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I have a question about the reference to rendition by proxy. In the story, it says “extraordinary renditions” is the practice of transferring captured suspects to countries lacking human rights standards.” But doesn’t the story say Yonas [Fikre] went to the UAE by his own choice? Don’t get me wrong. I find the accusation insanely wrong and hope, if they are proven true to a reasonable extent, all involved are held to account. —“Jaemes”

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Good writing. [“How the Timbers Lose,” WW, April 18, 2012.] It’s nice to see some thought going into Timbers pieces. —“araucaria” Well, at least we’ve improved from letting ridiculous goals after the 70-minute mark to after the 89-minute mark. —“snic” The late fade that is now commonplace is on [coach John] Spencer, the trainers, the offseason/preseason fitness plan. The boys are running out of gas, causing them to lose focus, and that’s on the management and the coaches. —“Danny”

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Cool guy [“Last Man Standing,” WW, April 18, 2012]. I bet he could get minutes here next year. Anyway, it seems like it would help the young guys to get a chance to play with Mr. [Kurt] Thomas. You should check out grass-fed beef, man. —“spaz” LETTERS TO THE EDITOR must include the author’s street address and phone number for verification. Letters must be 250 or fewer words. Submit to: 2220 NW Quimby St., Portland, OR 97210. Fax: (503) 243-1115, Email: mzusman@wweek.com

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If this is true, it’s very disturbing [“Sleepless in Abu Dhabi,” WW, April 18, 2012]. But there is no proof at all other than his story, which even WW says it cannot confirm. Can the FBI really just pick up a phone to the [United Arab Emirates] and say, “Torture this guy”? The only link that the FBI was behind this was that he was questioned by the State Department in the past, and that the people torturing him told him they were doing this for the U.S. Why would he believe the people torturing him? Why is he not filing a lawsuit against the UAE, the country that actually imprisoned and tortured him? Either way, if he committed no crime, it was wrong of him to be imprisoned and hurt, but he should also probably start questioning the people who he saw doing this, the UAE. Even if the U.S. is behind it, go after both. —“Foster D Square”

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Does the Oregon Lottery manipulate video poker machines to be “looser” at certain times—like when Social Security checks come in, or at the end of the month when people are low on money? Or is this just gamblers trying to see a pattern where none exists? —Bob from Jackpotland Think about it: You’re the Oregon Lottery. You have a legal monopoly on a surefire process for converting human ignorance into cold, hard cash. Why on earth would you feel the need to game a sweet system like that? For the record: no. To the extent that a game with a house edge of 7.5 percent can be called “fair,” these are. That figure, incidentally, had to be culled from 2010 Oregon Lottery statistics. The lottery itself claims that “[in] video poker games, player choices affect the actual payout percentage of the game.”

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Mayoral contenders Jefferson Smith and Charlie Hales threw tomatoes at opponent Eileen Brady at last week’s Candidates Gone Wild event by making snide asides about a “$4 tomato”—an elitism reference to New Seasons SMITH Market, the grocery at the center of Brady’s résumé. Does New Seasons actually sell a $4 tomato? WW visited New Seasons’ Arbor Lodge store on North Interstate Avenue, where an average tomato costs about $1.40. Heirloom tomatoes usually go for less than $2.50. Smith’s and Hales’ gibes at Brady seem rotten. A dozen Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co. drivers say their employer is improperly shaving money from their paychecks. In a lawsuit, the drivers say the concrete company—owned by the R.B. Pamplin Corp. and run by Chairman and CEO Bob Pamplin—is deducting $67.02 from their pay every two weeks for health insurance—after Ross Island Sand & Gravel allegedly discontinued benefits in April 2011. It’s not the first time the company has deposited health-care deductions into its own coffers, says the drivers’ attorney, Elizabeth Oberlin. “These guys have been putting up with this for years.” The company didn’t respond to WW’s calls for comment. The oft-wounded plan to build a 500- to 600-room hotel adjacent to the Oregon Convention Center rises again this week. The Metro Council plans to vote Thursday, April 26, to seek new proposals for the project, which last flatlined in 2009 over concerns about tens of millions of dollars in subsidies. Metro, which owns the convention center, persuaded Mayor Sam Adams (long a supporter) and Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen (a skeptic) to agree to reviving the project. Metro’s staff report notes “public investment will be necessary” but doesn’t say how much. The winning proposal will be selected in July and the hotel is supposed to open summer 2015. Read more Murmurs and daily scuttlebutt.

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a single case in an Oregon state courtroom. Not one. He only became licensed to practice law in Oregon in 2009, and even called Oregon’s Medical Marijuana Act a “train wreck.”Ellen Rosenblum. A record of fighting for Oregonians. Today, Ellen is running for Attorney General to be the people’s advocate. She’ll put her experience to work for us by standing up to protect Oregonians from criminals who target them and corporations who rip them off. She’d also be the first woman ever to hold this job.

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FOR THE CITY HALL THRONE AND OTHER RACES, WE REVEAL OUR PICKS FOR THE 2012 PRIMARY. BY WW STA F F C A N D I DAT E P H OTO GRAP H Y BY K E NTO N WALTZ

This local election season has had all the intrigue of Game of Thrones, with scheming, betrayals and some moments that can only be described as high fantasy. Fortunately, however, the campaigns have been free of dragons, decapitation and the eating of horse hearts. “You win or you die” does not apply. In case you missed earlier episodes, here’s a plot synopsis: The land of Portland is adrift after 3½ clammy years under a troubled reign at City Hall. The voting peasantry has a chance to remake the City Council with a new mayor and two new commissioners. Forsooth!... OK, enough of that. Your ballot is due on Tuesday, May 15. This is an important election, and you may be wondering who deserves your vote. It’s not an easy call. The leading candidates running in this primary tend to agree on many issues. Voters often must decide whom to vote for based on candidates’ personality, experience, trustworthiness and other aspects of character impossible to glean from the Voters’ Pamphlet. We’re here to help. Our endorsements in the May 2012 primary election are based on interviews, plenty of scrutiny and careful thought. We won’t waste your time with editorials endorsing can-

didates who have no opposition in the primary. Nor are we weighing in on the GOP presidential primary, in which former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is essentially unopposed. Nor will you see an endorsement in the race for Oregon attorney general to replace the incumbent, John Kroger, who announced last fall he wouldn’t seek re-election. There is no Republican in the race, so the winner of the Democratic primary is all but the new AG-elect. The race pits former U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton against former Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Ellen Rosenblum, who is married to the publisher and co-owner of this newspaper, Richard Meeker. This creates an inherent conflict of interest for this newspaper. As a result, WW announced in January that it won’t be writing about this race. We don’t always agree on major issues with the candidates we’ve chosen to endorse. We’re more concerned with finding candidates who are most likely to lead effectively. As usual, we’ve asked every candidate an irreverent question. This year’s: “What’s the worst thing you’ve done for money?” We’re also realistic. No one can undo the recession or stop the rising tide of reactionary politics beyond the urban growth boundary. But we believe these candidates can help lead through hard times. At least, they stepped forward to try. CONT. on page 11 Willamette Week APRIL 25, 2012 wweek.com

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City of Portland

MAYOR

NONPARTISAN

CHARLIE HALES

Look, we get it. When the cupboards are bare, the landlord is pounding on the door, the car is out of gas and a pink slip may be waiting at work, politics seem irrelevant. But in reality, those sort of urgent needs—shared by people living all over the city, and by thousands more who are likely to move here in coming years—raise the stakes in the most important local election of the past decade. In many ways, Portland is a more mature and vibrant city than it was in 2005, when Mayor Vera Katz left office. And thanks to the hard work of many starving artists and struggling entrepreneurs, the city is enjoying a moment on the global stage. That’s the good news. The bad news? The $3.5 billion, 26-bureau, 6,200-employee enterprise that is Portland city government has devolved into a directionless PowerPoint factory. City Hall now has all the charm of a snake pit inside a funeral parlor. Tom Potter, a former police chief, arrived as the people’s mayor in 2005, eschewing big campaign donations and promising a down-to-earth approach. He quickly came to hate the mayor’s job once he realized he couldn’t simply order people around. Sam Adams followed. He was a talented insider who emerged from Katz’s office to serve first as a city commissioner. He still has savvy and a smart take on most issues. He’s even a little bit hip. He could have been— should have been—an important mayor in the city’s history. But Adams never recovered from the public exposure of his own lies and bad judgment. The damage from the Beau Breedlove scandal was so extensive, Adams wisely concluded last year that he could not win re-election. Adams’ exit has created the most competitive mayoral race since 1992, when Katz defeated then-City Commissioner Earl Blumenauer. Voters will find 23 names on the ballot. Only three deserve your serious attention. Businesswoman Eileen Brady is bright, charismatic and energetic. Her association with New Seasons Market, Ecotrust and the Chinook Book lends her candidacy an air of eco-friendly localism. Brady is also one of the most impressive fundraisers in city politics in a long time, giving her an edge her opponents cannot match. Brady has been planning to run for mayor since 2009. One would think she would have bothered to learn the fundamentals of city government and articulate a vision and plan. But Brady is one of the most breathtakingly unprepared mayoral candidates we have seen in years. When we first interviewed Brady last summer, we were struck by how little she had to say about why she was running or what she hoped to accomplish as mayor. As the election draws near, we see little improvement. Brady is not without ideas, most of which involve handouts to various constituencies. To food processors and the tech industry, she wants to give tax breaks. To the enviros, she (alone among the major candidates)

wants to build the sustainability center. For the building trades, she has offered up a $3.4 billion fiasco-in-waiting called the Columbia River Crossing. But bear down on the details, and she is without a basic grasp of how city government works, filling in the gaps in her knowledge with jargon and buzzwords. Her fondness for remarks like, “We are in a new era and we need new ideas” is no substitute for knowing what you’re talking about. She often doesn’t. Of all the candidates in this race, WW finds itself agreeing on issues most often with state Rep. Jefferson Smith (D-East Portland). He came relatively late to this race and is counting on his skills as a political organizer honed as co-founder and leader of the Bus Project. He rarely fails to impress with his independence (his early and courageous opposition to the Columbia River Crossing), his thoughtfulness about the democratic process and his ability to excite others. The sense of fun he brings to public life should not be dismissed. Smith is right to focus on providing services to small businesses and startups, rather than recruiting large corporations by offering unsustainable incentives. He’s got a real handle on how the urban planning process went awry in East Portland, and we believe his commitment to equity and social justice is genuine. But his talents do not include those of a manager. As WW has reported, he had serious trouble managing the Bus Project and details of his own life. Were Portland a city-manager form of government, we might feel differently about Smith in this position. But the mayor of Portland has to manage budgets, help negotiate with unions and provide basic services. Smith has shown little skill in those areas. He offers the promise of good things but also the potential to fail spectacularly. The city cannot afford more calamities in the mayor’s office. That leaves former City Commissioner Charlie Hales, who among the candidates is easily the best-tested, most experienced and clearest thinker about city government. Before we embrace Hales, a caveat. Hales quit midway through his third term as a city commissioner and, shortly after, moved across the Columbia River. He declared himself a resident of Washington state from 2004 to 2009. In doing so, he avoided paying tens of thousands of dollars in Oregon taxes—a privilege he got only by swearing to Oregon tax officials he considered Washington his home. Meanwhile, Hales was telling elections officials he was actually an Oregon resident and kept voting here. This isn’t an issue to dismiss as frivolous. Hales kept a Portland address (while escaping Oregon taxes) so he could come back to run for mayor someday. When WW broke this story in June 2011, Hales said he’d never given up his Oregon residency for tax purposes. When WW showed that wasn’t true, Hales claimed he’d simply forgotten in which state he’d been paying taxes. Misdirection like this from a candidate would usually be a killer for us, and it has made this choice more difficult. The fact is, when it comes to the substance of the mayor’s job, no one comes close to Hales. He’s ready to do the job, and do it well. Hales knows the scene and the players. He served on the City Council from 1993 to 2002. He passed a big parks bond, built community centers, killed a misguided freeway expansion and championed airport light rail and the Portland Streetcar. To a degree that’s actually remarkable for a politician, Hales listens. He isn’t always ready to start blathering the minute someone else takes a breath. Presented with compelling new information, he even changes his mind. Hales has surprised critics by demonstrating his independence from the developers and contractors who have paid his salary (he spent the past 10 years working on streetcar projects around the country for HDR Inc.) and filled his campaign coffers. And while Hales has flipped-flopped on issues over

30 years in public life, he usually flops in the right direction for Portland. The former Republican homebuilders’ lobbyist became a New Urbanist bent on buffering the city against Peak Oil with government investments in public transit. As mayor, he will have to manage a shrinking budget and set a new, optimistic tone in a soured bureaucratic culture. He’ll have to tangle with an unaccountable police union, bat down some half-baked money grabs like the sustainability center, and focus the city’s attention on worthwhile projects like his community credit proposal, which would leverage the city’s revenue to increase access to bank loans for small businesses. We trust him to examine the evidence and make a smart, well-considered decision on most any issue likely to face the city. What of the 20 other candidates on the ballot? Voters may recognize hapless activist and publicity hound Tre Arrow, but they might have missed the stories about his recent domestic-violence arrest. Scratch him off the list. The Occupy Portland movement produced an enthusiastic young candidate, Cameron Whitten. We think Whitten stands to accomplish more as an activist than as a politician. Young Max Brumm has more enthusiasm than most, and we encourage him to stay involved. Forget the rest. For mayor of Portland, it’s Charlie Hales. Worst thing Hales has done for money: Ask his friends for campaign donations.

PORTLAND CITY COUNCIL POSITION 1

NONPARTISAN

MARY NOLAN

The incumbent, Commissioner Amanda Fritz, is in many ways a deserving role model for activists of all causes in Portland. She entered the city’s political scene as a nurse and working mother who became known for her persistence, attention to detail, and commitment to neighborhood issues while on the city planning commission. Fritz was the first candidate to qualify for public campaign financing when she ran unsuccessfully against Commissioner Dan Saltzman in 2006. In 2008, again with public financing, she won Adams’ open Council seat. We wanted to be able to endorse her for a second term. We admire her tenacity and her principled stand on campaign finance—she’s refusing contributions over $50. But we found ourselves liking the idea of Amanda Fritz more than the commissioner who’s held office for 3½ years. Fritz has proven too great a disappointment. She’s had some victories. Fritz takes credit for saving utility ratepayers $500 million on a Water Bureau sandfiltration system—one case in which her dogged, readevery-footnote, hyper-frugal approach may have saved taxpayers more than a few pennies. Overall, though, Fritz has been less than effective. At times she acts as if she’s above engaging in politics. Unfortunately, politics is part of the job, and she hasn’t learned how to navigate City Hall. CONT. on page 12

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Worst thing Nolan has done for money: The humiliation of being the target in a dunk-tank fundraiser long ago for her Bureau of Environmental Services employees.

CITY COUNCIL POSITION 4

NONPARTISAN

STEVE NOVICK

Portlanders were introduced to Steve Novick, the Harvard-educated environmental lawyer, during his 2008 run against Jeff Merkley in the Democratic primary to decide who would face then-U.S. Senator Gordon Smith (R-Oregon). Novick lost that race, but his campaign was unlike anything anyone had seen. He was an outsider to the Democratic establishment. His slogan, “Vote Hook,” played on the fact Novick has a metal hook in place of his left hand, one of the physical disabilities he was born with. In one ad still popular on YouTube, Novick uses the prosthesis as a beer opener. 12

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Despite his loss, Novick swept much of Portland, setting him up for a future run. Now, with the early endorsement of the departing incumbent, Commissioner Randy Leonard, Novick is the odds-on favorite to take a seat on the City Council. Frankly, Novick is a lot more likable as the underdog. He’s used to being the smartest guy in any room; he can hardly hide his impatience with challengers. He’s barely campaigning beyond showing up to forums, where he hams it up, often at the expense of serious debate. Novick appears to have taken the wrong lessons from his 2008 loss to a big-money candidate. Novick has raised about $250,000. He doesn’t need the money: None of his challengers has raised more than $3,000. Meanwhile, the former environmental lawyer is pocketing checks from Willamette River waterfront companies that like the fact he’s chatted up a cheap solution to cleaning the Portland Harbor Superfund site. We’re endorsing Novick because we like his ideas. One of his proposals to lower citywide health-care costs by supporting direct care for the highest-cost workers is borrowed from McAllen, Texas, where it was featured in The New Yorker. We also appreciate his political savvy, intelligence and sense of humor. We think he’ll challenge his City Council colleagues to do better and think bigger. But he should show more class and not treat this race as a gimme. Among his opponents, we like Mark White, president of East Portland’s Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association, co-chair of the city’s charter review commission, and a three-time failed City Council candidate. He’s Novick’s most qualified challenger, and we praise his commitment to public service, but he doesn’t seem prepared for elected office. Scott McAlpine hates light rail and seemingly everyone who’s come near Portland City Hall. Sports promoter Brian Parrott wants to bring the Winter Olympics to Mount Hood and not one but two riverboat casinos to the Willamette River. Jeri Williams is a city employee with a powerful personal story of escaping a life of forced prostitution. She skipped her WW endorsement interview. Worst thing Novick has done for money: Representing a company during a stint in labor law, Novick helped deny unemployment benefits to laid-off workers.

CITY OF PORTLAND CHARTER AMENDMENTS BALLOT MEASURES 26-126 THROUGH 26-134 VOTE NO

In 2007, voters approved a measure requiring the City Council to convene a charter review commission at least every decade. The charter had not been updated in nearly 80 years, and some believe its out-of-date approaches to governing Portland are obstacles to meaningful city government reform. But leaders of the 19-member commission say the City Council asked them to focus only on “housekeeping ” matters, leaving a future panel to look at real change. This pressure from an undermining Council has meant such ideas as district-based elections and an independent utility-rate commission fell off the table. The nine amendments the commission did propose seek to delete offensive, unconstitutional or unenforceable language from the charter. The measures would, for example, revoke the City Council’s power to ban “obscene matter, including books” and regulate “begging upon the streets,” and the requirement that the Council find jobs for “vagrants and paupers.” Other changes are more substantive. One would remove a $2,000 “secret service” mayoral slush fund that requires “no supporting documentation of expenditures.” OK, that one clearly shouldn’t be on the books. But even if the next mayor spends that $2,000 on bacon sandwiches, cocaine and pay-per-view UFC matches, it won’t be as big a waste of time or money as

the hamstrung charter commission. We deserve a real debate on the charter. We say vote “no” on all of these measures as a loud message to the Council: Don’t come back until you have something meaningful.

U.S. House of Representatives

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

REPUBLICAN

DELINDA MORGAN

Any Republican congressional candidate without a serious campaign is flying into the blades of the Suzanne Bonamici machine. Bonamici in January won the 1st Congressional District seat handily against Republican Rob Cornilles in a special election to replace U.S. Rep. David Wu. No strong Republican candidate has stepped up, and GOP voters have a choice between Lisa Michaels and Delinda Morgan. Michaels is an ad sales rep, cable TV host and frequent, unsuccessful political candidate. She’s a Tea Party activist who speaks of herself in the third person and advocates the end of the minimum wage, which she calls Marxist. We like Morgan, a martial-arts expert who spent three decades driving heavy equipment and now runs a Gaston vineyard with her husband. She calls for a smaller government—limited to protecting borders, mounting a national defense and upholding the commerce clause. She lacks political experience but comes at the race with determination and sincerity. If nothing else, she will provide stark contrast to Bonamici. Worst thing Morgan has done for money: “I’ve shoveled mud in the rain. Heavy rain. It’s hard. It’s brutal.”

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Adams, who has the power to make bureau assignments, has given Fritz the smallest portfolio of any commissioner in recent history. Day to day, she has little control over large budgets or high-priority projects. Instead, she handles her own correspondence and blogs. Assigned the city office in charge of cable and franchise communications (it has only nine employees), Fritz created an unnecessary and futile public process that caused at least one telecom to roll back its plans for increased wireless coverage and left neighborhood activists—who wanted the Council to stop all new antennas—dissatisfied. Adams took the bureau away from Fritz, she says, to allow her to focus on developing the new Office of Equity. Fritz alienated leaders on the city’s existing human rights commission—a strange outcome for a processfocused citizen politician with a volunteer’s background. Members of the city’s charter review commission say Fritz, among all the commissioners, did the most to undermine their mission to reform city government. We might have argued in favor of Fritz had there not been a viable alternative: Mary Nolan, the former Oregon House majority leader. Before joining the Legislature in 2001, Nolan worked in the private sector (she and her husband run an aviation company) and as a director of two city bureaus, Maintenance and Environmental Services. WW has called Nolan the anti-Fritz, an insider with many well-heeled backers, a profligate spender who’d rather raise taxes than find government efficiencies. She’s a mercilessly ambitious pol who doesn’t hesitate to bring out the knives against her opponents—including the genteel Fritz. (It actually hurts to watch Nolan flay Fritz alive on the campaign trail, and Fritz may prevail out of sheer sympathy.) Make no mistake: We’re concerned by Nolan’s closeness to special interests, particularly the publicemployee unions she will be asked to negotiate with in City Hall. But we have no doubts about her ability to lead and her track record of accomplishment. And leadership is what has been lacking here.

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SECRETARY OF STATE

judge for more than a decade and, before that, had extensive experience as a trial lawyer and as director of the Oregon Law Center and a Legal Aid lawyer. He is, by reputation, a smart and compassionate lawyer, who is accessible and down to earth. By a whisker, however, we’re siding with Tim Sercombe, who has served on the Oregon Court of Appeals for the past four years and had a long career in private practice. Lawyers describe him as brainy, emotionally suited to appellate work ( justices need to be analytical and good writers), and possessing a sturdy work ethic. Our verdict: Sercombe’s the choice. Worst thing Sercombe has done for money: Worked as a painter and on a road-construction crew.

DELIA LOPEZ

With a 2-to-1 registration edge for Democrats, Oregon’s 3rd District is one of the nation’s most hostile to GOP candidates. Which is why we don’t have a serious candidate to present a reasonable alternative to the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer. Republican voters in this district (c’mon, we know there are a few of you out there) have two weak choices. Delia Lopez has run before—she was thumped as the GOP nominee in 2008 and 2010—and she’s back sounding like a mix of Occupy and Libertarianism. Lopez, a real-estate investor, rails against multinationals that pay no taxes, calls for ending foreign aid, and wants to kill off the Internal Revenue Service, saying no American should have to make a financial accounting to the government. Her opponent, Ronald Green, is a TriMet driver who preaches the need for full employment. If elected, he says, he will go to Washington and form a “shadow Congress.” With marginal candidates, the very narrow margin goes to Lopez.

DEMOCRAT

KATE BROWN

Worst thing Lopez has done for money: Married at 15 and divorced at 17, she had to apply for federal assistance to support her and her child.

Kate Brown is in the unenviable position of having to convince voters she is sloppy rather than slippery. As WW has reported, Brown’s staff botched what was expected to be a May primary faceoff between incumbent Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, a Democrat, and state Sen. Bruce Starr (R-Hillsboro). Brown’s Elections Division failed to tell the candidates their race was not in May but in November, which will help Avakian. The 11th-hour switch increased Democrats’ concerns that Brown is disengaged, and further convinced Republicans she is a partisan hack eager to give a fellow Democrat a break. Brown says she’s beefed up her office’s auditing performance, bringing in former Portland City Auditor Gary Blackmer to keep a closer eye on state agencies. Blackmer has uncovered some rot, most notably at the Oregon Department of Revenue. But Brown has been silent on campaign finance reform and otherwise largely invisible. Brown has a nominal opponent in Paul Damian Wells, a perennial candidate and machinist who is not running a serious campaign. In the fall, she will face a serious and well-financed Republican challenger, Dr. Knute Buehler, whom we hope will force Brown to explain and defend her otherwise lackluster record.

5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Worst thing Brown has done for money: “As a lawyer, I found it extremely difficult to ask my clients for money.”

OREGON SUPREME COURT POSITION 3

REPUBLICAN

FRED THOMPSON

It’s puzzling why Republicans have effectively ceded this seat to two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader. Two years ago, GOP candidate Scott Bruun gave Schrader a good race, losing 51 percent to 46 percent. Since then, redistricting narrowed Democrats’ registration advantage from about 5 percentage points to 2. Fred Thompson, a longtime timber industry executive-turned-insurance salesman from Salem, ran against Bruun last time. He faces Karen Bowerman, a retired business-school dean who relocated to Lake Oswego from Southern California in 2011. Thompson’s more than three decades in the district give him the edge. Worst thing Thompson has done for money: Being asked to dance shirtless in front of the ladies in his office at Georgia-Pacific.

OREGON COURT OF APPEALS POSITION 6

NONPARTISAN

TIM VOLPERT

The state’s Court of Appeals is often called one of the nation’s best, and voters have three strong candidates running for an open seat. Tim Volpert, our choice, is a lawyer with Davis Wright Tremaine (full disclosure: This firm represents WW) who has argued about 100 appeals-court cases across a wide spectrum of issues. This gives him the experience an appeals jurist needs, given the myriad topics and disagreements that arrive from trial courts. We’re troubled that Volpert talks up his work with the American Civil Liberties Union but led the successful fight, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, to allow the Vernonia School District to compel student-athletes to take drug tests. We liked Allan Arlow, an administrative judge who had a successful career in the telecommunications industry. We’re impressed with Arlow’s thoughtfulness and wit, but he lacks Volpert’s breadth of legal experience. James Egan is the only candidate now serving as a state court judge—he’s on the circuit court bench in Linn County. He spent most of his career as a trial lawyer and, in our view, doesn’t yet have the record to recommend him for a promotion. Worst thing Volpert has done for money: Detasseling seed corn under the hot Indiana sun for hours at a time.

