Events

Join the Home Orchard Society for our 2015 All About Fruit Show!

Saturday October 17th & Sunday October 18th, 10am – 4pm
Clackamas County Fairgrounds – 694 NE 4th Ave, Canby, OR

This event will be held at the main pavilion at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds. 

Home Orchard Society’s famous annual fall tasting event, "The All About Fruit Show", is for fruit enthusiasts of all ages! 

Attendees will have the opportunity to see and taste hundreds of varieties of heirloom fruit from the Pacific Northwest including apples, pears, plums, grapes, kiwis, quince, and more! 

Home Orchard Society aims to help lots of folks launch into the pleasure of growing good fruit at home! If you love fruit or want to grow your own fruit trees, this is the place to be!

• Free with entry – hundreds of varieties of fruit to see and taste!
• Apple pie contest & Large fruit contest!
• Speakers presenting on a variety of fruit-growing topics
• Cider pressing demos (fun for the whole family!)
• HOS expert table to answer your fruit growing questions!
• Plus … mason bee supplies, fruit tree growing publications, order custom-grafted fruit trees, door prizes, & more!
  
  www.homeorchardsociety.org/events

Admission:

– $4 for members (family $8)

– $6 for non-members (family $10)

– Free if you join HOS at this show!

If you would like to volunteer for the show, please contact the HOS Volunteer Coordinator Jacqueline Freeman at friendlyhaven@gmail.com. If you volunteer, your admission fee will be waived. You can choose your shift or come for the day!

Tentative speaker schedule:
Saturday
11:00am – TBA

12:30pm – Jim Gilbert of Northwoods Nursery will talk about his findings from a recent trip to Italy, tasting figs, etc.

2:00pm –  Jacqueline Freeman will talk about Pollinators (her recently published book on this subject “Spirit Bee” has just gone international!) http://spiritbee.com/

Sunday
11:00am – TBA

12:30pm – Permaculture & Orcharding. Speaker bio to be posted soon.

2:00pm – Todd Morrill & Shaun Shepherd will present a “how to” of making cider at home. Both of these gentlemen have many years of experience making cider and Shaun Shepherd is currently involved with a commercial operation, Bull Run Cider.

Thursday October 15th at Holocene // SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) is presenting FORWARD: a concert benefiting Children's Literacy. The fundraiser will feature stand up comic Alex Falcone, and Music by DJ Anton and XRAY's own DJ Ronin Roc (heard on XRAY Saturdays at 10pm) 
More information about SMART can be found at http://getsmartoregon.org/, and event details can be found at holocene.org

October 15th is now officially the Hip-Hop Day in Portland! After the event at City Hall, which will include Vinnie Dewayne, Mic Capes, Jon Belz, DJ Juggernaut, Lady X and Oz Rock, with StarChile and DJ O.G. One, the Portland Trail Blazers' resident DJ, hosting the show, come peep the After Party with DJ Shortkut, DJ Rev Shines, DJ O.G. One, and DJ Ronin Roc. 

Free before 10pm/ $5 before 11pm 

The world’s best-known pianist takes on Grieg’s powerful piano concerto. With its explosive opening, it’s a perfect fit for the fiery Lang Lang. 

Lang Lang enjoys reaching audiences of all sizes and few come bigger than that of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, of which Lang Lang was the first official Ambassador – a role, created by YouTube and Google that combined two of his great loves, music and outreach through technology. More traditionally, tens of thousands of people have enjoyed Lang Lang’s performances in open-air concerts in parks and venues around the globe, including Central Park in New York City, Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Ravinia Festival in Chicago, Theaterplatz in Dresden and Derby Park in Hamburg. 

Paul Ghun Kim, conductor
Lang Lang, piano

Portland will honor its hip-hop community for the first time on Oct. 15, with a Hip-Hop Day celebration and live concert at City Hall, with the help of StarChile and DJ O.G.ONE, honoring hip-hop as an important piece of the identity as a city. The event will include Vinnie Dewayne, Mic Capes, Jon Belz, DJ Juggernaut, Lady X and Oz Rock, with StarChile and DJ O.G. One, the Portland Trail Blazers' resident DJ, hosting the show.

All Jane Comedy Festival is an all-female comedy festival devoted to inspiring, encouraging, discovering and promoting the quality and diversity of women in comedy. This curated festival focuses on selecting the very best women stand up, improv and sketch comedians working in comedy today.

