Out of town events calendar

Published 12:00 am Friday, May 6, 2016

The following is a list of other events “Out of Town.”

Concerts

May 6 — Purple Reign — A Tribute to Prince, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 6 — Steel Panther, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.

May 7 — Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic and DJ Zone, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 7 — The Neighbourhood, Roseland Theater, Portland; CT*

May 8 — Hariharan / Ustad Zakir Hussain, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*

May 8 — Immortal Technique, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 8 — Pokey LaFarge, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 9 — Lucius, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 10 — Nothing But Thieves, Star Theater, Portland; www.ticketweb.com

May 11 — Bob Mould, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 11 — Tech N9ne / Krizz Kaliko, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; SOLD OUT; TW*

May 12 — Poncho Sanchez, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

May 13 — The Blind Boys of Alabama: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*

May 13 — Break of Reality, Winningstad Theatre, Portland; P5*

May 13 — Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

May 13 — The Thermals, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 13 — Violent Femmes, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; SOLD OUT; www.etix.com.

May 14 — Cate Le Bon, Dante’s, Portland; www.ticketweb.com.

May 16 — Home Within / Kinan Azmeh, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*

May 17 — Aesop Rock with Rob Sonic and DJ Zone, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 17 — BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

May 17 — Horse Lords, Mississippi Studios, Portland; TF*

May 17 — The Who, Moda Center, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com.

May 18 — Andrew Bird, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*

May 18 — Immortal Technique, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 19 — Charles Bradley, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.

May 19 — Nada Surf, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 20 — Celtic Woman, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

May 20 — EPiC Live, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*

May 21 — The Expendables, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.

May 21 — Foam Wonderland, Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene; TW*

May 22 — Celtic Woman, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*

May 23 — Buddy Guy, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

May 23 — Buzzcocks, Revolution Hall, Portland; TF*

Lectures & Comedy

May 14 — Iliza Shlesinger, Revolution Hall, Portland; TF*

May 14 — Terry Fator, Spirit Mountain Casino, Grande Ronde; www.spiritmountain.com.

May 17 — National Geographic Live — The Search for Life Beyond Earth: A first-hand report on the search for real extraterrestrials from astrobiologist Kevin Hand who works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena; Newmark Theatre, Portland; P5*

May 19 — Rana Foroohar: The assistant managing editor and economics columnist at TIME magazine presents a speech titled, “Makers and Takers and the Future of the Global Economy”; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*

Symphony & Opera

Through May 6 — Classical Up Close: A series of free chamber music concerts performed by musicians of the Oregon Symphony throughout the Portland metro area; Various venues, Portland; www.allclassical.org.

May 6, 8, 12, 14 — “The Magic Flute”: Maurice Sendak’s fairytale designs are the visual counterpart to Mozart’s radiant score; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.portlandopera.org or 503-274-6560.

May 7 — “Back to the Future”: A screening of the 1985 cult classic film to celebrate its 30th anniversary with the Oregon Symphony playing Alan Silvestri’s musical score live; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 503-228-1353.

May 9 — Music of the Eagles — A Tribute to Glenn Frey: The Oregon Symphony along with vocalists Terry Brock, John Hines and Randy Jackson perform some of The Eagles’ best known hits; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 503-228-1353.

May 12 — Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9”: The Eugene Symphony presents Robert Kyr’s world premiere “Piano Concerto” plus one of Beethoven’s most beloved works; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

May 14, 15 — “Little Women”: A classic chamber-opera version of the lives of the four March sisters, presented by Eugene Opera; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

May 14-16 — Ohlsson Plays Brahms: Pianist Garrick Ohlsson plays Brahms’ “Second Piano Concerto” with the Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 503-228-1353.

May 21, 23 — Mahler’s “Symphony No. 3”, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 503-228-1353.

May 21 — “People Like Us”: The Soromundi Lesbian Chorus of Eugene’s annual spring choral concert; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

Theater & Dance

Through May 7 — “Blackberry Winter”: The National New Play Network rolling world premiere of this funny, poetic and deeply moving exploration of the tragedy of memory loss; Oregon Contemporary Theatre, Eugene; www.octheatre.org.

Through June 5 — “Grand Concourse”: With touching humor a motley group working together in a Bronx soup kitchen unravels the intricacies of need, the vagaries of compassion and limits of forgiveness; Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland; www.artistsrep.org or 503-241-1278.

Through Oct. 30 — The Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Including “The River Bride” (through July 7), “Twelfth Night” (through Oct. 30), “Great Expectations” (through Oct. 30), “The Yeomen of the Guard” (through Oct. 30), “Vietgone” (through Oct. 29), “Roe” (through Oct. 29), “Hamlet” (June 7-Oct. 14), “The Wiz” (June 8-Oct. 15), “The Winter’s Tale” (June 9-Oct. 16), “Richard II” (July 5-Oct. 30), and “Timon of Athens” (July 28-Oct. 29); OSF Campus, Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

May 6-7 — “Mercury Half-Life” (excerpts), “Valse Fantaisie” and “Raymonda Pas de Dix”: Performed by The Portland Ballet; Lincoln Performance Hall — Portland State University, Portland; www.theportlandballet.org or 503-452-8448.

