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WHAT WE LEARNED FROM READING THIS WEEK’S PAPER VOL. 43, ISSUE 13.

Dr. Know didn’t drive anywhere outside Portland after 7 inches of snow crippled the city but none of our neighbors. 4

The uptight motherfucker who kept comics at Harvey’s from using swear words onstage will finally retire. 29

Cool people tend to wear Adidas Ultra Boosts. If they wear

McMenamins and the Ram both have trendy New England-style IPAs now. 32

Nikes, they’re Nikes designed 25 years ago. 17 Champion brand sweatshirts are what’s hot on the streets. 25

Despite CBD now being a Schedule I drug, one brave local brewery will release a beer made with it. 28

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CLIMATE-CHANGE ACTIVIST

driving force behind the growing Climate SoluThanks for the most interesting article regarding tions Caucus).

Ken Ward and his actions to fight the injustice Many U.S. representatives are closer to action being done to the world’s climate through fossil fuel than you’d guess, and there are many ways to use [“Ken Ward Is More Radical Than You,” WW, contribute to the fight for climate stability. Ward Jan. 18, 2017]. He’ll be in my thoughts and prayers may be more radical than me, but I’m just as determined. as his case works through the legal system.

For a lot of us, actions such as Ward’s aren’t —Meadow Anderson Southeast Portland attractive for a host of reasons. But there are lots of ways we can all work mOrE KeN WaRd rAdIcAl iS BABY DIES ON PORTLAND toward a livable planet. Groups like STREETS Citizens’ Climate Lobby (and many The system continues to fail the others) provide a way forward with most vulnerable [“Tragedy at a Bus their advocacy on behalf of a carbon Stop,” WW, Jan. 18, 2017]. How tax, especially a carbon tax with the many more have to die before the proceeds returned to the public. broken system is fixed?

Despite the recent election, This is so sad, especially in a city there are many reasons to hope we that always has money for feel-good are closer than ever to a meaningful “Ward may projects. global effort to reduce fossil fuel use be more —“Guest” and to turning the corner on climate radical than change. I encourage your readers to me, but I’m get involved any way they can, for it CORRECTION just as will only be through actions that senTwo actors were misidentified in sible solutions can be brought to bear determined.” a photo caption and a review of on behalf of our dear green world. the play db [“Pregaming Fertile —Scott Maxwell Ground,” WW, Jan. 18, 2017]. Alex Beaverton Ramirez, who plays D.B. Cooper’s niece, is pictured at the far left of the top photo on page 43.

I share Ken Ward’s conviction that it’s time to Dana Green, one of the actors who plays Cooper, decisively move our economy away from fossil is at the far right of the photo. WW regrets the fuels, but I haven’t given up hope that we can get errors. our federal government to be part of the solution.

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During the snow, I heard the roads in Clackamas County were better than Multnomah County roads. Do the two counties have radically different road maintenance protocols? Or is it microclimates? Wasn’t the Metro government supposed to create more cohesiveness in the region? —Homebound in Multnomah County The United States government was supposed to create more cohesiveness in the region, too, and we all know how that turned out.

Still, I understand your impulse, Homebound—now that the galvanizing common enemy of Snowpocalypse has been vanquished, it’s natural that we’d want to get back to our usual regimen of back-biting, finger-pointing and petty recriminations.

But in this case, there’s really no way to confirm or refute the anecdotal evidence you’re offering.

Before we go any further, we should note that Multnomah County does not maintain roads within Portland city limits, so we’re actually comparing Clackamas County’s road maintenance to that of the city of Portland, not Multnomah County.

The two entities entered the fray with comparable resources. Portland, with approximately 5,000 miles of road, had 55 snowplows at the ready. Clackamas County, with 1,797 miles, had 18.

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plow for every 100 miles of roadway in its care.

That may not seem like very many, but the truth is that most of our suffering in the past few weeks wasn’t due to a lack of plows. The problem was that conventional snowplows are no use against the icy, hard-packed ridges that our roads had degenerated into within the first few days.

Of course, there’s now talk of expanding or upgrading the fleet, just in case this year’s weather represents a “new normal.” There’s no reason to believe that’s the case, however; climate-change projections continue to predict less, not more, snow in our future.

Best to let the blizzards be, to do what they do best: give us something to blame on our political enemies. Is it too early to start talking about “Ted Wheeler’s Katrina”? How about “Jim Bernard’s Benghazi”? Any takers for “Snowpocagate”? Anybody?

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Under the first major policy proposal of the new City Council, Portland landlords would be required to pay for the moving costs of any tenants they evict for “no cause.” The emergency ordinance, which will require unanimous approval by a quorum of at least four council members Feb. 2, also requires landlords to pay moving costs if they raise the rent by 10 percent or more within a 12-month period on month-to-month tenants who opt to move out. Landlords would have to pay renters between $2,900 and $4,500, depending on the unit’s number of bedrooms. Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, who campaigned on promises to better protect Portland renters, drafted the ordinance—and has the support of Mayor Ted Wheeler. “I’m really excited to be getting to do something meaningful [to protect tenants] from becoming more cost burdened, being displaced and becoming homeless,” Eudaly tells WW. Landlord lobbyist and lawyer John DiLorenzo says the ordinance is illegal under the state’s ban on rent control. “Requiring the payment of relocation expenses for rent increases is no different than imposing penalties for rent increases,” he says in an email.

Kate Brown Picks Third Chief of Staff

Gov. Kate Brown named Nik Blosser on Jan. 24 as her third chief of staff in less than two years. Blosser follows Kristen Leonard, who

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resigned after WW reported on her failure to disclose business relationships that presented potential conflicts of interest. Leonard followed Brian Shipley, who resigned in November 2015.

Blosser is chairman of Sokol Blosser Winery, which his family owns, and president of Celilo Group Media, a Portland company that publishes Chinook Book, a compendium of coupons and guide to sustainable services. He’s also cofounder of the Oregon Busi-

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Blosser is married to Multnomah County Chairwoman Deborah Kafoury. “Nik’s experience as a leading voice in Oregon’s business community will be an integral perspective as my administration takes on the challenges that families face across the state,” Brown said in a statement.

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The pictures from a weekend of free speech deliver mixed messages.

As many as 100,000 people took to the streets Jan. 21 for the Women’s March on Portland (left). The sense of joy and power was palpable—and the turnout to rebut President Donald Trump was the fifth largest in the nation per capita, according to figures reported by Oregon Public Broadcasting. The good feelings extended to Portland police officers (center), who posed with marchers while wearing pink knitted “pussyhats.”

But that solidarity was belied by police actions the previous night, when officers deployed stun grenades and pepper gas on protesters at Pioneer Courthouse Square (below). Another photo taken on Inauguration Night shows homeless people bedding down directly beneath the protests (bottom left). It’s a reminder that amid the urgent battles over government power and civil rights, deep need also calls for a response at home.

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COMING HOME TO ROOST: Cathy Haas cleans the chicken coop at Cathedral Gardens, a low-income apartment complex in St. Johns. Out-of-state property owners have warned that the chickens must go.

Bye Bye Birdies OWNERS OF A NORTH PORTLAND LOW-INCOME APARTMENT COMPLEX ARE KICKING OUT THE BACKYARD CHICKENS.

By Thac h e r Sc h m i d

@thacherschmid

The effects of a red-hot housing market are writ large on the Portland skyline. More than 5,300 new units of housing were approved last year, yet that didn’t stop market-rate rents from rising 13 percent, further pushing low-income families to the margins of the city and reducing the housing options for those who remained.

But sometimes the most upsetting changes can be small.

Like a 50-by-20-foot chicken coop.

The Seattle-based owner of a North Portland low-income apartment complex is threatening to remove an 18-bird coop from a backyard area behind one of its many large buildings.

It’s the only chicken coop at a low-income apartment complex in Portland. Residents at the St. Johns complex, Cathedral Gardens, say the coop provides valuable education for neighborhood children who otherwise get little contact with animals.

It’s also the only coop on city-owned property—the building was publicly owned until sold to private landlords in 2013, and the chickens sit on Portland Parks & Recreation land.

“We don’t want the chickens gone, for the kids’ sake,” says longtime resident Shirley Cordoba, 79. “We’re trying everything in the world to keep them here.”

The coop’s manager, Brad Melaugh, of youth community garden nonprofit Village Gardens, says the buildings’ owners have told him the chickens have to be out by the end of February.

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The owner, affordable housing developer Vitus Group in Seattle, denies that, and says it hasn’t decided the chickens’ fate.

In a statement, Vitus manager Sara Wall writes, “If the resident volunteers lack the capacity to care for the chickens in a humane way with minimal disruption to their neighbors, and maintain a clean and sanitary environment, it is in the best interest of the animals and our residents to relocate them.”

The squabble may seem minor, but raising backyard chickens is an archetypal Portland experience. The planned removal raises questions about what the city’s poorest citizens can expect when public housing is outsourced to private interests.

For residents, saving the chickens is a way of preserving a sense of home, a connection to nature and a cheap, healthy food source.

“It’s very important,” says resident Cathy Haas, whose grandchild named two of the chickens Blondie and Meanie.

“It gets the kids off of the street, doing something else besides getting in trouble.”

One morning last month, the chickens had drawn a trio of Latino children to the coop at Cathedral Gardens. The children plucked grass to feed the hens.

“Oh God, don’t peck me, pollito!” cried Gabriel, one of the three elementary school-aged kids who laughed hysterically while dodging the birds’ sharp beaks.

“I like eggs,” said his friend Adrian.

“I like beaks,” Gabriel added.

Built in 1971, the 125-unit apartment complex is tucked alongside Pier Park’s disc golf course and North Columbia Boulevard. The buildings are set aside for the city’s poorest residents: A family of four must make less than $36,650 a year to live here.

Cathedral Gardens, once known as St. Johns Woods, has long been public housing. But it’s one of four area apartment complexes to be sold to out-of-state investors since 2012.

Vitus purchased Cathedral Gardens, whose rents are publicly subsidized through the Section 8 program, from Home Forward, the Multnomah County public housing authority, in 2013 for $8.3 million.

Tim Collier, a spokesman for Home Forward, says Vitus asked to buy the property, which was in disrepair, with a promise to fix it up and keep it affordable.

“We had done substantial improvements to the property,” Collier says. “There was just really significant physical needs that we were not going to be able to address, so we thought the sale made a lot of sense. The building would get improved. The residents would have a better home. We would get some revenue that we could use [for] our mission to develop new homes.”

Not all residents feel their home is better.

“I been here in St. Johns Woods for 33 years,” says Cordoba. “I still call it ‘The Woods.’ But since these people took over, they changed the name and tried to remodel the place, making it worse than it was.”

To its 75 volunteers, the chickens have been a bright spot. “[The coop] helps the families, because they don’t have to buy eggs,” Haas says. “And it’s healthier, because they don’t get fed all that store-bought crap.”

Vitus Group’s website trumpets its preservation of affordable housing and creation of “communities of opportunity” at 100 properties with 25,000 residents nationally. Wall says Vitus Group installed a computer lab and arranged for a free after-school program at Cathedral Gardens.

Melaugh says Vitus Group gave him its final decision last fall: The coop had to go.

Wall says that decision isn’t final. She says Vitus is considering removal to “make sure eggs are consistently safe for consumption” and to keep the property “free of vermin and rodents.”

But the coop site is well-maintained, and Dave Thomson, a code enforcement officer for Multnomah County Vector Control, says there’s been only one complaint about Cathedral Gardens since 1999. “It really is not on our radar at the moment,” he says.

The coop sits just a few feet behind one of the complex’s large buildings. Yet that land wasn’t sold—it still belongs to Portland Parks & Recreation.

Parks spokesman Mark Ross says his agency has not yet received the required 60-day notice that the coop must go.

“This is the only known agreement of its sort, and if it is terminated, it remains to be seen whether a similar one would ever be instituted,” Ross says.

Haas says the chickens offer meaning that will be difficult to replace.

“The chickens get me out of my comfort zone to do things I never would have done,” she says. “If I didn’t have to go take care of them, I would just be sitting in the house.”

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A JUDGE BLASTS THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR “EVISCERATING” THE TRANSPARENCY LAW IT’S SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN.

BY NIG E L JAQ UI SS

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As soon as next week, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum will introduce the most ambitious effort in decades to strengthen the state’s public records and meetings law.

Oddly, a judge last week castigated lawyers who work for Rosenblum for trying to evade the public records and meetings law that already exists.

Marion County Circuit Judge Claudia Burton ruled Jan. 17 that the Oregon Department of Justice withheld information from the public relating to the firing of a state agency director. The judge blamed the “bad advice” offered by DOJ lawyers for violations that “eviscerated” state transparency laws.

In her Jan. 17 ruling, Burton said the board of SAIF Corp., the state-owned workers’ compensation insurer, violated Oregon’s public records and meetings law when it met in private in May 2014 to discuss then-CEO John Plotkin’s future at the company and decided to fire him.

The law says public bodies such as the SAIF board, whose members are appointed by the governor, “may not meet in private for the purpose of deciding on or deliberating toward a decision.”

The SAIF board did so, Burton said, on the advice of DOJ lawyers.

In announcing her ruling last week, Burton blasted the efforts of Rosenblum’s agency to hide information from the public. (Disclosure: Rosenblum is married to a co-owner of WW’s parent company.)

“The policy behind the [public records and meetings law] is that the public needs to see the deliberations and the public needs to know what information the decision was based on,” Burton said.

“It eviscerates the act if a decision of this level of public interest can be deliberated on and the information kept behind closed doors in violation of the act.”

In a statement, Rosenblum says she is committed to transparency. “In this case, we do not have a written ruling from the judge,” Rosenblum said. “And the matter is complicated by the fact that a relevant case was decided by the Oregon Court of Appeals after DOJ’s legal advice was given. Nevertheless, I intend to ensure that all future advice pertaining to public meetings is consistent with my commitment to transparency.”

Burton’s ruling highlights a conflict within the DOJ. The agency is responsible for enforcing transparency laws, and at the same time, its lawyers provide legal advice to state agencies such as SAIF that may want secrecy.

One of the state’s most experienced public records lawyers says there’s no doubt which duty comes first.

Oregon’s public records and meetings law is the state’s primary vehicle for government transparency. That law provides citizens, including the press, access to government documents, and allows them to be present when government bodies deliberate and make decisions.

In October 2015, Rosenblum convened a task force to strengthen that law. Her decision followed the Feb. 18, 2015, resignation of Gov. John Kitzhaber, amid an investigation into influence peddling. Kitzhaber’s administration had long stonewalled requests for public records.

black eye for Rosenblum’s agency, given some of the revelations in the case.

As the case unfolded, Plotkin’s attorney, Dana Sullivan, turned up what she says is a smoking gun. The DOJ lawyers advising SAIF, Tessa Sugahara and Herbert Lovejoy, relied on a 2013 DOJ memo laying out a road map for agencies seeking to skirt transparency laws.

The subject line in an email containing the memo reads, “Dealing with at-will exec directors without public discussion.”

Burton found the DOJ’s legal advice placed SAIF’s desire for secrecy ahead of the public interest.

“The policy is not just to let the public watch the vote,” she said. “It’s to let the public watch the deliberations and to let the public know the information underlying those deliberations.”

Last month, Rosenblum presented lawmakers with draft legislation generated by her task force. The primary reform she’s suggesting is the creation of an independent public records advocate who would resolve disputes.

But the Plotkin case shows Rosenblum’s office does not always practice what she preaches.

The SAIF board fired Plotkin from his $325,000-a-year job in May 2014, just three months after hiring him. (“House of Cards,” WW, July 1, 2014). Plotkin’s highprofile departure caused a backlash among employees and generated substantial media coverage.

Burton ruled Plotkin must be rehired or paid damages.

On Jan. 23, SAIF settled with Plotkin for $1.7 million.

The ruling is both a major victory for Plotkin and a

DOJ lawyers argued that exemptions to the transparency law protect attorney-client communications and allow public boards to meet in private if they are discussing potential litigation or advice from their attorneys.

Burton acknowledged there are instances in which such exemptions apply, but she found the DOJ and SAIF were misusing them.

“I have seen throughout this litigation there’s sort of this ‘Abracadabra, the lawyer was there. Abracadabra, everything is secret,’” she said in her ruling. “It just does not work that way. The mere fact that a lawyer was in the room does not give you the Get Smart Cone of Silence where nobody ever gets to know what’s going on.”

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Keep It Like a Secret

“DOJ’s first responsibility is to follow the law,” says Jack Orchard, who represents the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. “The law says the presumption is in favor of disclosure and transparency. But in too many cases, that presumption gets turned upside down.”

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P o r t l a n d’ s Lo ca l Cu r r en cy SHOPPING LOCAL IS A WAY TO STOP THE DESTRUCTIVENESS OF THE TRUMP REGIME.

o you remember the advice of our leaders when we last faced a major national crisis?

In those uneasy days after 9/11, nobody knew what to do. And yet we all wanted to help.

Go shopping, our president said.

On one hand, this was obviously stupid. On the other, it’s maybe not the worst advice?

As Dubya knew, average citizens weren’t going to do shit to fight Al-Qaeda. Instead, he suggested they help stave off recession.

Now, in another very dark era, we return to Bush’s words.

Go shopping.

Seriously.

Since November, local retailers tell us they’ve had lean times, pummeled by the sour mood of local consumers and the evercreeping cost of existence here. Our city government’s bungled response to the snow caused two lost sales weekends, turning a tough situation into a near crisis.

If you enjoy Portland’s plethora of tiny shops curated by passionate people, now’s the time to help them out.

We’ve done our part by picking our 10 favorite new boutiques (page 12). If you’re thinking fashion might be a little trivial given our current political situation, we’ve talked to some women’s fashion trendsetters who say they’re going to use their style to combat Trump (page 21).

If you’re wondering what to buy, we have high-low fashion picks from two of Portland’s most style-obsessed citizens (page 16) and a guide to what’s hot in vintage right now (page 15).

Because Portland’s place in the global streetwear scene is primarily owed to being America’s greatest Sneakertown, we’ve got the story of the coolest Air Jordan re-release of the past year, which happened because one Portlander wanted to meet Bugs Bunny (page 24). We’ve also uncovered some less prominent shoes—the most obscure kicks endorsed by NBA players, in fact (page 18).

And if you’re so tired of fighting that you need to get cozy for a while, we have the six sweatshirts that’ll help you survive a damp winter in Portland (page 25).

It’s rough out there. We could try telling you it’s going to get better, but we’d have to use some alternative facts.

You can do your part, though: Protest vigorously, donate to causes you believe in, then get out there and buy something locally made from a locally owned shop. You might not save America from nuclear war, stupid walls or the loss of reproductive rights, but you could save the economy in this special little corner of the country.

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You Do What You Want FROM NORTHWEST THURMAN TO THE INDUSTRIAL EASTSIDE, HERE ARE PORTLAND’S BEST NEW BOUTIQUES.

Altar

3279 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 503-236-6120, altarpdx.com. 10 am-6 pm daily.

If you’re shopping for clothes in Portland, you’re spoiled for choice. Whether your style is vintage hip, forest tarot goth priestess, ultra-modern Scandinavian minimalist or jawnzhead, there’s a specialty shop carrying the cream of the crop from local and international designers. Here’s a roundup of new kids on the block—new meaning “opened in January 2015 or later”— that are joining the ranks of Portland’s elite trendsetters.

Altar is as much a cabinet of witchy curiosities as it is an emerging destination for sophisticated ready-to-wear fashion. Its cozy storefront’s center displays are crowded with the boutique’s specialty: hand-crafted statement jewelry, from necklace chains heavy with sterling skulls and crystals ($35-$345) to a sort of geometric pull-over gold metal net called a “body chain” ($695).

Geometry is a theme here, as is dark magic and the elegance of the otherworldly: Quartz clusters and stacks of illustrated tarot cards ($9-$60) are arranged here and there between clothing racks—and, though mostly in varying shades of black, each blouse and dress in its handmade house line shines with individuality. ISABEL ZACHARIAS.

Shop Boswell

729 SE Morrison St., shopboswell.us. Noon-6 pm Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4 pm Sunday.

Shop Boswell is the new retail experiment of high-order local hat designer Brookes Boswell, whose sundry background in architecture, fine art and textiles is clear from the articulated design of the space itself; the shop’s walls are sheeted with natural light and lined with beautifully arranged items, practically up to the ceiling. Wanting to give the spot the feeling of an artist’s studio rather than a store, Boswell curated (from more than 30 independent designers) a homogenous palette of pastels, generously oversized cuts and 1960s folk-art motifs. Shop Boswell specializes, of course, in hats—from of-the-moment felt safari styles ($198) to floppy straw sunhats ($70-$286)—but you’ll also find touchable matte ceramic housewares ($16-$260), big, boxy shirt dresses ($125-$348), and delicate, hand-scented body care items (around $20).

ISABEL ZACHARIAS.

Cosube

WALKER MACMURDO.

111 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 971229-4206, cosube.com. 6 am-7 pm MondaySaturday, 6 am-6 pm Sunday.

Bait

818 SW Broadway, 503-224-0531, baitme.com. 11 am-7 pm MondayThursday, 11 am-8 pm Friday-Saturday, 11 am-6 pm Sunday.

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apparel plastered with cartoon and video game characters. It’s all stylish and sleek, and smacks of nostalgia like a pop-culture candy shop. JORDAN GREEN.

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Bait’s experiment in curated streetwear started in 2011 with stores in Southern California, but the regional chain expanded to the space across from Portland’s long-running Zegna temple Marios just last year. It displays its more recognizable, limitedrelease Air Jordans in the window, and it’s also one of the few places in town where you can try to land highly coveted Yeezy Boost silhouettes. But fundamentally, Bait is a shop for a sneakerhead’s sneakerhead. Head inside and you’ll find a shop filled with obscure silhouettes from brands that include ASICS, Reebok, New Balance and Puma. The store cuts the kicks with pop-culture iconography: superhero and NBA star minifigs,

This mashup of coffee shop, surf boutique and beer bar would be strange if it didn’t make perfect sense. Coffee, waves, beer: If that sounds like the perfect day, Cosube has you covered. This brightly lit, cosube immaculately organized storefront situated next to the looming Yard building offers the growing population of Portland surfers a place to shop for clothing from Katin USA, Levi’s, Billabong and Dark Seas, then to talk sports with the friendly sales staff, baristas and bartenders. The store has a little something for everyone in the form of affordable basics, knit sweaters, jackets and jeans for men and women ($20-$120)—not to mention Coava Coffee and Wi-Fi—but the focus is on surfing. The row of surfboards hover at around $800, and rental equipment is coming soon. Looking for a custom board? Cosube will put you in touch with a local shaper who might use the shop’s in-house shaping bay so you can watch the process yourself. The bar and shaping bay are front and center on Thursday nights for live shaping happy hour (5-7 pm), when you can sip dollar-off drafts and watch someone’s board come to life—maybe even your own.

BRITANY ROBINSON.

PHOTOS BY AUBREY GIGANDET

FASHION ISSUE

JOHAN

When You Shoppin’ J by The Collective

205 SW Pine St, 266-0969, bythecollective.com. Tue-Sun 11-7

Hailing itself a “modern haberdashery,” The Collective offers a mishmash of services and products culled from a handful of partners. Retail-wise, the shop heavily features Jaefields clothing line, comprised of sporty shirts, shorts and outerwear designed and produced in-house by Wookie Fields. They keep a small space for shoes, where random pairs of Air Jordans have a tendency to pop up. The R/A Reflective Jacket ($140) and the newly released Black Collection have garnered considerable attention, particularly the Juneau long-sleeve flannel shirts ($105). Beyond retail, the shop also plays host to two stylist chairs, and offers apparel and visual content production. JORDAN GREEN.

Johan

632 SW Pine St., 503-222-0119, shopjohan.com. Noon-6 pm Monday and Wednesday-Saturday, noon-5 pm Sunday.

“I don’t like promoting reckless consumption, so I try to bring in things that are worthy of being in the world,” says Laura Housgard, proprietor of white-floored, white-walled avant boutique Johan. “If you’re going to have waste, and use water and fabric and resources, it should be something you use for 10 years and get a lot of joy out of.” Housgard takes a high-concept, high-quality approach to fashion, carrying garments, jewelry and ceramics designed in the tradition of Swedish minimalism. This means boxy (in a cool way), monochromatic and deconstructed dresses from Portland designers like Laurs Kemp and Shea Christner, and Swedish imports like clean-silhouette clogs from Nina Z and Portland-appropriate raincoats from Stutterheim, with a healthy dose of hand-picked vintage items thrown in for good measure. These garments are sold alongside ceramics from Portland’s Alexandria Cummings, geometric candles from Maine’s Muru and simple jewelry from local designers like Minoux. WALKER MACMURDO.

Magpie

1960 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 503-946-1153. Noon-7 pm MondaySaturday, 2-6 pm Sunday.

For more than 20 years, Magpie was the place you’d sell your finest, weirdest and most dandified vintage clothes—and also where you’d buy them; a wunderland for Japanese tourists looking for authentic America. But the newly branded, highrent West End had no place for it, and so Magpie was forced to jump the river in May to…actually, a way better location, with more room and more character and appropriately deco architecture, amid the secondhand and antique shops of Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard. Governed by the particular and discerning tastes of owner Todd Wooley, Magpie is a menagerie of rocker boots, flapper shoes, ’40s party dresses, loud suits, furs, Burt Reynolds mustaches, designer neckties and vintage jewelry—a tightly curated collection arranged

thematically and often seasonally with uncommon attention. But the store’s finest feature, perhaps, is the price tags—each one with a reminder, an instruction, or a gentle nudge.

“Hit the courts and play ball with the boys in these little purple athletic shorts,” reads one. “$14.” MATTHEW KORFHAGE.

Neapolitan

2774 NW Thurman St., neapolitanshop.com. Noon-5 pm Wednesday-Friday, 11 am-5 pm Saturday-Sunday.

At the heart of this teeny-tiny shop is an even teeny-tinier company: Rachel Sees Snail Shoes, the custom sandal-making venture of local cobbler-designer Rachel Corry, who also co-founded the Pansy underwear label. Like its namesake ice cream, Neapolitan is layered with colors; the super-saturated blacks, reds and blues of Corry’s sandals ($150-$240) play kaleidoscopically with the muted mustard and rust of the cotton Pansy undies ($39-$48) they’re interspersed with. On top of these two focal point lines, the shop carries ceramics from the adjacent Thurman Street artist studios (which you can even peek into via one of Neapolitan’s windows), as well as vintage jewelry from OKO, bags from Stanley & Sons and Laura Schoorl, and sandal-making kits Corry assembled herself ($135)—her ultimate goal is to liberate beautiful, custom shoemaking for the masses. ISABEL ZACHARIAS.

ZERO WAVE

Simply Curated candles ($32), shading the The Mindfulness Coloring Book and drinking a cup of coffee made with a Wolf Ceramics pourover ($44). If shopping alone doesn’t bring you zen, head over to the apothecary section for Moon Juice Spirit Dust ($30), a powder you mix into drinks that may “help you unwind, expand awareness and align with bliss.”

ANDI PREWITT.

Zero Wave

722 N Killingsworth St., 971-266-3492. 11 am-6 pm Thursday-Tuesday.

WM Goods

1136 SW Alder St., 503-954-3398, shopwmgoods.com. 11 am-6 pm Monday-Saturday, 11 am-5 pm Sunday.

Wandering around WM Goods might feel like you’ve just been let loose in Miranda’s closet, with its racks and shelves filled with straight, boxy skirts, brocade jackets and chunky sweaters that would’ve been casual wear for the most underappreciated cast member on Sex in the City. The West End shop, its wood floors and copper pipe clothing displays bathed in natural light from two walls of windows, feels a bit like shopping inside a yoga studio. Its niche is looking beyond the pool of local designers to feature brands that aren’t readily available elsewhere in Portland. One example is Copenhagen-based Ganni, which offers a range of pieces from minimalist and laid-back to flowing and feminine. For instance, the Yoshe Jacket in Iris ($109) has a roomy, straight cut—its oversized breast pockets and collar mimicking a classic denim coat that hits at the hip, but a lighter linen-cotton blend could carry it into spring layered over a Parisian-inspired black- and whitestriped boatneck sweater. A fluttery, pine-hued Marietta Georgette wrap dress ($190) with a floral pattern in muted pinks and cream features a plunging neckline and above-theknee hem, but long sleeves for balance, that could also transition nicely as the temperatures warm—pairing well with both tall boots and peep-toe heels. There’s more than clothing and accessories in this self-described “one-stop shop for rad ladies,” whom I picture surrounded by WM Goods’ all-white

Closet-sized Zero Wave looks like an edgy SoHo art gallery straight out of Desperately Seeking Susan—but the only real exhibit is a particular kind of life, dissected and carefully displayed on the walls. On one side there are the vintage amps, distortion pedals and rare guitars, though sadly not the black Eastwood Stormbird stolen this August. An Eraserhead T-shirt looms over the window, in front of vintage-T racks containing bootleg Nike Air shirts and old heather gray Reebok shirts. But on our visit, the only actual shoes were purple clogs and pale booties. Another rack seems to contain Winona Ryder’s entire wardrobe from Heathers.

Sunglasses are the fun kind, worn by party girls long ago; it is a store filled with nostalgia less wistful than kicky. Co-owner

Beth Ann Morgan not only curates but repairs, retailors and sashiko-stitches her garments into a very specific vision of yesterday. Almost everything in the store is the same size: skinny. It is a place that could have few true customers, but one imagines that those seven women might build their whole lives in this store, one Care Bears sweatshirt at a time.

