Out of town events
Published 6:53 am Thursday, February 16, 2017
Concerts
Feb. 16 — Thundercat, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*sp1 Feb. 16 — Branford Marsalis Quartet / Kurt Elling, Newmark Theatre, Portland; P5*
Feb. 16 — The Revivalists, Hi-Fi Music Hall, Eugene; TF*
Feb. 16-26 — PDX Jazz Festival 2017, various venues, Portland; pdxjazz.com
Feb. 17 — Experience Hendrix, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
Feb. 17 — J Boog, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 17 — Maria Schneider Orchestra, Newmark Theatre, Portland; P5*
Feb. 18 — Kneebody, Winningstad Theatre, Portland; P5*
Feb. 18 — Leftover Salmon, Hi-Fi Music Hall, Eugene; TF*
Feb. 18 — The Staves, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 19 — Jeff Austin Band, Hi-Fi Music Hall, Eugene; TF*
Feb. 19 — Leftover Salmon, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 20 — Experience Hendrix, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 21 — Tennyson, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 22 — Bill Mays, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.
Feb. 22 — Dawes, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 22 — Mariachi Flor de Toloache, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 23 — Blake Shelton, Moda Center, Portland; ticketmaster.com.
Feb. 23 — Electric Guest, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 25 — Hippo Campus, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 27 — Tennis, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 28 — Otep, Hi-Fi Music Hall, Eugene; TF*
Feb. 28 — Stevie Nicks, Moda Center, Portland; ticketmaster.com.
March 1 — Villalobos Brothers, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.
March 2 — Adam Devine, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
March 2 — Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.
Lectures & Comedy
Feb. 16 — Portland Arts & Lectures Series — Tracy K. Smith: Poet and author of National Book Award finalist “Ordinary Light” and Pulitzer Prize-winning collection “Life on Mars”; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*.
Feb. 18 — National Geographic Live! — Climbing Dreams: Climber Mike Libecki discusses his quest to conquer the world’s last unclimbed peaks; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.Feb. 24 — Kathleen Madigan, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 25 — Ethan Russell: The Grammy-nominated photographer presents an evening of rock ‘n roll stories, music and photographs; Newmark Theatre, Portland; P5*
Symphony & Opera
Feb. 16 — “Pictures at an Exhibition”: The Eugene Symphony and guitar master Christopher Rouse; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 20 — The Music of Prince: The Oregon Symphony with a rock band and vocals captures Prince’s distinct sound; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5* Feb. 25 — Beethoven and Bernstein: The Eugene Concert Choir presents triumphant works from two masters and eras; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 25 — Masterworks IV: The Rogue Valley Symphony presents a program featuring Beethoven, Vasilenko, Piazzolla and Brahms; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; craterian.org or 541-779-3000.
Feb. 25-27 — Elgar’s “Enigma Variations”: The Oregon Symphony performs a program also featuring Adams and Schumann; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
Theater & Dance
Through Feb. 19 — “Astoria: Part One”: Portland Center Stage presents a play based on Peter Stark’s best-selling novel about Thomas Jefferson and John Jacob Astor’s vision to conquer and settle the West; The Armory, Portland; pcs.org or 503-445-3700.
Through March 5 — “Marjorie Prime”: A family drama that explores aging, memory and technology; Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland; artistsrep.org or 503-241-1278.
Through March 19 — “His Eye is on the Sparrow”: The musical biography of groundbreaking artist Ethel Waters; The Armory, Portland; pcs.org or 503-445-3700.
Feb. 17-26 — Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Performances of “Julius Caesar,” “Henry IV, Part One,” “Shakespeare in Love” and “Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles”; OSF Campus, Ashland; osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.
Feb. 18-19 — Tango Caliente: Dancers and some of Portland’s hottest tango musicians bring the tango to life; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
Feb. 18-25 — “Swan Lake”: Oregon Ballet Theater performs the world premiere of Kevin Irving’s new adaptation of the Petipa/Ivanov classic ballet; Keller Auditorium, Portland; obt.org or 503-222-5538.
Exhibits
Through June 18 — Portland Art Museum: “Apex: Arvie Smith” (through March 12); “Photography and Contemporary Experience” (through March 12); “Cranes, Dragons and Teddy Bears” (through March 26); “Rodin: The Human Experience” (through April 16); “Constructing Identity” (through June 18); Portland Art Museum, Portland; portlandartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.
Through April 1 — Oregon Historical Society: “The Columbia River: From Source to Sea” (through April 1); Oregon Historical Society, Portland; ohs.org.
Through Aug. 16 — Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: “From Past to Present: Selected Masterworks of Korean Art” (through Feb. 26); “Between the World and Me: African American Artists Respond to Ta-Nehisi Coates” (through March 5); “Sandow Birk: American Qur’an” (through March 19); “Splendor and Light: Russian Art from the Collection” (through April 16); “Clay Lohmann: Camo Cubes” (through April 30); “Proletarian Revolution: 20th-Century Chinese Propaganda” (through Aug. 16); Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu.
Feb. 18-May 29 — Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: “The Art of the Brick” is the world’s largest display of Lego art; Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland; omsi.edu or 800-955-6674.
Miscellany
Through Feb. 25 — 40th Portland International Film Festival: Presenting over 160 films and special events including features, documentaries and shorts; various locations, Portland; nwfilm.org.
Feb. 25 — 18th Annual Clay Ball: An auction and dinner to benefit the Salem Art Association’s programs; salemart.org or 503-581-2228.
Feb. 28 — Oregon Beer Awards ceremony, Revolution Hall, Portland; revolutionhallpdx.com.
March 2-4 — 7 Fingers Circus Company: This troupe from Montreal present “Cuisine & Confessions” featuring circus, dance, music and on-stage cooking; Newmark Theatre, Portland; whitebird.org, P5* or 800-380-3516.
March 3 —”The Odyssey of These Days”: Artist Wesley Hurd and composer Eliot Grasso’s collaboration explores the depths of loss, struggle, grief and hope; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
*Tickets
TW: TicketsWest, ticketswest.com or 800-992-8499
TF: Ticketfly, ticketfly.com or 877-435-9849
CT: Cascade Tickets, cascadetickets.com or 800-514-3849
P5: Portland’5 Centers for the Arts, P5* or 800-273-1530