J. Hoberman

To Do List

Bike to Work Day
We need Bike to Work Day for the same reason we need Mother’s Day, or ... More>>
City Hall, Fri., May 16, 7:30am

Clinic, Shearwater
Clinic bears an unfortunate, much-mentioned resemblance to the Beatles—... More>>
Neumo's, Fri., May 16, 8:00pm, $13 adv

Nas, D. Black, Grynch, DJ Nphared
How will Nas top his declaration that a nuclear winter had smothered hip-ho... More>>
Showbox SODO, Fri., May 16, 8:30pm, $37.40 adv./$40

The Fisher Ensemble
Garrett Fisher’s operas—for lack of a better term—are often ... More>>
Good Shepherd Center, Fri., May 16, 8:00pmSat., May 17, 8:00pm, $12-$15

Mark Morris Dance Group
Last week, a group of scholars spent an enjoyable evening picking apart the... More>>
Paramount Theatre, Daily from Fri., May 16 until Sun., May 18, 8:00pm

Psyche
Garrett Fisher’s operas—for lack of a better term—are often ... More>>
Good Shepherd Center, Daily from Fri., May 16 until Sat., May 17, 8:00pm

Mark Morris Dance Group
Last week, a group of scholars spent an enjoyable evening picking apart the... More>>
Paramount Theatre, Daily from Fri., May 16 until Sun., May 18, 8:00pm

A 60s Mod Garage Party with the Black Hollies, Big Nasties, Autolite Strike
I'm a firm believer that finance should never dictate fashion. Some of the ... More>>
Comet Tavern, Sun., May 18, 8:00pm

Kublakai, Cancer Rising, D. Black, Neema, JFK of Greyskul
Besides a clever title, the 206 Degrees and Rising tour features a busload ... More>>
High Dive, Sun., May 18, 9:00pm, $8

Blue Rodeo with Luke Doucet
In the late '80s, Blue Rodeo's records were always for sale via that 39-cas... More>>
Triple Door Mainstage, Mon., May 19, 7:00pmMon., May 19, 9:30pm, $25 adv./$30

Langhorne Slim, Ferraby Lionheart
Dammit, Langhorne Slim, you sexy folk bastard! I experienced all five stage... More>>
Tractor Tavern, Mon., May 19, 9:00pm, $10 adv./$12

The Manchurian Candidate
One of the great texts of the Cold War, John Frankenheimer’s 1962 The ... More>>
SIFF Cinema, Mon., May 19, 7:30pm

Herb Aplert and Lani Hall
During my high school years peddling old LPs at a record shop, I got to kno... More>>
Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Daily from Tue., May 20 until Wed., May 21, 7:30pm

Looking for America
She’s been on 11 blind dates in the last two months; not one of the me... More>>
Lisa Harris Gallery, Daily from Mon., May 19 until Sat., May 31, 10:30am-5:30pm

Sugar and Spice
Her blonde hair trails down over her red ’50s polka-dot dress with plu... More>>
Photographic Center Northwest, Daily from Sun., May 18 until Wed., May 28, 12:00pm-9:30pm

Herb Aplert and Lani Hall
During my high school years peddling old LPs at a record shop, I got to kno... More>>
Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Daily from Tue., May 20 until Wed., May 21, 7:30pm

I Am My Own Wife
The Pulitzer- and Tony-winning I Am My Own Wife had a long and complicated ... More>>
ArtsWest, Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., May 14 until Sun., June 1, 7:30pmEvery week Sunday from Sun., May 25 until Sun., June 1, 3:00pm, $10-$29

Looking for America
She’s been on 11 blind dates in the last two months; not one of the me... More>>
Lisa Harris Gallery, Daily from Mon., May 19 until Sat., May 31, 10:30am-5:30pm

Corigliano Quartet
The first movement of John Corigliano’s 1995 String Quartet edges out ... More>>
Meany Hall, Thu., May 22, 8:00pm, $20-$33

Circus Contraption's The Show to End All Shows
I have to admit, those white-faced circus freaks were always a little scary... More>>
Theo Chocolate, Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., May 16 until Sun., June 22, 8:00pmEvery week Sunday from Sun., May 18 until Sun., June 22, 7:00pm, $20-$25

I Am My Own Wife
The Pulitzer- and Tony-winning I Am My Own Wife had a long and complicated ... More>>
ArtsWest, Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Wed., May 14 until Sun., June 1, 7:30pmEvery week Sunday from Sun., May 25 until Sun., June 1, 3:00pm, $10-$29