PHOTO: Boris Uan-Zo-li, his wife, Sventlana, and his son, Alexander, around their kitchen table in front of a wall full of paintings by Boris. Photo by Polina Olsen Boris Uan-Zo-li’s artwork reflects his fascinating life. Big, bold, varied and colorful, his paintings cover the walls of his Beaverton split-level home. The work is abstract,…
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center has announced that renowned broadcast journalist Susan Stamberg will headline the Center’s annual Friends of the Center Brunch on Sunday, March 4 at 10:00 AM. The Brunch represents the Center’s largest fundraising event of the year, and will include the induction of two new faces to the Oregon Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, as well announcing the winners of this…
UP NEXT IN PROFILE THEATRE’S DOUBLE SEASON: Fires In The Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith Profile Theatre’s double-season with Lisa Kron and Anna Deavere Smith THE PLAY: In August 1991 simmering tensions in the racially polarized Brooklyn, NY, neighborhood of Crown Heights exploded into riots after an African-American boy was killed by a car in…
Jewish Arts Month returns to the Mittleman Jewish Community Center for the eighth year with a series of weeklong exhibits by local Jewish artists. ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists organizes the event. “ORA’s Jewish Art Week was first held at MJCC for one week in March of 2009,” says ORA President Esther Liberman. “It featured an…
PHOTO: Neshama Carlebach. Photo by Michael Albany Neshama Carlebach returns to Oregon for two February concerts (see below). Last year, when Neshama returned to the world stage after a four-year hiatus from performing, we featured her on the cover of our March issue. Neshama is once again singing the beloved songs of her late…
Portland jazz singer Anandi Gefroh hails from a long line of musicians. Her maternal grandmother, Nina, a classically trained singer, toured with the international production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Her mother, Rachel Faro, is a songwriter and producer, and her father is Nick Gefroh, a veteran jazz drummer and longtime local disc jockey. So…
David Spear may be a scholar-in-residence at Portland State University for the fall term of 2017 only, but the music he has shared with his students and the community will reverberate for many years to come. David is a composer, conductor, pianist and educator who began his career orchestrating film scores for Elmer Bernstein. Those…
When Shakespearean scholar Daniel Pollack-Pelzner saw a new adaptation of “Pericles,” the playwright’s use of women’s voices reminded him of the gender-neutral prayers he grew up with at Havurah Shalom. This month Portland Shakespeare Project presents the world premiere of “Pericles Wet,” a visceral reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Pericles, Prince of Tyre.” Commissioned by Portland Shakes…
Israel’s acclaimed dance company L-E-V returns to White Bird Uncaged with Sharon Eyal’s riveting “OCD Love,” Nov. 16-18 (see details below). Six powerful dancers perform work inspired by complexities of love and obsessive-compulsive disorder. L-E-V first performed with White Bird two years ago, where they left a lasting impression with two boldly sensual works, “Sara…
PHOTO: Visitors at last year’s Celebration of Art browse at artists’ booths in the MJCC. Art will tickle all your senses at the 11th annual Celebration of Art at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center the last weekend in October. Admission is free to both events. ORA Northwest Jewish Artists returns to the MJCC for their…