TIM SERCOMBE Unlike its federal counterpart, the Oregon Supreme Court—the big dog of the state’s judiciary—is relatively apolitical. Lawyers will tell you that, aside from a suspicion the justices don’t work all that hard, the court functions effectively. Three strong candidates are competing to replace retiring Justice Robert “Skip” Durham. Nena Cook is a smart and ambitious lawyer, a former Oregon State Bar president who serves as a Multnomah County Court judge pro-tem (the judicial equivalent of a substitute teacher). She’s an impressive candidate who needs more bench experience before getting to the state’s highest court. Richard Baldwin has been a Multnomah County

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HOUSE DISTRICT 29 (CORNELIUS, HILLSBORO, FOREST GROVE AND PARTS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY)

But Meieran brings an even stronger background. She was a Bay Area intellectual-property lawyer who went back to medical school in her 30s. Meieran brings a wealth of experience with tech companies—part of Oregon’s future—and health care, the single biggest social, economic and political issue lawmakers must tackle. Currently, there is not a single physician in the 60-member Oregon House. We think Meieran, whose volunteer work as a court-appointed special advocate and in her children’s school is also impressive, is an excellent remedy. Worst thing Meieran has done for money: As a young lawyer, she searched through thousands of pages of Nintendo documents in a windowless conference room.

BEN UNGER

Unger is a frenzied political organizer and consultant who towers more than a foot over his opponent, Katie Riley, a retired OHSU administrator. Unger’s work at TallFir, his consulting firm, makes us nervous about potential conflicts of interest, but his energy and enthusiasm make him an easy choice in this race. Unger’s background includes leading the Oregon Student Association and directing national organizing efforts for the Public Interest Research Group for nine years. He has led the field efforts for Measure 49, which protected Oregon’s land-use laws; persuaded the Legislature to expand civil-rights enforcement on behalf of his then-boss, Attorney General John Kroger; and has run several campaigns. He’s a quick study who’s independent enough to support mandatory minimum sentences, a Democratic piñata—plus he grew up on a working farm, which gives him perspective many metro-area lawmakers lack. Riley just seems to be going through the motions. Worst thing Unger has done for money: Digging temporary toilets for migrant workers.

HOUSE DISTRICT 36 (SOUTHWEST PORTLAND)

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

DR. SHARON MEIERAN

Voters in this district, currently represented by Mary Nolan, who is running for Portland City Council, have an unusually broad range of choices. Benjamin Barber, a computer programmer, is full of ideas for reforming government. His two opponents, Jennifer Williamson, a lobbyist for PacifiCorp and the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, among other groups, and Dr. Sharon Meieran, an emergency-room physician at Portland Adventist Hospital, both offer more compelling résumés. Williamson practiced law (including briefly representing this newspaper) and worked for Portland State University and the Oregon Department of Education before becoming a contract lobbyist. She’s sharp and would hit the ground running in Salem. 16

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Worst thing Harrington has done for money: “Honestly, I can’t think of anything embarrassing at all. Joined the National Guard. Did security. I worked fast food. I worked at Godfather’s [Pizza]…. If you don’t have a college degree, you start small and you work your way up.”

HOUSE DISTRICT 47 (OUTER NORTHEAST PORTLAND)

SAM CANTRELL

The winner of this primary will face the five-term incumbent Democrat, Carolyn Tomei, in November. Neither Republican candidate has raised a significant amount of money—nor has much hope against Tomei. And neither accepted WW’s invitation to an endorsement interview. We’re left to make this choice based on their minimal public offerings. Pharmacist Tim McMenamin is running on “the McMenamin family name,” which, as he says on his Voters’ Pamphlet statement and website, “is noted for its entrepreneurial spirit, a rich tradition of job creation and investigative journalism.” His campaign material fails to address a single specific issue or offer any concrete ideas. Besides coming across as vaguely feudal, running on a name can backfire. So, sorry Tim: On our last visit to a McMenamins, our fries were soggy. Our endorsement goes to Sam Cantrell, a Concordia University business student who looks like former Portland City Commissioner Erik Sten. Cantrell offers an extensive platform on his website. He is especially concerned about alternative energy, civil liberties and excessive corn subsidies—and he opposes the Columbia River Crossing. Sounds OK to us.

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

THUY TRAN

The race to replace two-term incumbent Jefferson Smith, who is running for Portland mayor, attracted two strong Democrats. Jessica Vega Pederson, who markets Microsoft’s video-conferencing software, has served as a precinct committee person. Thuy Tran, an optometrist, has run her own clinic in the district for 15 years. Both candidates are bright and fired up about addressing the poverty, crime and lack of resources that afflict their district. Tran, who came to the U.S. in 1975 as a refugee, is a dynamo whose street-level activism spans from working with the Lions Club eyeglass drive to founding a Girl Scout troop to joining the Parkrose School District’s budget committee. Her life experience and professional experience give her the nod. Worst thing Tran has done for money: Asked for political contributions.

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founder of Democratic Socialists of America, antipoverty activist and author of The Other America, which helped inspire Lyndon Johnson’s war on poverty. That Michael Harrington died in 1989. This Michael Harrington is a truck driver whose chief policy goal is to increase the speed limit for big rigs to 65 mph—a bad idea. Though we disagree with Harrington on many issues, we appreciate his opposition to the Columbia River Crossing. Harrington—who is learning the Tagalog language in his spare time, though he has never been to the Philippines—should be the one to face incumbent Democrat Tina Kotek in the November general election. The other candidate on the ballot, Daniel Ticknor, who says he’s disabled, declares he couldn’t do the job if elected and insists we not endorse him. Check.

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HOUSE DISTRICT 48 (HAPPY VALLEY AND PARTS OF PORTLAND AND CLACKAMAS COUNTY)

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JEFF REARDON

Five-term incumbent Mike Schaufler has earned a reputation as one of the most independent votes in the Oregon House. He was the lone House Democrat to vote against the bills that became Measures 66 and 67, the 2010 income-tax increases. Independence is an admirable quality, but other members, such as Reps. Jeff Barker (D-Aloha) and Greg Matthews (D-Gresham), are examples of independence without the rudeness and unprofessional behavior that have become Schaufler’s trademark. He has regularly berated and belittled those who disagree with his vision of clear-cutting to prosperity. His boorishness culminated in an incident at the 2011 AFL-CIO convention in which his unwanted pawing of a female lobbyist led to his being stripped of his co-chairmanship of the House Business and Labor Committee. Schaufler talks incessantly about the importance of jobs—and he’s right—but he hasn’t worked outside the Capitol since 2004. Instead, he has used campaign funds to defray a dizzying number of bar tabs, hotel rooms, oil changes and numerous other expenses other lawmakers do not claim. His spending may be legal but leaves him wide open to the perception that he depends on contributors to make ends meet. Reardon is a shop teacher and former school-board member in the David Douglas School District who worked for Tektronix for 20 years. Reardon is, bluntly put, underwhelming, but he will bring a level of maturity and dignity that this seat has lacked. Worst thing Reardon has done for money: Riding a bus for two hours to work in waist-deep snow as a Weyerhaeuser logger.

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SAM CHASE

Five candidates want the Metro Council seat three-term incumbent Rex Burkholder is surrendering. At least four

of them—retired school administrator Helen Ying, nonprofit director Sam Chase, architect Brad Perkins, and Terry Parker, a retired Yellow Pages salesman—have paid enough attention to the sometimes obscure regional government to speak intelligently about its challenges. Ying and Chase are running the most serious campaigns and, with some reservations, we are endorsing Chase. Chase, executive director of the Coalition of Community Health Clinics, brings 20 years of experience in housing and other policy work to the race. He has served as a staffer for former City Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury, chief of staff to Commissioner Nick Fish and director of the Oregon Opportunity Network, which advocates for low-income and senior Oregonians. Chase knows Metro’s issues and he knows politics. Our concern is he’s something of a cookie-cutter Portland insider. But we’ll take that over Ying’s inexperience, Parker’s focus on getting cyclists to pay for road usage, and Fletcher’s focus on jobs, which is great but not Metro’s bag. Michael “Micro” W. Durrow is also running—and may be the first candidate ever to quote from Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax in his Voters’ Pamphlet statement. Worst thing Chase has done for money: “Selling french fries at the Great American French Fry for $3.25 an hour. The owner went bankrupt and I didn’t get my last paycheck.”

METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 (EAST PORTLAND)

NONPARTISAN

BOB STACEY

Bob Stacey really, really wants to serve on the Metro Council. Stacey boasts an impressive résumé: former chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, planning director for the City of Portland, holding a senior position at TriMet, and the longtime executive director of the environmental group 1000 Friends of Oregon. He also spent three years doing land-use legal work for developers at the Ball Janik firm. But that résumé was not enough in 2010 when Tom Hughes defeated him in a close race for Metro Council president. When Stacey’s pal Robert Liberty resigned his Metro Council seat last year, the Council snubbed Stacey by naming former Gov. Barbara Roberts to the vacancy. Stacey can be abrasive and difficult to work with. But he’s smart and well versed in the land-use issues Metro faces, and there’s some evidence his election loss humbled him. He’s been an effective critic of the bloated Columbia River Crossing project but says he’ll have no trouble working with Hughes, a bridge booster. Stacey’s opponent, Jonathan Levine, a grad student at Portland State, struck us as pleasant and intelligent, but he’s still trying to grasp Metro’s role in the community, and he’s no match for Stacey. Worst thing Stacey has done for money: Asked for campaign contributions—“you need to explain to people you’ll listen to them even if they don’t give but will not be unduly influenced if they do.”

Multnomah County Commission

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NONPARTISAN

DEBORAH KAFOURY

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners faces a far different challenge than its counterparts on the Portland City Council. For starters, unlike at City Hall, county commissioners don’t get bureau assignments. And rather than being elected by voters at large, each county commissioner has a district to represent. That requires a good deal of teamwork on the commission, and for each commissioner to exert a good deal of enterprise to get things done. Deborah Kafoury has proven her ability since voters first elected her in 2008. She deserves credit for leading on perhaps the single biggest symbol of the commission’s past ineffectiveness: replacing the Sellwood Bridge. She led the effort to land federal funding for the new bridge, which, to the unbelieving eyes of many, is now actually under construction. Her commitment to other basic responsibilities for the county—social services and especially homelessness—makes her a vital advocate for the underserved in our area. Her opponent is perennial candidate Wes Soderback, who offered few ideas and little understanding of what the county actually does. Worst thing Kafoury has done for money: Having to dance at a recent “Dancing with the Stars” fundraiser for Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives.

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JUDY SHIPRACK

We would have liked to see a serious candidate give Judy Shiprack a real race for re-election. In our endorsement interview, Shiprack—a former legislator elected to the commission in 2008—proved articulate on issues of health care, mental-health services, housing and other key services the county helps deliver. She’s led the effort to transform a former Carnegie Library, known as the Wikman Building, into a community center near the intersection of Southeast Foster Road and Holgate Boulevard. We remain concerned about the public’s need to mop CONT. on page 21 Willamette Week APRIL 25, 2012 wweek.com

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 CONT. up after a failed condo project she oversaw defaulted on a Portland Development Commission loan. We would like to have seen a serious candidate quiz her about her accountability in that project and her management at the county. Instead, voters got Patty Burkett, who during our endorsement interview struggled to explain her reasons for running and her plans if elected. Worst thing Shiprack has ever done for money: Worked as a ship-repair apprentice at Swan Island.

MULTNOMAH COUNTY MEASURE 26-125 (LIBRARY LEVY ROLLOVER) VOTE YES

Every day, about 35,000 people use Multnomah County’s 19 library branches in person or online. That’s about twice as many people that attend the average Timbers game. And library users are less prone to off-key, profane caterwauling. Although they are a basic county service like jails and mental-health services, libraries have their own special revenue stream. About two-thirds of the library’s budget comes from a special levy, which expires June 30. This measure would continue the current rate of 89 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation ($222.50 annually on a home with $250,000 assessed value). We’ve never liked the idea of giving the county’s most popular service its own revenue stream, but to paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, you go with the tax structure you have, not the one you’d like to have. County commissioners may soon ask voters to raise the tax to $1.19 and create a permanent library taxing district—we’re not sure that’s a good idea. But for this rollover of the existing tax, we vote “yes.”

ENDORSEMENTS

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, ANOTHER OPTION: TIMOTHY HUTTON We sincerely hope you will find our endorsements persuasive. But we would be remiss if we didn’t mention the mayor’s race includes another choice. Timothy Hutton, the people’s choice. Hutton isn’t a politician, just a humble, Malibu-born thespian with a cable television show. But he cruised to victory in WW’s Mayoral Madness contest. Hutton’s win marks the culmination of our absurd contest that became a genuine phenomenon: We started with a bracket of 64 candidates, and more than 74,000 ballots were cast in Mayoral Madness. Our phony election sparked actual charges of vote-buying, smear attacks on an AARP-eligible elephant, and endorsement videos featuring most of the remaining Portland Trail Blazers. And you, the real voters, knocked everyone out until just Hutton was standing. In the final showdown, he easily defeated divorce lawyer Jody Stahancyk, 5,391 votes to 4,015. But it’s the way Hutton won that provides a compelling argument for writing him in, if you’re looking for a protest candidate in the Portland mayor’s race. He attracts national attention: The vast majority of his votes came from out of state, from his army of Twitter followers—30,667 at last count—and fans of his TNT Leverage series. He could tell the country that the kids of Portland need bus passes, and they would just give us bus passes. He’s a job creator. Leverage is constantly shutting down streets to explode things. Leverage is crucial to our rapidly expanding cinematic demolitions-expert economic sector. And Hutton knows how to keep his mouth shut. He remained nobly above the fray throughout this contest. As mayor, it is possible that we will never see him.

Yes, there are weaknesses in his candidacy. As Stahancyk pointed out in a motion filed with WW this week, Hutton lives in New York. But he has met Mayoral Madness’ flimsy burden of residency by filming a very popular television show here—and then winning. So, are we saying you should actually vote for Timothy Hutton in the Portland mayoral election? No. We are definitely not saying that. But are we saying it would not be the worst vote you could cast? Yes. That is what we’re saying.

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TOO YOUNG TO DIE: One of Portland’s most YOUTH promising young indie-rock bands, Youth, called it quits April 18, citing creative differences. The band, which WW featured in a November 2011 story, released just one three-song EP since its 2010 formation, the excellent June, which is available for free at the band’s Bandcamp page. Three of the band’s four members will join Typhoon drummer Pieter Hilton for the summer as a group called Genders, which plans to record in the coming months. “Losing the momentum that Youth was gaining is something we all worried about,” Youth’s Maggie Morris, who will continue to play with Genders, tells Scoop. “But in the end, feeling happy, productive and creatively excited won out over the popularity of the name.”

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SUPER GIRLS: Comic festivals generally feature more social anxiety-riddled dudes than they do sexy, scantily clad young women, but Stumptown Comics Fest is doing its bit to change that reputation. This Saturday, April 28, übernerdy Portland tease troupe Critical Hit Burlesque will take to the Bossanova Ballroom stage— probably dressed as famed comic characters like Poison Ivy and Batgirl—to shake rumps for the undersexed comic-book industry. The party, dubbed Geeklesque, should be hotter and less creepy than that creepy Alan Moore book about underage sex. And easier to find, too—the show is $15 and open to the 21-and-over public. Do your bit and hook up with a lonely letterer or color correctionist tonight.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 OMSI AFTER DARK: LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX [SEX] A title from a 1991 Salt-NPepa song about the virtues of prophylactics testifies this isn’t the edgiest sex talk, but topics include picking a lube, how tigers fuck and a literal explanation of the birds and bees using dissected flowers. OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave., 797-4642, omsi. edu/afterdark. 6 pm. $6-$12.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 MAKE IT POP [MUSIC] This fundraiser for the PDX Pop Now! organization features members of Y La Bamba, Lost Lander and Loch Lomond. It’s your chance to give back to the folks who put on a bitchin’, free music festival every summer. The Cleaners, 403 SW 10th Ave. 7:30 pm. $35. All ages.

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TOSSERS DARTS COMBINES DRINKING AND SHARP OBJECTS. WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE? “It’s way more challenging than it looks,” says Isaac Rochester. “Lots of people think, ‘I could get drunk and throw some shit at a wall.’ But it really is a game of millimeters.” Less than 30 minutes later, Rochester, vice president of the Portland Area Dart Association, throws

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a ton 80—the highest possible score with three darts—so the man knows what he is talking about. Rochester, along with several members of PADA and general dart enthusiasts, met up at the A&L Sports Pub in Northeast Portland for a few games in advance of this weekend’s 43rd annual Oregon Open, the longest-running dart competition in the United States. About 200 players from across the country are expected. Here’s some suggested techniques from some of Oregon’s best players. Their only other advice? Drink. It helps. Seriously. PENELOPE BASS. GO: The 43rd annual Oregon Open is at Ramada Portland Airport, 6221 NE 82nd Ave., on April 27-29. For complete schedule, see portlandareadarts.com.

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STAY CALM “Darts becomes a complete mental game: You can defeat yourself,” warns Jason Pitzer, PADA president and committee chair for the Oregon Open. Nearly every player echoed the importance of a focused mental state and self-confidence. “I embrace the nerves, I hug them, and them I kick them right in the ass,” says Greg Haggan, a frequent tournament competitor.

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HIT IT Proper form and the right mental state will only take you so far when it comes to landing a dart point in .197 square inches from nearly 8 feet away. Carney puts it succinctly: “Just hit what you’re aiming at.”

CRAIG FERGUSON [COMEDY] Remember when Conan O’Brien was charmingly awkward and kinda funny, before the gingermartyr shtick? That’s about where Craig Ferguson is now. The Late Late Show host will not go anywhere near any sort of edge in his standup, but if it’s harmless chuckles and a charming Scottish accent you want, he’s got it. Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Ave., 233-1994, aladdintheater.com. 10 pm. $42.50-$55. THE HUNTER [MOVIES] Willem Dafoe hunts a rare tiger in the Tasmanian outback. Like The Grey, which led us to believe Liam Neeson would be bare-knuckle boxing a wolf for two hours, the film isn’t quite the man-versus-wild free-for-all its synopsis implies, but it ends up being entrancing and quietly poignant anyway. Living Room Theaters, 341 SW 10th Ave., 971-222-2010. Multiple showtimes.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 NORTHWEST NEW MUSIC [MUSIC] The intrepid ensemble goes royally crazy with a compelling program comprising one of the 20th century’s most powerful musictheater works, Peter Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King, as well as Charles Wakefield Cadman’s A Mad Empress Remembers, Thomas Larcher’s My Illness Is the Medicine I Need (which uses texts from institutionalized mentally ill patients) and Morton Feldman’s King of Denmark. Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, 1620 SW Park Ave., 753-3357. 8 pm. $5-$25. STUMPTOWN COMICS FEST [COMICS] This year’s fest features big names like underground legend Pete Bagge and Portland royalty like Nate Powell and Steve Lieber, but Stumptown is really more about discovery than stargazing. This isn’t comic-con, it’s a fest as grown-up as the medium itself is these days. Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. $7. Continues Sunday. Willamette Week APRIL 25, 2012 wweek.com

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FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Oregon Garden Brewfest

Yes, it’s an annoyingly long drive, but there’s a really good lineup of beers and bands at the other end: Forty-six local breweries and cideries will be pouring alongside musical entertainment from Tango Alpha Tango, Weinland, the Quiet Life, Blitzen Trapper and a bunch of others. Go to oregongardenbrewfest.blogspot.com for tickets and more details. Oregon Garden, 879 W Main St., Silverton, 8748100. Noon-11 pm Friday-Saturday, April 27-28. One day $15, two days $25. 21+.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Puddletown Hall

Apparently, school fundraisers have gotten a little more sophisticated since I was in knee-high socks and sensible shoes. Puddletown School is hosting a three-course lunch and “culinary discussion” at Noble Rot. Speakers include Noble Rot head gardener Marc Boucher-Colbert, Noble Rot chef and co-owner Leather Storrs, cook and blogger Katherine Deumling and local salt aficionado Mark Bitterman. Email puddletownrotfundraiser@gmail. com for reservations. Noble Rot, 1111 E Burnside St., 233-1999. 11:30 am-2:30 pm $65.

Shochu Talks at Ping

Ping bar manager Tim Navarrette will give four educational talks on the Japanese spirit shochu over the next month, offering tasters a chance to sample four shochus alongside snacks from the kitchen. This first event will also host House Spirits distillery’s Matt Mount, who will talk about his experiences making his own shochu, and pouring two of them in addition to the regular tasting menu. Ping, 102 NW 4th Ave., 229-7464. 3 pm. $35. 21+.

TOAST: The Oregon Artisan Spirits Tasting

Some 40 local and visiting artisanspirit producers will be pouring in one spot, while local bartenders turn their products into cocktails at this now-annual event. The best part of TOAST is there’s one flat tasting fee—no annoying drink tickets, and you get to taste everything you can legally handle. Tickets are at showclix.com/event/210989. World Trade Center Sky Bridge Terrace, 121 SW Salmon St. 3-8 pm Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29. One day $40-49, two days $75. 21+.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Sugar Cube Book Release

Everyone’s favorite curbside baker, Kir Jensen of the Sugar Cube, releases her new cookbook, Sugar Cube: 50 Deliciously Twisted Treats from the Sweetest Little Food Cart on the Planet. Jensen and her coauthor, Mix magazine editor Danielle Centoni, will be signing copies at the Cleaners. The Cleaners, 403 SW 10th Ave. 3 pm. Free. All ages.

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Buzzy new Northeast Portland restaurant Smallwares offers a sneak peak of its upcoming bar space, Barwares, with a wine-release party for Teutonic Wines. Teutonic will be opening its 2011 wines, and $25 will get you two pours, plus one beer pour and food. Smallwares, 4605 NE Fremont St., 229-0995. 4-7 pm. $25. 21+.

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KINDLE KART It took three attempts finally to sample the wares of this anonymous white truck parked across the street from the entrance to the Montgomery Park complex. Twice we trekked the mile from our office only to find Kindle Kart shuttered or without wood to fuel the pizzaiolo’s oven. We agreed to try one more time. The window was open. There was wood. It was worth the wait. Kindle Kart debuted in 2010 on North Mississippi Avenue, two miles and a world away from its current digs. Its mission is split: One half of the menu is devoted to wood oven-baked pizzas; the other, to burgers and double-fried pommes frites. The 10-inch pizzas ($6.50-$8) are great, on par with those at Pizza Order this: Pizza with Gartner’s Depokos. The architecture pepperoni and lots of mozzarella ($8). of Kindle Kart’s oven leaves Best deal: The $6 bacon and bluemore char on the top of the pie cheese burger. than the bottom, making for a I’ll pass: A full order of fries ($5) is slightly crisp but not crackery way too big even to share. cornicione. The burgers ($5.50$6.50) are also very good, with 1/3-pound patties of ground brisket cooked medium and served in freshly baked brioche buns. Try one with jalapeño, and don’t forget to add a side of fries with roasted garlic sauce ($2.50). Then jog back to your office to work it all off. BEN WATERHOUSE. EAT: Kindle Kart, Northwest 26th Avenue and Vaughn Street, 893-5049, kindlekart.com. 11 am-2 pm Monday-Friday. $

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 Death Songs

[NATURAL INSTINCT] A name like Death Songs might conjure up images of goo and gore, heavy black eye makeup and lots of unintelligible scream-singing, but that image is wrong. Think of the moniker as more of a celebration of life, of the situations that bring us together during the good times and the bad. Death Songs, currently working on a residency at Al’s Den, is a Portland collective with a knack for working up jangly, tribal beats to match lead singer Nick Delffs’ heated, animalistic vocals. Check out “Let This Body Go” from the group’s 2011 self-titled effort—it has enough big-band horns, crashing cymbals and unconventionally quavering vocals to out-weird even the weirdest Man Man track, which is a pretty impressive feat. NIKKI VOLPICELLI. Al’s Den at the Crystal Hotel, 303 SW 12th Ave., 9722670. 7 pm. Free. 21+. Residency continues through Saturday, April 28.

Tanlines, Rewards

[SPARKLE SYNTH] Brooklyn’s Tanlines plays Doug Fir tonight, warming up all of those exposed logs with its electro-tropical beats and sweat-driven dance tracks. The group released Mixed Emotions, its first full-length album, earlier this year, and already it’s got the cultish capability of becoming the next Odd Blood of the dance-rock realm. Take “All of Me,” the catchy, bellowing electric beat that I listened to at least seven times today (three of which were before 8 am) or “Not the Same,” a bedazzled palm tree of a track complete with prog-patterned percussion and vague, likable power-pop lyrics. No, really, take them—I have listened to this album way too many times. NIKKI VOLPICELLI. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. 9 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.

