http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/features/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=132806549792118100 2012-02-01 00:00:00 http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=132806549792118100 en-us Mitsuki Dazai has spent her life bridging the gap between the traditional and the modern. A native of Tokyo who moved to Portland a decade ago, Dazai is a master of the koto and the jushichigen, two instruments with deep roots in traditional Japanese. Yet Dazai is anything but traditional. A ... http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=132745055780189700 2012-01-25 00:00:00 http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=132745055780189700 en-us Theatre in the Grove has gone to the barnyard. Empathetic spiders have taken the stage. A singing rat has snared the spotlight. A pig not only delivers impassioned dialogues on love and loss, he also reportedly can design extensive spider-silk murals. This weekend, the Forest Grove theater company ... http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=132745067369834200 2012-01-25 00:00:00 http://www.forestgrovenewstimes.com/features/story.php?story_id=132745067369834200 en-us Despite massive budget cuts essentially halving the program, the Forest Grove High School theater department has been making some considerable dramatic waves in the past year, with students rallying for the self-produced comedy “Harvey” last year as a demonstration of their love for the ...