Visual Art

THURSDAY OCTOBER 4 IMAGO–You really can’t hate Imago. I know you’d like to, seeing as they’re all about thinking they’re so hot for doing plays in New York on Broadway and shit. But the thing is, they are really good, and their product is consistently awesome. Their latest is Troyland, one woman’s take on Euripides. […]

Androgyny & Gallery2 328 NW Broadway #114, 279-9546 Tomo Kanki presents a selection of paintings and drawings. Opens Oct 4 * 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 […]

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 READING–There’s really no way to guarantee a writer is going to be a good reader, because good writing doesn’t necessarily make for good reading. So all I can say about this reading, is that the book The Story of Steve is good. It’s the story of a bored-with-life hypochondriac, and the writing […]

Alberta Arts Pavilion/ Our Dream Gallery 2315 Alberta , 288-3024 Juxtaposition 2001, a group exhibit that offers a survey of both realistic and abstract works. Through Oct 6 Fifth Element 404 NW 10th Ave, Suite 1, 279-9042 Bosnia/Herzegovina-born artist Miroslav Lovric presents a series of symbol-laden paintings. Through Sept 29 Fleck Gallery 625 NW Everett […]

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 PUNK READING–For those who sit around the “Old Punks Home” waxing nostalgic for the days of yore when spiking your hair and piercing your septum actually meant something, you shouldn’t miss Mark Andersen reading from his book Dance of Days. A fascinating examination of the D.C. punk scene, Andersen also points out […]

* Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Land and Sea is a series of misty, romantic landscapes by Mary Beth Thielhelm, and Meditations is a series of graphic paintings on paper by David Bennett. Through Sept 29 * Basil Hallward Gallery at Powell’s City of Books 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651 600 Smash […]

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13 HEAVY DRINKING–Question: What is the easiest dance in the entire world? Answer: The polka! Why? Because Germans have no rhythm and are often drunk! (They’re so drunk they can’t even spell October correctly.) Hop twice on each foot, then switch at the Mt. Angel Oktoberfest. PB Mt. Angel Oktoberfest, from I-5, Woodburn […]

* Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Land and Sea is a series of misty, romantic landscapes by Mary Beth Thielhelm and Meditations is a series of graphic paintings on paper by David Bennett. Through Sept 29 * Basil Hallward Gallery at Powell’s City of Books 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651 600 Smash […]