For more information and updates, go to www.disjecta.org

Saturday June 3, 2006

06:30 PM : Scratching the Surface @ Mark Woolley Gallery

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GALLERY HOMELAND WILL HOST A RECEPTION AND FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT OF "SCRATCHING THE SURFACE" AT MARK WOOLLEY GALLERY.

On Saturday, June 3rd, Gallery Homeland will hold a reception and fundraiser in support of "Scratching the Surface," a citywide art project taking place during the month of July that will acknowledge and embrace the Willamette River's central role in shaping the life and culture of Portland.

Mark Woolley Gallery (120 NW 9th, Suite 210)
June 3rd 6:30-8:30 pm
Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served
$5-10 sliding scale donation requested at the door.

The reception will feature a tribal belly dance performance by Urban Berbers, exciting raffle prizes from Portland artists and businesses, and a great chance to meet the directors and staff of Gallery Homeland and learn more about "Scratching the Surface."

“Scratching the Surface” will demonstrate Portland's rich and multifaceted arts and culture scene in an interesting and provocative manner. Collaboration and resourcefulness are at the heart of Portland’s grassroots arts successes. “Scratching the Surface” will capitalize on the talent and willingness of the creative community to dazzle the city. Along with help from City Commissioner Sam Adam’s Office, we will collaborate with other city organizations and creative professionals in many different capacities. At various docking spots along the river, artists will collaborate to present performances, dance, music, and interactive sculpture.

The community will be invited to all the varied events on the river and throughout the city that will make up the project: site specific installations, gallery exhibits, film and video presentations, lectures, and performance pieces. We’ll use the familiarity of the river and the comfort of a walk on the Esplanade to present creative work by many of Portland’s strongest emerging and established artists.

For more information, please visit www.galleryhomeland.org

Saturday June 10, 2006

07:00 PM : Rooftop Movie + Swan Island, Wet Confetti, Riot Cop @ 3rd & Oak Warehouse (Benefit for Laughing Horse)

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Benefit for Laughing Horse Bookstore
Radical cooperative infospace in Portland for 25+ years.

7pm Sneaking Out and Wooden Nickle

Rooftop Movie: "disinformation"

Followed by:

Riot Cop
Swan Island
Wet Confetti

5-10$ donation

3rd & Oak Warehouse = City Signs Building (4th Floor!)

Saturday June 17, 2006

08:00 PM : HOMELAND AFTER DARK @ GALLERY HOMELAND

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GALLERY HOMELAND PRESENTS: HOMELAND AFTER DARK
Saturday, June 17th

This event is a grand night of dancing, music, performance, and more. In celebration of Scratching the Surface, we are hosting one of our last fundraisers for the project. Please join us at our project space and office to hear more information on Scratching the Surface and other Homeland projects, and to celebrate Co-Director Paul Middendorf's birthday.

Gallery Homeland HQ
926 SE 34th Ave (near the SE corner of 34th and Belmont)
June 17th
8pm – 12am
Food and beverages will be served
$ 5 – $10 sliding scale donation requested at the door.

This event will feature DJ DrewGroove and The Fabulous Saturdays, a sneak peak at some of Scratching the Surface's installations, a chance to tear a rug with many of Portland's artists, and to meet the directors and staff of Gallery Homeland.

Please visit www.galleryhomeland.org for more information.

Saturday July 8, 2006

08:00 PM : Night Ride @ DOWNTOWN PORTLAND

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The Night Ride

This mostly flat, 15-mile street ride takes you past hootin' and
hollerin' night life and fire jugglers, through a disco party rest
stop and along spectacular cityscape views to an
all-you-can-eat midnight doughnut finish line feast.

Wednesday July 12, 2006

07:00 PM : who killed the electric car @ hollywood theatre

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www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com

Portland Premiere of

Who Killed the Electric Car
Chris Paine, US, 90 min., 2006

w/ filmmaker Chris Paine in person!

What: Film and discussion with filmmaker Chris Paine. Film presented courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics in advance of theatrical release July 21.

When: Wed., July 12, at 7:00pm

Where: Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N. Sandy Blvd.

Tickets: $10, available on-line and at door

Who Killed the Electric Car?

This film poses the question Who Killed the Electric Car? in the style of an whodunit murder mystery. The set-up: In the early nineties car manufacturers were forced by the government to start designing and manufacturing zero-emission vehicles. The case: After less than 10 years, the electric car was mysteriously taken off the market in conjunction with government policy change. The suspects: Car companies, oil companies, the government and even consumers may be the culprits. The detective: Director Chris Paine follows the leads in search of the truth about the demise of the electric car.

The film features cameo appearances by Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Jay Leno and others.

