Out of town events calendar

Published 12:00 am Friday, April 8, 2016

The following is a list of other events “Out of Town.”

Concerts

April 8 — The Band Perry, Spirit Mountain Casino, Grand Ronde; www.spiritmountain.com.

April 8 — Makana, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

April 8 — Marco Benevento, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

April 8-9 — Home Free, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*

April 9 — Elephant Revival, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

April 9 — Söndörgo, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

April 10 — For King and Country, Keller Auditorium, Portland; P5*

April 11 — Miike Snow, Roseland Theater, Portland; SOLD OUT; CT*

April 12 — Third Eye Blind, Roseland Theater, Portland; SOLD OUT; CT*

April 13 — The Arcs, Roseland Theater, Portland; CT*

April 13 — Chuck Redd Quartet, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

April 13 — Pete Yorn, Star Theater, Portland; CT*

April 13 — Sza, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

April 13 — Thundercat, Revolution Hall, Portland; TF*

April 14 — Hieroglyphics, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

April 15 — Moe. / Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

April 15 — Paul McCartney, Moda Center, Portland; www.ticketmaster.com

April 15 — Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.

April 15 — Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Keller Auditorium, Portland; P5*

April 15-17 — Siri Vik, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www.theshedd.org or 541-434-7000.

April 16 — Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals / BJ the Chicago Kid, Roseland Theater, Portland; CT*

April 16 — Elvis Costello, McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*

April 17 — Bonnie Raitt, Keller Auditorium, Portland; P5*

April 17 — Parov Stelar, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.

April 19 — Boyce Avenue, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

April 19 — Lush, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.

April 21 — Frightened Rabbit, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

April 20 — Courtney Barnett, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.

April 22 — Down the Rabbit Hole / Phutureprimitive / Bluetech, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom, Portland; www.etix.com.

April 22-23 — Fruition, Wonder Ballroom, Portland; TF*

Lectures & Comedy

April 9 — Late Night Action with Alex Falcone: A live talk show with guests, bands, comics and more; Mississippi Studios, Portland; TF*

April 9 — TedXPortland 2016: 12 talks plus additional performances and surprises that explore the theme of “Wonderland”; Keller Auditorium, Portland; P5*

April 16 — Ron Funches, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*

Symphony & Opera

April 9-11 — Elgar’s “Symphony No. 1”, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 503-228-1353.

April 14 — Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto”: Featuring violinist Adele Anthony in a program that also includes Glinka, Prokofiev, Borodin and Tchaikovsky; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

April 15-23 — “Overview Effect”: the world premiere of Tylor Neist’s immersive multimedia performance with the Bridgetown Orchestra to celebrate Earth Day 2016; Portland Center Stage’s Ellyn Bye Studio, Portland; bridgetownorchestra.com or 503-616-9595.

April 16 — 2CELLOS: Young Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser break down boundaries between different genres of music, from classical and film music to pop and rock; Keller Auditorium, Portland; P5*

April 17 — Dance Party: A classical music program designed just so kids can get their wiggle on with pieces like Glière’s “Russian Sailor’s Dance” and Leroy Anderson’s “Sandpaper Ballet, plus performances from the Dance West Ensemble;” Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland; www.orsymphony.org or 503-228-1353.

Theater & Dance

Through April 9 — “Almost, Maine”: A multi-vignette play where 19 characters take a comedic and poignant journey in the allegorical town of Almost, Maine; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

Through April 9 — ODC/Dance: White Bird presents the Portland debut of San Francisco’s ODC/Dance, featuring a new commissioned work by choreographer Kate Weare; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.whitebird.org.

Through April 10 — “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”: Six idealistic actors set 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.

Through May 1 — “The Pianist of Willesden Lane”: Portland Center Stage presents the true story of a young musician’s escape from Nazi Germany, featuring some of the most beloved pieces in the classical piano repertoire; Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.pcs.org or 503-445-3700.

Through Oct. 30 — The Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Including “The River Bride” (through July 7), “Twelfth Night” (through Oct. 30), “Great Expectations” (through Oct. 30), “The Yeomen of the Guard” (through Oct. 30), “Vietgone” (March 30-Oct. 29), “Roe” (April 20-Oct. 29), “Hamlet” (June 7-Oct. 14), “The Wiz” (June 8-Oct. 15), “The Winter’s Tale” (June 9-Oct. 16), “Richard II” (July 5-Oct. 30), and “Timon of Athens” (July 28-Oct. 29); OSF Campus, Ashland; www.osfashland.org or 800-219-8161.

April 8, 10 — “It Happened One Night”: Radio Redux presents a madcap, road-trip romance about an impetuous runway socialite and a roguish newspaper reporter in this radio-theater comedy; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

April 9 — “Damsels, Divas and Dames: Edge of 17, A Disco Homecoming”: A fun evening of drag, impersonation, music and humor benefiting the HIV Alliance; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

April 9-10 — “The Great Gatsby”: A stylish and rollicking ride back to the glamorous 1920s with a ballet vision of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great American novel; Presented by Eugene Ballet Company; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

April 12 — “Saturday Night Fever”: Based on the iconic 1977 movie, this production follows young Tony Manero’s moves on the streets and dance floors of Brooklyn in the 1970s and features Bee Gees’ classics “Jive Talkin,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” “Stayin’ Alive” and “More Than A Woman”; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 14-17, 21-23 — “Beautiful Decay”: A Nicolo Fonte production by the Oregon Ballet Theatre that juxtaposes daring athleticism and technical prowess; Newmark Theatre, Portland; www.obt.org.