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Jaefields, By the collective

Cannaflage Designs

Cannabis is a lifestyle, now incorporated into every faction of our lives. The savvy cannabis customer has many choices in what they smoke, how they medicate, and what they wear. Karen Averill of Cannaflage Designs has taken fashion to a new high, with a line of clothing featuring actual photographs of her patient farms.

Her CannAloha collection is manufactured in Oregon and made with recycled fabric. Karen also carries a full line of home decor including her signature Don’t Sleep Alone Sleep with Your Buds bedding collection, making it easier than ever to cover your world in green goodness.

Jacksonville, OR 530-GANJA13 (530-426-5213)

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Since its first debut on the Portland runway in 2014, Wookie Fields’ stark, modern minimalist designs have embodied the city’s collaborative spirit—complete with a store that houses standout local barbers to bring clothing and style together under the same roof. Wookie and his buddies Kyle, Jaylon and Kahlil formed By the Collective to improve their brands through collaboration. Jaefields is versatile. Jaefields is timeless. Jaefields is 100% made in Portland, Oregon. @jaefields + @bythecollective jaefields.com bythecollective.com

205 SW Pine St 971-266-0969

T s o M E h T E L B a N o i Fash NsEry E p s i d d N a L T r o iN p Hey you two, get a ring!

Maloy's offers a fabulous selection of antique and estate jewelry and fine custom jewelry, as well as repair and restoration services.

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2145 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd jaynepdx.com | 503-719-5665

FASHION ISSUE

Is This Cool Again?

BIRKENSTOCKS OR ADIDAS SLIDES? TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT TRENDS IN VINTAGE STYLE.

You’re at House of Vintage. You find a pair of old Guess jeans for $12, and they’re in your size.

Have you stumbled onto an incredible find that’ll have your ’gram going bonkers, or a brick that’ll have teens on the MAX sniggering behind your back? Find out here! WALKER MACMURDO.

BACK

NOT BACK

BACK

TRACKSUITS

CHRISTINE DONG

ANSWER: BACK. Whether it’s the Adidas Superstar classic or the Jordan Brand version from Creed, tracksuits are 100 percent back.

Nothing defines early 2017 more than athleisure, and nothing defines athleisure more than a tracksuit.

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NOT BACK

CHOKER NECKLACES ANSWER: BACK. Choker necklaces are back, but we’ve moved past the basics. Unless you wish to draw accusations of basic bitchery, you want a thicker necklace like those that Kim K has recently been spotted wearing, or one with an ostentatious accessory.

Speaking of which…

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BACK

ANSWER: NOT BACK. Birkenstocks were kind of back in 2014 with the Bon Iver crowd, but they never fully made the transition to the mainstream. If you’re one of those people who can pull off the “dress like shit in a cool way,” Birks are for you. But for the vast majority of people, they remain in the realm of German tourists and those guys at Food Front who look like the Crypt Keeper.

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CRYSTALS ANSWER: IT’S A MYSTERY. The big question on everyone’s minds is what follows the choker, and crystal pendants are in prime position to usurp the throne. But they aren’t fully back, and may never escape the niche realm of goths, rockers and hippies. Enterprising Portlanders: Now’s the time to test the waters.

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SOCKS AND SLIDES

BIRKENSTOCKS

NOT BACK

WHAT DOES “ARE CRYSTALS BACK” EVEN MEAN?

NOT BACK

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ANSWER: BACK. That’s right: Socks and sandals are cool. Summer 2016 saw a resurgence in matching slides and tube socks.

There’s no sign this trend will slow, but make sure you match (i.e., Adidas with Adidas), or you’re committing a heinous faux pas.

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NIKE AIR MAX 97

HOOP EARRINGS

ANSWER: NEVER LEFT. This year marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most underappreciated silhouettes in Nike history. Beloved by aficionados, Christian Tresser’s Air Max 97 perfectly reflects the era of normcore athleisure.

They’re being reissued in small numbers, so snap them up if you can find a pair in the original silver colorway.

ANSWER: BACK. Doorknocker hoop earrings are back in style for the first time in a decade. But if you’re going to rock this staple of Hispanic street fashion, make sure you do so respectfully.

NOT BACK

GUESS JEANS, TOMMY HILFIGER, RALPH LAUREN, CALVIN KLEIN ANSWER: BACK. The mid-to-late ’90s in general are back, and with it comes the fashion of the era. Any vintage gear from the above brands you can snag for cheap is a steal.

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FASHION ISSUE

The High-Low

BY WA LKER MACMU R DO

wmacmurdo@wweek.com

TWO PORTLAND FASHION EXPERTS AGREE: BUY BIG OR BUY CHEAP.

Be you.

Be comfortable.

sandals• clogs•shoes•boots•socks

1433 NE Broadway • 503.493.0070 Hours: Mon-Sat 10-6; Sun 11-5 Facebook.com/footwiseportland

Laura Housgard Housgard, who owns downtown’s Scandinavianinfluenced Johan boutique, has spent most of her life in fashion. Raised in Tualatin, she studied business and merchandising at Oregon State University and marketing in Sweden, working in technical design for four years in New York. She started Johan as an online retailer while living in Brooklyn in 2012, opening a brick-and-mortar store in Southeast Portland in 2015. She moved Johan to downtown last year.

GENDER-NEUTRAL MINIMALISM “The basis for how I buy at Johan is ‘anything I would wear.’ I have a lot of vintage mixed in, and I carry a lot of local designers. But it all started with this Scandinavian, minimal, androgynous aesthetic. A lot of pieces I have are unisex or gender neutral.

“I think a lot of women are feeling really empowered right now, that they don’t have to follow any rules. That’s sort of spilling over into fashion, and people are doing whatever they want.

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CO U RT E SY L LOY D

Skip the mall. What you want to wear this year comes from Portland’s boutiques and secondhand stores. At least that’s according to Laura Housgard and Nick DePaula, two influential local trendsetters. I spoke to Housgard and DePaula about what’s new in women’s and men’s apparel. They had similar things to say: Big prints are out, subtlety is in. Either buy high-quality designer that will last for years, or buy cheap.

LLOYD’S WHITE LINEN T-SHIRT.

I don’t know if that means women wearing men’s clothing, or literally wearing a paper bag. It feels like people are being really creative.”

SHERIE MUIJS AND LLOYD “Sherie Muijs is from New Zealand, and it’s one of my favorite brands. It’s one of the prime examples of unisex. All of her pieces in her lookbook are shown on a male and a female model. Lloyd is based out of Vancouver, B.C., and they show their garments on males. They use really boxy, big, natural materials like cotton, linen and raw silks.”

AUBREY GIGANDET

O P E N A I R M U S E U M I N S TA G R A M

CO U R T E SY N I C K D E PAU L A

Theory

Nick DePaula For those who know their Yeezys from their Jordans, DePaula is an internationally recognized journalist who has interviewed legends like Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and Tinker Hatfield. He grew up in Sacramento, studying journalism at the University of Oregon and moving to Portland in 2007 to work for sneakerhead mag Sole Collector. DePaula was hired as creative director for mega-popular sneaker site Nice Kicks in 2015.

NICK DEPAULA WEARING ADIDAS ULTRA BOOSTS.

LAURA HOUSGARD AT JOHAN.

S H O P J O H A N I N S TA G R A M

OPEN AIR MUSEUM

NEW PORTLAND DESIGNERS “Open Air Museum is a local brand that started last spring.

[Designer Shea Christner] is sourcing all of her fabrics from Japan. What she makes is really clean, simple and nicely done.

“I carry Laurs Kemp, but keep away from her boobs, butt and face prints. Anatomy is a trend right now, but I try and have things that you could wear in 10 years, that a 60-year-old or 18-year-old woman could wear.

“Another huge trend now, and g oing into spring, is deconstructed, almost halfassed-looking garments that sort of just look like you made it yourself. Amy Epperson is super-young and makes clothes under the label A Person. She made these herself.”

NINA Z CLOG

ACHILLES LOW

HIGH-LOW FASHION

“I think in Portland specifically, it’s interesting because what we’re seeing is what I call the ‘high-low.’ People will have one or two things that are really high-end, which they’ll mix and match with H&M, Zara and Topman. Now, everybody’s into different shades of sweatshirts, hoodies, whatever. That’s stuff that all these stores can easily copy and adapt.”

LAURA HOUSGARD WEARING A STUTTERHEIM RAINCOAT.

STUTTERHEIM RAINCOATS “Stutterheim raincoats are always really popular; I’d say they’re almost peaking. I’ve been carrying them since they launched them in the U.S.”

CLOGS “I try and bring new brands to Portland that are harder to find. I interned for Nina Z clogs back in New York. I think clogs are having a moment, but they have been for about 10 years. Clogs are just the perfect shoe for so many occasions. Women like them because there’s a heel, so you feel dressed up. But they’re also super-casual.

You can wear them to weddings and to work or on a date. They work in every situation, and they’re really comfortable.”

COMMON PROJECTS ACHILLES LOW

“When it comes to footwear in particular, Common Projects is something that’s really always stuck out. The Achilles model is pretty awesome, and a lot of people adapt that. But to me, it’s really only a small niche of people who are really into that stuff in Portland. A lot of people have ties to the brands, Nike and Adidas, of course.”

ADIDAS CATCHING UP TO NIKE

“Until about two years ago, Portland was 100 percent Nike or Jordans. Now we’re really seeing a lot of Ultra Boosts and a lot of Tubulars, with Yeezys here and there. Anyone who has tried Ultra Boost on at this point has been really into it.”

The oddest thing, DePaula says, is the 25-year gap between Adidas and Nike. The favored Adidas styles are the new, future-thinking silhouettes. People who still wear Nike are wearing shoes designed in 1990.

“I’ve had people from Adidas joke about it, saying that if they could’ve colored the Boost foam, they would’ve made it neon with splatter, or something tacky. The fact that it is just white with navy upper, olive upper or gray upper makes the shoe look super-clean and reinforces the idea of Boost just being this white, foamy, comfortable thing.”

ADIDAS NMD: NICE KICKS’2016 SNEAKER OF THE YEAR “The NMD was the next one that really took off.

It has a distinct look because of the two blocks on the side of the shoe. At $120, it wa s t h e m o d e l that people could roll the dice on NMD and not flip out about it if they didn’t like it. They’re an easy shoe to kick around, and the blocks are just iconic when you’re wearing them. Every year, Nice Kicks does a list of our top 50 shoes of the year, and these were our No. 1 of 2016.”

MINIMAL BRANDING

“For the last two years, there has been a shift toward subtlety. When you look at everybody’s clothing, no one wears logos anymore. If there are big graphics, it’s an iconic print from that brand. For a long time, Adidas was going with blatant midfoot stripes on their stuff. But a lot of people didn’t want that much branding screaming out. With Yeezy, there is no Yeezy logo, but you still just recognize the branding right away.”

DePaula says this has hurt Nike. But the brand-new Nike LunarCharge has only a small swoosh on the heel, a reaction to this trend.

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Karl Malone LA Gear, 1991 Then: As arguably the second-best player of his generation, no shoe associated with the Mailman should be considered obscure. Yet the Catapult is remembered only by hardcore sneakerheads. One reason is that Nike sued LA Gear for allegedly ripping off its spring-boosting patent. Another is that the shoe once literally fell apart on a college player in the middle of a game.

And let’s face it: It’s kind of hard to buy Malone as a sneaker pitchman. He’s such a bumpkin he probably would’ve preferred to play in a pair of muddy work boots if possible.

Now: Sliding into Vanessa Bryant’s DMs, probably.

Bobby Hurley ITZ, 1993

Who Was Thaaaat?

THE NBA’S GREAT FORGOTTEN SHOE ENDORSEMENTS.

BY M AT T H E W SI N G E R

msinger@wweek.com

In the sneaker world, the endorsement often makes the brand.

Would Nike have become a worldwide giant if it had made Air Sam Bowies? Would Adidas still exist today if it bet on Vitaly Potapenko becoming the breakout star of the 1996 draft over Kobe Bryant? Would even Portland’s most dedicated Blazers fan ever be caught dead rocking a pair of Meyers Leonard Signatures?

There’s a reason you don’t know Nautica and Warner Bros. tried to break into the shoe market, and it often has less to do with the quality of the shoes than of the players trying to sell you on them. Here are some of the most obscure endorsements in shoe history.

Billy Ray Bates Grosby, 1980s Then: A cult hero of the post-Walton, pre-Drexler Blazers, the highflying, hard-partying two guard went to the Philippines after drug issues forced him out of the NBA and became a superhero—specifically, Black Superman, the name of the shoes a local company made in his honor. His acts of heroism included chugging beers before games, working out by lifting cars by the bumper and challenging Wilt Chamberlain in total number of sexual conquests.

Now: Following a stint in jail for robbery, Bates returned to the Philippines as a skills coach, which led to a revival of his signature sneakers.

He was fired in 2012 for “acts detrimental to the team,” and is trying to find someone who’ll publish the handwritten autobiography he penned while in prison.

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Then: It’s probably safe to say the former Duke guard is the only player with a signature shoe to average fewer than 4 points per game in the NBA. (To be fair, his pro career was derailed by a serious car wreck his rookie year. But still, fuck Duke.) At least the commercial for the shoes is pretty classic: Over a righteous cheese-rock cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes,” Hurley declares, “I’m not filling anyone’s shoes—I brought my own!”

Now: Coaches at Arizona State University, the Duke of the Pac-12.

Bryant Reeves Warner Bros., 1995 Then: Appropriately for a franchise named after a large, lumbering animal, the center known as Big Country— because he was big, grew up in a small Oklahoma town and was presumably really into ’80s Scottish folk-rock bands—was the first-ever draft pick of the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995. When Warner Bros. ventured into footwear, it naturally identified him as the perfect representative.

Because when you think of the company that created Bugs Bunny, you think of slow-footed hillbillies from the Ozarks.

Now: Lives on a cattle ranch in his hometown.

Because when you’re Big Country, dreams stay with you.

Glen Rice Nautica, 1997 Then: Speaking of Warner Bros., it also briefly signed the journeyman sharpshooter to an endorsement deal. But that’s not even the weirdest brand Rice has been associated with: Shortly after winning Most Valuable Player at the 1997 All-Star Game, he put out a shoe with Nautica, the favorite clothing line of seafaring dads and preppie teen-movie villains.

Also, he claims to have had a one-night stand with Sarah Palin back in the ’80s. That has nothing to do with anything, but it seems worth noting.

Now: Got arrested for beating up a dude he found hiding in his ex-wife’s closet, then started a mixed martial arts company, as one does.

John Wallace Karl Kani, 1997 Then: The Syracuse product was drafted by the Knicks in 1996, signed with iconic street fashion brand Karl Kani, then went on to have the nondescript eightyear career befitting a No. 18 pick. In the ’90s, sportswear companies must’ve just handed out shoe deals to any incoming NBA player who bothered to show up at the draft combine.

Now: Where’s Wallace? Where’s Wallace?!

WHERE’S WALLACE?!?! Coaching the Gotham Ballers, a squad of recent NBA retirees in the Champions Basketball League.

Master P Converse, 1999 T h e n : While best known for popularizing pained groaning as an expression of ebullience among hiphop fans, the No Limit impresario managed to parlay his moment of dominance over the late-’90s rap charts into a successful side gig cosplaying as an NBA player. He got on preseason rosters for the Raptors and the Hornets, wrote the second-best basketball anthem behind John Tesh’s NBA on NBC theme, and then somehow persuaded Converse to give him his own shoe. Truly, an inspiration to both mushmouth MCs and delusional YMCA ballers everywhere.

Now: Goes around to sports talk shows claiming he once beat Michael Jordan in a pickup game.

Don’t stop believing, Percy.

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Damani Dada, 2004 Then: Most famous for choking P.J. Carlesimo during practice in 1997, the five-time All-Star didn’t let a little thing like attempted coach murder destroy his marketability. In the waning days of his career, urban athletic brand Damani Dada released Sprewell Spinners, which had an actual wheel implanted in the heel that would rotate like a car rim with each step—just the sort of classy accoutrement you’d associate with a guy who once threatened to beat Jerome Kersey to death with a two-by-four.

Now: After squandering much of his basketball money, he appeared in a Priceline commercial as the physical embodiment of professional failure, which is either keenly self-aware or just deeply sad.

Stephon Marbury Steve & Barry’s, 2006

Then: A highly touted point guard coming out of college, Marbury has led a…let’s say “interesting” career. He bounced around the league, playing well in spurts while burning bridges and never quite living up to expectations. Then he went to China and became a national superstar, leading the Beijing Ducks to three Chinese Basketball Association championships. But his greatest cultural contribution might be the Starbury, the astoundingly lowpriced line of sneakers he funded with money left over from his last Knicks contract. Originally created in collaboration with defunct retailer Steve & Barry’s, he now sells them on his own website, while calling out Michael Jordan and LeBron James for the cost of their sneakers.

Now: He’s promoting the Starbury Elite Lightup, with built-in lights that sync with an iPhone app. It’ll still cost only about $50 a pair.

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Jimmer Fredette Spalding, 2012 Then: Not content providing the NBA with its official game balls, Spalding tried to get back into the shoe game a few years ago by roping in the scintillating trio of Mario “LeBron’s Whipping Boy” Chalmers, Chris “Who?” Singleton and, most significantly, Jimmer “The Mormon Steph Curry” Fredette. It went about as well as all three dudes’ stateside careers. Fredette dumped the company for Under Armour, then the NBA dumped him on a plane bound for China.

Now: Averaging 38 points per game for the Shanghai Sharks.

Matthew Dellavedova Peak Sport, 2016 Then: You might remember Delly from the 2015 playoffs, where he was often seen diving at the knees of opposing players and bugging Steph Curry just enough to imbue Cavs fans with a false sense of hope that they could beat the Warriors without Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love. That was enough to impress Chinese brand Peak, which issued the Delly 1 last year. Australians buy shoes too, I guess.

Now: Riding the pine for the Milwaukee Bucks. Meanwhile, J.R. Smith has yet to get his own shoe deal, because life is unfair.

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FASHION ISSUE

Dismantling the Patriarchy

Is the New Black

WOMEN’S FASHION, FAR FROM PETTY, WILL BE A FACE OF POLITICAL ACTIVISM IN TRUMP’S AMERICA. @isabelzach

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From Jacqueline Kennedy’s pink Chanel skirt suit to Michelle Obama’s uproarious decision to show off her bare arms in her first photo as first lady, political American women have—for better and certainly for worse—been defined in large part by their sartorial choices.

Symbiotic with the fashion of politics, though, is the politics of fashion as it’s worn by the everyday women not fortunate enough to marry a president, let alone (gasp!) run for office themselves, at least not yet. Political statements compellingly designed and printed on a shirt, button or patch speak almost as loudly and even more directly than words themselves, and in 2017, as a means of solidarity against President Trump, you’ll be seeing a lot more of them.

Emma McIlroy, co-owner of Portland fashion brand Wildfang (who carries a whole line of shirts, jackets and hats emblazoned with the slogan “WILD FEMINIST”) emphasizes that the use of original slogans and mass screenprinting toward political ends is hardly new.

“We stand on the shoulders of giants,” she says. “We are only here because of the work done by those before us.”

As far back as Warren Dayton’s 1960s mass production of T-shirts depicting César Chávez and the Statue of Liberty’s amputated torch, graphic fashion became an essential vehicle to resist oppressive norms: gender discrimination, reproductive rights infringement, unchecked corporate greed, and systematic racial injustice.

In McIlroy’s view, we’re at another historical crossroads where fashion-dispersed feminism and other social messaging can profoundly shake and reshape mass political views.

“Fashion and political activism have probably always gone hand in hand because they are both controversial,” she says. “Designers and creatives aren’t afraid to make a statement and upset some people, which aligns well with politics.”

Among the unafraid is Nicole LaRue, the lesbian activist and illustrator who designed the logos and branding for the Women’s March on Washington in response to Donald Trump’s inauguration.

“It’s an easy impact,” says LaRue, who feels that designers, women designers in particular, are tired of being expected to design on the base goal of prettiness as opposed to social impact. “It’s a loud voice, graphically. I think people are drawn to being able to show what they’re thinking and say, ‘I’m a part of this.’ Fashion is the perfect medium for that.”

Especially since becoming involved in the march, LaRue says she sees political fashion everywhere.

“There are pop-up shops now in D.C. that are selling some of the designs that I made for the march, and there are heaps of other feminist things being sold in the same place.”

Why now? LaRue and McIlroy both gave the obvious answer— Trump.

“I think something’s gotta give,” says LaRue. “We need a louder, bigger voice, and maybe that’s what printed T-shirts and printed fashion will give us—solidarity.”

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NATALIA DIAZ BOUGHT THIS SHIRT KNOWING THAT 50 PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS WOULD GO TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD.

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Literally translating to “opium den perfumery,” Fumerie’s name is a subtle reference the intoxicating power of perfumes. Just step up to the bar, take a seat and let the helpful, knowledgeable staff guide you on the path to your new fragrance. @fumeriepdx fumerie.com

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The official hat sponsor of the Women’s March Oregon Chapter, Flipside Hats makes artful accessories for men, women, and kids. Since 2002, crafted from repurposed materials like Pendleton wool, recycled fleece, and stretch cotton knits, Flipside Hats is easy on the planet.

Items are sewn right there on SE Belmont, so peek behind the curtain next time you’re in to see where all the magic happens.

“Affordability” is a word that you don’t see often in boutique clothing stores, but it is a key part of AVIDD Boutique’s ethos. Founder, owner and manager, Christin Ayala’s mission is to help every woman leave her store rocking clothes with confidence and style, no matter her budget.

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Did you pitch Jordan directly?

We had a working relationship. I remember, after the first Bugs commercial, I got a nice thank-you from him that said it was his kids’ favorite of all the ads he’s ever done.

Did you expect the XI to be the most popular Air Jordan?

No. Fuck, no. Not at all. Everything is happenstance. Who would expect something so simple, almost trivial, as a television commercial to become such a cultural phenomenon?

Turnt Up to XI JIM RISWOLD HIRED A RABBIT, AND TURNED THE WORLD’S MOST LOVED SNEAKER INTO A LEGEND.

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he most-hyped shoe of last year was a 20-year-old shoe themed for a children’s movie.

Lines of people camped out overnight, Complex reported, for the chance to buy them. They’re going for 50 percent above their sticker price online, and two days before Christmas in Massachusetts, a man had his pair taken at gunpoint in what police called a “sneaker deal gone bad.” In a year where Adidas blew by Nike in hype—and watched its stock leap with a Boost as Nike floundered—it was a ray of light for the Swoosh.

The shoe was the Air Jordan XI Space Jam, designed by local legend Tinker Hatfield, and according to shoe magazine Sole Collector, this year’s reissue was “easily the biggest release of the holiday season, if not the entire year.”

Yes, Yeezy not excepted.

The iconic red-and-black shoes were tied to the 1996 half-animated flick starring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. While rumors swirl of a Space Jam 2 movie starring LeBron James, Nike executive Trevor Edwards pegged the Space Jam reissue as the cornerstone of their yuletide strategy.

And it all happened because Jim Riswold wanted to meet Bugs Bunny.

In 1992, Riswold spearheaded a (then-outrageous) million-dollar spot starring Bugs and Michael Jordan for Wieden+Kennedy. It became the signal ad of the 1992 Super Bowl, helping launch the hoops icon toward another stratosphere of celebrity altogether.

While health concerns forced Riswold’s retirement from the agency, he’s busied himself with an art career centering upon the whimsical arrangement of fascist figureheads.

As he readies his memoirs for spring publication, the maverick advertising legend spoke to WW about the ads that helped launch the shoes that many sneakerheads consider the greatest of all time. JAY HORTON. WW: How did Space Jam come about?

Jim Riswold: I’ll put it as simply as I can—I wanted to meet Bugs Bunny. And I put him in a commercial so I could meet him. How’s that?

What’s he like?

He was everything I hoped he would be.

It’s funny, I actually grew up a Bugs Bunny nut—a much bigger fan of Bugs than Mickey. Mickey Mouse puts you to bed all comfy and cozy, but Bugs Bunny made you laugh.

Were negotiations with Warner Brothers difficult?

Yeah, it was tough at the beginning—you can’t do this, you can’t be too violent. It was just like … [whimpering sounds] … the neutering of an American icon. We essentially 24

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got to do everything we wanted, but there was quite a bit of arguing.

We did have quite a few censorship issues —violence, Porky Pig’s stuttering. So, we said, fine. If we can’t do a spot with the real Bugs Bunny, we’ll do one with Roger Rabbit.

After the success of [Air Jordan 7 colorway] Hare Jordan, we basically got whatever we wanted on Aerospace Jordan. It’s full of dynamited popcorn, violent bowling and network censorship jokes—violent use of a giant eraser. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as good.

There were only two Jordan/Bugs ads?

Each one took about six months to make because they weren’t computer generated—all old-school, single-cell frames done by hand.

Did you think there was anything special about the shoe?

I think there was something special about all of the shoes back in the early days. That shoe in particular as opposed to any other one? Not really. I mean, there’s a built-in group of Jordan followers who take ’em all. The right commercial behind the right shoe may have added something.

Was it the shoes? Was it Jordan? Was it the commercials?

I’d like to think the last played some small part in the equation, but I’d first put Michael as a player and then the really cool shoes that Tinker Hatfield designed.

If my little commercials helped create that engine, then I’ll smile.

Ever wear sneakers yourself ?

No, I’m 59 years old. I tried once, and my kids just shook their heads: “Dad, please!”

Were you involved in the movie?

Reportedly 200 brands were licensed, but Nike wasn’t one of them.

At the very end, I did get called in to write a couple of scenes, and to be honest, I’m glad that people like that movie, but I don’t get it. Sylvester and Tweety Bird don’t play basketball! Hell, they don’t even like each other.

One’s always trying to eat the other one.

Did any of your scenes make it into the movie?

Oh, God, I wrote something where Michael says he’s a baseball player and Bugs says he’s a Shakespearian actor. I think I had them kiss?

If they ever do make Space Jam 2 with LeBron, would you go?

Probably not. I like remembering the commercials.

Before Jordan, there were athletic pitchmen but nothing like this—mythmaking as well as playful.

Yeah, I think that’s why it worked so well with [Spike Lee character] Mars Blackmon. It’s, like, here’s a character who both adored Michael Jordan the person and Michael Jordan the shoe.

In 1987 when those ads came out, how well known was Spike Lee? He wasn’t. He’d just released his first movie, and that’s actually where the idea came from. [Wieden+Kennedy producer] Bill Davenport and I went to She’s Gotta Have It, which is Spike’s first movie.

There’s a scene where the character Mars Blackmon gets to sleep with the woman of his dreams, but he won’t take off his Air Jordans. And, we both looked at each other, like—are you thinking what I’m thinking? You better be thinking what I’m thinking!

What those commercials did, when they started way back in 1987, was open up Nike as part of pop culture. To some extent, the Bugs Bunny stuff was just an extenuation of that—creating pairings of Nike and popular culture that formed new pieces of popular culture.

So Mars and Jordan, Bugs and Jordan—both fast-talking, singularly American.

There you go. That’s a good insight. No, I think the Bugs spots were more a tribute to Bugs Bunny. Anytime anybody screws with Bugs, he’s gonna lower the boom and offer the ultimatum, “Of course, you realize this means war.” Now, if he’s getting bullied by basketball players, it’s not exactly rocket science bringing the world’s greatest basketball side to pummel those, as he would say, maroons.

Did you do the first Jordan commercial?

The second, I think. At that time, most Nike commercials were just about showing the athlete in full sweat—some glorious footage and call it a day. Then, seeing that movie [She’s Gotta Have It] allowed us to inject humor, whether you think it’s funny or not, and show a lighter side of the athlete.

Basketball shoes were a niche market. Did you have any idea they would become this billion-dollar…

No. Who could see that? I think they probably started changing once the success of the Spike and Mike ads showed there was a bigger market out there than just basketball players. They’re, y’know, built for basketball players, but the whole sneaker culture, you wouldn’t have seen that coming.

Did you do shoe ads for other athletes?

I worked on David Robinson’s shoe. I worked on Charles Barkley’s shoe. I did all the Bo Jackson stuff. You can make the argument that more people see those commercials today than they ever did on TV, thanks to the internet.

What made Jordan unique?

Nobody ever saw a game like that before!

And, then, that smile. He once said that I turned him into a dream.

HENRY CROMETT

FASHION ISSUE

The Six Sweatshirts You Need to Survive Winter In Portland mcizmar@wweek.com

Portland winters are defined by interminable dampness. Not a downpour, not a snowstorm, but an endless mist that cuts right through thin shirts while also leaving you sweating in a heavy jacket, like a Labrador in a sauna.

Thank God for sweatshirts.

The trusty cotton sweatshirt has never been

more fashionable, and it’s also the perfect foil to the gray misery of the next three months.

Warm enough when popping over to the store for milk, cool enough to wear around a typical office all day long.

Here are the six sweatshirts you need to make it through winter here. Pair them with an umbrella (hush up, Mossback) and you’re all set.

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CHAMPION LIFE REVERSE WEAVE Champion, the brand you may remember from such decades as the ’90s, is back. In the streetwear world, Champion is definitely Comeback Player of the Year, and a dark horse MVP candidate. The basic Champion crewneck is now shorthand for everyman’s athleisure, and the mid-’90s revival.

Kanye wears them, and Champion is collaborating with Bape, Supreme and Todd Snyder. The shirt to buy is the basic reverse weave with the classic logo on the sleeve and chest, which is designed to wear with character and which you can snag for $40 to $50 from Urban Outfitters or direct from Champion.

