May First Thursday
Celebrate May First Thursday with Portland-based Native rappers Kunu Bearchum and Fish Martinez, better known as Stryk-9 and 2 8 Tha Native, performing songs with a traditional pow wow dance group as part of an interactive, multi-media, intertribal collective of artists who stand for decolonization, human rights, and environmental justice in Indigenous lands.
There will also be a Crossing Mnisose-related art exhibit titled 'Crossing Mnisose: An Indigenous Artist Collective'' featuring the work of Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lokata), Yatika Fields (Cherokee, Creek, Osage), Derek No-Sun Brown (Shoshone), and Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation) on display during the show in the PG&E Gallery level.
Featured artist Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation) will be in attendance and doing an artist talk about the exhibit in the gallery from 6pm to 7pm.
Native rappers Fish Martinez and Kunu Bearchum, better known as 2 8 Tha Native and Stryk-9 have teamed up to form the premier duo on the Burial Ground Society record label, an intertribal collective of artists who stand for decolonization, human rights, and environmental justice in Indigenous lands.
Current & Upcoming
Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Join us for this monthly event with local songstress Courtney Freed and Portland-based pianist David Saffert as they host a good old-fashioned PIANO BAR.
NASSIM
From Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour (creator of the Off-Broadway smash hit White Rabbit, Red Rabbit) comes an audacious new theatrical experiment, presented in collaboration with Boom Arts. Each night, a new, unrehearsed local performer joins the playwright on stage, while the script waits, unseen, in a sealed box... Touchingly autobiographical yet powerfully universal, NASSIM is a striking theatrical demonstration of how language can both divide and unite us.
Coriolanus
Shakespeare’s tragedy about the war hero Coriolanus and the fight between the elite and the deprived masses will be fueled by a dynamic female and non-binary ensemble with a muscular, movement-focused staging.
First Annual 503 Day
Portland's first annual 503 Day. Discounts on tickets, drink specials, and more!
Pre-Show Music with Chera Chera
As part of BIPOC Affinity Night for Nassim, join us for a pre-show music performance featuring Chera Chera, blending Iranian music and Farsi lyrics for the matinee crowds.
Improvisation Classes for Beginners
Whether you're looking to get more confident in social situations, think quicker on your feet, or get in touch with your imaginative side, these "one-off" improv classes will set you on the path to success!
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