Arts & Culture
As premises go, “Two wobbly drunks holler obscenities, choke each other out and smash glasses” sounds like sweeps season on Basketball Wives. But when said premise features dialogue from Edward Albee, direction from Mike Nichols and knockout performances from Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, it garners five Academy Awards and secures a spot on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest Films of All Time.
Portland artist Bailey Winters is showcasing his work of the past and present in a solo show at PSU’s Littman Gallery titled Bailey Winters: New and Old Work. The exhibition will be on view through Wednesday, Feb. 22, and the artist’s reception will take place Thursday.
Portland’s Northwest Film Center begins its 35th annual Portland International Film Festival Thursday. The festival, which will screen 140 films from 36 countries, will have something for everyone and present a wide selection of genres.
“Imagine the scene in Jaws when the fin of the shark comes out of the water toward the boat with no music,” said Edmund Stone, explaining the importance of the film score to the film industry and to classical music generally. Stone hosts a program about film music called The Score on All Classical KQAC 89.9 FM. “You would still have the same scene, but you wouldn’t have the same element of fear. It wouldn’t be the same film.”
You wonder what runs through the mind of an artist who draws a Fred the Frog figurine on a cross with a pitcher of beer in its hand and an egg in its armpit. This is one of the many sights to behold when you visit the Martin Kippenberger exhibition at the Portland Art Museum.
Mel Blanc is known to the initiated as an impossibly influential figure in the entertainment industry, having provided voices for almost every Looney Tunes character ever created. Would you guess he could be a jumping-off point for a lecture on Portland’s middle class?
The PSU Department of Music’s Performance Attendance Recital Series continues this Thursday with the Ben Darwish Trio. This Portland-based progressive jazz trio has been performing together since 2005.
Challenge your pallet to a feat of strength! This spicy peanut chicken and broccoli recipe has just enough kick to really tingle your tongue. It’s a quick fix for dinner that has a delicious balance of tang and sweetness. And few ingredients are required to get this tasty Thai recipe cooking.
“I think opera is an important and challenging art form,” said Seth Hoff, assistant director at the Portland Opera. “I think that any opportunity to experience a new art form is a good thing.”
Tomorrow night, the Portland Opera will premiere the classic Giacomo Puccini opera Madame Butterfly at the Keller Auditorium.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a work of art is worth a thousand stories.
Tomorrow, the PSU Indigenous Studies Department and the Earth and Spirit Council will present Lillian Pitt as part of their Indigenous Speakers series. Titled “The natural way: indigenous voices with Lillian Pitt,” the event will showcase Pitt’s artwork and give her an opportunity to share stories from her life. It will be held at the Native American Student and Community Center.
Shirin Neshat’s 2009 Iranian film, Women Without Men, will be screened on campus next week as part of the Middle East Studies Center’s Iranian Women Film Series. Afterward, the center will host a reception and discussion with Shahrnush Parsipur, author of the novel on which the film is based.