Rosie Thomas, Ivan & Alyosha

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[IRON & SPARKLING WINE] In the four years since Rosie Thomas last

recorded an album—six years, if we ignore the throwaway holiday fare of A Very Rosie Christmas—the singersongwriter battled a corrosive thyroid condition, moved from Seattle to New York City and married her soul mate as culmination of triumphant romance. That last event, far more than her recurring health problems, forms the heart of Valentine’s Day-released With Love. Working with a murderer’s row of indie artists including Iron&Wine’s Sam Beam, David Bazan and members of Sufjan Stevens’ backing band, Thomas eschews the melancholia of old and embraces the poppiest fringes of her muse to transformative effect— even if the unrelentingly ecstatic tone of the collection may curdle the stomachs of fans less blessed. JAY HORTON. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. 9 pm. $12 advance, $14 day of show. 21+.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Make it Pop: Luz Elena, Matt Sheehy, Neal Morgan, Brooke Parrott

[PDX POP FOREVER] I didn’t know how special the Portland music scene was until I attended my first PDX Pop Now! festival in 2005. The free alllocal, all-ages music festival has blown up bands and had its share of performances that are now things of local legend. But in the years since PDX Pop Now! first captured my heart, the PDX Pop organization has become much more than a festival—it’s now a full nonprofit that brings music to local schools, advocates for artists and works year-round on a handful of events. So if tonight’s ticket price seems a bit steep, keep in mind that Make it Pop is your chance to show your appreciation for all the great (and free) stuff PDX Pop does all year long. It’s also a great show: Y La Bamba’s Luz Elena, we hear, has a grip of new tunes; Matt Sheehy has been the talk of the town lately with his new band Lost Lander; Neal Morgan will blow your mind with his

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BY BEN KW ELLER

WAYS PORTLAND IS DIFFERENT FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS. Teahouses [WIN: PORTLAND] Portland has the best teahouse in the world: the Tao of Tea. We don’t have anything like that in Austin yet. We have great coffee shops, but to really be a tea connoisseur, Portland might be where you want to live. Swimming holes [WIN: AUSTIN] Austin’s swimming holes are unparalleled. Trees [WIN: PORTLAND] We have a pecan tree in our backyard that’s very close to our roof. I wondered if there was somebody in town who could come over and mill it into boards. Well, there’s a dude in Portland (urbanhardwoodrecovery.com) who will come and mill your trees. Which is awesome. Giant recording studios [WIN: PORTLAND] Courtney Taylor-Taylor’s recording studio is bigger and more awesome than anyone’s studio back home in Austin. Willie Nelson’s studio comes close to it, but at the end of the day, [Taylor-Taylor] wins. The chill factor [WIN: AUSTIN] For two towns that are known for being laid-back and friendly, I think Austin wins. I think people are just a little more chilled out. Just a little. And that’s saying a lot, because Portland is fucking laid-back, dude. We’re talking about two of the best towns in America, so it’s a pretty tough call. SEE IT: Ben Kweller plays Wonder Ballroom on Friday, April 27. 9 pm. $18 advance, $20 day of show. All ages. See page 32 for more.

THE TRIP HOW AN OLD CHEVY, THE ARMY AND ART BLAKEY MADE CEDAR WALTON’S CAREER. BY CASEY JA R MA N

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Some people go to New York to be discovered. When jazz pianist Cedar Walton drove his Chevy across the country to get there in 1955, it was for anonymity. “Everybody knew me in Dallas,” he recalls. “I was ‘that Walton kid.’ I couldn’t get away with shit. Especially in school. My mother was a teacher, my uncle was a principal.” Talking by phone from his home in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, 78-year-old Walton continued: “I had this unconscious feeling of trying to escape this place where everybody knew me. New York is the capital of nobody knowing you. Even if they know you, they pretend they don’t.” Walton, who had sat in with touring musicians while studying music at the University of Denver, spent a year in New York, playing low-key gigs (but “mainly just observing,” he says) before he was drafted into the Army. Stationed in postwar Germany in the late ’50s, he again attempted to lay low. At first he was “miscast” as an electrician, but Walton later worked his way into special services, where he polished his playing and arranging skills alongside musicians like Glenn Miller Orchestra alum Don Ellis and a young Eddie Harris. “That was a good turn,” Walton says of his stint in the Army. “Quite accidentally, mind you, but you’ve got to take it how it comes.” Walton left the Army with $700 in his pocket, and he wasn’t back in New York long before his sharpened musical skills were picked up by scene veterans. Trombonist J.J. Johnson stuck Walton in his band in 1958, and “that was the beginning of my major-league career, so to speak,” he says. (The baseball language is no accident—Walton is an avid Yankees fan who first came to New York as a teenager to watch Jackie Robinson play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.) Walton’s biggest break, though, came in 1961 when Art Blakey enlisted him to play with his Jazz Messengers, a globetrotting outfit that would come to be known as a sort of finishing school for jazz musicians. “He pushed you to be a leader,”

Walton says. “Well, he didn’t have to push Freddie [Hubbard] and Wayne [Shorter], but me, I was the most stubborn.” It wasn’t long before Walton stepped reluctantly into the spotlight. Not only did the Messengers play his composition, “Mosaic,” they named their 1961 album after it. The song—a beautifully layered, hard-driving number that has become a wellknown jazz standard, was one in a handful of tunes Walton would contribute to the group. The tricky and Latin-tinged “Plexis” and the heart-wrenching ballad “When Love is New” would follow. “Before I met him, I thought being intelligent meant going to Harvard or something,” Walton says of Blakey. “But no way—that guy developed his intelligence traveling around the world and playing for kings and queens and mayors and governors.” In his 45 years as a bandleader, Walton has headlined for plenty of heads of state. He has recorded and toured relentlessly through most of those years, but his career is remarkably free of the years-long potholes that dot most of his contemporaries’ discographies. He has released well over 40 albums as a bandleader and, for the most part, they are hard to date from just a listen. When the world wanted jazz lite, Walton released some of his finest, hardest-driving records with his band Eastern Rebellion. And when Walton did veer off the straight-ahead path, he did it his way. Studio-produced records of their era, like 1978’s Animation and 1980’s Soundscapes, were funky projects both high-concept and high-overhead, but Walton’s playing was solid and his knack for arranging on full display. “I enjoyed anything they asked me to do because it was still me,” he says. Only one thing changed: “The money went way up... my pockets were full!” These days, Walton gets the most satisfaction from playing in the trio setting. “It allows me to play in my own atmosphere,” he says. Walton’s trio on this rare Portland visit includes bassist David Williams and drummer Willie Jones III. Fate was a little less kind to the Chevy that took Walton to New York than it was to the pianist. “I parked it in the Bronx at my buddy’s house,” he says. “I’d go visit my car sometimes and it started disappearing. First the tires....” SEE IT: The Cedar Walton Trio plays Jimmy Mak’s, 221 NW 10th Ave., on Tuesday, May 1, and Wednesday, May 2. Both shows 8 pm. $20. All ages until 9:30 pm. Willamette Week APRIL 25, 2012 wweek.com

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minimal pop soundscapes and openhearted poetry; and Loch Lomond’s Brooke Parrott has the grit of a seasoned country vet and early tracks from her forthcoming album are pretty jaw-dropping. There’s some pretty fancy free food, too, and local musicians would be hardpressed to find a better schmoozing opportunity. Just shut up when the music starts—this is all about music, remember? CASEY JARMAN. Ace Cleaners, 403 SW 10th Ave. 7:30 pm. $35. All ages.

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Neon Indian, Lemonade

[GLO-FI] Just before chillwave jumped the shark, Alan Palomo was fine-tuning the genre. Performing under the Neon Indian name, Mexican-born Palomo turns glitch into groove, incorporating a host of arcade-style sounds into his catchy electro-pop elixir. Sophomore record Era Extrana appears to have been recorded live from Ground Kontrol, mixing Nintendo sound bites (listen for the Mario Brothers coin sound!) with bouncy loops and rapt effects. If M83 taught a class, Neon Indian would be one of his best students— and that M83 show is sold out, so consider your night planned. MARK STOCK. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. 9 pm. $16 advance, $18 day of show. 21+.

Finn Riggins, And And And, Grandparents, DJ Iron Chicken

[ROCK HYPERACTIVITY] Finn Riggins has probably extracted more sweat from the Portland music community than Zumba, bicycling and existential dread combined. Loosely based in Boise, Idaho, the trio attacks its indie-prog barnburners with the terminal exuberance of sugar-deranged toddlers. The group has defied exhaustion across five albums and an estimated 800 shows, peddling its wares with a persistence that has, thankfully, begun showing rewards. The past two years have seen Finn Riggins touring with Built to Spill, lending a backing track to a Chicago Bulls commercial and recording a new EP (Benchwarmer), which Tender Loving Empire releases to the world on this very night. SHANE DANAHER. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 8:30 pm. $6 advance, $8 day of show. 21+.

Chain and the Gang, Guantanamo Baywatch, Reynosa

[AIN’T IT A GROOVE] Children of the ’90s are probably familiar with the skinny-legged sass of one Ian Svenonius. The musician, author and Internet talk-show host—once dubbed Sassiest Boy in America by Sassy magazine—came through the D.C. punk scene first as the frontman for the politico-punk outfit Nation of Ulysses, and then singing for minimalist gospel-soul geniuses the MakeUp. Svenonius is now making the next logical step in his artistic evolution with Chain and the Gang, a loose collective of musicians that plays dub and funk-infused garage pop that would make a great soundtrack to a ’70s cop flick or a sexy, sexy block party. ROBERT HAM. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 2883895. 9 pm. $10. 21+.

Rusko, Sigma, Sidestep

[GROUND ZERO BROSTEP] Everyone gives Skrillex shit for the mainstreaming of dubstep, but at least he approaches the music with a sense of punk abrasiveness. If you’re looking for the guy who truly turned the genre—once the vanguard sound of English electronic dance music—into the squawking, candy-colored soundtrack for underage rave kids that it is today, the main culprit is Leeds-born producer Rusko. His contributions to dubstep have—in the opinion of puritans, anyway—done more damage to the music than Skrillex, and he’s done so while sporting an even stupider hairdo. His collaborations with the likes of Britney Spears and Rihanna helped sell dubstep to the masses while also dulling its edges, and his goofy live shows (complete with a giant light-up sign spelling out his name and tossed-off samples of

ROSIE THOMAS SUPERHANDS: Trippple Nippples play Monday, April 30, at Someday Lounge. pop hits) drew in the kids and frat types that now make up the genre’s core audience. MATTHEW SINGER. Roseland Theater, 8 NW 6th Ave. 9 pm. $40. All ages.

Celilo, Riviera, Shannon Stephens

[BLUESY BEAUTY] Seattle-based singer-songwriter Shannon Stephens refers to her backing band as her Fabulous Friends. It’s a fitting title considering the great company she has kept over the years. For a stretch in the early ’90s, she was part of a band that was led by a then-unknown Sufjan Stevens, and one of her songs was covered by the enigmatic folkcountry superstar Bonnie “Prince” Billy. Both men helped Stephens’ latest blues-folk charmer of an album, Pull It Together: Stevens is releasing it on his label Asthmatic Kitty and Billy appears on the disc, lending his distinctive voice to the honey-dripping ballad “Faces Like Ours.” ROBERT HAM. White Eagle Saloon, 836 N Russell St., 282-6810. 8:30 pm. $7. 21+.

Soul’d Out Festival: DJ Shadow, Nerve

[THE OUTSIDER] The trouble sometimes with releasing a groundbreaking debut is all those folks who are looking for simply a repeat of that first album. Such has been the case with producer DJ Shadow, who has left a certain segment of the beat-loving population wanting Endtroducing…Part II. While his first LP is still a stunner, the turntablistproducer has moved well beyond it, bringing to life new combinations of hip-hop bombast and downtempo smarts to his most recent album, The Less You Know, The Better. His live shows have only gotten better, too: This tour finds Shadow performing inside an alluring small white globe that sits center stage. ROBERT HAM. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. 9 pm. $26.50 advance, $30 day of show . 21+.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27 Victor Little, Tracey Harris

[HEAVY JAZZ] Bassist extraordinaire Victor Little returns to Portland, where he lived and worked in the ’90s, supporting his most recent album, Inner Portrait (2009), while trying out material for an upcoming CD. Little’s style features aggressive, muscular playing that doesn’t rely simply on fast onenote runs up and down the neck. For the chordal playing the bassist enjoys, he shares a plucking/strumming technique that’s inspired as much by the banjo as it is by standard electric bass playing. As influenced by Rush and Led Zeppelin as by Coltrane and Jaco Pastorius, Little has been featured on albums by Patti Austin, Charlie Musselwhite and Booker T. Jones. DAN DEPREZ. Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St., 719-6055. 8 pm. $12 advance, $15 day of show. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. All ages.

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Quik is often viewed as a little brother to West Coast hip-hop greats like Snoop, Dre and Cube, but his early albums, which mixed street lyricism with Roger Troutman-esque production, helped define the genre of gangsta funk. Over the years, as his peers have veered into pop territory, Quik has stayed mostly consistent (ignore that Fixxers mess), releasing a variety of quality albums that crackle with funky synth lines and witty lyrics. His newest record, Book of David, is also one of his best yet—it features Quik going for a smoother, more refined sound that mixes elements of disco, R&B and 1970s soul. REED JACKSON. Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E Burnside St., 206-7630. 7 pm. $25 advance, $35 day of show. All ages.

My Goodness, Battleme, Secret Music

[FIRST-ROUND KNOCKDOWN] It’s as much of a struggle to comprehend Battleme as the pugnacious name suggests. This solo project of recent Portland transplant Matt Drenik (formerly of the Austin band Lions) came out of approximately nowhere to have several of its songs used on the FX show Sons of Anarchy, and a cut from its forthcoming self-titled debut LP featured on the websites of MTV, The Atlantic and The Washington Post. While the tracks used on Sons of Anarchy were lo-fi folk, the one featured by MTV et al., single “Touch,” is radio-ready alt-rock, retaining a certain heartland flavor but adding slick studio effects and a rock-’n’roll falsetto from Drenik. What to make of the instant success, the stylistic eclecticism? It’s too early in the match to call, but keep an eye on this one: Battleme could be a contender. JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. 9 pm. $5. 21+.

Ephemeros, Author and Punisher, Taurus, Ninth Moon Black

[INDUSTRIAL METAL] Tristan Shone is a combination industrial engineer, artist and musician. When those three ideas connect, the Bay Areabased polymath makes his grandest artistic statements performing under the name Author and Punisher. For this project, Shone creates instruments using industrial machinery (rack and pinion sets, a 300-pound metal disc) wired to trigger sounds and beats on a laptop. And when he gets his hands on them, what comes out is some vicious black metal that drones and growls and feels like sustained punches to the solar plexus and flicks to the amygdala. ROBERT HAM. Plan B, 1305 SE 8th Ave., 2309020. 8 pm. $7. 21+.

Youth Avoiders, Acid Fast, Autistic Youth

[PARIS PUNX] France’s Youth Avoiders have come a long way to be with us tonight, and punk politeness pretty much demands we pack the Know to offer our moral support to such dedicated road warriors. Our sense of duty will be handsomely rewarded, as Youth Avoiders has mastered a fairly tricky and potentially venue-destroying formula, an adrenalizing mixture of the Flex

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Indie rock icon Ian Svenonius brings his newest soul-garage revival for a not-to-be-missed night

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+JIMMY CABEZA DE VACA (of Dios Malos) $22 Adv FRI APRIL 27th Beautiful, thought-provoking folk songs of lyrical sophistication and grandeur

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Hear the School of Rock students tear through selections from Pantera, Weezer, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, The Flaming Lips, Minor Threat, and many many more!

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RED HEADS

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Power pop and soul from a Portland duo presenting an exceptional new album, 11 Escapes

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Esteemed Seattle folk artist returns with a new album, Television of Saints

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“Colin Stetson is one of our greatest living saxophone players. Maybe more than anyone, he is taking the instrument to new places, with new technique.” -Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)

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Sydney based four-piece live up to their critical acclaim with a masterful debut album, Prisoner

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Portland Americana influenced quintet merge a variety of styles, making for unique and richly flavored songs teeming with refreshing experimentalism

IMAGINE DRAGONS +BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH FRI MAY 4th

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Favorite local folk charmers present stunning new songs that captivate

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PROFILE

Ben Kweller, Sleeper Agent, Noah Gundersen

[OLD YOUNG’UN] Alt-rock fans have watched Ben Kweller literally grow up. The Texas-born songwriter’s teenage band, Radish, caught on slightly—slightly—with indie fans back in the Lollapalooza era. When the band eventually fell apart, the barely 20-year-old Kweller went the way of fellow ’90s refugees like Evan Dando and Kristin Hersh, releasing a string of solo albums in which he dabbled in everything from power pop to alt-folk. Unlike those other artists, he’s flourished on his own over the past decade, building a solid following. If his latest, Go Fly a Kite, were his debut, he’d be hailed as a promising young talent. At age 30, he’s already a reliable veteran. MATTHEW SINGER. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 284-8686. 9 pm. $18 advance, $20 day of show. All ages.

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[WISCONSIN MINIMALISM] There’s a lot going on on All Tiny Creature’s debut full-length album, Harbors. From the intricately crafted stacks of atmospheric synthesizer and digital percussion to the collection of eight guest vocalists, attentive ears rarely catch moments of stagnation or monotony. A close listen to the sonic surroundings of frontman Thomas Wincek—who also plays with Collections of Colonies of Bees and Volcano Choir—reveals the familiar voices of fellow Wisconsin natives Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and the members of Megafaun, among others. These vocals, however, often construct the background of Harbors’ vast soundscape by filling similar spaces as the minimalist instrumentation. With no one particular element commanding more attention than another, all of the pieces meld together to create a seamless stream of subtly shifting moods and precise arrangements. EMILEE BOOHER. Bunk Bar, 1028 SE Water Ave., 8949708. 10 pm. $8. 21+.

All the Apparatus, Bottlecap Boys, Izzakate

[ZYDECO PUNK] Portland has cultivated a micro-genre of busking troupes with tendencies toward Americana and large portions of their genetic material borrowed from punk rock. While variations on this theme abound, few practitioners have managed to match their musicianship to their exuberance quite as successfully as All the Apparatus. Borrowing from the lexicons of zydeco, oom-pah and carnival histrionics, All the Apparatus blends the talents of a surprisingly capable group of horn players, auxiliary musicians and vocal stylists. The 11-member troupe is currently promoting its self-titled debut record, but, as is the case with most of its stylistic brethren, the group is best experienced live. SHANE DANAHER. Mississippi Pizza, 3552 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3231. 8 pm. $6. 21+.

Dolorean, The Parson Red Heads, Aaron Embry

[TOUCH O’ TWANG] You’d think I was on Dolorean’s publicity team by the way I pimp them in these pages, but I’m just a true believer: The Portland outfit crafts tunes that scratch that nagging Neil Young itch better than just about anyone but Neil. It has been almost two years since Dolo’s last record, The Unfazed, hit my inbox, and that fine effort is still in rotation alongside the group’s powerful previ-

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JACASZEK SUNDAY, APRIL 29 [ELECTROACOUSTIC] The lines separating traditional acoustic music and music that requires laptops, synthesizers or drum machines have been getting blurry as of late. The crisscross has roots going back as early as the 1940s, when the pioneers of the musique concrète movement aimed to bring found sounds and early electronic instruments— like the ondes Martenot—into the symphonic world. Lately, groups like the Bad Plus and Alarm Will Sound cover Aphex Twin songs on their mostly wooden instruments. British musician-producer Bonobo brings along an eight-piece band, including a string section, to flesh out his computer-born compositions in a live setting. As fine as those efforts have been, there is no artist finding better common ground between the orchestra hall and the chillout room than Michał Jacaszek. A native of Poland, the composer has spent the past decade bringing, as he puts it, “the delicate, rarefied sound of old instruments” into a modern context. On his 2008 album, Treny (Polish for “lamentations”), this meant weaving melodies played by a string orchestra and a harpist in with bits of processed vocals and wowing synthetic noise. Jacaszek has also attempted to turn an entire church into an instrument, recording and manipulating the sound of the bells, a choir and ambient sound into new compositions on the electroacoustic masterpiece Pentral. For his latest full-length, Glimmer (released in the U.S. late last year on the incredible label Ghostly International), the composer has honed his vision to explore his interest in the Baroque period. “The harmonies, slowly repeating phrases of basso continuo, angelic voices of singers, melancholy, elegance,” Jacaszek writes WW via email. “All this made me fall in love with baroque chamber music.” To achieve what he calls a “state of trance-y melancholy” within these songs, Jacaszek worked with a pair of musicians, Małgosia Skotnicka and Andrzej Wojciechowski—playing harpsichord and bass clarinet, respectively—who improvise over musical phrases Jacaszek creates from samples and looped melodies. The source material of a trumpet or a piano may flicker in your peripheral hearing, but just as quickly it’s bent out of recognition. Occasionally the end result comes out like the soundtrack to a horror film (the chilling “Evening Strains to Be Time’s Vast”), but more often the effect is beautifully numbing. What makes Jacaszek’s music all the more stunning is that he is self-taught in the world of sound design and composing. Trained as an art restorer, he says simply that he “started out testing music software and was strongly impressed with what I could do with sound using these digital tools. I bought my first computer then, and soon built a small studio around the unit.” He has since experimented with glitchy electronica and moody soundtrack work for radio plays before setting his sights on the grander aims of his last few albums. And while this new aesthetic has garnered him invitations to prestigious arts festivals around the world and has him spoken about in the same breathless terms as fellow electroacoustic artists Oval and Fennesz, Jacaszek remains matter-of-fact about it all: “I just hope those who like the album will not be disappointed listening to me live.” ROBERT HAM. Pioneering Polish composer Michal Jacaszek’s music is part man, part machine.

SEE IT: Jacaszek plays Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., on Sunday, April 29, with Golden Retriever. 9 pm. 21+.

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SATURDAY-SUNDAY ous albums (not that you asked, but 2007’s defeated but Zen-like You Can’t Win is still my favorite). Frontman Al James should teach songwriting seminars at PSU— trust me, there’s a need for it in Portland—and his band is a local treasure. Tonight Dolorean shares the stage with one of James’ own favorite bands, the excellent Parson Red Heads. The evening will be mellow and warm—you’ll have to ask James what kind of wine that’s best paired with; he’s a bit of a renaissance man. CASEY JARMAN. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. 9 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.

Lil B the BasedGod

[THANK YOU-BASED BASEDGOD] More meme than rapper, Lil B is the quintessential “artist who’s famous on the Internet.” Splitting off from skate-rap crew the Pack in 2008, the Bay Area emcee began flooding the Web with such an overwhelming torrent of material that Robert Pollard would’ve told him to slow down. Like anyone who lives his life online, the former Brandon McCartney could probably use an editor; then again, his unfiltered, often highly personal, almost always bizarre ramblings are what earned him such a cult in the first place. There’s a reason he named one of his albums I’m Gay, and it has nothing to do with coming out the closet: If nothing else, Mr. BasedGod knows how to get attention. MATTHEW SINGER. Wonder Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St., 2848686. 9 pm. $20. All ages.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29 Jason Lytle (of Granddaddy)

CAROL FRIEDMAN

[SKATER-GAZE] One of the finest songwriters of the past 20 years, Jason Lytle is best known as the founding father of Grandaddy. His near-flawless effort Sophtware Slump, now 12 years old, is one of the most underappreciated recordings of the new millennium. A solo resident of Al’s Den this go-round, the part-time skateboarder, parttime musician is still up to his brilliant old lo-fi, space-rock ways. His unofficial new release, Music Meant to Accompany the Art of Ron Cameron, is a collection of

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new material and Grandaddy leftovers, and is allegedly already sold out. Chances are good you could scrounge a copy at this intimate, not-to-be-missed show. MARK STOCK. Al’s Den at the Crystal Hotel, 303 SW 12th Ave., 972-2670. 7 pm. Free. 21+.

Yellow Dubmarine, Five Alarm Funk

[PAUL IS DREAD] Even considering the jam-band-festival milieu’s apparently inexhaustible appetite for high (so to speak) concept spectacle, a reggae retelling of the Beatles’ platinum songbook seems one poor joke taken too far. Still, nobody’s ever gone broke underestimating the American public’s appetite for oh-so-slightly tweaked versions of tunes they know by heart: Look at all the lonely people still crowding to experience Beatlemania’s fauxnostalgic re-creations of a craze that ended long before the audience or performers were born. Yellow Dubmarine, though, appears uncomfortably sincere about its creative mission, and while recent song-by-song tribute album Abbey Dub isn’t without Radio Disney charms—replacing Ringo’s vocals with trumpet, say—the recordings you fake are so rarely equal to the ones you make. JAY HORTON. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 2319663. 9 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.

Houndstooth, Churches

[PORTLAND-SOUTHERN FUSION] What I enjoy about Portland’s Houndstooth is the unconventional combination of singer Katie Bernstein’s tranquil, poppy vocals and guitarist John Gnorski’s sprawling, jammy electric guitar riffs. In this town it’s easy for femalefronted indie-ish groups to blend together, but the sprouting Houndstooth is growing into its distinctive characteristics of subtle Southern-fried rock that’s framed by a sweet, unruffled voice. The group, which includes members of the Parson Red Heads, Denver and Swim Swam Swum, is expected to release its first full-length album this summer—allowing the quintet to stretch its wings over more than just a few recordings available on its Bandcamp page. One more

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BY JEFF ROS E NB ER G

BETTYE LAVETTE Born: Betty Haskins, Jan. 29, 1946 Sounds like: A throwback—the good kind—to the chitlin’ circuit, armed with a savvy, personalized rock repertoire. For fans of: Tina Turner, crossover R&B, paying dues. Latest release: 2010’s Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook. Why you care: Bettye LaVette’s emergence before a broad audience is one of the happiest music stories of the past decade. Her 2005 breakthrough, I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise, was a canny tribute to contemporary female songwriters such as Lucinda Williams and Aimee Mann. LaVette—whose sinuous, gritty voice made its mark with 1965 northern soul classic “Let Me Down Easy”—first proved her crossover chops with a funky 1972 cover of “Heart of Gold,” though ATCO Records declined to release her contemporaneous, would-be debut album. A 1978 disco hit, “Doin’ the Best That I Can”—its dub-style remix considered an apex of the form—and a Broadway stint opposite Cab Calloway marked time until her reappearance on the R&B circuit and, ultimately, her recent triumphs. Her first original song, 2007’s “Before the Money Came (The Ballad of Bettye LaVette),” cowritten with Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood, recaps her story in seamy detail—as, surely, will her forthcoming memoir, A Woman Like Me. LaVette’s pinnacle: a delicate, majestic rendering of the Who’s “Love, Reign o’er Me” at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors, which left honorees Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and Barbra Streisand slack-jawed. SEE IT: Bettye LaVette plays the Aladdin Theater on Thursday, April 26. 8 pm. $30. All ages (minors must be accompanied by a parent). Willamette Week APRIL 25, 2012 wweek.com

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Hawthorne Theatre, 3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 233-7100. 8 pm. $17 advance, $20 day of show.