ADIDAS XBYO OTH Did you know the Japanese are pretty much the only people who can make cool knits now? Well, it’s true. This very basic over-the-head (OTH, get it?) sweatshirt with a kangaroo pocket was designed by Satomi Nakamura and made of Yamayo terry, a dense but relatively thin fabric made in Japan.

It has very little stretch, and it’s not especially soft, but it is tough while regulating your temperature very well.

It costs about $85, and the minimal branding means you can wear it early and often. Adidas rolls these collaborations out every month or two.

HANES CREWNECK If it’s been a while since you’ve owned a classic cotton Hanes crewneck, you might be surprised to learn they cost exactly as much as they used to (like $9 at Target) and they no longer shrink in one place while getting weirdly baggy in another.

They’re so soft, so warm and priced to spill paint and greasy food on. You need a couple of these around.

AMERICAN GIANT CLASSIC FULL-ZIP HOODIE In 2012, Slate’s Farhad Manjoo declared this “the best sweatshirt known to man.” That meant people who read Slate and the friends they drink pricey sour beer with (it me) all ended up on a waiting list to plop down $90 for a heavy-duty Americanmade sweatshirt with extra-long sleeves, a hood that’s actually shaped like a head, and double-reinforced elbows. It’s since been tabbed by bloggers as part of “Everything You Need to Have the Most Comfortable Existence Possible,” and “the Tom Bihn of Clothing.” For a while there, every beer festival in Portland was half AG heavyweight hoodies. I’ve owned three and worn them basically every day for months at a time, but lately they’ve felt a little outdated. The other products the San Francisco company has rolled out since haven’t had the same magic—especially the ill-fated lightweight version. Still, props for turning me on to direct-sale American-made products and making Facebook a nice tool to have in the box.

BRIDGE & BURN COLUMBIAKNIT Plain is in. High quality is in. Local is in. The West End’s outdoorsy streetwear boutique Bridge & Burn keeps up with the trends, but it carries a few evergreen garments that’ll last a long time and stay in style. The house crewneck sweater is made in Portland by almost centuryold Columbiaknit and comes in simple, block colors set off by a red stitch in the shoulder. It’s thick, warm and comfy in just about all nonSnowpocalypse weather.

PATAGONIA SYNCHILLA OK, yes, technically not a sweatshirt. But it exists in what the kids call a “sweatshirt-adjacent space” and clearly fulfills the same purpose. A vintage Patagonia is not only delightfully thick, warm and soft, but basically the only cool fleece there is right now. Luckily for those scandalized by the price of genuine Patagucci, the Pearl has a corner with hand-me-downs for sale at only $40. Get the brightest, gaudiest pattern on the rack and you’re instantly in style.

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“I’m traveling from France, so I haven’t had the opportunity to check out the local shops. My “I like to get lost in House of Vintage.” jacket is Dolce & Gabbana.”

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“Red Fox Vintage, because they always have a broad range of items.”

“Give and Take resale.”

“I often go to the bins and use what I find there to create my own look.”

“I haven’t discovered one yet. Too often they don’t offer any options in yellow.”

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C.K.G.K.: After headlining Moda Center on Jan. 19, comedian Louis C.K. played a much more intimate gig later that night, dropping in at Ground Kontrol for monthly showcase No Pun Intendo and performing an impromptu 15-minute set for what Portland comic Alex Falcone described on Twitter as “15 very surprised people.” According to Falcone, C.K. stopped by at the behest of his openers, Todd Glass and Dan Soder, who were looking for another set. He was goaded to the microphone by Glass and opened by saying, “I don’t want to be here right now.” “People walked by and would look in the [window] and mouth, ‘Holy shit!’” Falcone says. C.K. told a poop joke he’d just written on an airliner, a racially charged “why did the chicken cross the road” joke, and reeled off a few of “the grossest sentences he could think of.” And yes, he insisted on paying the $3 cover. “It’s a thing New York comics do that L.A. comics wouldn’t,” Falcone says of the surprise set. “Someone told me he likes to battle a little bit, because the big shows are easy. He was looking for a tussle.”

CLUB 22: Northeast Sandy Boulevard bar Club 21 ended its 80-year run Jan. 15 after co-owners Marcus Archambeault and Warren Boothby signed over their 11-year lease on the divey burger castle to a Los Angeles billionaire developer, clearing the way for a 212-unit apartment complex. But it looks as if the spirit and decor of Club 21 may live on—albeit, in somewhat less distinctive architecture. The owners applied for a liquor license to take over Coasters Bar & Grill on Southeast Powell Boulevard and 60th Avenue, and insiders tell WW that Coasters will be the new home of Club 21’s iconic decor, and probably some of the bar’s staff. Coasters’ staff says the changeover will occur as early as Jan. 31, and insiders say Club 21’s decor will then be moved to Coasters. Boothby declined to comment.

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CANNED CANNABINOID: Portland brewer Coalition is pushing forward with its Two Flowers IPA featuring CBD, the non-intoxicating cannabis extract often used to treat pain and anxiety. This is even after the Drug Enforcement Administration last month classified CBD as a Schedule I drug, the same classification as cocaine and heroin. “So silly!” Coalition brewer and co-owner Elan Walsky wrote to WW. Oregon law is unclear on the subject, says OLCC spokesman Mark Pettinger—but he says the agency has been looking into Two Flowers since its release. Meanwhile, Walsky is rolling the dice, putting kegs in bars, including EastBurn, and trying to bottle the beer, which would require a federal sign-off. “We’re feeling lucky!” Walsky writes.

BUSHWHACKED: The former Bushwhacker Cider bar, which closed in December after 18 months in Woodlawn, will become a whole-pig restaurant, brunch spot and high-volume cocktail bar from former Renata sous chef George Kaden and top NYC bartender Annalisa Maceda. It will be called the Grand Army Tavern, named after the plaza in New York where the couple met. The food menu will be split between vegetarian dishes and pork in up to 12 preparations, from bologna to smoked ham to braised belly. Maceda says the bar will focus on classic drinks, alongside innovations like a boozy Vietnamese iced coffee and a tomatillo bloody mary. “A delicious daiquiri, margarita or whiskey sour—when the citrus is fresh, it’s one of the best things you’ve ever had,” she says. Kaden and Maceda hope to open Grand Army by April.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

Battle Trance Don’t be scared off by Battle Trance’s approach to modern jazz. Sure, four tenor

The Roast of Barry Kolin After fter two decades running Portland’s cleanest comedy

saxophones huffing and puffing at once seems tailored to a very niche audience. But the quartet’s ability to indulge in the freedom of post-bop while retaining glimpses of R&B groove is a compositional feat that must be seen to be appreciated. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 503-288-3895. 8 pm. $12 advance, $15 day of show. 21+.

club, Harvey’s owner Barry Kolin is retiring. Standup vet Dwight Slade hosts this farewell roast, which should be interesting, if for no other reason than seeing if it’s possible to insult someone without using the words “fuck,” “asshole” or “cock-faced shit monster.” Harvey’s Comedy Club, 436 NW 6th Ave., 503-2410338, harveyscomedyclub. com. 7:30 pm. Free. 21+.

THURSDAY, JAN. 26

Memory’s Lonely Breath: Films by Vu Pham

Portland filmmaker Vu Pham immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam as a child. By age 10, he had experienced more violence and chaos than most do in a lifetime. Northwest Film Center screens a collection of his new works, including The Cutting Shadow, the story of two Vietnamese immigrant brothers who become entangled in organized crime. Pham will attend. NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium, 1219 SW Park Ave., 503-221-1156, nwfc.org. 7 pm. $9.

FRIDAY, JAN. 27 A Night of Steely Dan at the Yacht Club!

That’s right, yacht rock at an actual fucking yacht club, probably while you’re sitting next to some dude in tasseled loafers who made his money buying horses and selling glue. With apparent lack of irony, local soul dude Chris Baum will lube his way through the darkly ironic sounds of the band formerly known as William Burroughs’ dildo. Portland Yacht Club, 1241 NE Marine Drive, 971-340-0518, chrisbaumproject.com. 8 pm. $20-$25.

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SATURDAY, JAN. 28 NW Coffee Beer Invitational

Michael Lewis From Moneyball to The Big Short, Michael Lewis is known more for the award-winning movies his books have spawned than the books themselves. Lewis’ newest, The Undoing Project, documents the Nobelwinning cognitive theories proffered by Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky that revolutionized Big Data and modern economic theories. Sounds like one hell of an action flick. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 503-2272583, literary-arts.org. 7:30 pm. $15-$65.

We’re All Mad Here opening night

Shaking the Tree Theatre’s next devised piece is a one-man, Alice in Wonderland-referencing play. We’re All Mad Here comprises surreal vignettes about characters dealing with things like time and identity, and will feature everything from shadow puppetry to acrobatics. Shaking the Tree Theatre, 823 SE Grant St., 503-235-0635, shaking-the-tree.com.

7:30 pm. Through Feb. 25. $10-$25.

Best of Portland 5

Apparently all you have to do to get brewers to make really cool beer is tell them it’s a contest—and so every year brewers and cidermakers turn out wild takes on coffee beer that stray far from the basic porters and stouts. Expect the same this year, with entries from 16 breweries and cider houses, including Great Notion, Cider Riot and the Commons. Goose Hollow Inn, 1927 SW Jefferson St., 503-2287010. Noon-7 pm. $15 entry includes 8 tasters.

This yearly fundraiser, benefitting music education nonprofit Portland Rock On With Us, ain’t lying when it says “Best of Portland.” A who’s who of local musicians— Red Fang! Summer Cannibals! The Last Artful, Dodgr! Ural Thomas!—team up with tykes from three music schools to perform new material. Think of it like Kidz Bop, except not terrible. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 503-284-8686, wonderballroom.com. 7 pm. $15 advance, $20 day of show. All ages.

SUNDAY, JAN. 29 Blazers vs. Warriors

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Conventional wisdom says the Blazers are going to play the Washington Generals to Kevin Durant and Steph Curry’s Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon, but then, that was the thinking around this time last year, before Dame went and dropped 50 on ’em. That’s probably not happening again, but hey, maybe Stotts will send Jake Layman to kick Draymond in the balls or something. Moda Center, 1 N Center Court St., 503-235-8771, nba.com/blazers. 6 pm. $110-$348. All ages.

Last year, Minnesota rapper Lizzo caught fire with “Good as Hell,” a body-positive summer jam soaked in classic funk sunshine, positioning her as a paragon of optimism at a time when feeling good about anything seems futile. Her energetic live shows double as motivational seminars for anyone in need of a little uplift—which is all of us these days. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 503-231-9663, dougfirlounge.com. 9 pm. $15 advance, $17 day of show. 21+.

MONDAY, JAN. 30

Fast Times at Ridgemont High at Mission Theater

Drop-In Dodgeball

Sean Penn. Nic Cage. Forest Whitaker. High-budget prestige drama in 2016, or goofy stoner high school flick in 1982?

It’s the latter. Amy ((Clueless) Heckerling ’s foundational bro comedy of stoner surfers, fast-food jobs and poolside fantasies may play the little brother to Animal House and Dazed and Confused Confused, but it harks back to a sunny, innocent time when Sean Penn wasn’t a synonym for “biggest dildo in Hollywood.” Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan St., 503-223-4527, mcmenamins. com. 5:45 and 8:30 pm. $4, $3 12 and under.

Need to work out your aggression on total strangers, in a socially sanctioned context?

Five bucks lets you relive childhood trauma with a pickup dodgeball game at Beaumont Middle School, set up by Recesstime Sports.

Just be warned: There will probably be some ringers who’ll whap you so hard it’ll mess up your sinuses. Beaumont Middle School, 4043 NE Fremont St., 503-381-5056. 6:30-9:30 pm. $5.

TUESDAY, JAN. 31

The Seratones

Louisiana’s Seratones bill themselves as a rock-’n’-roll band, but singer A.J. Haynes’ warm wailing is steeped in the wild soul traditions of the South. Last year’s crushing blast of a debut, Get Gone, made them one of the most-hyped new acts in their hometown of Shreveport—a city that knows something about rock, soul and getting wild. Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water Ave., 503-328-2865, bunksandwiches.com. 9:30 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.

Elizabeth McKenzie

Long-listed for the National Book Award for Fiction, The Portable Veblen is set in the modern-day San Francisco Bay Area, where the cries of an immiserated populace are being drowned out by the whine of 10,000 libertarian software programmers’ Segways. Also, there’s a talking squirrel. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 503-228-4651, powells.com. 7:30 pm. Free.

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Here Comes the Rooster

BY M AT T H E W KO R FH AGE

RICHARD A. CHANCE

The Bump

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LUNAR NEW YEAR IN PORTLAND.

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It’s probably the biggest holiday in the world.

At New Year, people in the U.S. tepidly wait for New York’s ball to drop. But the Chinese people go balls to the wall. The whole billionstrong country takes an entire week’s vacation to drink, eat and jetset, taking 3 billion trips by plane, train, boat and automobile, and dropping $45 billion to stuff their faces and shopping bags. Each day of China’s 15-day festival has its own traditions, starting with firecrackers and lion dancing and culminating in a lantern festival. It’s an all-enveloping cultural force so powerful that the 1967 Maoists of the Cultural Revolution tried (and failed) to take it down.

Even in February, it’s a celebration of spring.

The Lunar New Year festival is the rebirth of the whole year. This year it marks the changeover from the fun, happy-go-lucky babies born in the Year of the Monkey to the punctualbut-ADHD Rooster kids. Just like Easter, it’s timed to the phases of the moon: It starts this year on Jan. 28.

It ain’t just Chinese.

Lunar New Year is celebrated throughout Southeast Asia, in wildly different ways, wherever the Chinese lunisolar calendar is used. Japan officially switched to the Gregorian New Year (Jan. 1) in 1867, but plenty of Japanese still roll with the traditional lunar version. In Portland, you can find public parties for the Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese new years (see below). But pretty much no one rolls harder for the New Year than the Chinese.

It’s been celebrated in Portland for a long time.

This is only the second year that the Chinatown History Foundation has put on a dragon dance and parade.

“But we’re trying to revive a practice that had been going on in Chinatown since the mid-1850s,” says Jennifer Fang, the parade’s organizer, harking back to days when both Japantown and Chinatown existed next door to each other on West Burnside Street.

Everyone should feel free to celebrate, but don’t be an asshole.

“This is a community event,” says Fang of the parade. “As much as we’re trying to honor Chinese traditions, the reality is, looking at the volunteer roster, almost half the names are very obviously not Chinese names. We’ll see people from all different backgrounds. We welcome that.” But, needless to say: Respect traditions that aren’t yours. If you have any doubts about whether you should wear that, don’t.

Lunar New Year in Portland SATURDAY, JAN. 28SATURDAY, FEB. 6 Lan Su Garden Chinese New Year Lan Su is bringing the whole two-week tradition to light, starting on Jan. 28 with ceremonial orange rolling and red envelopes (sadly, not stuffed with money), lion dancing at 11 am, 1 and 3 pm on weekends, calligraphy demos, arts and crafts, and a Chinese wishing tree. This is ground zero for lunar festive feeling. Lan Su Chinese Garden, 239 NW Everett St., 503-228-8131. Visit lansugarden.com for a full calendar.

SUNDAY, JAN. 29 Dragon Dance and Parade You want firecrackers? There will be firecrackers—huge strings of them, popping off in Chinatown at 11 am, followed by lion dancers and a huge antique canvas dragon from the old country propped up by around 20 achingarmed volunteers. “We’re really hoping it doesn’t rain,” says Fang, fearing the weight of the water on the dragon.

The parade ends with a street fair at the Oregon Historical Society. Incidentally, don’t

bring your own firecrackers, please—although last year, the Tong building in Chinatown did so anyway, Fang says. What can you do?

Illegal fireworks are a Portland tradition. Northwest 3rd Avenue and Davis Street, 503-224-0008, pchmf.org.

11 am. Free.

Mochitsuki Take part in the rice-smushing traditions of Japan at Portland State University’s 20-year-old Mochitsuki fest, with taiko drumming, chopstick games, kendo demonstrations, the pounding of the mochi rice paste, kendama cup-and-ball tricks by world champ Wyatt Bray, and a performance by the Asian-American dance-rock band the Slants, straight from their appearance in front of the friggin’ U.S. Supreme Court. PSU Smith Memorial Student Union, 1825 SW Broadway, mochipdx.org.

11 am-4 pm. $4-$12.

SATURDAY, FEB. 4 Chinese New Year Cultural Fair Nothing says “party” like a huge, impersonal Convention Center hall. Nonethe-

less, an attendance of 8,000 is expected, with dragon and lion dancing, martial arts demonstrations, food, and a whole world of stuff gussied up in this year’s lucky colors: gold, brown and yellow. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 503-771-9560, portlandnyf.com. 10 am-5 pm. $6-$8.

Vietnamese Community of Oregon Tet Festival The Vietnamese festival of the dawn will fire up right next to the Chinese cultural fair, with loads of food, drink and song. Portland has the fourth-largest Vietnamese population of any major American city, so this should roll deep.

The official Tet fest goes till 5 pm, but the real fun is at night with a concert and dance—and a whole mess of Vietnamese performers singers traveling up from California. Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C, 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., 503-235-7575, vnco.org. 10 am-5 pm, $8.

8:30 pm-midnight, $20.

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Artisinful Beer and Chocolate Festival

NW Coffee Beer Invitational

Apparently all you have to do to get brewers to make really cool beer is tell them it’s a contest—and so every year brewers and cidermakers turn out wild takes on coffee beer that stray far from the basic porters and stouts. Expect the same this year, with 16 breweries and ciderhouses participating, including Great Notion, Cider Riot and the Commons. $15 entry includes eight tasters. Goose Hollow Inn, 1927 SW Jefferson St., 503-228-7010. Noon-7 pm. $15.

10 for 10 Wine Tasting

Understandably, wine tastings tend to gear toward premium product— luring you in with a cheap taste to leave you hooked on the fancy stuff. Four times a year, Pairings wine shop hooks you on the good cheap stuff. Subtitled “Blue Collar Wines—for the Overeducated and the Underemployed,” this $10 tasting will hook you up with 10 tastes from 10 different $10 bottles of wine. Buy a case, and you get two free tix to a wine-and-food pairings class.

Pairings, 455 NE 24th Ave., pairingsportland.com. 11 am-6 pm. $10.

3. Rue

1. Fukami

4246 SE Belmont St., 971-279-2161, fukamipdx.com.

You’ve got only until Valentine’s Day to eat here, and then it’s heartbreak—the finest dedicated sushi spot in town will go into Portland real-estate limbo. So go now. It’ll change all the feelings you have about fish. $$$-$$$$.

2. East Glisan Pizza Lounge

8001 NE Glisan St., 971-279-4273, eastglisan.com.

What a pleasant little bar this has turned into—with decent taps, a good vibe and some seriously solid Detroit-style pizza on Tuesdays with a pleasantly airy crust that’s apparently difficult to achieve. $$.

1005 SE Ankeny St., 503-231-3748, ruepdx.com.

Rue just kicked off one hell of a happy hour before 6 pm and after 9 pm daily—with $1 oysters, beautifully crisped panisse and one of the best drinks in town: a killer $8 gin and tonic goosed with apple brandy and Bonal. $$-$$$.

4. Le Pigeon

738 E Burnside St., 503-546-8796, lepigeon.com.

While you can, get Le Pigeon’s wild take on soup dumplings: the soup was French onion, and the meat was beef short rib, and there’s truffle. Sooooo good. $$$-$$$$.

5. Taqueria Nueve

727 SE Washington St., 503-954-1987, taquerianueve.com.

After an off night this summer, a recent night found T9 in top form, with bright salsas and soul-warming corn tortillas topped with achingly tender carnitas. Stop by. $.

DRANK

Slow Jams Double IPA (MCMENAMINS)

LION DANCE

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SATURDAY, JAN. 28 For the second year, Culmination will play host to a beer-and-chocolate pairing fest with a whole bunch of local artisan chocolate—Creo, Pitch Dark, Woodblock, etc.—matched

Shandong

2850 S.E. 82nd Ave.

In places high in both bikes and beers (Holland, Belgium, Oregon), Beercycling brings the two together on tipsy pedal tours. And one of its favorite breweries in Belgium is this one, the 170-year-old De Dolle Brouwers (“the Mad Brewers”). And for $20 (tip included), you get five tasters at Bazi: whether one of the world’s first Easter beers, the hazygolden 8.9 percent ABV Boskeun, or a citrusy Dulle tripel (10 percent ABV). The first 15 to show get a free taste of De Dolle sour. Bazi Bierbrasserie, 1522 SE 32nd Ave., bazipdx.com. 6:30-9 pm. $20.

with beers, like cherry beers from Logsdon, Ruse, Culmination and Upright, and Breakside’s kick-ass bourbon-barrel-aged Aztec. A $21 online ticket includes $5 toward chocolate and eight beer tickets.

Culmination Brewing, 2117 NE Oregon St., 971-254-9114. Noon-5 pm. $21.

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Did you know they have hazy, Northeast-style IPAs at the Ram now? In Clackamas? So we shouldn’t have been surprised to see the trendy, juicy, cloudy, lowbitterness brew pop up at Troutdale’s McMenamins Edgefield—an orange-gold, soft-on-the-palate Slow Jams Double IPA that both looks and tastes like sugared grapefruit, needled only slightly with pine. It doesn’t have that hoppy crackle that seems to sizzle off Great Notion’s IPAs, but Slow Jams rounds out into a dangerously crushable 8 percent ABV beer, full-bodied and lightly floral with Simcoe and Citra hops. Just note that the particulate in the beer settles over time into a cloudy bottom, so it’s not very pretty in a growler, even though it still tastes great. Get it on tap instead. Each McMenamins brewery location is free to play around with its own IPAs, but let’s hope this one travels to Portland. Recommended.

MATTHEW KORFHAGE.

THMOAS TEAL

REVIEW

Getting Seconds

CHECKING IN ON THE NEW SECOND LOCATIONS OF NOTABLE POP-IN RESTAURANTS. mcizmar@wweek.com

Nobody in Portland likes to leave their neighborhood. That was especially true during our recent troubles, but it isn’t that much less true on a weekly basis. How many people do you know who haven’t left their quadrant in a month or so except for work?

One side effect: It seems like every successful fast-casual pop-in in this city is destined to have siblings—which is why Southeast Division and Northeast Alberta streets both have Little Big Burger, Salt & Straw, Petite Provence and Bollywood Theater. In the past few months alone, we’ve seen several notable spinoffs, from rotisserie chicken joints like Pollo Norte to the city’s best fro-yo spot, Eb & Bean.

POLLO NORTE SUR

2935 NE Glisan St., 503-719-6039, pollonorte.com.

11 am-10 pm daily.

I never had much use for the original Pollo Norte. The juicy chicken and ultra-bright salsa verde were solid, sure, but until the teensy-tiny Mexican rotisserie coop upped refrigeration capacity, it was often bereft of birds by late afternoon, meaning you could leave empty-handed. No cocktails, a cramped dining room and the far-flung location were deal breakers. (If you’re venturing all the way out to Cully, why not Gresham?) But Norte Sur, in the former Kerns Kitchen location on Glisan, is a marked improvement. The chicken is better than ever—crisper skin, juicier flesh—the room is spacious but warm, and you can now drink margaritas. Also, a kitchen 10 times the size means the new location has been able to add specials like a very tasty tinga tostada. And if you still want carry-out, note that it stays open till 10, a rarity in the neighborhood.

ATE-OH-ATE WOODSTOCK

5200 SE Woodstock Blvd., 971-865-5984, ate-oh-ate.com/woodstock. 11 am-9 pm daily.

Have I been sleeping on Ate-Oh-Ate? The original location of Ben Dyer’s “cheffy” Hawaiian plate-lunch place on East Burnside has been around for seven years, meaning it might as well be Stanich’s. Not being much of a plate luncher, I’d kinda forgotten it existed until this new outpost popped up in Woodstock, near the new Double Mountain and freshcaught fried fish window. The flavors here are admirably

aggro. Just before close, the flavors had swelled in the won- liquid nitrogen. The flavors are constantly rotating as at the derfully smoky, salty and tender Kalua pig plate ($10.95), original, and servers still encourage you to sample several some of the best pork I’ve had in a long time. A chicken teri- before fitting your scoop for a bowl and a magic shell. yaki plate ($11.95) showed a deft hand with caramelizing the sweet sauce with a light touch of char—if it’s not Du’s, it’s not too far off. Oh, and it has tiki drinks. Stiff ones, made fast.

3040 SE Division St., 971-242-8753, ebandbean.com.

Noon-10 pm daily.

Froyo gets a bad rap, and not without good reason. Most of the stuff you buy by the ounce at strip malls comes from pre-made mixes. Well, forget all that with Eb & Bean, which makes its own froyo from local, organic dairy and tops it with smallbatch baked goods and housemade sauces. The downside of that process is it’s tougher to get it right. Just as our first visit to the now-stellar Northeast Broadway location was a letdown, our first visit to the new Division Street shop found yogurt with rough, sandy texture riddled with ice crystals. Owner Elizabeth Nathan has been tweaking her process since opening in the former Koi Fusion space, and a second visit found the froyo extra creamy. This is a competitive neighborhood— Salt & Straw, Pinolo Gelato and Fifty Licks are all just blocks away—but come summer, I’ll be a regular here.

EB & BEAN DIVISION

JOE RIEDL

BY M A RT I N C I Z M A R

POLLO NORTE SUR

KIM JONG SMOKEHOUSE

KIM JONG SMOKEHOUSE AT PINE STREET MARKET

WHAT’S THE SCOOP SOUTH WATERFRONT

0664 SW Gaines St., 503-719-5308, whatsthescooppdx.com.

3-10 pm Monday-Thursday, 3-11 pm Friday, noon-11 pm Saturday, noon-10 pm Sunday.

Hot take: The South Waterfront is Portland’s most underrated neighborhood. The glass towers south of the Ross Island Bridge get a bad rap, but the vibe there is great—everyone responsible for gentrifying the historic gravel pits that used to stand here signed up for exactly what they’re getting now, and there’s no angsty mossbacks around to complain about it. What’s the Scoop, which opened on North Williams Avenue back in 2012, plunked down a second location here over the summer. It’s eerily similar to the original, with the same ultra-smooth ice cream made by freezing cream with

413 NW 21st Ave., 971-373-8990, kimjongsmokehouse.com.

11 am-9 pm Sunday-Thursday, 11 am-10 pm Friday-Saturday.

Kim Jong Smokehouse had one of the more unexpected and rapid expansions in recent memory. In September, Smokehouse Tavern boss BJ Smith teamed up with Han Ly Hwang of the Kim Jong Grillin cart to create a mash-up at Pine Street Market. Two months later, Smith rebooted the birthplace of his empire on Northwest 21st Avenue as Kim Jong Smokehouse, axing the traditional ’cue in favor of bibimbap bowls and steamed buns. It seems a smart move. The tiny Nob Hill space was a tough place for a full smokehouse menu. But it’s fine for making these delightful bowls, which are served in steaming cast-iron pans. The bibimbap is basically what you get at the original cart on Division—scorched rice, japchae, a fried egg, kimchi, pickled mango and sesame seeds—but here they’re served with smoky pulled pork or kalbi short rib, plus one of the house sauces. As at the old Smokehouse 21, picking your own sauce is half the fun, but I personally favor the spicy, pungent gochujang. All ’cue should come with gochujang—and given how fast these Portland restaurants expand into mini empires, it soon might.

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VOLUNTEER

Guide

Willamette Week’s Annual Guide to Volunteering for Nonprofits.

Welcome to WW’s 2017 Volunteer Guide.

The idea behind this has always been to rally readers to give time and sweat equity to worthy local nonprofits, so as to help make Portland a better place.

In today’s social and political turmoil — especially on the national scene — this sort of help is more important than ever. And if last year’s Give!Guide performance is any indicator, you’re more than up to the challenge.

Here are 70 nonprofits worthy of your time and attention. They have identified their needs in the pages of this guide. If you can fill one of them, great!

If you know someone else who can, point that person in the right direction.

Let’s show them what we’re made of.

Thank you.

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FENCES FOR FIDO

AUDUBON SOCIETY OF PORTLAND

HOW WE HELP

HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

The mission of the Audubon Society of Portland is to “inspire people to love and protect nature”, and it’s our volunteers who do so much to help us achieve that goal.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers are offered a variety of opportunities designed to meet a lot of different interests and schedules. While there is almost always a wait list for volunteering in the Wildlife Care Center, there are lots of other ways volunteers can help. New Volunteer Orientation is Wednesday, February 8, 6-8:30 p.m. If interested, please visit our website at www.audubonportland.org and complete an online application.

Deanna Sawtelle dsawtelle@audubonportland.org 503-292-6855

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PORTLAND? Fences

For Fido eases frustration and loneliness for dogs living outside on chains by building fences for families at no cost: simply to help a dog live a chain-free life. Within a few short days of when we first meet our Fidos, they receive a custom-built, insulated dog house and warm bed, and we provide critical vet care and spay/neuter.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teering with us is deeply rewarding and unforgettable. Within 2-3 hours on a Saturday morning, working alongside other volunteers, you change a dog’s life forever. We work together to build a fence insulated dog house, and with the unclipping of a chain, a deserving dog will live a chain-free life!

Michele Coppola michelec@fencesforfido.org 503-621-9225

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DOVELEWIS EMERGENCY ANIMAL HOSPITAL HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? DoveLewis is

the only nonprofit, 24-hour emergency and ICU animal hospital in the region.

