2737 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd The NE neighborhood that I call home is full of little intrigues, including sidewalk BBQ gurus and Baptist churches that fill the streets with a holy Sunday ruckus. The unique characteristics of the community spill into some unusual suspects, including financial institutions. On the way to work I […]
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Blackfish Gallery 420 NW Ninth Ave, 224-2634 From the Mesabi to the Cascades, recent cast iron sculpture from Judith and Daniel Caldwell, Coral Lambert, and Tamsie Ringler. Through Sept 1 Boxcar Bertha’s 1000 NW 17, 248-9231 Imagination of the Streets, a multimedia art exhibit created by the street youth of Portland. Through Aug 31 BoyerArts […]
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(w)hole
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Various Artists L&B Viewing Room, 241-4144 Through Sept 1 In the invitational exhibition at L&B Viewing Room entitled (w)hole, various mediums are utilized to translate the ultra-vague theme of hole (orifice, void, circular forms, etc). The result is a room full of disparate elements, most of which fall into mediocrity. However, there are a few […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 MUSIC–Isn’t it sad that one of Portland’s longest-running guitar-pop outfits plays here so rarely? Support the rocket-powered capers of Poolside (formerly Sidecar) in one of their infrequent hometown gigs. JS Meow Meow, 527 SE Pine, 230-2111, 9 pm, $5 FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 THE WU–Ol’ Dirty Bastard perhaps puts it best: “We’re [Wu-Tang] […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 DANCE–The lovely ladies of Dark Porch Productions stir up schmoozy First Thursday as they holler and sculpt their improv movement and stunning body shapery. JS Pearl District, just stumble upon them, starts at 7 pm, free FIRST THURSDAY–Photographer Cynthia Connolly displays Dip(trip)tych, full and half-framed photos showcasing a love of road trips […]
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Augen Gallery 817 SW Second Ave, 224-8182 Recent prints by Helen Frankenthaler and The Fictional Villa, recent collages from Arless Day. Opens Aug 3 Blackfish Gallery 420 NW Ninth Ave, 224-2634 From the Mesabi to the Cascades, recent cast iron sculpture from Judith and Daniel Caldwell, Coral Lambert, and Tamsie Ringler. Gallery talk Sat, Aug […]
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Dip(trip)tych
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Cynthia Connolly Reading Frenzy, 274-1449 Opens Aug 3 In DC photographer Cynthia Connolly’s latest work, full and half framed photos showcase a love of the road trip and the snippets of landscape, sky, and man-made objects encountered by the traveler. With many of the photos displayed as panoramas divided into multiple frames, the sweeping spaces […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY, JULY 27 LAST THURSDAY— There is no excuse for missing a photography show titled Crawdaddies & Scallygigs. Yael Routtenberg presents rustic, rural “images from the backyard” on Alberta. KD Olive Green Studios, 1603 NE Alberta, 202-2295, 6-9 pm FRIDAY, JULY 28 DIY INSTRUMENTS–Pots, pans, vibraphones, and electro-sonic robots rule tonight: First, join in the […]
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750 ml 232 NW 12th, 224-1432 Organum, abstract paintings by Jeff Jahn. Through July 31 Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Recent work from Elizabeth Sandvig and Jeana Edelman. Through July 30 American Institute of Architects 315 SW Fourth Ave, 223-8757 Taking Space, Making Space: Transforming Urban Experiences. An exhibition including work from […]
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Form In Motion by Lawrence Colburn
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Gallery 33, 1400 NW Everett, 219-9900 Through August 31 Lawrence Colburn’s exhibition Form in Motion attempts to describe the nuance of space between bodies. In this manner, the work is largely successful; With a loose hand, Colburn renders intriguing, abstract figures posed in intimate confrontations, evoking a sensual atmosphere. However, Colburn is crippled by two […]
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My, What a Busy Week!
THURSDAY, JULY 20 ART–New paintings by David Venezky are mischievously titled Art that Sells. Is this savvy marketing or is the art actualy good? You decide. KE Atwood Primitive, 205 SW Pine, 226-1222, Through July 31, Free FRIDAY, JULY 21 FILM–Deviously dark and hilariously morbid, Blood Simple is a cleverly skewed murder mystery (written […]
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750 ml 232 NW 12th, 224-1432 Organum, abstract paintings by Jeff Jahn. Through July 31 Alysia Duckler Gallery 1236 NW Hoyt St, 223-7595 Recent work from Elizabeth Sandvig and Jeana Edelman. Through July 30 American Institute of Architects 315 SW 4th Ave, 223-8757 Taking Space, Making Space: Transforming Urban Experiences. An exhibition including work from […]