MONDAY, APRIL 30

[JAZZ CHANTEUSE] In this PDX Jazz concert, acclaimed jazz singer Tierney Sutton, who’s worked with Hubert Laws, Johnny Mandel and the Turtle Island String Quartet, among many others, unleashes her vocal acrobatics, which can swerve from scatting to sultry to delicate to wild in the same song. She’ll take on American classics (though not always the usual songbook fare), jazz standards and more. Sutton will be joined by her longtime comrades: pianist Christian Jacob, drummer Ray Brinker and bassists Kevin Axt and Trey Henry—all of whom have been with her for two decades. BRETT CAMPBELL. Jimmy Mak’s, 221 NW 10th Ave., 295-6542. 7 pm and 9 pm (second show 21+). $10-$22. All ages.

Washed Out, Memoryhouse

[DIGITAL DIP] Even without being a fan of Washed Out, a.k.a. Ernest Greene, you might know one of the Atlanta-based musician’s songs: A version of “Feel It All Around” soundtracks the title sequence of Portlandia. As the credits roll, an apparently summer sun-drenched Portland is shown—but through an aqueous filter that looks the way just having gotten out of a pool feels. It’s a harmonic visual accompaniment to Greene’s blissed-out electronic pop. After appearing in 2009, Washed Out was grouped with other bleary-sounding acts like Neon Indian, Toro y Moi and Small Black into a genre the kids called “chillwave”; contested legitimacy of that Internetmanufactured and obnoxiously named designation aside, Greene has since set himself apart from the languorous crowd with a fine full-length debut, last year’s Sub Pop-approved Within and Without. JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. 9 pm. $15.

Devin the Dude, Coughee Brothaz North, Theory Hazit

[DOOBIE BRO] We all know about Devin the Dude’s appreciation for the green stuff, but it’s his Southern charm and strong songwriting ability that have allowed him to stay relevant in the game for over a decade. The Dude has a knack for creating catchy hooks and cleverly goofy lyrics that go perfectly with his sing-style flow of rapping. Match that with his great ear for beats—from Dr. Dre to Premier—and his overwhelmingly smiley and likable persona, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a hip-hop fan that doesn’t at least enjoy one song by the Houstonborn MC. His shows are great, too, as they usually feature Devin in full goofball mode, beatboxing and break-dancing all over the stage like a 6-year-old trying to impress his mom. REED JACKSON. JOHANN SAUTY

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[J-POPCALYPSE] In this post-Gaga musical landscape, it’s getting a bit tricky to tell the truly outlandish pop-music visionaries from the bands taking style tips from Old Spice commercials. But if the height of the avant garde is truly not giving a fuck about anything, Japan’s Trippple Nippples should win this year’s freak-pop olympics. The Tokyo sextet, fronted by a trio of skinny Japanese women (the “Nipples”) with a penchant for dressing up or stripping down and backed by dudes from Australia and the U.S., largely eschews stages and puts on seizure-inducing live shows. If you have to ask about the music, this spectacle of a show is probably not for you, but to these old-school ears it sounds like a melding of Atari Teenage Riot, M.I.A. and the most difficult Dance Dance Revolution stages. The Nippples could be from anywhere, really, though the hyperactive beats on “Masaka” and first single “L.S.D.” have some taiko qualities to them. With a Pharrell Williams collaboration on the way, don’t count on getting to see this beat-circus on the small stage—well, the floor, really—ever again. Dress appropriately. CASEY JARMAN. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. 9 pm. $7. 21+.

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ESPERANZA SPALDING Esperanza Spalding is a popular woman. The bassist/singer/composer will tour at least 10 countries this summer after wrapping up the lengthy U.S. trip that brings her back to her hometown of Portland this week. The honey-voiced prodigy is probably used to the craziness by now: Last year’s Grammy win may have landed her in the mainstream consciousness, but Spalding’s profile in the jazz world has been growing for years. It’s easy to hear why: Her March-released fourth full-length album, Radio Music Society, is an impressive and self-produced album that meets jazz heads and nu-soul die-hards on common ground. Spalding is so busy that she eschewed traditional interviews on this tour for an exhaustive conference call with press from around the country. So of course we listened in for words of wisdom. Esperanza Spalding: “Once we get to be, like, 15, we start to forget what everybody did for us. You start to think you did it all yourself. That’s when you start resisting your parents. You forget they used to wipe your butt and feed you and pick you up when you cried and rock you to sleep. And that can happen in music, too. We forget all of the factors that have allowed us to flourish. And it’s more than just like a day job. You get your paycheck for the time you put in, you know, and maybe you feel a sense of security from having work. But in music it’s like this other satisfaction, too, that comes—and it’s so profound it penetrates so many aspects of your being. I really think, you know, that feeling is thanks to other people.” SEE IT: Esperanza Spalding plays the Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W Burnside St., on Wednesday, April 25. 8 pm. $35. All ages.

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Ella Street Social Club 714 SW 20th Place Bear and Moose, The World Radiant, Facts on File, Log Across the Washer

Ford Food and Drink 2505 SE 11th Ave. Jason Okamoto

Goodfoot Lounge 2845 SE Stark St. Shuffleboil

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Finn Riggins, And And And, Grandparents, DJ Iron Chicken

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Wed. April 25 Al’s Den at the Crystal Hotel 303 SW 12th Ave. Death Songs

Alberta Street Public House 1036 NE Alberta St. Open Mic

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Backspace

221 NW 10th Ave. The Mel Brown Quartet

115 NW 5th Ave. Ask You in Gray, Little Rascalz, SuckerForLights

Beaterville Cafe

2201 N Killingsworth St. Russell Thomas and Dany Oakes

Camellia Lounge

510 NW 11th Ave. Jazz Jam with Errick Lewis & the Regiment House Band

Crystal Ballroom

1332 W Burnside St. Soul’d Out Festival: Esperanza Spalding

Dante’s

350 W Burnside St. Phantom Buzz

Doug Fir Lounge 830 E Burnside St. Tanlines, Rewards

Duff’s Garage

1635 SE 7th Ave. Suburban Slim’s Blues Jam (9:30 pm); High Flyer Trio (6 pm)

East Burn

1800 E Burnside St. Irish Music Jam

East India Co.

821 SW 11th Ave. Josh Feinberg

Ella Street Social Club 714 SW 20th Place His Name Shall Breathe, Grey Anne, Self Proclaimed Narcissist, TADA

Goodfoot Lounge 2845 SE Stark St.

Mississippi Studios

3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Kittie, Blackguard, The Agonist, Bonded by Blood, On Enemy Soil

1435 NW Flanders St. The Chuck Israels Orchestra (8 pm); Tom D’Antoni (4:30 pm)

Andina

Sam Cooper (9:45 pm); Mr. Hoo (kids’ show, 12 pm)

Jimmy Mak’s

Kells

112 SW 2nd Ave. Pat Buckley

Kelly’s Olympian

426 SW Washington St. Timmy Straw, Tiny Hearts, Adrienne Hatkin, Martha Mosqueda

Ladd’s Inn

1204 SE Clay St. Lynn Conover

Landmark Saloon

4847 SE Division St. Jake Ray and the Cowdogs (9:30 pm); Bob Shoemaker (6 pm)

Langano Lounge

1435 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Slutty Hearts, Souvenir Driver

LaurelThirst

2958 NE Glisan St. Pagan Jug Band (9 pm); The Phoreheads (6 pm)

Lents Commons

9201 SE Foster Road Open Mic

McMenamins Edgefield Winery 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale Radical Revolution Duo

McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern

10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro The Northstar Session

Mississippi Pizza

3552 N Mississippi Ave.

Mount Tabor Theater

Palace of Industry

5426 N Gay Ave. Flat Rock String Band

Plan B

1305 SE 8th Ave. Repsycle, Inflatable Elvis, Dhug, Fukemup, Foxdye, Waater, Senensis, Manifest, Herbzilla

Roseland Theater

8 NW 6th Ave. M83, I Break Horses

Rotture

315 SE 3rd Ave. Glassbones, Poor Boy’s Soul

Star Theater

13 NW 6th Ave. Lady Rizo

The Blue Diamond

2016 NE Sandy Blvd. The Phoenix Project Blues Jam

The Heathman Restaurant and Bar 1001 SW Broadway Shirley Nanette

The Know

2026 NE Alberta St. Nucular Aminals, Fine Pets, DJ Ken Dirtnap

Tony Starlight’s

3728 NE Sandy Blvd. Dez Young Trio

Touché Restaurant and Billiards 1425 NW Glisan St. Nancy King

Trail’s End Saloon

1320 Main St., Oregon City Ken Brewer & Danny O’Brien

Vino Vixens Wine Shop & Bar 2929 SE Powell Blvd. Open Mic

White Eagle Saloon 836 N Russell St. Bitterroot

Wilfs Restaurant & Bar

800 NW 6th Ave. Ron Steen with Amy Keys

Thurs. April 26 Ace Cleaners

403 SW 10th Ave. Make it Pop: Luz Elena, Matt Sheehy, Neal Morgan, Brooke Parrott

Al’s Den at the Crystal Hotel 303 SW 12th Ave. Death Songs

Aladdin Theater

3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. Soul’d Out Festival: Bettye LaVette

Alberta Street Public House 1036 NE Alberta St. PunkNecks

Andina

1314 NW Glisan St. Borikuas

Andrea’s Cha Cha Club 832 SE Grand Ave. Pilon D’Azucar Salsa Band

Artichoke Community Music

3130A SE Hawthorne Blvd. Acoustic Village

Ash Street Saloon

225 SW Ash St. The New York Rifles, Objects in Space, The Grizzled Mighty, The Choices

Backspace

115 NW 5th Ave. Pigeons, The We Shared Milk, The Hoot Hoots, Holiday Friends

Biddy McGraw’s

6000 NE Glisan St. Jobo Shakins

Brasserie Montmartre 626 SW Park Ave. John “JB” Butler & Al Craido

Buffalo Gap Saloon

6835 SW Macadam Ave. Acoustic Minds

Camellia Lounge

510 NW 11th Ave. New West Guitar Group

Ivories Jazz Lounge and Restaurant

1435 NW Flanders St. Ellen Whyte, Nancy Curtin, Jean Pierre Garau (8 pm); Laura Cunard (5 pm)

Jade Lounge

2346 SE Ankeny St. Jason Simpson, Alex Geer, Barry Brusseau, 3 Moons

Jimmy Mak’s

221 NW 10th Ave. The Mel Brown B3 Organ Group

Kells

112 SW 2nd Ave. Pat Buckley

Kelly’s Olympian

426 SW Washington St. Spruce Goose, The Greencarts, Subversive

Kennedy School

5736 NE 33rd Ave. The Northstar Session

Korkage Wine Bar & Shop

6351 SW Capitol Highway Andrew Grade

LaurelThirst

2958 NE Glisan St. The Ridgerunner Summit (9:30 pm); The Resolectrics (6 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield Winery

Kill Devil Hill, Amerikan Overdose, Deathtrap America, Kingdom Under Fire

Muddy Rudder Public House 8105 SE 7th Ave. Kory Quinn

Original Halibut’s II 2527 NE Alberta St. Terry Robb

Palace of Industry 5426 N Gay Ave. The Ghost Ease

Plan B

1305 SE 8th Ave. Enlows, Therapists, Flip Tops, Youthbitch

Red Room

2530 NE 82nd Ave. Ergot, Battle Axe Massacre, Trueheart Suzie

Roseland Theater

8 NW 6th Ave. Rusko, Sigma, Sidestep

Rotture

315 SE 3rd Ave. Sporezilla, Onuinu, Greenhorse, Citymouth

Sellwood Public House 8132 SE 13th Ave. Open Mic

Slabtown

1033 NW 16th Ave. Bucky Sinister, Autry, Juicy Karkass, Local Poets

Spare Room

4830 NE 42nd Ave. Open Mic

St. David’s Episcopal Church

2800 SE Harrison St. Rosh and One Eye Glass Broken (The Blind Cafe dinner)

The Blue Diamond

2016 NE Sandy Blvd. The Tom Grant Jazz Jam Session

The Blue Monk

3341 SE Belmont St. Alan Jones Jam

The Heathman Restaurant and Bar 1001 SW Broadway Johnny Martin

Fri. April 27 Al’s Den at the Crystal Hotel 303 SW 12th Ave. Death Songs

Alberta Rose Theatre

3000 NE Alberta St. Victor Little, Tracey Harris

Alberta Street Public House 1036 NE Alberta St. Muscle & Marrow, Nick Caceres, The Fairgoers (9:30 pm); Mikey’s Irish Jam (6:30 pm)

3130A SE Hawthorne Blvd. Friday Coffeehouse

Ash Street Saloon

225 SW Ash St. Kenchucky Darvey, Joint Venture, Rudefish, Metatheric

Backspace

115 NW 5th Ave. Chin Up Rocky, In Bloom, Lost City, The Brightest, All Falls Through, Capture the Flag

Beaterville Cafe

2201 N Killingsworth St. Joe McMurrian

Mount Tabor Theater

4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

2809 NE Sandy Blvd. Black Black Things, Ol’ Devols, Stolen Rose 112 SW 2nd Ave. Tom May 426 SW Washington St. Like Years, The Tanked

Langano Lounge

1435 SE Hawthorne Blvd. House of Light, Sundaze, The Dead Beat

LaurelThirst

2958 NE Glisan St. Renegade Stringband, Twisted Whistle (9:30 pm); Alice Stuart (6 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield Winery 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale Alexander’s Real Time Band

Bijou Cafe

Mississippi Pizza

Bossanova Ballroom

Mississippi Studios

6000 NE Glisan St. Funk Shui (9:30 pm); Lynn Connover (6 pm) 32 SW 3rd Ave. Tom Grant, Shelly Rudolph

722 E Burnside St. DJ Quik, Celly Cel, U.G.D. Ent., Portside, Winkz, Reign Pro, Stay Sicc Records, Tru Game, Listen

Brasserie Montmartre

626 SW Park Ave. Rebecca Kilgore & Dave Frishberg (9 pm); Tablao (5:30 pm)

10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro Billy D & the HooDoos 3552 N Mississippi Ave. Krebsic Orkestar (9 pm); The Sale (6 pm) 3939 N Mississippi Ave. Michelle Shocked, Jimmy Cabeza de Vaca

Mock Crest Tavern 3435 N Lombard St. Sneakin’ Out

Mount Tabor Theater

4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Pressure, Buss Pipe, Bobo David Iyahson, D.W.A.Y., Bobby Hustle, Mt. Lion, Blessed Coast, Ital Vibes, Small Axe Sound

The Waypost

Camellia Lounge

Tiger Bar

Clyde’s Prime Rib

Muddy Rudder Public House

Tonic Lounge

Dante’s

Music Millennium

Doug Fir Lounge

Nel Centro

Duff’s Garage

Noho’s Hawaiian Cafe

3120 N Williams Ave. The Tony Green Orchestra 317 NW Broadway Karaoke from Hell

510 NW 11th Ave. Andre St. James

5474 NE Sandy Blvd. ON-Q Band

3100 NE Sandy Blvd. Boo Frog, Nervous Christians, Don’t

350 W Burnside St. Junior Reid

Tony Starlight’s

830 E Burnside St. My Goodness, Battleme, Secret Music

3728 NE Sandy Blvd. The Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble

Torta Landia

4144 SE 60th Ave. Acoustic Open Mic

Trail’s End Saloon

1635 SE 7th Ave. The Strange Tones (9 pm); The Hamdogs (6 pm)

East Burn

Floyd’s Coffee Shop-Old Town

3435 N Lombard St. David Gerow

Katie O’Briens

McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern

Vino Vixens Wine Shop & Bar

Mock Crest Tavern

221 NW 10th Ave. Michael Allan Harrison

Biddy McGraw’s

Ella Street Social Club

3939 N Mississippi Ave. Chain and the Gang, Guantanamo Baywatch, Reynosa

Jimmy Mak’s

Kelly’s Olympian

Vie de Boheme

Mississippi Studios

2346 SE Ankeny St. Carol Solomon (8 pm), Steve Hale (6 pm)

Artichoke Community Music

McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern

3552 N Mississippi Ave. Gabby Holt Band (9 pm); Yiddish Republik (6 pm)

Jade Lounge

Kells

1314 NW Glisan St. Dan Diresta Quartet

1320 Main St., Oregon City Rae Gordon

Mississippi Pizza

1435 NW Flanders St. The Wishermen (8 pm); Jim Templeton (5 pm)

Andina

2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale Douglas Cameron

10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro John Shipe

Ivories Jazz Lounge and Restaurant

1530 SE 7th Ave. Max Ribner Band

2929 SE Powell Blvd. Anna and the Underbelly

White Eagle Saloon

836 N Russell St. Celilo, Riviera, Shannon Stephens (8:30 pm); Lincoln Crockett (5:30 pm)

Wilfs Restaurant & Bar 800 NW 6th Ave. Greg Goebel Trio

Wonder Ballroom

128 NE Russell St. Soul’d Out Festival: DJ Shadow, Nerve

1800 E Burnside St. Boy and Bean 714 SW 20th Place Paper Brain, Wishyunu

118 NW Couch St. A Simply Colony, Robin Jackson, Lewis Childs

Food for Thought Cafe 1620 SW Park Ave. The Hive Dwellers, The Shivas, Biological Lovers, Kelly Slusher (KPSU benefit)

Ford Food and Drink

2505 SE 11th Ave. Nick Peets (8 pm); Kory Quinn (5 pm)

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Sean Flinn, Like a Villain, DJ Yeti

8105 SE 7th Ave. BassMandolin

3158 E Burnside St. New West Guitar Group 1408 SW 6th Ave. Mike Pardew, John Stowell, Dave Captein 4627 NE Fremont St. Hawaiian Music

O’Connor’s Vault

7850 SW Capitol Highway The Kathy James Sextet

Original Halibut’s II

2527 NE Alberta St. Linda Hornbuckle Trio

PINTS Urban Taproom 412 NW 5th Ave. Noah Peterson

Papa G’s Vegan Organic Deli

2314 SE Division St. Forest Bloodgood

Peter’s Room

8 NW 6th Ave. Go Radio, This Providence, Tyler Carter, Ivory Lights

Plan B

1305 SE 8th Ave. Ephemeros, Author and Punisher, Taurus, Ninth Moon Black

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CALENDAR

BAR SPOTLIGHT

Duff’s Garage

ROSNAPS.COM

1635 SE 7th Ave. Karen Lovely Band

East Burn

1800 E Burnside St. Early Hours

Fifteenth Avenue Hophouse 1517 NE Brazee St. Spodee-O’s

Foggy Notion

3416 N Lombard St. Wow & Flutter, Barnaby Woods, The Pathogens

Record Room

The Old Church

1422 SW 11th Ave. The Norman Sylvester Band

8 NE Killingsworth St. Barna Howard, Kelly Anne Masigat, Patti King

Thirsty Lion

Red Room

Tiger Bar

2530 NE 82nd Ave. Ether Circus, Zombies Love Gizzards, Chase the Shakes, Mr. Plow

Roseland Theater

8 NW 6th Ave. Zeds Dead, Omar Linx

Rotture

71 SW 2nd Ave. Schwing! 317 NW Broadway Treat Me Right (Pat Benetar tribute), Takilma

Tonic Lounge

3100 NE Sandy Blvd. The Thornes, Celebrity Graves, Doctor Stahl, Truth Vibration

315 SE 3rd Ave. Prince Club, Heatesca, Dubadank

Tony Starlight’s

Secret Society Lounge

Touché Restaurant and Billiards

116 NE Russell St. Chris Kokesh, Jonathan Byrd

3728 NE Sandy Blvd. Tony’s AM Gold Show

Slabtown

1425 NW Glisan St. David Friesen and Greg Goebel

Someday Lounge

1203 NW Glisan St. John English (Frank Sinatra tribute)

1033 NW 16th Ave. Black Pussy, Pinkzilla, Lampreys

Trader Vic’s

125 NW 5th Ave. dKOTA, The Winebirds, The Tumblers

Trail’s End Saloon

Spare Room

Twilight Café and Bar

4830 NE 42nd Ave. The Megan James Band

St. David’s Episcopal Church

2800 SE Harrison St. Rosh and One Eye Glass Broken (The Blind Cafe dinner)

Star Theater

13 NW 6th Ave. Karaoke from Hell

Ted’s (at Berbati’s)

231 SW Ankeny St. Marv Ellis, Serge Severe, Cassow

The Blue Diamond

2016 NE Sandy Blvd. DC Malone

The Heathman Restaurant and Bar 1001 SW Broadway Johnny Martin

The Know

2026 NE Alberta St. Youth Avoiders, Acid Fast, Autistic Youth

1320 Main St., Oregon City Ellen Whytes Big Band 1420 SE Powell Blvd. Dwight Dickinson, High Water

Valentine’s

232 SW Ankeny St. AV Club

Vie de Boheme

1530 SE 7th Ave. Everything’s Jake

White Eagle Saloon 836 N Russell St. Garcia Birthday Band (9:30 pm); Reverb Brothers (5:30 pm)

Wilfs Restaurant & Bar 800 NW 6th Ave. Tony Pacini Trio

Wonder Ballroom

128 NE Russell St. Ben Kweller, Sleeper Agent, Noah Gundersen

SAT. APRIL 28 Al’s Den at the Crystal Hotel 303 SW 12th Ave.

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Death Songs

Alberta Rose Theatre

3000 NE Alberta St. Lost Lander, Shook Twins (Live Wire!)

Alberta Street Public House

1036 NE Alberta St. Wild Mountain Bell, Caleb Lange

Andina

1314 NW Glisan St. Toshi Onizuka Trio

Artichoke Community Music

3130A SE Hawthorne Blvd. James Hurley

Biddy McGraw’s

Hawthorne Theatre

3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Set in Stone, Haunting the Disconnect, TallBoy, Sketch the Rest, Never Awake

Ivories Jazz Lounge and Restaurant

1435 NW Flanders St. King Louis & Baby James Quartet (8 pm); Jean Pierre (5 pm)

Jimmy Mak’s

221 NW 10th Ave. The Eddie Martinez Band

Kells

112 SW 2nd Ave. Tom May

LaurelThirst

2958 NE Glisan St. Dan Haley & Rachael Rice, Tim Acott & Sam Henry (9:30 pm); Tree Frogs (6 pm)

McMenamins Edgefield Winery 2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale Lewis Childs

McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern

10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro The Brothers Jam

Mission Theater

Mississippi Pizza

Mississippi Studios

3939 N Mississippi Ave. Dolorean, The Parson Red Heads, Aaron Embry (9 pm); School of Rock show (2 pm)

Mock Crest Tavern

Brasserie Montmartre

Montavilla Station

Buffalo Gap Saloon

6835 SW Macadam Ave. The Fashion Nuggets

Bunk Bar

1028 SE Water Ave. All Tiny Creatures, Copy

3435 N Lombard St. Blueprints 417 SE 80th Ave. Pseudophiles

Mount Tabor Theater

4811 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Polecat, Giraffe Dodgers, World’s Finest

Muddy Rudder Public House

Camellia Lounge

8105 SE 7th Ave. Joe McMurrian

Club 21

3158 E Burnside St. Honky Tonk Union

510 NW 11th Ave. Galen Fous Collective 2035 NE Glisan St. 48 Thrills, Thundering Asteroids!, The Food, The Vacillators

Clyde’s Prime Rib

5474 NE Sandy Blvd. Andy Stokes

Doug Fir Lounge 830 E Burnside St. Tennis, Wild Belle

Wonder Ballroom

NEPO 42

Rontoms

2845 SE Stark St. Open Mic

1305 SE 8th Ave. Moral Crux, Snare & the Idiots, Kiss Kill, Rum Rebellion

Plew’s Brews

Press Club

Red Room

4111 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Rogue Bluegrass Band

6000 NE Glisan St. Fractal Quintent (9:30 pm); The Barkers (6 pm) 626 SW Park Ave. Dan Balmer Trio (9 pm); Tablao (5:30 pm)

Plan B

203 SE Grand Ave. Mares of Thrace, Transient, Aranya, DJ Nate C

Hawthorne Hophouse

Backspace

2201 N Killingsworth St. Noah Peterson Jazz

East End

800 NW 6th Ave. Devin Phillips Quartet

Muddy Rudder Public House

Record Room

3552 N Mississippi Ave. All the Apparatus, Bottlecap Boys, Izzakate (9 pm); Supervisor (6 pm); Toy Trains (kids’ show, 4 pm)

Beaterville Cafe

Wilfs Restaurant and Bar

8 NW 6th Ave. Jonathan Wilson, Brooks Robertson

2845 SE Stark St. Freak Mountain Ramblers, Wayward Vessel

Ash Street Saloon

115 NW 5th Ave. The Doubleclicks, Vixy and Tony, Paul Iannotti Group

Peter’s Room

Goodfoot Lounge

1624 NW Glisan St. Moshe Kasher

225 SW Ash St. The Gashers, The Piss Drunks, Attack Ships on Fire, A Killing Dove

Duff’s Garage

2929 SE Powell Blvd. Gumbo Americana

3939 N Mississippi Ave. Yellow Boyz, Lyricks, Smokes

2621 SE Clinton St. Whistlepunk!, Simone Pitot, Matthew Colin

426 SW Washington St. Beyond Veronica, Queued Up, Kaleido Skull 2621 SE Clinton St. May May, Birger Olson

Mississippi Studios

Go Dog

Kelly’s Olympian

Press Club

Vino Vixens Wine Shop & Bar

412 NW 5th Ave. Seth Myzel

8409 N Lombard St. LPS, Lord Master, Rayliota

2730 N Killingsworth St. Charlie Barker, Shayla Carpenter, Steve Rodin

HAIR BALLS: Just like sightings of Bigfoot, brewpubs in Portland seem to pop up inexplicably in a new location every few months. Boasting a standard lineup of craft beers with silly names and overpriced pub grub, Sasquatch Brewing Co. (6440 SW Capitol Highway, 402-1999, sasquatchbrewery.com) doesn’t break the mold. Opening last fall in what looks like a converted Craftsman house in Hillsdale, the bar feels like a dinner party with unfamiliar neighbors. A tiny brewing setup only provides a few house beers at a time, including the barely bitter Woodboy IPA and the overly roasted Bertha Brown Ale, along with a decent selection of guest taps. The food is good but pricey: $12 gets you the seasonal burger and a handful of greens. Sasquatch is still wandering in the forest, but give it a few months and it might become another beloved neighborhood spot. PENELOPE BASS.

