Ruthless! The Musical
A Comedy About Young Girl Who Would Kill to Land Leading Role
February 19 – March 8, 2015
Thursday – Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. | $20-$35
Portland’5 Brunish Theater at Antoinette Hatfield Hall
1111 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205 (between SW Broadway & SW Main St)
Tickets: stumptownstages.org
Group tickets at 503-381-8686
Single tickets on sale NOW through the Portland'5 Centers for the Arts.
Music by Marvin Laird
Book and Lyrics by Joel Paley
"Hilarious! Witty! Cynical and evil! "What would you do to get what you want?" Eight-year-old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking and she will do anything to win the part in her school musical, including murdering the leading lady! This aggressively outrageous musical hit garnered rave reviews during its long Off-Broadway run, which opened with Britney Spears in the leading role."
Portland, OR: Montavilla Food Co-op Screening
March 7 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
"Join us for a neighborhood screening of Food For Change, a new feature length documentary (85 min.) that examines the history of the cooperative movement and profiles several food co-ops that are enabling their communities to build food systems that are local, seasonal, and transparent. This is truly a food revolution! Be a part of the movement by attending the documentary, and joining the co-op while there. Or you can join today by visiting our website: www.montavilla.coop and clicking on “Join Our Co-op!”. It’s that easy.
Bring your friends to this free screening on Saturday, March 7, 2015 from 4pm-6:30pm at the Academy Theater, 7818 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR. This is a great opportunity to learn, get inspired, and meet other neighbors who are passionate about reclaiming control over our food system through eating better, transitioning away from processed foods, and growing more food locally.
Join the co-op community and/or become a sponsor of our co-op and this event. Sponsorships can include monetary, food, or another pre arrangement.
Montavilla Food Co-op is a member-owned cooperative business dedicated to opening a democratically run grocery store in the Montavilla neighborhood. We’re working hard towards connecting the East Portland community to healthy food, supporting local farmers and producers, building community wealth and advancing sustainability initiatives all within a centrally located, cooperative grocery. We are in the organizational, fundraising and member-equity development phase of building our co-op. We hope to open our door in the next 12-24 months."
Expo! 1,000 booths of vintage coming up March 7 & 8! This will be the 99th Show at Expo and their 35th year of doing this.
XRAY.FM is proud to sponsor the showing of the music documentary Salad Days, showing February 27th thru March 3rd at King Street Theater in Vancouver.
More information at Kiggin's Street Theatre's website
It's Salad Days: 1980-1990: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC.
February 3-March 1, 2015
Wednesday – Sunday @ 7:30 p.m. / Sundays & February 28 2 p.m.
More info: artistsrep.org
Artists Repertory Theatre
1515 SW Morrison St., Portland. OR 97205
"A scintillating contemporary drama centered around Billy, the only deaf member of his family, whose search for family acceptance as he delves into the Deaf Community sparks often funny but fierce tensions at home. Grappling with the significance of language and the urge to belong, this Portland debut follows triumphant productions Off-Broadway, at London’s Royal Court and Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre. 2012 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play."
RECOMMENDATIONS: For adults and older teens. Profanity.
February 5 - 28, 2015.
Milagro presents the USA premiere of
Opción Múltiple
(Multiple Choice)
Written by Luis Mario Moncada Gil
Directed by Nelda Reyes
Presented in Spanish with easy-to-follow supertitles in English
When: February 5 - 28, 2015. Thursday to Saturday at 7:30 p.m, Sunday at 2:00 p.m
Thursday Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m Preview
Friday Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m Opening night with post-reception event catered by Pambiche and A to Z Wine
Where: El Centro Milagro (525 SE Stark St.)
Tickets: Starting at $24. Available at www.milagro.org or 503-236-7253. Discounts for students, seniors, veterans and groups 15+, and with the SNAP card through the Arts for All program. Purchase tickets from at 503-236-7253 or www.milagro.org
Info & Updates: www.milagro.org
Photos: High-resolution digital photos available from julieth@milagro.org or online
Artist Interviews: To arrange interviews with artists, contact Julieth Buri, Marketing Director, at julieth@milagro.org or 503-236-7253 ext. 118
Media Contacts: Julieth Maya Buri, Marketing Director, 503-236-7253, ext. 118, julieth@milagro.org
Olga Sanchez, Artistic Director, 503-236-7253, ext. 117, olga@milagro.org
Sponsored in part by El consulado de Mexico en Portland, El Hispanic News, Bustos Media and Pamplin Media.