THIS YEAR we have Page Hurwitz (producer of Last Comic Standing), Karen Kilgariff (Conan, Mr. Show), Alice Wtterlund (Silicon Valley, Girl Code), Nicole Byer (Girl Code), Ms Pat (LCS) and 37 more!

ALL JANE 2015 LINE UP
Details at alljanecomedy.org/schedule/

TO PURCHASE A FESTIVAL PASS, FOLLOW THIS LINK: https://www.boxofficetickets.com/go/event?id=305493

WED 10/14 @ CURIOUS COMEDY THEATER
7:30 - Pacific Northwest Showcase: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-pacific-northwest-showcase/

THURS 10/15 @ CURIOUS COMEDY THEATER
7:30 - Karen Kilgariff and Friends:
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-karen-kilgariff-and-friends/

9:30 - Naomi Ekperigin and Friends: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-naomi-ekperigin-and-friends/

FRI 10/16 @ ALBERTA STREET PUB
7:30 - Subhah Agarwal and Friends: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-subhah-agarwal-and-friends/

9:30 - Rants Off/ Dance Off: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-rants-off-dance-off/

FRI 10/16 @ CURIOUS COMEDY THEATER
7:30 - JV Club with Janet Varney: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-jv-club-with-janet-varney/

9:30 - Random Acts of Comedy: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-random-acts-of-comedy/

SAT 10/17 @ RED ROSE BALLROOM
7:30 - Page Hurwitz and Friends: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-page-hurwitz-and-friends/

9:30 - Minority Retort: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-minority-retort/

SAT 10/17 @ CURIOUS COMEDY THEATER
7:30 - Janet Varney and Friends: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-janet-varney-and-friends/

9:30 - Alice Wetterlund and Friends: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-alice-wetterlund-and-friends/

SUN 10/18 @ CURIOUS COMEDY THEATER
5:30 - All Jane Podcast: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-podcast/

7:30 - Nicole Byer and Friends: 
http://www.curiouscomedy.org/events/all-jane-nicole-byer-and-friends/

Acoustic artist with a global perspective, Daby Toure, now on tour promoting his new album, Amonafi, out September 18th. 

Amonafi, the title of Daby Touré’s new album, means "once upon a time" in the West African language Wolof, and reflects Touré's desire to weave stories with a fresh perspective on the past, present and future of Africa. "I wanted to present my vision of Africa’s history," says Touré, "Its relationship to the world, what really happened, not peddle the same old platitudes and non-truths." Beyond a tribute to Mother Africa, where Touré was born in 1975, one can hear in this assertion a wish to break free from the aesthetics of another era.
 
Touré refuses to embrace the mantle of the "traditional" musician, a role that many would like him to play. The singer has always shown a love for pop: Stevie Wonder, The Police, Michael Jackson, artists who first triggered his desire to become a musician. Touré chooses to speak with his own voice, follow his instincts, and allow his work to honestly reflect the multiple influences that irrigate his identity. On Amonafi, which will be released in North America on September 18th, Touré's singular vision reveals a complex yet approachable sound, one that defies expectations and stereotypes of what it means to be an African artist today.
 
Born in Mauritania and raised in Senegal, Daby Touré has now lived more than half his life in Paris. Raised between two cultures, this "Afropean" fully embraces his dual nationality. Neither one nor the other, Daby Touré is a citizen of the world in perpetual reconfiguration.Touré Touré, the group he founded in the late 1990s with his cousin Omar, was already a first step towards his goal to build bridges between Africa and the world. In the early 2000s, he was on the roster of Peter Gabriel's label, Real World before perceiving that the label's well-defined sound and image became a straitjacket for a musician eager for artistic freedom. It was time for a change. "Of course I carry Africa inside me, I sing in languages of West Africa: Fulani, Soninke, Wolof. But with this new album, I approach what I like most: soul, pop, music we can sing beyond borders." 