PINTS Urban Taproom

Music Millennium

Nel Centro

1408 SW 6th Ave. Mike Pardew, Dave Captein, Randy Rollofson

Noho’s Hawaiian Cafe 4627 NE Fremont St. Hawaiian Music

Original Halibut’s II 2527 NE Alberta St. Big Monti

8 NE Killingsworth St. Bridgetown Saints 2530 NE 82nd Ave. Season of Suffering, Sadistic, Bunk Dope, Crush Your Enemies, Game Over, Damage Overdose

Secret Society Lounge

116 NE Russell St. Libertine Belles, and Trashcan Joe (9 pm); The Martens Combination (6 pm)

Slabtown

1033 NW 16th Ave. Sarah Moon and the Night Sky, Buster Blue, MacDougall

Spare Room

4830 NE 42nd Ave. Teri and Larry

The Blue Diamond

2016 NE Sandy Blvd. Lisa Mann

The Blue Monk

3341 SE Belmont St. The Planet Jackers

The Heathman Restaurant and Bar 1001 SW Broadway Linda Lee Michelet

The Know

2026 NE Alberta St. Violence of Humanity, Wilt, Night Nurse

The Lovecraft

421 SE Grand Ave. Effword, Tonality Star

The Piano Fort

1715 SE Spokane St. Plum Sutra, Operation ID, Wand

The Waypost

3120 N Williams Ave. Sam Cooper

Thirsty Lion

71 SW 2nd Ave. Boys Next Door

Tiger Bar

317 NW Broadway Delaney & Paris, Thuggage, DJ Statutory Ray

Tonic Lounge

3100 NE Sandy Blvd. Falling Closer, The Fail Safe Project, O.A.K., Mosby

Tony Starlight’s

3728 NE Sandy Blvd. Stolen Sweets

Touché Restaurant and Billiards 1425 NW Glisan St. Gaea Schell and Dave Bones

128 NE Russell St. Lil B the BasedGod

SUN. APRIL 29 Al’s Den at the Crystal Hotel

303 SW 12th Ave. Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy)

Alberta Rose Theatre

3000 NE Alberta St. The Wanderlust Circus (7 pm); Plum Sutra, Miriams Well (4 pm) (Last Thursday benefit)

Andina

1314 NW Glisan St. Danny Romero

Ash Street Saloon

225 SW Ash St. Adam Brock and the Magic Beets, LeMay, The Commons

Biddy McGraw’s

6000 NE Glisan St. Felim Egan

Branx

320 SE 2nd Ave. Trial, All Teeth, Unrestrained, Young Turks

Clyde’s Prime Rib

5474 NE Sandy Blvd. Ron Steen Jazz Jam

Dante’s

350 W Burnside St. Midnight Ghost Train, The Twangshifters

Doug Fir Lounge

830 E Burnside St. Yellow Dubmarine, Five Alarm Funk

Duff’s Garage

1635 SE 7th Ave. Karen Lovely Band

Ella Street Social Club

714 SW 20th Place Johnny Reno and the Vice Machine, The Skurfs, The Eiger Sanction

Ford Food and Drink 2505 SE 11th Ave. Tim Roth

Hawthorne Theatre

3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd. The Contortionist, Sisyphean Conscience, How the West Was Won, Censure, Alpha Fixation

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Jacaszek, Golden Retriever, DJ Spencer D

Ivories Jazz Lounge and Restaurant 1435 NW Flanders St. George Colligan, PSU Student Festival

426 SW Washington St. The Choices, The Hinge

Landmark Saloon

4847 SE Division St. Jake Ray 12 NE 10th Ave. Cower, Rainbow Person

2958 NE Glisan St. Dan Haley & Tim Acott (9 pm); Freak Mountain Ramblers (6 pm)

McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern

232 SW Ankeny St. Discos Humeantes

10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro Elizabeth Nicholson & Bob Soper

Vie de Boheme

Mississippi Pizza

Valentine’s

1530 SE 7th Ave. Jessie Marquez

315 SE 3rd Ave. Cult of Zir, The Steven Lasombras, Sioux Falls, Psychetect

3552 N Mississippi Ave. Stellar’s Jay, The Darlin’ Blackbirds (9 pm); How Long Jug Band (6:30 pm)

Goodfoot Lounge

Hawthorne Theatre

3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Devin the Dude, Coughee Brothaz North, Theory Hazit

Jade Lounge

Secret Society Lounge

2346 SE Ankeny St. Joseph Apple and the Clambake Combo (8 pm); Spit ‘n’ Shine (6 pm)

Slabtown

221 NW 10th Ave. Tierney Sutton Band

116 NE Russell St. StationtoStation, Casey Neill & the Norway Rats 1033 NW 16th Ave. American Lies

Ted’s (at Berbati’s)

231 SW Ankeny St. Pressure Buss Pipe, Bobo David, Iyahson, Bobby Hustle

Jimmy Mak’s

Kelly’s Olympian

426 SW Washington St. David Gerow, Half-Step Shy

LaurelThirst

The Blue Monk

2958 NE Glisan St. Kung Pao Chickens (9 pm); Portland Country Underground (6 pm)

The Know

McMenamins Edgefield Winery

3341 SE Belmont St. Noah Bernstein 2026 NE Alberta St. The Stops, Hole in My Head, Colonix, Social Graces

The Waypost

3120 N Williams Ave. Cloud Shepherd

Tillicum Club

8585 SW BeavertonHillsdale Highway Johnny Martin Quartet

Tony Starlight’s

3728 NE Sandy Blvd. Gary Smith’s Mardi Gras All-Star Band with Jim Buchmann

Torta Landia

4144 SE 60th Ave. Open Bluegrass Jam

2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale Jimmy Be Free

McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern

10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro Bob Shoemaker

Mississippi Pizza

3552 N Mississippi Ave. Beautiful Ambition (9 pm); Bob Heyer (6:30 pm); Mr. Ben (kids’ show, 5 pm)

Mississippi Studios

3939 N Mississippi Ave. Brave Chandeliers, Josh And Mer

Trail’s End Saloon

Muddy Rudder Public House

1320 Main St., Oregon City Robbie Laws

8105 SE 7th Ave. Lloyd Jones

Tupai at Andina

Music Millennium

1314 NW Glisan St. Michalangela with Ben Darwish, Devin Phillips, Kevin Deitz and Ken Ollis

Valentine’s

232 SW Ankeny St. Ghosties, Regular Music

3158 E Burnside St. Deathtrap America

Someday Lounge

125 NW 5th Ave. Trippple Nippples, Ilima Considine and The Sexbots, Pink Noise

Vino Vixens Wine Shop & Bar

The Blue Diamond

2929 SE Powell Blvd. AJ Rock

2016 NE Sandy Blvd. Jay “Bird” Koder’s Soulmates

White Eagle Saloon

The Blue Monk

836 N Russell St. Open Mic/Songwriter Showcase

MON. APRIL 30

Aladdin Theater

LaurelThirst

1420 SE Powell Blvd. Mohawk Yard, Heart of the Alien, Mad Moniker

Rotture

Kelly’s Olympian

2346 SE Ankeny St. Paul Mauer (8 pm); Dan Cecil (6 pm)

Trail’s End Saloon

Twilight Café and Bar

600 E Burnside St. Houndstooth, Churches

Al’s Den at the Crystal Hotel

Laughing Horse Books

1320 Main St., Oregon City Boogie Bone

5403 NE 42nd Ave. Open Mic

Jade Lounge

Trader Vic’s

1203 NW Glisan St. Xavier Tavera

8105 SE 7th Ave. Irish Music

1635 SE 7th Ave. Blues Train (8 pm): Paula Sinclair (5:30 pm)

303 SW 12th Ave. Jason Lytle (of Grandaddy)

3017 SE Milwaukie Ave. James Morrison, HoneyHoney

Alberta Street Public House

1036 NE Alberta St. Broken Arm, Screen Door Porch, Goose & Fox

Andina

1314 NW Glisan St. Pete Krebs

Ash Street Saloon 225 SW Ash St. Open Mic

Backspace

115 NW 5th Ave. Battery-Powered Music

Dante’s

350 W Burnside St. Karaoke from Hell

Doug Fir Lounge

830 E Burnside St. Washed Out, Memoryhouse

3341 SE Belmont St. Deep Cuts

The Know

2026 NE Alberta St. Last Prick Standing, Qwong, DJ Matt Scaphism

Tiger Bar

317 NW Broadway Metal Machine

Valentine’s

232 SW Ankeny St. Hooded Hags, K-Tel 79, Woolen Men

White Eagle Saloon 836 N Russell St. Brothers Young, Ithacamoon

TUES. MAY 1 Al’s Den at the Crystal Hotel 303 SW 12th Ave. Jason Lytle (Of Grandaddy), Brent Fellows

Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta St. Vocaldente

Alberta Street Public House

1036 NE Alberta St. The Ghost Ease, Raffa & Rainer (9:30 pm); Tummybuckles (6:30 pm)

CALENDAR Andina

1314 NW Glisan St. Neftali Rivera

Ash Street Saloon

225 SW Ash St. A Mayfield Affairs, Seth Myzel

Blitz Twentyone

305 NW 21st Ave. Cody Weathers & the Men Your Mama Warned You About

Bunk Bar

1028 SE Water Ave. Pwrhaus, Uni and Her Uke, The Perpetual Drifters

Duff’s Garage

1635 SE 7th Ave. All-Star Blues/Eclectic Rhythm ‘n’ Blues/Swing (9:30 pm); Trio Bravo (6 pm)

Hawthorne Theatre Lounge

1503 SE Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Emma Hill

Hawthorne Theatre

3862 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Overkill, God Forbid, Suidakra, Diamond Plate, Gladius

Ivories Jazz Lounge and Restaurant 1435 NW Flanders St. Jazz Jam with Carey Campbell (7 pm); Tom D’Antoni (4:30 pm)

Jade Lounge

2346 SE Ankeny St. Jimmy Pardo

Jimmy Mak’s

221 NW 10th Ave. The Cedar Walton Trio

Kells

112 SW 2nd Ave. Tierney

Kennedy School

5736 NE 33rd Ave. Polecat (7 pm); Hanz Araki & Kathryn Claire (Courtyard Restaurant, 4 pm); Uncle B & Auntie E & J Dog (Gymnasium, kids’ show, 4 pm)

LaurelThirst

2958 NE Glisan St. Jackstraw

McMenamins Edgefield Winery

2126 SW Halsey St., Troutdale Hanz Araki & Kathryn Claire

McMenamins Rock Creek Tavern

Thirsty Lion

Music Millennium

Tony Starlight’s

Plan B

Twilight Café and Bar

Red and Black Cafe

Vino Vixens Wine Shop & Bar

3435 N Lombard St. Johnnie Ward & Eagle Ridin’ Papas 3158 E Burnside St. Ramona Falls 1305 SE 8th Ave. Raptor, Gorgon Stare, Krack Sabbat, Witchthrone 400 SE 12th Ave. Nun Chucksy, Mike Xvx, Wretched of the Earth

TaborSpace

5441 SE Belmont St. Claude Bourbon

Tiga

219 NW Davis St. Trick with DJ Robb

Dig a Pony

736 SE Grand Ave. Sex Life DJs

East End

203 SE Grand Ave. Last Wednesday on the Left with DJ Dennis Dread

Ground Kontrol

511 NW Couch St. TRONix with Logical Aggression

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. 13 Months of Sunshine: DJ Sahelsounds, Sex Life DJs, DJ Hanukkah Miracle, DJ Cuica, DJ Jason Urick, DJ Spencer D

Red Cap Garage

1035 SW Stark St Riot Wednesdays with DJ Rhienna

The Lovecraft

421 SE Grand Ave. Psychopomp with Ogo Eion

The Whiskey Bar

31 NW 1st Ave. Ledoom, Token, Hal-V & Spacecase

Tiga

1465 NE Prescott St. DJ Mattressland

Tiger Bar

317 NW Broadway Juicy Wednesdays with DJ Kryptic

Tube

18 NW 3rd Ave. Muscle Milk: DJs Trans Fat, Ill Camino (10 pm); DJ Creepy Crawl (7 pm)

Valentine’s

232 SW Ankeny St. Tender Love and Care DJs

THURS. APRIL 26 CC Slaughters

219 NW Davis St. Hip Hop Heaven with DJ Detroit Diezel

Dig a Pony

736 SE Grand Ave. ParmaJohn

Someday Lounge

125 NW 5th Ave. Mixer: Josh Verse, Romo & Grimes, Yard, SciFiSol (9 pm); Mr. Romo, Michael Grimes (4 pm)

1932 NE Broadway Funky Broadway with DJ Drew Groove

The Crown Room

205 NW 4th Ave. Last Call: DJs Sacrilicious, Easter Egg

The Lovecraft

421 SE Grand Ave. DJ Horrid

Tiga

1465 NE Prescott St. DJ Womb Service

Tube

18 NW 3rd Ave. Expressway to Yr Skull with DJ Miss Prid (10 pm); DJ Sethro Tull (7 pm)

Valentine’s

232 SW Ankeny St. DJ Bill Portland

FRI. APRIL 27 Aalto Lounge

3356 SE Belmont St. DJ Drew Groove

CC Slaughters

219 NW Davis St. Sound Glitter with Peter Calandra

Dig a Pony

736 SE Grand Ave. Cooky Parker (late set); Icarus (early set)

Element Restaurant & Lounge 1135 SW Morrison St. Chris Alice

Foggy Notion

3416 N Lombard St. Apocalysp

Ground Kontrol

511 NW Couch St. DJ Alex

1465 NE Prescott St. Beacon Sound

Tube

18 NW 3rd Ave. Hoodrich with DJ Ronin Roc (10 pm); DJ Neil Blender (7 pm)

SAT. APRIL 28 Andrea’s Cha Cha Club 832 SE Grand Ave. DJ Sonero

CC Slaughters

219 NW Davis St. Revolution with DJ Robb

Dig a Pony

736 SE Grand Ave. Freaky Outy

Ella Street Social Club 714 SW 20th Place Barbie Doll(parts) Dance Party with DJ Bruce LaBruiser

Fez Ballroom

316 SW 11th Ave. Popvideo with DJ Gigahurtz

Ground Kontrol

511 NW Couch St. Roxy’s Ego Hour

Gypsy Restaurant & Lounge 625 NW 21st Ave. DJ Velvet

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St. Fifty: Another Possible History of Dance Music with DJ Arthur M

Palace of Industry

5426 N Gay Ave. DJs Bang Tidy, LankyLad

Rotture

315 SE 3rd Ave. Blow Pony: DJs Airick, Just Dave, Linoleum

Someday Lounge

1001 SE Morrison St. Snap!: Dr. Adam, Colin Jones

125 NW 5th Ave. Electroswing Soiree: GlobalRuckus, Mr. Wu, Dhug, JdDyslexic

Palace of Industry

The Crown Room

Holocene

5426 N Gay Ave. DJ Holiday

Red Cap Garage

1035 SW Stark St Mantrap with DJ Lunchlady

Star Bar

639 SE Morrison St. Blank Fridays

The Crown Room

205 NW 4th Ave. Blown: Barisone, Quarry, D. Poetica, Ms. Dubberson

The Lovecraft

421 SE Grand Ave.

The Know

Mock Crest Tavern

31 NW 1st Ave. Trance Mission with DJ Zoxy

CC Slaughters

3341 SE Belmont St. Pagan Jug Band

10000 Old Cornelius Pass Road, Hillsboro Open Bluegrass Jam

The Whiskey Bar

Swift Lounge

The Blue Monk

2026 NE Alberta St. Absent Minds, Birds Mile Home, Goddamnitboyhowdy!, Andrew Link & the Love Mechanics

DJs Paradox, Horrid

WED. APRIL 25

MUSIC

205 NW 4th Ave. Happy Endings: Doc Adam, DJ Zimmie

The Lovecraft

421 SE Grand Ave. Darkness Descends with DJ Maxamillion

Tiga

1465 NE Prescott St. ELMX

71 SW 2nd Ave. PX Singer-Songwriter Showcase 3728 NE Sandy Blvd. Bo Ayars 1420 SE Powell Blvd. Open Mic with The Roaming

2929 SE Powell Blvd. Arthur Moore

White Eagle Saloon

836 N Russell St. Bottlecap Boys, Wayward Vessel

SUN. APRIL 29 Dig a Pony

736 SE Grand Ave. Atom 13

Matador

1967 W Burnside St. Next Big Thing with Donny Don’t

Plan B

1305 SE 8th Ave. Hive with DJ Owen

MON. APRIL 30 CC Slaughters

219 NW Davis St. Maniac Monday with DJ Doughalicious

Dig a Pony

736 SE Grand Ave. New Jack City DJs

Ground Kontrol

511 NW Couch St. Service Industrial Night with DJ Tibin

Star Bar

639 SE Morrison St. Metal Mondays! with DJ Blackhawk

Tiga

1465 NE Prescott St. DJ Copy

Tube

18 NW 3rd Ave. DJ Matt Scaphism, Tennessee Tim

TUES. MAY 1 Beech Street Parlor 412 NE Beech St. DJ Invisible Ziggurat

CC Slaughters

219 NW Davis St. Girltopia with DJ Robb

Eagle Portland

835 N Lombard St DMTV with DJ Animal

The Know

2026 NE Alberta St. Eye Candy with VJ Rev. Danny Norton

The Lovecraft

421 SE Grand Ave. Tom Waits Night

Tiga

1465 NE Prescott St. Sweet Jimmy T

Tube

18 NW 3rd Ave. Tubesday (10 pm); DJ Overcol (7 pm)

Yes and No

20 NW 3rd Ave. Idiot Tuesdays with DJ Black Dog

Tube

18 NW 3rd Ave. DJ Wels (10 pm); Saturdazed with DJ GH (7 pm)

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THEATER The 39 Steps

If you didn’t catch Portland Center Stage’s production of this madcap, three-man adaptation of the Hitchcock thriller last season, you can head to Vancouver to see it for much, much cheaper. Magenta Theater, 606 Main St., Vancouver, 360-635-4358. 7 pm Wednesday-Friday, April 25-27, 2 pm Saturday, April 28. $12-$15.

The American Pilot

In the opening monologue of David Greig’s 2005 play, the farmer—we never learn his name—tells the audience that “the American pilot was unsettling.” The same could be said of Theatre Vertigo’s production, the saga of an American soldier who crash-lands in an unnamed war-ravaged country and finds his fate in the hands of a rebel leader. Greig’s play has heavyhitting potential, but the geographical ambiguity proves frustrating and numerous characters are reduced to hollow stereotypes. Matthew Zrebski’s heavy-handed direction doesn’t help either, particularly not in the production’s blunt, overlong conclusion. There are some well-intentioned performances here, notably Gary Norman as the morally conflicted farmer, and the humors and mishaps of cross-cultural communication elicit genuine laughs. But the production straddles an uncomfortable, unsatisfying line, and we’re left with neither a story of great geopolitical import nor a compelling character-driven drama. REBECCA JACOBSON. Theater! Theatre!, 3430 SE Belmont St., 306-0870. 8 pm ThursdaySaturday, April 26-28. $15. Thursdays are “pay what you will.”

The Andrews Brothers

[NEW REVIEW] Broadway Rose takes another shot at the senior-citizen demographic with a new musical featuring tunes from the 1940s. But this show has a twist. The Andrews Brothers are stage hands that manage to fill in for the famous Andrews Sisters (no relation) at a big USO show in the South Pacific. The musical starts off at Grandpa’s pace, but it makes up for everything in the second act when the Andrews Brothers come stumbling onstage in drag. The ladyboy act is more Some Like It Hot than To Wong Foo, but the girls sell the slapstick. They even pull some real-life World War II vets on stage for some uncomfortable but hilarious audience participation. It’s a hoot, I tell ya. AARON SPENCER. Broadway Rose New Stage Theatre, 12850 SW Grant Ave., Tigard, 620-5262. 7:30 pm Thursdays-Fridays, 2 and 7:30 pm Saturdays, 2 pm Sundays. Closes May 20. $30-$40.

Anna Karenina

Tolstoy’s masterpiece novel is a long and somewhat baggy affair that constantly swings between a tempestuous tale of a woman (Anna) swept into impossible adultery with a noble but trifling military fop named Vronsky and a much slower, more philosophic journey toward settled contentment by a landed gentleman and armchair lefty (Levin). Director Chris Coleman and writer Kevin McKeon make of this a breezy and impressive spectacle of movement and costume. Distant, counterpoised scenes are staged together in the same tableau, with segues as easy as a shift of lighting. Kelley Curran’s Anna is a passionate creature built of regal, theatrical imperiousness. And while this is more appropriate to the weighty reputation of Tolstoy’s novel than to the ingenuousness and unlikely youthfulness actually described in the book, it is nonetheless an effective dramatic shorthand in a play staged mostly for agility. Indeed, the first twothirds of the play is timed mostly to the beats of comedy. Anna’s husband,

Karenin (Keith Jochim), is broadly made into a punctilious buffoon rather than a creature of pride and hollow capability—which makes his later rages and contritions difficult to fathom. The production’s comedic gloss works best with Levin’s radicalized brother Nikolai (Michael Mendelson), who steals every scene he’s in with beautifully pained deadpan. The play’s three hours waft quite amiably by in a show of finery and fine feeling; each scene performs its function quickly and efficiently before slipping into the next on a deft emotional turn or hammered punch line. And so Levin (James Farmer) is bewildered and decent, Kitty (Kayla Lian) is naive and warm-hearted, Stiva (R. Ward Duffy) is a caddish George Clooney, etc. But in the production’s rush to create a sumptuous and friction-free experience of highly telegraphed gesture, the fundamental tragedy of Anna herself goes lost and must be forced into high-gloss, hallucinogenic spectacle. It is a sort of slideshow version of Karenina—a pleasant diversion that asks very little, but which contains a great many beautiful landscapes. And as the stage dims, so does the memory of it. MATTHEW KORFHAGE. Gerding Theater, 128 NW 11th Ave., 445-3700. 7:30 pm TuesdaysFridays, 2 and 7:30 pm SaturdaysSundays. Closes May 6. $34-$64, $20 rush tickets.

Black Pearl Sings!

Portland Center Stage’s final downstairs show of the season is Frank Higgins’ play about the relationship between a Library of Congress song collector, Susannah, and a prison inmate named Pearl. Susannah arranges for Pearl’s parole on the condition she records the spirituals and African folk songs only she knows. Gerding Theater, 128 NW 11th Ave., 445-3700. 7:30 pm Tuesdays-Fridays, 2 and 7:30 pm Saturdays-Sundays. Closes June 17. $36-$51.

Cleaners

Spring 4th Productions’ latest original work is a Greater Tuna-esque two-man performance about a pair of confidence men who buck heads with two sisters who run the only business left in a small Oregon town. Shoe Box Theater, 2110 SE 10th Ave., 971-212-1020. 7:30 pm Thursdays and Sundays through May 20. $10-$12.

Fire Island

Defunkt finishes its season with Charles Mee’s disjointed jumble of musings on love. Like a lot of Mee’s work, Fire Island is a medley of short conversations between characters— young and old, gay and straight, cowboys and murderers—who share the same voice and penchant for extended metaphor, like an Altman film in which all the parts are played by Alan Alda. It is funny and boring in more or less equal measure. Director Grace Carter and cast have injected some variety into the mix with a grabbag of accents, constant projection of beach views and blowing grass and swan wings, and a lovely ambient soundtrack by Corrina Repp (she also sings a lovely, funereal cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart”). The evident joy the performers take in the show supersedes Mee’s chin-stroking tone, especially in the second half. There’s a lot to love in this production, not the least Tom Mounsey’s impressively expressive eyebrows, even if it doesn’t reach the emotional highs of some of Carter’s previous work with the company. Take a date. BEN WATERHOUSE. The Back Door Theater, 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 481-2960. 8 pm ThursdaySaturday, April 26-28. $15-$20.

Holy Ghosts

Portland Actors Conservatory performs Romulus Linney’s play about a love triangle at an eccentric Southern

church. Portland Actors Conservatory, 1436 SW Montgomery St., 274-1717. 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday, April 26-29. $10-$25.

In the Red and Brown Water

If you’re going to run from the swamp, you’d best keep running. Oya runs fast enough to earn a track scholarship, but stays behind to care for her ailing mother. When autumn rolls around again, the scholarship is gone. Then she turns down the affections of a responsible but boring man, Ogun, in favor of Shango, a Lothario who swaggers through life with his hand on his cock. Oya’s misfortunes unfold as in a dream, one scene rolling suddenly into the next with a terrible logic. We are all dreaming. In the Red and Brown Water is the first of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s three interrelated “Brother/Sister Plays.” (Portland Playhouse is presenting all three in repertory. The remaining two open April 21.) The 31-year-old playwright’s words flow as if they’d been passed down from generations long forgotten, sometimes unintelligible but always moving. The characters voice their stage directions before they perform them, or at least those that can be performed. Brian Demar Jones doesn’t quite “enter like the moon,” but he gets as close as one could hope. Director Victor Mack emphasizes McCraney’s mythic tone with repetitive choreography and naturalistic emotion. The cast is among the finest I’ve seen onstage this season. Ramona Lisa Alexander sweeps up the audience in Oya’s bad decisions while Damian Thompson, full of erotic menace, seduces and repulses. Jones seems to float delicately through the scene, his angular frame astonishingly graceful. Their performance is entrancing; days later, I feel I’ve yet to awake. BEN WATERHOUSE. Portland Playhouse, 602 NE Prescott St., 205-0715. 4 pm Saturdays and 7:30 pm some Fridays through May 13. $12-$23.

