It’s always good to finish strong, and Portland Garment Factory’s HouseLine accomplished that last night (with a little help from their friends Sartorial Excess). The photos are in and up now over on MOD in case you missed it or just want to relive a few glimpses of what were some of the series’ most […]
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ANIMATION—Your average collection of animated shorts might be a little hit and miss, but the NW Animation Festival is a very well curated look at the innovative magic making happening across the region. (For serious.) And there’s a full week of it, too, with panels and after-parties, so pencil that biz in. MSHollywood Theatre, 4122 […]
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Tonight in Music
DJ Pretty Ugly (Via) Dig a Pony–DJ Pretty Ugly, 9 pmAl’s Den–Sloan Martin, 7 pm, free Doug Fir–Maximo Park, Eternal Summers, 9 pm, $15-17 Gold Dust Meridian–Whiskey Wednesdays: Pete Krebs, Brent Martens, 8 pm Holocene–Morning Ritual, Rio Grands, Mojave Bird, 8:30 pm, $8 Lola’s Room–Harry & The Potters, Break Up Flowers, 8 pm, $8-10, all […]
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Photos from Last Night: Crazy Wind and Alexa Stark at Open Season
Last night’s kickoff of the three-day Open Season series of fashion shows was a balmy, beautiful affair. We’ve got a slew of photos from the runway taken by Ashley Anderson, which you can check out in full over on MOD. It’s recommended preparation to get geared up for tonight’s Part 2, featuring Mag-Big at Mississippi […]
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FASHION—We’ve thrown the best fashion shows in town for nine years now, and for year 10, we have three shows for Open Season, spread out over three venues for three different happy hours. It kicks off tonight with designs from Alexa Stark and Crazy Wind at the Doug Fir, so grab yourself a cocktail and […]
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Open Season, Day One!
And so it begins: Tonight kicks off our 10th annual, three-day spring fashion series of runway shows, Open Season! Intimate and laidback, we’ll be at the Doug Fir from 6-8 pm this evening for a happy hour presentation of new looks from Alexa Stark and Crazy Wind, two of the hottest (and newish) apparel designers […]
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What Are You Doing this Weekend?
Alison Hallett: “Bridgetown Comedy Fest! I’m drinking too much and seeing as much comedy as possible. Also, getting allll kinds of good-daughter points: Taking my dad to see Portland Opera’s Pirates of Penzance and making some sort of brunch-thing on Sunday for Mother’s Day. (Call your mother.)” Wm. Steven Humphrey: “Yes… yes… Bridgetown, of course. […]
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Bonus Photos from the Open Season Photo Shoot
The current issue features our annual fashion spread, published to coincide with our Open Season series of fashion shows popping off next week (Mon May 12-Wed May 14, go here for details and $5 advance tickets). To showcase designs from the designers who’ll debut new collections at the shows—Alexa Stark, Crazy Wind, Mag-Big, and Portland […]
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Fashioning Cascadia and Seaplane: Epicenter of Independent Fashion Design in Portland, 2001 – 2008
The Museum of Contemporary Craft’s Fashioning Cascadia finally opens today! I was able to attend a press preview while the final touches were being put on yesterday morning, and I’ll be back; there is a lot to take in, so allow yourself plenty of time to engage in all the multimedia doodads that make up […]
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COMEDY—The Bridgetown Comedy Festival is hands-down one of the greatest things on the Portland arts calendar. Buy a weekend pass and pretend you’re on vacation: PBR in hand, scope out head-liners (Reggie Watts! Paul F Tompkins!), once-local favorites (Matt Braunger! Ian Karmel), and discover your new favorite comic from the lineup of hilarious people you […]
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Tonight in Music
Feral Drollery (Via) Slabtown–Erik Anarchy, Fluid Spill, Chronicles of Bad Butch, God Bless America, Feral Drollery, 8 pm, $5, all ages Aladdin Theater–Michael Nesmith, 8 pm, $42.50-45 Alberta Rose Theatre–Benefit for Rock School Kabul: Jerry Joseph, Steve Drizos, Steve James, Pete Krebs, Paul Brainard & the Portland Horns, Fernando, Jeremy Wilson, Saul Conrad, Joaquin Lopez, […]
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Your Last Chance to Win a Pair of Passes to Open Season!
Holy shoot! The three-day series of Open Season fashion shows—the Mercury‘s 10th annual!—starts on Monday already, which means that this is your last chance to scoop up a pair of series passes to all three evenings for freeeeee! (If you don’t get it, don’t sweat it: tickets per show are just $5, though they’ll jump […]