Friday July 14, 2006

08:00 PM : 826 Valencia Benefit @ Nocturnal

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FRIDAY, JULY 14th, 8pm
Teach Me Tonight!
A Benefit for 826 Valencia
Evany Thomas, Dustin Long, Lisa Brown, Zoe Trope, Stacy Bolt, Dr. Zomb at Nocturnal 1800 E Burnside

McSweeney's and Reading Frenzy present a special literary engagement to benefit 826 Valencia, a fantastic educational non-profit project devoted to helping students, ages 8-18, develop their writing skills in the realm of creative and expository writing, or English as a second language. Founded by Dave Eggers in 2002, 826 Valencia has grown from it's original storefront in San Francisco's Mission district, into a national program with 826 centers in Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Ann Arbor and New York City.

Ms. Thomas will be conducting a workshop based on the findings from her book, The Secret Language of Sleep: A Couples Guide to 39 Positions (McSweeney's, 2006), Dustin Long will read from his recently published novel, Icelander (McSweeney's, 2006) Lisa Brown will read an essay and present a video based on her children's book Baby, Mix Me A Drink (McSweeney's, 2005), Zoe Trope, author of Please Don't Kill The Freshmen: A Memoir (HarperTempest, 2004) will read recent work, and Stacy Bolt will read her essay "Tales From the Drunkside" To be followed by Q and A, and author's cocktail reception with DJ Dr. Zomb.

This event has been generously sponsored by New Deal Distillery, Queen Bee Creations and Imbibe Magazine! Additional support from Plazm Magazine and IPRC. Poster design by Gary Robbins. Check out our write up on wweek.com!

* Nocturnal is located at 1800 E Burnside.
* Full price tickets available at Reading Frenzy.
* Sliding scale at the door $10-$20.

Saturday September 23, 2006

06:30 PM : Runway to Rooftop @ W+K

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Runway to Rooftop
Sat, Sept 23, 2006
6:30 pm
PICA : 224 NW 13th Ave
$100/ticket with all proceeds benefiting PICA
Call PICA at 503.242.1419 for tickets and more information

Nordstrom, PICA and Portland Monthly present the second annual fashion runway show and rooftop party showcasing new fall designs with all ticket proceeds benefiting PICA’s artistic programming.

Held in the Wieden+Kennedy Atrium, a spectacular runway fashion show will feature styles from Rising Star designers showcased in Nordstrom’s “via C” department. Following the runway, the party moves to the rooftop with special boutique shopping of runway samples modeled in the show. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dessert will be served by Food In Bloom with music magic coming from DJ’s spinning the night away.

Tickets are $100 and must be reserved in advance. Seating is limited. Call 503.242.1419 for tickets

Wednesday October 25, 2006

11:59 PM : Junk to Funk Competition Deadline

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Check out JunktoFunk.org for all the info!

"I am producing an event called Junk to Funk Recycled Fashion Show Contest. The event is held December 2nd at the Wonder Ballroom and is a benefit for Orlo. We are currently conducting our call to artist, of which the deadline for submission is October 25th. I am wondering if you might be able to post info for our call to artists on your website. I have attached pertainent information - if you have any questions give a shout. Thanks!"

-Lindsey

Check out JunktoFunk.org for all the info!

Tuesday October 31, 2006

08:00 PM : Fleshtone, Do 'N Dudes (Fundraiser for KBOO) @ Holocene

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Fleshtone
Do N Dudes
Stalking Jane
Evolutionary Jass Band
DJ Brokenwindow
DJ Pdisco

8pm

$7 w/costume, $10 w/out

All proceeds to benefit KBOO.

Deck out in your funkiest Halloween costume and join the next generation of KBOO Community Radio's famed Halloween event, the Boo Ball, in its new incarnation, the BOO BASH!

This celebration features a wide range of Portland's best underground musical talent from jazz to electronic, with DJs and live bands. The entire event will be broadcast live on KBOO's signal: 90.7 FM and www.kboo.fm on the web. Come celebrate Halloween's best party and support independent music and radio at this fundraiser for KBOO.

Friday November 3, 2006

08:00 PM : Benefit for the CCC @ Acme

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Friday, November 3th @ Acme
Blackbird & the Portland Mercury proudly present:
A Benefit for the Community Cycling Center with:
Alan Singley & The Pants Machine 
Boy Eats Drum Machine 
Please Step Out of the Vehicle 
DJ BJ (after-show dance party!)
(21 & Over)
8 pm doors, show at 9
$5-$10 sliding scale

Blackbird and the Portland Mercury are exceptionally honored to host a benefit for Portland's Community Cycling Center. Proceeds help hundreds of underprivileged kids in Portland get their first bike.

The CCC: The Community Cycling Center provides year-round programs for low-income youth and adults, serving more than 1,500 community members each year. Participants learn bike safety and maintenance and earn their own bicycles, locks and helmets.
The Community Cycling Center also operates a full-service retail bike shop that is open to the public and sells refurbished bicycles. Bicycles and parts are donated from individuals, institutions and supporting businesses. Volunteers, bicycle donations and financial contributions have made the Community Cycling Center the largest bicycle recycling organization in the US. 

