All dressed up and no place to go?
Thursday, Feb. 13
Student Piano Recital
PSU
Lincoln Hall, Rm. 75
503-725-5400
Noon
FREE
All ages
www.fpa.pdx.edu
PSU piano students who have worked with Paul Roberts during his week-long residency will be performing. Roberts will have a recital himself on Sunday (see below).
Friday, Feb. 14
Black Hearts Dance for Queers
Whatever Lounge
2209 N.E. Alberta
503-460-0368
9 p.m.
$2.99 general ad.
21+
www.dejanvier.org/skervy
With DJs spinning punk and hip-hop, and a discount for fashion excess, it’ll be awesome. Plus, you can play Spin the Bottle and get spanked, flogged and paddled! Whoo!
Valentines Big 14
Presented by the Iranian Student Association
PSU Multi-Cultural Center
Rm. 228
7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
FREE
All ages
Don’t know where to go on Valentines day? Come out and have a great time with the Iranian Student Association. There will be free food and drink and a whole lot of music and dancing.
Cascade AIDS Project showing
PSU
Smith Memorial Center
Noon
Do you want to pay for this?!
All ages
The Project will be showing safe sex movies during lunch on Valentine’s Day while clam chowder is served. Damn.
“Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation”
Cinema 21
616 N.W. 21st
503-223-4515
Through April 5
7/9:15/11:30 p.m.
$6 student
$7 general ad.
18+
www.cinema21.com
Spike & Mike will show 28 new animated shorts. And they are all sick and twisted! Good, dirty fun.
CAC
“The Civilian Joe Talik”
Boiler Room
228 N.W. Davis
503-227-5441
9 p.m.
FREE
21+
www.slyrecords.com
Always a good time, the CAC does rap like no other. If you are in the mood for songs about movies, baseball and ’80s wrestling on the day of loooove, then head out. Come early and check out Joe Talik’s acoustic set, a guaranteed crowd pleaser!
Milagro Miracle Theatre
425 S.E. Sixth
503-236-7253
Through March 15
8 p.m.
$17 general ad.
All ages
www.milagro.com
This is a “Latino detective sizzler” of a play. In film noir style, this farce is, at most, conservative gender-bending.
Paul Lovens, Rudi Mahall, Torsten Muller, Jeb Bishop
Community Music Center
3350 S.E. Francis
503-772-0772
8 p.m.
$15 general ad.
All ages
www.creativemusicguild.org
A rare opportunity to hear some unparalleled improving musicians in the Portland area. This combo includes two of the greatest unsung innovators around: percussionist Paul Lovens from Germany and Chicago trombonist and guitarist Jeb Bishop from the Vandermark 5.
“1688: Year of Genius”
First Baptist Church
909 S.W. 11th
503-222-6000
Through Feb. 16
8 p.m.
$13 student
$18-$33 general ad.
All ages
www.pbo.org
outlined in John Willis’ book “1688: A Global History.”
Miss America 2002 Concert
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 S.W. Broadway
503-796-9293
7:30 p.m.
$28-$72 general ad.
All ages
www.pcpa.com
PSU’s own Katie Harman will skip right to the talent portion of the show, singing romantic favorites like “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World.”
Secret Film
Clinton Street Theater
2522 S.E. Clinton
503-294-0840
10 p.m.
$6 general ad.
www.portlandmercury.com
The final film of the Winter Prozac Film Series is here, and you can even take items formerly belonging to your exes for a smashing experience.
Saturday, Feb. 15
Ben Kweller, Brendan Benson & The Well Fed Boys, Audio Learning Center
B Complex
320 S.E. Second
503-235-4424
8 p.m.
$10 general ad.
All ages
www.bherenow.net
Audio Learning Center rocks! Well, Kweller should, too. Anyone cool enough to promote dental hygiene by brushing his teeth on the album cover is worthy in my book.
Katherine MacRae/Neil Finn
Music Millennium
801 N.W. 23rd
503-248-0163
1 p.m./3 p.m.
FREE
All ages
www.musicmillennium.com
MacRae is a singer/songwriter, performing in the style of Sarah McLachlan and occasionally Tori Amos. Finn is a New Zealander originating from a number of rock bands, including Split Enz.
“With Dedication”
First United Methodist Church
1838 S.W. Jefferson
503-234-4077
7:15 p.m.
$7 advance student
$14 advance general ad.
All ages
The Columbia Symphony will be joined by 20-year-old violinist Jacqueline Metz. They will play music by Richmond, Sibelius and Vaughan Williams.
The Derek Trucks Band, The Tony Furtado Band
Aladdin Theatre
3017 S.E. Milwaukie
503-233-1994
9 p.m.
$15 general ad.
All ages
www.aladdin-theater.com
Local artist (any relation to Nelly?) Furtado will be promoting his new album, American Gypsy.
Sunday, Feb. 16
The Wailers, Topaz, Cansaman
Crystal Ballroom
1332 W. Burnside
503-225-0047
9 p.m.
$20 advance general ad.
All ages
www.danceonair.com
One degree of separation: Bob Marley was bassist and musical producer Aston “Familyman” Barrett. Familyman is in the Wailers. Good reggae.
Paul Roberts
PSU
Lincoln Recital Hall, Rm. 75
503-725-3307
4 p.m.
$6 student
$18 general ad.
All ages
www.fpa.pdx.edu
Roberts will be playing as part of PSU’s Piano Recital Series. There will also be a lecture before the recital.
Monday, Feb. 17
The Live Band, Dead Poet Tour
B Complex
320 S.E. Second
503-235-4424
8 p.m.
$10 general ad.
All ages
www.bherenow.net
Featuring Sage Francis, Gruvis Malt and Sleep (of Oldominion), this should be quite entertaining, if only for the power of Francis’ performance.
Tuesday, Feb. 18
“The Producers”
Keller Auditorium
S.W. Third and Clay
503-248-4335
Through March 2
7:30 p.m.
$34.50-$76.50 general ad.
All ages
www.pcpa.com
Mel Brooks’ Broadway play will is coming to our fair city. Who is Mel Brooks? Only the winner of the most Tony Awards in Broadway’s history.
“Outrage”
Portland Center Stage
503-274-6588
Through March 9
7 p.m.
$17-$33 general ad.
All ages
www.pcs.org
This play is 25 year-old Itamar Moses’ satire on contemporary society. It is directed by Chris Coleman.
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Lyricist Lounge Series
Fez Ballroom
316 S.W. 11th, Third Floor
503-226-4171
8:30 p.m.
$13 general ad.
21+
www.jambase.com
This will be an enthusiastic show. Miller Mike, YoungBloodz, Thorn City Improv, DJ Wicked and even hip-hop “freedom fighters” the Dead Prez will play.
-J. Nikole Degan
