THURSDAY, OCT 5 KIDS IN DRAG–SMYRC (Sexual Minority Youth Recreation Center) is arranging for the hippest drag show in town: I mean, what’s cooler than cute little sexual minorites in drag? All proceeds to benefit the darling little angels’ cause. KD Meow Meow, 527 SE Pine St., 230-2111, $5 SMUT CENTRAL–Celebrate the final evening of […]
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American Institute of Architects 315 SW Fourth Ave, 223-8757 Art by Architects, a collection of paintings, sculptures, and other works by local architects. Opens Oct 5 Art Home 121 NW 2nd, 721 0270 Traditional Chinese painting and abstraction converge in the work of Yang Yanping. Opens Oct 5 Artists Repertory Theatre 1516 SW Alder, 241 […]
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12th Avenue Project Nan B. Curtis and Martin Houston Twelfth Avenue in Southeast Portland is home to an unlikely art exhibit: 50 signs line the one-way street running along the historic neighborhood. The 12th Avenue Project, created by artists Nan B. Curtis and Martin Houston is part of “in situ Portland,” a program of the […]
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THURSDAY, SEPT 28 PLAY–Why is it that watching other people bumble through misery and misfortune can be so uplifting? Soul-searching hitmen, slapstick drunks, and prissy social workers populate this double-barreled on-stage sitcom. It’s your last chance–closes the 30th of September. PB Suburban Motel, Stark Raving Theatre, 3430 SE Belmont, 232-7072, Thurs-Sat, 7:30 pm, $13.50-$17 DANCE–A […]
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Blue Sky Photography Gallery 1231 NW Hoyt St, 225-0210 Display of work from Chicago photographer Terry Evans and Brooklyn shutterbug Vincent Cianni. Through Sept 30 Contemporary Crafts Gallery 3934 SW Corbett Ave, 223-2654 * Timeless Light: Contemporary Platinum Photography, an exhibition of over 100 platinum and palladium prints. Opens Sept 28 Elizabeth Leach Gallery 207 […]
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Ravenous Smith Dudley Eliot Manuel Izquierdo Gallery, 226-4391 Through Oct 30 The Manuel Izquierdo Gallery has been taken hostage by an unusual, savage beast: a blood-red installation by the hands of the creator, Smith Dudley Eliot. The space is a curious, dimly lit womb that immediately summons the viewer to consider the connotations of red: […]
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THURSDAY, SEPT 21 MUSIC–Tonight, Meow Meow throws down one of the best NXNW showcases of all time. Start with the solo beauty of Jenny Toomey and Franklin Bruno, and end with the mindfucking Tristeza and Gogogo Airheart. Click your heels, close your eyes, and gnaw on some all-ages Red Vines. JS Meow Meow, 527 SE […]
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Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Sideshow, new paintings by Patrick LoCicero. Through Sept 30 American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 Silent Strengths, the photography of Gene Faulkner and Ken LeGros. Through Sept 30 Art Home 121 NW 2nd, 721-0270 Contemporary selection of local and international artists, featuring monoprints of […]
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Robert Yoder Froelick Adelhart Through Sept 30 Robert Yoder doesn’t simply peruse the aisles of an art supply store for materials. No–the Seattle artist goes shopping along the roadside, searching for discarded road signs. Yoder then fragments these gems into rectangle and square puzzle pieces, tiling them onto a plywood surfaces. In an immediate sense, […]
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THURSDAY, SEPT 14 MUSIC–Undoubtedly, Mos Def is an icon of hip-hop culture these days. Though some say he’s lost his core, you should see him if for no other reason, out of a love of the music and a desire to understand him. Opener Slum Village is undoubtedly a good time as well. KD Pine […]
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Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Ave, 226-2811 Let’s Entertain is an international extravaganza showcasing a wide range of artists. Sculpture, painting, video, installation, sound, the Internet, fashion, AND interactive games! The show explores the complex relationship between pleasure, spectacle, popular culture, and contemporary art. Through Sept 17 Alberta Street Fair Stroll through Portland’s budding […]
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Sugar/Skin
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Brenden Clenaghen & David French Pulliam Deffenbaugh, 228-6665 Through Sept 30 Brenden Clenaghen pops into his blue-chip gallery debut with Sugar/Skin, an exhibition of Minimalist and Pop inspired paintings. Clenaghen creates a selection of works that invite the viewer to consider skin (roughness, pigment, titillation) and candy (color, flavor, desire), and the psychological tension that […]