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READINGS THURSDAY 10/11
IN OTHER WORDS 19TH BIRTHDAY PARTY Featuring a performance by Toni Hill, raffle baskets, and feminists bearing fabulous foodstuffs. In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, 232-6003, 6:30 pm, $25
CHRIS CLEAVE Gold is the story of two 19-year-old women who share a dream of making the Olympics, only to find themselves competing against each other in the 2012 Olympics at age 32. Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills, Beaverton, 228-4651, 7 pm
FRIDAY 10/12
JACOB NEEDLEMAN An Unknown World attempts to cut a path through the many debates over the existence of God, offering a new approach to the question of understanding a higher power. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 2284651, 7:30 pm
SATURDAY 10/13 CHRISTOPHER HEALY
A reading from the author of The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, an alternative fairy tale telling the story of four princes and their adventures with bandits, trolls, dragons, and witches. Green Bean Books, 1600 NE Alberta, 954-2354, 2 pm
MONDAY 10/15
I’V E GOT SOM E LOVI N’ TO DO: THE DIARIES OF A ROARING TWENTIES TEEN As a teenager in Portland in the 1920s and ‘30s, Doris Louise Bailey kept a journal; now her great-niece is releasing the volumes, which offer a unique peek at Portland’s past. Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd, 249-7474, 7 pm, free
SANDRA CISNEROS Have You Seen Marie? is a fable for grown-ups about a woman’s search for a cat that goes missing shortly after her mother’s death. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside, 228-4651, 7:30 pm
WOMEN READING THEIR MINDS The latest edition of Unchaste Readers, featuring performances from Shannon Barber, Anna March, George Marie, Carrie Seitzinger, Evelyn Sharenov, and Alexis Smith. Jack London Bar at the Rialto, 529 SW 4th, 227-5327, 7:30 pm
WEDNESDAY 10/17
MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY 40TH BIRTHDAY BASH Featuring Portland authors Matthew Dickman, Monica Drake, Karen Karbo, and Pauls Toutonghi. Includes a screening of Turning the Pages: Friends of the Multnomah County Library. There will be cake. Eliot Center, 1226 SW Salmon, 228-6389, 6 pm
SCAM A party for the latest issue of long-running punk zine Scam, with editor Erick Lyle, featuring Black Flag karaoke with live accompaniment by Defect Defect. Mississippi Records, N Sumner & Albina, 282-2990, 7 pm, free
THEATER THE HOMECOMING Harold Pinter’s Tony Award-winning masterpiece about a son bringing his wife home to meet the family in 1965. Things do not go well. Back Door Theater, 4319 SE Hawthorne, 481-2960. Starts Oct. 12, runs Thurs-Sun 8 pm, through Nov 17, $15-20
OTHELLO Northwest Classical Theatre presents their adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy of corruption, deceit, and jealousy, all emanating from probably the Bard’s single greatest villain, Iago. Shoe Box Theater, 2110 SE 10th, 971-244-3740, opens Oct. 12, runs Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm, through Nov 4, $18-20
THE BLACK LIZARD The return of Imago’s English-language production of Yukio Mishima’s grotesque erotic mystery centered on Black Lizard, a murderous jewel thief, and the Sherlock Holmes of Japan, who is tasked to stop her. Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th, 231-9581, Thurs 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm, through Nov 4, $15-30
THE BODY OF AN AMERICAN Playwright Dan O’Brien’s story of befriending war reporter Paul Watson, and the roles each takes in helping the other handle the responsibilities, and damages, of bearing witness. Ellyn Bye Studio at the Armory, 128 NW 11th, 445-3700, Tues-Sun 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm, through Nov 11, $20-39
THE LOST BOYS - LIVE
Bad Reputation Productions follows up their adaptation of Road House with an all-new take on the ’80s teen vampire classic, The Lost Boys. Ethos/IFCC, 5340 N Interstate, 823-4322, Fri-Sat 8 pm, through Nov 3, $18-22
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Sweeney Todd is a musical about a man who kills people, and makes them into pies. It should be pretty damn ridiculous, right? But Portland Center Stage’s new production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street− the first time Portland Center Stage has ever tackled a Sondheim musical−is oddly subdued, and over-earnest references to the “political debates we are waging in this country today” are misplaced. AH Gerding Theater at the Armory, 128 NW 11th, 445-3700, Tues-Sun 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm and Thurs noon, through Oct 21
DANCE BODY BEAUTIFUL Portland Art Museum and Oregon Ballet Theater present a performance exploring the human form through exquisite objects from the British Museum’s Greek and Roman collection. Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay, 248-4335, Sat Oct 13, 7:30 pm, Sun Oct 14, 2 pm, Fri Oct 19, 7:30 pm and Sat Oct 20, 7:30 pm
TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY White Bird Uncaged presents the return of the Trisha Brown Dance company after a 10-year hiatus, featuring new works based on sculpture and calligraphy. Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, 248-4335, Thurs Oct 11-Sat Oct 13, 8 pm, $30
COMEDY JAMES ADOMIAN Back in Portland for the first time since owning the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, the funniest person to ever appear on Comedy Bang Bang brings his blend of standup, mimicry, and free-associative insanity to the Helium stage. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 SE 9th, 888-6438669, Sun Oct 14, 8 pm, $10-15
DOWN TO FUNNY Featuring performances from headliner Anthony Lopez, Katie Brien, the Razz Brothers, Tim Hammer, and Andie Main. Hosted by Christian Ricketts. East Burn, 1800 E Burnside, 236-2876, Mon Oct 15, 9 pm, free
VISUAL ART SOFTCORE APPAREL An installation by artist Brittany Powell, transforming the walls of the Vestibule into life-size American Apparel advertisements, commenting on feminism and the use of sex in ads. The Vestibule, 8371 N Interstate, 984-3189, through Oct 28
CINDY SHERMAN A series of large-scale prints and a 24-foot-long wall mural by photographer Cindy Sherman, exploring the role of women in today’s society. Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park, 226-2811, through Dec 30
DIRTY PICTURES A group show by PDXCross, featuring photos of cyclocross racing in Oregon, with pieces by Mike Davis, Rob Finch, Jamie Francis, Torsten Kjellsrand, Tim LaBarge, and Pamela Royal. i witness gallery, 1028 SE Water, Ste. 50, 384-2783, through Oct 27
EACH REFLECTION OF MYSELF ECHOES A DIFFERENT EMOTION AT ME An exhibit of ceramic works by Josiane Keller, highlighting the reality of homeless youth in Portland, and 20 heroes living in, and working through that reality. p:ear, 338 NW 6th, 228-6677, through Oct 26
PROPHET An exhibition of original artwork from the latest issue of Prophet, a sci-fi comic series written by Brandon Graham, featuring artwork by artists including Simon Roy, Giannis Milonogiannis, Farel Dalrymple, and Brandon Graham himself. Floating World Comics, 400 NW Couch, 241-0227. Through Oct 31.
PUT A BIRD IN IT A group show organized by We Make, featuring nearly 100 one-of-a-kind birdhouses created by local, national, and international artists, makers, designers, and agencies. Proceeds benefit All Hands Raised and the First Octave grant program. Union/Pine, 525 SE Pine, Fri Oct 12, 7:30 pm
For a complete calendar of arts events, see portlandmercury.com
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