June 11 | Noon-3pm
Join us on Sunday, June 11 from Noon-3pm. (If you’re a member contact Heather Brunner at hbrunner@ojmche.org about the special members preview.) OJMCHE is hosting a free public opening featuring a street-wide cultural exchange, with music, performances, and a taco truck. This is a rain-or-shine event so, if needed, bring an umbrella.
Schedule
- Noon: Welcome
- 12:15pm: Chinese Lion dance by Portland Lee’s Association Dragon & Lion Dance team
- 1pm: A performance by Portland Taiko
- 2pm: A celebration of Klezmer, Mediterranean, Sephardic, and other Jewish soul music with Michelle Alany and the Mystics
The public is invited to OJMCHE’s free re-opening that includes our new core exhibition, Human Rights After the Holocaust, and the opening of two powerful special exhibitions: But a Dream, a series of lithographs by Salvador Dalí, and The Jews of Amsterdam, Rembrandt and Pander.
Portland Lee’s Association Dragon & Lion Dance team has been performing Chinese Lion Dancing in Portland for nearly 20 years. Their aim is to celebrate, preserve, and promote the art of Southern Chinese Lion Dance. Through this art, they encourage youth participation and empowerment to help strengthen and improve the community.
Portland Taiko blends the tradition of Japanese taiko drumming with a sense of Asian American identity, creativity, and empowerment.
A passionate violinist and vocalist, Michelle Alany has delighted and wowed audiences worldwide. Specializing in a global acoustic sound that features lush strings, soulful vocals and rhythmic groove, Michelle delivers soulful interpretations of traditional and original Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish), Balkan, and Israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings. She is at home delivering haunting Mediterranean melodies, trading shredder blues licks or gently crafting a sensuous country solo on the fly, bringing her joyous abandon and enthusiasm to any world of music. With her captivating band, Michelle Alany brings fresh interpretations of ancient melodies, hypnotic strings, and wild improvisation with her energizing soulful music.