DoveLewis provides several unique donor-funded programs to benefit the community, including a volunteer based animal blood bank, a nationally recognized pet loss support program, animal-assisted therapy, 24-hour stabilizing care for stray and wild animals, and financial assistance for qualifying low-income families facing pet emergencies.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Sign

up your dog to donate blood to our canine blood bank, be an on-call stray and wildlife transportation facilitator, provide event support in a variety roles, or perform community outreach on behalf of DoveLewis.

There is no minimum hour requirement to volunteer. More information is available at dovelewis.org.

Jim Gabrio jgabrio@dovelewis.org 971-255-5950

THE PIXIE PROJECT HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

At Pixie, we make animal adoption and rescue a fun, family friendly, and positive experience. Our dedicated staff focuses on fi nding life-long matches between pet and adopter and takes a hands-on, personal approach to each and every adoption.

Pixie is committed to keeping pets healthy, happy, and in their homes for life. Our on-site clinic offers low-income and homeless pet owners access to vital veterinary care and low-cost spay/neuter surgeries, keeping pets out of shelters and saving lives.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We are always in need of people who are enthusiastic about animal welfare and who are interested in working with dogs, cats, outreach, and transport.

Becca Ferguson volunteer@pixieproject.org

ARTS PDX POP NOW! HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

PDX Pop Now! is dedicated to stimulating and expanding participation in Portland music. As an all-volunteer organization committed to being accessible, current, and local, we provide and support live performances and recorded materials. We aspire to advance a sustainable community which values inclusivity and a high caliber of artistry to enable a creative dialogue between artist and audience.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Come help

make local music accessible! From the listening committee that curates the annual compilation, to the bands that play our summer festival and the team that works year-round, we’re an entirely volunteer run non-profit and we’d love to have you join us! volunteer@pdxpopnow.com

CAT ADOPTION TEAM HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Together with our community, we strive to make the Portland metro area one of the best places in the country for cats and the people who care for them. We offer adoption, foster, medical care, and low-cost spay/neuter programs, plus other high-quality services to help make life better for cats and people. Join us in saving lives!

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? However

you choose to volunteer with us, your efforts save lives! Make matches as an adoption counselor, become a kitten foster, represent CAT at events, provide daily care for shelter cats, assist spay/neuter clients, or be a kitty chauffeur. Just bring your people skills and compassion for cats to CAT! Nancy Puro, Volunteer Manager nancyp@catadoptionteam.org 503-925-8903 ext 258

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and prepping meals for support groups are just two options. Learn more at bradleyangle.org/volunteer

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PORTLAND/METRO EAST

Rebecca Alexander volunteer@bradleyangle.org 503-232-1528

HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Habitat for Humanity creates affordable homeownership opportunities by partnering with hardworking families and the community to build simple, healthy, affordable homes.

Each Habitat homeowner helps build and purchase their home with an affordable mortgage. Since 1981, Habitat for Humanity Portland/ Metro East has built over 340 homes for families in need.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? No

experience necessary! We need your help to keep building simple, decent, affordable homes in our community.

We work year-round and have both indoor and outdoor volunteer opportunities available. Please join us to make the dream of homeownership a reality for deserving families in the Portland/Metro East area.

Marianne McClure marianne@habitatportlandmetro.org 503-287-9529

GUARDIAN PARTNERS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Guardian

Partners educates Guardians, monitors cases, and provides resources in an effort to prevent and identify abuse or neglect of vulnerable older adults, persons with disabilities, and children under guardianship care.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Vol-

unteers are needed to research individual guardianship cases, visit the homes of protected persons and identify needs and causes for concern. Volunteers are also needed to help with office work, events and fundraising efforts. We have a place for anyone who wants to help.

Kristy Wood Kristy@guardian-partners.org 503-724-9063

BRADLEY ANGLE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Bradley Angle’s mission is to serve all people experiencing, or at risk of, domestic violence by providing safety, education, empowerment, healing and hope. We help families get access to new, safe housing. We help people go back to work or school after abuse. We are there to provide any support that’s needed as survivors take back control of their lives.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? There are

so many ways you can give back to support survivors through Bradley Angle. Unpacking donations of undeliverable packages for FINDpdx

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AMERICAN RED CROSS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Provide

disaster relief in our local community and across the country. Transport life saving blood products to those in need. Teach preparedness skills to community members and children.

Volunteer Services volunteer.cascades@redcross.org 503-528-5624

CEDAR SINAI PARK HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

We provide residential and community-based care to our elders and adults with special needs, allowing them to live with comfort, independence and dignity. We recognize that people, including our eldest and most frail citizens, have the right to control decisions made about their lives.

Our goal is to seek and implement new ways to support those decisions and provide meaningful life.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers are at the heart of what we do.

From leading recreational activities to lending a listening ear, your time is an essential gift to our residents and to this community.

Phoenix Barrow phoenix.barrow@cedarsinaipark.org 503-535-4055

COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Community Warehouse is the Portland metro area’s only nonprofit furniture banks.

Through partnerships with over 200 social service agencies, Community Warehouse collects donated, gently used household goods and furnishings to neighbors in need in our community.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers can help in the Furniture Bank, sorting and redistributing household goods and furnishings to neighbors in need. Volunteers can help by providing customer service in our Estate Stores, where we sell non-essential, donated household goods. The funds raised in the Estate Store support our nonprofit furniture bank.

Jessica Thompson jessica@communitywarehouse.org 503-235-8786

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FACT OREGON HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? FACT Oregon’s mission

is to empower Oregon families experiencing disability in their pursuit of a whole life by expanding awareness, growing community, and equipping families.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volunteers can help FACT’s staff by: mentoring families through special education challenges and training; staffing resource fairs to promote FACT’s mission in the community; assisting with registration and setup at family and community events, training, and conferences; supporting administrative and information technology activities; and helping families participate in legislative advocacy.

Jan Dinehart janencorefellow@factoregon.org 503-786-6082

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Last

year, Neighborhood House served more than 18,000 people, including 628 children in three early-childhood education programs. Ninety percent of the children in its Head Start pre-kindergarten program met or exceeded school-readiness goals in five out of six learning categories (including social-emotional, physical, language, cognitive and literacy).

Our food pantry, the largest in Portland’s West Side, serves over 300 households each month and is 100% community supported.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Serve in our food pantry! M-W 9-5 Th 9-8 Serve at Head Start and Youth after-school programming during the school year. Locations in SW &

North Portland.

Corporate/ Group volunteer parties of every size are needed throughout the year for various projects.

Jimmy DeBiasi volunteer@nhpdx.org 503-246-1663 x2117

Yoga classes are taught entirely by volunteers! If you are a yoga enthusiast, this is an amazing opportunity to combine your skills with service.

To join us, we ask you to have an established yoga practice (no teaching certification required) and to complete our volunteer training.

Chris Terjeson chris@living-yoga.org 503-546-1269

OFFICE OF LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? The mission

of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman is to protect individual rights, enhance quality of life, improve care, and promote dignity for residents who have a disability or are elderly and living in a licensed long-term care facility.

This is a free and confidential service provided to residents, their families, facility staff and the public.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Many resi-

dents are vulnerable and are in need of a Volunteer Ombudsmen to visit, learn about their concerns, and advocate for them. If you are a problem solver, have a desire to learn new or use existing skills, appreciate a flexible schedule, and want to help others contact us.

Their Rights, Your Voice!

Lene Garrett www.oregon.gov/LTCO 503-378-6303

COMMUNITY CYCLING CENTER HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

We offer community programs that get more of our neighbors feeling the freedom of two wheels. We teach kids and adults how to ride safely, be their own bike mechanics, and get more confident behind the handlebars. Volunteers play a huge role in everything we do. Learn about bikes while helping others gain access!

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? You don’t

need bicycle mechanic skills to begin wrenching; you’ll have a chance to become a Certified Volunteer Mechanic! If wrenching isn’t your thing, volunteers lead rides and safety clinics. Plus, we rely on volunteer support for communications and marketing, interpreting, recycling bike parts and much more. volunteer@communitycyclingcenter.org 503-288-8864

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HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Since

1998, Living Yoga has been providing yoga as a tool for healing and transformation to underserved members of our community. Our volunteers teach trauma-informed yoga classes to youth and adults in prisons, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and mental/behavioral health facilities in the greater Portland-metropolitan area.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Living

HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Street Roots creates

income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change.

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Roots volunteers help run our front desk through selling papers, office upkeep and organization, building relationships with vendors and assisting vendors in accessing community resources. Additionally, volunteers with copy editing experience meet weekly to proofread the paper.

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Meghann volunteer@streetroots.org

HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? We provide classes and community for families on independent learning paths to cultivate students who own their learning and develop into life-long learners.

SNOWCAP COMMUNITY CHARITIES

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Share their expertise and passions by leading a class or activity.

HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? SnowCap

provides food, clothing, advocacy and other services to those in need throughout East Multnomah County.

In a time of rising rents, low income folks will often cut their food budgets in order to avoid homelessness. By providing essential services like food, SnowCap gives Portland’s most vulnerable residents the chance to stay in their homes, and keep the lights on.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers can help as personal shoppers for SnowCap’s food pantry, clothing sorters, or interviewers in our Client Service area. There are opportunities to help with data entry, administrative work, or as drivers delivering and picking up food. By simply giving their time, volunteers can help their neighbors in need.

Nate Larsen - Volunteer Coordinator nate@snowcap.org 503-405-4295

HOLLYWOOD SENIOR CENTER HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Located in NE Portland, we provide a space for older adults to gather for social, educational, and health-related activities, events, and services. By offering a vibrant and engaging community setting in addition to home-based care , our goal is to allow seniors to live life on their own terms and avoid loneliness and isolation.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We’re

looking for volunteers of all ages who can help us with creative and engaging intergenerational projects, outreach and fundraising efforts, and special events planning and execution and marketing in our retail store which provides a creative outlet and supplemental income for crafty seniors. We need positive, friendly self-starters who want to make a difference in the lives of older adults in Portland.

Vivian Foster vivian.foster@hollywoodseniorcenter.org 503-288-8303 hollywoodseniorcenter.org

Lori Walker lori.walker@villagehome.org 503-597-9100

PORTLAND TENNIS & EDUCATION HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Portland

Tennis & Education is a nonprofit whose mission is to create partnerships with families, schools and volunteers to help at-risk K-12 students achieve academic and athletic success. We accomplish this through one-on-one academic tutoring, tennis lessons, a nutrition/fitness curriculum, parent education, and a development program serving junior players who excel at tennis.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Vol-

unteers play a dual role as coach and tutor. Coaches/tutors assist our certified coaches in tennis and fitness activities and help our scholar-athletes stay focused on completing their homework. Every volunteer must be willing to take initiative, respond to challenges and be positive. No tennis experience is needed.

Steph Haas program@ptande.org 503-823-3629

OREGON MARITIME MUSEUM HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

We are the only museum that teaches the public about the maritime heritage of the Portland area. We offer a guided tour of the Steamer PORTLAND - a restored tug that worked on the Willamette River, and visitors learn about shipbuilding, steamboats, and river history.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Museum

guides give tours; collections volunteers help catalog books, photos, and objects; and we always welcome help in the office! Training and fun provided.

Susan Spitzer volunteer@oregonmaritimemuseum.org 503-224-7724

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SMART (START MAKING A READER TODAY) HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? We strive to foster a love of reading in PreK through third grade children, while providing essential early childhood literacy encouragement.

Reading is fundamental to building a bright and successful future.

With the help of volunteer readers, SMART reaches hundreds of Portland children with vital one-on-one reading support, and books for those who need them most.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers can share their enthusiasm for books with children by joining us as reading mentors. They will need to be available to read for one hour per week during public school hours from now until mid-May. Staci Sutton ssutton@getsmartoregon.org 971-634-1616

“I HAVE A DREAM” OREGON HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

We leverage and align the resources of more than 60 public, nonprofit, and business partners at the nation’s fi rst “Dreamer School,” Alder Elementary, as well as in the middle and high school in which Alder graduates feed into in the Rockwood neighborhood. Volunteers and community members work alongside us, students and families by providing mentoring, guidance, academic tutoring and more!

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Vol-

unteers choose from a variety of opportunities that benefit students, parents, and school staff! Pick an opportunity that fits your lifestyle— become a mentor to a Dreamer student, volunteer as a classroom aide, speak at Career Day or host a group of middle schoolers at your place of business Emily Gaither emilyg@dreamoregon.org 804-513-6586

CHESS FOR SUCCESS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? he Chess for Success mission is: To help children develop skills necessary for success in school and in life by learning chess. The program runs no-cost chess clubs in high poverty schools throughout Oregon and southwest Washington. Chess has been shown to be an extremely important education tool teaching life skills including critical thinking, perseverance, and pattern identification.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? With

over 80 clubs averaging 35 students, volunteers are needed in clubs.

Taking attendance, setting up, or playing games. Afternoon availability is needed. For those with weekend

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availability, tournament assistants are needed. Assistants would help with check-in, set-up, scoring, or answering chess questions. Volunteer shifts are also available for planning events and more.

Kristen Fitzpatrick kristen@chessforsuccess.org 503-295-1230

OREGON JEWISH MUSEUM AND CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? At OJMCHE we use a Jewish lens to teach about the need to uphold democratic values and foster human dignity. OJMCHE is a statewide organization, non-sectarian and non-political, and is a community gathering place with exhibits, public programs, and performances for all people. We will host a public grand opening in our new North Park Blocks location in June 2017.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? There are

numerous opportunities for volunteers to engage with the museum and its visitors. OJMCHE has an active volunteer and docent corps that works across the institution including working with the many visiting school groups. We are a leader in social justice education hosting thousands of students and teachers annually.

Heather Brunner hbrunner@ojmche.org 503-226-3600

THE CHILDREN’S BOOK BANK HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Did you know children from low-income households enter fi rst grade with an average of 25 hours of one-to-one book reading, compared

with 1,000+ hours for children from middle-class homes? The Children’s Book Bank provides books to children in Portland-area households, giving families who may not otherwise have them the opportunity to experience the incredible joys and benefits of reading together.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? In order

to move ~95,000 magical books annually into the hands of children who need them most, volunteers are needed to organize book drives, repair once-loved books, and to help sort, bundle and deliver bags and boxes of books throughout the community.

Each volunteer hour ensures another family receives books!

Volunteer Manager info@childrensbookbank.org 503-616-3981

FINANCIAL BEGINNINGS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Financial Beginnings empowers youth and adults to take control of their fi nancial futures. Our free personal fi nance programs empower participants to play an active role in their fi nancial well-being to build assets, reach their goals, and improve their quality of life. We partner with schools and community organizations to educate youth, college students, and adults.

We help Portland by building stronger, more fi nancially stable families and communities.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We train

our volunteers and provide all the tools needed to present personal finance lessons in schools and through partnerships with community organizations. We rely on our volunteers to help communicate our personal fi nance message, as they bring reallife examples to the curriculum.

Dusty Rose dusty@financialbeginnings.org 800-406-1876 x 4

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GIRLS BUILD HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

Girls Build builds curiosity and confidence in girls through the world of building. We offer two weeks of building summer camps to girls 8 - 14 years old, and give over 35% of girls scholarships.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We are

looking for volunteers from the following fields: Accounting Legal support Grant writing Office organization (excel, donor tracking, etc.)

Fundraising Graphic Design Katie Hughes katie@girlsbuildpdx.org 503-708-3496

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESS WEEK (YEBW) HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? At Young Entrepreneurs Business Week (YEBW), we educate and inspire business leaders—as we build the next generation, we better ourselves. One week with YEBW will change your life…

You have an opportunity to make a big impact in a short time. While we coach young people on business, we also help them develop life-long professional skills: leadership, teamwork, public speaking and more.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? As a YEBW

Advisor, coach and guide a team of 8-to-10 high school students in a mock business competition. We provide the curriculum; you provide the expertise and experience. YEBW helps volunteers hone leadership, mentorship and teambuilding skills. It’s also an opportunity to forge connections within the business community.

Kyle Kavas info@yebw.org

MARATHON SCHOLARS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? We bring together caring adults and talented, under-served children to make the dream of a college degree a reality. We believe that higher education is life changing and should be accessible to all who aspire to it. We believe that personal, long-term relationships have the ability to transform the lives of both our Scholars and their Mentors.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Exciting,

long-term mentorship opportunity to support fi rst generation college-bound scholars in their marathon journey to a degree. For an average of 5 hours per month, you’ll learn together and expand everyone’s view of the possible!

Matches with scholars of all ages available, 4 year commitment minimum.

Molli Mitchell molli@marathonscholars.org 5032352500

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ENVIRONMENT TUALATIN RIVERKEEPERS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Tualatin

Riverkeepers is a community-based organization working to protect and restore Oregon’s Tualatin River system. TRK builds watershed stewardship through education, public restoration, access to nature and advocacy.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teer naturalists lead students on environmental education field trips.

Volunteer trip leaders guide paddlers on river trips. Restoration volunteer crew leaders direct teams as they plant natives and pull invasive species. Office volunteers ensure organizational duties are completed. Advocacy committee members steer the organization through environmental issues affecting the watershed.

Margot Fervia-Neamtzu margot@tualatinriverkeepers.org 503-218-2580

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Amy Morrison volunteer@tryonfriends.org 503-636-4398

FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

Friends of the Columbia Gorge advocates for the protection of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. We’ve helped the Forest Service acquire nearly 40,000 acres of public land to protect the unique habitats, scenic beauty, and recreational experiences that Portlanders of all ages and abilities can enjoy every day of the year.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Bring

your time and talents to protect the Gorge’s unparalleled beauty.

Friends’ volunteers steward trails, educate and lead hikes, lend a hand in the office, and attend advocacy and outreach events. If you love the Columbia Gorge, there’s a way to put your talents to use!

Maegan Jossy maegan@gorgefriends.org 971-634-2028

FRIENDS OF TREES HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

Friends of Trees’ mission is to bring people together to plant and care for city trees and green spaces in Pacific Northwest communities. We strive to make the health, environmental, and fi nancial benefits of trees accessible to everyone!

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We need

help planting trees! We plant every Saturday, 9:00am-1:00pm between November and April across the greater Portland metro region. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes/boots. Gloves, tools and planting guidance provided, as well as breakfast treats and hot coffee/tea.

Information on this and other roles can be found on our website: http:// www.friendsoftrees.org/volunteering Jenny & Randi Volunteer@FriendsofTrees.org 503-595-0213

FRIENDS OF TRYON CREEK HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Our mission, in partnership with Oregon State Parks, is to inspire and nurture relationships with nature in our unique urban forest. Since 1970, FOTC has provided environmental education programs through our many camps, workshops and events, and lead restoration efforts in Tryon Creek State Natural Area.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We have

volunteer opportunities for all ages in environmental education and restoration. Lead guided hikes, greet visitors at the Nature Center, remove invasive species, run interpretive stations and more. High School students can volunteer in our Nature Day Camp. Learn more at www.tryonfriends.org

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THE OREGON GARDEN HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? The Oregon Garden’s mission is to welcome and inspire visitors with an appreciation for the extraordinary ecology of the Pacific Northwest, and to provide a meaningful educational experience for gardeners of all skill levels and ages.

With a commitment to sustainability, The Rediscovery Forest, managed in partnership with the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, educates and reveals insights on forest management.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Oregon

Garden volunteers contribute their time and talents by gardening and helping to maintain the beauty of our 80-acre botanical garden. Like talking to new people? Volunteer with Visitor Services as a Greeter, in the Retail Nursery or Information Booth.

Special events such as Brewfest, Earth Day and Christmas in the Garden are a great way to help out and have fun.

Beth Maurer bmaurer@oregongarden.org 503-874-2533

WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

For over 20 years, Willamette Riverkeeper has been the only nonprofit dedicated to restoring, protecting and enjoying the Willamette River, including dozens of on-the-river events and volunteer opportunities every year, and continued advocacy for a cleaner, healthier river, including a robust cleanup of the Portland Harbor Superfund site.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers of all kinds can help with river

cleanup and restoration throughout the year, including Ross Island Paddle & Plants, monthly Trashy Tuesday river cleanups, and our annual Great WiIllamette Cleanup in October. Experienced paddlers can volunteer to lead outings, including our award-winning Paddle Oregon weeklong river excursion in August.

Marci Krass marci@willametteriverkeeper.org 503-223-6418

FOREST PARK CONSERVANCY HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? The Forest Park Conservancy protects and restores Forest Park. We maintain and enhance the park’s extensive trails network, restore wildlife habitat, and inspire community appreciation and stewardship of one of the largest urban forests in the United States.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

TRASH FOR PEACE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

The mission of Trash for Peace is to provide hands-on, innovative experiences that encourage resilient communities. We implement a dynamic and flexible Sustainability Education Program on site at affordable housing communities (weekly) and in schools (monthly) that focuses on creativity, team-building, leadership, and hands-on learning for youth and families. Some activities include building recycle bins out of reused materials, building tire gardens, solar fountains, cooking with little waste, weaving out of plastic bags, and more.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We love volunteers! Those who enjoy working with youth and families can assist us with leading and planning hands-on activities either at affordable housing communities or with schools.

Most of the youth we work with are elementary and middle school ages.

Volunteers who prefer working with adults can assist our team with fundraising events, one of our two pop-up zero waste cafes, or grant-writing.

Laura Tokarski lakutner@gmail.com 503-250-0997

teers play a central role in our efforts to restore Forest Park. Volunteers help us repair and maintain trails, build bridges, plant trees, and pull ivy and other invasive plants. For volunteers who don’t like working outside, we always need help around the office.

Robert Carr, Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator rob@forestparkconservancy.org 503-223-544 9106

LOWER COLUMBIA ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? The Estuary Partnership protects and preserves the lower Columbia River for current and future generations of fish, wildlife and people. Together with partners, students and volunteers we restore habitat to bring back salmon, improve water quality and provide a wide range of opportunities for the community to explore and connect with local natural areas.

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species and litter in natural areas near streams and rivers in the Metro region. Volunteer events are generally on Saturday mornings and occur year round. All ages and abilities are welcome!

Samantha Dumont sdumont@estuarypartnership.org 503-226-1565, ext. 245

SOLVE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

SOLVE involves and connects thousands of Portland residents through hands on, outdoor projects every year! Our community events keep our natural areas, parks, rivers and neighborhoods clean and healthy. Our volunteer projects help protect and preserve the natural areas that make Portland unique, while connecting community members to each other and to our environment through service. Projects provide a fun, easy way to get outdoors and make a difference!

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Join

your community and improve our environment at an upcoming litter cleanup, community planting or invasive plant removal near you!

Bring your family and friends to a Saturday project or host an event of your own. No experience is needed; supplies are provided. Get in touch today at solveoregon.org.

Kaleen Boyle kaleen@solveoregon.org 503-844-9571 ext 332

350PDX HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? We continue to build a

grassroots climate justice movement that is volunteer-led to help solve the climate crisis, increasing public awareness and engagement through educational and arts events, trainings, actions, and partnerships with aligned groups.

Recent wins include city law banning new fossil fuel terminals, divestment of Metro’s investments in fossil fuel holdings, and activation of over a thousand Portlanders.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers run our campaigns: Divestment, Fossil Fuel Resistance, Legislative, Communications, Neighborhoods, Arts, Outreach, and Just Transition to Renewable Energy. Writers, facilitators, photographers, analysts, artists, educators, engineers, performers, lawyers, and trouble-makers are welcome!

We hold orientations on a regular basis: 350pdx.org/volunteering for more info and to sign up!

Maya Jarrad maya@350pdx.org 503-281-1485

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HEALTH & WELLNESS THE DAYA FOUNDATION - A NONPROFIT YOGA STUDIO HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? DAYA is Portland’s nonprofit yoga studio. We offer a range of yoga classes including mindful vinyasa, restorative, and strength conditioning, as well as special programs for Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injuries. Our Yoga Outreach Programs support schools, hospitals, and prisons, including bringing yoga teacher trainings to prisons. We also offer programs for anxiety, depression and addiction.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Dedi-

cated and passionate volunteers are essential to DAYA. We have opportunities for volunteer teaching in DAYA’s Outreach Programs in prisons, hospitals, schools, and rehab centers, as well as assisting adaptive yoga classes in our studio. Volunteer and work-trade positions also include front desk support, studio care, and special projects.

Beck Forsland, Studio Manager beck@dayafoundation.org 503-552-9642

MEALS ON WHEELS PEOPLE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

Meals on Wheels People has been changing lives, one meal at a time, since 1970. We provide hot, nutritious meals to older adults at 30 meal sites in Multnomah, Washington and Clark counties and Meals on Wheels delivery to homebound seniors. With

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the help of 5,000 volunteers, we now serves 5,700 meals daily and 1.3 million meals each year.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers are needed to deliver meals to homebound elderly on weekdays between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. We have dozens of pick-up locations throughout the greater metro area.

Volunteers are also needed to help serve meals in neighborhood dining centers and serve on fundraising committees.

Catie Ellis catie.ellis@mealsonwheelspeople.org 503-953-8101

HOUSECALL PROVIDERS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Housecall Providers is a medical nonprofit providing primary-care house calls and hospice services to homebound seniors and people with disabilities throughout the Portland metropolitan area. We do not turn patients away based on inability to pay.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Visit

homebound people in the Portland area to offer companionship and/ or caregiver respite. You may play cards, share music, help with chores or simply offer quiet comfort by holding a hand. Volunteers especially needed in East Portland, Gresham, Beaverton/Tigard, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, etc...

Todd Lawrence volunteers@housecallproviders.org 971-202-5515

ALBERTINA KERR HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

Building on a 109-year history of helping the

most vulnerable Oregonians, Albertina Kerr strengthens our community by ensuring that children and adults with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges thrive in nurturing homes and inclusive communities.

TIP (TRAUMA INTERVENTION PROGRAM OF PORTLAND/ VANCOUVER, INC.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Albertina

HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? TIP Volunteers respond on scene at the request of police/fi re/medical to provide emotional and practical support to those affected by a tragedy. We are “citizens helping citizens in crisis”.

Kerr offers a range of volunteer opportunities for different skill levels, interests and time committments.

From becoming a visiting friend in one of our group homes, joining a special event, or volunteering at Albertina’s Place, there’s a perfect place for everyone.

Volunteer Manager volunteer@albertinakerr.org 503-408-4721

STORE TO DOOR HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Store to Door

supports independent living for Portland area seniors and people with disabilities by providing an affordable, personal, volunteer-based grocery shopping and delivery service. Our vision is that the Portland area will be a community where all seniors and people with disabilities are nourished, included and can age with dignity in the setting of their own choice.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Our

volunteers act as a bridge between homebound elders and the community. We have fun, meaningful, one-time or ongoing volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups.

Support local elders as an order taker, shopper, or delivery driver/friendly visitor. Volunteers can also support our program administration and special projects.

Amanda McIver amanda@storetodooroforegon.org 503-200-3333 (008)

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? All TIP

volunteers are background checked, fi ngerprinted and complete a 58+ hours classroom training that is officered once per year. At that time they move into a 3-month Field Training Program where they actually respond on scene with a veteran volunteer. After they complete this phase the commitment we ask for is sign up for three 12-hours shifts each month. 7 am to 7 pm or 7 pm to 7 am.

They pick their own days.

June Vining June@tipnw.org

OREGON FOOD BANK HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

Help us create an Oregon without hunger! Join one of our fun, energetic 2-3 hour long food repack shifts. You’ll be AMAZED at how much we can do! Shifts run throughout the week in Portland and Beaverton, including weeknights and weekends. Volunteer instructors are also needed for our garden and nutrition education programs.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? No special

skills are required and training occurs on-site for garden and food repack shifts. Many shifts are available for ages 6+, and we can accommodate large

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groups. Passion, enthusiasm, and willingness to sweat preferred! It’s easy to sign up. Visit www.oregonfoodbank. org to learn more and see the schedule.

Laura Yeary volunteer@oregonfoodbank.org 503-972-2993

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works to end homelessness through housing, health care, and supportive employment services to those impacted by trauma, addiction, mental illness, chronic disease, and poverty.

Our housing and health care choice models help more than 13,000 individuals a year fi nd healing, stability, and hope for the future.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US?

PROVIDENCE HOSPICE & CAMP ERIN HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Providence Hospice provides expert, compassionate care for individuals and families as they face the end of life.

Caring for patients at home, it is our goal to help people live life to its fullest by addressing their physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.

Our grief support services help adults and children following a death.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Follow-

ing training, we match volunteer interests with patient needs, offering: caregiver respite, friendly visits, bedside vigils, pet visits, massage, veteran to veteran, grief support and more. Camp Erin volunteers support grieving children ages 6-17 at free summer camp. Service area: Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill counties and Columbia Gorge area.

Jean Lyons Jean.Lyons@providence.org 503-215-4857

Whether teaching healthy lifestyle habits, hospitably assisting waiting patients, assessing a resume, or compiling survey results, volunteers at CCC not only provide our housing, health, and employment programs with valuable time and flexibility, but also allow those we serve to receive the best care and attention possible.

Eric Reynolds eric.reynolds@ccconcern.org 503-200-3893

OUR HOUSE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? We serve low-income

people living with HIV in Oregon and southwest Washington. Our continuum of care provides nursing, social work, occupational therapy, supplemental food, household goods, and clothing to hundreds of individuals each year. We are the only residential facility like it in the state, having started our operations in 1988. Guided by compassion, collaboration, and respect, Our House inspires people with HIV to live well.

