The Art Museum is currently showing room size installations and agglomerations by five artists selected for the first Contemporary Northwest Art Awards. And they are having a party. It's free, but you need to get tickets in advance. It's probably easiest to just go to the Museum or you can use this link. The party is 6PM-9. Free
Kabuki is a traditional Japanese theater style dating from the 17th century. Very formal. It would be very unusual to see in Portland. Tonight though, students at Portland State perform The Medicine Peddler (Uirôuri) written in 1718 by Ichikawa Danjûrô. The students studied with a master Kabuki teacher and perform an English version by noted Portland State professor and expert translator Larry Kominz. In the play, a samurai attends a new year's banquet in disguise to exact revenge on the man who murdered his father. The play will be performed at Imago Theater, 17 SE 8th. The theater is small, so early arrival is recommended, especially as the performance is free. 8PM Free is good.
In Portland the zombies are definitely winning over the ninjas. And notwithstanding a strong representation by the Samurai across the river, today, or tonight rather, will be the day for night of the zombie. It starts at the Everett Station Lofts at 7PM. Gather in full zombie persona, or be transformed by the expert zombification team. At 8, the zombies begin a march through downtown with the undead marching band. Ultimately converging at Dantes, the fun begins. There is a performance of a zombie rock opera, something about mad scientists and the destruction of the universe, sort of Halloween channeled through the lens of a junior high play. An earlier undead version may be seen on this web clip beginning about half way through. The Living Dead Girlz perform. Then it is zombie burlesque from Beaverton. Finally the dada DJ's from Chickenhed turn it into an undead dance party! Everett Lofts 7PM-8. Dante's 9ish. $10 for zombies, $15 for normal people.
