It has recently come to my attention that some people think ballet is not cool. When you mention that this week is “Oregon Ballet Theater Exposed,” a free event where the ballet company rehearses every day under a white tent in South Park Blocks, some people will scoff, “That’s boring. Wait, ‘exposed’ as in, ‘the […]
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Coho Production’s 24 hour plays
On Saturday night, Coho Productions put on their 8th installment of “24 hour plays”, where they lock a bunch of actors and four writers into the theatre for a night and what comes out is some, well, experimental pieces. Some had the potential to go somewhere (full length play, more developed story), while some definitely […]
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Saturday’s Live Wire
Public radio revue Live Wire celebrated their 50th taping on Saturday at the Gerding. I was there–lured, as with every time I’ve been to a Live Wire taping, by a great lineup (in this case, the Portland Cello Project and Reggie Watts); put off, as with every time I’ve been to a Live Wire taping, […]
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Art Spark Tonight
Every now and then I like to put my BA in Trophy Wifeism Liberal Arts to good use—you know, use “poststructuralism” in a sentence, that kinda shit. The monthly Art Spark parties are a fine place to do so: Every third Thursday, art boosters, movers, shakers, etc. convene on the bar at the Living Room […]
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This Week’s Best of the Flickr Pool
What a week in the Mercury’s Flickr Pool! Currently we are only 8 people shy of having one hundred members. The photos this week were… 1) …quite “striking”… 2) …and “shocking”… 3) …and “dangerous.” How about a little experiment?Would any of you guys/gals like to see one of your photos get used in the paper… […]
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Cool Event that Didn’t Make it into Busy Week
Tonight is Siren Nation’s first ever “Paint Your Art Out!” extravaganza. Here’s what they had to say about it… “Paint Your Art Out” promises to be an exciting and unique summerevent featuring: live painting exhibitions by four localstreet-influenced artists, a silent auction featuring local andnational fine artists, music, and performance art. This summer’s art extravaganza […]
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This Week’s Best of the Flickr Pool
The Mercury’s Flickr Pool is blowing up! We had 20 people join just in the last week. This week we saw… 1) Amazing feats of dramatic rescue… 2) A chance to use the word “poignant”… 3) Where to get a little dig-a-ling for FREE! Got Portland photos? Put it in the pool.
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NW Institute For Social Rage
UPDATE, 3:30pm: I should stress that in no way am I implying that these students had been bought off financially, to make their film about Milepost 5 a certain way. I do feel, politically, that by lending credibility to the students’ efforts by being on the board of the institute, Sam Adams must have been […]
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Google Art
This Google StreetView image of a pissed drunk Australian man has been making the rounds online today (here, too), but every time I see it I am reminded of a Gregory Crewdson photo. Maybe because it’s so surreal? Or perhaps it’s the weird positioning of his limp body that makes for such a striking placement […]
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Sketch Fest!
I asked a friend if he wanted to go to Sketch Fest tomorrow night, and he said, “I hate that Comedy Sportz shit.” …sigh. Yes, so does any right-thinking adult. 1. Sketch comedy and improv comedy are entirely different beasts. Improv is unrehearsed, usually fast-paced, and often relies on audience suggestion. If it involves games, […]
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First Thursday Stand Out
Month after month, First Thursday can start to look the same. At the end of the night I always ask myself, “What do I remember? What stood out?” Last night the thing that stood out for me was that Anna Solcaniova King and her husband Graylan King have taken over the former Rake location on […]
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This Week’s Best of the Flickr Pool
I pity the fool who don’t post in the Mercury’s Flickr Pool! This week we saw… 1) Live action Lego’s… 2) The path to Enlightenment… 3) Whatever happened to Joe Pantoliano… Five more peeps in the pool and we’ll go GOLD! Add your Portland photos today!