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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND ATHLETES HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Northwest

Association for Blind Athletes provides life-changing opportunities through sports and physical activity to children, adults and military veterans who are blind and visually impaired. Our programs are centered around helping individuals with visual impairments build confidence, enhance independence, gain friendships and act as a catalyst to help individuals succeed in all areas of life including school and employment.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Our

programs rely on numerous volunteers to improve the quality of life for individuals with visual impairments in our community. Volunteers act as tandem bike captains, ski guides, committee members and help in several other areas across the organization. Please join us and experience our mission-in-action.

teers are key members of the care team and all positions directly interact with clients. Volunteer roles include cooks, kitchen helpers, receptionists, food pantry companions, therapy garden facilitators, and special event helpers. We are looking for individuals who are interested in making a longer term commitment of time and energy, and who treat people with compassion, dignity, and respect. If you’re interested in making authentic connections with people and want to contribute to a higher quality of life for our clients, we may be the organization you’re seeking!

Chris McDonald volunteer@ourhouseofportland.org 503-234-0175

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION OREGON CHAPTER

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HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? For 34 years, the Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter has provided education and support for people diagnosed, their families, and caregivers. The Oregon Chapter serves the Portland metro area with resources, information and support. Each year, the Oregon chapter provides live education courses, robust online services, a 24/7 helpline, local support groups, and an annual caregivers conference.

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HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Our

Krista Pomeroy kpomeroy@nwaba.org 360-984-5627

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volunteers are passionate and want to make a difference in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. The Oregon Chapter offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities, from education presenters and support group facilitators, to fundraising committee members and day-of volunteers at our Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Learn more: alz.org/oregon infoalzoregon@alz.org 800-272-3900

CLACKAMAS VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

Clackamas Volunteers in Medicine (CVIM) is a free medical clinic serving the uninsured & underinsured in Clackamas County, with the help of volunteer doctors, nurses and clinic staff .Located in Oregon City, the Founders Clinic is the only clinic in Clackamas County which offers medical services at no cost to patients. Primary care physicians and nurse practitioners provide comprehensive services to clinic patients, including disease prevention and health maintenance.

Services include physical exams, care for patients with chronic disease such as diabetes, asthma, hypertension, and heart disease, and education for self-care. Specialized services that cannot be provided onsite are referred to our network of specialty physicians within the region. The clinic also serves as a health education resource and provides self-care coaching and educational materials for our patients, in addition to screenings and services for local health fairs, nutrition classes, and screenings for chronic conditions.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Dedicated

volunteers with a wide range of skills are essential to keeping our doors open and sustaining our medical services. We are in need of volunteer doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, phlebotomists, interpreters and eligibility personnel to help run our

ongoing clinics, which are held every Wednesday from 1-5pm, every Thursday from 5-9pm and the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 1-5pm.

Dayna Velasco dayna.velasco@clackamasvim.org 503-722-4400

REMODELING FOR INDEPENDENCE TOGETHER OR REFIT

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Health

Care Symposium (Spring/date TBD - various opportunities) Migrant Camp Program (June – August; various bilingual opportunities) Grape Adventure (July 22 – various opportunities) National Health Center Week Health & Resource Fairs (August; various bilingual opportunities) ¡Prospera! (Fall/date TBD - various bilingual opportunities) Bilingual Health Professionals Volunteer on call virginiagarcia.org/ways-to-help/volunteer

HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Refit is a nonprofit seeking to ease the burden of veterans and the disabled, by carrying out vital home modifications at no cost to those we serve - making it possible for them to stay in their homes - living with dignity - joyful in the knowledge that they are valued, loved and supported by their community.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We are

recruiting for Board Members, Committee Members and professional contractors and re-modelers. Depending on your skills and interests we have a place for you.

Laurey Maslyk LMaslyk@refitportland.org 503-698-8382

VIRGINIA GARCIA MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER AND FOUNDATION HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? VGMHC provides high-quality, comprehensive and culturally appropriate primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill Counties with a special emphasis with emphasis on migrant and seasonal farmworkers and others with barriers to receiving care. One in every 15 people (45,000 patients) in these two counties rely on VGMHC for their health care.

KAISER PERMANENTE HOSPICE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Kaiser Permanente Hospice is a non-profit hospice serving members and community in the Portland Metro Area, including Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas and Clark Counties. Hospice is a unique, patient-centered, team-based approach to palliative (comfort) care for an individual with a life-limiting illness in their home setting. Our staff are experts in walking with our patients and families to support them on this journey. Kaiser Permanente Hospice is Medicare and Joint Commission accredited.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Hospice Volunteers are an important part of our hospice team, serving one patient at a time, in their community. “Respite” volunteers provide a break for a family caregiver in the home up to 4 hours a week. A volunteer can visit with the patient, assist with a project, offer light house work, cooking, or assist a patient. For patients living in supportive housing, the volunteer’s 1 hour visit focus on companionship. Read a book, play cards, hold a hand, talk or just be a caring presence during your visit with patients. Come learn the power of holding presence and holding a hand.

Annette Shaff-Palmer, CVA hospicevolunteernw@kp.org 503.499.5168

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YOUTH ROCK ‘N’ ROLL CAMP FOR GIRLS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? The Rock ’n’

Roll Camp for Girls, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that builds girls’ self-esteem through music creation and performance.

Providing workshops and technical training, we create leadership opportunities, cultivate a supportive community of peers and mentors, and encourage social change and the development of life skills.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We wel-

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SOCIAL ACTION COMMUNITY VISION HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Community

Vision works to make Oregon a place where all people with disabilities can live, work, and thrive in whatever communities they choose. We offer a network of services, including supported living, homeownership, asset development, youth programs and employment services.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Dream

Builders Alliance helps youth and young adults with a range of disabilities set employment goals, explore post secondary education options, and make plans for living the life they want to live. Volunteer Mentors are needed to provide a fun and safe learning environment for young adult participants that build towards developing goals and vocational skills while exploring personal interests.

Activities range from meeting in the community to discuss life dreams and goals, to practicing applicable skills. This could include riding public transit, building networking skills, attending college classes, or arranging informational interviews. Each activity is geared to the participant’s skills and interests.Mentors will meet with their young adult participant match for 3-5 hours a week in the community for a minimum of 6 months.

Rachel Eaton reaton@cvision.org 503-292-4964

HUMAN SOLUTIONS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? The mission of Human Solutions is to help lowincome and homeless families and individuals gain self-sufficiency by providing affordable housing, family support services, job readiness training and economic development opportunities. At Human Solutions, our vision is to foster a prosperous and healthy community that is free of homelessness and of the devastating effects of homelessness and poverty.

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teers are needed at both our noturn away Family Center for adults with children and our newly opened Gresham Women’s Shelter.

Volunteers will have the opportunity of getting involved directly with our Shelter guests-- teaching workshops, hosting field trips, organizing movie or craft nights with our Children and Adults and creating community between our participants, staff and volunteers.

We welcome folks at multiple levels-- from weekly Volunteer Leaders to one-time event volunteers, your presence makes a significant impact on our day-to-day operations and creates influential change throughout our shelters. We look forward to having you!

Emilie Friedman efriedman@humansolutions.org 503-278-1637

ON-THE-MOVE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? On-the-Move supports

adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in accessing their community through healthful, meaningful and environmentally responsible activities. Each day we are out in the community modeling inclusion and celebrating diversity.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We are seeking volunteers for our spring and fall adult reading programs. No teaching experience necessary! All you need is a willingness to learn, listen and share. This summer, we are launching a new program that matches community members with individuals who experience disability to connect and build friendships. For more information, please contact us!

Jackie Cunningham Jackie@onthemoveonline.org 503-287-0346

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SAGE - SENIOR ADVOCATES FOR GENERATIONAL EQUITY HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? SAGE is a community of people over fi fty who believe that each generation should improve the quality of life for the next. Together, we commit to give, serve or advocate for causes that benefit younger and future generations – strengthening education, restoring the environment, building fi nancial security. Based in Portland, we offer workshops and discussions to empower people to give forward.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? The future needs all the advocates it can get! Be an advocate by inviting friends or colleagues to a Social or Business Lunch.

Together, we explore solutions to environmental, economic and educational challenges facing the future. We share opportunities to advance those solutions by volunteering with local nonprofits. Visit: Wearesage.org.

Steve Higgs info@wearesage.org 971-717-6570

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come individuals who self-identify as female, trans* (regardless of identity), or gender non-conforming for direct mentorship positions at summer camp such as instrument instruction, workshop facilitation, and counseling. Anyone may apply for indirect mentorship roles, such as kitchen support, gear hauling, front desk and more. Help girls rock!

Rae Palmer rae@girlsrockcamp.org 503-488-0234

BOYS & GIRLS AID HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

their forever families. Volunteers can build welcome bags for children, do activities with youth in foster care or prepare a meal for them. We have a number of other volunteer positions so that there is something out there for everyone.

Britnee Sheridan volunteer@boysandgirlsaid.org 503-542-2303

CASA FOR CHILDREN OF MULTNOMAH, WASHINGTON, AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Every day in Oregon, abused and neglected children are taken from unsafe homes and placed into foster care. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers provide a stable,caring adult presence in these kids’ lives, giving them hope for a better future by ensuring that their educational, emotional, medical and practical needs are met while they are under court protection.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Our

trained volunteers get to know each child by visiting them and speaking to those involved in the child’s life.

CASAs monitor the case by attending meetings and hearings, provide an objective opinion to the court, and make recommendations to ensure the necessary safety, care, and permanence for each child.

Boys & Girls Aid works to secure lifelong connections for every child in Oregon.

Regardless of age or background, we believe children belong in families that are permanent and stable. While every child deserves a family, not every child has a family. Between the ages of 0 to 23, we have a focus on making sure every child has a lifelong adult connected to their future. Right now there are more than 8,000 children in Oregon’s foster care system.

We believe every single one of them deserves a family.

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? The time

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volunteers spend at Boys & Girls Aid will directly support children in foster care while we work to fi nd

YOUTH

Susan King sking@casahelpskids.org 503-988-6528

PORTLAND? RMHC helps Portland by

providing a “home away from home” for families with seriously ill children

HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Elders in Action serves older adults in the Portland metro area in a myriad of ways, and works to build a community for all ages. Through our programs we provide one-on-one assistance to people aged 60+ experiencing problems with housing, healthcare, crime, abuse, and more. We are a listening ear, resource guide, and problem solver who helps, advocates, and empowers.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Elders in

Action is looking for volunteers of all ages to engage, empower, assist and advocate for older adults that live independently and are dealing with a road block or complicated issue affecting their lives. We are particularly looking for bilingual volunteers who can help serve our diverse constituency.

Mark Noonan mark@eldersinaction.org 503-235-5474

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receiving treatment at Doernbecher and Randall Children’s Hospitals, as well as the Kartini Clinic.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? There

are a plethora of ways volunteers can help serve RMHC families, including: cleaning and organizing common spaces, sorting donations, children’s programming, front desk operations, driving, music, pet and massage therapy, and much more!

Jordan Boustead jordan.boustead@rmhcoregon.org 503-943-6672

PASSPORT OREGON HOW WE HELP PORTLAND?

Passport Oregon’s vision is to take students and their families out of their day to day lives and out into nature. We partner with schools and communities to identify young Oregonians that lack avenues to adventures in Oregon’s outdoors. We gather the students into a cohort, and they travel together two times a month on various trips around Oregon.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers will help our students in a multitude of ways. Volunteers help plan the logistics of trips, contact partners for donations, work with families, attend trips, and encourage education, empowerment, and exploration for our students.

Ariel Kanable ariel@passportoregon.org

GIRLS INC. OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Girls Inc. of

the Pacific Northwest inspires girls ages 6-18 to be strong, smart, and bold through research-based and gender-specific after school programs, camps, and workshops. The Girls Inc. Experience equips girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers and grow into healthy, educated, and independent adults.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Girls

Inc. seeks dynamic and diverse volunteers who are passionate about improving the lives of girls. We offer long-term and short-term options for getting involved. The fi rst step is to complete a volunteer application at www.girlsincpnw.org/apply/ Grace Dyer volunteer@girlsincpnw.org 5032300054

NEW AVENUES FOR YOUTH HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Since

1997, New Avenues for Youth has impacted the lives of more than 20,000 individuals through a range

THE DOUGY CENTER

of services that address basic needs & safety, provide opportunities for education & career, and help youth achieve self-sufficiency. Our mission is to work in partnership with our community to prevent youth homelessness and provide homeless and at-risk young people with the resources and skills needed to lead healthy, productive lives.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? We

welcome volunteers in a variety of capacities at New Avenues for Youth!

We have opportunities to tutor youth in GED subjects, serve meals, host job-site tours, lead workshops, collaborate with youth through art and music, support LGBTQ youth in our SMYRC program, assist at fundraising events, and more. To learn more, e mail us and request a copy of our volunteer application.

Hana Sant hsant@newavenues.org 503-517-3900

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Big Brothers Big Sisters

helps the Portland metro area by serving at risk youth who need help.

BBBS does this via mentorship.

Mentorship allows youth to feel invested in life. In turn, they want to give back. It is a cyclical sprial of improvement that serves our entire community. In addition, BBBS mentorship helps youth be successful in school and life. Oregon has a 75% graduation rate. Mentorship has been proven to change that statisitc for our most vulnerable

kids. In fact 100% of BBBS HS seniors graduated on time last year!

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Become a Mentor! Great Big Brothers and Sisters are reliable, flexible folks who know that spending consistent quality time doing awesome things (hiking, playing video games or simply playing catch) can make a huge difference to a child. Volunteering just a few hours a month has a BIG impact on a child and their chance at graduation and life success.

Christine Ruddy BBBSinfo@bbbsnorthwest.org 503-249-4859

P:EAR HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? p:ear

builds positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education, art and recreation to affirm personal worth and create more meaningful and healthier lives. Each year our programs serve almost 900 homeless and transitional young people ages 15 to 24.

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local artists and musicians who are passionate about sharing art and music with the next generation of creatives.

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HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Vibe is

PORTLAND? Our mission is to provide

currently looking for volunteers who can help with various administrative projects, fundraising and events, or assisting teaching artists and musicians in their classes. Classes typically occur during the after-school hours of 3 to 5 pm.

support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults and their families grieving a death can share their experiences. We offer free, ongoing peer support groups for children ages 3-18 and their adult caregivers and two support groups for young adults ages 18-35ish.

We also provide educational and support materials to grieving families around the world. In a time when children and teens can feel confused and isolated, our groups offer understanding, acceptance, and support.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? As a volunteer, you have the chance to cofacilitate a peer support group for children, teens, or adults. You work closely with a staff member and a team of other volunteers to create a safe, welcoming group atmosphere for grieving families. Before joining a group, volunteers complete our three-day facilitator training (offered three times a year).

Jana DeCristofaro, LCSW jana@dougy.org 503-542-4824

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volun-

teers are the keystone at p:ear. They provide the much needed support to the program and the positive relationships that homeless youth lack. p:ear offers a variety of volunteer opportunities.

Joy Cartier joy@pearmentor.org 503-228-6677

VIBE OF PORTLAND HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? Vibe of Port-

land provides quality arts and music educational opportunities and access for students throughout Portland regardless of their backgrounds. Vibe has in-school and after-school art and music classes, workshops, camps and teacher-training programs. Vibe hires

Laura Streib info@vibepdx.org 503-560-3592

PROJECT LEMONADE HOW WE HELP PORTLAND? There are

approximately 13,000 children in the foster care system in Oregon, and budget reductions have practically eliminated state-issued clothing vouchers for foster families. Project Lemonade aims to help fi ll the gap and increase self-esteem in foster children by providing a free back-toschool shopping experience in our store, stocked with new & nearly-new clothing at no cost to foster families.

HOW CAN PORTLAND HELP US? Volunteers can work directly with foster youth in the summer as personal shoppers and help kids fi nd their perfect outfit for school. During the off-season, volunteers help sort donations and have the opportunity to develop retail skills as they set up the Project Lemonade store.

Kristy Hathaway kristy@projectlemonadepdx.org 971-272-7675

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= WW Pick. Highly recommended.

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Prices listed are sometimes for advance ticket sales. At-the-door increases and socalled convenience charges may apply. Event lineups are subject to change after WW’s press deadlines.

Editor: MATTHEW SINGER. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR LISTINGS, go to wweek.com/ submitevents and follow submission directions. All shows should be submitted two weeks or more in advance of event. Press kits, CDs and especially vinyl can be sent to Music Desk, WW, 2220 NW Quimby St., Portland, OR 97210. Please include show or release date information with all physical mailings. Email: msinger@wweek.com.

Fax: 243-1115.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25 American Wrestlers, Ellis Pink

[INDIE ROCK] St. Louis’ American Wrestlers have the indie-rock formula down pat, leveling heavy guitar riffs with Gary McClure’s restrained, Doug Martsch-like vocals. What started as a solo act has evolved into a full-bodied quartet, including McClure’s wife on guitar and keys. American Wrestlers’ sophomore release, Goodbye Terrible Youth, demonstrates a band in fine form, with enough hooks, builds and distortion to send you straight back to 1998.

MARK STOCK. Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water Ave., 503-328-2865. 9:30 pm. $12. 21+.

THURSDAY, JAN. 26 Herb Alpert and Lani Hall

[JAZZ POP] Herb Alpert’s career is, objectively, one of the biggest success stories in pop music history. The only artist ever to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 100 pop chart as both a vocalist (with romantic, orchestral lounge song “This Guy’s in Love With You”) and instrumentalist (with late-’70s funk hit “Rise”), Alpert was also the original “A” of A&M Records, who signed such heavyweight pop and jazz influencers as Burt Bacharach, the Carpenters, Wes Montgomery and Cat Stevens.

Despite a catalog dominated in the public consciousness by the kitschy jazz pop of the Tijuana Brass, Alpert and his wife, singer Lani Hall, now tour playing a collection of funkedup jazz standards and Alpert’s own straight jazz compositions. Though more subdued than the Tijuana Brass’ jangle and jive, this format shows off a formidable trumpeter and arranger who’s absolutely still got it. ISABEL ZACHARIAS. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 503-234-9694. 8 pm. $45. All ages.

Helens, Gillian Frances, Ben Relampagos [DREAM FOLK] Portland multi-instrumentalist and poet Gillian Frances released a four-track EP, Born Yesterday, back in October. Quite tragically, I only came across it a couple weeks ago, and my laptop speakers haven’t been without it since.

“Bedroom pop” has become a fairly ubiquitous phrase within the current music landscape—just like “DIY,” which used to mean something more than “indie rock that people under 25 are into”—but the fact remains that, in our cold and alienating digital world, there are few things more countercultural than recordings that sound warm, intimate and human. On the breathtaking track “Born Yesterday,” Frances weaves together intermittent digital drum sounds, a sparse horn arrangement and her deliberate, haunting vocals. BLAKE HICKMAN. Valentines, 232 SW Ankeny St., 503-248-1600. 9 pm. Free. 21+.

Talib Kweli, Styles P, K’Valentine

[HIP-HOP] At the end of 2016, Talib Kweli—hip-hop’s hardest-working MC—shared that he was putting together a collaborative album with Styles P titled The Seven. These two have a storied history that goes back to the early 2000s, trading thoughtprovoking rhymes on joints like 2004’s “Buck ’Em Down” and 2015’s “The Mathematics.” Now, the rap veterans from Brooklyn and Yonkers, respectively, are hitting the road to finish the project, and hopefully share some of their new tunes for the first time.

Be sure to make it early to catch K’Valentine, a promising rapper from Chicago signed to Kweli’s Javotti Media. ERIC DIEP. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 503-284-8686. 8:30 pm. $25. 21+.

FRIDAY, JAN. 27 Troll, Urchin, Saola, Menin

[REVENGE METAL] Mike Pence is a dick.

That’s something that can’t be denied, and happens to be the central theme of this show, which is titled “Go Fuck Yourself, Mike Pence: A Night of Music and Solidarity.” It’s a night when stoner favorites Troll will doom out alongside atmospheric black-metal duo Urchin, the young but incredibly talented sludge outfit Saola and the double-drum assault of Menin. All proceeds collected at the door will be donated to Planned Parenthood in the name of our terrible new vice president, wherein his office will receive a thank-you note from Planned Parenthood as the cherry on top. Oh, to be a fly on the White House wall when that happens. CERVANTE POPE. Black Water Bar, 835 NE Broadway, 503-2810439. 7 pm. $5. Free. 21+.

Dumbfoundead, Year of the Ox

[EXPERIMENTAL HIP-HOP] KoreanAmerican rapper Dumbfoundead got his start maneuvering through the battle-rap scene in Los Angeles, gaining a loyal following when his battles made their way online. In the same career arc, Dumb spent years building himself as a capable artist, recently dropping his best work to date, November’s We Might Die, a nod to our chaotic nation in the aftermath of police-involved shootings and the inauguration of Donald Trump. While a song like “Safe” is a response to Asian stereotypes, Dumb also explores his own familial heritage on “Ancestors” and even gets in the zone with his West Coast banger “Cochino,” featuring Too $hort. ERIC DIEP. Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave., 971-230-0033. 8 pm. $15. All ages.

SATURDAY, JAN. 28 Something to Talk About: A Portland Bonnie Raitt Tribute

[BONNIE] The next-best thing to seeing the queen of bottleneck blues, Bonnie Raitt, in the flesh, is this quality tribute, featuring the likes of local musicians Anne Weiss, Lisa Mann and Bre Gregg. Expect hits like “Love Sneakin’ Up on You” and “Something to Talk About,” in addition to “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” arguably the saddest song ever penned. Best guess is they pull from Raitt’s outstanding 2013 release, Slipstream, as well, which features a lovely cover of Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down the Line.” Whatever the setlist, it’s always fun to see musicians play from their hero’s discography. MARK STOCK. Alberta Rose Theater, 3000 NE Alberta St., 503-719-6055. 8 pm. $15 advance, $18 day of show. Under 21 permitted with legal guardian.

The Beatnuts, Rapper Big Pooh, Termanology

[THROWBACK] Native Tongues affiliates the Beatnuts are underrated hip-hop pioneers, leading the way for proper representation of Latinos in the genre. In the early ’90s, the trio of Juju, Psycho Les and Fashion were known for their obscure crate-digging samples and grooves, earning them respect among icons like the Jungle Brothers and A Tribe Called Quest. Over the years, they’ve stayed consistent in delivering party anthems with neck-breaking classics “Watch Out Now,” “Reign of the Tec” and “Off the Books,” definitely sparking loud rap-alongs wherever they’re played. Now a duo, the Queens products are bringing their raw and rugged mayhem back on the road. Get ready to party like it’s the ’90s again.

ERIC DIEP. Dante’s, 350 W Burnside St., 503-226-6630. 9 pm. $18. 21+.

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LIZZO WANTS TO BE A RAY OF POSITIVITY IN AN INCREASINGLY NEGATIVE WORLD.

BY SHA N N ON GOR MLEY

sgormley@wweek.com

Lizzo takes off her long, bright-red wig. Now wearing nothing but her underwear, the rapper fluffs out her short, natural hair with her fingertips. She’s one of the many participants in StyleLikeU’s YouTube series, a positive body-image project featuring women from a variety of careers being interviewed as they undress in front of the camera. At one point in the video, the offcamera interviewer asks the former Melissa Jefferson about her favorite part of her body. For a while, Lizzo struggles to think of an answer. Eventually—with a laugh that sounds half uncomfortable, half relieved— she responds, “I love my skin.”

“I feel like doing this is a good way to kind of break through,” she says in the video, “and kind of seals the last chapter in learning to love and just loving.”

Since the release of her sophomore album, Big Grrrl Small World, in December 2015, and dropping the feel-good hit of last summer, “Good as Hell,” critics and fans have held up Lizzo as a paragon of positive self-esteem. But groggy and yawning in her L.A. home after a busy week, Lizzo says thinking of her music as inspirational is new to her.

“No one comes up to me and tells me about how Lizzobangers has changed their lives,” she says, referring to her 2013 debut. “I just remember being, like, very aware that I wasn’t that artist that did that for people.”

It’s only been recently that Lizzo has had to evaluate her identity as a solo musician at all. She played flute from a young age, and started her rap career in Minneapolis performing in group scenarios. With Lizzobangers, she allowed herself to “vent,” rapping fast as fuck over aggro beats. But if her first album was Lizzo showing herself to the world, then Big Grrrl Small World is Lizzo looking in the mirror. “[Lizzobangers] was such a conversation between me and someone else,” she says, “and Big Grrrl Small World was a conversation between me and myself.”

You can hear Lizzo’s internal dialogue on songs like “Ride,” where she sings about “feelin’ hella breakable” over a shimmering funk beat. Big Grrrl is the rare album that preaches self-love without shying away from personal insecurities. It’s also rare in the musical sense, propelled more by soulful basslines and fuzzy electric guitars than the digitized beats favored in much mainstream hip-hop today. Combined with the fact that Lizzo sings just as much as she raps, it gives the album a pervasive sense of old-school glamour.

Lizzo’s true breakthrough, though, came last spring, with the ultra-catchy pop anthem “Good as Hell,” her debut single for Atlantic that was eventually included on her Coconut Oil EP and the soundtrack for the third Barbershop movie. As the chorus makes clear, the intent is to leave listeners “feelin’ good as hell,” while offering up such pieces of advice as, “If he don’t love you anymore/Just walk your fine ass out the door.” She promises to expect more of that inspirational optimism in the future.

“Especially after Prince passed away,” Lizzo says, “the world was just looking so bleak, I was like, ‘All right, I’m dedicating myself to making positive music.’”

Since the release of “Good as Hell,” several career opportunities have opened for Lizzo. She got a gig hosting the MTV Video Music Awards pre-show, and performed on Full Frontal With Samantha Bee the night after the presidential election. But the biggest change has been how she sees herself as an artist.

“Every day I get messages about what ‘Good as Hell’ has done for them,” Lizzo says. “That moment I always talked about, where I was like, ‘I’m not that kind of artist,’ I became that kind of artist before my own eyes.”

SEE IT: Lizzo plays Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., with Dizzy Fae, on Sunday, Jan. 29. 9 pm. $15 advance, $17 day of show. 21+.

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MUSIC Full Creature, Dry T-Shirt Contest, Pad Eyes

[EXPERIMENTAL ROCK] Portland has shown much love for the chaos that Full Creature has created over the years. Low-key, the bass-anddrums duo has been integral to the local experimental noise-rock scene, and made up for its modest sense of self-promotion with a fiercely loud sound. We say goodbye to Full Creature tonight with its final show ever. To have seen the pair live was always an entertaining treat, so let’s savor the flavor for one last time.

CERVANTE POPE. Kenton Club, 2025 N Kilpatrick St. 9 pm. Free. 21+.

Sinless, Wave Action, A Certain Smile

[DREAM POP] As yet unheralded by the scene at large, Portland’s Sinless should be on the city’s radar.

The group’s dreamy sound reminds

of MGMT B-sides, shifting fluidly between warm and bouncy to cerebral and psych-tinged. The sound drifts from a high elevation, circling rhythmically like a distant buzzard.

With two promising EPs to its name, Sinless has a bright future indeed.

But even if it just pulls from its somewhat limited catalog tonight, you’re in for a treat. MARK STOCK. Turn!

Turn! Turn!, 8 NE Killingsworth St., 503-284-6019. 9 pm. Contact venue for ticket prices. 21+.

Best of Portland 5 Benefit Concert

[PDX MUSIC KIDS] Get ready for a night of nonstop ear stimulation from Portland stalwarts at this yearly benefit. Now in its fifth iteration, the event is for Portland-area kids studying music outside school. Run by local nonprofit Portland Rock On With Us alongside School of Rock Portland and Alan Jones Academy

COURTESY OF MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS

MIC CHECK

Team Dresch For a band that established itself on a platform of demolishing the patriarchy, opposing the Christian right and standing up for the LGBTQ community, the members of Team Dresch are really a charming bunch of goofballs. Around a cramped communal table at Tannery Bar, singer-guitarist Kaia Wilson scats into group namesake Donna Dresch’s iPhone, just to see how a text-to-speech app translates her gobbledygook. Later, Wilson tries to explain the pervasiveness of white supremacy via a reference to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, while bassist Jody Bleyle regales the group with the story of an interview gone wrong.

But for all their lack of self-seriousness, when asked if they feel the world needs Team Dresch right now, they don’t hesitate to agree.

In the ’90s, the Portland quartet—which also includes drummer Marci Martinez, who’s out sick this evening—was a figurehead of the fiercely DIY queercore scene, melding pop melodicism and gnarled punk guitars with lyrics that intertwined the political, personal and poetic. The group broke up after two albums, but in the last decade-plus has gotten back together for occasional shows.

While this most recent reunion was booked before the election, given everything the band stands for, it certainly seems well-timed. But as Bleyle explains, this gig is as much for them as it is everyone else.

Read an extended Q&A at wweek.com.

“I don’t think I personally feel nostalgic for the time, because I think I’m happier now. But because I’ve played in multiple bands, I think I have a sense of when I really like a song, and these songs I still do totally love. I appreciate playing it and listening to it in a different way than I used to. The vibe of being true to yourself and loving yourself no matter what, and finding the people you love, and hot, sexy queer love—all that stuff is still important to me, and it feels good to remember and sing about in an energetic way. And just to be loud and jump around. I used to do that all day, every day, and now I never do that unless we’re playing.” —Jody Bleyle SEE IT: Team Dresch plays Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., with Sex Stains, on Saturday, Jan. 28. 5:30 and 9:30 pm.

