Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER Arts Culture & Entertainment July 2, 2018 Fort Vancouver fireworks MOANA July 4, 8am (gates open), 10:05-10:25pm (fireworks), Fort Vancouver National Site, Pearson Airfield (Ft. Vancouver Way & Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, Wash.). Celebrate U.S. Independence Day at the Vancouver Fireworks Spectacular. The free event is the largest fireworks display Vancouver has held in decades. Two C-Tran shuttles begin running at 6:00pm and the fireworks show begins at 10:05pm. For info, or to volunteer, call (360) 992-1800 or visit . ONGOING EVENTS Isle of Dogs Now showing, theaters in metropolitan Portland. Watch Isle of Dogs, a film set in Japan that follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his lost dog. The movie features the voice talent of Koyu Rankin, Kunichi Nomura, Akira Takayama, Akira Ito, and others. (Germany/USA, 2018, Wes Anderson, 101 mins.) For info and showtimes, call 1-800-326-3264 or visit . To learn more, visit . Portland Thorns FC July 6 & 15, 8pm, Providence Park (SW 18th Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch Portland Thorns FC take on Utah Royals (July 6) and the Houston Dash (July 15) in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Thorns FC squad features Emily Sonnett, Christine Sinclair, Sandra Yu, and others. The Utah roster includes Christen Press, Amy Rodriguez, Kelley O’Hara, and others. The Houston club includes Meleana Shim, Kyah Simon, Sofia Huerta, and others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit . “Shokunin: Five Kyoto Artisans Look to the Future” Through July 8, noon-7pm (Mon), 10am-7pm (Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). View “Shokunin: Five Kyoto Artisans Look to the Future,” an exhibit highlighting the work of five artisans from Kyoto — Hosai Matsubayashi (pottery), Shuji Nakagawa (wooden vessels), Chiemi Ogura (bamboo basketry), Keikou Nishimura (lacquer- ware), and Hirotsugu Ogawa (pottery). For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit . Tanabata July 7, 10am-1pm, Portland Japanese Garden, Pavilion (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). Celebrate Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, when wishes written on strips of paper called tanzaku are hung on fresh-cut bamboo branches in hopes they will come true. Japan’s popular summer festival has its roots in an old fable of two celestial lovers who are allowed to meet only once per year. The event also includes making origami ornaments, storytelling, and a performance by Tokyo-born guitarist Toshi Onizuka. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit . Megumi Shauna Arai Through July 14, 10am-5pm (Tue-Fri), 1-5pm (Sat), University of Washington (UW), School of Art Building, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Room 132 (Seattle). View works by Megumi Shauna Arai, a self-taught, half-Japanese, half-Jewish multidisciplinary artist working in a variety of mediums, including photography, installation, and textiles. She grew up in both the Pacific Northwest and Tokyo with her cultural anthropologist mother and economist father. For info, call (206) 685-2552 or visit . Summer Festival Through July 29, Reed College, Kaul Auditorium (3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland); Portland State University, Lincoln Performance Hall, Room 75 (1620 SW Park Ave, Portland); and other venues. Attend concerts held as part of Chamber Music Northwest’s annual Summer Festival. For info, to obtain a full schedule, or to buy tickets, call (503) 294-6400 or visit . “Select Works by Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani” Through Sep 16 (Wed-Sun), 1-4pm, Emerson Street House (1006 NE Emerson St, Portland). View “Select Works by Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani,” a poignant exploration of the lasting impacts of war and discrimination and the healing power of creativity. The exhibit, curated by Roger Shimomura and produced by Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, explores the life and work of artist Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani (1920-2012). See related story, “Travelling exhibit about the life and work of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani now on display in Portland” (May 7, 2018), at . For info, call (323) 632-6638 or visit . “Pacific Currents” & “Billabong Dreams” Through Oct 21, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri- Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art Museum, Third Floor Galleries (1300 First Ave, Seattle). View “Pacific Currents” & “Billabong Dreams,” Friday, July 6 6:30pm (pre-screening entertainment), dusk (screening) Kenilworth Park, S.E. 34th Avenue & Holgate Blvd., Portland Vietnamese storytime Watch a free screening of Moana, an animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill the unfinished quest of her ancestors, presented by Portland Parks & Recreation’s “Movies in the Park” program. The film, from Walt Disney Animation Studios, highlights Polynesian culture and traditions. See related story, “Disney’s Moana highlights Polynesian culture” (AR, November 21, 2016), at . (USA, 2016, Ron Clements & John Musker, 113 mins.) For more information, call (503) 823-PLAY (7529) or visit . Images courtesy of Walt Disney Animation Studios 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 . “Wham! Bam! Pow!” Through Apr 14 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “Wham! Bam! Pow! Cartoons, Turbans & Confronting Hate,” an exhibit of illustrations by Vishavjit Singh, whose cartoons emerged from a tragedy: the 9/11 attacks. A Sikh American with a turban and beard, Vishavjit was a target of fear, anxiety, and ignorance after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Verbal insults and threats fluctuated depending on news coverage, and concerned for his personal safety, he turned to humor and comics — one of his childhood loves — to create Sikhtoons. His simple imagery often has an edge that pierces stereotypes, prompts self-reflection, and promotes action while adding a missing perspective to the comic-book genre. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit . July 7, 14, 21 & 28, 11:15am-noon, Gresham Library (385 NW Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). 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 . Origami workshop UPCOMING EVENTS Summer Pokémon Club July 2 & 16, 4-5pm, Gresham Library (385 NW Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). Players of all skill levels are invited to play Pokémon at the Summer Pokémon Club. Children and teens age seven to 14 are encouraged to bring their Pokémon cards. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . Teen Anime Club at Rockwood Library July 2 & 16, 5-7pm, Rockwood Library (17917 SE Stark 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 . EPCC Independence Day parade & celebration July 3, 10:30am-3:15pm, East Portland Community Center (740 SE 106th Ave, Port- land). Join the Independence Day parade and celebration at Portland Parks & Recreation’s East Portland Community Center (EPCC). The free event, which begins at 10:30am, features face painting, temporary tattoos, Zumba dance, crafts, and more. The parade leaves EPCC at 11:30am, circles the Cherrywood Village Retire- ment Community where bleachers are available for spectators, and returns to the community center. For info, call (503) 823-PLAY (7529) or visit . Teen Anime Club at Northwest Library July 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 . July 8, 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 . Cantonese storytime July 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 . Hafiz July 12, 7pm, Portland State University, College of Urban & Public Affairs, Parsons Gallery (506 SW Mill St, Portland). Join a free event featuring the work of Persian poet Hafiz, presented by scholar Peter Booth. For info, call David at (503) 725-8508. Bollywood family dance party July 18, 2-3pm, Gresham Library (385 NW Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). Dancers of all skill levels are invited to learn Bollywood dance moves, including the authentic Indian Head Shake, at a Bollywood family dance party. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit . “Beyond the Cultural Revolution” series July 20 & 23; July 20, 7:30pm, Lan Su Chinese Garden (239 NW Everett St, Portland); July 23, 8pm, Reed College, Kaul Auditorium (3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland). Attend “Beyond the Cultural Revolution,” a series held as part of Chamber Music Northwest’s annual Summer Festival. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 294-6400 or visit . 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