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Page 12 n THE ASIAN REPORTER Arts Culture & Entertainment August 20, 2018 Portland Timbers JIMMY TSUTOMU MIRIKITANI Aug 26, Aug 29 & Sep 8; Aug 26, 6:30pm; Aug 29, 7:30pm; Sep 8, 7:30pm, Providence Park (SW 18th Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch the Portland Timbers take on Seattle Sounders FC (August 26), Toronto FC (August 29), and the Colorado Rapids (September 8) in Major League Soccer action. Portland’s squad features Diego Valeri, Liam Ridgewell, Marco Farfan, and others. The Seattle roster includes Kim Kee-hee, Stefan Frei, Clint Dempsey, and others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.portlandtimbers.com>. 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 <www.fandango.com>. To learn more, visit <www.isleofdogsmovie.com>. Nanda Aug 30, 5:30pm, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Hult Center Plaza (One Eugene Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.). Attend a performance by Nanda, a ninja theatre troupe combining classic vaudeville and circus traditions. The free event is held as part of the Hult Center’s Party on the Plaza. For info, call (541) 682-5746 or visit <www.hultcenter.org>. “Diverse Voices” Through Sep 1 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm, Elizabeth Leach Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave, Portland). View “Diverse Voices,” an exhibit of works by seven mid-career artists from Vancouver, British Columbia, including Brendan Tang, Angela Teng, Howie Tsui, Diyan Achjadi, and others. For info, call (503) 224-0521 or visit <www.elizabethleach.com>. “Celebrating Renewal: Visions in the Forest” Through Sep 2 (Wed-Sun), 10am-5pm, Tillamook Forest Center (45500 Wilson River Hwy, Tillamook, Ore.). View “Celebrating Renewal: Visions in the Forest,” a collaborative art exhibit featuring sculptures that shape the space between trees, play with sparkling light, and add new colors and patterns to the palette of the forest. Visitors are invited to explore sculptural installations both inside the center and out on the trails. For info, call (503) 815-6800 or visit <www.tillamookforestcenter. com>. “Kyoto Stillness” Through Sep 3, noon-7pm (Mon), 10am-7pm (Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese Garden, Tanabe Gallery (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). View “Kyoto Stillness: The Photography of John Einarsen,” a series of black-and-white photo- graphs by writer, editor, and photographer Einarsen displayed on handmade Awagami washi paper that reflect the antiquity of Kyoto and its environs even as they evoke transformation. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit <www.japanesegarden.com>. “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,” 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>. “The Playful Brush” Through Oct 28, 10am-5pm (Mon-Sat), noon-5pm (Sun), Oregon Historical Society Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “The Playful Brush: Works by the Meito Shodo-Kai Calligraphy Association,” an exhibit highlighting the works of master calligrapher Yoshiyasu Fujii and his students. In shodo (Japanese calligraphy), the brush creates living art by exploring the balance between lines and space. A free calligraphy demonstration is scheduled for September 23 at 2:00pm as part of Family Day. Admission to the museum is free for Multnomah County residents and all Oregon school groups. For info, call (503) 222-1741 or visit <www.ohs.org>. The Dawn Aug 31-Sep 1, 7pm; Aug 31, Meydenbauer Center (11100 NE Sixth St, Bellevue, Wash.); Sep 1, Fil-Am Center of Portland (8917 SE Stark St, Portland). Watch Filipino band The Dawn, a prolific rock band in the Philippines, kick off their U.S. and Canada 2018 tour. For info, or to buy tickets, call (425) 306-6690 or visit <www.filameventshub.com>. Through September 16 Wednesday through Sunday: 1:00pm to 4:00pm Emerson Street House, 1006 N.E. Emerson Street, Portland Multicultural festival 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 on display in Portland” (AR, May 7, 2018), at <www.asianreporter.com>. For more information, call (323) 632-6638 or visit <www.emersonstreethouse.com>. Artwork by Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani (1920-2012). (AR Photo/Jan Landis) adding a missing perspective to the comic-book genre. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>. UPCOMING EVENTS Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Aug 20, 7pm, Portland Art Museum, Northwest Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). Watch Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, a surrealist film about a Thai man who is guided by ghosts as he contemplates reincarnation at the end of his life. The film is screening as part of the Northwest Film Center’s new ongoing “Case of the Mondays” series. (Thailand, 2010, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 114 mins.) For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 221-1156 or visit <www.nwfilm.org>. Portland Thorns Aug 22 & Sep 7; Aug 22, 8pm; Sep 7, 7pm; Providence Park (SW 18th Ave & SW Morrison St, Portland). Watch the Portland Thorns take on Sky Blue FC (August 22) and the Seattle Reign (September 7) in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Thorns FC squad features Emily Sonnett, Christine Sinclair, Sandra Yu, and others. The Sky Blue roster includes Carli Lloyd, Imani Dorsey, Jen Hoy, and others. Among the athletes who play for Seattle are Nahomi “Naho” Kawasumi, Rumi Utsugi, Lydia Williams, Megan Rapinoe, and others. The September 7 match is also broadcast nationally on Lifetime. