HOT DOG!–Has genetic engineering gone too far? See for yourself at tonight’s performance of Frank Furter and the Hot Dogs. Frank is a big ‘ol walking hot dog that plays dag-nasty Delta jump blues on guitar, bass drum, high hat, and harmonica, and features songs like “Hot Dog Walkin’ Like a Man,” and “Baby, I’ve […]
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* Berbati’s Pan 231 SW Ankeny, 248-4579 The rock ‘n’ roll venue presents three local artists. Through graphite and watercolor, Jim Adams offers abstract narratives. Brooks Howald’s photographs explore Americana, and Lisa Kaliniski displays a series of abstract, mixed media works. Opens Sept 6 Broderick Gallery 814 SW 1st Ave, 224-4020 Visiting artist Geoffrey Wheeler […]
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Talisman Gallery Group Exhibit
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1476 NE Alberta, 284-8800 Through Sept 22 The Talisman Gallery, a 15-member cooperative, recently relocated to an Alberta Street venue. The group’s second exhibit in the burgeoning neighborhood offers viewers a range of artistic impulses by showcasing work of a handful of the cooperative’s members: a hodge-podge of collage, painting, and photography. While some of […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY AUGUST 30 ART–There’s a lot of art in the world that you look at and think, “Hmmm… that’s kind of cool,” and then remember you forgot to pay your credit card bill or that guy still hasn’t called you. Then there’s the art you see every once in a long while that you can’t […]
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Broderick Gallery 814 SW 1st Ave, 224-4020 Large, ceramic works by Stephen Freedman, still lifes in oil by Thomas Yersa, and oil paintings by Terry Monatgue Sauriol. Through Sept 1 Butters Gallery 520 NW Davis St, 248-9378 Coincidentia Oppositorum, new artist books as well as related works by Douglas Shafer. Through Sept 1 * Camerawork […]
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Webpicks
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Webpicks Please note that the sites mentioned here are not meant to create intellectual fervor. They are one-hit wonders that simply activate the five-year-old boy in all of us. Also, be warned that if one cannot distinguish between reality and animation, avoid these sites and seek counseling. Joecartoon.com is a flash animation site exploring a […]
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THURSDAY AUGUST 23 INTERSEX–Are you intersex (someone born with neither male or female genitalia)? Do you know someone who is? Are you curious about it? Come hear intersex activist Emi Koyama describe what’s going on in the political intersex battlefield. KD In Other Words Bookstore, 3734 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 232-6003, 7 pm, free ART–If you […]
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* Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Ornament, new paintings by Andrea Borsuk and Theatre of the Mind, a group show which includes wood sculptures by John Buck, as well as mixed media photographs by Heidi Kirkpatrick. Through Aug 31 * Augen Gallery 817 SW 2nd Ave, 224-8182 Mixed media collage work from […]
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McCracken & Bitterman
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McCracken & Bitterman Savage Gallery, 416 NW 10th 223-2868 Through Sept 8 On my way to Savage Gallery, I witnessed a nasty bicycle crash. A rider and bike collapsed in a dramatic heap, after an ugly encounter with a pothole. Though it only lasted a few seconds, the event was recorded in my mind in […]
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Chavez Ravine, 1949
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Chavez Ravine, 1949: A Los Angeles Story Blue Sky Gallery 1231 NW Hoyt, 225-0210 Basil Hallward Gallery 1002 W Burnside, 228-4651 Through Sept 1 In 1948, 20-year-old Don Normark trekked to the top of an LA hillside to get a better view of the skyline. In addition to urban grandeur, he discovered a small neighborhood […]
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THURSDAY AUGUST 16 ACTIVISM–Primates share 99 percent of their DNA make-up with homo sapiens. That means one hiccup in your genetic coding, and you could turn into a monkey! The monthly meeting of the Primate Freedom Campaign. Organize now to stop medical experimentation on primates… or you might be next! PB North Portland Branch Library, […]
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American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 Less Than 10: AIA Portland Small Firm Show, an exhibit of architectural drawings and models by architects from small area firms. Through Aug 31 Art On Belmont Move over Alberta, here’s Belmont! The southeast street has added a few venues to Portland’s permanent stable of exhibition […]