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WEDNESDAY JAN. 14
TOPE
[HIP-HOP] Tope is the rapper next
doorâthe kind of down-to-earth dude you end up having a conversation
with on the MAX or at the coffee shopâa quality that, along with his
dogged promotional skills, has made him Portlandâs most visible hip-hop
artist. Tonight, he celebrates the release of his new album, Broke Boy Syndrome. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 8:30 pm. $7. 21+.
THURSDAY JAN. 15
AVIARY VEGGIE TAKEOVER
[FOOD] A place known for chicken skin and
pig ears goes full vegetarian for one night, with a seven-course dinner
that includes silken tofu with hot bean paste and cantaloupe,
chawanmushi custard with gingko nuts and wood ear mushrooms, and
chanterelle ravioli. Aviary, 1733 NE Alberta St., 287-2400, aviarypdx.com. 5-10 pm. $45.
FRIDAY JAN. 16
THE SNOWSTORM
[THEATER] In this original piece of dance
theaterâinspired by an Alexander Pushkin story about a woman left at
the altar during a snowstormâpianist Eric Nordin plays Rachmaninoff as
an eight-member cast performs a tale of loss and romance in 19th-century
Russia. CoHo Theater, 2257 NW Raleigh St., 220-2646. 7:30 pm. $15-$25.
MAGIC SWORD
[HEAVY ELECTRO] Who are these masked
druids, last seen in Portland going rogue during MusicfestNW? Beats us.
All we really know is the two-person production crew plays epic sci-fi
electro-pop that sounds something like John Carpenter producing the next
Justice album, and thatâs good enough for us. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E Burnside St., 231-9663. 9 pm. $10. 21+.
SATURDAY JAN. 17
HOMER GROENING RETROSPECTIVE
[MOVIES] Homer Groening wasnât just the
namesake for everyoneâs favorite doughnut-loving dadâhe was also a
(doughnut-loving) filmmaker, producing everything from commercials for
Timberline Lodge to experimental shorts about water. Catch a selection
of his short films tonight, introduced by legendary animator Bill
Plympton. Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., 281-4215. 7 pm. $12-$15.
SUNDAY JAN. 18
MIC CRENSHAW, MAZE KOROMA, GRAPE GOD
[RAP GENERATION GAP] The Know wraps up
its 10-day anniversary party with artists from Portland rapâs old and
new school, all three of whom are bonded by radical creativity more than
anything else. The Know, 2026 NE Alberta St., 473-8729. 8 pm. $5. 21+.
WWeek 2015