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 553-5555 or visit <www.portlandthorns.com>. Mitsuki Dazai Aug 23, 5:30pm, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Hult Center Plaza (One Eugene Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St, Eugene, Ore.). Attend a free performance by koto player Mitsuki Dazai held as part of the Hult Center’s Party on the Plaza. For info, call (541) 682-5746 or visit <www.hultcenter. org>. “Wham! Bam! Pow!” “Top Down: Rooftop Cinema” 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 Aug 23 & 30, 7pm (doors open), 8pm (music), dusk (films), Portland State University, PS2 Parking Structure (1724 SW Broadway, Portland). Relax while enjoying music and watching feature-length and short films this summer from the rooftop of Portland State University’s PS2 parking structure. Featured films include Bringing Up Baby (August 23) and Escape from New York (August 30). Doors open at 7:00pm with food and beverages available for purchase. Music begins at 8:00pm and films start at dusk. A short film by a Pacific Northwest filmmaker precedes each feature film. A limited number of chairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis; attendees may bring a chair, pillow, or blanket as well as a light Sep 1, 9am-7:30pm, Overlook Park (113-131 S Main Ave, Ridgefield, Wash.). Celebrate cultures at home and around the world at the Ridgefield Multicultural Festival. The event features cooking classes and musical workshops (9:00am to 4:00pm); a parade and ceremony (10:00am); performances (11:00am to 6:00pm); activities for children; and more. For info, or to obtain a full schedule of events, call (360) 887-3557 or visit <www.ridgefieldwa.us>. Mahrajan sweater or jacket. For info, call (503) 221-1156 or visit <www.nwfilm.org>. Jade International Night Market Aug 25, 5-10pm, Portland Community College, Southeast Campus (2305 SE 82nd Ave, Portland). Join the fun at the Jade Inter- national Night Market, an event featuring food, live entertainment, vendors, information booths, activities for children, and more. For info, call (971) 340-4861, or visit <www.jade districtnightmarket.org> or <www.apano.org>. Manila Disco Fever Aug 25, 6pm (doors open), 7pm (concert), Spirit Mountain Casino (27100 SW Salmon River Hwy, Grand Ronde, Ore.). Wear your bellbottom jeans to Manila Disco Fever, a show packed with Filipino disco music of the Manila Sound, a musical genre that emerged in 1970s Filipino nightclubs. The show features The Union with guests Spanky Rigor & Roger Rigor of VST & Company. The event is for persons age 21 and older. For info, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-760-7977 or visit <www.spiritmountain. com>. Tibet Fest Aug 25-26, 11am-5pm, Seattle Center (305 Harrison St, Seattle). Learn about Tibetan cultural heritage at Tibet Fest presented by Seattle Center Festál. The event features traditional Tibetan music and dance, demonstrations, meditation, a photo exhibit, a display of Tibetan artifacts, movie screenings, visual exploration, Tibetan food, ethnic items for sale, workshops, demonstrations, hands-on learning for kids and adults, and more. For info, call (206) 684-7200, or visit <www.seattle center.com> or <www.washingtontibet.org>. “End of Summer” Aug 26, 5-8pm, Yale Union (800 SE 10th Ave, Portland). Attend an “End of Summer” artist open studio event held in conjunction with the “End of Summer” residency program for emerging Japanese artists and students. The artists plan to share the artwork and research they created and conducted during their stay. For info, call (503) 236-7996, or visit <www.end- of-summer.org> or <www.yaleunion.org>. Sep 1, 11am-7pm, Oaks Park (7805 SE Oaks Park Way, near the east end of the Sellwood Bridge, Portland). Attend Mahrajan, an Arab cultural festival presented by the Arab American Cultural Center of Oregon. The annual event includes Arab cuisine, a souq (bazaar), arts and crafts, henna painting, music, dancing, poetry, activities for children, and more. For info, call (503) 706-1294 or visit <www.araboregon.org>. Drag queen storytime Sep 1 & 29; Sep 1, 11:15am-12:15pm, Belmont Library (1038 SE César Chávez Blvd, Portland); Sep 29, 11am-noon, Sellwood- Moreland Library (7860 SE 13th Ave, Portland). Children two through six years old and their favorite adult are invited to attend a special kid-friendly drag queen storytime featuring the fabulous Poison Waters reading stories about inclusion and diversity, followed by a craft or dance party. Free tickets for admission are available 30 minutes prior to each storytime. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. “Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival” Sep 9, 11am-7pm, Seattle Center (305 Harrison St, Seattle). Enjoy a day of Polynesian delights at the “Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival” presented by Seattle Center Festál. The event features food and craft vendors; two stages featuring hula, entertainment, and music; workshops; demonstrations; hands-on learning for guests of all ages; ethnic items for sale; and more. This year’s festival theme is “Voyaging.” For info, call (206) 684-7200, or visit <www.seattlecenter.com> or <www.seattlelivealohafestival.com>. Teen henna workshop Sep 11 & 24; Sep 11, 5-6:30pm, Northwest Library (2300 NW Thurman St, Portland); Sep 24, 6:30-8pm, Sellwood-Moreland Library (7860 SE 13th Ave, Portland). 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>. 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. ***
