out of town
Published 12:00 am Friday, January 8, 2016
- Craig Schwartz Photography / Submitted photoDael Orlandersmith’s solo memoir play “Forever” is presented by Portland Center Stage at the Gerding Theatre at the Armory in Portland from Feb. 5 to March 20, with previews starting Jan. 30.
The following is a list of other events “Out of Town.”
Concerts
Jan. 9 — Martha Davis and The Motels, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 9 — Ramble On, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Jan. 12 — Janet Jackson, Moda Center, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com.
Jan. 13 — Jo McPherson, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Jan. 13 — Stu Hamm Band, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 15 — Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Jan. 15 — Shawn Colvin, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 15 — Sleepy Hollow Nut Brown Ale, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Jan. 16 — Boombox, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Jan. 17 — Devil Makes Three / Miss Lonely Hearts, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Jan. 17 — Oh Wonder, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; SOLD OUT; TF*
Jan. 17 — The Temptations, Spirit Mountain Casino, Grand Ronde; www.spiritmountain.com.
Jan. 18 — Chase Rice, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Jan. 18 — Langhorne Slim & The Law, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Jan. 18 — Marc Cohn, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Jan. 20 — Sonny Landreth, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 20 — Tribal Seeds, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Jan. 21 — Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Jan. 21 — Marc Cohen, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 22 — Keola Beamer / Henry Kapono, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 22 — STS9, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Jan. 23 — Keith Greeninger, Unitarian Fellowship, Ashland; www.stclaireevents.com or 541-535-3562.
Jan. 23 — Keola Beamer / Henry Kapono, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Jan. 23 — Super Diamond: The Neil Diamond Tribute; McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Jan. 23 — Ty Segall and the Muggers, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 23-24 — Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; SOLD OUT; TF*
Jan. 25 — Excision, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Jan. 28 — Jesse Cook, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 29 — 80s Weekend: Last Chance Winter Dance, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Jan. 29 — The Wood Brothers, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Jan. 29 — Talib Kweli and DJ Hi Tek, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Jan. 30 — 80s Weekend: Hammerhead Bangers Ball, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Jan. 30. — Tower of Power, Spirit Mountain Casino, Grand Ronde; www.spiritmountain.com.
Jan. 30 — The Wood Brothers, Roseland Theater, Portland; CT*
Jan. 31, Feb. 1 — Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; SOLD OUT Jan. 31; TF*
Feb. 1 — Granger Smith with Earl Dibbles Jr., McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Feb. 2 — Mike Gordon, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Feb. 3 — Mark Hummel, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Feb. 4 — Dr. Dog, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Feb. 5 — Stick Figure, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 5 — Lettuce, Roseland Theater, Portland; CT*
Feb. 5-7 — Sabertooth Micro Fest, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Feb. 5, 6, 12, 13 — “I Have a Dream”: Celebrating African American Musicians, Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Feb. 9 — Logic, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Feb. 10 — Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 11 — The Bird and The Bee, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Feb. 12 — Jukebox the Ghost, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 13 — The Budos Band, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 16 — Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 17 — The Music of ABBA: Arrival from Sweden, Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Feb. 18 — Borgeous / Morgan Page, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Feb. 18-28 — PDX Jazz Festival 2016: Various locations, Portland; www.pdxjazz.com.
Feb. 19 — Borgeous / Morgan Page, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Feb. 19 — The Infamous Stringdusters, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 20 — Metric, Roseland Theater, Portland; CT*
Feb. 21 — Iration / Pepper, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Feb. 23 — Melanie Martinez, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; SOLD OUT; www.etix.com.
Feb. 23 — Migos, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 23 — Vance Joy / Elle King / Jamie Lawson, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
Feb. 24 — Keys N Krates, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Feb. 24 — Parquet Courts, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 26 — Papadosio, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 26 — R. City, Star Theater, Portland; www.ticketweb.com.