In 1993, Milagro offered its first programming in Spanish when it presented a single evening of Botánica, by Dolores Prida, produced by New York City’s Repertorio Español. Over 300 patrons and students attended the performance, demonstrating a strong local interest in Spanish language theatre. This momentous event was inspiring but, at the time, Milagro realized that it was not ready to produce it on a professional scale, and there was little assurance that this type of programming would have sufficient audience to sustain it. A lot has changed, and more than twenty years later, Milagro brings Opción Múltiple, a play that has delighted critics and theatre-goers throughout Latin America and Spain.
Milagro’s production, directed by long-time Milagro collaborator Nelda Reyes, is a creative portrayal of a person living with dissociative identity disorder (aka, multiple personalities). Through the playwright’s creative portrayal of Diana’s alter egos as distinct characters, the struggle of those living with this mental illness is brought out into the open, on the stage for us to see. The play brings light and awareness of this condition through laughter. In addition, this production provides great roles for talented local Latino actors, including veterans of Milagro’s many Spanish language programs, Nurys Herrera, Veronika Nuñez and Vicente Guzmán-Orozco".
ABOUT THE PLAY
Opción Múltiple is a 21st century comedy set in contemporary Mexico City. Diana, our heroine, is a modern single woman negotiating the nuances of starting a new relationship. As if this weren’t difficult enough, she must cope with the complexities created by her Dissociative Identity Disorder. A trauma in her young life fragmented her psyche into several distinct personalities, each battling the other to protect her. This turns a light romantic play into something deeper, a “very Mexican”, dark comedy with the capacity to make us laugh while deepening our understanding of the challenges of mental illness faced by many in silence.
General $12 | Student/Senior $11 | Child $9
Multi-film passes available
More info:festivals.nwfilm.org
"Welcome to the 38th Portland International Film Festival, the Northwest Film Center’s annual showcase of new world cinema. With this year’s 97 features and 60 shorts, we celebrate the world’s filmmakers—and those who love their work—no matter the language spoken. As with November’s annual Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival, which surveys the perspectives of our region’s makers, we hope you set aside some time for a bit of armchair travel, discovery, and inspiration.
The programmatic centerpiece of this year’s Festival is a showcase of Hispanic language films from ten countries, and the accompanying Cine-Lit Conference on Hispanic Film and Literature co-produced by the foreign language departments at Oregon State University, Portland State University and the University of Oregon. This is the eighth such Festival and Conference collaboration, a sharing of films, visiting directors, scholars, and students that enriches one another and the community. Our warm welcome extends to the many guests traveling from throughout the world to Portland for both events.
The Festival continues to flourish for countless reasons—enthusiastic audiences, Silver Screen Club members, generous sponsors, volunteers and staff, film industry and media supporters, and of course, filmmakers who continue to surprise, delight, inform, and energize with their vision of our world. They bring the Festival to life, and we thank them all.
For the Film Center, the Festival is not an end, but a means. We want this annual sampling of the vitality of international cinema to be more than a special event, but rather to be the impetus for a deeper dive into the art of film—whether it is on the big screen or in the palm of your hand. Between Opening and Closing night the choices are many, and we hope you find among them the gems that will keep you searching for more."
PLAY SCULPTURE
Playwriting Class with Matthew B. Zrebski
Saturdays: February 21, 28 and March 7
10AM - 1PM - $125
"Taught by multi-award winning playwright and PCS Resident Teaching Artist Matthew B. Zrebski,
this class is for writers who have an idea they wish to fully develop.
Utilizing both instructor and peer-driven critique, this class is for writers who have an idea they wish to fully develop and solidify for drafting. These ideas will pass through various filters: how should the story be told; what aspects of the story must be seen (or hidden); when does the story climax. Outlines will be formed, reformed, turned upside down and sideways. Drafts will be written, trashed, and written again. By the course’s conclusion, your first draft will be well on its way and the shape of the play will be coming into focus.
Matthew B. Zrebski has had numerous original plays produced in Portland and Dallas, TX. As Portland Center Stage’s Resident Teaching Artist , Matt serves as lead instructor for the Visions & Voices high school residency program and frequently leads adult playwriting workshops. He is a two-time recipient of the Rosenfield Playwriting award and has been a guest instructor for Portland Actors Conservatory and Literary Arts' Writers in the Schools program. He holds a BFA in Acting, Directing, and Playwriting from Southern Methodist University".
Join us for an annual Mardi Gras parade
Starts at Ecliptic Brewing, heads to Prost!, and returns to Ecliptic Brewing.
6:30pm-7pm
Masks, beads, and costumes encouraged. Free and all ages.
Celebrate with two free shows at 7:30pm following the parade:
The Transcendental Brass Band at Bar Bar
Too Loose Cajun Band at Mississippi Pizza Pub
February 15, 2015 1pm-3pm
APANO office 2738 SE 82nd
Know Your City is excited to host our Jade Journal newspaper release event Sunday, February 15, from 1pm-3pm, at the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) office. The Jade Journal is the culmination of a KYC youth program with Tim Schulze's 5th-grade students at Harrison Park Elementary School and Program Coordinator and artist Travis Neel.
