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Joe Kye

Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United States
Musician and storyteller Joe Kye returns to the Walters’ stage, taking listeners on a transcendent personal journey, recollecting lineage and love through multiple generations of his family. Looping violin, vocals, and traditional Korean instruments, his music swirls with spoken word and deep ancestral connection, unraveling our inner cocoons with awareness...

Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR, United States
Verselandia! is the annual youth poetry slam championship presented by Literary Arts. It is the Grand Slam for the winners from individual school slams hosted by public high school librarians across the Portland region. Finalist poets compete for five great prizes. Celebrate Portland’s youth poets during our annual Verselandia! Youth...

Unit Souzou: Constant State of Otherness

Walters Cultural Arts Center 527 East Main Street, Hillsboro, OR, United States
Constant State of Otherness is a multi-layered performance exploring the impacts of the universal experiences of othering and alienation. Through taiko, Japanese folk dance, song, and personal story, six performers guide the audience through a four-part journey inspired by experiences of isolation and displacement that come from not having an...

Lost Freedom: A Memory with George Takei

Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Avenue, Portland, OR, United States
Inspired by autobiographical accounts of the incarceration of Japanese-American citizens in World War II, Lost Freedom: A Memory weaves together music and spoken word in a profound exploration of a chilling time in American history. Actor, author, and activist, George Takei (Star Trek), narrates his own story as one of...