I just want you to be entertained today. Really, that’s all I want. And with that in mind, enjoy this stop motion quarters thing. It’s fun, geeky, and it’ll only take five minutes of your day (or more… replay is always an option).
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Art and Censorship Hosted by PICA and the Museum of Contemporary Craft
Over the last few weeks, art communities worldwide have rallied against the controversial decision to remove a video by David Wojnarowicz from Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture, an exhibit exploring LGBT issues that’s currently on view at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, DC. Spearheading the unpopular decision are Republican congressmen […]
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Levi Pitters at Black Wagon
Hungry Eyeball “I am faster than 80% of all snakes.” Awesome alert! Tonight from 5-7 pm, Black Wagon is debuting a series of paintings by local 13-year-old artist Levi Pitters. Over at Hungry Eyeball (a website operated by the painter’s father) Pitters introduces himself and tells us about his work: Hello, my name is Levi […]
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PHART CHART TOPPER!
This week’s PHART CHART TOPPER is aldenkelley! Congrats, and look! We’ve animated it for you! Will you be the next Phart Chart Topper? Toss your art or photos into the Mercury’s Flickr pool, and start PHART-ing today!!
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Win Tickets to Polaris Dance’s Repo
I’ve got four pairs of tickets to give away to Polaris Dance‘s upcoming retrospective REPO, which will survey the company’s work since its inception in 2002. (The above trailer is from 2007’s Scape, portions of which will appear in REPO.) The show runs this weekend at Lincoln Hall, Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm; if you want a […]
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Shopping Event of the Day: Kings Treasure (Free Pizza!)
It’s raining craft fairs and shopping events this month. (Feel free to amuse yourself watching me attempt to keep up more extensively on MOD.) And while most of these are segregated to the weekends, I’m a big fan of multi-tasking, and tonight you can accomplish eating dinner and artsy gift grabbing all at once at […]
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Tonight: First Thursday
Floating World David Velasquez’ Spacenite 2 contribution, on view at Floating World Comics So tonight’s First Thursday artwalk is packed full of opportunities to put some money towards a good cause— and, if you’re lucky, take care of a little holiday shopping while doing the do-good. Starting tonight and running through Saturday, December 4, The […]
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Britt Howard’s Soft Knots
My First Thursday pick for this evening is at the downtown Stumptown: It’s a show by Britt Howard, who’s known primarily as the founder and owner of the Portland Garment Factory, an institution near and dear to the hearts of followers of Portland’s indie fashion scene, because it provides reliable, consistent production service to designers […]
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Cats on A Chandelier (Not What You Think)
As a kid I used to love the since-closed FAO Schwarz toy store in San Francisco, not only for the life-sized stuffed animals and LEGO world, but the floor-to-ceiling pillars filled with recirculating water and hundreds of pink, yellow, and purple Barbie high heels, which I thought was the ultimate in chic decor. Actually to […]
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PHART CHART TOPPER!
This week’s PHART CHART TOPPER is mewantdog! Congrats, and look! We’ve animated it for you! Will you be the next Phart Chart Topper? Submit your art or photos to the Mercury’s Flickr group, and start PHART-ing today!!
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The New World Apothecary
You may know of Sword + Fern (811 E Burnside #114) as the outpost for Emily Baker’s line of jewelry by the same name, but in a couple weeks she’s unveiling an expansion of the operation, called the New World Apothecary. If you’re ready to take your toiletries beyond the Tom’s of Maine-level of neo-hippie […]
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Weekend Book Signings
Just a quick reminder about two book signings that are happening tonight and tomorrow: pictureboxinc.com Brian Chippendale’s If ‘n Oof Tonight at Floating World Comics from 6-9 pm, graphic novelists C.F. and Brian Chippendale will sign copies of their newest releases, respectively titled Powr Mastrs 3 and If ‘n Oof. C.F.’s Powr Mastrs 3 is […]