For twelve weeks students researched the history, sociology and changing demographics of their community and neighborhood. During the class, students benefited from the guidance of guest educators, graphic artists, photographers, community leaders and journalists. The result is a fully student-generated newspaper with interviews, stories and photographs. The paper, printed in English, Spanish and Chinese, will have a print run of 14,000 copies, and will be distributed in news boxes around the neighborhood.
At the release party, there will be a short readings by the students and a slideshow. Food will be provided by neighborhood restaurant, Wing Wa BBQ, and Voodoo Doughnuts.
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“I remember my first bike—a little pink Schwinn ‘My Fair Lady’ spec’d with a banana seat and a bell! I had the training wheels for half a summer before I declared them useless and in one afternoon I had learned the art of the two-wheeler. Once I had a bike no television could keep me inside—the world was mine to discover. Today I ride a pink Sweet Pea bicycle spec’d with a brooks saddle, bell and no training wheels!”
-Jude Gerace, Owner Sugar Wheel Works
Get your ticket here. And one for your date.
What is Live the Revolution?
Live the Revolution is a collection of stories told live by your favorite Portland personalities. This year’s storytellers are (drumroll):
- Thomas Pikaart, American Coffee and Barista School
- Megan Schubel, elementary school teacher and new mama
- Laura Crawford, Bicycle Tourism Specialist
- Chris DiStefano, Communications Director for Rapha North America
Safe Routes to School For Every Kid. Support the revolution.
We know you love bikes. We also know you love being able to get to a date with your bike safely. We know that if you and your +1 end up with little ones, you’ll want them to be able to bike and walk to school safely. The BTA recently launched a campaign, For Every Kid, that aims to secure critical funding that will educate students and families, fix neighborhood streets, and increase access to transit for every kid in the metro area. Live the Revolution raises awareness for our Safe Routes to School efforts, and we encourage you to sign the petition today"
Show some love to our sponsors. They help make the stories happen.
This year, Live the Revolution is sponsored by XRAY.fm, Sugar Wheel Works, Portland Story Theater, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Bethany Bauman Design, Hotlips Pizza, Brink Communications, Abraham Fixes Bikes, and Visual Aid.
Women Worth Knowing: Betty Roberts: a woman who lit the way
Nancy Golden, Alice Tang, Seema Patel, Nicole Auerbach
Cost is $10 and spaces are limited (RSVP requested).
Please join us for an afternoon of lively speakers from a variety of professions,walks of life, and the community with a keynote address preceding the unveiling of the much anticipated portrait of Justice Betty Roberts. The event will feature a cadre of women whose work has made tremendous impacts in their fields and beyond. From science to business, and from law to the arts, each speaker has followed in the tradition of Oregon’s Betty Roberts, a woman whose long career involved not only overcoming obstacles, but also opening doors and leading the way for women who came with her.The day will conclude with a keynote speech by PAMELA KARLAN, Stanford Professor of Law, on leave to the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, and the unveiling of Justice Robert’s portrait by renowned Oregon artist Lynda Lanker.
Amy Johntson
Melissa Aubin
Alice Tang
Nicole Auerbach
Molly Perez
Cait Clarke
Chandra Brown
Mira Kaddoura
Nancy Golden
See our November champ, SHANNON BALCOM (PDX) take on returning storytellers: Mercury Editor and fresh from playing the Snowman in Rudolph-ON STAGE!, WM. STEVEN HUMPHREY (PDX), Co-Founder of Buy Olympia, PAT CASTALDO (PDX), Thingmaker and Comedian, EMMETT MONTGOMERY (SEA), and Poet, BRIAN S. ELLIS. Along with newcomers: Comedian and Co-host of Late Night with Alex Falcone, BRI PRUETT (PDX), Drummer for Blitzen Trapper, BRIAN KOCH (PDX) and Blogger and MC for SitUbuSit, SUMMER WALDRON (SEA)!
Hosted by B. FRAYN MASTERS & MINDY NETTIFEE
Music by BOBBY D from XRAY
How it works: each show begins with a full wheel of juicy story prompts. One of the 8 storytellers will be randomly drawn. They spin the wheel to decide the prompt for their story. They can play or pass. If they pass another teller can steal their prompt. Then the risky part…each storyteller has only 5 minutes to come up with a true 5-minute story based on that prompt! It’s like we invented a new game called truth AND dare.At the end of the night, the audience will select a winner who will receive 50 bucks and some other cool prizes, like bragging rights for life. The winner will be invited to come back to the next show! And one lucky audience member will also win some prizes!
