Thursday, May 1
Michael T. Hensley, Doug Kaigler
Mark Woolley Gallery
120 N.W. Ninth, Ste. 210
503-224-5475
Through May 31
6 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.markwoolley.com
Hensley, who just happened to graduate from PSU, will be showing his paintings on wood in his exhibit “Excavations.” Kaigler will show mixed-media sculpture.
“A Three Way on May Day”
Medusa Tattoo & Gallery
420 S.W. Washington, Ste.201
503-228-1008
Through May 31
7 p.m.
FREE
All ages
Featuring the works of Carl Annala, Marne Lucas and Susanne Shifflett, this section of First Thursday is refreshingly somewhere besides N.W., and the art shows its separation from the painfully hip Pearl.
“Mum,” “A Single Journey”
Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center
5340 N. Interstate
503-823-2072
Through May 31
5 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.ifcc-arts.org
Ellen George and MalPina Chan’s exhibits help celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month at IFCC with sculptures and monoprints.
Michael Dailey, Margot Voorhies Thompson
Laura Russo Gallery
805 N.W. 21st
503-226-2754
Through May 31
5 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.laurarusso.com
Dailey’s recent works consist of abstract paintings in warm colors, while Thompson’s “Inscription” collection is a bit bolder.
Friday, May 2
“Don Giovanni”
PSU
Lincoln Performance Hall
503-725-3011
Through May 10
7:30 p.m.
$10 student
$18 general ad.
All ages
www.fpa.pdx.edu
Mozart’s “deadly serious comedy” is sure to please. Performed by PSU’s own Opera Theater, this retelling of Don Juan will make you think that your boyfriend isn’t so bad after all.
“All-Night Vigil”
St. Mary’s Cathedral
N.W. 18th & Couch
503-236-8202
8 p.m.
$15 student
$18 general ad.
All ages
www.cappellaromana.org
Put on by the Cappella Romana singers, Tchaikovsky’s “Vigil” is full of ancient chants in Church Slavonic. I wonder if they offer that in the foreign language department?
Johnny Marr & The Healers, Paloalto
Berbati’s PAN
231 S.W. Ankeny
503-248-4579
8:30 p.m.
$20 general ad.
21+
www.berbati.citysearch.com
Marr once donated his guitar to Noel Gallagher so he could start the band Oasis. Now it’s time for you to decide if that makes or breaks him. Up to you.
“Spirits of the Ordinary”
Milagro Miracle Theatre
425 S.E. Sixth
503-236-7253
Through May 31
8 p.m.
$17 general ad.
All ages
www.milagro.org
“Spirits” is set in Mexico in the late 1800s, mixing many cultures. From Colonial Mexican to Southwest American to Jewish, this play will give you some history to learn.
Saturday, May 3
Mr. Lif, Sleep and Norman of Oldominion, Quivah
B Complex
320 S.E. Second
503-235-4424
8 p.m.
$10 general ad.
All ages
www.bherenow.net
We all need a little hip-hop in our lives, and Mr. Lif’s here to give it to us. Enjoy.
“Fat Girl Speaks”
Hollywood Theatre
4122 N.E. Sandy
503-281-4215
4-10 p.m.
$3-$6 general ad.
www.fatgirlspeaks.comThis is “a celebration of size, self and sexuality,” and includes a conference, workshops, fashion show, music and performance art. There is even a Fat Girl kissing booth!
“From Sea to Sea”
Community Music Center
3350 S.E. Francis
503-772-0772
8 p.m.
$8 student
$12 general ad.
All ages
www.creativemusicguild.org
The Satori Men’s Chorus will sing all about the lure and love of the sea. It’ll make you wonder if they’ll ever build a MAX line to the coast.
Polynesian Lu’au
PSU
Peter Stott Center
503-358-0684
5:30 p.m.
$15 general ad.
All ages
Put on by the Pacific Islanders Club, this Lu’au will partially benefit the Harriet Tubman Middle School. Put on your leis and grass skirts, and head on over.
Sunday, May 4
All-American Rejects, Wakefield, At The Park
B Complex
320 S.E. Second
503-235-4424
7 p.m.
$10 general ad.
All ages
www.bherenow.net
The Rejects are just trying to make good, radio-playable music. They seem to have pulled it off. Try them out.
Monday, May 5
Elliot, Mai, Thirty3, theCinema
The Meow Meow
527 S.E. Pine
503-230-2111
8 p.m.
$8 general ad.
All ages
www.thrasherpresents.com
Go see Elliot. Get rowdy with the band. Get sweaty. Go home.
Go Kart Go
Satyricon
125 S.W. Sixth
503-243-2380
10 p.m.
Cover
21+
www.clubsatyricon.com
Go Kart Go might signal the continuation of the revolution of bands against originality. Then again, maybe not. But that’s only if you’re lucky.
John Hiatt
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd
503-248-0163
1 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
Promoting new release Beneath This Gruff Exterior, Hiatt will be at MM in his only Oregon performance. Get him while he’s good.
Bad Religion, The Casualties
Roseland Theater
8 N.W. Sixth
503-224-2038
8 p.m.
$20 general ad.
All Ages
www.doubletee.com
Bad Religion started in about 1980 and has been going strong ever since. Ever heard of Epitaph Records? Guess who started it? Oh, yeah, Bad Religion.
Tuesday, May 6
“An Evening of Music”
St. Mary’s Academy Auditorium
1615 S.W. Fifth
7:30 p.m.
$3 student
$5 general ad.
All ages
This benefit concert will feature Julianne R. Johnson, vocalist, and Michel Allen Harrison on piano. It’s all gospel, baby.
Ipecac Geek Tour
Roseland Theater
8 N.W. Sixth
503-224-2038
8 p.m.
$16.50 general ad.
All ages
www.doubletee.com
Tomahawk headlines, with The Melvins and Skeleton Key in tow. Tomahawk’s new CD, Mit Gas, was produced by John Baressi, who had a hand in albums by Led Zepplin and Queens of the Stone Age. Nice.
“Some Like It Hot”
Keller Auditorium
S.W. Third and Clay
503-248-4335
Through May 11
7:30 p.m.
$23-$63 general ad.
All ages
www.pcpa.com
Sounds like Mr. Tony Curtis might like it hot, because he’ll be in Portland to perform in this musical. Wow. That’s a way better celebrity visit than Benicio Del Toro.
Wednesday, May 7
13th Annual Tribute to Mississippi John Hurt
Melody Ballroom
615 S.E. Alder
503-231-8943
7 p.m.
Cover
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
Nicknamed the Father of Happy Blues, famous bluesman Hurt is certainly worthy of this annual tribute.
-J. Nikole Degan