Arts & Entertainment

Writing in The Attic

The Attic’s Summer Writing Workshop series begins in July held at the Attic Institute, 4232 SE Hawthorne Blvd. • July 16 – Aug 13: Dao Strom’s Writing Fiction Workshop Writing

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Life Art Being Fest

Life.Art.Being is an integrative arts festival celebrating expressive and contemplative practices. The festival runs July 7 through 12 and is co-hosted by Be Space: movement arts studio and Shambhala Meditation

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The Bastille Group

  includes cast bronze sculptures from Jennifer Lanphier, resin and photography work from artist Julia Gardner, and paintings and cast iron sculptures from Matt Weiers of Columbia Foundry. The exhibit

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JAM: July at Milagro

An adult summer camp and hands-on summer creative workshop program for adults? Led by Milagro and guest artists? Yep and it’s happening Tuesday through Saturday July 8 – 17 at

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The Late Now 23

… the thinking mammal’s avant-variety talk show. Saturday, June 14, live at Vie de Bohème,1530 SE 7th Ave., 7:30 pm opening set by Three For Silver, 8 pm showtime, $10-20.

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Eliza Gilkyson

TUE, June 24, 7 pm doors Aladdin Theatre 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave, (503) 234-9694; $30 www.aladdin-theater.com   Eliza Gilkyson is a politically minded, poetically gifted singer-songwriter who has become one

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Mixed Medleys

Tabor Space (SE Belmont & 55th) Saturday, June 21 at 7:30 pm.   The Trio is noted for its mix of styles, which includes modern, Latin, classical, klezmer, tango, jazz

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STATES OF EMERGENCY

Two different plays performed alternately at Back Door Theater, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd. by Defunkt Theatre May 9 – June 14. Fewer Emergencies by Martin Crimp is a trilogy of

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New Gallery Opens

Healing Art, a new gallery housed in the historic Peterson building at 3530 SE Hawthorne Blvd., is a 100-year-old apartment. The gallery opens May 10, with an artist reception for

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Je Ne Sais Quoi

This foxy picture is “Je Ne Sais Quoi” and it certainly does exude that certain elusive something. Featured this month at Sidestreet Gallery along with other works from Jahna Vashti, whose paintings are populated by

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The Jim Pepper Project

is an all-new original theatre story honoring Oregon’s own expressive and innovative saxophonist who brought together Native American chants and tales from his family into jazz music. A multimedia melding

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Sidekicks!

is a semi-improvised comedy about less-than-super heroes in an ongoing comic book version of Portland. When the world is in peril, Sidekicks are the ones that get the coffee and

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Claudia Schmidt returns

Minnesota’s Claudia Schmidt returns to Portland’s hallowed Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 SE Clinton St. Saturday April 12 beginning at 7 pm. Her just released album, New Whirled Order, reunites Schmidt

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Because She Cares

Because She Cares is a new art exhibit portraying twenty-four Oregon Non-Profits and their leaders. Portland artist Theresa Weil’s twenty-four cut-paper portraits are intriguing and informative. Her collages of textures,

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Sidekicks!

is a semi-improvised comedy about less-than-super heroes in an ongoing comic book version of Portland. When the world is in peril, Sidekicks are the ones that get the coffee and

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Palouse Spring Rising

Myron Filene, Palouse Spring Rising, is the April/May exhibit at Pushdot Studio, 2505 SE 11th Ave. Suite 104. Filene has photographed The Palouse, an area encompassing parts of southeastern Washington

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Small Sculptures

Small Sculptures is the new group show at Gallery 6 PDX and this one at right was created by Judy Vogland.Also featured are Jason Berlin, Liz Cohn, Bill Dean, Greg

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Independent Woman

Independent Women is a “devised” play mashing up ideas and images of Rosie the Riveter with Beyonce; a contemplation of women entering the work force in WWII with what it

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March Music Moderne

For its fourth year, March Music Moderne has assembled a most inspired calendar of events musical and otherwise presented all over town in one ten day period, March 6 –

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Farewell to Hot Water

Jim O’Neal has published his first book, Farewell to Hot Water, with The People’s Ink independent writers’ community here. The book is a wild jaunt featuring Seth, local family man,

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Dové sta Amore

by Israel Hughes is part of a show of new work at 12×16 Gallery, 8235 SE 13th Ave. No. 5 this month with Hughes and Luke Dolkas. Both artists are

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Jaybird-Grass

John Reischman and the Jaybirds perform in concert Friday, March 14 for Portland FolkMusic Society, the second bluegrass concert of the season at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church, 2800

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Fully Fabulous at 65

Actress comedian Wendy Westerwelle wakes up every day feeling“Medicare-fully Fabulous”. Appropriately, that’s the name of her new show at Sanctuary Theater 1785 NE Sandy Blvd. February 6 through March 2.

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Along the Way

– a photographic journey along the Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery Expedition has a distinctively modern angle. Chris Bennett explains: “In the summer of 2011, I followed the entire

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Artichoke music classes

    Artichoke Music’s winter classes begin January 6 for kids and adults. There are instructors for ukelele, blues ukelele, banjo, mandolin, many guitar styles, Irish music, pennywhistle, hammered dulcimer,

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WINTERFOLK 26

Winterfolk is the annual benefit concert for Sisters of the Road Café. For the 26th year, founder producer Tom May has assembled an evening of acoustic storytelling music with a

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Cuéntame Coyote

Cuéntame Coyote is the tale of two cousins ready to risk everything they have to make their dreams come true, to venture beyond the iron fence that marks la frontera

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In Mulieribus

In Mulieribus is the eight-member female vocal ensemble dedicated to music written primarily before 1750. With Anna Song conducting, the group presents Nowell Syng We: Songs and Carols from Medieval

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The Stubborn Lovers

The Stubborn Lovers is a six-piece all original alt-country band with three golden-voices and guitars, pedal steel, bass, drums, and dobros aplenty. On Saturday, December 7 they play the Hawthorne

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The Nature of Balance

Portland’s CJ Hurley has spent this year in his small studio creating paintings. His primary theme is balance. Spiritual traditions speak of balance as the underlying principle of the universe.

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Posada Milagro Day

Posada Milagro is a Christmas celebration with theatre, music, dance and traditional foods for the whole family. On Sunday December 15, El Zócalo of Milagro Theatre, 537 SE Stark St.,

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