On the 5th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, we are screening this documentary video on the effects of almost totally uncontrolled money on the political process in the United States.
Please join us. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Admission: $5-20 donation requested, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Sponsored by Alliance for Democracy, Portland, Oregon Common Cause, Economic Justice Action Group of 1st Unitarian Church, Main Street Alliance, KBOO, Move to Amend PDX
XRAY will be there, come say hello! When was the last time you got to see an award-winning short film and a collection of experimental, fine art video shorts by local PDX filmmakers and artists? View "The Last 8," a 20-minute sci-fi film and meet the filmmaker, Keith Apland, and view a video art show curated by EFFPortland's Benjamin Popp, and works from students at the NW Film Center.
Cost is a $10 food and drink minimum per person spent at the bar, with all profits going to a charity of your choice. Film, art, friends and fun - what better way to spend a Wednesday night? Party opens at 7 p.m., screening starts at 8 p.m. Hosted by Drink and Draw in Portland.
Please join them on Monday, January 12th, 2015 at 7:30pm, at the Sellwood Public House (8132 SE 13th Ave, Portland, Oregon) for "Treasure Lost, Treasure Found," an evening of TRUE stories of lost treasure in Portland and other nearby Oregon locales. The event, part of the Stumptown Stories Series, is free - which is ironic - because you could leave the pub STINKING RICH! Everyone will be given a REAL LIVE Treasure Map of a considerable lost horde that can be located in the City of Roses.
Performances run from November 29th- December 20th
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche is set in a community center somewhere in middle American in 1956. The widows of the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein meet in a renovated community center for their annual breakfast, where the prize-winning quiche will be declared in a much-anticipated ceremony. The sudden threat of an atomic bomb forces the women in this idyllic American town to begin sharing their deepest secrets, which lead to some not-so-shocking confessions from the society’s leaders.
"A farcical romp behind whose silliness lies some social and political observation that remains potent even in the dawning age of legalized gay marriage" - nytheatre.com
"Dishes up high-spirited theatrical comfort food with a bit of a saucy kick." - Chicago Tribune
“Sharp, smart and hysterically funny.” – Time Out Chicago
"Your relationship with quiche will never be the same again." - Newcity
Season of Lights Holiday Benefit Concert ~ A Celebration of commUNITY and Peace The annual Season of Lights Holiday Concert is scheduled for Saturday, December 13th, 7:00 p.m. in St. Anne's Chapel at beautiful Marylhurst University. Now in its seventh year, Peter Zisa and Friends’ free Season of Lights (SOL) concert has become an anticipated community tradition which provides a meaningful and unifying celebration of the holiday season that all members of the community can enjoy. Drawing from the four corners of the Portland metro, the program’s performers represent a collage of the cultural and faith traditions of the community.
Appearing on this year's program are La Rhonda Steele, Portland's premier gospel singer and director of the Portland Interfaith Gospel Choir, talented singer-songwriter Ilene Safyan & Chaverim performing an wonderful eclectic blend of Jewish music (Sephardic and Ashkenaz), the beautifully creative guitar compositions of John Dodge, an effervescent performance of Brazilian choros by guitarist Maria Olaya, colorful Slavic melodies performed by violin virtuoso Tatiana Kolchanova, the delicate and euphonious tones of flutist LeeAnn McKenna and Yukiko Yamaguchi (koto, Japanese harp) of the celebrated world music ensemble Thousand
Waves, and Peter Zisa himself, acclaimed classical guitarist and disciple of Spanish guitar legend Andres Segovia. While admission is free, in the spirit of unity and goodwill, SOL invites all attendees to give generously in support of two worthy and extraordinary non-profit organizations: the Community Transitional School, an independent non-profit school that serves K-8th grade children whose families are homeless. And Tivnu: Building Justice, a non-profit youth organization that builds homes for the homeless in coordination with Habitat for Humanity. "Tivnu: Building Justice is a non-profit organization that addresses the fulfillment of basic human needs through Jewish learning, leadership development, and hands-on social justice work."
For more information about Peter Zisa and Friends’ Seventh Annual Season of Lights free
holiday concert on Saturday December 13th in St. Anne’s Chapel at Marylhurst University, please phone 503-307-4907.
Portland, OR 97202
USA
December 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th
"Jane Siberry's music is most commonly compared to artists such as Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell and Laurie Anderson. Her music has drawn from a wide variety of styles, ranging from new wave rock on her earlier albums to a reflective pop style influenced by jazz, folk, gospel, classical and liturgical music in her later work. She has citedVan Morrison and Miles Davis as being strong creative influences." wiki