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RSVP for the Friday MFNW Afterparty

September 8, 2010 2:26 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

There’s a MFNW FREE AFTER PARTY Friday September 10th at the Sandbox Studio hosted by the Toyota ANTICS crew. It’s old forklift factory turned creative space for a night of dancing, featuring live performances by Kingdom, Rev.Shines, and VJ Kittyrox (80’s Video Dance Attack). Other entertainment includes tricked out Toyota cars outfitted with classic 80s Atari games in the trunk, a photo booth, and live silk screening.

You can get in with a VIP MFNW wristband OR if you skipped that expense, just RSVP at this website. You will receive a free ticket to print out via email (although there should be a list at the door).

Friday, September 10th
11pm -3am
Sandbox Studio
420 NE 9th Avenue
21+

Shinichi Moriyama at Sequential Art Gallery

August 29, 2010 12:33 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

To celebrate the fifth year of showcasing local artists, Sequential Art Gallery again features the work of Shinichi Moriyama. His new work, Portland’s Best Outsider Haunts, takes us on a tour of unpopulated and perhaps even unknown locations. His painting search for the beauty in the decrepitude, reassuring us that our imperfect world is only temporary in the large scheme of things. Portland’s Best Outsider Haunts opens First Thursday, September 2nd from 6-10pm, and runs through September 25.

Shinichi Moriyama has lived in Portland since 1995 and has shown at Sequential Art Gallery annually since the space opened in September 2005. Not much else is known about the mysterious acupuncture practitioner, except that he apparently enjoys taking long walks through the decrepit architectural remains of mankind.

Sequential Art Gallery + Studio
328 NW Broadway #113
PDX OR 97209
503-916-9293
www.sequentialartgallery.com

Pedalpalooza, June 19th

June 19, 2010 12:11 am

by Lauren Hudgins

F*&#ING WHIMSICAL REGRETSY RIDE
Anna Banana’s, 1214 NW 21st Ave
10:00am
Regretsy themed attire encouraged. Whimsical f*#kery required dress up your bike or you with some regrettable craftyness. What’s Regretsy? 10am meet up Anna Bannanas. Head to a mystery crafty destination. Afterward, we will leave for Powell’s to the Regretsy talk/book signing with April Winchell. Post-Signing optional destination 4ish?- Museum Of Contemporary Craft (3.00 admission) Bring money for anything you may buy, drink, handmade stuff at mystery destination. “Special prize” for best skants.

GAYEST DAY OF THE YEAR RIDE
Garlington Center/SMYRC parking lot, 3024 NE MLK BLVD
12:00pm
Join us for a bike ride and fundraiser open to ALL for the local non-profit program SMYRC, Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center. SMYRC provides a safe, supervised, harassment-free, and sober drop in center for sexual and gender minority youth in Portland, Oregon. Donations suggested in advance at SMRYC online or bring a check to the event.

BICYCLISTS OF COLOR PDX BIKE RIDE
Rose Quarter Transit Center, NE Wheeler Ave and Holladay St
2:00pm – 6:00pm
Yay! our first Bicyclist of Color PDX ride! I think we’ll meet at the Rose Quarter and from there ride down the Spring Water Corridor. It’s easy, flat and very scenic. Picnic at Sellwood Park after wards? Bicyclists of Color PDX is a multicultural bicycle club out of Portland Community College. We promote and encourage people of color to saddle up and ride to promote sustainability and healthy living. We go on very mild well paced rides and take lots of breaks.

WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE
WNBR HQ, SE Salmon St and Water Ave
(C’mon in! No drinking on the street.)
9:00pm – 11:30pm, Ride at 10.
Join us in the largest naked ride in North America, and quite possibly the world, as we gently protest against the fossil fuel dependence, and show the world a better, funner way. See www.worldnakedbikeride.org for more propaganda. The dress code is officially “as bare as you dare”. Many changes this year, so read the “Your First Naked Ride” page even if you’ve done this before. Also see here for the countdown.

Editors note: If you are not attending the ride but just “spectating”… First of all, why are you just spectating? If you must be one of the sideline gawkers, remember the “look but don’t touch” rule. Watch the riders go by, but be nice to their bare asses! Do not take pictures without permission. Do not accost them. Absolutely do not touch them or prevent their movement. Don’t be a jerk. They are naked for fun, not to attract sexual harassment.

Full Schedule Here.

