Bridgetown Fashion Revue Rag Trade NW
3/25/11 •
Acting Locally to Inspire Globally! Bridgetown Revue was formed with a desire to connect dancers, designers, musicians, and other artisans throughout the NW, expanding beyond their amazing yet comfortable communities to push the boundaries of their work and expose each other to an even greater community.
Dan Bern, Ari Hest
3/26/11 •
Dan Bern is best known for his prolific songwriting and electric live persona. He has released a dozen albums while spending well over a decade performing everywhere from coffee shops to Carnegie Hall. Since releasing his first album in 1997, Bern has built a strong underground following based on prodigious touring and output of songs in all forms. Since 2007, Bern has focused much of his talent and sharp wit on writing songs for movies and other projects he composed over a dozen songs for the Jake Kasdan/Judd Apatow spoof-biopicWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and wrote the title song for Jonathan Demme’s documentary, Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains. Bern also composed songs that will be included in the Judd Apatow film Get Him to the Greek, starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, due out this June. He has also contributed original songs for the off-Broadway production Family Week, directed by Jonathan Demme, including a duet with Emmylou Harris.
Smoking Popes, And I Was Like, What?, Lee Corey Oswald
3/28/11 •
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED TO BRANX at ROTTURE 320 SE 2nd Ave. The show is now 21 +.
An Evening En Francais with De Temps Antan and Padam Padam
3/30/11 •
Since 2003, Éric Beaudry, André Brunet and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing time-honoured melodies from the stomping grounds of Quebec’s musical past. Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, our three virtuosos blend boundless energy with the unmistakable joie de vivre found only in traditional Quebec music. In fact, the only thing missing from this magnificent musical blend is you! So come enjoy an evening unlike any other with De Temps Antan.
Portland’s Padam Padam opens
The Old Town Bohemian Cabaret presents: Shanghai Spectacular!
3/31/11 •
Ushering in a new era of sophistication and charm, The Old Town Bohemian Cabaret is taking Portland by storm.
Get carried away by our Shanghai Spectacular Show!
Shanghai Spectacular evokes the glamor of Portland from days gone by; with an all star cast including Comedian Richie Stratton, Russ Bruner of Swing Time and various members of the Portland jazz scene.
A glorious extravaganza of song, dance and outrageous humor!
The Gaia Project presents: The Refugees
4/01/11 •
Each of The Refugees, Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland, and Wendy Waldman, has logged more than three decades in the industry, with nineteen solo albums and multiple Grammy Award nominations to their credit, featuring musical styles that blend country, rock, folk, and Americana. To describe them as eclectic would be an understatement. These three women have utilized their intense drive and relentless passions to create an entirely new sound.
Live Wire! Radio: Music, conversation, comedy and beer at Portland’s only LIVE radio variety show!
4/02/11 •
Live Wire is a one-hour radio variety show recorded in front of a live audience. It’s music, it’s conversation, it’s sketch comedy. It’s the show that dared to put tap dancing, juggling and ballet on the radio. Live Wire highlights the best musicians and most fascinating people we can find twice a month at the beautiful Alberta Rose Theatre in the equally beautiful city of Portland, Oregon. The show broadcasts on stations throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington
Guests Include:
WARD CUNNINGHAM – computer programmer and developer of the first WIKI
Composer EVE BEGLARIAN and the THIRD ANGLE ENSEMBLE
Oregon Book Award winning writer EMILY CHENOWETH – author of Hello Goodbye: a Novel
Musical Guests: ROCKY VOTOLATO, AGESANDAGES
