out of town
Published 12:00 am Friday, December 6, 2013
The following is a list of other events “Out of Town.”
Concerts
Dec. 6 — The Black Crowes, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.portland5.com or 800-273-1530.
Dec. 6 — The Head and The Heart, Roseland Theater, Portland; SOLD OUT; TW*
Dec. 6 — A John Waters Christmas, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Dec. 6 — Lissie, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 6 — Shawn Colvin, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Dec. 6 — Tony Furtado, Unitarian Fellowship, Ashland; www.stclairevents.com or 541-535-3562.
Dec. 6 — Young the Giant, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Dec. 7 — El Ten Eleven, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 7 — Fitz and the Tantrums, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Dec. 7 — The Long Winters, Star Theater, Portland; www.startheaterportland.com or 503-345-7892.
Dec. 8 — The Dismemberment Plan, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 8 — Gary Allan, Roseland Theater, Portland; SOLD OUT; TW*
Dec. 8 — The Lone Bellow, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Dec. 9 — Bastille, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; SOLD OUT; CT*
Dec. 10 — The Oak Ridge Boys, Hult Center, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Dec. 10 — Phoenix, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Dec. 11 — Jake Miller, Roseland Theater, Portland; TW*
Dec. 11 — Talib Kweli/Big K.R.I.T., Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 12 — Jake Miller, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Dec. 12 — Portugal. The Man, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; SOLD OUT (8 p.m. show); CT*
Dec. 13 — Midlake, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 13 — Pink Martini Holiday Concert, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.
Dec. 13-15 — Holidays with the Trail Band, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Dec. 14 — Wonder Ramble — An Evening of Americana, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 15 — The Dandy Warhols Holiday Show, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Dec. 16 — Three Eye Blind, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Dec. 19 — X, Roseland Theater, Portland; TW*
Dec. 19 — “Rockabilly Winter Ball” with Big Sandy & His Fly Rite Boys, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Dec. 20 — Christine Lavin & Uncle Bonsai, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Dec. 20 — An evening with 1964 — The Tribute, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Dec. 20 — Icona Pop, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 20 — Portland Cello Project Holiday Sweater Spectacular, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.portland5.com or 800-273-1530.
Dec. 21 — Darol Anger — Keep-It-In-The-Fam Holiday Show, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 22 — Tomassen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas, Craterian Theater at The Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.
Dec. 27 — Red Fang, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 27 — Straight No Chaser, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.portland5.com or 800-273-1530.
Dec. 27-28 — Beats Antique, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Dec. 28 — The Motet, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Dec. 31 — Bass Odyssey NYE 2013, Roseland Theater, Portland; TW*
Dec. 31 — The Motet, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Dec. 31 — A New Years Eve Dance Spectacular with Pink Martini and Chervona, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Dec. 31 — Zepparella, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Jan. 3 — Floater, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Jan. 4 — Dead Moon, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Jan. 4 — Ramble On, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 9 — Martha Davis & the Motels, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; CT*
Jan. 10 — The Reverend Horton Heat, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Jan. 11 — Andy McKee, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 11 — Hell’s Belles/Floater, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Jan. 11 — Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Lectures & COMEDY
Dec. 7 — Joey Diaz and Tom Segura, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Jan. 10 — Charlie Murphy, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 17 — David Koechner, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 24 — Jerry Seinfeld, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.portland5.com or 800-273-1530.
Symphony & Opera
Dec. 7-9 — “Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4”: Featuring music by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Lindberg; Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 800-228-7343.
Dec. 13-15 — “Gospel Christmas”: Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 800-228-7343.
Dec. 14 — Pink Martini: Portland-based band will perform songs from their holiday album, “Joy to the World”; presented by the Eugene Symphony; Hult Center, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Dec. 21 — “Natalie Cole Christmas”: Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 800-228-7343.
Dec. 22 — “Comfort & Joy: A Classical Christmas”: Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 800-228-7343.
Dec. 31, Jan. 3, 5 — “La Traviata”: Eugene Opera, Hult Center, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Jan. 11-13 — “Emanuel Ax/Bach & Strauss”: Featuring music by Beethoven, Bach and Strauss; Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 800-228-7343.
Theater & Dance
Through Dec. 7 — Arcane Collective: Group will perform excerpts from their acclaimed production “Cold Dream Colour,” a dance homage to Irish painter Louis le Brocquy; BodyVox Dance Center, Portland; www.bodyvox.com or 503-229-0627.
Through Dec. 7 — “Who Am I This Time?”: Three early comic masterpieces by Kurt Vonnegut are sewn together into a seamless evening of hilarity and humanity; Oregon Contemporary Theatre, The Lord/Leebrick Playhouse, Eugene; EXTENDED; www.octtheatre.org or 541-465-1506.