The Whales Are My Clients

May 30, 2010 7:43 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

Continuing to bring attention to the urgent need for nature conservation is artist Skylaar Amann, showing throughout June at Sequential Art Gallery. As the International Whaling Commission discusses lifting the ban on commercial whaling, Skylaar’s show of comics, poems, and handbound books–and a pod of soft-sculpture whales moving throughout the room–constructs worlds in which the whales win. Her installation uses elements of humor, storytelling, and nostalgia to invite the viewer into the simultaneous role of biologist, archaeologist, and activist. “The Whales Are My Clients” opens First Thursday, June 3, from 6-10pm, and shows throughout June.

Sequential Art Gallery + Studio
328 NW Broadway #113
Portland, OR 97209
503-916-9293

Stumptown Comic Fest Part 4

April 29, 2010 1:06 am

by Lauren Hudgins

Dylan Meconis

Bill Mudron had a very clever print of the Arrested Development cast in Peanuts style.

Writers Old Fashioned

Band Mates- adorable stuffed instruments. They also have a web comic. Don’t think I’d call the comic clever, but I’m into plush instruments.

Philip Barasch-Dancing Chapman Studio (Portland)

Stumptown Comics Fest 2010 Part 3

April 27, 2010 12:59 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

A short post!

Tony from LA and Wes from PDX. I approve of their web comic.

David Cheslea photographs me, or perhaps records me, while I photograph him. He did this casually, like it was perfectly normal.

I would like to reassert my loyalty to Kenan Rubenstein, and his bold, stark inking and poignant, self-deprecating stories. He’s from Brooklyn but he probably should live here.

Stumptown Comics Fest Part 2

April 26, 2010 11:40 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

More photos and notes from the Stumptown Comics Fest, 2010.

John Carter with the scribbling disease was giving everything away for free.

Sarah Burrini of Germany

Sarah Oleksyk (Portland)

Jason Leivian of Floating World Comics (Portland)

Stumptown Comics Fest!

April 25, 2010 11:44 pm

by Lauren Hudgins

I took a lot of pictures at the Stumptown Comics Fest this weekend. I’m going to upload them in batches due to time constraints and to keep from intimidating anyone with a huge post.

Monica Gallagher with Boobage, a tale of a flat-chested consternation. She also has a comic on roller girls. Read her stuff at www.eatyourlipstick.com. The man next to her was Michael J. Dimotta from Portland, who made a really adorable short comic about Rupert, a goldfish determined to borrow a car.

Aaron Colter of Dark Horse Comics.

Tim Batiuk (Portland) with Boto, his comic about the pink Amazon River Dolphin.

Devon Devereaux (Portland)

Chris Bolton (Portland) and Kyle Bolton (Seattle)

Emi Lenox (Portland)

Beastlies

The Receptionist @ Portland Center Stage.

March 20, 2010 7:21 pm

by Betty Ridge

When walking into the Ellen Bye Studio to see Adam Bock’s new play, The Receptionist, the first thing that struck me was the set — a familiar office setting. While I’ve never worked in an office like this, I’ve certainly waited in dozens like it. It is this all-too-comfortable setting that is the gateway into the world of The Receptionist.

The somewhat odd monologue that opens the show isn’t particularly unsettling. It seems this man, Mr. Raymond, is in duress, but he was talking so lovingly about fly fishing that the feeling is suppressed. The scene then changes and this brief unsettling moment fades away completely because Mrs. Wilkins, played wonderfully by Sharonlee McLean, takes the stage. She is more than merely a receptionist; she rules the roost and acts as guide to the audience as the narrative unfolds, cuing laughter and calming nerves as the comfortable office setting becomes increasingly less so through the second act.

The Receptionist Trailer from Portland Center Stage on Vimeo.

This show is executed masterfully. Director Rose Riordan set a wonderful pace: The Receptionist is only 80 minutes sans intermission, and I was absolutely hooked in the entire time. Even though I haven’t worked in an office, the dull setting has become familiar to anyone who’s watched television in the last 5 years, and so I related. The actors made this setting come to life, successfully executing Adam Bock’s realistic dialogue while intoning perfect Midwestern accents.

Heralds to the designers! The set is a delight to look at and completely filled in. It was fun to seek out my favorite examples office kitsch. The lights are used smartly to delineate space and at just the right times to illuminate the darker parts of this seemingly safe office world. The costumes are perfect. McLean’s costume in particular reminded me of what my mother wore to her office back in the early 90s, not to mention the perfectly coiffed hair.

Be sure to grab tickets to The Receptionist this weekend! Arrive early as the show is general seating.