Thursday 20th:Smallpressapalooza
Fifteen of PDX's best-known independently published authors speed read from their writings. Powell's City of Books, 1005 W Burnside Street. 5pm. FREE.
Starts Friday 21st: Paranoid Park
Portland-based director, Gus Van Zant takes an unflinching look at skateboard-kid culture, filming exclusively round the local cityscape. Catch it for one week only at Cinema 21. 616 NW 21st. $4-$8.
Sunday 23rd: Dance Dance Resurrection
Come join us as we dance up a storm and celebrate New Life this Easter Sunday. Dance hard, spend some time focusing on the Resurrection and raise money for a great local non-profit.6pm: Evangel Basement (SE 29th & Flanders) All donations to These Numbers Have Faces (www.thesenumbers.com) Suggested donation $5 or $15 per family. For more information email jan@imagodeicommunity.com
Monday 24th: Jens Lekman
Swedish songbird Jens Lekman combines soaring orchestral pop arrangements with off the wall lyrics and honey-dripping vocals. His recent album has been making me smile for weeks. Well worth the $12. Berbati's Pan, 231 SW Ankeny St. 9:30pm. $12. Over 21s.
Tuesday 25th:Polka Madre y la Comezon
Mexico City band Polka Madre y la Comezon are on their second US tour. Having performed in everything from Mexican prisons to some of the most respected venues and festivals in Mexico, the US, and Europe, the band will now be in Portland. Their shows are at times highly theatrical, even more so now as they are joined by Finnish performance artists Pekka and Teija Isorattya, who provide live visual accompaniment for Polka Madre. Someday Lounge, 125 NW 5th, 8pm. Over 21s.
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