Women on the move: These are the days, again
ArtsWatch Weekly: History moves into the forefront, a new series on Indigenous resilience, it s film fest time, a month of culture
ON SATURDAY THE DOOR BETWEEN THE PAST AND PRESENT CREAKS OPEN JUST A LITTLE BIT: After months of coronavirus shutdown and a couple of bouts of vandalism during protests in the South Park Blocks, the Oregon Historical Society reopens its downtown Portland center to visitors on a limited basis, joining such other Oregon museums and historical sites as Salem’s Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Bend’s High Desert Museum, the Grants Pass Museum of Art, and Portland’s Pittock Mansion, which has also just reopened on a limited basis. The historical society will be open noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays until further notice: Know the rules before you go.
March 01 2021
Other items include Oregon Zoo red pandas, Oaks Park Amusement Park and Cascade Festival of African Films.
Theater shows
• Triangle Productions presents a livestreamed show My Life As I Want to Tell It, a documentary about former Oregon governor candidate Gracie Hansen, March 4-20. It s an hourlong documentary about one of the most original women in the Northwest. It s voiced by Julianna Jaffe, who played Hansen in the 2014 musical Gracie a musical adventure. The cost is $15 for a 24-hour viewing. To watch: www.fiveohm.tv/triangle-productions/gracie-hansen.
• Profile Theatre presents Paula Vogel s The Mineola Twins via streaming March 5-21. The story: Identical twins battle each other through the years Myrna is the good twin and Myra is the evil twin. They re both played by Miriam Schwartz. It livestreams March 5-7 for $20. For more: www.profiletheatre.org/the-mineola-twins.