Next to Normal

Artists Rep presents Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical about a suburban family coping with a mother’s mental illness, directed by Jon Kretzu and starring Susannah Mars. Artists Repertory Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison St., 241-1278. 7:30 pm Wednesdays-Saturdays, 2 and 7:30 pm Sundays. Closes June 3. $25-$50.

Promises, Promises

Portland Civic Theatre Guild presents a concert reading of the Neil Simon/Burt Bacharach/Hal David musical based on Billy Wilder’s film The Apartment. The Old Church, 1422 SW 11th Ave., 222-2031. 10 am Tuesday, May 1. $6.

Singlehandedly

Portland Story Theater’s festival of solo performance is back: Lawrence Howard’s Two Brothers and Lynn Fitch’s Marking Time April 27, Ryan Wolf Stroud’s Homeward Bound and Cory Huff’s Redneck Mormon Thespian April 28, Eric Stern’s Accordion Pickpocket and Penny Walter’s Roots and Wings May 4, Lynne Duddy’s Wabi-Sabi and Michele Carlo’s Fish Out of Agua May 5 and an evening of stories from PST’s Urban Tellers program May 11. Hipbone Studio, 1847 E Burnside St., portlandstorytheater.com. 8 pm FridaysSaturdays through May 11. $15-$20 per show, $60 for all five.

Something Epic/Everyday

[NEW REVIEW] Described as “a mashup of found text, song lyrics and everyday life,” this collaboration between the Working Theatre Collective and Action/Adventure Theatre explores the search for happiness in dark economic times. Given the form, it’s unsurprising that some segments feel disjointed, and a few early scenes, set in bygone but equally bleak times, take themselves a tad seriously. But better than the Bruce Springsteen singalongs or the convenience-store poetry (though Noah Dunham does deliver some nice lines here) are the scenes that allow the four performers to loosen up. When they do, they’re an energetic, appealing bunch, dancing and pantomiming their way through foreclosures and layoffs and planning DIY craft nights

with new friends at the unemployment office (“look at us, industrious motherfuckers!”). Their periodic “optimism breaks” are particularly endearing, and director Ashley Hollingshead keeps the sketches moving at a brisk, bouncy clip. REBECCA JACOBSON. Action/ Adventure Theater, 1050 SE Clinton St., 893-9075. 8 pm Thursdays-Saturdays through May 5. $10-$15.

Sonnetscape

[NEW REVIEW] I didn’t think it was possible to make Shakespeare more difficult to understand, but Fuse Theatre Ensemble has done it. Sonnetscape attempts to tell the story of Shakespeare’s sonnets—a collection of poems about what is probably a romance between Shakespeare and a young man. But Fuse’s avant-garde approach to the sonnets is so confounding it needs CliffsNotes. In this version of events, Shakespeare is a lesbian who recites the sonnets tele-

pathically over a sound system with too much reverb while her lover intermittently contributes lines. The pair also engages in sessions of interpretive dance, making out and writing on each other—theatrics that are mostly unnecessary when no one knows what’s going on. In a word, the show is indulgent. As my date put it, “they looked like they were having a really good time, but I was bored.” AARON SPENCER. Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi Ave., fusepdx.org. 8 pm ThursdaySaturday, 3 pm Sunday, April 26-28. $15-$20.

The Storm in the Barn

Oregon Children’s Theatre presents an adaptation of Matt Phelan’s graphic novel by Eric Coble, with music composed for the production by Black Prairie (The Decemberists minus Colin Meloy and John Moen) performed

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PERFORMANCE

NOT HIS TYPE: Marcus (Brian Demar Jones) fends off unwelcome smooches.

THE BROTHER/SISTER PLAYS PART 2 (PORTLAND PLAYHOUSE) The saga’s second half is less dreamy, more scary.

When I left Portland Playhouse after opening night of the first part of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s trilogy, I felt as if I were struggling to awake from a deep sleep. The mythic mood of that play, In the Red and Brown Water, with its chanting and singing and flights of lyrical fancy, felt like a fevered dream. Two weeks later, I left after the opening of the second two parts, which Portland Playhouse is presenting in repertory with the first half through May 13, feeling thankful— not for the performance, although it was very good—but not having been born poor, black and gay in the Louisiana bayou. The Brothers Size and Marcus; or, the Secret of Sweet, the two oneacts that comprise the second half of the cycle, take place, like In the Red and Brown Water, in a hot, humid town in “the distant present.” The plays share characters and dramatic conceits, but each episode is less fantastic and more claustrophobic than the last. For the latter two, McCraney doubles down on the theme of captivity: In The Brothers Size, Oshoosi (Damian Thompson) struggles to escape the trauma of his prison sentence and his disastrous relationship with Legba (Brian Demar Jones, who was creepy as the younger version of the character in the first half and is far creepier here). His brother, Ogun (Portlander Bobby Bermea, in his most affecting performance in years), tries to break him free with tough love and bluster, but in the end has to let him go it alone. It’s heartbreaking. Marcus has it even worse in The Secret of Sweet: He is trapped by his own body. Legba’s son, he has inherited both his deceased father’s desire for men and his prophetic dreams. Jones plays both father and son, and his transformation from the suave, manipulative Legba to the awkward and flustered teenage Marcus is perfect—the two characters are just similar enough to underline their differences. Sweet is almost derailed by the absurdity of Lava Alapa’i’s appearance in a fat suit as Shaunta, Marcus’ friend and foil, but she plays the part of the spirited and boisterously vulgar Shaunta with such enthusiasm that she pulls it off. She is a burst of joy in a grim work, but the pleasure of her performance soon fades in the face of claustrophobia. BEN WATERHOUSE.

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live by the cast. Winningstad Theatre, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, 228-9571. 2 and 5 pm Saturdays, 2 pm Sundays. Closes May 20. $13-$28.

Tuesdays with Morrie

Chris Murray and George Fosgate star in sports writer Mitch Albom’s play about visiting his former professor, Morrie Schwartz, during the last weeks of the latter’s life. The CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh St., 922-0532. 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday, April 26-28. $19-$24.

Waiting for Godot

Wood Demon Art Theatre, a group of PSU students with a penchant for modern classics, sages Beckett’s comedy of impatience. Performance Works NW, 4625 SE 67th Ave., wooddemonarttheatre.blogspot.com. 8 pm Fridays, April 27 and May 4 at PWNW; 8 pm Sunday, May 6 at Gallery Homeland, 2505 SE 11th Ave. $5 suggested donation.

We Are Still Here

Well Arts Institute and the National Alliance on Mental Illness present a performance created from the stories of people living with mental illness. Multiple locations, 459-4500. 7:30 pm Friday, April 27 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, 12250 SW Denney Road; 2 pm Saturday, April 28, at Serendipity Playhouse, 500 Washington St., Vancouver. $8-$10.

COMEDY AND VARIETY Action Comics No. 2

Stand-up comedy by Shane Torres, Bri Pruett, Philip Schallberger and Manuel Hall, hosted by Jessie McCoy. Action/ Adventure Theater, 1050 SE Clinton St. 10:30 pm Friday, April 27. $5

Brainwaves

Improv comedy to benefit various nonprofits. Shoe Box Theater, 2110 SE 10th Ave., 520-8928. 8 pm Saturdays through May 19. $10.

Lady Rizo

The cabaret singer and comedian of Assettes fame hits town for two nights. Star Theater, 13 NW 6th Ave., 226-6630. 9 pm Tuesday-Saturday, April 24-25. $15. 21+.

The Liberators

Good improv comedy. Brody Theater, 16 NW Broadway, 224-2227. 7 pm Saturday, April 28. $12-$15.

A Night of Comedy

Sketch comedy from Monkey with a Hat On. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th Ave., 248-1030. 8 pm Wednesday, April 25 and Sunday, April 29. $5.

U.S.S. Improvise The Next Generation

The Unscriptables improvise a spoof of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Funhouse Lounge, 2432 SE 11th Ave. 8 pm Saturdays through May 26. “Pay what you want.”.

UTV

The Unscriptables improvise six fourminute intros to TV shows, and the audience votes on which one they’d like to see performed to completion. Funhouse Lounge, 2432 SE 11th Ave. 10 pm Saturdays through May 26. “Pay what you want.”

CLASSICAL Choral Arts Ensemble

It’s a little early for the annual summer William Byrd Festival, but it’s never too soon to hear that great English Renaissance composer’s music, and CAE will sing his magnificent Mass for Four Voices, and several motets. The rest of the program, conducted by Tracey Edson, includes sacred music from the Russian Orthodox tradition by Rachmaninoff and other late-19thand early-20th-century composers. First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 13th Ave., 228-6389. 7:30 pm Saturday, April 28; and 3 pm Sunday, April 29. $10-$15.

FearNoMusic

One of Oregon’s most valuable annual arts events is the veteran new-music ensemble’s Young Composers Project, which offers tomorrow’s creative musicians (ages 9-18) the opportunity to work with the estimable FNM musicians and visiting professional composers for a year, and have their original works performed by FNM in this concert, which always inspires optimism about tomorrow’s music. Evans Auditorium at Lewis &Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, 360-256-8171. 3 pm Sunday, April 29. $5-$15.

In Mulieribus

The Northwest’s pre-eminent female vocal ensemble closes its fifth season with the sublime sounds of one of the Middle Ages’ greatest composers, Hildegard of Bingen, along with compelling music by contemporary composers: Eugene’s Robert Kyr, Seattle’s Karen P. Thomas and a contemporary Hildegard-inspired work that allows some of the city’s top tenors and basses to join the party. St. Stephen’s Church, 1112 SE 41st Ave., 283-2913. 7 pm Sunday, April 29. $12-$20.

Northwest New Music

The intrepid new-music ensemble goes royally crazy with a compelling program comprising one of the 20th century’s most powerful musictheater works, Peter Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King, starring baritone Douglas Webster; Charles Wakefield Cadman’s A Mad Empress Remembers, about Mexico’s tragic Empress Carlota; Thomas Larcher’s My Illness Is the Medicine I Need, which uses texts from institutionalized mentally ill patients; and Morton Feldman’s King of Denmark. Some of the city’s most prominent musicians perform on cello, percussion, flute, violin, piano and clarinet. Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, 1620 SW Park Ave., 753-3357. 8 pm Saturday, April 28. $5-$25.

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PERFORMANCE

The dynamic violinist Nadja SalernoSonnenberg stars in the “Four Seasons”—but not that overplayed quartet. The Argentine new-tango composer Astor Piazzolla wrote a colorful tribute to Vivaldi’s set, called The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, that brings 20th-century rhythms and textures to the concept. Former Portland Youth Philharmonic music director Mei-Ann Chen returns to also conduct Aaron Copland’s short, rhythmically charged 1933 “Symphony No. 2,” from the composer’s fascinating modernist period that preceded his Americana works, and Saint-Saëns’ spectacular organ showcase Symphony No. 3. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 248-4335. 7:30 pm Saturday, April 28; 8 pm Monday, April 30. $21-$92.

PSU Opera

The nationally renowned opera program’s latest production brings veteran British stage director David Edwards to lead one of the 20th century’s most powerful operatic masterpieces, the French composer Francis Poulenc’s grim and gripping 1957 Dialogues of the Carmelites, based on the true story of nuns martyred during the French Revolution. Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, 1620 SW Park Ave., 725-3307. 7:30 pm Friday and Sunday, April 27 and 29. $15-$26.

Portland Youth Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

In an intimate setting, the excellent young players perform two Beethoven works: “Violin Romance No. 1” and Symphony No. 1. Wieden & Kennedy Building, 224 NW 13th Ave. 4 pm Sunday, April 29. $15-$20.

St. James Bach Choir and Orchestra

The enterprising Bach Cantata Vespers series continues with J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 146 (featuring oboe, organ and strings, plus voices) and a new motet by American composer Richard Felciano specially commissioned for this series. St. James Lutheran Church, 1315 SW Park Ave., 227-2439. 5 pm Sunday, April 29. Donation.

Third Angle

The Northwest’s leading new-music ensemble inaugurates a new annual competition that invites scores from our own region, as well as from national and international composers. The concert includes new music by young, prize-winning composers—Manchester, England-based Tom Coult (The Chronophage), Indiana/ Stockholm-based Matthew Peterson (the haunting violin solo Näcken) and Steven Snethkamp (Disembodied)— plus works by A Mao Wang and Portland Contemporary Orchestra Project’s Justin Rails (Anthrophony) and fellow local composer Greg Steinke (…Found Dreams…). Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, 1620 SW Park Ave., thirdangle.org. 7:30 pm Thursday-Friday, April 26-27. $10-$30.

OREGON BALLET THEATRE

DANCE Geeklesque Saves the World!

Who needs Batman when you’ve got Baby Le’Strange (pow!), Sophie Maltease (biff!), Lizzy O’Boom (boom!), Lady Stockholm (sock-o!) and Burlesquire (Mary, please!).. Bossanova Ballroom, 722 E. Burnside. 7:30 and 10 pm Saturday, April 28. $12-$35. 21+

Dance Benefit for the American Cancer Society

The ALDancers perform emotionpacked solos, duets and quartets set to Chopin at the Classical Ballet Academy’s fundraising show, which features dancers from local schools, companies and choreographers. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Scottish Rite Center Theater, 709 SW 15th Ave., classicalballet.net. 7 pm Saturday, April 28. $15-$20.

International Day of Dance Performance The ALDancers perform emotionpacked solos, duets and quartets set to Chopin as part of the annual worldwide celebration of dance. Miracle Theater, 425 SE 6th Ave., aldancers. org. 3 pm Sunday, April 29. $15-$20.

Oregon Ballet Theatre

Chromatic Quartets is the title Oregon Ballet Theatre has given to its spring program, which features considerable contrasts in style and substance. Local viewers seem to love Val Caniparoli’s genteel balletic safari Lambarena, which makes a return appearance. On the opposite end of the spectrum is the company premiere of Balanchine’s Stravinsky “Violin Concerto,” a neoclassical test of dancers’ speed, precision and agility. Christopher Wheeldon’s haunting duet “Liturgy,” set to Arvo Pärt, explores the possibilities of duet in lean, lyrical fashion. Rounding out the program will be a world-premiere work from Matjash Mrozewski, set to music by avant-garde composer Owen Belton. Newmark Theatre, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, 1111 SW Broadway, obt.org. 7:30 pm Wednesday and Friday, April 25 and 27, 2 and 7:30 pm Saturday, April 28. $23-$140.

The Collision Series

As newspapers all around them are perishing, performers Tahni Holt, Danielle Ross, Noelle Stiles and Robert Tyree have actually started a newspaper, which is called Front (frontpaper.tumblr.com) and is devoted to all things contemporary dance. So it should come as no surprise that these brave souls are also staging the Collision Series, two 45-minute improv evenings featuring five dancers (among them veteran Portland artists Gregg Bielemeier, Tere Mathern, Linda Austin, Mike Barber and Carla Mann), accompanied by a handful of musicians and illuminated by a couple of lighting designers. There are ground rules, but mostly performers have free rein to either plan ahead or fly by the seats of their collective dance pants. Proceeds will go to offset the cost of Front’s second edition, coming out this fall. Conduit, 918 SW Yamhill Ave., Suite 401, 221-5857, conduit-pdx.org. 7 pm Sunday, April 29, and Sunday, Aug. 5. $12-$20.

Low Lives 4: Networked Performance Festival

Short-attention-span types, rejoice! Each of the three live performances slated at Low Lives 4 will last just five minutes. And because they’ll be transmitted through the Internet and projected in real time at venues worldwide, you won’t even need to leave your house to see them. The dance portion of the lineup goes to Robert Tyree, who performs a solo choreographed to coincide, line by line, with elements of a poem by Romanian writer Andra Rotaru. The rest of this brief affair will be given over to artist Linda Hutchins, who combines drawing and percussion, and Austin Adkins, who draws upon his experiences with competitive roller-skating to make what he’s calling a “physical video loop.” Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, 415 SW 10th Ave., pica.org. 5:30 pm Friday, 1 pm Saturday, April 27-28.

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depth, both in surface effects and in the implied characters of her sitters. The seeming simplicity of Thorsnes’ technique yields upon closer and longer examination to an impressive chromatic sophistication and a gift for psychological insight. Through April 28. Blackfish Gallery, 420 NW 9th Ave., 234-2634.

Portland 2012: A Biennial of Contemporary Art

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Britta Bogers

A gallery with an international focus, Victory debuted last August with a showcase of Dutch artists, following up in subsequent months with work by artists from Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. This month it’s Germany’s turn. Cologne-based Britta Bogers leads off a threemonth inquiry into German art with abstract compositions on paper and fiberboard. With rigor and a panache that never devolves into flash, Bogers reminds us that there is still much to be mined from the controlled interplay of line and color. Through May 2. Victory Gallery, 733 NW Everett St.

Buddy Nestor

You can’t help but think of the Beatles song “Nowhere Man” when you look at Buddy Nestor’s eerie portraits of gray, faceless figures. Like the blandly forlorn subject of that song, these figures lack definition, purpose and élan vital. They have holes where their facial features should be: concentric ovals, circles and amoeba shapes whose occasional passages of red lend a spooky, visceral quality to an otherwise drab color palette. In paintings such as Amy Leith and Ella Buzo, Nestor has created grotesque ciphers with more than a small nod to Edvard Munch’s famous angstfest, The Scream. This is a haunting, unforgettable body of work. Through May 1. Backspace, 115 NW 5th Ave., 248-2900.

Cascade AIDS Project Art Auction

Break out your black tie and sequined gowns for one of the highlights of Portland’s social and artistic calendar: the 24th annual Cascade AIDS Project Art Auction. More than 250 artists from Portland and the larger Northwest arts community have donated pieces for the gala event’s silent and live auctions, with proceeds benefiting the organization’s efforts to prevent new HIV infections and assist those who are HIV-positive. This year’s guest art curator is Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, curator of Northwest art at the Portland Art Museum. Singer Nicole Henry is the featured entertainment at this see-and-be-seen event. Memorial Coliseum, 1401 N Wheeler Ave., 235-8771. 6-11 pm Saturday, April 28. Tickets $100-$250. To purchase tickets, visit capartauction.org or call 223-5907.

Debra van Tuinen: Candescent

If you’ve ever laid eyes on Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, you know how preternaturally blue glacial lakes can be. Candescent is Debra van Tuinen’s artistic recollection of a trip she took to the lake in October of last year. In oil and encaustic paintings such as Spring Willows and Chinese Garden, she reconjures the vast array of ultramarines, turquoises and azure tones of the flour-rock waters of the Canadian Rockies, enlivening her tableaux with swaths of contrasting and complementary colors. Through April 28. Butters Gallery, 520 NW Davis St.,

2nd floor, 248-9378.

Eva Speer: Superficial Injuries

The paintings in Eva Speer’s Superficial Injuries peel back the veil of painterly illusionism. In her depictions of ocean waves, she selectively scrapes back the surface paint to betray the colorful underpainting hiding beneath. It’s a smart, disconcerting effect. The other body of work in this exhibition, a series of chromatic studies, are études on the techniques of fading and gradation. With their airbrushlike chromatic transitions and eggshell finish, the works recall the ethereally fuzzy color swaths of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, while somehow remaining thoroughly au courant. Through April 28. Charles A. Hartman Fine Art, 134 NW 8th Ave., 287-3886.

Generations: Betty Feves

To conclude the museum’s 75th anniversary celebration, curator Namita Gupta Wiggers presents Generations: Betty Feves, exploring the output of a groundbreaking but underappreciated artist. Feves (1918-1985) worked predominantly in ceramics, but her appeal transcends stylistic ghettoization. She studied with Abstract Expressionist master Clyfford Still, and her highly organic, primeval-meets-Space-Age forms betray the influences of that illustrious lineage. Through July 28. Museum of Contemporary Craft, 724 NW Davis St., 223-2654.

Jonnel Covault: Linocuts

Jonnel Covault’s yawn-inducing suite of linocuts depicts well-worn Oregon tourist territory: Mount Hood; Willamette Falls; the many bridges of Portland; and, in Feels Like Heaven, a sailboat cruising down the Willamette as the KOIN Tower looms in the background. You will love this artwork if you’re the type to seek out galleries in Cannon Beach that are tucked between T-shirt emporiums and taffy shops. Through April 28. Augen DeSoto, 716 NW Davis St., 224-8182.

Maria T.D. Inocencio: Everywhere All the Time

Photographs ring the room, lined up in a hymn to cerulean blue. For the installation Everywhere All the Time, Maria T.D. Inocencio snapped photographs on the 21st day of each of the year’s 12 months, aiming her camera in the four directions of the compass. Conceptually, the result is poignant: a year seen through the conceit of a single day and a single axis as the camera gazes out at a changing world. Unfortunately, the photos themselves are uninventively composed and poorly printed, devaluing the high concept with execution worthy of a high-school science fair. Through April 29. Nine Gallery, 122 NW 8th Ave., 227-7114.

Melinda Thorsnes: SHE

In her female portraits, titled SHE, Melinda Thorsnes deploys Hans Hofmann-like “push/pull” to accentuate the planes of her subjects’ faces. The works display remarkable

Enormous, air-filled plastic balls spatially dominated the main exhibition of Portland 2012: A Biennial of Contemporary Art. The balls belong to an ambitious installation by Brian Gillis, which, although impressively scaled, seems conceptually confused. Its impact is mitigated by the cheap-looking plastic banners that hang from each ball and describe, in thoroughly uninteresting text, esoteric phenomena such as the 1980s soft-drink flop “New Coke” and the Berkeley Pit tourist attraction in Butte, Mont. On the gallery’s north wall, a large painting by Grant Hottle deftly juxtaposes exterior and interior scenes with motifs such as Mount Hood, a roaring hearth and a human skull. Although well-composed, the painting holds its thematic cards too close to the vest and is apt to puzzle viewers. Perhaps the show’s most memorable piece is also its simplest. Matt McCormick’s projected treetops cast silhouetted images into a corner, the trees distorting as they move across the wall, morphing into elegant, haunting abstractions. Curated by arts writer and educator Prudence Roberts, this biennial feels more formal than Disjecta’s 2010 lineup, which was curated by Cris Moss. It also seems more crowded and less aesthetically accessible. Whether this reflects the curation or simply the splintering of factions within the Portland art scene over the last two years is hard to know. All in all, this biennial points to a less-focused, more sprawling concentration of artists well-versed in diverse materials but still searching for captivating themes. Through April 28. Disjecta, 8371 N Interstate Ave., 286-9449.

“…poetically and imaginatively intrepid.”

Gramophone Arnaldo Cohen Plays Tchaikovsky

Saturday, May 12 | 7:30 pm Sunday, May 13 | 2 pm Monday, May 14 | 8 pm

CONCERTS TO BE RECORDED

Carlos Kalmar, conductor • Arnaldo Cohen, piano Britten: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 • Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 Dvorák: Scherzo capriccioso

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Robert Calvo: Silent Partner

Given Robert Calvo’s training in graphic design, it’s no surprise that his exhibition, Silent Partner, exults in intricate compositions and eyegrabbing color combinations. In works such as Clover 1 and Lustig, he superimposes structural geometry atop free-flowing gestures, at times evoking the meticulous construction of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural blueprints and stainedglass windows. Through April 28. Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 417 NW 9th Ave., 224-0521.

Simply Red (2)

Longtime Portland gallery owner Mark Woolley, now a freelance curator, is on the radar this week with a major group show and a call to artists. The show, titled Simply Red (2), features work by more than 50 artists, each of whom interprets the color red in unique ways. Among those on view are well-known local figures such as Mary Josephson, Tom Cramer, Eric Stotik and Christopher Rauschenberg. The gallery is on the third floor of Pioneer Place Mall in an unused space that used to be a Pottery Barn. Entertainment will be provided by DJ Parmajohn and the Sexbots. (5-9 pm, April 21, 700 SW 5th Ave., Atrium Building). Secondly, Woolley is seeking submissions for a photography show titled Ass@Cock, scheduled for July at Cock Gallery in the Everett Station Lofts (625 NW Everett St., No. 106). The show is themed around the wonders of the human derriere. If you would like to submit photos of artistically or nonartistically rendered backsides, email up to five images by May 25 to cock. gallery@yahoo.com. Settlement Galleries, 700 SW 5th Ave., Atrium Building, Pioneer Place Mall.

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Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg Saturday, April 28 | 7:30 pm Monday, April 30 | 8 pm Mei-Ann Chen, conductor • Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin Copland: Symphony No. 2, “Short Symphony”

• Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, “Organ” Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg solos on the Oregon Symphony premiere of a sultry masterpiece by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla. Tickets start at $21 – while they last! Groups of 10 or more save: 503-416-6380

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 Verselandia: A PPS Poetry Slam

In Portland’s first citywide highschool poetry slam, finalists from each of the Portland Public Schools will compete for poetic glory. Twotime national poetry-slam champion Anis Mojgani will emcee the event. Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan St., 223-4527. 5 pm. Free. Library Northwest Branch, 2300 NW Thurman St., 988-5560. 7 pm. Free.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Walt Curtis: Salmon Poet

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SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Stumptown Comics Fest

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Lijie has established herself as an exceptional songwriter: songs from her debut album ‘Roam’ have received recognition at the 2004, 2005, and 2009 UK Songwriting Contest, and have been used in various indie films. In 2011 she released her fan-funded second album ‘The Music Maker.’

Debut poetry and fiction doesn’t have much visibility in the publishing world these days. Enter Paul Martone and Erin Hoover, a fiction writer and a poet who paired up to create Late Night Two coasts, Library, a literary nonone podcast. profit devoted to promoting writers who are starting their careers. Based in Portland and Brooklyn, Late Night Library is a website and monthly podcast that gives exposure to emerging writers. Hoover and Martone met in Eugene, where both were pursuing their MFAs at the University of Oregon. Eight years later they live on opposite coasts: Martone writes and teaches high-school English in Portland while Hoover writes in Brooklyn. The podcasts at the core of Late Night Library started because they missed the conversations about books they had in graduate school, where manuscripts and book recommendations

HONKY TONK UNION

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Honky Tonk Union draws influence from the ‘60s Bakersfield sound of Merle Haggard & Buck Owens, the classic Nashville recordings of Loretta Lynn & George Jones, and the ‘50s rockabilly of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Wanda Jackson. The band just released their debut album ‘Paintin’ The Town Again’ which features 11 original songs and 6 covers of classic honky tonk, country, and rockabilly hits.

