Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Artist David Flynn headlines the exhibit with a display of recent paintings on paper. Also on view is a group exhibit featuring such gallery artists as Ann Carstensen and Lisa Czysz. Opens Jan 3 Atelier Z 328 NW Broadway #117, 236-4855 Traveling Without Moving, a selection of […]
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Preview: First Thursday
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Preview: First Thursday If there is a common thread to be found within this month’s visual art offerings, it is this: The young will rule the day. Several galleries are showcasing (or at least including in their line-up) a small posse of recent art-school graduates. This trend could potentially lead to an infusion of fresh […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
Thursday 12/20 BASKETBALL–Catch a glimpse of the NBA’s future at the four-day high school basketball tournament: Gravity-defying Carmello Anthony and power-slamdunker Sani Ibrahim are both on the same Virginia high school team–and already considered ripe for the big time. Our own hotshot squad from the Jefferson High team squares off against them, as well as […]
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Thursday 12/27 DJ–It’s the most fun to go to new clubs, especially when you’re the only one who knows about them and they’re really cool. So here’s one to know about. Madame Butterfly, the new, downtown swank bar that’s all about cute waiters, DJs a-spinning (tonight Venom 3 will be spinning Downtempo Darkness), and dim […]
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Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 British painter Alex Zwarenstein presents a series of oils which depict landscapes and town-scapes of England. Through Dec 29 Belmont Art Walk The monthly, neighborhood celebration of art, Entertainment for the Peasants, (located between 32nd-34th SE Belmont) presents a variety of work to peruse. At the Cricket […]
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Meeting People
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Meeting People Various Artists 425 SE Oak St. Through December Being one of the three people I know in Portland who didn’t do a block for the Charm Bracelet’s nearly 500-block Meeting People project, seeing it in completion, I wish I had. If Brad Adkins hasn’t told you about it, hundreds of Portland artists, amateurs, […]
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Thursday Dec 13 MUSIC–Perhaps the most manic and giddy night of music since Abba double-billed with the Stray Cats. Zero Zero, a former hardcore band that made the switcharoo to electronica, pumps out music something akin to a rubber band–elastic organ choruses with snappy reverbs. Joined by the neo-surf band, Man Or Astroman. This show […]
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Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 British painter Alex Zwarenstein presents a series of oils which depict landscapes and townscapes of England. Through Dec 29 Belmont Art Walk The monthly, neighborhood celebration of art, Entertainment for the Peasants, (located between 32nd-34th SE Belmont) presents a variety of work to peruse. At the Cricket […]
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Golem
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Golem Daniel Duford Manuel Izquierdo Gallery, PNCA 226-4391 Through Jan 19 When he was a boy, Portland artist Daniel Duford was entranced by a cast of superheroes, including The Incredible Hulk, The Swamp Thing, and Colossus. As an adult, Duford became aware of the Golem character, which has its source in the Kabbalah. The Golem […]
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Thursday Dec 6 MUSIC–Loscil not only has a bunch of electronic equipment, he also has a really neat agenda: translating thermodynamics to music. His music ends up sounding hot and mystical, so bring some water to dab behind your earlobes. JS w/ Locate, Project Perfect, Strategy Blackbird, 3728 NE Sandy, 282-9949, 9 pm, $7 DIY […]
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* Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd, 224-8182 Corvallis artist Sidney Rowe describes her work in the exhibit Moving as a record of her visual “Tourett’s Syndrome.” Mark Tobey presents a series of prints characterized by a weblike composition, highlighted by what has been termed “white writing.” Thomas Wood displays recent prints which are largely inspired […]
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Visual Jazz
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Visual Jazz Philemon Reid Onda Gallery 2215 NE Alberta, 493-1909 Through Dec 22 At the core of his working process, Portland artist Philemon Reid digs into the layers that make up jazz and blues music. Inspired by these sources, Reid produces a series of abstract oil paintings and pen and ink drawings. His aim is […]