Visual Art

THURSDAY, MARCH 7 HIPHOP–If you haven’t noticed, the Tonic is actually digging a nice little niche for itself as purveyors of the hiphop arts. And to prove it, check tonight’s performance by DJ/producer Mr. Len. Hailing from the NYC underground clique Company Flow, Len lays down dark gritty beats punctuated by street sounds, found conversations, […]

Atelier Z 328 NW Broadway #117, 236-4855 Relics: Loss Has Driven Creation; Memories Lost, an exhibit of paintings by Rachel Citron O’Rourke. Opens Mar 7 * Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 The Fighter Series WWII is an exhibit of minimal canvases by Portland painter Todd Ros that incorporate colors that correspond to those […]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 ALPHABET DRESS–This month, the nomadic art gallery/ music party known as the Alphabet Dress will be held at the new location of Gracies–a bitchin’ church in NE PDX that comes complete with baptismal bath. (It’s empty, though–and Gracies is filled with pagans and devils.) Plus art by Sean Healy & Andrea U’Ren, […]

* Alphabet Dress 602 NE Prescott Sean Healy and Andrea U’Ren present the fruits of their collaboration: a selection of encaustic and etching projects. Corey Lunn offers up small landscape sculptures, paintings, and T-shirts. Nancy Prior displays large drawings and small, drypoint letter-press prints. One night only, 7-midnight * Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, […]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 MUSIC–Here is a fun game. Sing the name of this band to the tune of “Let it Be,” by the Beatles. Matches perfectly! The Letter E are way better than those stupid Beatles, however. Instrumental and mellow, plus they feature Sean Meadows from June of ’44. See. I knew that’d convince you. […]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 STRIPPER BINGO–It’s an annual tradition with the Portland Cacophony Society: Dress up fancy, go to the Acropolis strip club, play bingo, and tip the strippers! What better way to say “I love you, stripper,” than to present a nude lady with a crisp dollar bill and a mooshy-gooshy valentine? Plus, there’s a […]

Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Mark Andres presents oil and acrylic paintings that focus on figures and landscapes. Randall Tipton illuminates the Oregon scenery with a selection of new paintings. Through March 2 * Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 Belief, encaustic paintings by Spokane artist Wendy Franklund Miller, mixed media […]

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 FILM–Ever wish you could smell the sweat dripping from Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator? Me neither. However, that’s not stopping David Yonge and his new invention, called Smell-O-Vision! Using fans, hotplates, and aerosol cans, Yonge recreates the smells of cinema while showing clips from Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, and Cast Away. Smell […]

* Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 Belief, encaustic paintings by Spokane artist Wendy Franklund Miller, mixed media constructions by Diane Christianson, and prints from Japanese artist Yoko Hara. Opens Feb 7 * Butters Gallery 520 NW Davis St, 248-9378 After receiving the National Senior Fulbright Research Grant last year, painter Frank Hyder spent […]