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of Music, there will be a silent auction with some high-value prizes, while the kids play onstage alongside the bands, who run the gamut from doom-metal killers Yob to sticky-sweet posters Minden. Soul outfit Ural Thomas and the Pain, last year’s Best New Band winner Chanti Darling, and Taylor John Williams—who studied under Alan Jones and was on NBC’s The Voice—will also be there, among many others. MAYA MCOMIE. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 503-2848686. 8 pm. $15 advance, $20 day of show. All ages.

SUNDAY, JAN. 29 Grace Love, Lindsay Fuller, Betsy Olson, Arrows in Orbit

[THROWBACK SOUL] It can be hard these days to differentiate neo-soul acts from each other. The Millennials’ appetite for old-time soul acts feels insatiable, manifesting both innovative standouts like Son Little and Andra Day and about a million generic Leon Bridges types. Grace Love and her ace band, the True Loves, haven’t yet fallen solidly into either category, but whatever they release next will surely tip the scale. Their self-titled debut made it to the top of several best of 2015 lists, for good reason—the songwriting is classic, and leaves space for other vintage influences like the surf rockinfused “Fire.” ISABEL ZACHARIAS. The Secret Society, 116 NE Russell St. 7 pm. $7 advance, $10 day of show. 21+.

TUESDAY, JAN. 31 Eric Johnson

[SINGER-SONGWRITER] Known for his Jimi Hendrix-meets-Stevie Ray Vaughan shredding, Texas guitarist Eric Johnson goes fully unplugged for the first time on his newest LP, EJ. The result is a full-on singer-songwriter effort that dodges the overwrought nature of the genre. Though Johnson’s career has been made in large part as a trusted session player for the likes of Cat Stevens, Carole King and Christopher Cross, EJ proves that Johnson is not to be underestimated as a writer and performer in his own right. It alchemizes virtuosic bluegrass-style picking with flamenco strumming and an underlying “Over the Hills and Far Away” vibe for an unexpectedly stunning collection of music. ISABEL ZACHARIAS. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 503234-9694. 8 pm. $25. All ages.

The Seratones

[LIVELY TRILLS] The Seratones are billed as a rock-’n’-roll act, but that categorization detracts from what is really the cornerstone of the band— vocalist A.J. Haynes’ warm, spirited crooning. Get Gone, last year’s crushing blast of a debut, is marked by highenergy refrains rooted in R&B and soul and punctuated by Haynes’ highpitched wails. The foursome has made itself well-known in its hometown of Shreveport, La., and it plays Portland two nights in a row, giving you twice the opportunity to experience its vivacity in person. MAYA MCOMIE. Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water Ave., 503328-2865. 9:30 pm. Through Feb. 1. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.

Lydia Loveless, Angelica Garcia, Michael Dean Damron

[HOT NICKS] Never particularly country and certainly not Western, Lydia Loveless has nonetheless been shadowed by some variant of the y’alternative signifier—“Velvet Underground & Neko” read one old WW genre tag—since signing with Bloodshot five years ago. Still, leaving aside the gorgeous voice steeped in authenticity and penchant for traumatic tales, there’s an adventurousness to the Rust Belt chanteuse that Nashville would never understand. With the release of her fourth album last summer, Loveless formally embraced a synthesized Swiftiness.

Though she kept around longtime producer Joe Viers and her rawk-trending backing band, Real relishes its

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Cardioid

WHO: Lizzy Ellison (vocals), Riley Geare (drums), Tiana Garoogian (keyboards, vocals), Zach Nelson (guitar), Dasha Shleyeva (bass) SOUNDS LIKE: A vintage vinyl collection of everything your parents forced you to listen to as a child, re-evaluated with adult anxieties.

FOR FANS OF: Foxygen, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Ducktails, Tennis, Pure Bathing Culture, Here We Go Magic.

Cardioid will play its last show as a Portland band this week. It also happens to be Cardioid’s second-ever show as a full band.

“I feel like Portland is too familiar,” says singer Lizzy Ellison. “I’m too comfortable, and if I get comfortable I’m not my best self.”

Ellison spent the last nine years on plenty of local stages, then behind a keyboard and microphone on behalf of Radiation City, one of the city’s most popular bands. In November, on the heels of her breakup with founding member Cameron Spies, among several other reasons, the group announced that it was coming to an abrupt end—and so, too, is Ellison’s time as an Oregonian. In two months, she’ll be living in Los Angeles.

“My identity with this city was with another person for so long,” she says over a rare cup of coffee. “I’ve tried to live by letting go of any sort of control in the past year.”

Considering the many ways she’s upending her life, it might seem odd that she would go directly into another project. But Ellison implies that Cardioid is her attempt to cut the final lifeline tying her to relying financially on her music. “I’m disillusioned with whatever the music industry is,” she says. “I want to tour with my friends and have a good time and not worry about how much money we’re making or if our booking agent’s going to drop us.”

The band owes its origins to former Unknown Mortal Orchestra drummer Riley Geare, who helped Ellison record a slew of scrappy demos back in 2014. Upon Radiation City’s decay, Geare encouraged Ellison to re-rummage through the songs with the ears of someone going solo.

“What I realized was everything was still totally applicable,” she says. “I talk about time travel a lot because music is this nonlinear thing that goes in and out of your life. The only time that I’m ever clairvoyant with myself is when I’m writing lyrics.”

Similarly, Parts Dept., Cardioid’s debut, is a smattering of time-stamped genres, rapt with the same retro tactility of Radiation City, but so much more immediate. A countrytinged sing-along, a maundering midnight ballad, a polyrhythmic psych romp, straight-up R&B—all of it stitched together with bracing honesty.

“This is really personal,” she says, “and it’s about just dealing with love or the absence of. It’s so raw, so even if it’s not your style of music, it attracts you, and I think [Radiation City] sort of lost track of that.”

By the time Ellison leaves for her new home sometime in March, she’ll already have another album in the can. She considers Cardioid’s upcoming Holocene show just one more step in stepping away. Or, as she puts it, “proving to myself that I can write on my own, that I’m happy with it—that I don’t need anyone else to help me.” DOM SINACOLA. SEE IT: Cardioid plays Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., with Moorea Masa & the Mood, Orkis and Dashenka, on Thursday, Jan. 26. 8:30 pm. $6 advance, $8 day of show. 21+.

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S T E V E N D E T R AY

newly streamlined sonics. And while the 10 tracks ever threaten a barroom twang, the best cuts luxuriate midst pure popcraft. JAY HORTON. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 503-2319663. 9 pm. $12. 21+.

DATES HERE

Lemuria, Cayetana, Mikey Erg

[2008 REDUX] Lemuria should probably ring more bells for people who were alive in the 2000s than it does.

The Buffalo, N.Y., outfit came at a time in indie history when emo and emo-influenced factions surged in place of punk and grunge. While this climate certainly influenced the band, though, its sound comes with too much fuzz and uplift to be considered “true” emo. Tonight, the band plays its standout 2008 debut, Get Better—an album written while guitarist-vocalist Alex Kerns was dealing with his father’s death—in its entirety. MAYA MCOMIE. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 503-288-3895. 9 pm. $13 advance, $15 day of show. 21+.

CLASSICAL, JAZZ & WORLD Battle Trance, Blue Cranes

[JAZZ SKRONK] Battle Trance’s foursax approach to new music mostly comprises streaming shards of melody and breath. On 2016’s Blade of Love, the foursome of Patrick Breiner, Travis Laplante, Matthew Nelson and Jeremy Viner acts as something like a rejiggered World Saxophone Quartet, at once summoning visions of post-bop freedoms and brief glimpses of R&B groove. The premise might sound a bit off-putting, but Battle Trance’s ability to seamlessly integrate the grandiosity of four saxes blowing and huffing together is unquestionably a performative and compositional feat. DAVE CANTOR. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 503-288-3895. 8 pm Wednesday, Jan. 25. $12 advance, $15 day of show. 21+.

Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet

[CLASSICAL ORCHESTRAL] Though Sergei Prokofiev’s dissonant, iconoclastic setting of this time-honored tragedy is perhaps better known overall, there’s just no topping the slow-building, bright-bursting “Fantasy Overture” of Tchaikovsky’s late-Romantic version. The stringsweeping love theme at its end is, inarguably, the most recognizable romantic line of music ever written.

More than speaking to the lasting power of classically informed melody writing in general, that one theme’s refusal to leave Western music’s collective consciousness speaks to the brilliance of Tchaikovsky as one of music’s first deeply emotional composers. To situate him in a legacy of stirring Russian composers, this program nods to Igor Stravinsky (whose ballet, The Fairy’s Kiss, is directly referential of Tchaikovsky’s musical ideas) and is topped off by impeccable, poetic guest violinist Stefan Jackiw’s performance of Prokofiev’s lavish violin concerto.

ISABEL ZACHARIAS. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 503248-4335. 7:30 pm Saturday-Monday, Jan. 28-30. $23-$105. All ages.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

[HARMONIOUS BLISS] Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been on a tireless mission to spread peace and love since 1964. The South African a cappella group has stood the test of time, releasing more than 50 studio albums, winning four Grammy Awards and producing two generations of singers.

With founder Joseph Shabalala retired, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is left under the musical direction of his son, Thamsanqa Shabalala. Sung in the tradition of Zulu isicathamiya style, the ensemble is known for breathtaking performances that include recent live tributes to the late Nelson Mandela. HENRY SMITH. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave Portland OR 97202, 503-234-9694.

7:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 29. $35. All ages.

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Shy Girls WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25 No one’s ever accused Dan Vidmar of moving too fast.

In the five years since first making Portland swoon with a handful of home-recorded R&B slow jams, the Shy Girls singer-producer has taken his sweet, sultry time getting more material out into the world. He put out a six-song EP at the end of 2013, then a mixtape over a year later. Only now is he getting around to releasing Shy Girls’ proper full-length debut. Dropping earlier this month, Salt finds Vidmar moving away from the featherweight funk that helped him win WW’s Best New Band poll four years ago and toward a darker, moodier and more digitized sound.

With Shy Girls making what’s become an increasingly rare hometown appearance, we spoke to Vidmar about relocating to L.A., his frustrations with the industry, and why he prefers working alone. But we started with the obvious question: What the hell took so long? Read the full Q&A at wweek.com. MATTHEW SINGER. Shy Girls’ debut was five years, a relocation and a lot of musical evolution in the making.

WW: You’re finally putting out your debut album. Was the delay the result of label stuff, or are you just a perfectionist?

Dan Vidmar: The truth is I am a little bit of a perfectionist, and I don’t like to put out singles, which is a thing you have to do now. I like to have a full, complete project or release done before I start putting singles out, and that can take a long time, to figure out what a full project you want to listen to front to back sounds like.

So how are the songs on Salt linked?

Most of the album is about me approaching 30, and getting older, and the decay of my youth—all those little things that start to happen when you get older that weren’t part of the songwriting picture for me when I was 24. I think the themes are a lot more existential and less about love and partying and stuff.

How does the title play into those themes?

The themes again had to do with decay, and you throw salt on ice to watch it eat away. You throw salt on your wounds, which is also part of the lyrical content of the record.

There was a point where Shy Girls really seemed like a band, but then it refracted back down to being mostly just you again. Do you prefer working alone?

When I started going to L.A. more, there were all these people I could work with, producers and mixers and engineers and collaborators, rappers and singers and whatever. But, ironically, when I moved to L.A., I found I just wanted to work alone on this particular album and have it be a very unified voice and vision. There’s something really interesting that happens when two ideas come together. At the same time, you can dilute both people’s ideas in a collaborative setting. So for me, I thought it was important, maybe selfishly, to do this all myself, and see where I can take it.

SEE IT: Shy Girls plays Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., with the Last Artful, Dodgr, on Wednesday, Jan. 25. 9 pm. $16. 21+.

ALBUM REVIEWS

New Move NEW MOVE II: BACK IN THE HABIT [JURASSIC POP] They don’t make ’em like this any more. Just a few gravesites down from Chevy Novas, Ray-Bans and capital-S Sincerity lies pop rock as it existed before the invention of the fuzz pedal—romantic, fearless, escapist—and New Move won’t rest until it’s resurrected. With this new release, frontman and mad pop scientist Jesse Bettis presents a re-alchemized companion to New Move’s 2016 self-titled debut, infusing the studied, classic-pop roux of that album with a range of Portland flavors.

Bettis doesn’t just feature local talent on his songs, he allows them to make the songs theirs. Y La Bamba takes “When Did We Stop” from plinky, optimistic doo-wop to sweeping, horn-topped Latin euphoria, while Chanti Darling totally reinvents straight-

My Body SEVEN WIVES [SYNTH POP] Musical duos tend to operate with a tightness that’s often lost on acts with larger membership.

The creative pop outfit My Body is a perfect example.

Comprising Jordan Bagnall and Darren Bridenbeck, the twosome plays crisp electropop bolstered by expansive synthesizer tinkering, looming beats and a few arcadelike samples, and newest EP Seven Wives builds atop the strong blueprint of My Body’s debut. “Half a Heart to Holler” is an emotive banger one can easily imagine the girl from Sia’s videos fanatically dancing to. Meanwhile, “Mood” offers the danceable call-and-response of Sylvan Esso, with the

ahead rock ballad “The City Life” with clubby R&B sex appeal. Radiation City’s take on “No One But Her” could be easily mistaken for the last-ever Rad City song, with muted, loungey percussion and saxophone and thickly stacked harmonies relishing the runs between notes. In an anyone-canwhistle contemporary pop landscape that often favors the unfinished edges of the novice, this album’s vision is expansive—more L.A. than Portland, frankly, with an unabashed taste for the glossy, the glamorous and the perfect. It’s a manifesto on the unshakable virtues of classic pop, and it is solidly convincing. ISABEL ZACHARIAS. SEE IT: New Move plays Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., with Y La Bamba and Hustle and Drone, on Thursday, Jan. 26. 9 pm. $10. 21+.

(Bug Hunt) addition of an incredibly catchy marimba hook and some astral filler. At times, the EP is cool and airy, the product of a restraint not often seen in synth pop, yet the melodies and effects all sit backseat to Bagnall’s quavering, modulating vocals. Her voice is sometimes operatic, other times hushed to lullaby levels, but always warbling and attracting everything in the room into its orbit. Set to the band’s thoughtful, strippeddown score, it becomes all the more bewitching.

MARK STOCK. SEE IT: My Body plays Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., with Blossom, on Friday, Jan. 27. 9 pm. $5. 21+.

Down Gown DOWN GOWN [NOISE-ROCK REVIVAL] In today’s music climate, Down Gown’s brand of throwback ’90s guitar rock is charming and somewhat singular in a city that has forgotten how rooted it once was in that style. In the wake of the grunge era, Cavity Search championed the loud, so it’s nice to see the local label reactivated to give some local linchpins a platform. Most recognizable here is the guitar-playing of Dave Blunk, who longtime Portland scenesters will remember from his days in Thirty Ought Six, and former Satyricon curator Ben Munat, who lays down the bass. All 10 songs on Down Gown are well-composed, and the production is fantastically full. Twenty-five years ago, these songs would have dripped with the spirit and angst of youth. Today, these men

(Bug Hunt)

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have unsurprisingly matured and mellowed. At various points, Down Gown sounds like early Foo Fighters without the radio ambition, like Unwound without the raw urgency, like Sunny Day Real Estate without the intricate chops, and like Jesus Lizard without the reek of danger. Will Hattman’s vocals do recall Dave Grohl, while sometimes sounding like Michael Stipe. The ’90s revival is upon us, and anyone disgusted with the pop music of today or missing the days of heart-on-sleeve noise-rock anthems would do well to get down with the Gown. NATHAN CARSON. SEE IT: Down Gown plays Kenton Club, 2025 N Kilpatrick St., with Queen Chief and Excuses, on Friday, Jan. 27. 9 pm. Call venue for ticket prices. 21+.

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MUSIC CALENDAR LAST WEEK LIVE

WED. JAN. 25 Aladdin Theater

3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. Henry Kapono 225 SW Ash St Fian

225 SW Ash St Dwight Church, Dwight Dickinson, Erik Anarchy, Regulo Junior, Fluid Spill

Bunk Bar

1028 SE Water Ave. American Wrestlers, Ellis Pink

Dante’s

350 West Burnside Karaoke From Hell

Doug Fir Lounge

Fremont Theater

830 E Burnside St. Shy Girls

2393 NE Fremont Street Fremont Theater Presents: Last Mondays Song Scycle

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Dreckig, Yeah Great Fine, Dan Dan

Mississippi Pizza

3552 N Mississippi Ave Mr. Ben

LaurelThirst Public House

Mississippi Studios

2958 NE Glisan St Bahttsi; Lynn Conover & Gravel

3939 N Mississippi Ave. Sound + Vision with Honey Bucket

Mississippi Pizza

Muddy Rudder Public House

3552 N Mississippi Ave Tallulah’s Daddy

Mississippi Studios

SUPERMELODRAMA: Devotchka with the Oregon Symphony on Jan. 19 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

3939 N Mississippi Ave. Battle Trance, Blue Cranes

8 NW 6th Ave Excision

The Analog Cafe

720 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Code Orange, Youth Code, Lifeless

The Basil Bar

3131 NE Broadway St, Sweet n’ Juicy Variety Show

The Goodfoot

2845 SE Stark St Cherimoya, Tribe Mars

The Goodfoot

2845 SE Stark St The Lucky Brown Band presents Soul’s Path 2017

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave David Rothman

Twilight Cafe and Bar

1420 SE Powell Tactical Martians, The Wild Jumps, The Hop Monsters

THURS. JAN. 26 Aladdin Theater

3017 SE Milwaukie Ave Herb Alpert and Lani Hall

Artichoke Music Cafe 3130 Se Hawthorne, Pete Seeger Tribute

Ash Street Saloon 225 SW Ash St Wups, HED Change

Bunk Bar

1028 SE Water Ave. Saucy Yoda, Gentle Bender, Cool Schmool

Dante’s

350 West Burnside Vector and Spooky’s Winter Tour Dance Party

Duff’s Garage

2530 NE 82nd Ave StumpStompers.

Fremont Theater

2393 NE Fremont Street MST Residency: MS Quintet

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Cardioid, Moorea Masa + The Mood, Orkis, Dashenka

MON. JAN. 30

Ash Street Saloon

835 NE Broadway Songs From Under The Floorboard Showcase

Roseland Theater

836 N Russell St Half-Grassed

1037 SW Broadway Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet

Black Water Bar

5513 NE 30th Ave, Dominic Castillo

White Eagle Saloon

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Ash Street Saloon

Nonna

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Highly recommended.

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LaurelThirst Public House

2958 NE Glisan St Lewi Longmire & the Left Coast Roasters; Billy Kennedy Band

Lincoln Performance Hall

Under a Pale Grey Sky, Tomorrows Dream, White Wail

Star Theater

Beacon Sound

The Analog Cafe

3636 N Mississippi Ave Dave Depper, Daniel Charles Hunt

Black Water Bar

1620 SW Park Ave. David Finckel and W Han: The Passionate Cello

835 NE Broadway Troll, Urchin, Saola, Menin

Mississippi Studios

1028 SE Water Ave. Love Dimension, The Verner Pantons, Cambrian Explosion

3939 N Mississippi Ave. New Move, Y La Bamba, Hustle & Drone

Muddy Rudder Public House 8105 Se 7th Ave. The Horsenecks

Roseland Theater 8 NW 6th Ave Iration, Protoje

Bunk Bar

Dante’s

350 West Burnside Red Not Chili Peppers with The New Futures

Darrell Hanks Bowmaker

The Analog Cafe

1255 N.W. 9th Avenue #11, Zig Zag String Quartet

The Goodfoot

2530 NE 82nd Ave Cherry Blosum

720 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

The Brevet, RIVVRS 2845 SE Stark St Lucky Brown; Alison O’ Donoghue, Hagen Deloss, Nate Chavez, Nic Vik art

The Lovecraft Bar

421 SE Grand Ave Devoured By Flowers

The Secret Society

116 NE Russell St Thursday Swing featuring Doug & Dee’s Hot Lovin’ Jazz Babies, Stumptown Swing

Twilight Cafe and Bar 1420 SE Powell RVIVR, Backbiter

Valentines

232 SW Ankeny St Helens, Gillian Frances, Ben Relampagos

White Eagle Saloon 836 N Russell St Mic Check

Wonder Ballroom

128 NE Russell St. Talib Kweli, Styles P, K’Valentine

FRI. JAN. 27 Ash Street Saloon

225 SW Ash St Tomorrows Dream, White Wail

Ash Street Saloon 225 SW Ash St

Duff’s Garage

Kaul Auditorium (at Reed College)

3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.

Passions United

Kenton Club

2025 N Kilpatrick St Down Gown, Queen Chief, Excuses

LaurelThirst Public House

2958 NE Glisan St Lynn Conover & Little Sue, The Bingo Dream Band

Mississippi Studios

3939 N Mississippi Ave. My Body

Muddy Rudder Public House 8105 Se 7th Ave. The Sportin’ Lifers Trio

Ponderosa Lounge

10350 N Vancouver Way, Nash Brothers

Roseland Theater

8 NW 6th Ave Dumbfoundead, Year of the Ox

Skyline Tavern

8031 NW Skyline Blvd The Mutineers

Slim’s PDX

8635 N Lombard St. The Watch List, The Welfare State, Power of County

13 NW 6th Ave. The Nth Power 720 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

The Goods; Dirty Bird, Underwhelming Favorites, Hawks Do Not Share

The Firkin Tavern 1937 SE 11th Ave PAC PAC Benefit: MELT, Husky Boys

The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave David Olney

The O’Neil Public House

6000 NE Glisan St. Chuck Warda (Life During Wartime, Hairy Mary) Invitational Jam

The Secret Society

116 NE Russell St Pete Krebs and his Portland Playboys; Redray Frazier, Wallace, Nathan Earle

Tony Starlight Showroom

1125 SE Madison St, Neil Diamond’s 76th Birthday Tribute

Twilight Cafe and Bar 1420 SE Powell The Noctambulant, Panzergod and Circle of Beings

Valentines

232 SW Ankeny St The Furies, Fire Nuns, The Toads

Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 E. Main Street, Hillsboro, OR 97123 Craig Carothers

White Eagle Saloon

836 N Russell St Go By Ocean, Coati, and Dr. Soll & The Squids at The White Eagle

White Eagle Saloon 836 N Russell St JT Wise Band

SAT. JAN. 28 Aladdin Theater

3017 SE Milwaukie Ave Martin Sexton, The Accidentals

Alberta Rose Theater

3000 NE Alberta St Something to Talk About: A Portland Bonnie Raitt Tribute

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

1037 SW Broadway Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet

Ash Street Saloon

225 SW Ash St J. Graves, Claire Nelson

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

1704 NE 43rd Avenue, Of Fools, Frogs, and Fearless Women

The Analog Cafe

720 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Vanilla Sugar, Star Witness, Synful Syrens

The Firkin Tavern

Black Water Bar

1937 SE 11th Ave Months, The Shrill Tones, Killed By Health

Dante’s

2845 SE Stark St Cascade Crescendo and Useful Jenkins

835 NE Broadway Darkswoon, Vibrissae, SciFiSol

The Goodfoot

350 West Burnside The Beatnuts, Rapper Big Pooh, Termanology

The Old Church

Duff’s Garage

The O’Neil Public House

2530 NE 82nd Ave Bridgecreek

Hawthorne Theatre

1507 SE César E. Chávez Blvd.

Within Sight

1422 SW 11th Ave East Forest

6000 NE Glisan St. The Aarun & Jonathan Country Band; Kaeley

The Secret Society

Doug Fir Lounge

830 E Burnside St. Lizzo

Grace Memorial Episcopal Church

1535 NE 17th Avenue Of Fools, Frogs, and Fearless Women

LaurelThirst Public House

2958 NE Glisan St Pagan Jug Band (all ages); Freak Mountain Ramblers

Lincoln Performance Hall 1620 SW Park Ave. The Montrose Trio

Mississippi Studios

3939 N Mississippi Ave. Steelhymen, Lee Corey Oswald, Cool Schmool

Rontoms

The Analog Cafe

Kenton Club

Twilight Cafe and Bar

720 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Atless (members of the Castaway Kids, Sad.rad, Kids’ Table

LaurelThirst Public House

2958 NE Glisan St The Yellers; Heavy Boots: Our tribute to Jimmy Boyer

Mississippi Studios

3939 N Mississippi Ave. Team Dresch, Sex Stains

Muddy Rudder Public House 8105 Se 7th Ave. James Clem

White Eagle Saloon 836 N Russell St The Low Bones, The Resolectrics & Size 85 High Tops

Wonder Ballroom

128 NE Russell St. Best of Portland 5 Benefit Concert

SUN. JAN. 29 Aladdin Theater

The Goodfoot

2845 SE Stark St Art Above Oil: A NoDAPL Benefit

The Old Church

1422 SW 11th Ave Acoustic Americana for a Sunday Afternoon featuring the Garcia Birthday Band

The O’Neil Public House 6000 NE Glisan St. Conor O’Bryan

The Secret Society

Ponderosa Lounge

3017 SE Milwaukie Ave Ladysmith Black Mambazo

116 NE Russell St Grace Love, Lindsay Fuller, Betsy Olson, Arrows in Orbit

Skyline Tavern

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Twilight Cafe and Bar

10350 N Vancouver Way, Jessie Leigh 8031 NW Skyline Blvd The Loudermilk Sisters and the Whiskey Achievers

Star Theater

13 NW 6th Ave. Banda Magda

1037 SW Broadway Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet

Ash Street Saloon 225 SW Ash St Kid Defender

2845 SE Stark St Sonic Forum

Twilight Cafe and Bar

1420 SE Powell Moonraker, Cody Hanford, Ice Kream Social

White Eagle Saloon

836 N Russell St January Global Folk Club

TUES. JAN. 31 Aladdin Theater

3017 SE Milwaukie Ave Eric Johnson

Ash Street Saloon 225 SW Ash St Sparrow

Bunk Bar

Dante’s

Turn! Turn! Turn!

1420 SE Powell Sakrificer, Cemetery Lust and Raptor

The Goodfoot

Star Theater

3203 SE Woodstock Blvd.

Romancing the Strings: Brahms’s Two String Sextets 2025 N Kilpatrick St Full Creature, Dry T-Shirt Contest, Pad Eyes

720 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Never Let This Go, A Sun A Moon, The Out of Body Experience

1028 SE Water Ave. The Seratones

13 NW 6th Ave. SoRLO Presents: Talking Heads (Stop Making Sense)

8 NE Killingsworth St Sinless, Wave Action, A Certain Smile

The Analog Cafe

600 E Burnside St Autonomics, Arlo Indigo, Melt

116 NE Russell St Smut City Jellyroll Society; The Ukeladies

Kaul Auditorium (at Reed College)

8105 Se 7th Ave. Lloyd Jones

1420 SE Powell Young Jesus, The Hague, Goon, No More Parachutes; Sparkle Carpet, Rachael Miles Band, Not Ben Shin, Brian Hoffman

350 West Burnside The Toasters, The Sentiments, Heavy City

Doug Fir Lounge

830 E Burnside St. Lydia Loveless, Angelica Garcia, Michael Dean Damron

Duff’s Garage

2530 NE 82nd Ave Seth Walker

Hawthorne Theatre

1507 SE César E. Chávez Blvd.

SafetySuit

Mississippi Studios

3939 N Mississippi Ave. Lemuria, Cayetana, Mikey Erg

Roseland Theater

8 NW 6th Ave SonReal- No Warm Up Tour

The Analog Cafe

720 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Ultra Magnetic; Rose Room Swing Dance

The Goodfoot

2845 SE Stark St DoveDriver

The Lovecraft Bar

421 SE Grand Ave DJ Acid Rick presents: MOTIVATION

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MUSIC COURTESY OF RONIN ROC

NEEDLE EXCHANGE

DJ Ronin Roc

Years DJing: I saved up my money and I got my first set of turntables my junior year of high school. I DJed my first house party at 19 and started DJing out regularly about eight years ago.

Genre: Is “Beyoncé” a genre? What about “Drake”? No? Well, then I’d definitely have to say hip-hop. But you know what?

Nobody puts baby in a corner! I play what I like, and that’s it.

Where you can catch me regularly: I play first Fridays at Holocene for Tribute Night, second Fridays at Killingsworth Dynasty for Cake, third Fridays at Jack Knife, and I have a residency at Black Book on Saturdays. I’m also regularly at Century. I also have a radio show called Radio Ruckus on Saturdays from 10 pm to midnight on XRAY.fm.

Craziest gig: I actually just stepped off the plane in New York, where I took over the Brooklyn Bowl for the weekend. I did two sold-out shows for my party called Tribute Night. Besides that, I’d probably say it’s a tie between opening up for Lauryn Hill, or Diplo doing a secret guest set at one of my parties.

My go-to records: Anything by Drake or Beyoncé; ’90s rap classics; and if you are a West Coast DJ and you aren’t bumping Aminé’s “Caroline,” then you’re a fool.

Don’t ever ask me to play…: You can ask me to play whatever you like, just keep in mind I might embarrass you and call you out on the mic in front of all your friends for your horrible music taste. That goes double for “Becky With the Good Hair.” P.S.: If I’m playing Prince or Lil Wayne and you have anything to say about it, please just vacate the premises.

You don’t want no problems, want no problems with me.

NEXT GIG: DJ Ronin Roc spins at Black Book, 20 NW 3rd Ave., on Saturday, Jan. 28.