DEATHTRAP AMERICA MONDAY 4/30 @ 6PM

Out of the frustration with the current affairs and hardships of our nation, the idea of Deathtrap America presented itself to its willing members, JT Locke, Amanda VanderMeer, and Steve Cook. On their debut self-titled album, the band have blended the styles of rock, metal, pop, punk and prog rock to result in a sound of heavy, catchy rock and roll they call “Boutique Punk”.

RAMONA FALLS TUESDAY 5/1 @ 6PM

‘Prophet,’ the second Ramona Falls album, is sonically, lyrically and thematically brighter than previous effort ‘Intuit.’ It’s also more organic and personal, Ramona Falls frontman Brent Knopf explains, “it’s more of a rapid transit line between my sleeve and my heart.” The album’s title is an homage to Knopf’s religious upbringing, a titular reference to a worldview that reveres exalted seers who assert meaning despite the chaos.

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TUESDAY, MAY 1 PostSecret Live

Frank Warren has been sharing strangers’ secrets on his website for seven years. He’ll be at Pacific University to talk about that experience, tell secrets and invite some more from the audience. Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, 352-2918. 7:30 pm. $15.

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Beloved local beat poet Walt Curtis (host of KBOO’s poetry show Talking Earth) partnered with filmmaker Sabrina Guitart to create Salmon Poet, an hourlong exploration of poetry and ecology, which has received a glowing review from Gus Van Sant. Curtis will read in person prior to the film screening. MARIANNA HANE WILES. Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta St., 719-6055. 8 pm Thursday, April 26. $10.

Stumptown Comics Fest. Special guests include Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo) and Laura and Mike Allred (Madman). Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 235-7575. 10 am-6 pm Saturday, April 28; noon-6 pm Sunday, April 29. $5-$7 for day pass, $10-$12 for weekend pass.

A.J. JACOBS, DROP DEAD HEALTHY A.J. Jacobs is a mouth breather. He has, per his own description, the body of “a python that swallowed a goat.” After coming down with pneumonia while on a tropical vacation, he decided it was time to get healthy. Known for taking an obsessive stance on his Get buff or authorial subject matter, die tryin’. Jacobs, an Esquire editor, once spent a year living the rules of the Bible as literally as possible (eight months Old Testament, four months New). He also read the entire Encyclopædia Britannica to become the ultimate know-it-all. His latest book, Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection (Simon & Schuster, 416 pages, $26) takes the same extreme approach to health. As with Jacobs’ other work, Drop Dead Healthy reads not as a step-by-step guide but as a spirited narrative on methods, beliefs and practices that

are furiously exchanged and discussed. Hoover says their project was designed to carry those conversations “into the ether.” In the year since its launch, Late Night Library has added a second podcast series on “cultural innovators” and incorporated as a nonprofit in Oregon. To celebrate, Hoover and Martone are planning an ambitious bicoastal event: a simultaneous, interactive reading hosted in Brooklyn and Portland. Each city offers up one hometown poet and one fiction writer—Farrah Field and Sarah Falkner in Brooklyn; Emily Kendal Frey and Alexis M. Smith in Portland—who will read for 10 minutes and then answer questions from audiences in both cities, via the magic of Skype. That is, if all goes well. Martone sounds mostly confident as he confides that “we’re relying on two Macbooks with internal cameras and Skype to pull this off.” Even if the Skype link falters, though, they’ve succeeded in creating some buzz. MARIANNA HANE WILES. GO: Red & Black Cafe, 400 SE 12th Ave., 2313899. 7 pm Thursday, April 26. Listen online at latenightlibrary.org/episodes; new podcasts are added on the last Sunday of every month.

help establish health. Workouts range from the traditional (gym membership) to the absurd (a comedy club where workouts consist of trying to laugh your ass off ). Diets include raw food and extreme chewing. Jacobs also tackled some other, not-so-evident ways to improve his health: sleep studies, teeth whitening and how to properly take a dump. On his 25-month journey, Jacobs tried everything you’ve ever heard mentioned as the key to good health—and many you haven’t. But, while infused with Jacobs’s self-deprecating humor, the book still manages to be helpful. Jacobs is hardly a fitness expert, a fact that becomes evident in his explanations. Take, for example, the calorie-restrictive diet. It sounds relatively feasible—cut calories—yet when Jacobs details his laborious steps, that nascent feasibility vanishes. Reading the book most likely won’t be a lifechanging event, but it will get readers thinking. The innocent willingness shown by Jacobs throughout Drop Dead Healthy helps transform a book about subjects most of us willfully ignore into a great read. MICHAEL LOPEZ. SEE IT: A.J. Jacobs reads at Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm Friday, April 27. Free.

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20th Portland Jewish Film Festival

The festival’s final week is dominated by docs: on the brother of Benjamin Netanyahu (Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story, 7 pm Wednesday, April 25); on Nicholas Winston, the “British Schindler” (Nicky’s Family, 4:30 pm Sunday, April 29); on the efforts of a Holocaust historian and survivor of the Rwandan genocide to end ethnic cleansing across the globe (The Rescuers, 7 pm Monday, April 30). On the feature film front, there’s the Golden Globe-winning 1964 satire Sallah (8:30 pm Saturday, April 28), and Remembrance (7 pm Sunday, April 29), the true story of love in a time of concentration camps. Also: a short about Jewish food! NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium. Check nwfilm.org for a full schedule.

21 Jump Street

81 Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum

star as Schmidt and Jenko, a mismatched pair of inept cops who bungle an arrest and get shunted to an undercover unit dedicated to sniffing out high-school crimes. The script might as well have been adapted from a rejected pitch for Harold and Kumar Go to 12th Grade. The unapologetic go-for-broke spirit of the thing results in a few painful misfires (copon-perp sexual assault is probably never going to be funny to me, no matter how playful the dry hump), but 21 Jump Street’s episodic anarchy works far more often than it doesn’t. R. CHRIS STAMM. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Fox Tower.

American Reunion

22 The defining scene of American

Reunion—and maybe of the entire pastry-inseminating franchise that dies another little death this month—finds Jason Biggs nude from the waist down in his parents’ kitchen, squashing his genitals behind a transparent glass saucepan lid. There’s no explanation how he got there, and nothing comes of it. There’s a little more rationale for the movie’s existence—vast openings in the cast’s social calendars, nostalgia humping of the most literal kind— but the project has a similar immediate amnesia: It can’t remember anything but high school. These were supposed to be movies about growing wiser (the 7 Up series with hard-ons), but the characters have flattened into hostile menaces. They’re just dicks now. R. Clackamas, Oak Grove, Hilltop.

The Artist

64 Lavished with Oscars, the comedy from Michel Hazanavicius (who directed the two OSS 177 spoofs) is yet another take on A Star Is Born, with a slambang energetic Jean Dujardin trading places in the spotlight with flapper Bérénice Bejo at the cusp of talkies. The period is apt, since most of the movie’s charms are technical gimmicks. AARON MESH. Hollywood Theatre.

B-Movie Bingo: Traxx

[ONE NIGHT ONLY, REVIVAL, ACTOR ATTENDING] In this ridiculous ’80s relic, L.A. radio personality, commercial pitchman and current The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson announcer Shadoe Stevens has come to kick ass and bake cookies...and he’s all out of batter. Preceded at 7:30 pm by Stevens’ version of the 1924 Douglas Fairbanks classic The Thief of Bagdad, re-scored with the music of Electric Light Orchestra. Hollywood Theatre. 10:30 pm Saturday, April 28.

Bike Smut Retrospective

[WEEKLY SERIES] People. Bikes. Fucking. Every Tuesday in May. Clinton Street Theater. 9 pm Tuesday, May 1.

Blue Like Jazz

67 Blue Like Jazz is an odd beast: a

pro-Christian movie condemned by multiple evangelical groups, an earnest and often affecting Igby Goes Down for the puppeteering-for-Christ set.

The Igby in question is Don Miller (Marshall Allman), a Texas Baptist in the land of ’80s hair whose ostensibly devout mother sleeps with his youth pastor, sending him angrily off to a stereotypically exaggerated Reed College for auto-reprogramming as a pagan rider of tall bikes who uncombs his neat locks and sneers at God to be accepted (while inwardly, of course, remaining terribly conflicted). He falls in love, while losing his way, with a honey-haired and milk-faced lefty do-gooder (Claire Holt), and also befriends a superhot lesbian (Tania Raymonde) and ironical “pope” (Justin Welborn). What is surprising is that largely due to Allman’s nuanced performance as Miller, the often laughably broad-stroked film actually takes on a tender, human emotional weight— laden with ambivalence, with doubt not only possible but sensible—before the movie’s insultingly hackneyed final acts of contrition. PG-13. MATTHEW KORFHAGE. Fox Tower.

Bully

72 In his much-discussed documen-

tary on bullying in U.S. schools, Bully director Lee Hirsch doesn’t attempt to explain the brutal nature of adolescence. He merely films it. To do much more would exceed the scope of a 99-minute movie. Like any social ill, bullying cuts to the cancerous heart of American culture. It’s an issue that touches on everything from the erosion of school funding to media desensitization. Instead of rolling out statistics and a parade of talking heads, Hirsch simply turns the camera on and lets the abuse speak for itself. To some, that might sound overly reductive. It’s a fair criticism. Often, the film starts discussions that Hirsch’s dedication to nonconfrontation won’t allow it to finish. But if Bully understands anything, it’s the visceral power of human experience. In simply giving voice to the victims, the film generates enormous empathy. Still, you can’t help wishing that Hirsch, like the kids he observes, would push back once in a while. MATTHEW SINGER. Fox Tower.

The Bus

[ONE NIGHT ONLY, DIRECTOR ATTENDING] More boomer nostalgia, masquerading as a documentary on the history of the VW Bus. Hollywood Theatre. 7 pm Wednesday, April 25.

The Cabin in the Woods

90 Cabin’s sharply satirical edge will

engender comparisons to Scream, but that franchise celebrated the conventions it gleefully subverted, while this film demolishes tropes with a tinge of disdain. In truth, a more apt companion piece is Rubber, the 2010 French curio ostensibly about a murderous, sentient car tire. It’s a movie that openly questioned its own existence, wondering—aloud—why anyone would want to watch a film about a killer tire. Similarly, Cabin questions the use of the slasher flick, with its everrevolving casts of stupid kids making stupid decisions and getting their stupid heads snared in bear traps. Its response is to throw the whole institution out. R. MATTHEW SINGER. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Oak Grove, Hilltop.

California 90420

67 [ONE WEEK ONLY] The problem

with depending on California’s most earnest weed warriors to tell the story of fighting the good fight is, well, they don’t always tend to be the most articulate (or efficient) narrators. Director Dean Shull takes the cute approach to outlining California’s complicated legal relationship with medical marijuana by profiling four twentysomethings (get it?) whose political, professional and personal lives revolve around pot. Unfortunately, Shull depends too much on Ix, a photogenic wisp of a girl, to be the face of Oaksterdam University, a pioneering (if yet unaccredited)

BALLROOM BLITZED: The damsels of Damsels in Distress.

ANOMALOUS HOUSE WHIT STILLMAN GOES BACK TO SCHOOL WITH DAMSELS IN DISTRESS. BY AAR ON MESH

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So many peculiar and archaic sights in Whit Stillman’s Damsels in Distress, yet I keep thinking about the artichokes. They sit steaming in a kitchen pot as a trio of undergraduates at Seven Oaks College prepare an off-campus dinner; sophomore transfer student Lily (Analeigh Tipton) admits that she’s never seen one of these vegetables before. Her friends don’t believe her: Of course she’s seen an artichoke! But she insists she hasn’t. And there the vignette ends, with the camera lingering over the three green hearts simmering, fading out slowly, as if considering some small but sacred mystery. I can only imagine how foreign Damsels in Distress must seem to someone who has never seen a Whit Stillman film before. For those of us who count his three previous movies—Metropolitan, Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco—as rare treasures, for we faithful who have kept vigil 13 years for another completed work, the movie is both an advent and an inevitable letdown. (Nothing could be so good as what we’ve imagined.) For the uninitiated, it must seem as baffling a world as anything in John Carter. Here is a movie about the mating habits of arrogant, mildly deranged dandies who talk like they stepped out of a Fitzgerald novella and care about nothing so much as starting a ballroom dance craze. Who are these persnickety loons? Maybe it would help to recall one of the funnier quips from Barcelona: “I didn’t mean ‘prig’ in a pejorative sense.” Stillman has always made movies about repressed snobs. He just doesn’t think being a repressed snob is such a bad thing. In Damsels, Adam Brody (playing what Stillman aficionados will recognize as the “Chris Eigeman role”) delivers a fairly impassioned speech about how homosexuality was classier when it was closeted and rarefied. This might be offensive if Stillman wasn’t also making a larger case for conformity. This is his college movie, and it is an explicit rejoinder to Animal House.

So the movie looks at the world through the gauzy, sun-dappled view of Lily and her three roommates—especially Violet (Greta Gerwig), who runs the campus suicide prevention center, where the suggested treatments are perfume, tap dance, doughnuts and coffee, though wily symptom-fakers perpetually have designs on the doughnuts. The movie is so madcap and mannered, and Gerwig’s performance so perfectly balanced on the edge of mania, that people might read it as a satire. But anybody who’s spent time in the cloistered world of a small, hidebound liberal arts school will recognize it as only a slight exaggeration, even down to the creepy French guy who says he prefers anal sex for religious reasons. Stillman is having a laugh at this bizarro world—where the goody two-shoes are heroes, counterculture activists are conceited scoundrels, and frat boys are the

WHO ARE THESE PERSNICKETY LOONS? hapless, filthy ditwits stuck in between—but he’s also advocating for an ideal of feminine civilization. It’s no accident that the movie ends with an instructional video for that new ballroom dance. (It’s called “the Sambola”!) But if Damsels in Distress is the Stillman movie most out of step with the modern world (sometimes gratingly so, especially when the whimsy levels rise to join Wes Anderson in the twees), it’s also about the difficulty of achieving anything like normality, and the honor in trying. Most of us emerge into society with huge blind spots, and we have to learn the basics of decent behavior through trial and error. On Stillman’s looking-glass campus, that victory is represented in tasting an artichoke— or in the herculean effort of a fraternity member named Thor (Billy Magnussen), who never learned colors, and with great difficulty learns to recognize a rainbow. That farcical battle is perversely touching, but of course it also proves Whit Stillman can never be normal. He’s too good. 87 SEE IT: Damsels in Distress is rated PG-13. It opens Friday at Fox Tower.

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institute for weed studies. You can’t argue with Ix’s commitment to chronic, but trying to divine what, exactly, her course load is, or the educational quality of OU, is exhausting. The real story comes through in fits and starts through more eloquent activist Dale Sky Jones and her partner, Jeffrey, who campaign for the only marginally doomed Proposition 19 to tax and regulate marijuana; and through cancer patient Amber, whose need for easy access is clear. With the April 2 DEA/ IRS raid of Oaksterdam University founder Richard Lee’s house and business, there is an important tale partially told here. Unfortunately, under Shull’s direction, the tale is smoky and lo-fi. SAUNDRA SORENSON. Clinton Street Theater. 7 pm and 9 pm FridayThursday, April 27-May 3.

Chimpanzee

The life and times of a presumably adorable 3-year-old chimp, narrated by fellow simian Tim Allen. Not screened for critics. G. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport.

The Deep Blue Sea

73 Not to be confused with the movie

in which Samuel L. Jackson got eaten by a motherfucking shark, this Deep Blue Sea is about a woman devoured by something else entirely: adulterous lust. It’s probably no coincidence that her name is Hester (Rachel Weisz). Trapped in a passionless marriage, she begins an affair with a handsome flyboy (Tom Hiddleston), and the guilt drives her to attempt suicide. Then things really go downhill. Adapting Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play, Terence Davies gives the postwar British drama a gauzy, painterly translation, but this is an actors’ film. Weisz burns radiantly even while playing a woman whose light is slowly being snuffed. As her betrayed husband, Simon Russell Beale looks like a wounded, declawed polar bear; his sympathy is well-earned. And Hiddleston is tremendously amusing as Hester’s dashingly dim lover. His finest moment comes in the middle of an argument at a museum over his lack of culture, ending with him stomping off in a huff. “I’m going to see the Impressionists!” he shouts. The best scene is a euphemistic squabble between Hester and her wealthy mother-in-law (Barbara Jefford). “Beware of passion, Hester,” she warns. “It always leads somewhere ugly.” And then, of course, it does. MATTHEW SINGER. Cinema 21.

The Five-Year Engagement

Jason Segel and Emily Blunt just can’t seem to get married. Pity. Not screened for critics. Look for a review at wweek. com. R. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Oak Grove, Pioneer Place, City Center, Hilltop, Sherwood, Tigard, Wilsonville, Fox Tower.

Footnote

80 The academic-jealousy comedy

is such a rare and delightful sighting (the last good one I can remember is Wonder Boys) that it magnifies the minor pleasures of this filial scuffle between Talmud scholars. (The dueling Shkolniks are basically the Archie and Peyton Manning of Jewish studies, if Archie kept running back on the field during Colts games.) Joseph Cedar’s direction has the fluid ridicule of a Payne or Coen: The brothers would especially relish a scene of rabbinical sages packed into a filing room like it’s a clown car. The study in tiptoeing past obvious facts builds to two confrontations with a heavy named Grossman, a department chair with a forehead like a basket of pugs. It stops about 20 minutes too soon, as if Cedar had forgotten to write a third act. The anticlimax here rivals that of the Torah, but everything that comes before is the stuff of legend. AARON MESH. Fox Tower.

Friends With Kids

53 It reverses the direction of the typical casual-shtup rom-com—love stumbling upon lust rather than the other way around—but it’s just a different route for ending up at the same place. R. MATTHEW SINGER. Lake Twin, Fox Tower.

Goon

61 The paint-by-huge-neon-lit-num-

bers sports comedy Goon, which I would call Major League on Ice if I were in a paint-by-huge-neon-lit-numbers sort of writing mood, is obnoxious, offensive, endearingly low-key and sometimes even funny. Seann William Scott, now beefy and buff enough to perhaps require a third N at the end of that ridiculous first name, stars as Doug Glatt, a dim waste of limited potential who puts his thick skull and big hands to use as a minor-league hockey team’s go-to brawler. If one is willing to overlook Jay Baruchel’s grating performance as Glatt’s best bud and forgive Goon’s sick insistence that a woman’s desire to fuck a lot of people is a problem that must be solved ASAP, then, well, one must still get over the reek of familiarity permeating the whole affair. But once you resign yourself to being slotted into and then shoved along a well-worn emotional groove, Glatt’s encounters with hard-assed coaches, quirky teammates and rival players do begin to massage the less-evolved segments of the brain, the soft patches that dig dick jokes and hockey and Seann William Scott. CHRIS STAMM. Hollywood Theatre.

Hot Coffee

66 [ONE NIGHT ONLY] Remember the

woman who sued McDonald’s, claiming the coffee she spilled in her lap was too hot? Her name was Stella Liebeck, and the reason you remember her is her case became the prime example in the war against frivolous lawsuits. What you probably didn’t know was that McDonald’s kept its coffee at 180 to 190 degrees as a manner of practice, and the fast-food chain had already received more than 700 complaints about severe burns. The HBO documentary Hot Coffee uses Liebeck’s case as a jumping-off point to explore the flaws of the civil justice system and the increasing influence of corporate money to the disadvantage of everyone else. While most of us couldn’t even explain what tort reform is, we’re still getting screwed out of vital consumer protections because it limits the liability of companies, putting caps on damages awarded to victims and sometimes eliminating citizens’ rights to take companies to court at all. Hot Coffee breaks it all down with plenty of emotional, outrage-inducing examples of corruption in the justice system. Prepare to feel a little more sympathy for the then-elderly Liebeck (and see some truly horrifying photos), and to think twice about your next cup of coffee. PENELOPE BASS. Hollywood Theatre. 7 pm Thursday, April 26.

Hugo 3D

80 The message: Life, though brief,

admits of magic. The messenger: a master magician still. CHRIS STAMM. Living Room Theaters.

The Hunger Games

84 A few assurances for anxious

Hunger Games book fans: Actress Jennifer Lawrence doesn’t ruin bowwielding heroine Katniss. Death still comes by genetically engineered dog, spear and swarm of hallucinationinducing bees. There is no way in hell anybody will mistake your beloved young-adult “girl battles dystopian regime” series for Twilight. In fact, director Gary Ross’ movie version of The Hunger Games is more than a bigscreen cash grab. It’s a tense drama with bursts of raw emotion and unsettling (if mostly unseen) violence. In other words: It’s a good movie all by itself. KELLY CLARKE. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Lake Twin, Oak Grove, Hilltop.

The Hunter

78 Willem Dafoe hunts a rare tiger in

the jungles of Tasmania? Sign me the fuck up! Like The Grey, whose trailer insinuated Liam Neeson would spend the movie killing wolves with his bare hands, a one-line synopsis of Daniel Nettheim’s outback thriller suggests a man-versus-wild free-for-all that may or may not end with Dafoe devouring the still-beating heart of his fourlegged foe. It doesn’t quite turn out that way. Indeed, Dafoe plays a mer-

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cenary of indeterminate background named Martin David, hired by a shady biotech company to track down the last remaining thylacine, a large predator thought to have gone extinct in the 1930s. The animal, which looked like a striped jackal and is given a ghostly presence in the film via blackand-white archival footage, has been spotted in a region of Tasmania embroiled in an increasingly tense dispute between local loggers and environmentalists striving to preserve the surrounding wilderness. Arriving in town under the guise of observing Tasmanian devils, David is immediately targeted as a carpetbagging “greenie,” a perception made worse as he grows close to his eco-activist host family. Instead of depicting a crazed descent into primal madness, The Hunter winds up the story of regained humanity, with Dafoe giving a largely internalized performance, played through his eyes and the deep trenches carved into his skin. And while the climax never escalates into a blood orgy, it nevertheless achieves a stirring, quiet poignancy. Living Room Theaters.

fact that feelings are happening. After returning home from his third tour of Iraq, Marine Logan (Zac Efron, yes, as a Marine) doesn’t get PTSD counseling: He walks from Colorado to Louisiana to track down the woman pictured in the lucky photo he found in a pile of war-strewn rubble. Because he’s hurting and confused. Get it? His standoffish mystery blonde, Beth (Taylor Schilling), turns out to run a dog kennel and wear nothing but sundresses and rubber boots. She doesn’t just cry, she tears at rosebushes and smashes pottery. Because she’s grieving. Get it? Tiny moments of natural humor and sweetness bloom amid the rote drama before a truly asinine ending wraps everything up with the biggest, dumbest bow imaginable. But mostly it’s just Efron using his newly gained 20 pounds of muscle to play Alpo beefcake, whispering cheeseball lines like, “You should be kissed

every day, every hour, every minute.” Because that’s what sells movie tickets. Get it?. PG-13. KELLY CLARKE. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Lake Twin, Oak Grove, Hilltop.

Marley

75 Of all the martyr figures in 20th-

century pop music, death did Bob Marley the greatest disservice. Three decades after his passing, the prevailing image of Jamaica’s favorite son is not of a brilliant, culturally transcendent songwriter. Thanks to the ganja-puffing frat boys and trust-fund hippies who co-opted his iconography, when most people think of Bob Marley these days, it’s as the patron saint of collegiate potheads. Clocking in at nearly 2 1/2 hours, Kevin Macdonald’s Marley is a hefty rebuke against such marginalization. It is by no means the first thorough examination of Marley’s life, and hardcore fans won’t find

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Jeff, Who Lives at Home

77 The title tells you a lot about what

sort of movie this might be: downtrodden, acerbic, commuting between office parks and Mom’s basement. And for the first 45 minutes, it confirms those suspicions in spades. Then the movie makes an unlikely pirouette, and becomes something bewitching and lovely. Are directors Mark and Jay Duplass suggesting, after all this grungy stasis, that some kind of change is possible? They are, and the movie walks boldly through that door. R. AARON MESH. Fox Tower.

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

80 Nothing moves quickly in the

world of Jiro Ono. Considered by many to be the best sushi chef in the world, Jiro has been practicing his art for 75 years. At age 85, he still works every day, tirelessly and meticulously, in his tiny 10-seat restaurant in a Tokyo subway station. Jiro’s customers book months in advance and pay upward of $350 for his set 20-piece sushi meals; each item—a morsel of rice, a sliver of fish—is constructed tenderly with a few swift hand movements and a brush of soy sauce. Many admit to being scared to eat under his unwaveringly stern gaze. “I feel ecstatic all day,” he says, without breaking a smile. Like the sushi master himself, the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi moves a bit ponderously and occasionally repetitively. But as Jiro would be the first to tell you, patience and perseverance will pay off in the end. PG. RUTH BROWN. Hollywood Theatre, Living Room Theaters.

John Carter 3D

85 John Carter has tectonic flaws, but

it’s fearless and exhilaratingly outlandish, the first hint that the CGI era can do something radically different than add bigger bubbles to soap operas. PG-13. AARON MESH. Indoor Twin, Lloyd Mall.

The Kid With a Bike

74 Another slice of lower-class life

from Belgium’s Dardenne brothers, The Kid with a Bike focuses on Cyril (Thomas Doret), an 11-year-old whose future abandonment issues we witness being seared into him. International cineastes already know of the Dardennes’ warm, realist touch, but the revelation here is Doret. He plays Cyril as a bomb not waiting to explode but silently begging to be defused. MATTHEW SINGER. Living Room Theaters.

Lockout

It’s Taken in space! Are throat chops effective in zero gravity? Not screened for critics. PG-13. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Oak Grove.

