In conjunction with the current exhibition Vedem Underground, OJMCHE presents an evening of film and conversation with “Defiant Requiem,” at 7 pm, April 4. The film highlights the most dramatic example of intellectual and artistic courage in the Theresienstadt (Terezín) Concentration Camp during World War II. It tells the remarkable story of Rafael Schächter, a…
To celebrate the release of her fourth studio album, recording artist and Broadway star Shoshana Bean returns home to her alma mater Beaverton High School for a spectacular one-night-only concert. “Shoshana Bean: Spectrum” will feature backup by an 18-piece big band and special local guests including Michael Allen Harrison. Ticket sales will benefit BHS performing…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This version is updated from the February print edition to reflect Carol Leifer’s presence at the Academy Awards March 4. NPR’s Susan Stamberg will be the featured guest at the MJCC’s annual Friends of the Center Brunch. Carol Leifer promises Portlanders “a laugh and a heartlight moment” on March 4. Carol had planned…
George Fendel, 75, has lived jazz for most of his life. While his peers were listening to Buddy Holly, George discovered that jazz “really resonated for me a whole lot more.” He soon realized performing was not where he would make his mark. “I know my skill level,” says George, who enjoys playing jazz piano,…
Actor Ed Asner is a grouchy old man (just ask him). Thirty-five years after his popular TV drama “Lou Grant” was cancelled as Asner spoke out against U.S. policy in Central America, Asner is still a vocal and fiery activist working to alleviate the wrongs he sees in society. When he turns 88 on Nov….
Either way you say it – Music Man or Man, Music! – Ezra Weiss loves jazz. His enthusiasm is contagious, his involvement is impressive. Portland can thank Ezra’s Oberlin College buddy, Zack Hickman, for suggesting that they move to Portland after graduation in 2001. Besides rave album reviews and airtime, he teaches at Portland State…
