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Lectures, conversations, readings and workshops.

Today, November 3

Today, November 3 · 6:30 PMLecture-Demonstration with Hung DanceTaiwanese company Hung Dance breaks down the language of its work Birdy: traditional Chinese practices, contemporary dance and a live demonstration.Patricia Reser Center for the Arts · Beaverton

Tomorrow, November 4

Tomorrow, November 4 · 1:15 PMNov 4, 6, 14 and 20Tea Ceremony DemonstrationThe Japanese Garden demonstrates chado, the Way of Tea, without which, the garden says, the heart of Japanese garden art cannot be understood.Portland Japanese Garden$22.50

Thursday, November 5

Thursday, November 5 · 10:00 AMPortland Art Museum: Free Admission with DessaFree Thursday at the Portland Art Museum: live readings in the galleries and the radio show Live Wire featuring Dessa.Portland Art MuseumFree

Saturday, November 7

HeritageSaturday, November 7 · 4:00 PMWords at War: Ukrainian Poet Yaryna ChornohuzUkrainian poet, Marine infantry fighter and medic Yaryna Chornohuz on how ordinary life and war coexist in a single poem.WorldOregonFreeSaturday, November 7 · 9:00 AMNov 7 and 8Pine Pruning DemonstrationPortland Japanese Garden specialists demonstrate niwaki: how to care for and shape pine trees.Portland Japanese Garden$150

Sunday, November 8

Sunday, November 8 · 7:00 PMJames Spooner: Book Launch and Afro-Punk ScreeningJames Spooner, director of Afro-Punk, presents his new book and screens his film at Tomorrow Theater.Tomorrow Theater$15Sunday, November 8 · 10:00 AMSami Jewelry Series: Bracelet-Making WorkshopA workshop on making traditional Sámi bracelets, using the ancient techniques of duodji.Nordia House$95–115

Tuesday, November 10

Tuesday, November 10 · 7:00 PMHenry Diltz: Behind The LensHenry Diltz shot more than 250 album covers and Woodstock 1969: an evening with a photographer who spent his life waiting for the moment at the edge of the stage. In English.Alberta Rose Theatre

Wednesday, November 11

Wednesday, November 11Circle of Light: The Love of Rumi & ShamsRumi under the planetarium dome: Circle of Light, a visual journey into the world of the Persian Sufi poet.OMSI

Friday, November 13

Friday, November 13 · 1:00 PMSteep & Paint: ChrysanthemumTea, chrysanthemums and a brush: botanical painting at Lan Su Chinese Garden.Lan Su Chinese Garden$56.95–$66.95

Saturday, November 14

Saturday, November 14 · 11:00 AMNAHM: Author Visit with Michaela GoadeMeet Michaela Goade, the artist whose book Berry Song became an entire children’s room at the East County library.East County Library · GreshamFree
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Wednesday, December 2 · 3:00 PMHoliday House Printmaking WorkshopA holiday village of prints: at West Slope Community Library, kids and parents print little houses from foam sheets.West Slope Community LibraryFreeESTET pickThursday, January 21 · 7:30 PMNational Geographic Live: Diving the Great Barrier ReefNational Geographic Live: Diving the Great Barrier Reef. An exploration of coral spawning and the reef’s crisis.Patricia Reser Center for the Arts · Beaverton$31.75-$56ESTET pickFriday, January 29 · 7:30 PMAmerican Strings: Bob James and Mikael JorgensenJazz musician Bob James and Wilco’s Mikael Jorgensen discuss James’s career.Patricia Reser Center for the Arts · Beaverton$25-$45