Holiday Bike Drive 2006: The Holiday Bike Drive is the Community Cycling Center's largest event of the year. They distribute refurbished bikes and new helmets to deserving children for the holidays. This year will give 600 kids refurbished bikes and new helmets. The CCC partners with schools and family service organizations in the Portland and Vancouver areas to identify children with the greatest need.
The Community Cycling Center was founded in 1994 to build skills and foster the personal growth of youth through community-oriented recreational and educational bicycle programs and services. Sustainability, self-sufficiency, recycling/reusing, and safety are trademarks of all the programs and are central to the CCC's mission.

A BIKE TODAY, A CYCLIST FOR LIFE!!

Contact the CCC for information about bike donations or volunteering. 
Alison Hill 503-546-8864
www.CommunityCyclingCenter.org

The Music:

Alan Singley and the Pants Machine:
Alan Singley & Pants Machine's latest record Lovingkindness is, put simply, a sweet summer’s masterwork. Skipping from breezy midday-party songs to confessional depth and grace, Singley has, with this record, reinforced his position as one of the Northwest’s best kept secrets and most promising talents. “Water song” is a perfect example, and is so good it’s like a secret you wish you could keep in your pocket forever. For our money, though, no one’s summed up him and this record quite like the review below-

 “Alan Singley and Pants Machine , to put it lightly, is a different sort of musician. Unabashedly enthusiastic and unashamed of that enthusiasm, the pop songwriter seeks more than anything else to connect with an audience on an intimate level. Sometimes that effort is a little unsettling, as it was last week when he showed up at my front door with a copy of his new album, Lovingkindness, and asked, through the screen door, “Are you Casey Jaaaahman?” I told him yes, and added that I hadn’t expected his album to be hand-delivered. His gaze wandered from my door up to some clouds, rested a moment on a couple of trees and then landed back down on me. “We were just driving around,” he said. Singley has always made music that’s as goofy and full of wonder as he is. 

His songs are about love and nature, his voice well-rehearsed but still filled with a childlike unpredictability. Once in a while, Singley stumbles into a six-minute stint of wandering psychedelia or a quick and silly rock number, but the best work on his previous albums has also been the gentlest, with Singley’s fragile voice wrapped in piano and finger-picked guitar. It’s in those moments that one realizes Alan Singley was born in the wrong decade, his music resting comfortably between Smiley Smile-era Beach Boys or Village Green-era Kinks. Lovingkindness, Singley’s third release, is his first album with backing band Pants Machine. It’s also the first of Singley’s albums to be properly produced in a studio, by John Cohrs, Skyler Norwood (Point Juncture, WA) and Gus Elg (Wilding)...The machinery surrounding Singley not only helps him from straying into six-minute territory, it also wisely leaves him room to breathe on tracks like “Watersong,” a classic, multilayered pop ballad, and “Underneath,” wherein he sings with heartbreaking directness about an abusive father: “As we got older I started to think/ That underneath all the alcohol, the cocaine and the violence/ There was a man/ And I’m not saying it’s right but I understand.” 

This seriousness is something new for Singley, but you wouldn’t know it by the way he delivers those lines, keeping the heavy parts heavy, the funny parts funny, and the pretty parts absolutely gorgeous. Alan Singley might be Portland’s most eccentric songwriter. But he is also its most under-appreciated, and as Lovingkindness ultimately attests, one of its very finest.” 
-Casey Jarman, Willamette Week

Learn…
http://www.alansingley.com/
http://www.myspace.com/alansingley

Listen…
http://www.alansingley.com/music.html

Look…
http://www.alansingley.com/photos.html

Boy Eats Drum Machine…
Despite the greatness of the name Boy Eats Drum Machine, I have to let you in on a little secret that it may be a wee bit misleading. You see, on the album Pleasure the "Boys", Jonny Ragel, Peter Swenson, and Benjamin Rickard, don't simply eat a drum machine, they "eat" some of Portland's best drummers by sampling heavily from Bridgetown Breaks, a compilation of drum recordings that includes performances by Danny Seim of Menomena and Kevin O'Connor of Talkdemonic.

The use of local musicians (or at least samples of local musicians) isn't the only thing that distinguishes Boy Eats Drum Machine from other groups that associate with little electronic boxes that pump out beats; many of the tracks on Pleasure are what could easily be described as quite soulful. Yes, I realize that just because a musician uses samples, drum machines, etc. that they aren't then required to use a computer voice synthesis program, but it's summed up best on the track "The Taste Of Your Mouth" when Ragel declares "I'm just emotional".

While tracks such as "I'm an Angel Telling Lies" and "Sometimes You Wanna Go Where Nobody Knows Your Name" may highlight the emotion present in Ragel's vocals, Pleasure certainly has tracks for those that want to enjoy some great beats and get caught up in the musical layers. –The Philler

Learn…
http://www.boyeatsdrummachine.com/
http://www.myspace.com/boyeatsdrummachine

Listen…
http://www.boyeatsdrummachine.com/music

Look…
http://www.boyeatsdrummachine.com/pics

Please Step Out of the Vehicle
An insane amalgamation of lo-fi orchestral psychedelic pop gems from Portland-based Please Step Out Of The Vehicle, this album takes you through free jazz freakouts, Game Boy outbursts, layered moog synth-based songwriting, and pop anthems that ring through your brain for days. Please Step Out Of The Vehicle are a large band with a textured, triumphant sound that borrows lightly from the best moments of Pavement and the Flaming Lips, squishing together classic psychedelia, video game beeps, folk, summertime pop, and left-leaning lyrical blankets. Sleeping Right And The Best In Homeopathic Magic runs together like an album should, blending song to song and linking lyrical themes. The album is their debut, and a very special one indeed.

