WEDNESDAY APRIL 10
CIRCA
[DANCE] Not quite the Ringling Brothers
and not quite Cirque du Soleil, Australian company Circa combines
contemporary dance with circus acrobatics. Seven tight-bodied performers
balance on one another, sail through the air and tumble across stage.
Thereâs a fanciful hula-hoop routine and a contortionist who appears to
dislocate his rib cage, but Circa is more highbrow than a big-top show. Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, 245-1600. 7:30 pm. $22-$64.
GHOSTFACE KILLAH WITH ADRIAN YOUNGEâS VENICE DAWN
[MUSIC] Itâs a match that should make any
hip-hop head salivate: Wu-Tang Clanâs preeminent lyricist, backed by
the psych-soul wunderkind behind the Black Dynamite soundtrack. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi Ave., 288-3895. Midnight. $30. 21+.
THURSDAY APRIL 11
GASTRONOMICAL TRIVIA
[TRIVIA] Finally your innate ability to
identify 1980s candy flavors gets some recognition. Test your taste buds
with Pixâs edible trivia night. Categories include beer, retro candy,
charcuterie and cold-cereal milk. Pre-registration of
one-to-four-person teams required, 971-271-7166. Pix Patisserie, 3402 SE
Division St., 232-4407. 7-9 pm. $6. 21+.
FRIDAY APRIL 12
CLYBOURNE PARK
[THEATER] Portland audiences got a taste of Bruce Norrisâ particular brand of prickliness with Third Railâs The Pain and the Itch
last year, and now Portland Center Stage presents his 2011
Pulitzer-winning drama. The play, set in the same neighborhood as
Lorraine Hansberryâs A Raisin in the Sun, jabs at issues of racism and gentrification. Gerding Theater, 128 NW 11th Ave., 445-3700. 7:30 pm. $39-$65.
SATURDAY APRIL 13
WHISKEY 101
[BOOZE] Learn the nuances of whiskey
versus whisky at this sipping lecture. It covers Scotch and Irish
varieties, bourbon, rye and Portland distilleries. Strong drink and
light food included. With a guide named Andrew Finkelman, you canât go
wrong. The Old Gold, 2105 N Killingsworth St., 894-8937.
1 pm. $30. 21+.
1 pm. $30. 21+.
TUESDAY APRIL 16
A TRIBE CALLED RED
[MUSIC] The three Ottawa-based producers,
who all hail from Canadian First Nations, mash up the drumming and
whooping sounds of a traditional powwow with the drumming and whooping
sounds of a modern club to create a strikingly original hybrid style
they call âpowwow step.â Holocene, 101 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 8 pm. $10 advance, $12 day of show. 21+.
WWeek 2015