“Linnie Ann Adams Walcott came early to her first class in medical school: anatomy and physiology. … She and a skeleton were the only people in the room, but as the other students arrived, Linn became an island in a sea of males who left two or three seats between her and themselves.” So writes…
The Third Annual Lefty Sing Along will again present special guest Joe Hickerson, folklorist and co-composer, with Pete Seeger, of “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” The Tikkun Olam Committee of P’nai Or hosts the event 7-9:30 pm, June 25, in a private home as a fundraiser for P’nai Or and Plant for the Planet…
Local actor and director Michael Mendelson plays Judge Moses in the epic, relevant revival of Thornton Wilder’s 1943 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “The Skin of Our Teeth,” coming to Artists Repertory Theatre this spring. Wilder’s classic spans the history of the world with numerous biblical references including Lilith, Cain and Abel, and Noah’s Ark. Michael calls…
Winners of an art and writing contest that encourages youth to evaluate history and foster an awareness of the Holocaust have been announced by the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. The competition is dedicated to the memory of Sala Kryszek, a Holocaust survivor who came to Portland after World War II and…
Concert performers often become associated with a particular piece of music; this bond grows from their natural affinity for the work, or a particular facility for interpreting it. When Mona Golabek was a young concert pianist at the beginning of her career, she connected in a particularly personal way to Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in…
“A shtetl with washing machines” is how Hershey Felder affectionately describes the Montreal of the 1970s he grew up in. “It was a strong, close-knit Jewish community.” Felder, the director of “The Pianist of Willesden Lane,” loved the warm blanket of protection he felt as a young boy. A first-generation Canadian, his parents came from…
Legendary American pianist Murray Perahia returns to Portland to perform an afternoon solo recital Saturday, April 10, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Often described as the greatest living American pianist, Perahia has made several acclaimed appearances in Portland over the past four decades. His Portland program will include Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms. The…
Classical music has had a difficult time shedding the widely held perception that it is stuffy and pompous. Judging solely from visuals, this assessment is understandable; after all, what other art form requires its practitioners to wear white ties and tails when they perform? But this viewpoint is outdated, and no better proof is required…
Laughter is often called the best medicine. A free performance in April not only uses the power of humor to heal, it also uses comedy and music to inspire women to seek a potentially life-saving genetics screening. On April 3, Seattle actress Eva Moon brings her one-woman show, “The Mutant Diaries: Unzipping My Genes,” to…
“Son of Saul,” directed by Laszlo Nemes, won a Golden Globe for 2016 Best Director of a Foreign Language film and has been nominated for an Oscar. Whether you catch it at the theater or on DVD, it is intense. The film stars Geza Rohrig as Saul and is set in Auschwitz. Saul is a…