Honored in the Top 10 of Willamette Week’s Best New Band 2006 Poll

“Please Step Out of the Vehicle is a big team of Portland kids playing things like flute, glockenspiel, farfisa, and all the standard guitar/bass/drums action ... it has the lazy, crowded, behind-the-beat stoned shuffle of Pavement, some of Beck’s (long-abandoned) junkyard folk, but mostly plays its own game ... upbeat and organic sounding – a great listen when it’s damn cold outside and going out for a drink means gloves, hat, two sweaters, and frozen fucking feet.” The Portland Mercury

“Jonathan Richman and Neutral Milk Hotel getting high together.” Willamette Week

Learn, look, listen…
http://www.myspace.com/pleasestepoutofthevehicle

DJ BJ
The indelible DJ BJ will be spinning the finest dance party cuts til they shut the place down or someone kicks a hole in the speaker.

Saturday November 4, 2006

08:00 PM : Black and White and Read All Over @ Portland Art Center

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What's Black and White and Read All Over?

Benefit for the Independent Publishing Resource Center
at the Portland Art Center

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Independent Publishing Resource Center will celebrate Portland's art and literary scenes during a special fund-raising ball at the Portland Art Center on Saturday, November 4 from 8 p.m. till midnight. (see Media Advisory below).

The organizers of "A Text Ball in Celebration of Portland's Art and Literary Scenes; A Benefit for the Independent Publishing Resource Center" encourage the public to get creative and come "dressed to be read."

"Our clothing speaks for us in many ways. Besides logos, our t-shirts and hoodies are loaded with place names and slogans." says IPRC board member Barb Tetenbaum, co-organizer and book artist. "At the Text Ball, we encourage attendees to go all out to embody their text and create party outfits that are reading experiences." Tetenbaum is preparing a chalkboard dress, from which will hang pieces of chalk and an eraser for "spontaneous communication."

The evening will feature a parade of costumes that will culminate in an awards ceremony. The best costumes in literary categories will net prizes that are donated from local business and arts organizations, such as Literary Arts and Microcosm Publishing. The iconoclastic band, Trashcan Joe, will provide the music.

Authors of the IPRC's popular "Zine of the Month" will be honored. The "Zine of the Month" is a benefit for IPRC members who donate $100 or more annually. "So many really wonderful zines have very limited distribution. By receiving a different zine each month, our subscribers get acquainted with zines and authors that they would never discover on their own." says Marilyn Zornado, co-organizer and co-owner of the Fremont Garden Press.

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What Is the IPRC?
The Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) supports
community-based arts education and expression by providing a
self-service work studio and printing equipment; instruction and
workshop opportunities; outreach to Portland's youth and disadvantaged
via public libraries and schools; and a lending library that houses
more than 5,000 independently published "zines" and ephemera.

What Is a Zine?
A "zine" (pronounced zeen) is, simply put, a self-published booklet.
The history of zines stretches back through the 20th century (and,
arguably, throughout human history) but was most directly influenced
by the mass production of home computers in the early 1990s.
Do-it-yourself copy shops were the birthplace of the modern zine,
which can broach any topic from music review to memoir to reportage.
Many zines have been distributed for a number of years and have built
substantial audiences.
For more information: www.iprc.org

Media Advisory
What: Arts ball and benefit show for IPRC
Where: Portland Art Center, 33 NW Fourth Ave. (503-236-3322;
www.portlandart.org)
When: Saturday, November 4, 8 p.m. to midnight
Cost: 21 and over, $15 in advance from IPRC (917 SW Oak St. #218 and
Reading Frenzy at 921 SW Oak); $20 at the door
Music: Trash Can Joe, www.trashcanjoe.com;
Cash Bar with wine & beer. Complementary book-themed snacks.
Photo opportunities will abound!


09:00 PM : Global Shakedown @ Pi-rem

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Pi-rem presents:

Global Shakedown w/DJ Ravi, SomRas & Guests.
An eclectic, funky night of the best world music Portland has to offer.
Free, 21&up, 9pm-230am

DJ Ravi has played all over the pacific northwest at several premier PDX & NW clubs & has created several original tracks that are soon becoming a part of the repertoire of every world music DJ.
DJ SomRas has collaborated with & opened for the likes of Cheb i Sabbah, Midival Punditz, DJ Harud & DJ Ravin (of Buddha Bar fame!) & spins everything from trip-hop to bhangra to world music laced electro, house & break-beat.

Best of all - you pay nothing to get in!