Feb. 26 — Rickie Lee Jones, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 27 — Eugene Concert Choir: Burt Bacharach Songbook, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 27 — Galactic, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
Feb. 28 — HAPA, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Feb. 28 — Papadosio, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
March 1 — Carly Rae Jepsen, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
March 2 — Ani DiFranco, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
March 2 — Lake Street Dive, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com
March 3 — Galantis, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
March 3-4 — MarchFourth 13th Anniversary, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
March 4 — 3rd Annual Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
March 4 — John Prine, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
March 4 — St. Lucia, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
March 5 — Jennifer Nettles, Spirit Mountain Casino, Grand Ronde; www.spiritmountain.com.
March 6 — Pusha T, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
March 7 — José González / YMusic, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; P5*
March 10 — Barrage 8, Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
March 10 — The Revivalists, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
March 11 — JAUZ, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
March 11 — TobyMac, Moda Center, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com.
March 12 — The Reverend Horton Heat, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
March 12-13 — Umphrey’s McGee, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
March 13 — Justin Bieber, Moda Center, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com.
March 15 — Breaking Benjamin, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Lectures & Comedy
Jan. 8 — The Fighter & The Kid: Comedians Bryan Schaub and Bryan Callen perform live; Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 13 — RAIN Eugene State of the Startup Ecosystem Address: Meet the newest group of companies emerging from the Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) Eugene program and much more; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Jan. 16 — Lily Tomlin, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Jan. 16 — Paula Poundstone, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 23 — Anjelah Johnson, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*
Jan. 23 — “The Wonder Bread Years”: This one-man show by former “Seinfeld” writer Pat Hazell takes audience members on a humorous sentimental journey of a Baby Boomer childhood, recounting comical vacations, dated haircuts, questionable parenting, lawn darts and more; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Jan. 30 — Gilmore Guys LIVE — A Stars Hollow Town Meeting: A live podcast where Gilmore Girls fans Kevin T. Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe watch every episode of Gilmore Girls and gab about all things Stars Hollow and beyond; Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Jan. 30 — Rodney Carrington, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 13 — Jubal Flagg, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*
Feb. 20 — Joel McHale, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 20 — Lisa Lampanelli, Spirit Mountain Casino, Grand Ronde; www.spiritmountain.com.
Symphony & Opera
Jan. 3 — “Lucia di Lammermoor”: Presented by Eugene Opera; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Jan. 10-11 — Strauss’ “Oboe Concerto”, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Jan. 14 — Gregory Alan Isakov: The indie folk troubadour makes his first appearance with the Oregon Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Jan. 16 — Rogue Valley Symphony — Masterworks III, Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Jan. 17 — “Musical Zoo”: Musical depictions of creatures great and small, including music from The Lion King, La Cucaracha, and Haydn’s “Bear” Symphony; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Jan. 21 — Giancarlo Guerrero conducts “Pines of Rome”: Also includes Durufle’s “Requiem” with the Eugene Symphony Chorus and Respighi’s “Fountains of Rome”; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Jan. 23-25 — Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 1”, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Jan. 27-Feb 1 — “Masterpieces Reimagined”: Chamber Music Northwest’s 2016 winter festival with six concerts in various venues includes “CelloPointe: The Magic of Music and Dance” (Jan. 27, Winingstad Theatre); “Mozart Rearranged” (Jan. 28, Alberta Rose Theatre); “Tailored for Two: Peter Serkin and Julia Hsu” (Jan. 29, Portland State University Lincoln Recital Hall), “Brahms Revisited” (Jan. 30, Reed College Kaul Auditorium); “French Masters Remastered” (Jan. 31, Portland State University Lincoln Recital Hall); and “Shaking up Strauss and Schoenberg” (Feb. 1, Winningstad Theatre); Portland; www.tickets@cmnw.org or 503-294-6400.
