Thursday Nov 1 INSIGHTFUL LECTURE–Ever wonder what life will be like in America under the coming police clampdown? Journalist Christian Parenti presents his Lockdown America lecture today–sharing insight into the murky nexus between racism, class power, and policing tactics. PB PSU Smith Memorial Ballroom, 239-4991, 7 pm, $5-$10 RAWK–Hail the oncoming cosmic apocalypse with …And […]
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* Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 Northwest painter Royal Nebeker presents recent work. Nebeker’s style is described as dwelling in the “realm of Northern European Expressionism.” Also on view are a selection of prints by the late, art-world-great, Roy Lichtenstein. Opens Nov 1 * Berbati’s Gallery 215 SW Ankeny, 229-0776 The group exhibit […]
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Steve Schapiro
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Steve Schapiro S.K. Josefsberg Studio 403 NW 11th, 241-9112 Through Nov 24 Photographer Steve Schapiro began his career in 1960 with the documentary projects, Arkansas Migrant Workers, and Narcotics Addiction in East Harlem. Since that time, he has shadowed and recorded the lives of various people, both those famous and those otherwise ignored. The selection […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
Thursday Oct 25 MUSIC–Even though I know they’re toasted, I pray for the return of Pavement everyday. So instead, I’ll get my fix from the Preston School of Industry–the new project of Pavement guitarist Scott Kannberg. Try to ignore the dumb name, and appreciate their lazy day, matter-o-fact, folk-on-ice twinged style. KS w/ The Shins, […]
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Belmont Art Walk Entertainment for the Peasants, the Belmont art extravaganza, includes a variety of work this month. At Realm 8, Em Jones presents photography and mixed media. Seaplane offers dress sculptures by artist Suzy Root. Stumptown Coffee Roasters displays abstract, acrylic paintings by Lucy Park. Cricket Cafe hosts the sculptural and two-dimensional work of […]
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European Masterpieces
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European Masterpieces: Six Centuries of Paintings Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park, 226-2811 Through Jan 6 Exposing the breadth of change that occurred within the art world between the 14th and 20th centuries is certainly a daunting task. Yet, with all their might, the Portland Art Museum presents European Masterpieces: Six Centuries of Paintings from […]
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Thursday Oct 18 HEARTBREAKING MUSIC–Like watching a grown man cry or a beautiful woman blush, there is something enchanting about Track Star‘s laconic and heavy-hearted riffs. PB w/ True Love Always, Doug Shepherd Meow Meow, 527 SE Pine, 230-2111, 9 pm, $6 LEARN FROM HISTORY–I think Unfinished Symphony, about the Vietnam Veteran’s Resistance Movement, is […]
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* Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 Tony Fitzpatrick’s print exhibit,Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, is an instructive set of images highlighting the English alphabet. Also on view is a selection of contemporary prints from the likes of David Hockney, Kiki Smith, and Andy Warhol. Through Oct 27 * Bullseye Connection Gallery 300 NW 13th […]
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Riding 1st Class on the Titanic
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Riding 1st Class on the Titanic Nathan Lyons Blue Sky Gallery Through Oct 27 Riding 1st Class on the Titanic reveals photographer Nathan Lyons’ capacity as a backseat political commentator. Lyons’ series of black and white images are snapshots of an anonymous urban landscape; each act as an intriguing tidbit of a larger puzzle. They […]
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* 333 studios 333 NE Hancock St Fifth Annual October Show features such artists as David Eckard, Gilles Foisy, and Elise Wagner. Last chance viewing Sat, Oct 13 and Sun, Oct 14, 1-4 pm. * Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 Tony Fitzpatrick’s print exhibit, Max and Gaby’s Alphabet, is an instructive set of […]
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Proofing Sessions
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Proofing Sessions Rae Mahaffey Bullseye Connection Gallery, 227-0222 Through Nov 17 Portland painter Rae Mahaffey is known for compositions rich in layers of pattern and color. Her canvases are uniquely abstract and become nearly psychedelic. This year, Mahaffey has enjoyed an increased presence in the Portland scene–largely due to her inclusion in the 2001 Oregon […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
Thursday Oct 11 ALT-UNIVERSE ELVIS–It’s bizarro Elvis night at the B Complex, when they welcome the hee-larious Latino Elvis impersonator, El Vez (who consistently stuns his audience with multiple costume changes and salsified covers of the King). Portland’s own Miss Cybelvis Monroe (who dresses like Marilyn Monroe, but performs Elvis covers backed by accordion and […]