This edition will also serve as a benefit for the Mercy & Wisdom healing center. Pi-rem will donate a fraction of the bar proceeds to the organization. So come by, enjoy some wonderful music, drink some great beer & wine & support this noble cause.

For the past 3 years, the members of Mercy & Wisdom Healing Center has coordinated weekly low cost medical services providing an estimated 2,500 patient visits to the local community. Services have been provided by the doctors and interns from National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM), and supported by Tzu Chi volunteers. The facility was provided by the Consolidated Chinese Benevolent Association (CCBA) in China Town.
http://www.mercyandwisdom.org/index.html

Remember - this event is completely free. Pi-rem will consistently donate generously to local charities around town so show your support, be a part of this movement & help make it sustainable


www.pi-rem.com
Best of Citysearch
Recognition for Pi-rem
2006 Editorial Winner - Lounge
2006 Audience Winner - Dance Club
2006 Audience Winner - Lounge

Saturday December 2, 2006

07:00 PM : Second Annual Art Auction @ Disjecta

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5 S.E. 3rd Ave
(enter under the Burnside Bridge)

Saturday, Dec. 2nd
7-11:00 PM

$10

Saturday, December 2. Proceeds from this auction will help "close the deal" on our renovation campaign for the Templeton Building and allow us to create tenant spaces for artists and non-profits on the basement and first floors, and 8,000 square feet of flexible performance and exhibition space on the top, Burnside Bridge floor.

HOW DO YOU BUILD A 24,000 SQUARE FOOT INCUBATOR FOR CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE MIDDLE OF PORTLAND, OR?

DISJECTA Interdisciplinary Art Center is creating a sustainable, year-round exhibition space for contemporary arts that engages artists, patrons and communities in innovative ways.

We've had a great time in the belovedly raw Templeton Building over the last year. Disjecta hosted the kinds of creative endeavors and community events that make Portland Portland: PICA's TB:A festival, Seaplane's Little White Dress show; and the Mike Barber/Cydney Wilkes dance work A Certain Facilitation of Impasse. We've built our new white walls around the exquisitely curated Portland Modern Saturation and built more for the contemporary installations and performances of Haunted, which brought artists from SF, LA, NY and abroad to our fair city.

NOW, how do we anchor this big, beautiful building to shore? The only way that great ideas are born, the same way we've gotten this far—the power of the community who believe in what we do.

AUCTION PREVIEW & PROXY BIDDING

Check back soon. Proxy bidding will be opening November 28th at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday December 16, 2006

01:00 PM : It's A Kazoo Christmas

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"It's A Kazoo Christmas" consists of a kazoo choir playing Christmas carols in Pioneer Courthouse Square on Saturday, December 16th from 1 to 3pm.

They'll be playing Christmas classics in kazoo, but they'll also be selling kazoos for charity. They're trying to make downtown just a bit more festive while raising money for the Kinship House.

More info is available at their website: www.itsakazoochristmas.com

Friday January 19, 2007

08:00 PM : Karl Lind and Danielle Lombardi Films @ Newspace

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Portland filmmakers Karl Lind and Danielle Lombardi will soon be representing the PDX film community at this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 24-Feb 4 http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/.) Join them for a celebratory send-off screening party at the Newspace Center for Photography January 19th at 8pm! (Suggested donation, $7)

The show will feature select short works by Karl Lind, including "Disconnected", which will be showing at Rotterdam, and Danielle Lombardi's "Lay Down Tracks" (co-directed by Brigid McCaffrey). The filmmakers will each have DVDs available for purchase. All proceeds from the event will go towards their travel costs to Rotterdam.

Food will be provided by local vendors Patisserie Lili's and Salvador Molly's and there will be plenty of wine and beer. Stick around for some drinking and dancing with music by DJ Fakeblood and Radio Maria.

Where:
Newspace Center for Photography
1632 SE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97214
503.963.1935
info@newspacephoto.com

When:
Friday, January 19th, 8pm

Saturday June 9, 2007

09:00 PM : PRA: Logan Lynn, Boy Eats Drum Machine, Beatpusher @ Rotture

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THE PORTLAND RADIO AUTHORITY PRESENTS:

PDX SPRING ELECTRONIC SHOWCASE
Seasonal benefit features Logan Lynn, Boy Eats Drum Machine,
Beatpusher, DJ Sappho and DJ Girlfriends

PORTLAND, Ore. — June 9, 2007 — Portland Radio Authority (www.praradio.org) presents its PDX Spring Electronic Showcase on Saturday, June 9 at 9 p.m. at Rotture, located at 315 SE Third Avenue, PDX. This season features sparkling, electro-layered beats from Logan Lynn, Boy Eats Drum Machine, DJ Girlfriends, Beatpusher and DJ Sappho . Cover is $3 to $5 sliding scale, 21 and over. Proceeds help keep the Portland Radio Authority up and running as well as helping to spread its warm, fuzzy and obsessed love of music.

