Arts & Culture
It’s that time of year again.
The 69th annual Golden Globe Awards, to be hosted by Ricky Gervais Sunday, Jan. 15, will help ring in the New Year. Unlike the Oscars or the Emmys, the Globes bring together TV personalities and movie stars alike in a celebration of media entertainment. The nominations were announced Dec. 15.
In a theater auditorium of approximately 170 seats, I was one of four audience members at a 6:40 p.m. showing of My Week with Marilyn. This has less to do with the quality of the film than with its artistry and the miniscule amount of ad time it received on television and in cinemas.
Let it be known, however, that with this film director Simon Curtis delivers the best work of his career—primarily composed of TV movies and mini-series—and blends just the right amount of humor and heart. The film is based on a piece of nonfiction of the same name, and the entire production emanates a sense of class.
Robin Corbo, a Portland State Master of Fine Arts graduate, is known around Portland for her public murals, which grace the exteriors of many buildings around the city, from North Portland’s Mississippi Records to the recently completed mural in Southeast for Bark, a group that advocates for the protection of the Mt. Hood National Forest. Her exhibition One Million Brush Strokes: The Scholarship of Making Murals, opening at PSU’s Autzen Gallery Nov. 28, is her MFA graduation thesis.
“The idea of the exhibition is to showcase the process of making murals,” Corbo said.
Three Portland State choirs will sing songs of snow in the Winter’s Voice concert, to be held Friday, Dec. 2, at the First Congregational Church
The PSU Chamber Choir, Man Choir and Women’s Choir (a.k.a. Vox Femina) will perform pieces from Bach, Debussy and other composers, all themed to greet the changing season.
Any avid follower of geopolitical events has likely asked the question: What does the future hold for Egypt?
“No one knows, and this is what I will try to address, even though it may sound like I’m reading a crystal ball,” said Nohad A. Toulan, Dean Emeritus of Portland State’s College of Urban and Public Affairs.
We’ve all been in that awkward position. All of sudden, your friends are relying on you to not only throw a last-minute holiday party but to entertain them as well.
Luckily, throwing said last-minute party is not as daunting as it seems. You only need a few key elements: atmosphere, food, drinks and games. Best of all, these things can fit into a box.
The holidays are a special time of year when we let ourselves gluttonously indulge in deliciousness. But while we pig out on decadent and sinful dishes for dinner, let us not forget even breakfast deserves some holiday cheer.
This recipe for pumpkin pancakes covered with a smooth sweet cream topping is heavenly and warm enough to melt the heart of any Jack Frost. These gooey and luscious pancakes perfectly incorporate all of your favorite holiday flavors.
Since 2007, the Northwest Film Center has given American audiences an annual taste of the latest Japanese films by way of its Japanese Currents series.
This year, the series is sponsored by the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, Sapporo U.S.A. and the Japan America Society of Oregon. Attendees of the special benefit screening will have the opportunity to contribute to the Japan Earthquake Relief Fund.
For the very first time, the Portland State Institute for Asian Studies has teamed up with volunteers associated with the Lan Su Chinese Garden to hold a once-monthly garden program on the university campus, called First Saturday East Asian Program Series.
This year’s program series, titled “Windows into Beauty and Meaning,” is open to both students and the Portland community. It features lectures on Chinese gardens, architecture, art and the historical culture of China and East Asia and showcases their connections with the Pacific Northwest, according to press material.
Art, music and food are brought together in MFA candidate Lexa Walsh’s Meal Ticket exhibition, which will be on display from Nov. 28 through Dec. 9 in Portland State’s AB Lobby Gallery.
“I use music and food in my practice as my way to get people together, to celebrate communities and build relationships, to start conversations and create identities,” Walsh said.
Meal Ticket is two things.
Hundreds gathered Tuesday, Nov. 22, in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom to celebrate Japanese art, food, music, dance and good old-fashioned fellowship at Portland State’s annual Japan Night.
The event was planned and facilitated by the Japanese Student Society, whose key members kicked off the night by iterating the theme of the night and the society’s goals.