FRI. JAN. 27 45 East

315 SE 3rd Ave Sango

Beech Street Parlor

WED. JAN. 25 Beech Street Parlor

412 NE Beech Street Freeform Portland Night

Dig A Pony

Double Barrel Tavern

Ground Kontrol

Moloko

Sandy Hut

1430 NE Sandy Blvd.

DJ Hot Lips

2002 SE Division St. DJ Joel Jett

3967 N. Mississippi Ave. Benjamin (international disco, synth, modern dad)

The Analog Cafe

Swift Lounge

720 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

House Call w/ Jason Hodges

The Lovecraft Bar

3341 SE Belmont St, Wake The Town (bass music)

1932 NE Broadway St AMtroduction w/ DJ Ambush 421 SE Grand Ave Event Horizon (darkwave, industrial)

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18 NW 3rd Ave. Easy Egg

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736 SE Grand Ave. Gwizski (boogie & new funk exclusives)

736 SE Grand Ave. Atom 13 (kitchen sink o’ sonic excellence) 511 NW Couch St. TRONix: Logical Aggression (dark electro)

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The Liquor Store

The Lovecraft Bar

421 SE Grand Ave Shadowplay w/ DJ Carrion & friends (goth, industrial)

412 NE Beech Street DJ L-Train

Black Book

20 NW 3rd Ave The Cave (rap)

Crush Bar

1400 SE Morrison Drag Dangerzone

Crystal Ballroom

1332 W Burnside St 80s Weekend: Night #1

Dig A Pony

736 SE Grand Ave. Cooky Parker

Gold Dust Meridian

3267 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

DJ Bad Wizard

Ground Kontrol

511 NW Couch St. DJ Nate C. (80s hits, hair metal, soundtracks)

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Snap! 90s Dance Party (hip-hop, r&b)

Jade Club

315 SE 3rd Ave Bridge Club

Where to Drink This Week 1.

Lombard House

THOMAS TEAL

BAR REVIEW

7337 N Lombard St., 503-539-5889.

Well, ho-lee shee-it.

An actual, honest to God, truly great beer bar in St. Johns.

2.

Tin Bucket

3520 N Williams Ave., 503-477-7689, tin-bucket.com.

This little bottle shop’s tap list has been nothing short of stellar lately. Stop in especially for an otherwise hard-to-find Arch Rock Gold Beach Lager and thank us later— it’s awesome.

3.

McMenamins Edgefield

2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale, 503-669-8610, mcmenamins.com.

There’s something bizarrely nice about Edgefield in the cold rain, tromping from drinking shed to cigar bar trying funny little seasonals like a kickass hazy IPA (see page 32).

4.

The Old Portland

1433 NW Quimby St., 503-234-0865.

“This is the coolest wine bar in the world,” Courtney Taylor-Taylor told us of his own wine bar, which pours 17-year-old French wines in a bar full of vintage concert posters and tables from the Lotus.

5.

The Labrewatory

670 N Russell St., 971-271-8151, labrewatory.com.

A recent visit found Labrewatory’s beers damned impressive. Get a Japanese collaboration brew—a Valentine chocolate stout brewed with Satomi Komazaki of Tokyo’s Oregon-themed Brewpub Pacific NW. Killingsworth Dynasty 832 N Killingsworth St TWERK

Moloko

BOTTLED CHARM: Hidden two blocks north of Rontoms and completely unsigned, brand-new Bota Bar (606 NE Davis St., 971-229-1287, botabar.com) is a startlingly civilized place. In a homey, hand-built wine and beer bottle shop full of obscure pours—Basque sidra, Cameron natural wine, and beers from Denmark with American hops—each drink arrives with a small bite that will come as a surprise. The first bite may be humble, like warm pretzels with house dip, but ramps up from there to things like lovely Spanish ham on the second bite. We haven’t yet had a third bite, but we’re told it’s even better than that. Owners Alan Hill and Benjamin Allen built their refillable-bottle bar pretty much from scratch with a lot of recycled materials. In a nook with bench seating, the coffee tables are made of gnarled, knotty wood that would have been otherwise unusable, stained and oiled to a pretty shine. Alongside a sake tap and six-deep list of by-the-glass wines, the tap list includes a fantastically complex Belgian strong pale from cult brewery Mikkeller, alongside local standbys like Pfriem IPA and Commons Farmhouse for $5 a glass or $6 a pint. But what brings you back to Bota Bar isn’t the tapas or the rare beers and well-chosen wines—it’s the simple, old-school hospitality of its owners. In blocks dominated by new construction and sterile exteriors, Bota Bar is a warm-hearted refuge. MATTHEW KORFHAGE. DJ Big Baby Experience

Black Book

20 NW 3rd Ave DJ Ronin Roc

3967 N. Mississippi Ave. Monkeytek & Friends (records from the Jamaican regions of outer space)

Crystal Ballroom

Spare Room

736 SE Grand Ave. Freaky Outty

4830 NE 42nd Ave The Get Down

Swift Lounge

1932 NE Broadway St Klavical Kuts

The Goodfoot

2845 SE Stark St Soul Stew (funk, soul, disco)

The Liquor Store

3341 SE Belmont St, Grilled Cheese Disco

The Lovecraft Bar

421 SE Grand Ave Club Kai Kai (queer & drag)

Whiskey Bar

31 NW 1st Ave Toadface, Boogie T.

SAT. JAN. 28 45 East

315 SE 3rd Ave A-Trak

Beech Street Parlor 412 NE Beech Street

1332 W Burnside St 80s Weekend: Night #2

Star Bar

639 SE Morrison St. DJ Truhn Juice

Swift Lounge

1932 NE Broadway St Leftside Lean (funk, soul)

The Analog Cafe

Dig A Pony

720 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

ANDAZ Bhangra Bollywood Dance Party

Eastburn

The Liquor Store

Gold Dust Meridian

The Lovecraft Bar

1800 E Burnside St, Soulsa! (merengue, salsa) 3267 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

DJ Philadelphia Freedom

Ground Kontrol

511 NW Couch St. DJ “Showtime” Dylan Reiff (disco, house)

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Main Squeeze Dance Party (house, disco, club)

Killingsworth Dynasty 832 N Killingsworth St Dynasty A Go-Go!

Moloko

3967 N. Mississippi Ave. Lamar Leroy (jams of all types)

Sandy Hut

1430 NE Sandy Blvd.

DJ Overcöl

3341 SE Belmont St, Flight: Acid House Edition 421 SE Grand Ave Electronomicon (goth, industrial)

Whiskey Bar

31 NW 1st Ave Global Based

SUN. JAN. 29 Beech Street Parlor 412 NE Beech Street DJ Loraxe

Dig A Pony

736 SE Grand Ave. Do Right Sunday (rap, r&b)

The Lovecraft Bar

421 SE Grand Ave Outer Realm w/ Lady Evil & Alexander Pressplay (deathwave, synth, underground)

MON. JAN. 30

VINCE GIORDANO THURSDAY, JANUARY 26TH AT 6PM

For nearly 40 years, Vince and his ace band The Nighthawks have brought the joyful syncopation of the 1920s and ’30s to life with their virtuosity, vintage musical instruments, and more than 60,000 period band arrangements. Now Vince is the subject of a documentary presented by the Reel Music Festival on Friday, January 27th at the Art Museum: ‘There’s a Future in the Past’. Join us Thursday, and he’ll evaluate your musical antiques, for free! Bring in your old 78 records, vintage sheet music, musical instruments, and memorabilia, and he’ll tell you it’s history.

If it’s really rare, he might even buy it for his own collection!

Dig A Pony

THE TALBOTT BROTHERS

736 SE Grand Ave. El Chingon (synth & new wave of 70s - 80s)

The Lovecraft Bar

421 SE Grand Ave Black Mass (goth, new wave)

TUES. JAN. 31 Beech Street Parlor 412 NE Beech Street DJ Both Josh

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Emo Nite

Kelly’s Olympian

426 SW Washington St. Party Damage with Party Boyz DJs

Swift Lounge

1932 NE Broadway St #OnTheOneTues (boogie)

The Liquor Store

3341 SE Belmont St, Rev Shines (funk, soul)

The Lovecraft Bar

MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH AT 6PM

The Talbott Brothers are an Alternative Folk/Rock band based in Portland. Nick and Tyler form an unique sound that balances sibling-blood-harmonies with their instrumental ensemble of guitars, mandolin, harmonicas and percussion. Their entertaining effect on stage is embraced by multiple generations, as they are known for charming and energetic performances that blend singer-songwriter styles with folk, rock and pop.

Bluestreak Live Presents:

BLIND WOLF

MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH AT 7:30PM Blind Wolf is a quintet formed in Portland in 2014. They formed when the blues rock band Boogie Bone disband in 2013. The band’s blues rock sound draws from varying influences including Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Tower of Power, and Jeff Beck.

421 SE Grand Ave Metal Beach Bash (hunkwave, italo disco, city heat)

Tube

18 NW 3rd Ave. Tubesdays w/ DJ Jack

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REVIEW

= WW Pick. Highly recommended.

Most prices listed are for advance ticket sales. At-the-door increases and so-called convenience charges may apply, so it’s best to call ahead.

Editor: SHANNON GORMLEY (sgormley@wweek.com).

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR LISTINGS, submit information at least two weeks in advance to: sgormley@wweek.com.

THEATER OPENINGS & PREVIEWS Carnivora

Portland playwright Matthew B. Zrebski’s newest play is a magical, apocalyptical, time-traveling thriller.

Carnivora begins with a bloodied woman waking up in a burlap sack, and emerging into a world that she believes has ended. From there, things only continue to get weird. As she tries to remember what happened to her, she encounters ghosts and strange creatures along her journey through the forest where she awoke. Meant in part to deal with Zrebski’s frustrations with modern culture and politics, it’s a surreal and gritty tale for a strange and uncertain time. SHANNON GORMLEY.Shoebox Theatre, 2110 SE 10th Ave, theatrevertigo.com. 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday, through Feb. 18. 2 pm Sunday, Jan. 29. 2 and 7:30 pm Sunday, Feb. 12, and Wednesday, Feb. 15. $10-$19.99.

Hallway to Hell

As Fertile Ground continues, Action/ Adventure are holding their own new works festival. Each weekend, for four weeks, the theater will put on a different play, one of which will get a longer run as part of the company’s next season. This weekend’s show is Jennifer Garcia’s Hallway to Hell, set in Purgatory Middle School. The comedy follows the trials of Jessica as she tries to get to heaven by proving her worth at middle school/ purgatory. Action/Adventure Theatre, 1050 SE Clinton St., actionadventure.org. 8 pm Thursday-Sunday, Jan. 26-29. $10-$15.

We’re All Mad Here

Crackin’ the Code: A Comedy of Questionable Morals

StageWorks Ink has made their name over the years adapting campy ’80s movies to the stage, including their annual, much-loved Flash Gordon tribute. But for Crackin’ the Code, they’re adapting a film by their artistic director Steve Coker. It’s a cheeky, dude-centric take on the rom-com genre that’s meant to show the way men talk about relationships: Bill finds himself in conflict with his own desires and “male code” after his friend’s soon-to-be ex-wife hits on him.

SHANNON GORMLEY. Alberta Abbey, 126 NE Alberta St., stageworksink.com.

7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday, Jan. 26-29. $18 adults, $15 students and seniors.

The Flick

The Flick is kind of a mammoth of a play: it’s three hours long, conceptually vague, and heavy on realist details. Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prizewinning play is a mundane comedy of sorts that depicts three movie theater employees doing their humdrum daily tasks. It’s often criticized for its lack of traditional theatrical conventions, as well as its lack of a tight plot. But The Flick is worth hanging in there for. The pay off for your patience is a slowly unfolding, engulfing narrative that doesn’t try to squeeze itself into palatable concepts or limit itself with plot.

SHANNON GORMLEY. Imago Theatre, 17 SE 8th Ave., thirdrailrep.org. 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday, through Feb. 11. $25-$42.50.

DANCE Life

For their second time in Portland, the all-male British ballet troupe, BalletBoyz, is bringing a double header with a large aesthetic range.

First, there’s Rabbit, a surreal, Alice in Wonderland-influenced piece featuring Victorian era-inspired costumes and rabbit masks. Then there’s the comparably minimalistic Fiction, in which choreographer Javier de Frutos imagines his own death: clean, tight-fitting costumes and a balance bar for the scenery. But even Fiction has a strong sense of humor: after imagining that he’s been squashed by a piece of stage scenery, Fiction is choreographed to a narration of de Frutos’ obituary.

SHANNON GORMLEY. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, whitebird.org. 7:30 pm Wednesday, Jan. 25. $26-$70.

OWEN CAREY

Shaking the Tree’s next devised show is a fractured, oneiric one-man show. The Alice in Wonderlandreferencing play is comprised of surreal vignettes about characters dealing with things like time and identity, and will feature everything from shadow puppetry to acrobatics. Actor Matthew Kerrigan plays all the parts, and devised the play with Shaking the Tree’s artistic director Samantha Van Der Merwe. That all might sound vague and artsy, but that’s exactly what Shaking the Tree is capable of doing well: poetic, yet visceral theater. Shaking the Tree Theatre, 823 SE Grant St., shakingthe-tree.com. 7:30 pm ThursdaySaturday, 2 pm Sunday, Jan. 27-Feb. 25. $10-$25.

ALSO PLAYING

BECOMING HUMAN: Jaime Lee Christiana (left) and Kat Macmillan in Last Dance.

Art During Protest Time THIS YEAR’S FERTILE GROUND LOOKS FOR CONNECTION AMID CHAOS. This year’s Fertile Ground comes at a weird time.

The citywide festival of all-new works kicked off the day before the inauguration, forcing just about every piece into an apocalyptic context.

Plus, ripping yourself away from a protest to go to the theater can feel frivolous. But if there’s one thing the Portland performance scene is intent on, it’s making sure its work isn’t frivolous.

From abstract narratives to agitprop, Fertile Ground so far has been a whirl of artistic fervor given sharper meaning and purpose because of a situation most of us weren’t bargaining for. Willamette Week writers picked their favorite things they’ve seen so far, and what they’re most looking forward to in the final days of the festival.

Last Dance

Being a human is tough. When an angel tries out a human body for the first time, the limits and joys of skin and bone are explored in a way that we humans may often feel, deep within our vessels of humanness, but don’t know how to express. Part dance, part theater, Sky Yeager’s Last Dance is about an angel named Zephon occupying the body of a woman named Anne (Jaime Lee Christiana). Zephon expresses these joys and limitations of her new human form in a mash-up of human emotion as she writhes and air punches and caresses her womanly figure, inspiring the audience to feel that range of emotion within themselves.

GO SEE: The Baby Project, a solo show by Sarah E. Shively, will tackle the experience of wanting a baby. I look forward to witnessing how Shively will portray the anxiety of a ticking biological clock. BRITANY ROBINSON.

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Based on the Pacific Northwest’s most famous robber and the only unsolved skyjacking in American history, Tommy Smith’s script is a rapid-fire exploration of who the mysterious D. B. Cooper might

be. Directed by Isaac Lamb, the show flashes by in a series of vignettes exploring the potential identities of Cooper (played by various members of the ensemble), intercut with the story of the hijacking itself from the perspective of stewardess Tina Mucklow (Rebecca Lingafelter). Strap in and pay attention, or you may get lost in the flurry of people, places and motives, but the result is well worth it.

GO SEE: Iphigenia 3.0 is presented by Orphic, which promises a bloody update on one of the lesser-known versions of the ancient Greek siblings, Orestes and Iphigenia. HAILEY BACHRACH.

Divisive-Divide

At last Saturday’s performance, Robert Guitron, the artistic director of contemporary dance company Polaris, got teary-eyed as he quoted Winston Churchill: “When they wanted to cut arts funding during the war, he said, ‘Then what are we fighting for?’” Just one of many works from several companies in Polaris’ Groovin’ Greenhouse, Guitron’s Divisive-Divide creates a series of scenes that are often Boschian in their tension and chaos: Dancers ominously square off, others intensely drag their fingers across their foreheads and chests as if they’re offering some kind of strange prayer. But amid all that, there’s tender moments of human connection: In warm circles of spotlight, pairs of dancers hold one another tightly and trace the lines of each other’s bodies. It’s not quite clear whether intimacy or cold aggression emerges victorious, but it’s a gripping fight.

GO SEE: The experimental Hand2Mouth is workshopping a bizarre-sounding piece of devised theater, Psychic Utopia, about the human desire for a perfect society and the side effects of chasing that dream. SHANNON GORMLEY. SEE IT: Fertile Ground runs through Jan. 29.

See fertilegroundpdx.org for the full schedule.

Passes $50, individual tickets available.

Contemporary dance company Polaris is hosting a series of premieres from a bunch of Portland dance companies. A part of Fertile Ground (a city-wide festival of new theater, dance and comedy works) Groovin’ Greenhouse is almost like a minifestival itself. In Polaris’s black box theater, the showcase will debut 9 new works: along with 3 from Polaris related companies, there will new works from a diverse and changing lineup of five other companies, like aerial dance company A-WOL and Portland Belly Dance Guild.

Polaris Dance Theatre, 1826 NW 16th Ave., polarisdance.org.

7:30 pm Friday-Saturday, 2 pm Saturday-Sunday, through Jan. 28. $18-$22.

REVIEW JENNIE BAKER

Groovin’ Greenhouse

Into the Night

Ashley Lopez has been a belly dance performer and teacher for a long time, but it’s not until now that she’s starting her own company, Allegro. The contemporary dance company is premiering with a series of pieces that revolve around themes like love and death. Though belly-dancing might be the company’s primary style, the dancers come from all kinds of backgrounds that will seep into the show’s aesthetic, like ballet, jazz and contortionism. BodyVox Theater, 1201 NW 17th Ave., allegropdx.com. 7:30 pm Saturday and 3:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 28-29. $20-$55.

COMEDY Spilt Milk

Former Funniest Five-winner Susan Rice may be the only non-mom in Spilt Milk’s lineup, but in terms of comedic style, she’s hardly the odd one out.

Founded by standup comedians and moms Joanie Quinn and Betsy Kauffman, the showcase brands itself as PG-13 humor. It does involve a lot less swearing than most standup showcases, but at least in Rice’s case, that just makes the shocking bits seem all the more unexpected: Despite her homey aesthetic and cheery delivery, Rice’s jokes frequently refer to pedophiles, or to hating handing out Halloween candy (“I’m not really a giver, I’m more of a slapper”). The Secret Society, 116 NE Russell St., secretsociety. net. 9 pm Saturday, Jan. 28. $15 advance, $18 at the door.

Stellar

As standup comedian Bri Pruett prepares to leave for L.A., she’s bringing her solo show back for a longer run. Debuted at CoHo Theater last fall, Stellar is deeply feminine: part standup comedy, part theater, it links together moments from Pruett’s dating history to create a self-discovery narrative that’s body positive and pro-female sexuality. It’s heavy on the multimedia: Pruett sings, dances, does a standup bit, and has a slideshow that includes a pie chart of the men she’s slept with arranged by astrological sign. Sentimental and feel-good, it can sometimes seem like an inspirational talk. But even when it does, it’s welcome; the unabashed sentimental stuff is just another way that Stellar is proudly feminine. SHANNON GORMLEY. Funhouse Lounge, 2432 SE 11th Ave., funhouselounge.com. 9 pm Thursday, Jan. 26. $20 advance, $25 day of show. 21+.

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INTO THE UNKNOWN: Members of the overland expedition sing as they canoe westward.

Power Play

While the captain of the Tonquin, Jonathan Thorn, is throwing unconscious men overboard, Wilson Price Hunt is determining routes through unmapped territory by polling his expedition.

Based on Peter Stark’s critically acclaimed book about John Jacob Astor’s attempt to create a fur trading empire in the Pacific Northwest before there were any permanent settlements on the West Coast, Astoria is a two-part play (part two premieres next season). The first part focuses on the two expeditions to establish the trading empire: the ocean voyage led by Thorn (Ben Rosenblatt) and the overland journey led by Hunt (Shawn Fagan), a businessman-turned-reluctant explorer.

Full of period-piece peril, the two voyages set up a polar picture of masculinity and leadership: Thorn is the stern-faced, totalitarian captain, and changing his mind requires holding a gun to his head. Hunt, on the other hand, is indecisive and insecure, and constantly wonders aloud if he’s capable of leading the expedition. (Meanwhile, Astor—played by Leif Norby as an almost mousy, behind-the-scenes dreamer—plans the adventure from his home in New York and appears in only a few scenes.)

The array of supporting actors depict the expanding nation’s cultural tensions. There’s the Scottish Canadian men on Thorn’s ship who take issue with his ruthless command. There’s Harry (Christopher Salazar) and Peter (Shaun Taylor-Corbett), two Hawaiian men who rescue a fellow crew member from freezing water with their teeth when their hands are too numb from the cold. On Hunt’s expedition, there is half-Ioway, half-French Canadian Marie Dorion (Delanna Studi), who does everything the men on the expedition do but while pregnant, carrying a baby on her back, and with more composure.

But theirs is a quiet bravery that takes a backseat to the brash ambitions of the white American men in charge of the expeditions. There’s plenty of unspoken irony in the lines about being farther west than “other white men,” but Astoria is more interested in examining power structures as they were than in rewriting them: It’s a subtle but intricate portrait of the era of westward expansion. SHANNON GORMLEY. Astoria profiles men eager to shape America.

SEE IT: Astoria plays at the Armory, 128 NW 11th Ave., pcs. org. 7:30 pm Tuesday-Sunday, noon Thursday, 2 pm SaturdaySunday, through Feb. 19 (sold out after Feb. 12). No 7:30 pm show Sunday, Jan. 29 and Feb 12. No 2 pm show Saturday, Feb. 4. No noon show Thursday, Feb. 9. $25-$75.

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VISUAL ARTS = WW Pick. Highly recommended.

By JENNIFER RABIN. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR LISTINGS, submit show information—including opening and closing dates, gallery address and phone number—at least two weeks in advance to: Visual Arts, WW, 2220 NW Quimby St., Portland, OR 97210. Email: jrabin@wweek.com.

All of Liz Robb’s wall-hung works incorporate indigo-dyed cotton.

Robb repeats the form of a small, loosely-woven grid, its vertical and horizontal threads coming together at the center while the unwoven ends trail in every direction like the tentacles of sea-swept jellyfish.

When the textile is mounted on paper, it has a satisfyingly tactile quality. But the showstopper is a series of six pieces in which the cotton grid swims under layers of crystal-clear resin. We lose the materiality and dimensionality of the textile as it drowns under the viscous resin, making it seem very far away—so much so that it appears to be a photograph or a drawing of the textile instead of the object itself. Robb’s ability to take a single form and a single material and give it life in different dimensions is nothing short of spectacular. PDX Contemporary, 925 NW Flanders St., 503-227-5111. Through Jan. 28.

The Less I Speak, the More I Learn

Artist Kris Hargis shows his impressive range with a solo exhibition that encompasses 2-D works and large-scale sculptures. The arresting pastel drawings of various sizes that hang in the front room, with their bold colors and sketchy figures, look like the product of a collaboration between Rick Bartow (another of the gallery’s artists) and Egon Schiele. It turns out that Bartow was Hargis’ mentor, and Bartow passed down some of his pastels to Hargis who used them to create this series. Hargis’ sculptural work includes a series of dripping disembodied heads in ceramic,

Torrent Tea: Queer Space and Photographic Futures

Guest curator Ashley Stull Meyers has put together a group exhibition that celebrates blackness and queerness. Black-and-white candid photographs by Texas Isaiah document a revelatory dance party, while across the gallery, a series of elaborately staged portraits

by Devin N. Morris use saturated color to present a stark look into the lives of its subjects. Much has been said about the female

CO u R T E Sy O F N E WS PAC E C E N T E R F O R P H OTO G R A P H y

Desert Dreamin’

evoke the natural and manmade worlds: log-jams, telephone wires, schools of fish and fireworks— sometimes all at once. And the choice to include in the exhibition Alex’s beautiful and delicate paper studies for the glass pieces is an inspired one. Russo Lee Gallery, 805 NW 21st Ave., 503-226-2754.

Through Jan. 28.

Cityscape Burma

In one of Eric West’s large-scale color photographs documenting the Burmese urban landscape, a barefoot monk crosses a dusty, potholed street, his burgundy robe billowing around him. Ahead of him, a humble three-story building stands on the corner, its facade plastered with advertisements for cell phones. Through West’s lens, we see a place in transition, on the cusp of Western influence. Shot in three different cities, all of the compositions follow the same conceit: people in the foreground going about their quotidian tasks while breathtaking architecture of one type or another rises in the background to help tell their stories. Whether it’s a ramshackle fence guarding an abandoned building or the golden spire of a Buddhist temple, West treats all of the structures with an obvious reverence for their beauty. Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Ave., 503-225-0210. Through Jan. 29.

Metro: Scenes From an Urban Stage

Photographer Stan Raucher has spent the last decade documenting people in subway stations all over the world. His series of black and white photographs attest to the universality of the human experience; no matter where you are, so many things are the same: nuzzling, arguing, eating, waiting. But other details—like a woman riding the train with her dog on her lap, or two young girls eating candy apples with infants slung across their bodies—signal to us that we are witnessing a culture living by slightly different rules. Some images stand out for the singularity of the moments they capture.

The one that grabbed me by the heart featured a young man on a subway car leaning over to smell a lock of a young woman’s hair.

Blue Sky Gallery, 122 NW 8th Ave., 503-225-0210. Through Jan. 29.

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From Torrent Tea: Queer Space and Photographic Futures wax and bronze, to a remarkable abstracted figure constructed out of found pieces of gnarled wood, wire and nails. The life-size piece captures the form of a headless body, rib cage arched back into space, gliding gracefully through the gallery. Froelick Gallery, 714 NW Davis St., 503-222-1142. Through Jan. 28.

Once Asunder

Even though I’m telling you now that some of Alex Hirsch’s abstract 2-D pieces are made of glass, you still may not believe it when you see them, because she has created a technique of double firing glass that makes it look like handmade paper. The other abstracts in the series are watercolor and gouache on actual paper, muted compositions of scattered line work that

vs. the male gaze, but this show gives us potent examples of the queer gaze and the sense of creative agency that comes when artists represent themselves and their communities. This is the first time that any of the photographs in the show have existed as prints, having all lived previously online in chosen corridors of the digital realm. Something about seeing them as physical objects, made differently manifest in the world, feels strong, present and empowered. Newspace Center for Photography, 1632 SE 10th Ave., 503-963-1935. Through Feb. 25.

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25 The Revolution Where You Live

The recent inauguration of the irradiated circus peanut has left much of the country burned-out when it comes to positive largescale political change. Journalist and Yes! Magazine co-founder Sarah van Gelder took a different tack, seeking out the communitysized activism projects happening around the country every day, from alternative prison systems, to localized climate change projects, to grassroots food system overhaul.

Her new book is The Revolution Where You Live. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 800878-7323. 7:30 pm. Free.

THURSDAY, JAN. 26 John Sibley Williams, Annie Lighthart and Jeff Whitney

Portland poets John Sibley Williams, Annie Lighthart, and Jeff Whitney will read from their newest collections. Of John Sibley Williams’ nine collections of poetry, Disinheritance was released in 2016. Annie Lighthart’s first collection is Iron String, which draws its name from something Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” Jeff Whitney is the author of numerous collections, of which his newest is The Tree With Lights In It. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Highway, 503-246-0053. 7 pm. Free.

Michael Lewis

The author of books including The Blind Side, The Big Short and Moneyball, Michael Lewis’s work is known more for the award-winning movies his books have spawned than for the books themselves. Lewis is back with his newest work of nonfiction, The Undoing Project, which documents the Nobel-winning cognitive theories proffered by Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky which revolutionized Big Data and modern economic theories. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 248-4335.

7:30 pm. $15-$60.

James Galvin

James Galvin’s Everything We Always Knew Was True, sounds like a title Miranda July might come up with, but he’s not a non-clinically sad Millennial/Gen Xer. Rather, Galvin is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and he’s one of the more compelling poets pondering Western landscapes who’s working today. (You, Me, and All the Sage Grouse We Know, perhaps?)

Literary Arts, 925 SW Washington St., 503-227-2583. 4:30 pm. Free.

Cornelia Funke

Cornelia Funke’s newest entries into the subgenre of portal fiction center on Jacob Reckless, a young man who dives into another dimension through a portal in his father’s study. Jacob must fight alongside his crush, a shape-shifter named Fox, to help save his little brother who is being transformed at the hands of dark magic. The Petrified Flesh and Living Shadows are the first two novels in the Reckless series by Funke, the author of the Inkheart trilogy. Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, 800-878-7323. 7 pm. Free.

Rob Spillman

Tin House is one of the finest literary journals in the country. Much of that is due to the help of editor and cofounder Rob Spillman, a Berlin native who moved to New York to join the bustling literary scene in which he

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Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 800-878-7323.

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Kevin Wilson

What would it look like to have many parents without belonging to any of them? In Kevin Wilson’s new novel, Perfect Little World, Dr. Grind and an eccentric billionaire are able to create an experimental commune called the Infinite Family Project to find the answer. Teenager Izzy finds herself pregnant and abandoned by family, and with her son, becomes the perfect candidate to join. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 800-878-7323. 7:30 pm. Free.

MONDAY, JAN. 30 Laurie Frankel with Monica Drake

Claude’s family may accept his secret—that at five years old, he’s already transitioning gender and becoming a little girl—but understanding how to give Claude a happy life in conservative Madison, Wis., proves a challenge. In This Is How It Always Is, Laurie Frankel’s newest novel, domestic tensions rise as a well-meaning set of parents try to understand and be a part of their new daughter’s journey. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 800-878-7323. 7:30 pm. Free.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 31 Hirato Renkichi

Hirato Renkichi was one of Japan’s most influential avant-garde poets around the turn of the 20th century.