Logan Lynn, described as “ an emo prophet with a penchant for electronic beats,” has been writing and recording his own music for the last decade. In 2000, his debut album “Glee” released a blissful, sex-drenched romp soaked with themes of religion, sexuality and identity alongside upbeat grooves and “Let’s dance!” rhythms. A blend of spleen-venting lyrics and optimism provides ample fodder for happy booty-shaking galore.

Boy Eats Drum Machine mixes fuzzy guitar and electro-fun turntables with deep, big-beat bass, touting influences ranging from anywhere from DJ Shadow to Neil Diamond, from Public Enemy to the Postal Service. Portland has given a lot of props to this trio, made up of three men on a mission to turn your heart into a chewy gummy bear.

Beatpusher thrives on modern madness to thump forth deep bass lines with melodic transcendental melodies, sampling world sounds with found sounds and creating a brain portal that forces your body into doing some sort of rhythmic gyration.

Known for her unusual ability to mix practically any and all styles of music ala a Cuisine-art, DJ Sappho makes sure no one leaves the dance floor without a layer of sweat, mixing disco to micro-house to cheese-pop to straight up techno. You dare not come to the club with your dancing shoes when you see her!

DJ Girlfriends is Portland's hot new party DJ. He holds it down at Rotture for the Thin Pink Line weekly with DJ Linoleum and also has a show on The PRA called RUBICON Radio with DJ Bonaparte. He spins any thing from new wave to nu rave, punk, house, drippy disco and indie pop.

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PRA is a non-commercial, listener supported radio station dedicated to allowing live DJs to play the music they love. As a freeform community media source, we are committed to bringing independent artistry and marginalized viewpoints into regional and international view. We aim to become a trusted source of current and historical music education, while serving as a reflection of the Portland Arts Community. For more information, visit Portland Radio Authority: www.praradio.org or www.myspace.com/portlandradioauthority .

Friday June 15, 2007

07:00 PM : Dark Skies, Pink Snowflakes, Guau Guau and DJs Gram and Automne @ Tonic Lounge

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PORTLAND, Ore. — June 15, 2007 — Portland Radio Authority (www.praradio.org) presents a benefit show on June 15 at the Tonic Lounge, located at 3100 NE Sandy Blvd, PDX. BBQ begins at 7 p.m. and music starts at 9:30 p.m. Comedian Kevin-Michael Moore will host the night’s line-up, which includes music from Dark Skies, Pink Snowflakes, Guau Guau and DJs Gram and Automne. Cover is a sliding scale of $6 to $10 and all proceeds go to help keep the Portland Radio Authority up and running.

Psych-blues garage band Dark Skies will headline the festivities with stomping, twisting, throttling heavy soul sounds reminiscent of the Groundhogs and MC5 mixed with Dead Moon and the Wipers. The Pink Snowflakes are described by a random guy at a house party as “kinda like Pink Floyd, Mudhoney, Black Sabbath and acid…man,” known to play shows with gigantic flowers and artsy TVs as a backdrop. Guau Guau lists influences that include “The Shining” and The Kinks (“and just about anybody with the word ‘the’before their name”) and DJs Gram and Automne will spin XXX. Comedian Kevin-Michael Moore, of Third Floor Maximum Capacity Sketch Comedy Troupe, will host between sets.

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PRA is a non-commercial, listener supported radio station dedicated to allowing live DJs to play the music they love. As a freeform community media source, we are committed to bringing independent artistry and marginalized viewpoints into regional and international view. We aim to become a trusted source of current and historical music education, while serving as a reflection of the Portland Arts Community.

Portland Radio Authority: www.praradio.org
Guau Guau: http://www.myspace.com/guauguauguau
Dark Skies: http://geocities.com/j_machamer/darkskies.html
Pink Snowflakes: http://thepinksnowflakes.com
Kevin-Michael Moore: www.the3rdfloor.com

Saturday June 23, 2007

02:00 PM : Serenity @ Hollywood Theatre

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Can't Stop The Serenity

SATURDAY, 23 JUNE (Joss' birthday!)
* Doors open for pre-screening activities at 1:00 PM
* Programming begins at 2:00 PM
* $13 in advance, $18 at the door

Thursday August 9, 2007

08:00 PM : Dongoro! Dongoro! @ Holocene

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Dongoro! Dongoro!
Dance like you give a damn, help educate the world


Date: Thursday - August 9, 2007

Location: Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, Portland

Musical Guests: Adrian Orange, DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid

Doors open: 8pm

Cost: $10 at the door, $7 with drafting/art supply donation
Profits at the door support Architects Without Borders' efforts [receipts available for those of you who need the tax deductions]

A team of Portland-area architects, designers, and engineers from Architects Without Borders-Oregon (AWB-Oregon) is providing pro bono design for a master plan of the Wollega Academy, a 40-acre site in Dongoro, Ethiopia, as well as design for several new school and housing buildings.
Currently rural folks, kids and adults, work all day - back breaking work - then come to this campus to study with sixty or seventy others, in a classroom big enough for thirty. It is hot, it is dark and it is ten o’clock in the evening, and they are here because education is everything and this is what is available. A lot of things are needed; Architects Without Borders can at least help out with a school.
The expansion of the Wollega Academy in Ethiopia will make it one of the only schools in the region that provides full educational curriculum for grades 9-12. AWB-Oregon has joined with local contractor Mike Philips to begin work on a new campus, which features large, day lit, naturally ventilated classrooms, dormitories, and a new library. The new campus will give students of Wollega the opportunity to engage learning in a safe, comfortable setting, virtually unknown in Ethiopia.
All money collected at the door will support Architects Without Borders’ efforts. Drafting/Art supplies will be shipped directly to the students @ the university.

