat Gallery, Reed Opera House (189 Liberty St SE, Second
Floor, Salem, Ore.). View “Sawasdee Thailand,” a display
featuring pottery, nap mats, traditional clothing, instruments,
and many other unique and fascinating items from Thailand, a
country located in the center of the Indochinese peninsula in
Southeast Asia. Proceeds from the art sale benefit the
Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women in
Bangkok. For info, call (503) 581-2004 or visit <www.salem
multicultural.org>.
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ONGOING EVENTS
The LEGO NINJAGO® Movie
Now showing, 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. (USA & Denmark, 2017, Charlie Bean & Paul Fisher , 101
mins.) For info and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit
<www.fandango.com>.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Now showing, theaters in metropolitan Portland. Watch Star
Wars: The Last Jedi. The Skywalker saga continues in the film, as
the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an
epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and
shocking revelation of the past. (USA, 2017, Rian Johnson, 152
mins.) For info and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit
<www.fandango.com>.
Geostorm
Now showing, Regal Vancouver Plaza 10 (7800 NE Fourth
Plain Blvd, Vancouver, Wash.). Watch Geostorm, a sci-fi thriller
about a network of satellites designed to control the global
climate. When the satellite network starts to attack the earth, it’s
a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a
worldwide geostorm wipes out everything and everyone. The film
stars Daniel Wu, Andy Garcia, and others. (USA, 2017, Dean
Devlin, 109 mins.) For info and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or
visit <www.fandango.com>. To learn more, visit <www.geo
storm.movie>.
“Pure Amusements”
Currently on view, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm
(Thu), Seattle Art Museum, Third Floor Galleries (1300 First
Ave, Seattle). View “Pure Amusements: Chinese Scholar Culture
and Emulators,” an installation of Chinese works ranging from
prints to sculpture and furnishings to ceramics. The pieces are
drawn from the museum’s collection and focus on objects created
for, and enjoyed during, the intentional practice of leisure. For
info, call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
“Pacific Currents” & “Billabong Dreams”
Currently on view, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm
(Thu), Seattle Art Museum, Third Floor Galleries (1300 First
Ave, Seattle). View “Pacific Currents” & “Billabong Dreams,” two
adjacent installations featuring the theme of water. The “Pacific
Currents” exhibit honors the creatures, spirits, and people who
inhabit the waterways of the Pacific from New Guinea to Puget
Sound, while in “Billabong Dreams” Australian aboriginal artists
demonstrate that water can guide life and show the depths of
rockholes and billabongs, the tidal ebb and flow, the rough and
calm, as an analogue for ancestral knowledge. For info, call (206)
654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
Jinie Park
Through Dec 23 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm, Elizabeth Leach
Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave, Portland). View “Little House,” a
display of paintings by artist Jinie Park. The new series features
luminous, abstract pieces. For info, call (503) 224-0521 or visit
<www.elizabethleach.com>.
“Do You Know Bruce?”
“Masked and Revealed”
Through Feb 11 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of
the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle).
Learn about Bruce Lee — including his multifaceted approach to
life — at “Do You Know Bruce?” Part three of the display — “Day
in the Life of Bruce Lee: Do You Know Bruce?” — explores what it
took to become “Bruce Lee.” Attendees get a glimpse of how Lee
approached every day — from his personal habits, routines, and
workout strategies to his written and visual art, reading, and
time with family and friends — in the final segment of the
three-year exhibit. For info, call (206) 623-5124, or visit
<www.wingluke.org> or <www.doyouknowbruce.com>.
Through Jan 14, noon-4pm (Mon), 10am-4pm (Tue-Sun),
Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland).
View “Masked and Revealed: The World of Bidou Yamaguchi,” an
exhibit of masks from the private collection of Kelly and Steve
McLeod. Yamaguchi’s masks apply the techniques, trans-
formative spirit, form, and mysteriousness of noh masks to iconic
female portraits from European art history. For info, call (503)
223-1321 or visit <www.japanesegarden.com>.