Jan. 30 — Chris Botti: The trumpeter and Oregon native plays with the Oregon Symphony in an evening of cool jazz styling; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Feb. 6-8 — “The Planets”: Gustav Holst draws upon his fascination with astrology to depict the Music of the Spheres; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Feb. 18 — Fire and Water: The Eugene Symphony featuring percussionist Pius Cheung with a program of ancient and modern musical treasures from Asia, along with a Russian masterpiece; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 20 — Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon Winter Concert, Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Feb. 20-22 — Joshua Bell, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Feb. 27 — Rogue Valley Symphony: Masterworks IV, Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Mar. 11, 13 — “Eugene Onegin”: Presented by Eugene Opera; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Mar. 12-13 — Rogue Valley Chorale — “Misa Azteca”: A choral work created by Julian Gonzalez that includes guitar, piano and Aztec percussion accompaniment; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Mar. 12, 14 — Copland’s “Quiet City”: Concertmaster Sarah Kwak, English horn Kyle Mustain, and trumpet Jeff Work take a solo turn; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Theater & Dance
Through Jan. 17 — “The Miracle Worker”: The inspirational play based on the lives of Helen Keller, who became deaf-blind as an infant, and her teacher Anne Sullivan, who enabled her to become one of the most influential women of the 20th century; Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland; www.artistsrep.org or 503-241-1278.
Through Jan. 9 — “Dog Logic”: Reclusive Hertel Daggett inherits Pet Heaven cemetery’s forty downtrodden acres in the California desert, but is soon tested by an eager would-be real estate tycoon with a plot to convert the graveyard into a shopping mall; presented by Craterian Performances’ Next Stage Repertory Company; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Jan 9 — “Sweetly Writ” — Oregon Shakespeare Festival Celebrates Shakespeare’s First Folio: Actors from the renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival perform Shakespeare’s own changing versions of excerpts from King Lear, demonstrating how the bard conceived different takes and intriguing variations on the same characters and situations; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Jan. 12-24, — “The Book of Mormon”: Winner of nine Tony Awards from the creators of “South Park” and “Avenue Q”; presented by the U.S. Bank and Portland Opera’s Broadway in Portland series; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.portlandopera.org or 503-241-1802.
Jan. 15-Feb. 6 — “The Last Five Years”: A funny, honest and intimate musical that takes a bold look at one young couple’s hope that love endures the test of time; Oregon Contemporary Theatre, Eugene; www.octheatre.org or 541-465-1506.
Jan. 20 — STOMP: This one-of-a-kind corps turns brooms, garbage cans, hubcaps, wooden poles, Zippo lighters and more into musical instruments; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Jan. 21-31 — Fertile Ground Festival: Portland’s eighth annual Fertile Ground Festival features more than 65 acts of creation in theater, dance, circus, clown, music, animation and multidisciplinary arts; Various venues, Portland; www.fertilegroundpdx.org.
Jan. 22-Feb. 14 — “Great Expectations”: A new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic coming of age tale presented by Portland Center Stage; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.
Jan. 23 — “Gloria’s Habitat Hotel!”: Part of The Shedd Institute’s “Magical Moombah” series of musical vaudeville for kids designed to introduce youngsters to the great folk and popular songs that everyone should know; The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.
Jan. 23-25 — Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 1”: featuring Benjamin Grosvenor on piano; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Jan. 28-30 — “What the Day Owes to the Night” — La Compagnie Hervé Koubi: Choreographer Koubi and 12 French-Algerian and African male dancers combine capoeira, martial arts, urban and contemporary dance with powerful imagery evocative of Orientalist paintings and the stone filigree of Islamic architecture; Lincoln Hall, Portland State University; www.whitebird.org.
Feb. 5-March 20 — “Forever”: Dael Orlandersmith’s memoir play about family and legacies presented by Portland Center Stage; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.
Feb. 9-March 6 — “Mothers & Sons”: In this 2014 Tony Award-nominated play, after a 20-year silence a mother pays a surprise visit to her deceased son’s former lover seeking a connection she can’t fathom; Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland; www.artistsrep.org or 503-241-1278.