$22 in advance//$26 at the door

Sunday, Oct 11th, 2015
9pm / 21+ / $8 at the door
adv tix: http://holdmyticket.com/event/222026

XRAY FM, Sound and Salt, Dirtnap Records, and Soundcontrol PDX Present:
RADIOACTIVITY!
https://www.facebook.com/radioactivitytx
Radioactivity is a continuation of The Novice, Jeff Burke's band while living in Japan. Jeff has since moved back to Texas, and out of respect to the Japanese lineup of the band, has changed the name to Radioactivity. Some of these songs are re-purposed Novice tracks, while others are brand new. Jeff is one of the most distinctive songwriters in the punk rock underground, and these songs will sound instantly familiar to any fans of The Marked Men or Potential Johns. Band members include Jeff Burke, Mark Ryan, and Gregory Rutherford, whose credits read like an all-star lineup of Texas punk and garage rock royalty, including members of The Marked Men, Mind Spiders, Bad Sports, Wax Museums, The Reds, VIDEO, and The Novice. 

Low Culture - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Low-Culture/292105234150979
Divers - https://www.facebook.com/pages/DIVERS/106213376120283

Peace and social justice groups from the Portland area will be mobilizing around the 14th anniversary of the US invasion of Afghanistan with a march and rally on Sunday, October 11, 2014, "Call Out for Justice: End the Wars." The event will begin at 1:00 PM at Shemanski Park (the South Park Blocks at Salmon St.).

Organizers have laid out a clear set of issues related to the event's theme.

Call Out for Justice: Stop the Wars
  * Overseas
  * On the people
  * On Human Rights
  * On the Planet

* FREE Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine-- Stop the Drones
* REDIRECT Money for Human Needs
* SUPPORT Women, Sexual Minorities, Youth, Immigrant and Racial Justice
* RESIST Police Violence and State Surveillance
* STABILIZE the Climate

Cosponsors of the event include Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group, Portland Jobs with Justice, Living Earth, Occupy Portland Elder Caucus, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, Jewish Voice for Peace-Portland, Veterans for Peace Chapter 72, Augustana Lutheran Church, War Resisters League-Portland, Peace Action Group-First Unitarian Church, and others.

Endorsers include Recruiter Watch, Little Light of Mine Friends Worship Group, Portland Copwatch, Oregon Wildlife Federation, Back 2 the WALL, Black Lives Matter Portland, and others.

For more information or to get involved contact Peace and Justice Works at 503-236-3065 or pjw @ pjw.info

Seattle's KEXP is taking a road trip down the I-5 corridor to show Rose City members of the KEXP Community their love in-person. The radio station from the north will throw two shows to benefit the campaign to build KEXP’s New Home.

On Saturday, October 10 for a bill featuring Minden, Summer Cannibals, and Boone Howard at the Doug Fir Lounge. (Ticket information HERE.)

(Also, on Thursday, October 8, KEXP hosts Lost Lander, Hosannas, and Tender Age (plus a DJ set by Ingrid tm of Shy Girls) at Holocene.  Ticket information and more HERE!) 

Join KEXP for one or both shows, and celebrate Portland’s amazing music scene while helping us build KEXP’s New Home at Seattle Center. Tickets for both shows are on sale now at KEXP.ORG.

A raging snowstorm traps strangers Olivia, an unsuccessful yet gifted 39-year-old writer, and Ethan, a tech- addicted and wildly successful young blogger, in a secluded cabin. Opposites instantly attract, and undeniable chemistry ignites. As the dawn rises, however, what could have just been a one-night-stand transforms into something more complicated when online exploits interfere with their real-life connection.

General Performance Times:
Evenings: Tuesday - Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
Matinees: Saturday and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Thursdays at noon

Free + Open to Public 

Ariel Pink and Black Lips are heading out on a fall North American tour together. Ariel's touring in support of last year's pom pom and Black Lips are supporting last year's Underneath the Rainbow. 

All Ages | Bar w/ ID

Seattle's KEXP is taking a road trip down the I-5 corridor to show Rose City members of the KEXP Community their love in-person. The radio station from the north will throw two shows to benefit the campaign to build KEXP’s New Home.

On Thursday, October 8, KEXP hosts Lost Lander, Hosannas, and Tender Age (plus a DJ set by Ingrid tm of Shy Girls) at Holocene.  Ticket information and more HERE!

(A second show at the Doug Fir Lounge will happen on Saturday, October 10 for a bill featuring Minden, Summer Cannibals, and Boone Howard!)

Join KEXP for one or both shows, and celebrate Portland’s amazing music scene while helping us build KEXP’s New Home at Seattle Center. Tickets for both shows are on sale now at KEXP.ORG.

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain is joined by very special guests exploring the profound impact that jazz has had on both western and Indian music.  He is joined by Shankar Mahadevan (Vocal), Louiz Banks (Piano), Sanjay Divecha (Guitar), and Dave Holland (Bass).

