THURSDAY JUNE 21 THEATER–Welcome to real theater, where integrity is valued over gloss and the characters leave you wondering what the hell you’re doing with your life–Win/Lose/Draw are three short plays focused around middle-aged women and their troubles. KD Magdyln Theater, Thurs-Sat, 7600 N Herford St, 708-8554, 8 pm, $10-14 MUSIC–The electronic, keyboardy, minimal sounds […]
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Alberta Arts Pavilion 2315 Alberta Reggie Petry, owner of the pavilion and part-owner of Our Dreams Gallery, has curated an exhibition of 12 middle and high school students. The participants are from Open Meadow Alternative Schools, a nonprofit, private alternative to the public education system. Through June 26 Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, […]
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Nesting Instinct
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Sean Healy Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 224-0521 Through July 14 The Elizabeth Leach Gallery presents “Nesting Instinct,” a collection of recent work by Portland artist Sean Healy. The exhibit is a nice follow-up to the artist’s past success, and the current work reveals a growth in Healy’s conceptual savvy and a maturation of his technical skills. […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY JUNE 14 DRAG–What better way to start off your weekend than with a bunch of big hairy moustaches, stiletto heels, and sweaty plastic melons–all jiggling in your face?! The lovely Poison Waters will be hosting this drag-a-rrific hodgepodge of kings, queens, and general gender fucks, along with Max Ferry, Portland’s favorite drag king. KD […]
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Special Event at PICA 219 NW 12th Ave #100, 242-1419 * Hey, wanna-be artists! It’s time to put up or shut up! The fine folks at PICA will make your artistic dreams come true with “Mining Yours,” for which you show up at PICA with a bag of crap from home, exchange your crap for […]
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Dale Chihuly & Tad Savinar
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Dale Chihuly & Tad Savinar Savage Gallery 223-2868 Through June 23 The new Pearl district wonder, Savage Gallery, presents an unlikely combination of artists for its second exhibit. Dale Chihuly, the internationally-acclaimed glass artist from Seattle, unveils a cast of formally intriguing objects and installations, and Tad Savinar shows graphic, text-based prints that insert a […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY JUNE 07 DANCE–Best known for co-producing the Broadway smash hit “The Lion King,” Michael Curry has choreographed “Spirits,” a new piece for his home state–yes, that’s Oregon! Aping everything from Fred Astaire to breakdancing, Spirits is an all-out whirlygig that is equally spooky and magical. PB Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay, 224-TIXX, June 7-9, […]
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Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811 * Form, Spirit, and Metamorphosis: The Camera Work of Weston, Cunningham, White, and Walker, an exhibition featuring selected works from four master American photographers. Through Sept 2. 2001 Oregon Biennial, 20 artists from Oregon have been selected to represent the current state of the northwest scene. Notables […]
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Portland Independent Salon
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Portland Independent Salon Bollenbach Art Lab 630 SE 3rd 998-0422 Through June 30 If you have to cancel dinner with your mom, leave your girlfriend, or sneak out of grandma’s basement sometime this month, mosey on down to the Bollenbach Art Lab. I know it’s a little hard to find, but you can dodge trains, […]
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the writings on the wall
Post-Graffiti and Legal Public Art
Graffiti is the most misunderstood element of hiphop. Since it involves destruction of property and is therefore illegal (unless you go to the legal graff wall in NE Portland), it’s easy for people to instantly demonize it without bothering to understand it as a form of cultural and artistic expression. J.D. Davis is a Portland […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY MAY 31 READING–Do you know who Ehud Havazelet is? Didn’t think so. He’s only one of the best short story writers in the world, and he lives in Corvallis, Oregon. He’s one of those writers who gets his ideas in your head, like how weird it is when family members are defined more by […]
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Alberta Arts Pavilion 2315 Alberta Reggie Petry, owner of the pavilion and part-owner of Our Dreams Gallery, has curated an exhibition of 12 middle and high school students. The participants are from Open Meadow Alternative Schools, a nonprofit, private alternative to the public education system. Opens May 31 * Bollebach Art Labs 630 SE 3rd, […]