Feb. 2-7 — “The Book of Mormon”: A new Broadway musical and winner of nine Tony Awards from the creators of “South Park” and co-creator of “Avenue Q”; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 12-14 — “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”: A 1940s-style radio play adaptation by Radio Redux of Frank Baum’s tale about Dorothy, the Tin Woodsman, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow on a quest down the Yellow Brick Road; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 13-14 — “Carmina Burana” and “White Noise”: A large-scale dance work inspired by the satirical writings of medieval priests, “Carmina Burana” is also a rousing choral tour de force in its own right; Presented by the Eugene Ballet Company and featuring the Eugene Concert Choir and OrchestraNext; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 22-28 — Return to the Cotton Club: Dancers join Jeff Tyzik and trumpeter Byron Stripling for the red-hot tunes of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway and more; Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org.
Feb. 24 — Spellbound Contemporary Ballet: Italy’s leading contemporary dance touring company; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Feb. 26-28 — “Dragon & the Night Queen”: Ballet Fantastique present a new retelling of ancient Irish legends with live music by Gerry Rempel Ensemble and internationally renowned Irish musician Eliot Grasso; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
Feb. 27, 28, March 3-5 — “Romeo and Juliet”: the Oregon Ballet Theatre proudly returns the sublime Prokofiev score and James Canfield’s signature choreography to their repertory for the first time in 15 years; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.obt.org.
Feb. 28 — Peppa Pig Live: The star of the top-rated TV series on Nick Jr. is live in Eugene in “Peppa Pig’s Big Splash”; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
March 1-6 — “Jersey Boys”: The Theater League presents the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the true story of how four blue-collar kids formed one of the greatest successes in pop music history; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.
March 3-5 — “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”: The musical satire of big business and all it holds sacred, presented by Teen Musical Theater of Oregon; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
March 8 — “Ragtime, The Musical”: The lives of families from three divergent worlds become inextricably intertwined because of their shared hope in the promise of a better tomorrow at the turn of the 20th century in New York City; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
March 8-13 — “The Wizard of Oz”: an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic, totally reconceived for the stage. This production contains the songs from the Oscar-winning movie score, all the favorite characters and iconic moments, plus a few surprises along the way, including new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. U.S. Bank Broadway in Portland series; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.portlandopera.org or 503-241-1802.
March 8-April 3 — “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915”: A multiracial cast of six idealistic actors sets out to improvise a story about the first colonial genocide of the 20th century in Africa, but get lost in the reality of their undertaking; Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland; www.artistsrep.org or 503-241-1278.
Exhibits
Through Jan. 9 — “Alien She”: The first exhibition to examine the lasting impact of early 1990s pioneering punk feminist movement Riot Grrrl on artists and cultural producers working today; Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org or 503-223-2654.
Through Jan. 10 — “Blue Man Group — Making Waves”: See, feel and create sound and learn how sound works at the Slide-u-lum, Build-u-lum, Sand Drum, and Theramin and while playing the unique Blue Man Group instruments. Experience a short musical piece by Blue Man Group that illustrates the elements of sound; Portland Children’s Museum, Portland; www.portlandcm.org or 503-223-6500.
Through Feb. 27 — Bush Barn Art Center: The following exhibits are upcoming: “Yuji Hiratsuka: 38 Years” (Jan. 15-Feb. 27); “Emerging Artist: Debi Miller” (Jan. 15-Feb. 27); “Featured Artist: Ann Kresge” (Jan. 15-Feb. 27); Bush Barn Art Center, Salem; www.salemart.org or 503-581‑2228.
Through July 2 — Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: The following exhibits are currently on display: “Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World” (through Jan. 10); CARPA: Rowland Ricketts (Jan. 29-June 4); Craft Advanced Research Projects Agency (Jan. 29-July 2); Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland; www.omsi.edu or 800-955-6674.
Through March 13 — Portland Art Museum: The following exhibits are currently on display: “Seeing Nature: Landscape Masterworks from the Paul G. Allen Family Collection” (through Jan. 10); “Force of Nature: Emmet Gowin in the American West” (through Jan. 17); “Paradise: Fallen Fruit” (through Jan. 17); “Apex: Shelby Shadwell” (through March 13); “Thlatwa Thlatwa: Indigenous Currents” (through March 13); “Art from the Andes” (through March 20; “Kenny Scharf: Cosmic Cavern” (through April 3); “Paige Powell: The Ride” (through April 3); 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: ”Art of the Athlete IV” (through Jan. 24); “Line & Lineage” (through Jan. 24); “Brett Weston in Oregon” (through Jan. 31); “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library” (through Feb. 7); ”Olga Volchkova: The Nature of Religion” (through June 13); “‘True’ Korean Landscapes & Virtuous Scholars” (through July 24); “Benevolence & Loyalty: Filial Piety in Chinese Art” (through July 31); “Shaping the Collection: 50 Years of Pacific Northwest Sculpture at the JSMA” (through Sept. 4); Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu.
