Posted in Music on Dec 29th, 2008
This past Saturday Portland, DeVotchKa put on an lively show at the Crystal Ballroom to warm the hearts of those in Portland who’ve been frozen in snow the past week. DeVotchKa melds together an amazing blend of talent and styles.
But of course it helps if you arrive in style. This person arrived…
DeVotchKa, for those [...]
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Posted in Misc on Dec 22nd, 2008
Below is an image from 15-Dec, it’s been snowing most days since then.
Now we are up to a foot at my house, and it just keeps coming…
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Posted in Misc on Dec 17th, 2008
Radio Tribute
The show Art Focus on KBOO (90.7fm in Portland) hosted by Eva Lake, will have a Terry Toedtemeier tribute December 18th (Thurs) from 10:30 to 11am. Guests on the show include his widow, Prudence Roberts, Jane Beebe of PDX Contemporary Art (925 NW Flanders, Portland OR), and John Laursen (co-author of Wild Beauty: Photographs [...]
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Posted in Misc on Dec 11th, 2008
Very sad day. I just heard that Terry Toedtemeier, Portland Art Museum’s curator of photography, has passed away. He was a great man, warm person, sharp intellect, and a fine curator. Very sad indeed.
Terry just published the book “Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, 1867-1957” (134 photographs) associated with show at the [...]
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Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Dec 5th, 2008
I’m back in Portland for a bit, so I managed to check out the 1st Thursday openings.
At the new gallery Chambers Gallery @ 916 (916 Flanders, Portland OR) is Allen Maertz’s Photography. Some good work with a particular view point.
I also like this new space in a nice central location.
More good photography showing this [...]
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