April 19-24 — “Newsies”: The musical about of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York; U.S. Bank Broadway in Portland series; Keller Auditorium, Portland; www.portlandopera.org or 503-241-1802.

April 21 — “Menopause, The Musical”: The musical comedy about four women addressing anything from hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings or memory fog and tackling “The Change” head on; Benefits the Susan G. Komen foundation; Craterian Theater at the Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford; www.craterian.org or 541-779-3000.

April 21 — “Ritual”: A multi-story, multi-sensory, multi-disciplinary experience with dancers, performers, musicians and visual artists collaborating with technology specialists and dreamers; Hult Center for the Performing Arts, Eugene; www.hultcenter.org or 541-682-5000.

Exhibits

Through April 30 — Bush Barn Art Center: The following exhibits are currently on display: “Young Artists Showcase” (through April 30); “Featured Artist: Nancy Norman” (through April 23); “Short Stories: Reflections on the SAA Permanent Collection” (through April 23); Bush Barn Art Center, Salem; www.salemart.org or 503-581‑2228.

Through May 1 — “ROT: The Afterlife of Trees”: a multi-media exhibit with a variety of visual, written and performing arts featuring rot and decomposing wood as the theme; World Forestry Center, Portland; www.worldforestry.org.

Through July 5 — Oregon Historical Society: “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion” (through June 1); “Painting Oregon’s Harvest: The Art of Kathy Deggendorfer” (through June 6); “Perfectly Fit: The Multnomah Athletic Club, 1891-2016” (through July 5); “Beyond the Gate: A Tale of Portland’s Historic Chinatowns” (through June 21); Oregon Historical Society, Portland; www.ohs.org.

Through Aug. 7 — Portland Art Museum: The following exhibits are currently on display: “Contemporary Native Photographers and the Edward Curtis Legacy: Zig Jackson, Wendy Red Star, Will Wilson” (through May 8); “Contemporary Northwest Art Awards 2016” (through May 8); “Carl Kahler: My Wife’s Lovers” (through May 15); “A Netsuke Menagerie” (through June 5); “Apex: Vanessa Renwick” (through Jul. 17); “Measure, Gesture, Form: Modern and Contemporary Drawings from a Recent Gift” (through Jul. 31); “Leroy Setziol” (through Aug. 7); “William Eggleston: Selections from the Wilson Centre for Photography” (through Aug. 21); 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: “Everyday Is Not The Same: Squeak Carnwath’s Prints and Papers” (through April 10); “From the Heart: The Photographs of Brian Lanker” (through April 24); “Masterworks on Loan” (through May 15); “Strike a Pose: Images of Dance from the JSMA’s Collections” (through June 5); “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); “Call and Response” (through Aug. 28); “Shaping the Collection: 50 Years of Pacific Northwest Sculpture at the JSMA” (through Sept. 4); Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene; jsma.uoregon.edu.

Through May 15 — Portland Children’s Museum: “Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action” lets you try out surfing, snowboarding and kung fu, scramble through a climbing canyon and make your flycycle flap its wings; Portland Children’s Museum, Portland; www.portlandcm.org or 503-223-6500.

Through July 2 — Museum of Contemporary Craft: The following exhibits are currently on display: Rowland Ricketts (through June 4); Craft Advanced Research Projects Agency (through July 2); Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland; www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org or 503-223-2654.

Miscellany

Through April 11 — Ashland Independent Film Festival, various locations, Ashland; www.ashlandfilm.org.

Through May 1 — Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest: 40 acres of blooming tulip fields arranged in patterns of color that change annually, plus food, wine tasting and more; Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, Woodburn; www.woodenshoe.com or 503-634-2243.

April 8-9 — Celebration of Syrah: The 15th annual revelry of wine, food and fun featuring winemakers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond; McMenamins Edgefield Winery, Troutdale; www.edgefieldwinery.com.

April 8-29 — Seijun Suzuki Retrospective: Screenings of 14 films from a director at the vanguard of the radical Japanese cinema of the late 1950s and 1960s; Presented by the Northwest Film Center; Whitsell Auditorium — Portland Art Museum, Portland; www.nwfilm.org.

April 11 — 29th Annual Oregon Book Awards Ceremony: Gerding Theater at the Armory, Portland; www.literary-arts.org.

April 16 — Hood River Hard-Pressed Cider Fest, Hood River; www.hoodriver.org/cider-fest or 541-386-2000.

April 20 — RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons; Revolution Hall, Portland; TF*

April 21 — “Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque”; McDonald Theatre, Eugene; TW*

April 21-22 — Dita Von Teese: The burlesque star headlines the “Burlesque: Strip Strip Hooray!” variety show; Roseland Theater, Portland; CT*

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