Miscellany
Through Jan. 9 — “Contact Dance” Film Festival: Presented by The Northwest Film Center and BodyVox, showcasing award-winning collaborations between filmmakers, dancers and choreographers from around the world; BodyVox Dance Center and Portland Art Museum, Portland; www.nwfilm.org.
Jan. 14 — “Makoshika”: Presented by the Northwest Film Center, this film takes its name from a Lakota word meaning “bad land,” and tells the story of lonely prairie landscapes of eastern Montana that are in transition, largely due to oil development fueled by the nearby Bakken shale formations; includes an introduction by director Jane Hart; Portland Art Museum, Portland; www.nwfilm.org.
Jan. 15 — Disney Live! “Mickey and Minnie’s Doorway to Magic”: Join Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and the comical duo of Donald and Goofy as 25 favorite Disney characters present mesmerizing illusions; Rose Quarter, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com
Jan. 9-March 12 — From Bombay to Bollywood: 50 Years of Indian Cinema: Presented by The Northwest Film Center, this ten-film retrospective offers a primer on popular Indian cinema and includes “Awaara” (Jan. 10); “Pyaasa” (Jan. 10); “Mother India” (Jan. 16); “Charulata” (Jan. 17); “Sholay” (Jan. 24); “Salaam Bombay!” (Jan. 31); “Satya” (Feb. 6); “Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (Feb. 7); “Devdas” (March 6); and “Lagaan” (March 12); Portland Art Museum, Portland; www.nwfilm.org.
Jan. 15-Feb. 5 — Reel Music 33: The Northwest Film Center’s 33rd annual celebration of sound, music, and image includes screenings of 21 films; Portland Art Museum, Portland; www.nwfilm.org.
Jan. 22-24 — ChocolateFest: The opportunity to sample, taste, savor and delight in some of the finest chocolate from the Northwest and beyond, to benefit the World Forestry Center; Oregon Convention Center, Portland; www.chocolatefest.org.
Jan. 24 — The Peking Acrobats: A troupe of China’s most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts perform; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000
Jan. 28 — “The Price is Right: LIVE!”: An interactive stage show that gives eligible individuals the chance to “Come On Down.” Prizes may include appliances, vacations and possibly a new car playing classic games from television’s longest running and most popular game show; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Jan. 29 — Elvis Impersonator Contest, Spirit Mountain Casino, Grand Ronde; www.spiritmountain.com or 503-879-2350.
Jan. 30 — The Gizmo Guys: Gizmo Guys Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker nimbly mix comic banter with award-winning juggling technique; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org.
Feb. 6 — Mysti Krewe of Nimbus 6th Annual Mardi Gras Ball: A night of costumed revelry, complete with authentic southern cuisine; Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*
Feb. 13-14 — Monster Jam 2016: Featuring 12-foot-tall, 10,000-pound trucks racing on a custom-designed track full of obstacles to soar over or smash through; Moda Center, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com.
Feb. 24 — “Fade To Light” — A Multidimensional Fashion Event: Featuring new collections from Altar, Laurs Kemp, Ms. Wood, Rogue: Minx, Tiffany Bean, Wendy Ohlendorf, West Daily and more; McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.
March 3-6 — Marvel Universe Live!: Watch your favorite Marvel super heroes including Spider-Man, Iron Man and Hulk and threatening villains come to life in an action-packed arena extravaganza with cutting-edge special effects, pyrotechnics, aerial stunts, martial arts, motorcycles and more; Moda Center, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com.