Because he died in his late 20s, however, Renkichi didn’t publish as much as one would hope in the career of a great poet. Translator Sho Sugita compiled Renkichi’s work for the first definitive collection of his work in English, Spiral Staircase, which will be released from Ugly Duckling Presse. Passages Bookshop, 1223 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 503-388-7665. 7 pm. Free.

Elizabeth McKenzie

Long-listed for the National Book Award for Fiction, The Portable Veblen is set in the modern-day San Francisco Bay Area, where the cries of immiserated populace are being drowned out by the whine of ten thousand libertarian software programmers’ Segways. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 800878-7323. 7:30 pm. Free.

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12 Monkeys (1995)

Rescheduled due to the Snowpocalypse, Terry Gilliam’s timetravelling post-apocalyptic neo-noir starring a frantic Brad Pitt comes to the huge OMSI screen. The science tonight comes from physics professor James Butler of Pacific University, who’ll present a lecture titled “Cause, Effect, and the Physics of Time” before the show. Empirical Theater at OMSI. 7:30 pm Tuesday, Jan. 31.

Lecture begins at 6:30.

Mad Max: Fury Road Black & Chrome Edition (2015) Does 2015 count as repertory? It does when the movie rules. George Miller filmed a parallel black-andwhite version of his smash hit, reasoning that the only way to do a desaturated post-apocalyptic action flick was to desaturate it all the way.

It’s Miller’s preferred version of the film, and the trailer looks incredible.

Not mediocre! Hollywood Theatre. 7 pm Sunday-Monday, Jan. 29-30.

Tampopo (1985)

Jûzô Itami somehow managed to perfectly translate all the genre confines of Westerns into a run-down ramen house on the outskirts of Tokyo. Following a widowed ramen cook and the unlikely band of misfits who help her make the best bowl of soup in town, Tampopo is an impossibly charming celebration of hedonism. Hollywood Theatre. 7:30 pm Thursday, Jan. 26.

Daïnah la Métisse (1932), Ménilmontant (1926), Le Tempestaire (1947)

A triple serving of early French avant-garde from, who else, Church of Film. Daïnah la Métisse is a progressive exploration of race and class. Daïnah meets an engineer on board an ocean liner, who mistakes her small talk for flirtation. When she disappears, the engineer and Daïnah’s husband come under suspicion. This film screens alongside two early French shorts. Clinton Street Theater. 8 pm Wednesday, Jan. 25.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

(1982)

Amy (Clueless) Heckerling’s foundational bro comedy of stoner surfers, fast-food jobs and poolside fantasies may play the little brother to Animal House and Dazed and Confused, but it harks back to a sunny, innocent time when Sean Penn wasn’t a synonym for “biggest dildo in Hollywood.” Mission Theater. Jan. 30-31.

ALSO PLAYING: 5th Avenue Cinema: SLC Punk!

(1998), Jan. 27-29. Academy Theater: Them! (1954), Jan. 27-Feb. 2. Clinton Street Theater: Marriage in the Shadows (1947), 7 pm Tuesday, Jan. 31. Hollywood Theatre: Lost Planet of the Gods (1978), 7:30 pm Wednesday, Jan. 25; Postcards From the Edge (1990), 7 pm Tuesday, Jan. 29. Laurelhurst: Real Genius (1986), Jan. 25-26; Strange Brew (1983), Jan. 27-Feb. 2. Mission Theater: Sixteen Candles (1984), 2 pm Saturday, Jan. 28; Purple Rain (1984), Jan. 27-29; Pretty in Pink (1986), Jan. 26 and 28; The Breakfast Club (1985), Jan. 26-28.

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THE BIRTH OF TRAGEDY: The Cutting Shadow.

Look Vu’s Talking PORTLAND’S VU PHAM ONCE ATE DIRT ON FILM TO PROTEST A POOR KICKSTARTER PERFORMANCE. THIS WEEK, HE SHOWCASES NEW, SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOSTALGIA.

BY JACK RUS H ALL

Pham’s half-brother is a recurring character, having inspired roles in four of “I’m the luckiest human alive,” exclaims Port- Pham’s films. He was the central muse for My land filmmaker Vu Pham. “The opportunity to Brother (2014), which magnifies the disconbe creative is a privilege.” This Thursday, NW nectedness between a man and his mentally Film Center is screening Memory’s Lonely ill sibling. He is resurrected in The Cutting Breath: Films by Vu Pham, a collection of his Shadow (2016), which will open Memory’s new work. But even with the opportuLonely Breath. Following it is a new nity to be artistic, Pham’s luck is a trilogy of short films titled Love Is contentious assertion.

Strong. “Love Is Strong includes His life is overflowing three sustained meditations,” with plot lines that belong says Pham. “Their pacing at Sundance, mostly is a bit slower, and they’re spurred by his parents. Or tied together by a deep lack thereof. When Pham interest in passion and the was 7, a year after immiextremes of our devotion, grating from Vietnam, his love and sense of loyalty.” mother was murdered by Playing out like a book her boyfriend. Twelve years with three chapters, Love Is later, when Pham’s ex-convict Strong introduces notably forPHAM father finally joined him in eign narrators. The first, Where Portland, their relationship quickly the Flowers Fell, follows a detached turned toxic and dissolved. actress and her director husband. Second is “My mother’s death was the birth of tragedy The True Color of Hunger, which zooms in for me,” says Pham. “My dad, a political prisoner, on the dissolution of a cult by its leader. And tried to reinvigorate our familial ties, but he was lastly, there’s Pham’s personal favorite of the looking for this trope of a long lost son. He didn’t three: Sudden Stars in the Night Zoo, a thesis find that in me because I wasn’t receptive.” against American masculinity.

With the arrival of Pham’s father came his “[Sudden Stars] deals with a subject that’s new half-brother, who photobombed his already really near and dear to my heart: the exisunstable family picture. He eventually became tential impasse of the American male,” says homeless, and would hound Pham for money Pham. “We’re part of a culture where the and cigarettes in the streets. Pham hasn’t seen bridge to success comes with this great sense him in three years and isn’t sure if he’s still alive. of enterprise and industriousness, but what

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if you don’t get that? We’re thrown on the freight train of life, and we’re told that we should have a sense of history and ourselves and the future. In this film, I ask what it means to not know what your purpose is.”

Sudden Stars is largely centered on a choice Pham made soon after high school.

His girlfriend at the time had become pregnant, and Pham decided to marry her so that their son could have a father. Without love to anchor the relationship, Pham ended up floundering existentially. He is now estranged from both his ex-wife and his son, a story that sounds familiar.

“My current situation with my son mirrors my relationship with my father,” says Pham. “Perhaps he’s not particularly receptive to me as I wasn’t really a father to him.”

Though personal blows have afflicted Pham with periods of detachment, they’ve also encouraged his creative juices. His work has found a fan in Stephen Nemeth, producer of the Hunter S. Thompson freakout biopic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

As an actor, Pham co-starred in the 2013 movie C.O.G. alongside Jonathan Groff and Denis O’Hare, based on an essay by David Sedaris about a man who ditches the real world to work on an apple farm.

Despite his tumultuous life, Pham maintains a sense of humor. He recorded himself eating dirt a couple years ago to protest sour earnings from a Kickstarter campaign.

“Sometimes men want to be destructive,” laughs Pham. “It was a punchy piece of humor, and I brought together all these very physically revolting things to ingest in order to create organic involuntary physical reactions, almost in a Jackass type of way.”

Pham’s filmography has undoubtedly doubled as therapy. His works allow him to investigate his own emotional catharses.

People from his childhood become characters who, unlike their real-life counterparts, console him through constructive dialogue. In Pham’s case, leaving the past behind wouldn’t do him—or his audience—any favors.

SEE IT: Memory’s Lonely Breath: Films by Vu Pham screens at NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium. 7 pm Thursday, Jan. 26.

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OPENING THIS WEEK A Dog’s Purpose

This is a movie about a dog dying several times that got swamped in an animal abuse scandal. Great fucking work, guys! Review to come next week. PG. Bridgeport, Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Division, Eastport, Lloyd, Pioneer Place, Tigard, Vancouver.

Emily

B Emily (Rachael Perrell Fosket) and Nathan (Michael Draper) are dressed in black. They eat dinner in silence. They are a young married couple in the midst of the first major low point in their relationship. They clearly love each other, but there is no discernible warmth. When Emily cautiously starts a conversation, it’s to make plans for their weekly Bible study group—a topic that makes her husband noticeably uncomfortable.

After Nathan suffers a lapse in faith that leads to an identity crisis, Emily is forced to fight to keep her marriage alive while her partner pursues his trite dreams of scotch-addled literary greatness. Writer-director Ryan Graves creates purposefully paced romantic drama about what happens when life pulls a couple apart. Filmed entirely in Portland with a local cast and crew, Emily makes good use of the city’s sensibility. Emily is a coffee connoisseur and Nathan a copywriter who dreams of writing prose, and the sound of rain patters softly in the background. Despite the budgetary restrictions found in any independent feature, Emily is a compelling film. NR. CURTIS COOK. Living Room Theaters.

The Founder

Gold

Starring Matthew McConaughey, Gold fictionalizes the 1993-97 Bre-X mining scandal in which a Canadian mining company fraudulently claimed to discover a massive gold deposit in the jungles of Indonesia. Review to come next week. R. Bridgeport, Tigard, Vancouver.

Julieta

A- Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar has a proclivity toward lonesome, mysterious heroines. In Julieta, the writer-director of All About My Mother and Volver is perhaps more focused than ever on such a protagonist.

We meet Julieta in her 50s, reneging on plans to move to Portugal with her lover. She can’t tell him why, but her past traps her in Madrid. So Almodóvar submerges the audience in her three-decade saga: from roving young teacher to contented small-town wife to nearly catatonic mother. Played in two timelines by Emma Suárez and Adriana Ugarte, the character of Julieta lacks a clear personality. The film uses her more as a vessel for its ideas of fate, history repeating itself and children becoming their parents. The screenplay comes from a trio of Alice Munro short stories, whose modest prose tends to involve characters gazing out train windows to contemplate their lives.

Almodóvar’s filmmaking, meanwhile, heightens and seduces. Through the trials of Julieta’s life, he stages a classical family epic disjointed by geographic isolation and the modern world. The stylistic amalgam is

Neruda

B+ Unlike Jackie, Pablo Larraín’s liter-

ary biopic Neruda is more concerned with capturing the artistic and political atmosphere of an era than with creating an intimate factual study of its subject. The film explores the post-WWII rise of the Chilean police state through the lens of Inspector Peluchonneau (Gael García Bernal), a cop tasked with hunting down the Nobel Prize-winning poet and outspoken communist Pablo Neruda (a resplendent Luis Gnecco). Over the course of a 107-minute cat-and-mouse game, Larraín grants his audience access to two almost diametrically opposite psyches: that of the meticulous officer and agent of the fascist state, and that of the hedonistic “Champagne communist” on the run from the authorities. With breathtaking landscapes and architecture, Neruda is visually stunning, but it often struggles to maintain a consistent tone, veering from playful to somber and back again at a clip that would grate in the hands of a lesser director. But Larraín is masterful with these shifts in mood, and Neruda succeeds in capturing—in addition to the contradictory, charismatic spirit of the poet himself—the wispy, ethereal quality of his work. It is a celebration of Neruda, but it’s also a celebration of all that his work celebrates; an ode to the beauty of art and architecture and the natural world in honor of the master of odes. R. GRACE CULHANE. Kiggins.

Reel Music Film Festival

NW Film Center’s 34th Reel Music Film Festival, three weeks of new and old movies celebrating music, continues this week. See nwfilm.org/calendar for the full lineup. NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium. Through Feb. 5.

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

The sixth and final (yeah, right) movie in the long-running franchise based on the video game series about zombies, starring an apparently ageless Milla Jovovich. Not screened for critics. R. Bridgeport, Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Division, Eastport, Lloyd, Tigard, Vancouver.

Split

B+ The combination of James McAvoy’s riveting performance as Kevin, a man with multiple personalities of varying impulses, and The Witch’s Anya Taylor-Joy as a sullen teenager he kidnaps, make the perfect tinder for M. Night Shyamalan’s take on the abduction thriller genre to ignite. Kevin is holding Casey (Taylor-

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B Amid the past few years’ McConaissance, did we fail to notice the Keatoning? A recent run of arthouse blockbusters evidently suggested late-career Michael Keaton had presence enough to power this period biopic detailing the drama-free rise of McDonald’s impresario Ray Kroc.

Make no mistake, he’s loving it. From his first appearance addressing the camera with a marble-mouthed sales pitch, Keaton renders the struggling milkshake machine rep’s desperation incandescent. When he stumbles on the original McDonald’s, Kroc’s sheer bafflement and delight at the gleaming vision of fast-food hyper-efficiency would make a vegan smile. Blessed with a wonderful supporting cast and quirkily stirring Carter Burwell score, the patient, warm-hearted, altogether Coens-ish direction by

John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks) steers early scenes toward an enjoyably left-handed celebration of American gumption. Yet Hancock can’t quite stomach our protagonist’s inevitable heel turn, which required either mordant wit or There Will Be Ketchup-style ferocity for any meaningful closure. So closely focusing on an unremarkable man’s preordained success robs larger issues of any nuance and renders the actual victims (first wife Laura Dern; former partner and real McDonald’s founder Nick Offerman) less sympathetic than dizzyingly foolish. However grand a showcase for Keaton’s gifts, the lingering effect is rather like one of those fine-dining gimmick entrees. You can grind up Kobe beef, drizzle it with truffle oil, slap artisanal buns on each side, and charge three figures. At the end of the day, it’s still a hamburger.

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MOVIES

Toni Erdmann

B Corporate politics, nudity and a very

well-used set of false teeth fuel the blithe absurdities of this German comedy. For several bizarre days in Bucharest, the film plunks us into the frenzied life of Ines (Sandra Hüller), a consultant assisting an oil company with a dubious outsourcing scheme. Unfortunately for Ines, an unexpected visit from her father, Winfried (Peter Simonischek), threatens to upend her career, especially when Winfried reinvents himself as “Toni Erdmann,” a leering trickster who wears a billowy wig to go with his gargantuan chompers. As Toni ingratiates himself among Ines’ smarmy colleagues, you catch a whiff of lost opportunities—many of the movie’s comedic moments, like when Toni scandalizes Ines’ boss (Thomas Loibl) with a whoopee cushion, offer mild awkwardness instead of true hilarity, and it doesn’t help that a 162-minute running time allows the story to sag and drag. Yet the film, which was written and directed by Maren Ade (Everyone Else), is often brilliantly weird and moving, especially during a climactic naked party scene that fulfills Ade’s cinematic quest— to strip her characters of their inhibitions and let them revel in their beautiful ridiculousness. R. BENNETT CAMPBELL FERGUSON. Cinema 21.

XXX: Return of Xander Cage

B Do we need another Fast and Furious franchise? The new Vin Diesel flick answers that question by flipping double birds while hitting a stoppie into a villain. Big Dies is back as Xander Cage, the legendary agent from the secret XXX program that recruits extreme sports enthusiasts and other Mountain Dewstyled badasses (Ruby Rose, Kris Wu, Rory McCann, Nona Dobrev) to recover a stolen government superweapon from other badasses

(Tony Jaa[!], Deepika Padukone, Michael Bisping, Donnie Yen). XXX 3 knows that it isn’t 2002 any longer, and the then-numetal-fueled “extreme”aesthetic hasn’t aged well. Thankfully, it avoids tonal pitfalls with a good dose of 2016 post-irony, ramping up the extremity to a scale so ludicrous and grating—neon-splattered title cards introduce many of the film’s minor characters—that it’s clearly tonguein-cheek. No scene goes unchewed, no face goes unpunched. Fundamentally, XXX 3 is a film that sets up what’s going to be the annoying little brother to the F&F franchise that Diesel now leads in a post-Paul Walker world: ensemble cast laden with international megastars, “we’re all family” themes (minus the Furious schmaltz), stunt after stunt after stunt. We live in an obnoxious world now. Better make the most of it. R. WALKER MACMURDO. Bridgeport, Cedar Hills, City Center, Clackamas, Division, Eastport, Lloyd, Oak Grove, Pioneer Place, Tigard, Vancouver.

STILL SHOWING 20th Century Women

B There are moments when Mike Mills’ semi-autobiographical family drama is wittily revolutionary, especially when Abbie (Greta Gerwig) teaches her teenage son the basics of feminism and later galvanizes a dinner party by coaching the guests to say “menstruation” in unison. 20th Century Women has a frankness that is welcome and rare in American cinema. R. Bridgeport, City Center, Clackamas, Fox Tower, Vancouver.

The Accountant

C Ben Affleck stars as an autistic and brutal serial murderer who’s somehow also the hero. Must’ve been a stretch. R. Valley, Vancouver.

Arrival

A Arrival inspires because of sorrow-

ful linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams), who enters a spaceship hovering above Montana shrouded in grief but still has compassion for both aliens and humanity. PG-13. Cedar Hills, Cinemagic, Clackamas, Eastport, Fox Tower.

The Brand New Testament

B God as a bitter, drunken father

who spends his days typing away at a desktop computer, compiling an ongoing list of sadistically Seinfeld-ian annoyances to force upon humanity in this sacrilegious Golden Globe-nominated satire.

NR. Living Room Theaters.

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By stripping away both the kidgloves and exploitative approaches to sexual violence, Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert have crafted a grimly humorous but life-affirming portrait of strength and survivorship. R. Cinema 21, Eastport.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them C J.K. Rowling’s reboot of the Harry Potter saga is meant to be spirited and suspenseful, but the cast has no chemistry, and the beast-induced mayhem looks tacky. PG-13. Academy, Avalon, Bridgeport, Empirical.

Hacksaw Ridge

C A morally repugnant blood-

bath, this would-be epic stares into the maw of World War II through the eyes of combat medic Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield), who rescued dozens of his comrades at Okinawa— without ever firing a gun. R. Joy, Jubitz, Valley, Vancouver.

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biggest racism-busting line in a movie about underappreciated black women who contributed to NASA’s Apollo 11 trip to the moon? PG. Bridgeport, Cedar Hills, City Center, Clackamas, Division, Eastport, Living Room Theaters, Lloyd, Oak Grove, Pioneer Place, St. Johns Pub and Theater, Tigard, Vancouver.

pieces in San Francisco doesn’t have a lot of time for nuance: The “radical” graffiti artists are countercultural prophets, and anyone who succumbs to the lure of a small fortune is a capitalist pig.

The film grapples with the complicated issue of unsanctioned Banksy auctions, but it does so in a way that tends to oversimplify the motives of everyone involved. NR. Cinema 21.

Sing

Jackie

A Aided by Mica Levi’s ghostly string score, Pablo Larraín’s peppering in of archival news footage from the time, and Portman’s most spectacular performance yet, this film is less an isolated Jackie Kennedy biopic than a dark and conceptual statement on how the American people classifies, experiences and remembers historic tragedies. R. Fox Tower, Kiggins.

La La Land

The Handmaiden

B+ Park Chan-wook’s

revenge tale is an undeniably lush, meticulously constructed film whose celebration of perversity is among the most artful you’ll see. R. Laurelhurst.

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B This doc about preserving Banksy

Silence

C+ If you’ve been yearning for Seth MacFarlane to play a mouse who sings like Sinatra, this is your movie. PG. Beaverton Wunderland, Bridgeport, Cedar Hills, City Center, Clackamas, Division, Eastport, Lloyd, Milwaukie, Tigard, Vancouver.

Things to Come

B+ Mia Hansen-Løve’s sleepy French drama about the crumbling life of a middle-aged academic (Isabelle Huppert) captures the jaggedness and inconsistency of daily life. PG-13. Living Room Theaters.

C+ Silence is the exact kind of life-

long passion project you’d expect a 74-year-old man to make about religion: a winding, sincere mess of heavy-handed symbolism and old-timey racism, set off with bad accents and worse voice-overs.

R. Bridgeport, Cedar Hills, City Center,

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A Surprise, surprise: La La Land got

nominated for 50 billion Oscars. PG-13.

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Live by Night

C The first reel of Ben Affleck’s Live

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A- The true story of Richard (Joel Edgerton) and Mildred Loving (Ruth Negga), the interracial couple who challenged U.S. miscegenation laws all the way to the Supreme Court, Loving emits slow, relaxed scenes that rely on touch rather than dialogue to illustrate the Lovings’ palpable tenderness. PG-13.

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B- How do you start over when your transgressions refuse to stay buried?

According to director Kenneth Lonergan, you don’t, and that denial is one of too many reasons Manchester by the Sea, while admirably tough-minded, is also a drag. R. City Center, Fox Tower, Hollywood, Lake, Tigard.

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Perhaps influenced by his own set of daughters, Shyamalan shows the capable girls leaping at every opportunity for survival, using their heeled shoes to find an air duct in the wall, and manipulating Hedwig, Kevin’s childlike personality with a lisp. A thoughtful contemporary horror with trademark Shyamalan notes of the supernatural and unresolved grief, Split rewards those who’ve kept faith after the last few projects from this divisive filmmaker. PG-13. LAUREN TERRY. Bridgeport, Cedar Hills, City Center, Clackamas, Division, Eastport, Lloyd, Oak Grove, Pioneer Place, Tigard, Vancouver.

three different actors, coming of age over two decades on the rough Liberty City blocks of 1980s Miami. If you haven’t seen this film yet, do so: It’s probably going to get screwed at the Oscars, but it’s among the year’s absolute best. R. Cinema 21, City Center, Eastport, Kiggins, Lake.

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Blackhearts opens with a bespectacled expert explaining to a group of schoolkids that black metal—the movement of soupedup teenage metal bands from the early ’90s that replaced Motörhead’s booze-and-bike talk with Satan, forests and ice—has become part of mainstream culture in Norway. But in other countries, he explains, “black metal is still something obscure and exciting.”

This is true. In centers like Reykjavik, Montreal, Los Angeles and Portland, leaders in the subgenre have been weaving elements of electronic music, punk and indie rock into inhospitable Scandinavian soundscapes.

This is not something you’ll learn from watching Blackhearts.

Instead, directors Fredrik Horn Akselsen and Christian Falch focus on three middle-aged black-metal musicians making a pilgrimage to Norway for a metal festival. Hector is a candle-lighting, pentagramdrawing Satanist from Colombia. Sina lives in Tehran, where Western music comes under intense political scrutiny. Kaiadas is a member of parliament in Greece for the violent, fascist Golden Dawn party, which the filmmakers softly describe as “right wing.”

Throughout Blackhearts, our heroes encounter aging founders of the Norwegian scene. A guitarist for the band Keep of Kalessin speaks about composing Christmas music and performing on the Eurovision Song Contest. Ted “Nocturno Culto” Skjellum of Darkthrone has a brief dialogue with Sina about playing black metal in Iran. Skjellum, who now expresses no interest in black metal, looks very uncomfortable.

In fact, the film is rife with moments of intense awkwardness. We see Hector and his bandmates perform a Satanic ritual, involving beer-bellied men dripping candle wax onto naked women. Uninterested children are forced to interact with the music. Much of the dialogue comes off as stilted and rote beyond what you’d expect with the language barrier.

As a film, Blackhearts is akin to watching foreign hip-hop fans travel to the United States to celebrate Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, unaware of the 20 years of musical evolution that has since occurred.

It fundamentally doesn’t understand its own subject matter, playing up preordained conclusions about the music and culture that the senior musicians disavow. Blackhearts is ostensibly about celebrating fandom. Instead, it paints a sad, sloppy picture of three men whose priorities are badly out of whack. WALKER MACMURDO. Blackhearts is a crushingly depressing doc about black metal. But not on purpose.

C SEE IT: Blackhearts is unrated. It screens at NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium as part of the Reel Music Film Festival. 7 pm Saturday, Jan. 28. $9.

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Why? Because this should be one of the most exciting and ebullient phases of your astrological cycle -- a time to risk showing just how enthusiastic and energetic you are!!!!!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The New York Film Critics Circle named Casey Affleck the Best Actor of the year for his role in the film Manchester by the Sea. In his acceptance speech at the award ceremony, Affleck gave a dramatic reading of quotes by David Edelstein, a prominent critic who has criticized his work. “Mumbly and mulish,” was one of Edelstein’s jabs about Affleck. “Doesn’t have a lot of variety,” was another.

A third: “Whenever I see Affleck’s name in a movie’s credits, you can expect a standard, genre B picture -- slowed down and tarted up.” I suspect that in the coming weeks, Taurus, you may get a vindication comparable to Affleck’s. I suggest you have wicked fun with it, as he did.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) The roulette wheels at casinos in Monaco have 37 pockets. Eighteen are black, 18 are red, and one is green. On any particular spin, the ball has just less than half a chance of landing in a red or black pocket. But there was one night back in August of 1913, at the Casino de MonteCarlo, when probability seemed inoperative. The little white ball kept landing on the black over and over again.

Gamblers responded by increasingly placing heavy bets on red numbers. They assumed the weird luck would soon change. But it didn’t until the 27th spin. (The odds of that happening were 136,823,184 to 1.) What does this have to do with you? I suspect you’re in a comparable situation -- the equivalent of about 20 spins into an improbable streak. My advice: Don’t bet on the red yet.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Born to a religious mother on July 8, 1839, John D. Rockefeller amassed a fortune in the oil industry. Even in comparison to modern billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, he’s the richest American who ever lived.

“God gave me the money,” he said on numerous occasions. Now I’m going to borrow the spirit of Rockefeller’s motto for your use, Cancerian. Why? Because it’s likely you will be the recipient of blessings that prompt you to wonder if the Divine Wow is involved. One of these may indeed be financial in nature. (P.S.: Such boons are even more likely to transpire if you’re anchored in your sweet, dark wisdom and your holy, playful creativity.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) What influence do you need most in your life right now?

Are you suffering because you lack a particular kind of help or teaching? Would you benefit from having a certain connection that you have not yet figured out how to make? Is there a person or event that could heal you if you had a better understanding about how you need to be healed? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get useful answers to these questions -- and then take action based on what you discover.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) The next two weeks will be a favorable time to kiss the feet of helpful allies, but not to kiss the butts of clever manipulators. I also advise you to perform acts of generosity for those who will use your gifts intelligently, but not for those who will waste your blessings or treat you like a doormat. Here’s my third point: Consider returning to an old fork in the road where you made a wrong turn, and then making the correct turn this time. But if you do, be motivated by bright hope for a different future rather than by sludgy remorse for your error.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In the beginning was the wild cabbage. Our ancestors found that it had great potential as food, and proceeded to domesticate it. Over the centuries, they used selective breeding to develop many further variations on the original. Kale and kohlrabi were the first to appear. By the 15th century, cauliflower had been created. Broccoli came along a hundred years later, followed by Brussels sprouts. Today there are at least 20 cultivars whose lineage can be traced back to the wild cabbage. In my astrological opinion, you Libras are in a wild cabbage phase of your long-term cycle. In the coming months you can and should do seminal work that will ultimately generate an abundance of useful derivatives.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In 1733, workers finished building the New Cathedral in Salamanca, Spain. But if you go there today, you will see two seemingly modern elements on one facade: carvings of a helmeted astronaut and of a gargoyle licking an ice cream cone. These two characters were added by craftsmen who did renovations on the cathedral in 1992. I offer this vignette as metaphor for your life, Scorpio. It’s a favorable time to upgrade and refine an old structure in your life. And if you do take advantage of this opening, I suggest you add modern touches.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will be afforded opportunities to bend the rules in ways that could make life simpler, more pleasurable, and more successful -- or all of the above. To help you deal with the issue of whether these deviations would have integrity, I offer you these questions: Would bending the rules serve a higher good, not just your selfish desires? Is there an approach to bending the rules that may ultimately produce more compassionate results than not bending the rules? Could you actually get away with bending the rules, both in the sense of escaping punishment and also in the sense of being loyal to your own conscience?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) I don’t necessarily guarantee that you will acquire paranormal powers in the coming weeks. I’m not saying that you will be able to foretell the future or eavesdrop on conversations from a half-mile away or transform water into whiskey-flavored coffee. But I do suspect that you will at least tap further into a unique personal ability that has been mostly just potential up until now. Or you may finally start using a resource that has been available for a long time. For best results, open your imagination to the possibility that you possess dormant magic.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) A London-based think tank does an annual study to determine which of the world’s countries offers the most freedom. The Legatum Institute measures indicators like civil liberties, social tolerance, and the power to choose one’s destiny. The current champion is Luxembourg. Canada is in second place. France is 22nd, the U.S. is 26th, and Italy 27th. Since I’m hoping you will markedly enhance your own personal freedom in the coming months, you might want to consider moving to Luxembourg. If that’s not an option, what else could you do?

The time is ripe to hatch your liberation plans.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) I love to see dumpsters that have been decorated by graffiti artists. Right now there’s one by the side of a busy road that I often drive down. Its drab gray exterior has been transformed into a splash of cartoon images and scripts. Amidst signatures that look like “Riot Goof” and “Breakfast Toys” and “Sky Blooms,” I can discern a ninja rhinoceros and a gold-crowned jaguar and an army of flying monkeys using squirt guns to douse a forest fire. I suspect it’s a perfect time to for you to be inspired by this spectacle, Pisces. What dumpster-like situation could you beautify?

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