To learn more about efforts on this or other AWB projects and how you can help:
www.awb-or.org/

Sunday August 26, 2007

04:00 PM : Bangaroo Festival @ Plan B

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Second Annual Bangaroo Festival

On August 26, 2007 — It's time once again for Portland Radio Authority ’ s annual Bangaroo Festival, an all-day benefit held on August 26 at Plan B (the old Acme space), located at 1305 SE 8th St., PDX.

The show is an outdoor musical extravaganza (yes, it’s that big) starting at 4 p.m. and featuring some of the best indie talent around Portland, along with a raffle, pie/hot-dog (hot dog wrapped in bacon no less) eating contests, and wet tightie white contest.

It’s open to those 21 and over, with a cover of $5 to $10 (sliding scale). Proceeds go to help keep the Portland Radio Authority going strong in all its DIY goodness.

Included in this year’s eclectic line-up are:

The Bugs, Autopilot, Dracula, Fist Fite, A Cautionary Tale, The Lesbians, Here Comes a Big Black Cloud, Happy Prescriptions and Pink Snowflakes

Saturday October 13, 2007

07:00 PM : Alter Egos super heroes/villains masquerade @ the Someday Lounge

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Alter Egos super heroes/villains masquerade!
Benefitting P:ear (http://www.pearmentor.org/) - helping Portland's homeless and transistional youth
@ the Someday Lounge (125 NW 5th Ave)

The world's super heroes and super villains have called a historic cease fire on Oct. 13th to get together for a good cause. Come dressed as your secret alter-ego (create your own!) and enjoy music by The Aught-Threes, Bad Mitten, and Nobody Beats. At the request of the organizers, please leave all deathrays and other destructive devices at home!

SuperCitizens pay $7, ordinary citizens pay $10. Doors at 7, music at 8.

Tuesday November 6, 2007

05:30 PM : Sexy Tuesdays! @ Portland Center Stage

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Join us for Sexy Tuesdays!

Tuesday, November 6th
Portland Center Stage
128 NW 11th Avenue
Portland

Reception at 5:30pm - Play at 7:30pm

No cover charge. A portion of the ticket sales for the evening's performance of the play "The Underpants" will be donated to Planned Parenthood.

RSVP to: sexytuesdays@ppcw.org

For more information please visit: www.sexytuesdays.org

Planned Parenthood...you know the name...
it's time to get involved...

www.ppcw.org

Saturday November 17, 2007

08:00 PM : Second Annual Text Ball & Benefit @ The Portland Art Center

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“The Elements of Style” Second Annual Text Ball & Benefit for the Independent Publishing Resource Center
Come dressed as Text!

Saturday, November 17, 2007
The Portland Art Center
32 NW 5th, Downtown Portland
8 pm - 12 midnight

The Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) invites creative types to don their best “text apparel” during a special fund-raising ball!

This event is an opportunity for Portland's rich literary arts scene to celebrate itself while supporting one of its most beloved organizations, the Independent Publishing Resource Center. This year's theme is based on the White & Strunk's classic book "The Elements of Style."
A jury of distinguished authors, booksellers, publishers, fashion designers and artists will award prizes for the most grammatically-correct costumes. Plus we’ll pay tribute to authors of the IPRC’s popular “Zine-of-the-Month”.

There will be “text-related” treats to eat and the Portland Art Center will be astir with art & performance including gypsy jazz by the Pete Krebs Trio and an illuminated piece by paper-artist Helen Hiebert.

Tickets are $10 for IPRC members, $15 for non-members. Students are $5. Tickets can be purchased at the IPRC Office, Reading Frenzy or at the door. You can also purchase tickets on-line at Brown Paper Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com, search word: “Text Ball”.

About the IPRC:
The Independent Publishing Resource Center facilitates creative expression and identity by providing individual access to the resources and tools for the creation of independently published media and art. Since its inception in 1998 the center has been dedicated to encouraging the growth of a visual and literary publishing community by offering a space to gather and exchange information and ideas, as well as to produce work. The IPRC is an Oregon 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization located at 917 SW Oak, Suite 218. Visit www.iprc.org. For information about the Portland Art Center visit www.portlandart.org.