The Lucky One

52 Romance novel czar Nicholas Sparks’ film adaptations aren’t terrible; they’re just usually scripted and shot for people with bad emotional eyesight. Every plot point is over-emphasized and backlit with the hazy gleam of autumn sunlight to alert you to the

LLOYD DOBLER, VAMPIRE HUNTER: John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe.

THE RAVEN I gave her my heart, she gave me a pendulum.

The most interesting thing about history is always the “what if.” What if, for example, Edgar Allan Poe were actually a dashingly romantic, goateed action hero shaped like John Cusack, who gallantly rode gun-toting on horseback to save the woman he loved (Alice Eve) from a diabolical genius? (Never mind, of course, that the actual Poe was sickly, drunk and possessed of a head that weighed more than the rest of his body, and that he married his own 13-year-old cousin.) The Raven—similar to director James McTeigue’s previous film, V for Vendetta—is a sort of wish-fulfillment fantasy for gothic-minded 12-year-olds, a Victorian Never-Never Land for the lonely and “misunderstood” in which murders based on Poe’s poems can be solved only by the lovelorn genius himself. There are costume balls with gilt masks and cloaks, death riding horseback, urgent tours through catacombs and a seemingly endless parade of improbable deaths. Really, the film should be crimson candy for Edgar Allan Poe’s natural fan base of boys who wear lipstick and girls who part their ink-black hair relentlessly in the middle. But it isn’t. In part, this is because the film hedges its bets into a bland, ploddingly humorless stew that refuses to be funny even by accident until the film’s genuinely rib-busting final shot. Poe could have been interesting or at least striking as an unconventional hero, but in the personage of Cusack he is merely doe-eyed and stilted. Cusack’s lack of likeness to Edgar Allan in either character or physicality must have been sensed by the director, and so he has Cusack’s Poe drunkenly running through a bar quoting his own poetry. “A drink to any man who can complete the following line: ‘Quoth the Raven….’” A Frenchman, of course, is the one to comply; it is an in-joke about Poe’s transatlantic popularity that would have potentially been funnier if it had not been stepped on by Poe himself in his next line. It’s almost petty, in this situation, to get upset with the wild implausibilities of the murders and motives, the shoddy police work and the gaping plot holes. But a movie that reminds us constantly of its hero’s genius should at some point convince us that human intelligence is a real thing, not merely an irritating and pretentious affectation. As it is, the film’s only homage to Poe is that it is, indeed, dreary. MATTHEW KORFHAGE.

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much more here than in any of the numerous other books and films about him. As a one-stop doc for the fledgling reggae fiend, however, Macdonald has made a precious resource. He presents Marley’s biography linearly and without much cinematic flash. The movie doesn’t need it, not with talking heads as entertaining as former Wailer Bunny Livingston and legendary freakazoid Lee “Scratch” Perry, and the archival live footage is electrifying enough to power the film on its own. In terms of illuminating the closely guarded person behind the exalted myth, that’s where Marley falls short. Even after two-plus hours, Marley emerges as a man as unknowable in life as he is 30 years after his death, but maybe that’s as accurate a portrait as anyone can hope to paint. MATTHEW SINGER. Hollywood Theatre, Living Room Theaters.

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Mirror Mirror

27 Another in a tedious line of recent fairytale adaptations, Mirror Mirror is a picture-book retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves with impressive costumes and scenery and little else. By the time the credits roll (accompanied by an inexplicable Bollywood-style music video), you’ll wish someone had offered you some poisoned fruit. PG. PENELOPE BASS. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Oak Grove, Hilltop.

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[THREE NIGHTS ONLY, REVIVAL] Khaaaaaaaaaaan! Sorry, had to. 7 and 9:30 pm Friday-Saturday, April 27-28; 3 pm Sunday, April 29. 5th Avenue Cinema. A short talk by historian Lisa Donnelly precedes the 7 pm Friday screening.

Murder Capital of the World

[ONE WEEK ONLY] A documentary on the Mexican drug war, directed by former Portland sportscaster Charlie Minn. Fox Tower.

Pina 3D

95 Up to now, 3-D in film has been

an enterprise largely extraneous to the character of film itself: moviedom’s version of the 10,000 lovefattened cherubs overwhelming the interior of a baroque church. German auteur Wim Wenders’ Pina—an elegiac documentary about the work of late, iconoclastic choreographer Pina Bausch—is something else altogether, a brokenhearted Billie Holiday to the 3-D form’s usual emptily virtuosic Ella Fitzgerald. Pina is, in fact, the most emotionally affecting film I saw last year. PG. MATTHEW KORFHAGE. Living Room Theaters.

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

76 After detouring into conventional

CGI with last year’s Arthur Christmas, Aardman Studios—home to Wallace and Gromit and 2000’s Chicken Run—returns to the vibrant claymation and madcap humor of founder and director Peter Lord. With The Pirates!, Lord leaves the English countryside for a romp on the high seas, but he maintains his distinctly British sense of silliness. Following a not-so-fearsome pirate captain named the Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant, whose droll comedic timing is long underrated) on his quest to win the top prize at the Pirate of the Year Awards, the film fully earns its title’s exclamation point with whiz-bang action sequences to rival Spielberg’s similarly globetrotting Adventures of Tintin, the most fun involving a runaway bathtub, an Easter Island statue and a monkey in disguise. The jokes and visual gags, deployed at the expense of swashbuckling clichés (and Charles Darwin), fly by at an equally breakneck pace, with even more lurking in the background. Speaking of, stick around for the end credits, if only to see how the filmmakers refer to the Captain’s unnamed crew. Try to figure out which one is “the Surprisingly Curvaceous Pirate.” PG. MATTHEW SINGER. Cedar Hills, Clackamas,

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[ONE NIGHT ONLY] Tommy Wiseau’s transcendentally awful cult flick returns. Cinema 21. 10:55 pm Friday, April 27.

Safe

Jason Statham blows some shit up, probably. Not screened for critics, because only pussies critique the Stath, bro. R. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Pioneer Place, City Center, Division, Hilltop, Sherwood, Tigard.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

37 What an extravagantly unnatural project this is! Not the billionaire sheik building a series of dams in the desert of the Arabian Peninsula to create a salmon run that might stimulate ecological and economic growth. That’s the part of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen that makes the most sense. No, what’s really unsupportable is how Lasse Hallstrom’s movie tries to blend political satire with globe-hopping adventure, and cosmopolitan relationships with soft spiritualism. That’s how we wind up with a romantic comedy in which the sophisticated banter is paused so Ewan McGregor can save the sheik from an assassination attempt, by using his fishing rod like a bullwhip to knock a gun from a terrorist’s hand. Accordingly, McGregor’s character is named “Dr. Jones.” PG-13. AARON MESH. Fox Tower, City Center.

Salmon Poet

70 [ONE NIGHT ONLY, DIRECTOR ATTENDING] Iconic Northwest poet Walt Curtis barrels, brays, screams, gnashes and slobbers his way through this broad but compelling meditation on the ecological and cosmologic significance of the salmon. Riffing on an unpublished collection of his poems entitled Salmon Poet Gospel, Curtis shouts neo-transcendentalist incantations and anti-capitalist tirades in a hoarse, all-purpose Beat howl, 53 years after Allen Ginsberg delivered his. You can’t help but wonder whether he is the bitter end of a dying (or already dead) breed. Offsetting his Sturm und Drang is filmmaker Sabrina Guitart’s own poetry, which she recites in lilting Castilian. Her misty cinematography of the Columbia River Gorge conjures idylls of Earth-Mother gentility reminiscent of Pocahontas’ rapturous pastorales in Terrence Malick’s 2005 film The New World. Stepping into the frame, the director

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treads barefoot over smooth stones; her body sluices through a creek; she hikes through a hushed frostscape that is among the film’s most ecstatic sequences. Positing herself as an embodiment of nature, she lets Curtis rail against humankind’s injustices against her. Somewhere between Curtis’ indignant histrionics and Guitart’s balming lyricism lies a truth that Salmon Poet’s dialectic tennis match only hints at, albeit hauntingly. RICHARD SPEER. Alberta Rose Theater. 7 pm Thursday, April 26. The film will be preceded by poetry from Curtis and music from Dylan Lee Johnson, Shoehorn and Dusty Santamaria.

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74 An enjoyably droll little satire

about a retired Charlie Brown surrounded by football-pulling Lucys, when all he wants is his fair share of Berlusconi’s Age of Bunga Bunga. Director and lead actor Gianni Di Gregorio—who also did the besieged Roman everyman routine in Mid-August Lunch—plays the abashed old goat, whose efforts to score a little strange on the piazza are undermined by his hesitancy, his mother (Valeria De Franciscis, same as in Mid-August Lunch) and his fondness for white wine. It is essentially a sophisticated Italian version of The 40-Year-Old Virgin. AARON MESH. Living Room Theaters.

Think Like a Man

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Titanic 3D

It turns out the heart does go on. PG-13. AARON MESH. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport.

Wrath of the Titans

42 The indifferent plot—Grandpapa was a volcanic stone— is recouped by some evocative imagery. But the movie gets its only human life from Bill Nighy, who sports a Babylonian soothsay-

er’s beard and mutters half-heard mermaid-seduction techniques. He’s killed off pretty quick. PG13. AARON MESH. Cedar Hills, Clackamas, Eastport, Hilltop.

Yeti Bootleg: Musical Delicacies from Appalachia

[ONE NIGHT ONLY] Obscure footage of obscure musicians from the American Southeast, including folk songwriter Hazel Dickens, singer-moonshiner Hamper McBee, and rockabilly lunatic Hasil Adkins. Hollywood Theatre. 7:30 pm Monday, April 30.

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Fake It So Real 80 At a time when it’s become perfectly acceptable for an adult to get a tattoo of a Stormtrooper, the last true outcast culture left in America just might be professional wrestling. The Geek Renaissance never extended to the grapplers filling arenas and pulling in six figures with WWE, let alone those profiled in the documentary Fake It So Real, literal weekend warriors destroying their bodies in muggy gymnasiums for, in the words of one veteran, “20 bucks, a hot dog and a pat on the ass.” In popular consciousness, wrestling remains the realm of backwoods rubes cheering on steroidal soap-opera actors feigning pain as they bash each other with folding chairs. If his film doesn’t change that perception, at least director Robert Greene allows the performers to speak for themselves. Following a scruffy group of dedicated semi-pros—most of whom have the physique of a gas-station attendant—in the week leading up to their “big” show at a rented VFW hall in rural Lincolnton, N.C., Greene comes away with an oddly inspiring, nonjudgmental portrait of social misfits whose passion for their chosen creative outlet is every bit as valid as that of the do-it-yourself musician or local theater troupe. “I think wrestling is the great American art form,” says a bearlike, weapons-obsessed brute by the name of Pitt. Maybe that’s a stretch, but are you really going to argue with a guy who keeps a machete next to his bed? MATTHEW SINGER. Hollywood Theatre. 7:30 pm Friday, April 27.

It Came from Detroit 62 A hardscrabble, blue-collar town like Detroit probably hates being compared to the place “where young people go to retire,” but the circumstances that allowed its contemporarymusic scene to boom will sound awfully familiar to Portlanders: no jobs, cheap rent, plenty of basements. Flashing past the glory days of Hitsville USA, James Petix’s high-energy doc on Motor City garage rock begins in the late ’80s with the Gories, a hyperprimitive three-piece that reanimated Motown as a barely-intune punk zombie, and runs through the meteoric success of the White Stripes (whose voices, crucially, are missing here) in the early 2000s. In between, Petix clicks into shuffle mode, cycling through thumbnail profiles of practically every band in the city that ever drew a crowd. The film then becomes a blur of loud guitars, shouty singers and squealing Farfisa organs, and standout groups like the Dirtbombs end up sadly buried in the mix. MATTHEW SINGER. Hollywood Theatre. 9:30 pm Friday, April 27. 50

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M E T R O - G O L D W Y N - M AY E R

BREWVIEWS

“RACHEL WEISZ IS INCANDESCENT.”

Tue-Wed 12:15, 02:40, 05:00, 07:25, 09:45 THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:35, 04:30, 07:15, 09:50 DELICACY Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 02:35, 07:45 BLUE LIKE JAZZ Fri-SatSun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:20, 02:55, 05:20, 07:50, 10:05

- A.O. Scott,

GRADE A: “EXQUISITE, NUANCED, ROMANTIC.”

- Lisa Schwarzbaum,

NW Film Center’s Whitsell Auditorium

“★★★★★”

1219 SW Park Ave., 503-221-1156 SALLAH SHABATI Fri 08:30 NO FILMS SHOWING TODAY Sat-Tue NICKY’S FAMILY Sun 04:30 REMEMBRANCE Sun 07:00 THE RESCUERS Mon 07:00 GREAT NORTHWEST Wed 07:00

- Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE A FILM BY

TERENCE DAVIES

Pioneer Place Stadium 6

WAR MACHINE: Earlier this year, the George Lucas-produced Red Tails tried (and failed) to tell the inspiring story of the Tuskegee Airmen by resurrecting the corny, flag-waving 1940s war picture—the exact kind of movie Robert Aldrich’s The Dirty Dozen blew to bits 45 years ago. Up until then, the popular cinematic image of American soldiers in World War II was almost universally that of well-scrubbed, upstanding young men fighting the good fight. The soldiers in Aldrich’s film are also fighting the good fight, they just happen to be convicted murderers, psychotics, sexual predators and Charles Bronson, the idea being, well, at least they’re not Nazis. What better blaze of glory to send this year’s Beer and Movie fest out with than that of the Inglourious Basterds of the late ’60s? MATTHEW SINGER. Showing at: Laurelhurst, presented by Beer and Movie fest. Best paired with: Mt. Hood Oatmeal Stout. Also showing: Casa de Mi Padre (Laurelhurst). Kennedy School Theater

807 Lloyd Center 10 and IMAX

1510 NE Multnomah Blvd., 800-326-3264 SAFE Fri-Sat-Sun-MonTue-Wed 12:20, 02:40, 05:05, 07:30, 10:10 THE HUNGER GAMES FriSat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 10:25 THE CABIN IN THE WOODS Fri-Sat-Sun-MonTue-Wed 12:05, 02:25, 04:55, 07:25, 09:50 THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS 3D Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-TueWed 12:05, 02:30, 04:50, 07:10, 09:30 THE RAVEN Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:00, 02:35, 05:10, 07:45, 10:20 THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 12:40, 03:00, 05:20, 07:40 TITANIC 3D Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue 12:10, 04:20, 08:30 THE LUCKY ONE Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-TueWed 12:55, 03:50, 06:55, 09:40 THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT Fri-SatSun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:50, 03:55, 07:00, 10:05 THE HUNGER GAMES: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 12:25, 03:35, 06:45, 09:55 CHIMPANZEE Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:35, 02:50, 05:00, 07:15, 09:25

Regal Lloyd Mall 8 Cinema

2320 Lloyd Center Mall, 800-326-3264 DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX 3D Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-TueWed 12:20, 03:20 JOHN CARTER 3D Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 06:00, 09:05 21 JUMP STREET Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:05, 03:00, 06:10, 08:45 MIRROR MIRROR Fri-SatSun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:10, 03:10, 06:15, 08:50 THE HUNGER GAMES Fri-SatSun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:00, 03:05, 06:05, 09:10 THE THREE STOOGES FriSat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:15, 03:30, 06:35, 09:00 THINK LIKE A MAN FriSat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 11:55, 12:30, 02:55, 03:25, 06:00, 06:25, 08:55, 09:15

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616 NW 21st Ave., 503-2234515 THE DEEP BLUE SEA FriSat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 04:40, 07:00, 09:00 THE ROOM Fri 10:55 THE HEALTHCARE MOVIE Sun 04:00

Clinton Street Theater

2522 SE Clinton St., 503238-8899 CALIFORNIA, 90420 FriSat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 07:00, 09:00 BIKE SMUT Tue 09:00

Laurelhurst Theatre

2735 E Burnside St., 503232-5511 THE IRON LADY FriSat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 07:00 CHRONICLE FriSat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 09:30 WANDERLUST Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 06:50 THE DIRTY DOZEN Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 09:00 TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 07:15 CASA DE MI PADRE Fri-SatSun-Mon-Tue-Wed 09:50 THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 09:15 A SEPARATION Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 06:30

Mission Theater & Pub 1624 NW Glisan St., 503249-7474 THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 06:00 IN DARKNESS Fri-Sun-MonTue-Wed 08:00 PROJECT X Sun 02:30

CineMagic Theatre

2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 503-231-7919 THE HUNGER GAMES FriSat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 05:30, 08:25

5736 NE 33rd Ave., 503-249-7474 WANDERLUST Fri-SatSun-Wed 07:35 CASA DE MI PADRE Fri-Sat-SunWed 09:45 THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Wed 05:30 JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND SatSun 12:30

Fifth Avenue Cinemas

510 SW Hall St., 503-7253551 MONGOL Fri-Sat-Sun 03:00

Hollywood Theatre

4122 NE Sandy Blvd., 503-281-4215 MARLEY Fri-Sat-Sun-MonTue-Wed 07:10, 09:40 GOON Fri-Tue 07:15, 09:45 THE ARTIST Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 07:20 FAKE IT SO REAL Fri 07:30 IT CAME FROM DETROIT Fri 09:30 JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI Sat-Sun 04:30, 07:15 THIEF OF BAGHDAD Sat 07:30 TRAXX Sat 10:30 RELATION Sat 04:30 MAD MEN Sun 10:00 YETI BOOTLEG: HOWLING LIKE A WOUNDED BEARCAT Mon 07:30

Regal Fox Tower Stadium 10

846 SW Park Ave., 800-326-3264 FOOTNOTE Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 12:05, 05:05, 10:05 FRIENDS WITH KIDS Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:30, 05:10, 09:40 BULLY Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:10, 02:25, 04:35, 07:00, 09:35 CORIOLANUS FriSat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:45, 04:25, 07:05, 09:55 DAMSELS IN DISTRESS Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:25, 02:45, 05:15, 07:40, 09:50 21 JUMP STREET Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-TueWed 12:00, 02:30, 04:55, 07:35, 10:00 JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME Fri-SatSun-Mon-Tue-Wed 02:50, 07:30 MURDER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD Fri-SatSun-Mon-Tue-Wed 12:40, 03:00, 05:25, 07:20, 09:30 SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-

340 SW Morrison St., 800-326-3264 SAFE Fri-Sat-Sun-MonTue-Wed 01:30, 04:30, 07:30, 10:00 THE HUNGER GAMES Fri-Sat-Sun-MonTue-Wed 12:50, 03:55, 07:00, 10:05 THE CABIN IN THE WOODS Fri-SatSun-Mon-Tue-Wed 01:20, 04:20, 07:40, 10:20 THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS 3D Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-TueWed 02:55, 09:25 THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon-TueWed 12:45, 05:05, 07:15 TITANIC 3D Fri-Sat-SunMon-Tue-Wed 03:00, 07:20 THE LUCKY ONE Fri-SatAurelio Sun-Mon-Tue-Wed 01:00, 04:10, 07:10, 09:45

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In the Matter of the Estate of MADELINE DORIS CARRAWAY,

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Deceased. ___________________________________

SUPPORT GROUPS ALANON Sunday Rainbow

Case No. 12 0490496 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ANGELA CARRAWAY has been appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Madeline Doris Carraway, Deceased. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present them with vouchers attached to the Personal Representative in care of her attorney Richard L. Larson at the address listed below, within four months after the date of first publication of this Notice, or the claims may be barred.

Oregon CMA 24 hour Hot-line Number: 503-895-1311. We are here to help you! Information, support, safe & confidential!

5:15 PM meeting. G/L/B/T/Q and friends. Downtown Unitarian Universalist Church on 12th above Taylor. 503-309-2739.

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Free support group meets monthly in NW Portland, First Fridays at 7:30pm. 503-727-2640, info: portlandareahelp@aol.com

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All persons whose rights may be affected by these proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Representative, or her attorney.

Richard L. Larson, OSB #77255 Johnson, Johnson, Larson & Schaller, PC 975 Oak Street, Suite 1050 Eugene, Oregon 97401 Telephone: 541-484-2434 Email: rlarson@jjlslaw.com

OPEN HOUSE

Come see our specially prepared environments for children and meet our current students. Tour our facility and see presentations of Montessori materials at the Assistants to Infancy, Primary and Elementary levels.

McMenamins historic Hotel Oregon in McMinnville, OR is seeking a full-time, hands-on Pub Manager

$2 Off Admission

Saturday April 28, 2012 1:00pm - 4:00pm Montessori Institute Northwest www.montessori-nw.org 503.963.8992

EVENTS CASCADE LOCKS, OR

ANNUAL CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE DAYS April 28 - 29

9am - 5pm

Garage Sale Maps Located at Local Businesses

OPEN STUDIO TOURS 11-5PM

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GARAGE/ESTATE SALES Yard “Estate” Sale Fri/Sat Apr 27th & 28th ONLY 10:00am to 5:00pm

Inner NE Portland near Emanuel Hospital 3735 NE Cleveland Ave (Two blks North of NE Fremont, One block East of Williams Ave). *Tons of Kitchen items, Men’s Clothing, Men’s dress shirts, Men’s Shoes, Canoe, Pots, Pans, Lids, Bake ware, Corning ware, T-shirts, Sweats, Blankets, Art stuff, A plethora of ‘stuff’, Gadgets, Beverage glassware, Light bulbs, Old VHS video recorder, Decorative items, Utensils, Tools, and More...

HEALTH A-FIB? IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE USED PRADAXA and suffered internal bleeding, hemorrhaging, required hospitalization or death between October 2010 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727.

LARGEST PET ADOPTION & SOCIAL EXPO IN THE NW

CLASSICAL PIANO/KEYBOARD $15/Hour Theory Performance. All levels. Portland 503-735-5953 and 503-989-5925.

MISCELLANEOUS 3RD COMMANDMENT BLASPHEMY

You shall NOT take the Name(s) of the Lord Your God in vain! The Lord will not hold him guiltless who mis-uses (abuses) HIS Holy Name(s) (Ex 20:7) chapel@gorge.net

All applicants must have a ﬂexible schedule including weekends and holidays and no summer vacations. Apply online at www.mcmenamins.com or pick up a paper application at any McMenamin location. Mail to 430 N. Killingsworth, Portland OR, 97217 or fax: 503-221-8749. Please no phone calls or emails!! E.O.E.

McMenamins

(UP TO 4 ADULTS)

LESSONS

McMenamins is now hiring part to full time Servers, Line Cooks, Catering Servers, Food Runners, Hosts, and Dishwashers for our Grand Lodge Property in Forest Grove.

Dated and first published: April 25th, 2012.

CLASSES

May 5-6, 2 Portland E Center

May 5 & 6, 2012 Portland Expo Center (off 1-5 exit 306) 10am - 6pm both days

PETS WELCOME Admission: Regular $8, Kids 6-12 $4, Family Pass $20, Children 0-5 & Military FREE

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CASCADE LOCKS, OR ANNUAL CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE DAYS April 28 - 29

9am - 5pm

Garage Sale Maps Can be Found at Local Businesses

OPEN STUDIO TOURS 11-5PM

Lorang Fine Art & Soderberg Studios FAST CAKE BREAK N A P ’S N E M E FIR m - 3p April 28 7am

Micro Chip ID & Rabies Shot Clinic

9-Noon

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to run and oversee the operations of the restaurant. Previous high volume customer service and salaried management experience is required. Applicants must also have a ﬂexible schedule including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Please mail resume and cover letter to Attn: HR, 430 N. Killingsworth, Portland, OR 97217 or fax it to 503-221-8749. Or you can apply on-line 24/7 by visiting our website www. mcmenamins.com. Please no phone calls or emails to individual locations!! E.O.E.

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at McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse in Hillsboro. Previous high volume experience preferred. Must have ﬂexible schedule, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. Pick up an application at any McMenamins and mail to Attn: HR, 430 N. Killingsworth, Portland, OR 97217 or fax 503-2218749 or apply online at www.mcmenamins.com. Please, no phone calls or emails! E.O.E.

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56 Ohio’s Great Lake 57 Actor Crawford of “Gossip Girl” 58 Defensive spray 59 Jazz great Horne 60 HBO founder Charles 61 Feels under the weather 62 “Dianetics” author ___ Hubbard 63 Fork over 64 Slot machine fruit Down 1 Poker variety 2 Scent of a tree on a rearview mirror 3 Superior athletes 4 Pillows on a plate

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Across 1 Practice in the ring 5 Country between Canada and Mexico, cheesily 10 Off-road rides 14 “A Shot at Love” reality star ___ Tequila 15 Lose one’s cool 16 Salad ingredient that stains 17 Home of the Runnin’ Rebels 18 It may be stuffed in a jar 19 Actress Sofer 20 “Come run the rapids at this specially assigned locale!” 23 Overly 24 Words following “doe” in song lyrics 25 It may be amassed

5 “___ my word” 6 Room in a Spanish house 7 “Put a bird ___” (“Portlandia” catchphrase) 8 “Take ___” (Dave Brubeck classic) 9 Scored 100% on 10 Shorten into one volume, maybe 11 The idiot box 12 Wood cover 13 Ringo and Bart 21 Seek out 22 Went off 25 Bathrooms, poshly 26 Continent on the Atl. 27 Subject for the Mark Twain Prize 28 Type of marble 29 Sotto ___ 30 Wear away gradually 32 Be bratty 35 Fail to appear in court, maybe 36 Ball prop 37 Georgia, once: abbr. 38 ___ Times (UK mag taglined “The World of Strange Phenomena”) 39 Frequent early “Hollywood Squares” panelist Lee 40 “___ we forget” 41 Local layout 42 “Darn it,” a little more strongly 43 Phobic sort 44 Place to place bets 49 Calculator displays 50 “Just ___, skip...” 51 Area between hills 52 “___ Has Cheezburger?” 53 Cell phone button 54 Gp. concerned with rights 55 Southern response

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