Through Dec. 8 — “It’s A Wonderful Life”: Fred Crafts’ Radio Redux; Wildish Theater, Springfield; www.radioreduxusa.com or 541-206-3283.
Through Dec. 22 — “Camelot”: Lerner and Loewe’s 1960 musical recounts the tragic and morally-rich story of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere, Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table; part of the 2013 Shedd Theatricals season; The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.
Through Dec. 22 — “It’s A Wonderful Life”: Stumptown Stages; Brunish Theatre, Portland; www.portland5.com or 800-273-1530.
Through Dec. 22 — “Twist Your Dickens”: A complete send-up of the holiday classic, fully festooned with the improvisational genius behind the legendary comedy troupe The Second City; Portland Center Stage; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.
Through Dec. 29 — “The Santaland Diaries”: Based on the outlandish and true chronicles of David Sedaris’ experience as Crumpet the Elf in Macy’s Santaland display; Portland Center Stage; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.
Through Dec. 29 — “XMAS UNPLUGGED”: Double-bill featuring “The Reason for the Season” and “The Night Before Christmas”; Artists Repertory Theatre; Morrison Stage, Portland; www.artistsrep.org or 503-241-1278.
Through Jan. 11 — “Noises Off”: Third Rail Repertory Theatre; Winningstad Theatre, Portland; www.portland5.com or 800-273-1530.
Dec. 12 — Popovich Comedy Pet Theater, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Dec. 13 — Popovich Comedy Pet Theater, Hult Center, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Dec. 13 — Wanderlust Circus “A Circus Carol,” McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Dec. 14-24 — “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker”: Oregon Ballet Theatre; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.obt.org or 888-922-5538.
Dec. 14-29 — “Beauty and the Beast”: Broadway show based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.portland5.com or 800-273-1530.
Dec. 20-22 — “The Nutcracker with OrchestralNEXT”: Eugene Ballet; Hult Center, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Jan. 7-12 — “Evita”: Tony Award-winning musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.portlandopera.org or 800-273-1530.
Exhibits
Through Dec. 8 — Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: The following exhibits are currently on display: “New American Acquisitions” (through Dec. 8), “Traditional and Contemporary Korean Art from the Mattielli & JSMA Collections” (through Jan. 26), “Korda and the Revolutionary Image” (through Jan. 26), “Ave Maria: Marian Devotional Works from Eastern and Western Christendom” (through July 20), “Transatlanticism” (through Feb. 9) and “Art of the Athlete II” (through Feb. 9); Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu or 541-346-3027.
Through Dec. 15 — Portland Art Museum: The following exhibits are currently on display: “Ordinary World: American Landscape Photography and Modern Documentary Style” (through Dec. 15), “Samurai! Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection” (through Jan. 12), “2013 Contemporary Northwest Art Awards” (through Jan. 12) and “APEX: Charles Gill” (through Jan. 26); Portland; www.portlandartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.
Through Dec. 24 — Holiday Gift Sale, Portland Japanese Garden, Portland; www.japanesegarden.com or 503-223-1321.
Through Dec. 29 — Sea of Lights: An after-hours holiday light show; after opening weekend (Dec. 6-7) the lights will be on display Saturdays and Sundays only; Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport; www.aquarium.org or 541-867-3474.
Through December — “The Sea & Me”: A new children’s interactive exhibit; Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport; www.aquarium.org or 541-867-3474.
Through Jan. 5 — “The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes”: World premiere; Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland; www.omsi.edu or 800-955-6674.
Through Jan. 5 — ZooLights: Featuring close to 1.5 million colorful lights; Oregon Zoo, Portland; www.oregonzoo.org or 503-226-1561.
Through Jan. 11 — “The Tool at Hand”: The Chipstone Foundation invited 14 contemporary artist to make a work of art using only one tool; Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org or 503-223-2654.
Dec. 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 — Victorian Christmas at The Beekman House: A look at how Christmas was celebrated during the late 1800s; Jacksonville; 541-899-1231, ext. 312.
Miscellany
Through Dec. 8 — Holiday Ale Festival, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland; www.holidayale.com.
Through Dec. 22 — Christmas in the Garden, The Oregon Garden, Silverton; www.oregongarden.org or 503-874-8100.
Dec. 6 — Hood River Holidays Kick-Off Party, Hood River; www.hoodriver.org or 800-366-3530.
Dec. 10 — WWE Smackdown, Moda Center, Portland; www.rosequarter.com or 877-789-7673.