Wednesday December 12, 2007

11:00 AM : PENCILS, PORTFOLIOS + PAPER...FOR PICA @ OFFICE

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WED DEC 12 / 11 to 7 PM / PENCILS, PORTFOLIOS + PAPER...FOR PICA

Shop at OFFICE (anytime 11 to 7 PM) on Wed Dec 12 and we’ll gladly donate 20% of all sales right back to PICA (www.pica.org). So, whether you buy pencils, portfolios, paper goods — or even art — you’ll be getting goods for the holidays as well as giving back to one of the organizations that helps makes Portland “Portland.” Starting at 5 PM until close (for those 21+), we’ll even throw in a PBR (or two)...

Friday April 11, 2008

07:00 PM : JAMES MERCER AND STEPHEN MALKMUS @ Buckman Bash

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WHAT: The BUCKMAN BASH features solo performances by James Mercer of The Shins and Stephen Malkmus of The Jicks (plus musical opener to be announced) in a benefit concert for Buckman Elementary School, award-winning arts-focus option school in Portland Public Schools. Acclaimed performance artist and local personality Andrew Dickson will lead the revels as MC. A silent art auction featuring work by acclaimed artist Storm Tharp and others, video shorts, and a Buckman student art gallery, will complete the evening's festivities.

WHERE: Jupiter Hotel
800 East Burnside
Portland, OR 97214

WHEN: Friday, April 11, 2008
Doors open 7:00pm

TICKETS: $50 per person; 21 and over only.
On sale March 21, 2008, 3:00pm
www.brownpapertickets.com
and
Jackpot Records
3736 SE Hawthorne
and
203 SW Ninth Avenue
Portland, Oregon

PORTLAND'S FAMED INDIE ROCKERS
JAMES MERCER AND STEPHEN MALKMUS
TO ROCK FOR ART EDUCATION
AT "BUCKMAN BASH,"
APRIL 11, 2008

PORTLAND, OREGON (21 February 2008) — Indie music superstars will be shining for Buckman Elementary School this spring when James Mercer, frontman for The Shins, and Stephen Malkmus, of Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, rock the stylish Jupiter Hotel stage on Friday, April 11, 2008. The BUCKMAN BASH, with local rock and art luminaries in attendance, will benefit the award-winning arts-integrated academic education program of Buckman Elementary School Arts Focus. Tickets ($50) for this not-to-be-missed musical experience will go on sale March 21, 2008 at 3:00pm through www.brownpapertickets.com and Jackpot Records. Information about the event will be available at www.buckmanelementary.org/artsale.

The BUCKMAN BASH, to be held at the Jupiter Hotel in Portland's hip inner eastside (800 East Burnside, Portland, Oregon), will feature rare solo performances by James Mercer and Stephen Malkmus, and an opening musical act to be announced. Performance artist, writer, and filmmaker Andrew Dickson (whose performance piece Sell Out was a hit at T:BA 2007) will add a dash of hilarious irreverence as MC for the evening's festivities. A silent art auction featuring work by acclaimed artist Storm Tharp and others, video shorts, and a Buckman student art gallery will complete the evening's festivities.

James Mercer rose to fame following the release of The Shins' first album, Oh, Inverted World, and his music has been embraced by adoring fans and critics alike. The Shins' most recent recording, Wincing the Night Away (Sub Pop), entered the Billboard 200 at number 2. Their previous album, Chutes Too Narrow, was called "one of the deftest, subtlest and just plain loveliest guitar-rock albums of the decade" by Rolling Stone.

Stephen Malkmus has been lauded for his musical artistry and influential role in the indie-rock movement, with his work in the bands Pavement and Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Malkmus contributed the singing voice for Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Bob Dylan in the film I'm Not There, and he and the Jicks recently announced the early March 2008 release of their newest recording, Real Emotional Trash (Matador).

The BUCKMAN BASH at the Jupiter Hotel is a part of the 2008 Buckman Art Show & Sell, an annual celebration of art, craft, and arts education, returning for its 18th year to Buckman Elementary School. Featuring the work of more than 120 Pacific Northwest artists and craftspersons, food, music, and kids' activities, this bustling, vibrant community event and juried art festival benefits Portland's Buckman Arts Elementary School. The 18th annual Buckman Art Show & Sell art festival takes place Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, 2008, at Buckman Arts Elementary School, 320 SE 16th Avenue, Portland.

The Buckman Art Show & Sell, which began in 1991 as an innovative way to simultaneously support Buckman and provide exposure to artists in the community, has grown into a major event that draws both established and emerging artists and art buyers from Oregon and Washington. Buckman Elementary School Arts Focus, a Portland Public School, offers an innovative arts-integrated academic curriculum, in addition to high-frequency arts classes in dance, drama and music, and visual art. At Buckman, Portland's premier arts elementary school, students internalize their learning through these varied forms of creative self-expression, resulting in increased self-esteem, absorption of academic material, creative thinking, and understanding and acceptance of the self. Combining a love of the arts with high academic achievement, Buckman is both a neighborhood school and focus option that is open for admission to all elementary students in Portland.

More information about the Buckman Art Show & Sell at Buckman Elementary School and the BUCKMAN BASH at the Jupiter Hotel will be available at www.buckmanelementary.org/artsale.