May 6-8 — “Scarlet Flower — Beauty and the Beast Retold”: Ballet Fantastique presents a new gothic fairytale inspired by the Russian folk version of Beauty and the Beast; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

May 14 — “Body Vox: Urban Meadow”: A “best of the best” program from Body Vox that is a unique blend of dance, theater and film; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

May 17-22 — “Annie”: A brand new incarnation of the iconic original, “Annie” includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow”; U.S. Bank Broadway in Portland series; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.portlandopera.org or 503-241-1802.

May 17-Jun. 12 — “The Skin of Our Teeth”: This comedic masterpiece by Thornton Wilder spans the entirety of history, with one ordinary American family who lives through it all; Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland; www.artistsrep.org or 503-241-1278.

May 19, 20, 22 — Fever — Remembering Peggy Lee: Shirley Andress remembers and celebrates one of the great singers of the 20th century; The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

May 20, 22 — “Radio Daze”: Radio Redux recreates old time radio detective favorites from “Sherlock Holmes,” “Dragnet” and “Nick Carter”; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

May 20-June 19 — “A Streetcar Named Desire”: Portland Center Stage presents Tennessee Williams’ iconic play about the unraveling of a fading southern belle; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.

May 21 — People Like Us: the annual spring choral concert from Soromundi Lesbian Chorus of Eugene; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

Exhibits

Through June 25 — Bush Barn Art Center: The following exhibits are currently on display: “Michael Boonstra: Between Horizons” (through June 25); “Newly Exposed: Low Tide Landscape by Rich Bergeman” (through June 25); “Featured Artists: Chloe Raymond and Totem Shriver” (through June 25); Bush Barn Art Center, Salem; www.salemart.org or 503-581‑2228.

Through July 5 — Oregon Historical Society: “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion” (through June 1); “Painting Oregon’s Harvest: The Art of Kathy Deggendorfer” (through June 6); “Perfectly Fit: The Multnomah Athletic Club, 1891-2016” (through July 5); “Beyond the Gate: A Tale of Portland’s Historic Chinatowns” (through June 21); Oregon Historical Society, Portland; www.ohs.org.

Through Aug. 7 — Portland Art Museum: The following exhibits are currently on display: “Contemporary Native Photographers and the Edward Curtis Legacy: Zig Jackson, Wendy Red Star, Will Wilson” (through May 8); “Contemporary Northwest Art Awards 2016” (through May 8); “Carl Kahler: My Wife’s Lovers” (through May 15); “A Netsuke Menagerie” (through June 5); “Apex: Vanessa Renwick” (through Jul. 17); “Measure, Gesture, Form: Modern and Contemporary Drawings from a Recent Gift” (through Jul. 31); “Leroy Setziol” (through Aug. 7); “William Eggleston: Selections from the Wilson Centre for Photography” (through Aug. 21); “Dene bahi Naabaahii: Demian DinéYazhi’ and Kali Spitzer” (through Aug. 28); Portland Art Museum, Portland; www.portlandartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.

Through Sept. 4 — Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: The following exhibits are currently on display: “Strike a Pose: Images of Dance from the JSMA’s Collections” (through June 5); “Olga Volchkova: The Nature of Religion” (through June 13); “Masterworks on Loan” (through June 26); “Zackary Drucker and Rhys Ernst: Relationship” (through June 26); “‘True’ Korean Landscapes & Virtuous Scholars” (through July 24); “Benevolence & Loyalty: Filial Piety in Chinese Art” (through July 31); “Call and Response” (through Aug. 28); “Shaping the Collection: 50 Years of Pacific Northwest Sculpture at the JSMA” (through Sept. 4); Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu.

Through May 15 — Portland Children’s Museum: “Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action” lets you try out surfing, snowboarding and kung fu, scramble through a climbing canyon and make your flycycle flap its wings; Portland Children’s Museum, Portland; www.portlandcm.org or 503-223-6500.

Through July 2 — Museum of Contemporary Craft: The following exhibits are currently on display: Rowland Ricketts (through June 4); Craft Advanced Research Projects Agency (through July 2); Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org or 503-223-2654.

Miscellany

Through May 22 — Through Indian Eyes: Native American Cinema: A series of works from First Nations filmmakers that aim to reach mainstream audiences and Native communities while working to recuperate tribal languages, spirituality and communities; Presented by the Northwest Film Center; Whitsell Auditorium — Portland Art Museum, Portland; www.nwfilm.org.

May 10 — Formosa Circus Art: This Taiwanese troupe combines acrobatic stunts with modern dance and live theater; Winningstad Theatre, Portland; P5*

May 12-15 — 17th Annual UFO Festival: Examining the 1997 Phoenix Lights mass UFO sighting that occurred in Arizona and Mexico, from the viewpoints of various eyewitnesses; McMenamins Hotel Oregon, McMinnville; www.ufofest.com.

May 14 — World Wrestling Entertainment NXT Live: See professional wrestlers including Finn Balor, Bayley, “The Samoan Submission Specialist” Samoa Joe, Baron Corbin and many more battle it out between the ropes; Moda Center, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com.

May 15 — “Art and Craft”: A documentary about prolific art forger Mark Landis and questions of authorship, authenticity and an exploration of life with mental illness, plus a post-screening Q&A with director Jennifer Grausman; Presented by the Northwest Film Center; Whitsell Auditorium — Portland Art Museum, Portland; www.nwfilm.org.

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