Out of town events
Published 12:00 am Thursday, August 4, 2016
- Matthew Murphy / Submitted photoAaron Nelson as Simba stands alongside the ensemble in Disney’s “The Lion King.” The North American Tour visits Portland’s Keller Auditorium from Wednesday through Sept. 4.
Concerts
Aug. 4 — The Sheepdogs, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Trending
Aug. 4 — Ziggy Marley, Oregon Zoo, Portland; www.zooconcerts.com.
Aug. 5 — Kacey Musgraves, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Aug. 5 — Pepe Aguilar, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
Aug. 5-6 — Pink Martini, Oregon Zoo, Portland; www.zooconcerts.com.
Aug. 5-7 — Pickathon, Pendarvis Farm, Happy Valley; www.pickathon.com.
Aug. 6 — Omni, Mississippi Studios, Portland; TF*
Trending
Aug. 6 — Rebelution, Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene; TW*
Aug. 7 — Cody Canada and the Departed, Mississippi Studios, Portland; TF*
Aug. 8 — Gregory Alan Isakov and The Ghost Orchestra, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Aug. 8 —Lindsey Stirling, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; SOLD OUT; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Aug. 9 —Lil Yachty, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; SOLD OUT; TF*
Aug. 10 — Jackson Browne, McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale; SOLD OUT; www.etix.com.
Aug. 11 — Passion / Danny Gokey / Capital Kings / Hollyn, Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene; TW*
Aug. 12 — ALO, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Aug. 12 — The Dandy Warhols, W.O.W. Hall, Eugene; www.ticketweb.com.
Aug. 12 — Michael Franti & Spearhead, McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale; www.etix.com.
Lectures & Comedy
Aug. 10 — Throwing Shade: Two tapings of the irreverent weekly podcast and web series hosted by Bryan Safi and Erin Gibson; Mississippi Studios, Portland; TF*
Aug. 12-13 — Ian Karmel, Revolution Hall, Portland; TF*
Aug. 25 — Eric Andre, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Aug. 29 — Malala Yousafzai: Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize; Theater of the Clouds, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com.
Symphony & Opera
Through Aug. 6 — “The Italian Girl in Algiers,” Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.portlandopera.org.
Aug. 5 — Ray Chen and the Britt Orchestra: Featuring a world premiere by Lev Zhurbin, Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” and Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture”; Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville; www.brittfest.org.
Aug. 6 — Jeremy Denk and the Britt Orchestra: Featuring Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1, Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 and Hindemith’s “Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber”; Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville; www.brittfest.org.
Aug. 8 — Shakespeare and Song: Four Oregon Shakespeare Festival company members join the Britt Orchestra; Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville; www.brittfest.org.
Theater & Dance
Through Oct. 30 — The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, OSF Campus, Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.
Through Aug. 7 — “On the Town”: Three sailors on a 24-hour shore leave explore New York City during World War II; The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.
Aug. 5-20 — “Shrimp & Gritts: She’s Gone”: Best friends are thrown into an existential tailspin after the sudden departure of a loved one; Oregon Contemporary Theatre, Eugene; www.octheatre.org or 541-465-1506.
Aug. 10-Sept. 4 — Disney’s “The Lion King”: The stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film; Part of the U.S. Bank Broadway in Portland series; Keller Auditorium, Portland; P5*
Aug. 18-21 — Proscenium Live Festival of New Work: Portland Shakespeare Project and Proscenium Journal host a free festival featuring different new plays every night; Artists Repertory Theater — Alder Stage, Portland; www.portlandshakes.org.
Exhibits
Through Sept. 18 — Portland2016: A Biennial of Contemporary Art: Showcasing 34 artists at 25 partner venues in 13 communities across the state; various venues and cities; www.portlandbiennial.org.
Through Oct. 9 — Portland Art Museum: “William Eggleston: Selections from the Wilson Centre for Photography” (through Aug. 21); “Dene bahi Naabaahii: Demian DinéYazhi’ and Kali Spitzer” (through Aug. 28); “Case Work: Studies in Form, Space & Construction by Brad Cloepfil/Allied Works Architecture” (through Sept. 4); “Native Fashion Now” (through Sept. 4); “Leroy Setziol” (through Sept. 7); “Splashes of Color: Chinese Woodblock Prints from the You Wei Du Zhai Collection” (through Oct. 9); Portland Art Museum, Portland; www.portlandartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.
Through Feb. 1 — Oregon Historical Society: “The Magna Carta of Baseball: Setting the Rules of America’s Game” (through Oct. 9); “Comic City, USA” (through Jan. 31); “Democracy’s Blueprints: The Documents that Built America” (July 29 through Feb. 1); Oregon Historical Society, Portland; www.ohs.org.
Through Feb. 26 — Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: “Call and Response” (through Aug. 28); “Shaping the Collection: 50 Years of Pacific Northwest Sculpture at the JSMA” (through Sept. 4); “¿Identity?: Victoria Suescum and Lee Michael Peterson” (through Sept. 18); “The Face of War: Gabor Peterdi and his Contemporaries” (through Oct. 9); “From Past to Present: Selected Masterworks of Korean Art” (through Feb. 26); Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu.
Through Dec. 31 — Museum of Contemporary Craft: The Design and Craft of Prosthetics; Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org or 503-223-2654.
Through Jan. 8 — Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: “Space: An Out-of-Gravity Experience”; Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland; www.omsi.edu or 800-955-6674.
Miscellany
Through Aug. 25 — Top Down Rooftop Cinema: The Northwest Film Center presents outdoor movie screenings each Thursday evening; Hotel DeLuxe parking structure, Portland; www.nwfilm.org.
Aug. 6 — King of the Cage: Live mixed martial arts; Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Lincoln City; www.chinookwindscasino.com.
Aug. 6 — Magical Labyrinth Masquerade Ball, Old Nick’s Pub, Eugene; www.oldnickspub.com.
Aug. 13 — Taft Beach Sandcastle Contest, Lincoln City; www.oregoncoast.org or 800-452-2151.
Aug. 20 — Northwest Author Fair, Bob’s Beach Books, Lincoln City; www.oregoncoast.org or 541-994-4467.