MET Saturday Academy
Dec 18-22, Muslim Educational Trust (10330 SW Scholls
Ferry Rd, Tigard, Ore.). Students in grades three through 12 are
invited to explore science, technology, engineering, math, and the
arts at the Muslim Educational Trust’s Saturday Academy.
During winter break, some of the course offerings include
“Chemistry for Girls: Acid Base Chemistry,” “iMovie: Video
Production,” “Let it Glow,” “LEGO Sumo Wrestling Robots,” and
more. For info, call (503) 579-6621 or e-mail <katie@
saturdayacademy.org>. To register, visit <www.saturday
academy.org> or <www.metpdx.org>.
Mahjong group
Dec 19 & 26, 1-4pm, Gresham Library (385 NW Miller Ave,
Gresham, Ore.). Players of all skill levels are invited to join a
mahjong group. A coach is available to teach new players. For
info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Senior Health Insurance
Benefits Assistance (SHIBA)
Dec 21 & 28, 5:45-7:45pm, Hillsdale Library (1525 SW Sunset
Blvd, Portland). Schedule an appointment to meet with highly
trained volunteer counsellors at a free Medicare information
event focusing on comparing insurance options, untangling
paperwork and problems, appealing benefit denials, and
reporting Medicare fraud. To schedule a one-hour appointment
(required), call (503) 988-3646. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or
visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“Scraps: Elevating Everyday Objects”
Through Jan 19 (Mon-Fri), 1-5pm, Pacific University, Scott
Hall, Kathrin Cawein Gallery of Art (2043 College Way, Forest
Grove, Ore.). View “Scraps: Elevating Everyday Objects,” an
exhibit by Yoonhee Choi and Sarah Fagan. The display features
objects such as flattened take-out containers, bread clips, and
scraps of adhesive tape turned into fine art. The pieces take a look
at material culture by transforming items that typically reflect
overabundance in our society into intimate and minimalistic
landscapes. For info, call (503) 352-2870 or visit <www.
pacificu.edu/events/cawein>.
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS. “The Long Nineteenth
Century in Japanese Woodblock Prints,” an exhibit of 50 works, is cur-
rently on view at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art in Eugene, Oregon.
Pictured is a piece by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Japanese, Meiji period
(1868-1912), “Looks Like She Wants to See: Custom and Manner of a
Maid of the Tenpo Era (1830-1844)” (Mitaso: Tempo nenkan okosho
no fuzoku), from the series “Thirty-Two Aspects of Women,” (Fuzoku
sanjuniso, 1988, ukiyo-e woodblock print in vertical oban format, 14.5” x
10”, ink and color on paper. Loaned from the Lee & Mary Jean Michels
Collection. (Photo courtesy of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art)
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>.
“Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads”
Through June 24, 11am-5pm (Tue, Thu-Sun), 11am-8pm
(Wed), University of Oregon (UO), Jordan Schnitzer Museum of
Art, North Courtyard (1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.). View
“Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” an exhibit of a dozen
sculptures by Ai Weiwei representing the animal symbols from
the traditional Chinese zodiac. The artist drew inspiration for the
12 heads from those originally located at Yuanming Yuan (Old
Summer Palace). For info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit
<jsma.uoregon.edu>.
“The Long Nineteenth Century
in Japanese Woodblock Prints”
Through July 1, 11am-8pm (Wed), 11am-5pm (Thu-Sun),
University of Oregon (UO), Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
(1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.). View “The Long Nineteenth
Century in Japanese Woodblock Prints,” an exhibit of more than
50 superlative works from the private collection of Lee and Mary
Jean Michels. Many of the Japanese prints on view were selected,
researched, and presented by 17 students who participated in a
spring 2017 seminar co-taught by Akiko Walley, an associate
professor in the Department of History of Art & Architecture, and
Anne Rose Kitagawa, the museum’s chief curator. During winter
break, the museum is closed December 23 through 25 as well as
January 1. For info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit <jsma.uoregon.
edu>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teen Anime Club at Northwest Library
Dec 19, 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>.
Cantonese storytime
Dec 31, 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>.
Humaira Abid
Free pre-ballet classes
Through 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
Jan 6, 13, 20 & 27, 11:15am-12:15pm, 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>.
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