Out of town events
Published 5:50 am Thursday, April 13, 2017
- This brown-and-tan-checked Carolina Herrera wool suit worn by Jackie Kennedy is one of more than 150 rare artifacts, pictures and documents included in the Oregon Historical Society’s exhibition “High Hopes: The Journey of John F. Kennedy.” The exhibition runs through Nov. 12 in Portland. (Submitted photo)
Concerts
April 13 — Boombox, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Trending
April 14 — Minus the Bear, Hawthorne Theater, Portland; TF*
April 15 — Honey Whiskey Trio, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.
April 15 — Of Montreal, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
April 16 — The New Pornographers, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
April 17 — Róisín Murphy, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
April 18 — Gucci Mane, Theater of the Clouds, Portland; ticketmaster.com.
Trending
April 18 — State Champs, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
April 19 — Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
April 20 — Real Estate, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
April 20 — Väsen, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.
April 21 — Salt-N-Pepa/Vanilla Ice/All-4-One/Tone LOC/Rob Base/Young MC, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland; ticketmaster.com.
April 21 — Solange, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
April 21 — Three Dog Night, Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Lincoln City; chinookwindscasino.com or 888-244-6665.
Lectures & Comedy
April 15 — TEDxPortland 2017: 13 talks and five performances from leading artists, musicians, writers and academics; Keller Auditorium, Portland; P5*
April 15 — Tom Segura, Revolution Hall, Portland; SOLD OUT; TF*
April 20 — Joe Rogan, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
April 22 — Ira Glass: An evening of storytelling from the host and creator of “This American Life”; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Symphony & Opera
April 13 — “The Damnation of Faust”: The Eugene Symphony presents Berlioz’s orchestration of this dramatic Goethe tale; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
April 15 — Glenn Kotche and Third Coast Percussion: The Wilco drummer performs “Wild Sound”; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
April 15 — Ten Grands: Ten grand pianos featuring world-class pianists playing classical, jazz and modern music. Benefits the Snowman Foundation; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
April 19 — Emerson String Quartet, Kaul Auditorium — Reed College, Portland; cmnw.org or 503-294-6400.
Theater & Dance
Through April 30 — “Lauren Weedman Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”: Tall tales about love and heartbreak, big hair and tight jeans, and Loretta Lynn and John Prine; The Armory, Portland; pcs.org or 503-445-3700.
Through October 29 — Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Now playing: “Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles” (through July 6); “Henry IV, Part One” (through Oct. 28); “Julius Caesar” (through Oct. 29); “Shakespeare in Love” (through Oct. 29); “Hannah and the Dread Gazebo” (through Oct. 28); OSF Campus, Ashland; osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.
April 13 — “On Golden Pond”: Next Stage Repertory Company presents this treasured play; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center, Medford; craterian.org or 541-779-3000.
April 13-22 — Terra: Oregon Ballet Theatre performs a program of four works including the world premiere of “Pickett Creation”; Newmark Theatre, Portland; obt.org or 503-222-5538.
April 14-30 — “Blue Door”: Tanya Barfield’s searing examination of family and identity; Oregon Contemporary Theatre, Eugene; octheatre.org or 541-465-1506
April 18-23 — “Jersey Boys”: U.S. Bank Broadway in Portland series; The Grammy Award-winning musical about how Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi became The Four Seasons; Keller Auditorium, Portland; P5*
April 18-May 28 — “Mary’s Wedding”: Portland Center Stage presents Stephen Massicotte’s dream-centered love story set during World War I; The Armory, Portland; pcs.org or 503-445-3700.
Exhibits
Through June 18 — Portland Art Museum: “Rodin: The Human Experience” (through April 16); “American Photographs” (through May 28); “Constructing Identity” (through June 18); “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: “Splendor and Light: Russian Art from the Collection” (through April 16); “Clay Lohmann: Camo Cubes” (through April 30); “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 featuring original pieces and re-imagined versions of famous art; Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland; omsi.edu or 800-955-6674.
Miscellany
Through April 30 — Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest: 40 acres of blooming flowers, plus food, live music and more. Dogs on leashes are permitted; Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, Woodburn; woodenshoe.com or 503-634-2243.
April 25-26 — Banff Mountain Film Festival: Profound journeys, unexpected adventures and ground-breaking expeditions told by authors, photographers and filmmakers from around the globe; McDonald Theater, Eugene; TW*
April 27 — 2017 Verselandia!: Students from 13 Portland public high schools compete in a poetry slam featuring original work; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*