Out of town events

Published 9:06 am Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Concerts

May 4 — Cashmere Cat, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 4, 6, 7 — Evynne Hollens, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

May 5 — Bill Charlap Trio, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

May 5 — Chris Tomlin, Moda Center, Portland; ticketmaster.com.

May 5 — Gnash, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 6 — Barns Courtney, Star Theater, Portland; ticketweb.com or 866-777-8932.

May 7 — Timber Timbre, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

May 10 — Chris Brown, Moda Center, Portland; ticketmaster.com.

May 10 — The Thurston Moore Group, Mississippi Studios, Portland; TF*

Lectures 
& Comedy

May 4 — Sean King: The journalist and civil rights activist speaks; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*

May 5 — Daniel Tosh, Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene; matthewknightarena.com.

May 6 — Jerry Seinfeld, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*

Symphony 
& Opera

Through May 7 — Classical Up Close: Free chamber music performances by members of the Oregon Symphony; various locations, Portland; classicalupclose.org.

May 5 — Disney Concert: A Dream is a Wish: The Oregon Symphony transports audiences into the musical worlds of “The Little Mermaid,” “The Lion King,” “Frozen” and more; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; orsymphony.org or 503-228-1353.

May 5-6 — Masterworks V: The Rogue Valley Symphony and Southern Oregon Repertory Singers perform; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center, Medford; craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

May 5, 7, 11, 13 — “La Bohème”: The Portland Opera presents Puccini’s tragic tale; Keller Auditorium, Portland; portlandopera.org or 503-241-1802.

Theater 
& Dance

Through May 14 — “The Toxic Avenger Musical”: Stumptown Stages presents a musical comedy based on Lloyd Kaufman’s cult film, “The Toxic Avenger”; Brunish Theatre, Portland; P5*

Through May 21 — “The Talented Ones”: The world premiere of Yussef El Guindi’s dark comedy about the American dream; Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland; artistsrep.org or 503-241-1278.

Through May 28 — “Mary’s Wedding”: Portland Center Stage presents Stephen Massicotte’s World War I love story; The Armory, Portland; pcs.org or 503-445-3700.

Through October 29 — Oregon Shakespeare Festival, OSF Campus, Ashland; osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

May 10 — Martha Graham Dance Company: A program combining Graham masterworks with new pieces; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; whitebird.org.

Exhibits

Through Oct. 29 — Portland Art Museum: “American Photographs” (through May 28); “Constructing Identity” (through June 18); “Reunited: Francescuccio Ghissi’s St. John Altarpiece” (through July 9); “APEX: Sam Hamilton” (through Aug. 12); “Connecting Lines” (through Oct. 29); Portland Art Museum, Portland; portlandartmuseum.org or 503-226-2811.

Through Nov. 12 — Oregon Historical Society: “High Hopes: The Journey of John F. Kennedy”; Oregon Historical Society, Portland; ohs.org.

Through Oct. 8 — Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: “Mark Tobey and the Calligraphic Line” (through May 21); “Proletarian Revolution: 20th Century Chinese Propaganda” (through Aug. 16); “Japanese Art of the Edo Period and Beyond” (through Aug. 20); “Cuba Ocho” (through Oct. 8); “Diálogos” (through Oct. 8); Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu.

Through 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

May 5 — “James Beard: America’s First Foodie”: The Northwest Film Center presents this documentary about the Portland native; Portland Art Museum — Whitsell Auditorium, Portland; nwfilm.org.

May 6 — Worship Night in America: Grammy-winner Chris Tomlin, Big Daddy Weave, Phil Wickham, Zach Williams, Mosaic MSC and Jason Barton present a night of unity and prayer; Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene; matthewknightarena.com.