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Future Prairie: Queer Variety Show

The Hallowed Halls 4420 SE 64th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Please join the artists of Future Prairie as we dance our way into the new year, drawing from our histories, calling on our past, dredging up what we want to carry forward and honoring what we are ready and wiling to leave behind. Opening invocation by Reema Zaman Musical performances from Joni Renee Whitworth, Maiah Wynne, Layla Laubach, and Whisper Hiss Spoken word by Julia Laxer, Nastashia Minto, Tucker Garcia, Kalong Wong, and Meron Medhanie Lecture by Natalie Rose Baldwin Dance by Evelyn R-w Our show is inspired by the chautauquas of the 19th and early 20th centuries, where people from all walks of life came together to experience education, entertainment, and culture for the whole community, with speakers, teachers, musicians, and entertainers. BYOB Why…

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$20

Future Prairie: Spring Fling

The Hallowed Halls 4420 SE 64th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Please join the artists of Future Prairie as we dance our way through camellia season and into the cherry blossoms. This will be our spring fling: calling on visions of paradise, utopia, dreams, romances, and joy. Musical performances by Joni Renee Whitworth, Vivian Cecylia Tylińska, and Allegra Jongeward Live painting by Jasmine Co, Kathleen Boudwin, and Megan Krzmarzick Comics by Sabine Rear Poetry by Chris Gonzalez, Julia Laxer, and Olivia Marovich Dance by Jaleesa Johnston Photography by Sam Reynolds and Kimberley Hasselbrink Lecture by Roseanna Zanna Colabella We will have American Sign Language interpreters. Thanks to a grant from CymaSpace, our show can be inclusive of the Deaf and hard of hearing community! Our queer variety show is inspired by the chautauquas of the 19th…

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Future Prairie: Becoming

The Hallowed Halls 4420 SE 64th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Please join the artists of Future Prairie for our summer solstice show on the theme of "becoming"! Musical performances by Lucy & La Mer, Crystal Cortez, Cristina Cano, and Sage Fisher Drag performance by Sarah Jo and Anna Swanson Video installation by Laura Camila Medina Spoken word by Anna Suarez and Bella Hall Guest lecture by Noah Schultz Our show is inspired by the chautauquas of the 19th and early 20th centuries, where people from all walks of life came together to experience education, entertainment, and culture for the whole community, with speakers, teachers, musicians, and entertainers. BYOB Founded in January 2018 by Joni Renee Whitworth in Portland, Oregon, Future Prairie is a non-profit organization and artist collective led by women, femme, queer, transgender and…

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$25

Another Fortune & Other Poems Book Release & Performance

The Hallowed Halls 4420 SE 64th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Live from The Hallowed Halls, harpist Lily Breshears joins forces with poet Liz Lampman for a one-off performance of Another Fortune & Other Poems, the debut collection by Lampman, and most recent release from Buckmxn Publishing. Another Fortune & Other Poems delivers a revitalizing jolt to the world of poetry. Lampman’s masterly craft doesn’t get in the way of approachability, and her word choices are sharp, delivering descriptions of rare accuracy that put the reader into the poet’s shoes. The collection also features watercolor illustrations by Lettie Jane Rennekamp, which amplify the lust and longing in Lampman’s words. Willamette Week describes Lily Breshears’ band as “a real treat” and “almost a genre unto themselves.” While Portland Mercury says of Lily’s music, “strange but beautiful, like…

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