Events for the week of April 21, 2013

Monday, April 22

Speakers & Lectures | Books | OPB Partnership

Literary Arts: Portland Arts & Lectures, Nikki Finney

WHERE: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland
WHEN: April 22, 2013, 5 p.m.

Five preeminent voices of contemporary literature have come to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall for one-night only presentations. The last in the series: Nikky Finney, April 23, 2013.

Speakers & Lectures | OPB Partnership

World Affairs Council International Speaker Series: Richard Leakey

WHERE: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland
WHEN: April 25, 2013

Named one of Time Magazine's "100 Greatest Minds of the 20th Century," Leakey and his family have made some of the most significant fossil discoveries in history. Read More »

Friday, April 26

Arts | Visual Arts | ArtBeat Calendar

Oregon Potters Association's 31st Annual Ceramic Showcase

WHERE: Oregon Convention Center, Portland
WHEN: April 26-28

The largest sale and show of ceramics in the U. S., this one-of-a-kind, three-day event will feature more than 170 booths of diverse, spectacular art for the home, garden and office. Read More »

Sunday, April 28

Music

Camerata PYP: Music in the Perl

WHERE: Weiden + Kennedy, Portland
WHEN: April 28, 2013, 4:00 p.m.

Camerata PYP, the chamber orchestra of the Portland Youth Philharmonic, presents the final installment of this season’s Music in the Pearl series at the Wieden+Kennedy building. Read More »

Ongoing Events

Visual Arts | ArtBeat Calendar

Portland Art Museum: Carrie Mae Weems

WHERE: Portland Art Museum, Portland
WHEN: Runs through May 19, 2013

Born and raised in Portland, Ore., Carrie Mae Weems is internationally recognized for her powerful photography-based art that investigates issues of race, gender, and societal class. more »

Theater | ArtBeat Calendar

August Wilson's Two Trains Running

WHERE: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland
WHEN: February 16-July 7, 2013

Oregon Shakespeare Festival presents play by acclaimed Northwest playwright August Wilson. more »

Theater | ArtBeat Calendar

King Lear at Oregon Shakespeare Festival

WHERE: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland
WHEN: February 21-November 3, 2013

Oregon Shakespeare Festival puts a modern spin on King Lear and stages the towering tale in its most intimate space, the New Theatre. more »

Visual Arts

Bullseye Gallery: Apocalyptic Art

WHERE: Bullseye Gallery, Portland
WHEN: March 6-April 27, 2013

Bullseye Gallery presents The End and After, a duo exhibition that explores the ongoing fascination with the end and what remains. more »

Arts | Visual Arts | ArtBeat Calendar

Museum of Contemporary Craft: Exhibition on Bowls

WHERE: Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland
WHEN: March 7 through September 21, 2013

The Museum of Contemporary Craft focuses attention on the most commonplace of objects, asking us to consider the ubiquitous bowl in new ways. more »

Visual Arts | ArtBeat Calendar

Maryhill Museum: Kenneth Standhardt

WHERE: Maryhill Museum, Goldendale
WHEN: March 15-November 15, 2013

Maryhill Museum showcases the work of Eugene Artist Ken Standhardt,who makes ceramic vessels look like woven baskets. more »

Arts | Visual Arts | ArtBeat Calendar

Mark Woolley Gallery: Amy Ruppel & Wesley Younie

WHERE: Mark Woolley Gallery, Portland
WHEN: March 16 - May 12, 2013

See new and selected works from two Portland artists who both draw inspiration from the natural world. more »

Arts | ArtBeat Calendar

PICA: New Arrangments

WHERE: PICA, Portland
WHEN: March 16th - May 11th, 2013

The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's latest exhibit combines the work of two renowned sculptors, Brooklyn's Ned Colclough and Portland's Michihiro Kosuge. more »

Arts | ArtBeat Calendar

Disjecta: Space is the Place

WHERE: Disjecta, Portland
WHEN: March 23 - April 28, 2013

Science-fiction and identity meet in the new four-artist exhibit at Disjecta. more »

Arts | Visual Arts

Participatory Public Mosaic Project at Marquam Nature Park

WHERE: Marquam Nature Park, Portland
WHEN: April 6- September 28

The public is invited to create ceramic and mosaic art and poetry based on the native flora and fauna of Marquam Nature Park, at ten locations in Southwest Portland from February through August. more »

Theater

Action/Adventure Theatre Presents Tomorrow!

WHERE: Action/Adventure Theatre, Portland
WHEN: Thursdays-Saturdays, April 11th - 27th

Through a blend of performance styles, contemporary stories, pop culture and literary references, TOMORROW! will spark thought and discussion about where we are headed, and how we might go about getting there. more »

Arts

Willamette Hertiage Center Special Exhibition

WHERE: Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill, Salem
WHEN: April 12, 2013

The Willamette Hertiage Center presents the special exhibition "We Were Here First… And We're Here to Stay! Assimilation, Termination and Restoration of the Grand Ronde Tribe." more »

Visual Arts

"Altars To The Unknown" At Nisus Gallery

WHERE: Nisus Gallery, Portland
WHEN: April 5-28, 2013

Eric Trine creates work that he classifies as either art or design. Sometimes, what he creates fall somewhere in-between. "Altars To The Unknown," an exhibition at Nisus Gallery, features Eric Trine's explorations in art and design. more »