Zakir Hussain is considered one of the greatest musicians of our time.  Along with his legendary father and teacher, Ustad Allarakha, he has elevated the status of his instrument, the tabla, both in India and around the world. A favorite accompanist for India’s leading classical musicians and dancers, Zakir is also widely recognized as a chief architect of the world music movement with his many historic collaborations, including Shakti, Remember Shakti, Diga, Planet Drum and his ever-changing musical feast, Masters of Percussion. In Summer 2012, Zakir was named Best Percussionist in the DownbeatCritics’ Poll.

For more information about the artists, please visit their web sites:

http://imgartists.com/artist/zakir_hussain

http://shankarmahadevan.com/

http://www.louizbanks.com/

http://jazzinindia.com/sanjay-divecha

http://daveholland.com/

This is s $3 show curated by XRAY.fm! RSVP to join us for this Red Bull Sound Select show by clicking this link! 

8pm | $12.00 day of show

JUST $3 AT THE DOOR WITH RSVP IN ADVANCE ATRED BULL SOUND SELECT !

RSVP does not guarantee entry, so we recommend arriving early.

After three years of non-stop international touring with the likes of the XX, Grimes and the Gossip, when it came time to record their sophomore album Olympia, Toronto-based band Austra had evolved into a complex collaborative effort between its six members. "Previously, I would flesh out songs before I brought them to the band, but this time I left them bare and let the others fill them in" explains Katie Stelmanis, the principal songwriter/vocalist.

Olympia is also the first confessional record for Stelmanis as evidenced by the heartfelt lyrics of piano driven lead single "Home" (stream now). "Home" expresses the anxieties of waiting up all night for a lover to return. "I was mad and upset and the song just wrote itself," says the singer. The album touches on a range of sentiments that stem from a relationship ending, a relationship beginning, and friends' struggles with addiction and motivation. Despite the sometimes dark lyrics written in collaboration with band member Sari Lightman, Olympia is bubbly and buoyant-- fundamentally a dance record, which Stelmanis says was the band's aim all along. "We are really into dense harmonies and big beautiful melodies, but I also love techno and dance music. I wanted to bring those elements together."

Though Olympia is filled with electronic and synthetic sounds that reference everything from Trax Record classic cuts to Yazoo's Upstairs At Eric's, it's free of programming and loops. Everything was played live by the band in the studio and all of the percussion including a wild set up of marimbas and congas is drummer Maya Postepski. "Maya played a huge role in the production of the album," says Stelmanis, who has been playing with the drummer for eight years since their previous band, Galaxy. "There is a major percussive element running through every song," Stelmanis laughs, "this is the album where we discovered rhythm."

Grammy-nominated harmony duo The Milk Carton Kids have announced the May 19, 2015 release of their third album, Monterey. A refreshing alternative to the foot-stomping grandeur of the so-called “folk revival,” an understated virtuosity defines The Milk Carton Kids and their new album. The two years since the release of their last album, The Ash & Clay, have been significant ones for the group. In addition to a Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album, The Milk Carton Kids won Duo/Group of the Year at the Americana Music Awards in 2014.

Their featured performances and interviews in T Bone Burnett & the Coen Brothers' concert documentary, "Another Day/Another Time,” brought the band its widest audience and their 55-city North American tour last year sold out months in advance. Cultural purveyors from Garrison Keillor to T Bone Burnett to Billy Bragg have hailed the duo’s importance among a group of new folk bands, both expanding and contradicting the rich tradition that precedes them. Yet while some of the band’s many accolades reference a specific genre, the duo quickly transcends those tags with clear inflections of jazz, classical, even the dark lyricism of modern “alternative."

This past year, The Milk Carton Kids were asked to pay tribute to Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris — Cash on the Joe Henry-produced remake of “Bitter Tears,” and Harris with their standing ovation performance at the tribute concert “The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris,” among luminaries including Kris Kristofferson, Mavis Staples, Alison Kraus, Iron & Wine, and Harris herself. If Cash and Harris taught us that American music is meant to be taken at its expansive word, without confines or borders, The Milk Carton Kids appear to have taken the lesson to heart.

All of the things. Come see all episodes of the first season of The Lyric Project, including two premiere episodes and a few remixes of early episodes. The event consists of live performances, give-aways, and dancing. 

Event Page, $3