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welcome back

before i start my first official post for this year, i’d like to point out something that’s so awesome about being a part of the timebasedart festival for several years now – time bleeds together. at this point, i can’t … Continue reading

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Sojourn Theatre BUILT

Sojourn Theatre BUILT, directed by Michael Rohd South Waterfront Discovery Center (680 SW Bancroft) Fri. Sept. 5, 2008, 4:30 pm Posted by: Camille Gerharter I love Sojourn Theatre. I’ve seen half a dozen of their productions in the past half … Continue reading

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Keep It Slick: Infiltrating Capitalism with The Yes Men

Diary | Age 30 Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:24 p.m. – I head to the PNCA Feldman gallery to catch the First Thursday Gallery Talk by Keep It Slick: Infiltrating Capitalism with The Yes Men co-curator Astria Suparak. As a … Continue reading

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Anna Halprin’s “Blank Placard Happening”

Last night Portland was treated to a unique march through the Pearl and across the Broadway Bridge. Dressed in white, and carrying white signs, a horde of jubilant participants re-enacted Anna Halprin’s “Blank Placard Happening.” Dealing with my own tree … Continue reading

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TBA Opening Night, Tonight, Free

It’s here, it’s here! TBA 08′ has begun! Tonight, and only tonight, the whole spectrum of TBA events is free to the public. I plan to start with the Blank Placard Happening at PNCA at 8:30, marching over the Broadway … Continue reading

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PMMNLS, Free Tonight: Thousands of Lost Faces

Alert: Short bragging-in-the-name-of-encouragement to follow. Ahem. I went to the 52nd International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale in, well, Venice, this past summer. It was my second time there, and it was awesome. There was a weird futuristic house … Continue reading

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Kate Pocrass @ PMNLS

Kate Pocrass is an unusual artist. While most artists are striving to create unique objects or spaces, Kate’s objects are usually “naturally” occurring, and her gallery is your head. Her work is best described by herself via her “Mundane Journeys” … Continue reading

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Argentinean’s Fear Alaska

Alaska’s characters have issues. They lash out against themselves and each other in chaotic attempts to communicate. An ignored lover lifts her skirt for attention, a man screws anything that moves in a desperate hope of connection, another substitutes sex … Continue reading

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PSU Monday Night Lecture Series

Attention Google Calendar Users… …. and lecture series appreciaters, alike: Here is a link to a public Google Calendar with all the PSU Lecture Series info for each artist on each corresponding night. If you are like me, and already … Continue reading

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Kassys

While entering the theater, my boyfriend cut a few people off trying to get a front row seat. He totally left me high and dry, grabbed his seat, and then asked people to move to accommodate me. I ended up … Continue reading

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