Located at 2305 SE 82nd and Division, the Southeast Center is a modern, new facility that was built with bonds approved by district residents in 2000.
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Monday, May 9
Ekome featuring Nii Ardey Allotey-Music and Dance Performance
11:30am - 12:30pm, Mt. Tabor Great Hall
With colorful costumes and handmade instruments, Nii Ardey Allotey and Ekome (which means "unity") delight audiences with the rich musical and dance traditions of Ghana, West Africa. Drums, bells, shakers, voices and movement come together to create a joyful celebration of the unity of all peoples.
Dao Strom-Literature Reading, Discussion and Workshop
11:30am - 2pm, Scott Hall 202
Dao was born in Saigon, Vietnam and grew up in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California. She is both a songwriter and fiction writer, and has published two novels: The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys and Grass Roof, Tin Roof. Dao will share a reading of her work and lead a creative writing exercise exploring multicultural identity and experiences.
Tuesday, May 10
Chervona-Music Performance
11:30am - 12:30pm, Mt. Tabor Great Hall
Blending the best of Gypsy, Russian, Ukrainian, klezmer and Balkan musical traditions, Chervona brings the fire of Eastern European carnivals to America. With their shining brass section and modern twist on traditional, old-world sounds, Chervona transforms a celebration into a party.
Luke Olsen-Photography Presentation and Discussion
1pm - 2pm, Mt. Tabor 127
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Luke enjoys exploring life through the lens, living the story or creating it. He will present his latest work-including his vivid and eye-catching nighttime photography taken in unusual locations.
Play Again-Film Screening and Q & A with Producer Meg Merrill
3pm - 5pm, Mt. Tabor 146
This moving and humorous documentary follows six teenagers who, like the "average American child," spend five to fifteen hours a day behind screens. Play Again unplugs these teens and takes them on their first wilderness adventure – no electricity, no cell phone coverage, no virtual reality. Through the voices of these children and leading experts PLAY AGAIN investigates the consequences of a childhood removed from nature and encourages action for a sustainable future. Producer Meg Merrill will lead a Q&A after the film.
Wednesday, May 11
Multi-Disciplinary Art Demonstration Fair Featuring Kate MacDowell, Candace Nicol, Gerrit Smith and Eric Stotik
11am - 1pm, Mt. Tabor Great Hall
Four talented visual artists from a variety of disciplines will demonstrate their process during an informal fair in the Great Hall. Come ask questions, chat with the artists or just watch them do their thing.
Kate MacDowell's porcelain sculptures respond to environmental threats and their consequences, revealing the rifts and frictions between man and nature. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
Candace Nicol practices viscosity printmaking, a technique that incorporates three colors printed simultaneously on one plate.
Gerrit Smith works in pen, ink and stencil to create everything from wall art to wearable art in his signature minimalist, urban style with an edge.
Eric Stotik's minutely scaled and exquisitely rendered paintings touch simultaneously on arcane and contemporary realms of experience. With stylistic influences as diverse as Goya, Raphael, Hieronymus Bosch, Indian miniature painting, M.C. Escher and the surrealists, Stotik crafts a singular and highly eccentric personal vision in his psychologically tinged, figurative work.
Don Colburn-Poetry Discussion and Workshop
6pm - 7pm, Mt. Tabor 138
A longtime newspaper reporter for The Washington Post and The Oregonian and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, Colburn became interested in poetry while on a midcareer Knight Fellowship at Stanford University. He has published three collections of poetry, most recently a chapbook titled Because You Might Not Remember. He will discuss the varied elements that animate his life as a poet and journalist and lead students in a brief writing exercise.
Thursday, May 12
Oregon Universal Zulu Nation- Hip Hop/Dance/Graffiti
12 noon - 1pm, Mt. Tabor Great Hall
All elements Hip Hop jam! DJs, Graffiti artists, MCs, Bboys and Bgirls make up the four main elements of Hip Hop culture. Come share the experience with the Oregon Universal Zulu Nation as they bring it all together with the fifth element: Knowledge.
The Universal Zulu Nation (UZN) is a pioneering force that has been in effect since the inception of Hip Hop itself in 1974, and UZN continues to represent and innovate the genre while striving for worldwide peace, equality and empowerment. UZN will be performing at all three PCC campuses and at Southeast Center.
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