CALENDAR
JUNE
Friday June 1: Angela Warren: Seeing is Hearing
“Senses talk to one another. I create space in which sound and painting interact. I invite you to hear what you see.” -Angela Warren
detail of Green Piano Orange Violinoil on canvas
June 8: ZEMYA in Concert
Zemya is a collective of women singing a blend beautiful and edgy harmonies without accompaniment. They share folk and traditional songs from the Balkans, United Kingdom, Africa, the Americas and more… and they have fun doing it! Zemya means “earth” in Bulgarian, and these songs grow from the deep soul of the world’s folk music heritage.
Show is at 8pm, doors 7:30, tix $10 at the door.
June 9: Swing Dance: This Joint is Jumpin’ with DJ PJ. Lesson at 7, dance 8-11. $8
June 15: Tango Dance: Milonga del Este with DJ Adira, 8-12. $12 emmaholder.com/milonga-del-este
June 16: A Company of Girls Ensemble Company presents a staged-reading performance of Lord of the Flies – 7:00 pm
Based on the novel by William Golding, this original adaption by Joan Sand was designed for female performers and youth audiences.
Chosen due to both its important place in classic American literature, and for the lessons its underlying themes teach, Lord of the Flies is an example of what can be accomplished with team work, and how society is incapable of advancement without vision and cohesion. As part of our programming, Lord of the Flies is being utilized as a tool to examine the negative effects of bullying on our community, and by exploring these concepts will help steer girls towards acceptance and diversity.
For ticket reservations visit: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/252374
For information about the performance call 874-2107.
June 23: Contradance with Soupbone
As usual we host a good ol Contra Dance Fourth Saturdays of the month!8-11pm. All dances taught, no partner necessary. Bring clean shoes for dancing. $8/$5 kids/free under 5
Portland Fringe Fest at Mayo Street Arts June 28-30
As part of the Portland Performing Arts Festival, Mayo Street Arts will host three days of fabulous Fringe events. Audiences can check out puppetry, music, and theater by the likes of Figures of Speech Theatre, Libby Marcus, A Company of Girls, Reuben J. Little, Peaks Island Puppets, and MotionFolk Theater. All shows are $10 adults/$5 students & seniors. Tickets are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/252374
Thursday June 28, 7:30pm
- Libby Marcus presents Come and Go by Samuel Beckett adapted to marionettes. Puppeteers Libby Marcus and Davis Robinson. Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., New York City.
Marcus’s marionettes Flo, Vi, and Ru reminisce “in the old way”, in this short play considered to be one of Beckett’s most “perfect” plays: Varying between 121 and 127 words in length, depending on the translation, Beckett agonized over each individual line until they exactly matched his creative vision, and as such is rarely performed on its own.
- Reuben J. Little: Audio Sketch Series.
A dark waterfront night enacted with a marionette fisherman, wharf, and wooden boat…new music & marionettes by local artist, craftsman, and puppeteer Reuben J Little.
- Peaks Island Puppets open with Solomon and Ashmedai, or How the wise King Solomon wasn’t always very wise.
Friday June 29, 7:30pm
- Ian Bannon of Figures of Speech Theater presents Jester Kings of Java in the style of Wayang Kulit – Indonesian Shadow Puppetry.
Gorgeous hand-crafted puppets made from gilded water buffalo hide portray the heroes, villains, and lovers from the ancient Ramayana, who dance across the eight-foot-wide shadow screen to the mesmerizing sound of Indonesian Gamelan music.
- Brothers Zach and Dylan Rohman of MotionFolk Theater open with Reynard and the Bear.
Saturday June 30, 1:00 pm
- A Company of Girls presents a staged-reading performance of Lord of the Flies.
Based on the novel by William Golding, this original adaption by Joan Sand was designed for female performers and youth audiences. As part of ACOG’s programming, Lord of the Flies is being utilized as a tool to examine the negative effects of bullying on communities, and by exploring these concepts will help steer girls towards acceptance and diversity.
All shows are $10 adults/$5 students & seniors. Tickets are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/252374
July
Saturday July 7, 8:00 pm: Whistlebait Burlesque
Saturday July 14 Swing Dance: This Joint is Jumpin’ with DJ PJ. Lesson at 7, dance 8-11. $8
Friday June 20: Tango Dance: Milonga del Este with DJ Adira, 8-12. $12 emmaholder.com/milonga-del-este
Saturday, July 21st: Sweatin’ to the Oldies with the Rev. Crank Sturgeon & Friends
Friday July 27: Neil Perlman
Saturday July 28: Contradance with Soupbone.
As usual we host a good ol Contra Dance Fourth Saturdays of the month!8-11pm. All dances taught, no partner necessary. Bring clean shoes for dancing. $8/$5 kids/free under 5.
August
Tuesday August 7: East Bayside National Night Out Parade
Friday August 10: Ameranouche Trio
Saturday August 11: This Joint is Jumpin’ – Swing Dance with DJ PJ. Lesson at 7, dance 8-11. $8
Friday August 17: Milonga del Este – Tango Dance with DJ Adira, 8-12. $12 emmaholder.com/milonga-del-este
Saturday August 25: Contradance with Soupbone.
As usual we host a good ol Contra Dance Fourth Saturdays of the month!8-11pm. All dances taught, no partner necessary. Bring clean shoes for dancing. $8/$5 kids/free under 5.
