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View the New PURE SPACE Video

July 14, 2010
View the New PURE SPACE Video

Get a better feel for our new venue PURE SPACE with Ambient Sky’s video of the grand opening event. Click below to view the video. Read the full post
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Oregon Bride’s Best of 2010 Party

June 9, 2010
Oregon Bride’s Best of 2010 Party

Don’t miss the 2010 Best of Bride Party hosted by Oregon Bride! This year’s Best Of… event will take place July 8 at WCEP’s urban venue PURE SPACE. Brides will mix and mingle with the top wedding vendors throughout Oregon, attend a runway show featuring the latest bridal fashions, and enjoy cocktails and hors...
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Pure Space Opening Celebration

May 29, 2010
Pure Space Opening Celebration

Last month, WCEP celebrated the grand opening of our new venue: Pure Space. Check out some photos of the event (courtesy of Jessica Hill). Click here for more photos on WCEP’s Facebook page. Read the full post
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Bollywood at Portland Center Stage

May 29, 2010
Bollywood at Portland Center Stage

For Portland Center Stage’s 2010 Gala, WCEP transformed the lobby of the Gerding Theatre into a festive Bollywood-themed bash. Guests entered the event under a 12 foot tower that showcased Bollywood films and were greeted by Bollywood dancers. The perimeter was lined with plush lounges, each displaying unique colors and sheer fabrics accented with...
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WCEP Introduces New Venue “Pure Space”

May 29, 2010
WCEP Introduces New Venue “Pure Space”

WCEP is excited to announce the opening of our new venue: PURE SPACE! Portland’s newest urban event venue is located in the North Pearl (at NW 14th and Overton) and can accommodate up to 1,000 guests. The soaring glass pavilion, with ceilings that in some places rise to over 40 feet, is ideal for...
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Chinese New Year

May 29, 2010
Chinese New Year

WCEP designed the Chinese New Year celebration at The Nines, complete with a traditional Lion Dance and make-your-own Fortune Cookie station. Highlights include a bamboo and hanging lantern-lined entrance, giant foo lions, and a wishing tree at the center of the room. Click here to view more courtesy of Jessica Hill Photography. Read the...
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Mayuko Kamio in Recital = BIZET-WAXMAN: Carmen Fantasie; TCHAIKOVSKY: Valse-Scherzo Op. 34; Méditation Op. 42; SZYMANOWSKI: Mythes Op. 30; CHAUSSON: Poème; STRAVINSKY: Suite Italienne – Mayuko Kamio, violin – Sony/BMG

May 28, 2010

Mayuko Kamio in Recital = BIZET-WAXMAN: Carmen Fantasie; TCHAIKOVSKY: Valse-Scherzo Op. 34; Méditation Op. 42; SZYMANOWSKI: Mythes Op. 30; CHAUSSON: Poème Op. 25; STRAVINSKY: Suite Italienne – Mayuko Kamio, violin – Sony/BMG 88697301002, 78:36 ****: In terms of choices of music and the way in which they are performed, this début CD from 22-year-old...
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CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11; No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 – Sa Chen, Piano/ Gulbenkian Orchestra/ Lawrence Foster – PentaTone

May 28, 2010

CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11; No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 – Sa Chen, Piano/ Gulbenkian Orchestra/ Lawrence Foster – PentaTone Multichannel SACD PTC5186341, 72:55 (+ DVD) (Distr. by Naxos) ****: A native from Chongqing, China, Chen Sa had established herself as a world-class pianist in the recent...
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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major“Eroica;” WAGNER: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey (Götterdämmerung); Prelude to Act I (Tristan und Isolde); Death of Isolde – Birgit Nilsson/ London Sym. Orch./Covent Garden Orch./Georg Solti – BBC Legends

May 28, 2010

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major Op. 55 “Eroica;” WAGNER: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey (Götterdämmerung); Prelude to Act I (Tristan und Isolde); Death of Isolde from Act III (Tristan und Isolde) – Birgit Nilsson, Soprano/ London Symphony Orchestra (Beethoven)/ The Covent Garden Orchestra (Wagner)/ Sir Georg Solti – BBC Legends BBCL 4239-2, 79:18...
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