[February 20th, 2008]

Isn’t it about time for Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera ? These ill-fated ice skaters, whose intertwined legacies will forever live in infamy, are finally getting a musical makeover. The stage show, produced and directed by Triangle Productions artistic guru Don Horn, not only gets lyrical about the (knee-) smashing skating lives of these gals but their beyond-the-rink antics as well. That got us to thinking (a dangerous thing) about what other local luminaries could jump the shark to the musical mainstage.

WEDNESDAY FEB. 20

[WORDS] LI-YOUNG LEE

Hear the poet, don’t just read the poet. Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway. 7:30 pm. General $18, students and seniors $14.

THURSDAY FEB. 21

[SCREEN] SNOW ANGELS

PIFF highlights the latest small-town saga from director David Gordon Green. It’s not The Pineapple Express, but it’ll do till The Pineapple Express gets here. Whitsell Auditorium, Portland Art Museum. 6:30 pm. $6-$9. See screen feature.

[WORDS] NOT QUITE WHAT I WAS PLANNING

SMITH magazine collected six-word bios from authors both famous—Dave Eggers, Stephen Colbert—and obscure. The co-editors read from the anthology and host a PDX “Six-Word Slam.” Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.

FRIDAY FEB. 22

[MUSIC] GOODFOOT 7-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW

The 7-year-old hybrid (part gallery/venue/restaurant, all awesome) kicks off its two-day anniversary celly with rare (and not so rare) cuts from Misters Brown and Wonder. Goodfoot. 9 pm. Cover. 21+. Also Saturday, Feb. 23.

SUNDAY FEB. 24

[MUSIC] WNTR WRKS: E*ROCK, HOOLIGANSHIP, GAY DECEIVERS, NOLLIFUR, DJ BEYONDA

Hooliganship and 8-bit wonder E*Rock share the stage with short films from Takeshi Murata, Bruce Bickford, Amy Lockhart and others. Holocene. 9 pm. $6. 21+.

[MUSIC] PORTLAND LOUNGE SERIES: NICK JAINA, MICHAEL APINYAKUL, MICHAEL THE BLIND

WW music editor Amy McCullough hosts the 16th edition of the Portland Lounge Series. Expect macabre piano folk (Nick Jaina), soulful acoustic blues (Michael Apinyakul) and frantic folk (Michael the Blind). Towne Lounge. 9:30 pm. Free. 21+. See Here Comes Your Fan.

[SONG] THE CHOIR INVISIBLE

Ever wonder what would happen if you just, well, sang? That’s the plan, anyway—sing for four hours, and see what happens. No experience or ability to read music is required—just listen and respond. Performance Works NorthWest, 4625 SE 67th Ave., 222-2305. 1-5 pm. Free.

TUESDAY FEB. 26

[MUSIC] CASTANETS, DEATH SONGS

Castanets rock death ballads. Aptly named Death Songs opens—the side project of local folk-rock saviors the brothers Delff (the Shaky Hands). Valentine’s. 9 pm. $6. 21+.